| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Judah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Christopher Williams inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UMass | Marion Newbern knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Tippett | 23-28 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Roger Rawls can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Finley - foul #2 on Thomas Finley, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), Cory Phillips (SF) Daniel Jackson, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:28 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:28 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Thomas Finley is fouled on the floor by James Judah - foul #2 on James Judah, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:15 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 19:14 | UMass | Christopher Williams snags the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 19:08 | Temple | Wilson Jennings snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Roger Rawls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF) Roger Rawls, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:40 | UMass | Marion Newbern misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 18:39 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses the tip | 24-28 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Marion Newbern tips it home | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Daniel Jackson slams it home set up by James Judah and he's fouled by Cesar Santos - foul #2 on Cesar Santos, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:22 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:55 | UMass | Christopher Williams is whistled for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Brian Williams (C) Daniel Jackson, James Judah | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:45 | Temple | John Tippett picks off the pass by Robert Walker | 27-30 |
| 17:40 | UMass | John Tippett throws it down | 27-32 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Roger Rawls is hacked by Marion Newbern - foul #2 on Marion Newbern, team foul #3 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), James Judah (C) Robert Walker, James Smith, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:23 | Temple | Cory Phillips is fouled on the floor by John Tippett - foul #3 on John Tippett, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| 16:54 | Temple | James Judah is hacked by Thomas Finley - foul #3 on Thomas Finley, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), James Smith (SF), Brian Williams (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos, Thomas Finley | |
| 16:31 | Temple | Robert Walker misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dada Acri - foul #1 on Dada Acri, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:31 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Dale Deville is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dale Deville, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Daniel Jackson buries a jump hook from the left block | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Judah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) SG - Gordon Karst (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Dempsey (fresh) PF - Eric Villalobos (fresh) C - Dale Deville (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:24 | UMass | Dale Deville misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Wilson Jennings gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Daniel Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gordon Karst - foul #1 on Gordon Karst, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Cory Phillips (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Paul Melchor (C) Roger Rawls, James Smith, Wilson Jennings, James Judah | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| 15:06 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:06 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Finley | 31-32 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Marion Newbern misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-32 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:30 | Temple | Thomas Finley steps in front of the Cory Phillips pass | 31-32 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Melchor - foul #4 on Paul Melchor, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF), James Judah (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, Brian Williams, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:18 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:52 | Temple | James Judah makes the jumper in the lane | 33-34 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Thomas Finley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marion Newbern | 33-36 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Roger Rawls connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Cesar Santos - foul #3 on Cesar Santos, team foul #9 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Phillips (SF), Brian Williams (C) James Smith, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:21 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:21 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 35-36 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the runner near the basket set up by Cesar Santos | 35-38 |
| 12:41 | Temple | James Judah knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Cesar Santos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Christopher Williams snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Cesar Santos scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Marion Newbern | 37-40 |
| 11:40 | Temple | James Judah buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Roger Rawls | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Judah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 11:27 | Temple | Brian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:09 | Temple | James Judah misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Cesar Santos snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Thomas Finley lays it in on a nice dish by John Tippett | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | Temple | Roger Rawls knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Thomas Finley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Smith (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Cory Phillips, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG), Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF) John Tippett, Marion Newbern, Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| 10:17 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Dada Acri - foul #2 on Dada Acri, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Deville (C) Thomas Finley | |
| 10:13 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Robert Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Dale Deville pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Dale Deville connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Wilson Jennings hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-45 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Dale Deville grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Dale Deville hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Dada Acri | 42-47 |
| 08:49 | Temple | James Judah can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Eric Villalobos - foul #1 on Eric Villalobos, team foul #11 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:49 | Temple | James Judah makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:49 | Temple | James Judah makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Dale Deville misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-47 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Dale Deville tips it home | 44-49 |
| 08:19 | Temple | James Smith misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Joshua Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Wilson Jennings steals it from Eric Villalobos | 44-49 |
| 07:45 | Temple | James Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Deville - foul #2 on Dale Deville, team foul #12 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Melchor (C) James Judah | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Dale Deville | |
| 07:45 | Temple | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:45 | Temple | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Thomas Finley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Jackson - foul #2 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Marion Newbern (SG) Gordon Karst | |
| 07:30 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:30 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Wilson Jennings connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Smith and he's hacked by Marion Newbern - foul #3 on Marion Newbern, team foul #13 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG) Roger Rawls | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:01 | UMass | Thomas Finley blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 48-51 |
| 07:00 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Newbern | 48-51 |
| 06:43 | UMass | Daniel Jackson is called for the reach on Marion Newbern - foul #3 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:29 | UMass | Cesar Santos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-51 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:46 | Temple | James Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 05:44 | UMass | Thomas Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Wilson Jennings swats the layup by Thomas Finley | 48-51 |
| 05:24 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:11 | UMass | Marion Newbern misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-51 |
| 05:09 | Temple | James Smith gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Daniel Jackson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Judah (PF) Roger Rawls, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Gordon Karst (SG) John Tippett, Marion Newbern | |
