| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fresh) SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) SF - Don Wooton (fresh) PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) C - Randy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) PF - Jon Hall (fresh) C - Michael Palm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Michael Palm wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Michael Palm makes the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Jon Hall picks off the pass by Charles Aguero | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | Jon Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Minor | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Don Wooton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Arkansas | Michael Palm is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Charles Aguero gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Jerry Eller comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Michael Minor pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Don Wooton gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Don Wooton misses short on a floater near the basket | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lacasse | 0-4 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Charles Aguero is called for the reach on Michael Minor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Aguero, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), David Buckley (PF), Fredrick Hendricks (C) Charles Aguero, Jerry Eller, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Michael Minor, Jeffery Lacasse, Harry Knudson, Jon Hall, Michael Palm | |
| 17:10 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Craig Pearson steps in front of the Frank Ferguson pass in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 16:44 | Arkansas | Ben Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Don Wooton lays it up and in on a great pass from Kerry Easley | 2-9 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Gary Koester comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to David Buckley | 2-9 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Don Wooton clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Pearson - foul #1 on Craig Pearson, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Kerry Easley, Frank Ferguson, David Buckley, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Robert Nelson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Ben Robinson, Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| 15:53 | Temple | Don Wooton misses the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Don Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fresh) SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) SF - Don Wooton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) C - Randy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (fresh) SF - Harry Knudson (fresh) PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) C - Michael Palm (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Michael Palm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Williams - foul #1 on Randy Williams, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks (SF) Don Wooton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jon Hall (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Michael Palm misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Michael Palm makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Michael Minor picks off the pass by Otto Zamudio | 3-10 |
| 15:04 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse is fouled on the floor by Otto Zamudio - foul #1 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), David Buckley (PF) Charles Aguero, Jerry Eller, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:52 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jon Hall | 3-12 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Randy Williams misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 3-12 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Randy Williams tips it but misses | 3-12 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks grabs the offensive board | 3-12 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Randy Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Ferguson | 5-12 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas | Kerry Easley steps in front of the Harry Knudson pass | 5-12 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Michael Minor is called for the reach on Kerry Easley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Minor, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Don Wooton (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF) Kerry Easley, Frank Ferguson, Fredrick Hendricks, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Michael Minor, Jeffery Lacasse, Harry Knudson, Jon Hall, Michael Palm | |
| 13:29 | Temple | Jerry Eller connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Otto Zamudio | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas | Gary Koester lays it up and in set up by Ben Robinson | 7-14 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Bruce Huck swats the short shot by Otto Zamudio | 7-14 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Otto Zamudio snags the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Charles Aguero makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Buckley and the foul's on Raymond Adams - foul #1 on Raymond Adams, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Williams (C) David Buckley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Robert Nelson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Ben Robinson, Bruce Huck, Gary Koester | |
| 12:17 | Temple | Charles Aguero misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:03 | Arkansas | Michael Palm clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Randy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Otto Zamudio knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Minor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Pearson (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) C - Michael Palm (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Jerry Eller takes the ball from Robert Nelson | 11-14 |
| 11:24 | Temple | Jerry Eller lays it up and in | 13-14 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Michael Palm is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Minor out of a doubleteam | 13-17 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Otto Zamudio is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Pearson - foul #2 on Craig Pearson, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), David Buckley (PF) Charles Aguero, Jerry Eller, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG), Harry Knudson (SF), Jon Hall (PF) Craig Pearson, Raymond Adams, Robert Nelson | |
| 10:52 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Michael Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:31 | Arkansas | Michael Minor dunks the ball over the doubleteam on a great pass from Harry Knudson | 13-19 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Kerry Easley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Palm | 13-19 |
| 09:35 | Arkansas | Michael Palm clanks a jump hook in the paint | 13-19 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Jon Hall grabs the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Michael Minor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Don Wooton grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jon Hall - foul #1 on Jon Hall, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF) Kerry Easley, Frank Ferguson, Don Wooton, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Raymond Adams (SF), Bruce Huck (PF), Gary Koester (C) Michael Minor, Harry Knudson, Jon Hall, Michael Palm | |
| 08:58 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Randy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:42 | Arkansas | Jerry Eller takes the ball from Jeffery Lacasse | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Otto Zamudio clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Huck - foul #1 on Bruce Huck, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 08:19 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Charles Aguero steps in front of the Bruce Huck pass | 16-19 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Don Wooton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Aguero | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Gary Koester tips it in | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Don Wooton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Lacasse (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Huck (fresh) C - Gary Koester (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Temple | Otto Zamudio hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Don Wooton | 20-21 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Gary Koester knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ben Robinson | 20-23 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Jeffery Lacasse takes the ball from Charles Aguero in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Gary Koester banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Lacasse | 20-25 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Jerry Eller clanks a floater from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas | Bruce Huck grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Gary Koester clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Don Wooton - foul #1 on Don Wooton, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Williams (C) Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Harry Knudson (SF), Jon Hall (PF) Ben Robinson, Raymond Adams, Bruce Huck | |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Gary Koester makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Gary Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Otto Zamudio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jon Hall - foul #2 on Jon Hall, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Nelson (PF), Michael Palm (C) Jon Hall, Gary Koester | |
| 05:39 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Knudson and he's hacked by Jerry Eller - foul #1 on Jerry Eller, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks (SF) Don Wooton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks loses the dribble to Jeffery Lacasse in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson drills a fadeaway from the left side | 22-32 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Otto Zamudio scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Fredrick Hendricks | 24-32 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Michael Minor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), Don Wooton (SF), David Buckley (PF) Charles Aguero, Jerry Eller, Fredrick Hendricks, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Craig Pearson (SG), Jon Hall (PF) Michael Minor, Jeffery Lacasse, Robert Nelson | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson lays it up and in on a great pass from Craig Pearson | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Wooton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) C - Randy Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Pearson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Knudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Palm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Temple | Craig Pearson is called for the reach on Frank Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Pearson, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Kerry Easley, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Adams (SG), Rolando Nguyen (C) Craig Pearson, Michael Palm | |
| 03:33 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Rolando Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Jon Hall misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Charles Aguero can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jon Hall - foul #3 on Jon Hall, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SG), Randy Williams (C) Frank Ferguson, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Minor (PG), Bruce Huck (PF) Ben Robinson, Jon Hall | |
| 02:43 | Temple | Charles Aguero makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Charles Aguero makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Michael Minor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Williams - foul #2 on Randy Williams, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Charles Aguero | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Palm (C) Rolando Nguyen | |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Michael Minor makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Michael Minor misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:36 | Temple | David Buckley snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Don Wooton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-35 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | Michael Palm grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams is fouled on the floor by Randy Williams - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Kerry Easley, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Nelson (PF) Bruce Huck | |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Raymond Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Don Wooton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffery Lacasse (SG) Raymond Adams | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Don Wooton blocks the jumper by Robert Nelson | 26-37 |
| 01:37 | Temple | David Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Jeffery Lacasse is called for the reach on David Buckley - foul #1 on Jeffery Lacasse, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Charles Aguero | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gary Koester (C) Michael Palm | |
| 01:08 | Temple | David Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:08 | Temple | David Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Buckley - foul #1 on David Buckley, team foul #8 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Ferguson (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF) Jerry Eller, Don Wooton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Robinson (PG), Rolando Nguyen (C) Michael Minor, Robert Nelson | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Kerry Easley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Kerry Easley, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson is hacked by Otto Zamudio - foul #2 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF) Charles Aguero, Frank Ferguson, Don Wooton | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Harry Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks misses the easy layup | 28-41 |
| 00:15 | Temple | David Buckley tips it home | 30-41 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Gary Koester clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Gary Koester grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | The clock runs out | 30-41 |