| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Don Wooton inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-33 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Martin Thompson | 24-33 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Otto Zamudio swats the short shot by Jonathan Yang | 24-33 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Thompson | 24-35 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Bill Allen is called for the reach on Lawrence Tucker - foul #1 on Bill Allen, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Joe Lloyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 17:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joe Lloyd | 24-35 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Richard Osborne is hacked by Bill Allen - foul #2 on Bill Allen, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (PF) Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:29 | Temple | Richard Osborne connects on the shot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras comes up short on the shot from the right block | 26-35 |
| 17:06 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Don Wooton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Alan Black (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, Cecil Oliveras, Jonathan Yang | |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Alan Black is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Hendricks - foul #3 on Fredrick Hendricks, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 16:22 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Black | 26-38 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the easy layup | 26-38 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Randy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:56 | Temple | Robert Griffin buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Alexander and he's hacked by Kermit Hedlund - foul #2 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Donald Alexander, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (PG) John Johnson | |
| 15:56 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 15:29 | Temple | Randy Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Richard Osborne is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Don Wooton (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Bill Allen (SF), Jonathan Yang (C) Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 14:41 | Temple | Richard Osborne can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Black - foul #1 on Alan Black, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (PF) Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (PF) Alan Black | |
| 14:41 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:41 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Thompson | 30-41 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker blows the layup but he's fouled by Cecil Oliveras - foul #2 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SG), Kermit Hedlund (C) Martin Thompson, Jonathan Yang | |
| 13:37 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 31-41 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Randy Williams - foul #2 on Randy Williams, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Robert Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Bill Allen | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG) Darrell Pate | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Robert Griffin's floater is tipped away by Kermit Hedlund | 31-46 |
| 12:29 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Hall | 31-46 |
| 12:15 | Temple | Donald Alexander misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Oliveras - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #6 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Robert Griffin, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (PG), Bill Allen (SF), Alan Black (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Arnold Johnson, Cecil Oliveras, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 12:15 | Temple | Donald Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:15 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Yang | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Hendricks (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Allen (fresh) PF - Alan Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Temple | Joe Lloyd connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Donald Alexander and the foul's on Jonathan Yang - foul #2 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG) Matthew Forte | |
| 11:38 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Joe Lloyd connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Osborne | 37-51 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Pate | 37-54 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Don Wooton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Alan Black tips it home | 39-56 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-56 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Alan Black | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Darrell Pate | 39-58 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Don Wooton is fouled on the floor by Bill Allen - foul #3 on Bill Allen, team foul #8 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Lawrence Tucker, Fredrick Hendricks, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| 09:12 | Temple | Don Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Don Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses long on a floater from the baseline | 41-58 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Otto Zamudio gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 08:23 | Temple | Richard Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (SF) Richard Osborne, Don Wooton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson comes up short on the runner from close range | 41-58 |
| 07:59 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Randy Williams hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Alexander | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund knocks in the shot in the paint | 43-60 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Donald Alexander drills a floater from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), Bill Allen (SF), Alan Black (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) John Johnson, Matthew Forte, Arnold Johnson, Cecil Oliveras, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 06:28 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-60 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang double dribbles | 45-60 |
| 05:44 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the runner in the paint | 47-60 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Bill Allen knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 47-62 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Richard Osborne is hacked by Jonathan Yang - foul #3 on Jonathan Yang, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Robert Griffin, Fredrick Hendricks, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Alan Black, Jonathan Yang | |
| 05:04 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 47-62 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Don Wooton steps in front of the Martin Thompson pass | 47-62 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Randy Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Don Wooton and the foul's on Kermit Hedlund - foul #3 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #10 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Bill Allen | |
| 04:08 | Temple | Randy Williams makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cecil Oliveras | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Kermit Hedlund swats the layup by Randy Williams | 50-65 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF) Richard Osborne, Don Wooton, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Forte (SG), Alan Black (PF) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Donald Alexander | 52-65 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Williams - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Alan Black makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Alan Black makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kermit Hedlund - foul #4 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #11 | 52-67 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund can't connect on a runner in the paint | 54-67 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Kermit Hedlund | 54-67 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-67 |
| 02:00 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Arnold Johnson | 54-67 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | John Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arnold Johnson | 54-69 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-69 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Fredrick Hendricks steals the ball from Alan Black | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Temple | Alan Black swats the dunk try by Randy Williams | 54-69 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Donald Alexander tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Johnson runs out the clock | 56-69 |