| 05:02 | UMass | Gordon Karst is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Cesar Santos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Daniel Jackson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Paul Melchor travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Eric Villalobos (PF) Christopher Williams, Cesar Santos | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Gordon Karst misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 48-51 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Robert Walker buries a 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Karst | 51-53 |
| 03:34 | Temple | James Smith hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Joshua Dempsey - foul #2 on Joshua Dempsey, team foul #14 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Wilson Jennings (PF) Daniel Jackson, James Judah | |
| Subs | UMass | Marion Newbern (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Cesar Santos (PF), Dale Deville (C) Gordon Karst, Joshua Dempsey, Eric Villalobos, Thomas Finley | |
| 03:34 | Temple | James Smith misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Dale Deville | 53-53 |
| 03:20 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 03:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Deville | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dada Acri (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Dale Deville (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UMass | Cesar Santos's pass is intercepted by Wilson Jennings | 53-53 |
| 03:06 | Temple | James Smith connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Roger Rawls | 55-53 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Marion Newbern clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-53 |
| 02:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 55-53 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Roger Rawls can't finish the layup | 55-53 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Dale Deville pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:52 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), James Judah (PF) Robert Walker, James Smith, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Thomas Finley (C) Dada Acri, Dale Deville | |
| 02:34 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-53 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Marion Newbern hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Roger Rawls comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Cory Phillips tips it home | 57-55 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Marion Newbern drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Paul Melchor - foul #5 on Paul Melchor, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Cory Phillips, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:52 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:40 | Temple | James Judah lays it up and in set up by Daniel Jackson and he's hacked by Cesar Santos - foul #4 on Cesar Santos, team foul #15 | 59-58 |
| 01:40 | Temple | James Judah makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marion Newbern | 60-61 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Roger Rawls throws it down set up by Daniel Jackson | 62-61 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Temple | John Tippett is called for the reach on Wilson Jennings in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Tippett, team foul #16 | 62-61 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | UMass | Thomas Finley drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Williams | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Tippett can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Judah (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Santos (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Finley (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UMass | Thomas Finley wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:49 | UMass | James Smith picks off the pass by Thomas Finley | 63-63 |
| 04:46 | Temple | James Smith banks in the layup | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Cesar Santos scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Williams | 65-65 |
| 04:24 | Temple | Daniel Jackson hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Smith and he's fouled by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #17 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Roger Rawls, James Smith | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:24 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Cesar Santos grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Thomas Finley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-65 |
| 04:00 | UMass | Cesar Santos tips it back up and in | 67-67 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Daniel Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Marion Newbern snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 03:16 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Tippett | 67-69 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Cory Phillips banks in the layup set up by Daniel Jackson | 69-69 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Marion Newbern buries a runner near the basket set up by John Tippett and he's fouled by James Judah - foul #3 on James Judah, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Brian Williams (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Marion Newbern makes the free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:28 | Temple | James Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 69-72 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Brian Williams grabs the offensive board | 69-72 |
| 02:13 | Temple | Roger Rawls buries a driving attempt in the paint | 71-72 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Marion Newbern scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Finley | 71-75 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Roger Rawls is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Roger Rawls, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Judah (C) Robert Walker, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:35 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-75 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Cesar Santos gets the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Thomas Finley lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Christopher Williams and he's fouled by Daniel Jackson - foul #4 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #10 | 71-77 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:05 | Temple | James Smith scores on a floater near the basket | 73-78 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Cesar Santos misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 00:52 | Temple | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Judah (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Tippett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marion Newbern (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Santos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 14 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Thomas Finley (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Roger Rawls blows the layup but the foul's on Marion Newbern - foul #4 on Marion Newbern, team foul #18 | 73-78 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:34 | UMass | The rebound goes to Cesar Santos | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Roger Rawls is called for the reach on Cesar Santos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Rawls, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG) John Tippett | |
| 00:33 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:33 | UMass | Cesar Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Temple | Daniel Jackson is hacked by Dada Acri - foul #3 on Dada Acri, team foul #19 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG) Dada Acri | |
| 00:28 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Thomas Finley gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Thomas Finley is hacked by Roger Rawls in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Rawls, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Joshua Dempsey (SF) John Tippett, Christopher Williams | |
| 00:27 | UMass | Thomas Finley misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Thomas Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-81 |
| 00:20 | Temple | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Joshua Dempsey is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Dempsey, team foul #20 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Tippett (PG), Christopher Williams (SF) Dada Acri, Joshua Dempsey | |
| 00:18 | Temple | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:18 | Temple | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:16 | UMass | John Tippett is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Jackson - foul #5 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #13 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG) Daniel Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Joshua Dempsey (SF), Dale Deville (C) Christopher Williams, Thomas Finley | |
| 00:16 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:16 | UMass | John Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Roger Rawls buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Walker | 79-83 |
| 00:10 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-83 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dada Acri (PG), Christopher Williams (SF), Thomas Finley (C) John Tippett, Joshua Dempsey, Dale Deville | |
| 00:08 | UMass | Dada Acri is hacked by Robert Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #14 | 79-83 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Dada Acri misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Dada Acri makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-84 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dada Acri grabs the board | 79-84 |