| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) PF - Michael Sanders (fresh) C - Richard Findley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fresh) SG - Greg Graham (fresh) SF - Cory Hill (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) C - James Marlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Richard Findley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Saint Louis | James Marlow tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Temple | James Pines clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Michael Sanders snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Richard Findley is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from James Pines | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Saint Louis | James Marlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Temple | Michael Sanders's layup is rejected by James Marlow | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Temple | Michael Sanders hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Kort, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Louis Clark can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Marlow - foul #1 on James Marlow, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Gary Labarre (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) James Pines, Richard Homan, Michael Sanders, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), David Amaro (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, Cory Hill, Kenneth Kort, James Marlow | |
| 17:37 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Louis Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | David Amaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Phil Blakemore | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Louis Clark clanks a shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Shumway | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Bennie Shumway clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on David Amaro - foul #1 on David Amaro, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Eduardo Garcia (SG), Henry Shivers (PF) Louis Clark, Gary Labarre, Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG) Robert Meade | |
| 16:46 | Temple | Bennie Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Bennie Shumway makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is fouled in the backcourt by James Pines - foul #1 on James Pines, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Eduardo Garcia steals it from Bryant Crain | 7-4 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Terry Richins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Bryant Crain, Neil Lusk | |
| 16:12 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | William Littleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Richard Findley snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eduardo Garcia (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Richins (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Shivers (fairly fresh) C - Richard Findley (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (tiring) SG - Greg Graham (tiring) SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Kort (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | Temple | Terry Richins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to David Amaro | 7-4 |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham is hacked by Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (PF), Phil Blakemore (C) Eduardo Garcia, Terry Richins, Henry Shivers, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Robert Meade (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Richard Lynch (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits a wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Meade | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Gary Labarre can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Saint Louis | Gary Labarre steals it from Bryant Crain in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 14:52 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Gary Labarre hits the follow up shot | 9-7 |
| 14:45 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Amaro | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Temple | James Pines's pass is intercepted by Robert Meade in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:41 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Gary Labarre is called for the reach on Richard Lynch - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Richard Findley (C) James Pines, Gary Labarre, Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Cory Hill (SF), James Marlow (C) David Amaro, Robert Meade, Richard Lynch | |
| 14:21 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Findley | 9-10 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Richard Findley makes the jumper in the paint | 11-10 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill is hacked by Richard Homan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Homan, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SF), Bennie Shumway (C) Richard Homan, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:52 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk is hacked by Gary Labarre - foul #2 on Gary Labarre, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Henry Shivers (PF) Gary Labarre, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF) Ted Robertson, Cory Hill, Neil Lusk | |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | James Marlow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Bennie Shumway - foul #1 on Bennie Shumway, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG) Bryant Crain | |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | Temple | James Pines clanks a jumper from the left side | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | Saint Louis | William Littleton drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Meade | 11-14 |
| 12:52 | Temple | James Pines's fadeaway is rejected by James Marlow | 11-14 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Terry Richins (SF), Michael Sanders (PF), Richard Findley (C) James Pines, Richard Homan, Henry Shivers, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Greg Graham, Robert Meade, Kenneth Kort, James Marlow | |
| 12:32 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia is fouled on the floor by David Amaro - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Ted Robertson (SG) William Littleton, David Amaro | |
| 12:24 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:19 | Saint Louis | Louis Clark steps in front of the Bryant Crain pass in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Louis Clark travels with the ball | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Phil Blakemore (PF) Louis Clark, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (C) Jimmy Primmer | |
| 11:50 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lynch | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eduardo Garcia (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Richins (tiring) PF - Phil Blakemore (fairly fresh) C - Richard Findley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) SF - Cory Hill (tiring) PF - Neil Lusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Lynch (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Temple | James Pines throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF) Eduardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG), Robert Meade (SF) Ted Robertson, Cory Hill | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Richard Homan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 11:28 | Temple | Richard Lynch is called for the reach on Terry Richins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Lynch, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Michael Sanders (PF) Terry Richins, Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Kenneth Kort (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Bryant Crain, Neil Lusk, Richard Lynch | |
| 11:20 | Temple | James Pines connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Sanders | 13-18 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | Michael Sanders is called for the reach on William Littleton - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Henry Shivers (PF) James Pines, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Louis Clark can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 13-20 |
| 11:01 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kort | 13-20 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Terry Richins is called for the reach on Robert Meade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Richins, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Phil Blakemore (C) Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) William Littleton, Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:46 | Temple | Neil Lusk swats the layup by Phil Blakemore | 13-22 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade pulls down the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Homan - foul #2 on Richard Homan, team foul #10 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Bennie Shumway (C) Richard Homan, Henry Shivers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG) Greg Graham | |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:42 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:31 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 13-22 |
| 10:29 | Saint Louis | James Marlow tips it in | 13-24 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Terry Richins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 10:22 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Marlow | 13-24 |
| 10:16 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-24 |
| 10:15 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson is hacked by Phil Blakemore - foul #1 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #11 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG), Henry Shivers (PF), Richard Findley (C) Louis Clark, Phil Blakemore, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Robert Meade, Neil Lusk, James Marlow | |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:53 | Temple | James Pines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-26 |
| 09:52 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the defensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 09:38 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-26 |
| 09:37 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the offensive board | 13-26 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort is hacked by Henry Shivers - foul #1 on Henry Shivers, team foul #12 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG) James Pines | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Greg Graham (SG), Richard Lynch (C) Bryant Crain, Ted Robertson, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 09:16 | Temple | Cory Hill steps in front of the Louis Clark pass | 13-27 |
| 09:12 | Saint Louis | William Littleton lays it in on a great pass from Cory Hill | 13-29 |
| 09:07 | Temple | Louis Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-29 |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Richard Lynch | 13-29 |
| 08:59 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort tips it home | 13-31 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Richard Lynch steals the ball from Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt | 13-31 |
| 08:44 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the wide open runner from the left block | 13-31 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Richard Findley snags the defensive board | 13-31 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Terry Richins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-31 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Phil Blakemore (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Henry Shivers, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) Kenneth Kort, Richard Lynch | |
| 08:27 | Saint Louis | Bennie Shumway steps in front of the Cory Hill pass | 13-31 |
| 08:22 | Temple | James Marlow blocks the short jumper by Terry Richins | 13-31 |
| 08:21 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Cory Hill | 13-31 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | William Littleton is hacked by Terry Richins - foul #2 on Terry Richins, team foul #13 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG), Henry Shivers (SF) Louis Clark, Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 1st free throw | 13-32 |
| 08:16 | Saint Louis | William Littleton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-33 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Henry Shivers buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eduardo Garcia | 15-33 |
| 08:02 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Robert Meade (SF), Jimmy Primmer (C) William Littleton, Cory Hill, James Marlow | |
| 07:53 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Meade | 15-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eduardo Garcia (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Henry Shivers (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Phil Blakemore (tired) C - Bennie Shumway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Greg Graham (tiring) SF - Robert Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Lusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Temple | Henry Shivers comes up short on the floater from the left side | 15-35 |
| 07:30 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Shivers | 15-35 |
| 07:11 | Temple | Robert Meade picks off the pass by Eduardo Garcia | 15-35 |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade lays it up and in | 15-37 |
| 06:54 | Temple | The short jumper by Bennie Shumway is denied by Jimmy Primmer | 15-37 |
| 06:53 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Neil Lusk | 15-37 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Eduardo Garcia - foul #2 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #14 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Richard Findley (C) Eduardo Garcia, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF), Richard Lynch (C) Bryant Crain, Robert Meade, Neil Lusk, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 1st free throw | 15-38 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 15-38 |
| 06:47 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the 3rd free throw | 15-39 |
| 06:36 | Temple | The short jumper by Phil Blakemore is denied by Richard Lynch | 15-39 |
| 06:35 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill gets the rebound | 15-39 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses badly on a shot from the right side | 15-39 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Phil Blakemore snags the defensive board | 15-39 |
| 06:06 | Temple | James Pines's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kort | 15-39 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Littleton | 15-41 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 15-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Bennie Shumway (PF) Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) William Littleton, Greg Graham, Cory Hill, Kenneth Kort, Richard Lynch | |
| 05:36 | Temple | Bennie Shumway is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennie Shumway, team foul #15 | 15-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Phil Blakemore (PF) Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:31 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Robertson | 15-43 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Neil Lusk denies the turnaround by Phil Blakemore | 15-43 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade pulls down the rebound | 15-43 |
| 05:05 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk is called for traveling | 15-43 |
| 04:49 | Temple | Henry Shivers double dribbles | 15-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Cory Hill (SF), Kenneth Kort (PF) Robert Meade, Neil Lusk | |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort is fouled on the floor by Phil Blakemore - foul #2 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #16 | 15-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Sanders (PF) Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG) Ted Robertson | |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the 1st free throw | 15-43 |
| 04:33 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 2nd free throw | 15-44 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Greg Graham steals the ball from James Pines in the backcourt | 15-44 |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | Henry Shivers is called for the reach on Cory Hill - foul #2 on Henry Shivers, team foul #17 | 15-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SF) Henry Shivers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) James Marlow | |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-45 |
| 04:22 | Saint Louis | Cory Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-45 |
| 04:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Sanders | 15-45 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Louis Clark's 3 pointer is rejected by Cory Hill | 15-45 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Gary Labarre tips it back up and in | 17-45 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is fouled in the backcourt by James Pines - foul #2 on James Pines, team foul #18 | 17-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Bennie Shumway (C) James Pines, Louis Clark, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Amaro (SG), Robert Meade (SF) Greg Graham, Cory Hill | |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the 1st free throw | 17-46 |
| 03:59 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 17-47 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Terry Richins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Neil Lusk (PF), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Richins (tiring) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) PF - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Shumway (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Littleton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Amaro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Meade (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Neil Lusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Marlow (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | William Littleton travels with the ball | 17-47 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Neil Lusk blocks the short jumper by Gary Labarre | 17-47 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk snags the defensive board | 17-47 |
| 03:13 | Saint Louis | William Littleton misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 17-47 |
| 03:12 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses the tip | 17-47 |
| 03:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to Terry Richins | 17-47 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Richard Homan travels in the backcourt | 17-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Richard Lynch (C) Robert Meade, James Marlow | |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | David Amaro hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Robertson | 17-50 |
| 02:58 | Temple | William Littleton takes the ball from Gary Labarre in the backcourt | 17-50 |
| 02:37 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk travels with the ball | 17-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Greg Graham (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Ted Robertson, Neil Lusk, Richard Lynch | |
| 02:29 | Temple | Gary Labarre can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-50 |
| 02:28 | Saint Louis | David Amaro pulls down the rebound | 17-50 |
| 02:22 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham lays it in and the foul's on Richard Homan - foul #3 on Richard Homan, team foul #19 | 17-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SF), Bennie Shumway (C) Richard Homan, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG) William Littleton | |
| 02:22 | Saint Louis | Greg Graham makes the free throw | 17-53 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Gary Labarre's pass is intercepted by Bryant Crain | 17-53 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses the lay-in | 17-53 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Michael Sanders grabs the board | 17-53 |
| 01:38 | Temple | David Amaro steals it from Gary Labarre | 17-53 |
| 01:14 | Saint Louis | David Amaro makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryant Crain | 17-56 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-56 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Richard Findley (C) Eduardo Garcia, Terry Richins, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Littleton (PG), Cory Hill (SF), Neil Lusk (PF), Richard Lynch (C) Bryant Crain, Greg Graham, Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | David Amaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-56 |
| 00:52 | Temple | James Pines grabs the board | 17-56 |
| 00:31 | Temple | James Pines misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Littleton - foul #1 on William Littleton, team foul #6 | 17-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Robert Meade (SF), James Marlow (C) David Amaro, Cory Hill, Richard Lynch | |
| 00:31 | Temple | James Pines misses the 1st free throw | 17-56 |
| 00:31 | Temple | James Pines misses the 2nd free throw | 17-56 |
| 00:31 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk gets the rebound | 17-56 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Neil Lusk misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-56 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Michael Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 17-56 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Ted Robertson takes the ball from James Pines | 17-56 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 17-56 |