| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) PF - Michael Sanders (fresh) C - Richard Findley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) SF - John Soucy (fresh) PF - Roger Gooch (fresh) C - Ricky Brown (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 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | James Pines misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson is fouled on the floor by James Pines - foul #1 on James Pines, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Richard Findley's pass is intercepted by Roger Gooch | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Michael Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Richard Homan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sanders | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Louis Clark is fouled on the floor by Anthony Pierre - foul #1 on Anthony Pierre, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF) Richard Homan, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:23 | Temple | Roger Gooch denies the turnaround by Phil Blakemore | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | Temple | James Pines tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Richard Findley is called for the reach on Justin Dotson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Findley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SF), Bennie Shumway (C) Louis Clark, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 17:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to Terry Richins | 0-0 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Phil Blakemore makes the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Gary Labarre picks off the pass by Justin Dotson | 3-0 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Bennie Shumway drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Roger Gooch - foul #1 on Roger Gooch, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) James Pines, Gary Labarre, Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:14 | Temple | Bennie Shumway makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood (C) Ricky Brown | |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:56 | Temple | Richard Homan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Roger Gooch - foul #2 on Roger Gooch, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (PG), Michael Patterson (C) Justin Dotson, Roger Gooch | |
| 15:56 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:56 | Temple | Richard Homan misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | Michael Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Terry Richins (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Findley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marvin Miron (fresh) SG - Anthony Pierre (fresh) SF - John Soucy (fresh) PF - Carl Kirkwood (fresh) C - Michael Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre travels in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass (SG) Anthony Pierre | |
| 15:42 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Soucy | 7-2 |
| 15:24 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Temple | Richard Homan is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Eduardo Garcia (SG) Terry Richins, Louis Clark | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown (C) John Soucy | |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Marvin Miron is called for the reach on Gary Labarre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Miron, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Henry Shivers (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Richard Homan, Michael Sanders, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Anthony Pierre (SG) Marvin Miron, Larry Lass | |
| 14:19 | Temple | Phil Blakemore misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Patterson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Dotson and he's hacked by Phil Blakemore - foul #1 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG) Henry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Soucy (SF), Richard Moller (C) Carl Kirkwood, Ricky Brown | |
| 14:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Patterson makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:36 | Temple | James Pines can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:34 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Patterson | 7-10 |
| 13:21 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Bennie Shumway grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Richard Moller is called for the reach on Gary Labarre - foul #1 on Richard Moller, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (PF), Richard Findley (C) James Pines, Gary Labarre, Phil Blakemore, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass (PF) Michael Patterson | |
| 12:58 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Findley | 10-10 |
| 12:32 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre knocks in the floater from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Richins | 12-12 |
| 11:58 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson lays it in set up by Larry Lass | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Terry Richins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Findley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Pierre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Soucy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lass (fresh) C - Richard Moller (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Gary Labarre (SF), Henry Shivers (PF) Louis Clark, Richard Homan, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen (PG), Marvin Miron (SG), Carl Kirkwood (SF), Ricky Brown (C) Justin Dotson, Anthony Pierre, John Soucy, Richard Moller | |
| 11:19 | Temple | Henry Shivers misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown knocks in the jumper in the lane | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Temple | Gary Labarre misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-16 |
| 10:41 | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:26 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Marvin Miron | 15-18 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Henry Shivers can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the tip | 15-18 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:40 | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Richard Findley clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Alfred Tubergen - foul #1 on Alfred Tubergen, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) James Pines, Terry Richins, Gary Labarre, Henry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Anthony Pierre (SG), John Soucy (SF), Michael Patterson (PF), Richard Moller (C) Alfred Tubergen, Marvin Miron, Carl Kirkwood, Larry Lass, Ricky Brown | |
| 09:19 | Temple | Richard Findley makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:19 | St. Joseph's | Richard Moller snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 09:07 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:40 | Temple | John Soucy picks off the pass by Louis Clark | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | St. Joseph's | Richard Findley steals the ball from Justin Dotson in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Louis Clark misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Patterson - foul #1 on Michael Patterson, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Phil Blakemore (C) Richard Findley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Saragosa (PG) Justin Dotson | |
