| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Wally Young (fresh) SG - Donald Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Stanford (fresh) PF - John Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Duran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford inbounds the ball | 21-16 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Arizona | Donald Michalec misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 19:33 | Temple | Don Wooton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Otto Zamudio scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joe Lloyd | 21-18 |
| 19:05 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Lloyd - foul #2 on Joe Lloyd, team foul #1 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (PF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Otto Zamudio, Joe Lloyd | |
| 19:05 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 19:05 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Randy Williams grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Wally Young is called for the reach on Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Wally Young, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Randy Williams | |
| 18:17 | Temple | Don Wooton is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #2 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Robert Griffin | |
| 17:50 | Temple | Carmelo Duran blocks the short jumper by Richard Osborne | 22-18 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 17:27 | Arizona | John Huff drills a runner near the basket | 24-18 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Richard Osborne is fouled on the floor by Wally Young - foul #2 on Wally Young, team foul #3 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| 16:51 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 16:32 | Arizona | Lawrence Tucker steals the ball from Donald Michalec | 24-20 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Randy Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Huff - foul #2 on John Huff, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Victor Weber (SG), Charles Larry (SF), Eric Wright (PF), Homer Mullane (C) Wally Young, Donald Michalec, Leroy Stanford, John Huff, Carmelo Duran | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Donald Alexander, Otto Zamudio | |
| 16:12 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Randy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 15:48 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn double dribbles | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Joe Lloyd (C) Randy Williams | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jermaine Blackburn (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Victor Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 stl. C - Homer Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Robert Griffin clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Wright - foul #1 on Eric Wright, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Don Wooton | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 15:36 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 15:36 | Arizona | Eric Wright grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 15:07 | Arizona | Joe Lloyd swats the dunk try by Homer Mullane | 24-21 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Robert Griffin hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Eric Wright - foul #2 on Eric Wright, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Arizona | Wally Young (PG), Donald Michalec (SG), Leroy Stanford (SF), John Huff (PF), Carmelo Duran (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Victor Weber, Charles Larry, Eric Wright, Homer Mullane | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Richard Osborne, Otto Zamudio | |
| 14:42 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the free throw | 24-24 |
| 14:18 | Arizona | Donald Michalec hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Tucker - foul #4 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin, Joe Lloyd | |
| 14:18 | Arizona | Donald Michalec makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 14:18 | Arizona | Donald Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Brandon Hall clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Huff - foul #3 on John Huff, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| 13:58 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Brandon Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 13:58 | Arizona | John Huff snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 13:31 | Arizona | John Huff is hacked by Richard Osborne - foul #2 on Richard Osborne, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Don Wooton | |
| 13:10 | Arizona | Robert Griffin steals the ball from Leroy Stanford | 26-25 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Brandon Hall misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wally Young - foul #3 on Wally Young, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Larry (SF), Eric Wright (PF) Leroy Stanford, John Huff | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Robert Griffin, Joe Lloyd | |
| 12:42 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 12:22 | Arizona | Donald Michalec is called for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Victor Weber (SG), Homer Mullane (C) Donald Michalec, Carmelo Duran | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Brandon Hall, Otto Zamudio | |
| 12:03 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wally Young - foul #4 on Wally Young, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG) Wally Young | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Robert Griffin, Randy Williams | |
| 12:03 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 12:03 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 11:37 | Arizona | Lawrence Tucker steps in front of the Eric Wright pass | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jermaine Blackburn (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Victor Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 stl. C - Homer Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Richard Osborne clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Homer Mullane - foul #2 on Homer Mullane, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Donald Michalec (SG), Leroy Stanford (SF), John Huff (PF), Carmelo Duran (C) Victor Weber, Charles Larry, Eric Wright, Homer Mullane | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (SF), Randy Williams (C) Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 11:13 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 10:53 | Arizona | Donald Michalec makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jermaine Blackburn | 29-31 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 10:04 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford is hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| 09:43 | Arizona | Donald Michalec travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jermaine Blackburn - foul #1 on Jermaine Blackburn, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Robert Griffin | |
| 09:26 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 08:57 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran misses the jumper from the left block | 29-32 |
| 08:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joe Lloyd | 29-32 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Donald Alexander misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 08:33 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 08:09 | Arizona | Donald Michalec drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by John Huff | 31-32 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Donald Alexander misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 07:43 | Temple | Joe Lloyd can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Donald Alexander snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Otto Zamudio is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Duran - foul #4 on Carmelo Duran, team foul #12 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Arizona | Wally Young (PG), Victor Weber (SG), Charles Larry (SF), Eric Wright (PF), Homer Mullane (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Donald Michalec, Leroy Stanford, John Huff, Carmelo Duran | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Randy Williams (C) Donald Alexander, Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Wally Young (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Victor Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Larry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Wright (fresh) 2 stl. C - Homer Mullane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Arizona | Eric Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| 06:29 | Temple | Joe Lloyd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Charles Larry - foul #1 on Charles Larry, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 06:04 | Arizona | Wally Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Joe Lloyd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 05:33 | Arizona | Homer Mullane grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Wally Young makes the jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Robert Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | Donald Michalec (SG), Leroy Stanford (SF), John Huff (PF), Carmelo Duran (C) Victor Weber, Charles Larry, Eric Wright, Homer Mullane | |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Robert Griffin, Fredrick Hendricks, Joe Lloyd | |
| 04:16 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 04:15 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 03:25 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wally Young | 37-37 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Don Wooton gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Wally Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Michalec (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leroy Stanford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Huff (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carmelo Duran (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Temple | Otto Zamudio lays it in on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 37-39 |
| 02:19 | Arizona | Otto Zamudio is called for the reach on John Huff - foul #1 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG) Wally Young | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Don Wooton, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| 02:02 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Wally Young (PG) Jermaine Blackburn | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Don Wooton (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF) Donald Alexander, Robert Griffin, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| 00:58 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Don Wooton - foul #2 on Don Wooton, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| 00:58 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:58 | Arizona | Carmelo Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Osborne | 41-42 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Donald Michalec can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Osborne - foul #3 on Richard Osborne, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Donald Michalec misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Donald Michalec makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Carmelo Duran swats the shot by Richard Osborne | 42-42 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Joe Lloyd grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-44 |