| 08:15 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saragosa connects on the shot from the left block set up by John Soucy | 18-23 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Richard Homan can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Saragosa - foul #1 on Michael Saragosa, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Gary Labarre (SG), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Louis Clark, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron (SG), Carl Kirkwood (PF) Anthony Pierre, Richard Moller | |
| 07:49 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) SG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phil Blakemore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bennie Shumway (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Saragosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Miron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Soucy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Kirkwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Phil Blakemore - foul #2 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Sanders (PF) Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown (C) Michael Patterson | |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:21 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Ricky Brown steps in front of the Michael Sanders pass | 20-24 |
| 06:58 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saragosa is fouled in the backcourt by James Pines - foul #2 on James Pines, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Henry Shivers (PF) James Pines, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG) Michael Saragosa | |
| 06:46 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-24 |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bennie Shumway - foul #1 on Bennie Shumway, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Richard Findley (C) Gary Labarre, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre (SG), Larry Lass (PF) Marvin Miron, Carl Kirkwood | |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Louis Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson is hacked by Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) Richard Homan, Henry Shivers | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Moller (C) Ricky Brown | |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Richard Findley can't connect on a runner from the left block | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:38 | St. Joseph's | Richard Moller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen (PG), Michael Patterson (PF) Justin Dotson, John Soucy | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Terry Richins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Alfred Tubergen | 20-27 |
| 05:11 | St. Joseph's | Richard Moller misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 20-27 |
| 05:10 | St. Joseph's | Michael Patterson tips it in | 20-29 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia loses the dribble to Richard Moller | 20-29 |
| 04:36 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Richard Homan (SF), Henry Shivers (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Terry Richins, Michael Sanders, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Marvin Miron (SG), John Soucy (SF), Carl Kirkwood (PF), Ricky Brown (C) Alfred Tubergen, Anthony Pierre, Larry Lass, Michael Patterson, Richard Moller | |
| 04:22 | Temple | Gary Labarre is hacked by Marvin Miron - foul #2 on Marvin Miron, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Pierre (SG) Marvin Miron | |
| 04:22 | Temple | Gary Labarre makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Gary Labarre makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:13 | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Bennie Shumway grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 03:50 | Temple | Gary Labarre clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Gary Labarre grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Clark (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Shivers (fresh) C - Bennie Shumway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Justin Dotson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Pierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Soucy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Kirkwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Temple | Richard Homan comes up short on the runner in the lane | 22-29 |
| 03:27 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 03:10 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown tips it back up and in | 22-31 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Louis Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Terry Richins (SG), Michael Sanders (PF), Phil Blakemore (C) Gary Labarre, Louis Clark, Henry Shivers, Bennie Shumway | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen (PG), Marvin Miron (SG), Roger Gooch (PF), Michael Patterson (C) Justin Dotson, Anthony Pierre, Carl Kirkwood, Ricky Brown | |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's | John Soucy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Terry Richins pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:31 | Temple | James Pines clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Terry Richins pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Richard Homan knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 24-31 |
| 02:15 | St. Joseph's | James Pines steals the ball from Marvin Miron in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Phil Blakemore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-31 |
| 01:59 | Temple | James Pines hits the follow up shot | 26-31 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen is fouled on the floor by James Pines - foul #3 on James Pines, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Eduardo Garcia (SG), Richard Findley (C) James Pines, Richard Homan, Phil Blakemore | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl Kirkwood (SF) John Soucy | |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | Alfred Tubergen misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Findley | 26-31 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Terry Richins misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Kirkwood - foul #1 on Carl Kirkwood, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Larry Lass (SG), Richard Moller (C) Alfred Tubergen, Michael Patterson | |
| 01:30 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Richins - foul #1 on Terry Richins, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Marvin Miron makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 01:18 | St. Joseph's | Richard Moller grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Gary Labarre is called for the reach on Roger Gooch - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Justin Dotson (PG), Ricky Brown (C) Marvin Miron, Richard Moller | |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Roger Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Richard Findley misses short on a jumper in the paint | 27-34 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Roger Gooch | 27-34 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's | Ricky Brown makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Carl Kirkwood | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |