| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Crayton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sawransky (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Carson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Rand (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Ray Lambert inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Montana | James Gorman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Temple | James Rand makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Akim Kubinski | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Montana | Norman Crayton hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 18:42 | Temple | John Sawransky is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #1 on John Sawransky, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Boucher - foul #2 on William Boucher, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:24 | Montana | John Carson takes the ball from Ray Lambert | 29-33 |
| 18:12 | Temple | Richard Manns hits the finger roll set up by Tim Brooks | 29-35 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Norman Crayton clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 29-35 |
| 17:50 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 17:38 | Temple | John Carson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Gorman | 29-35 |
| 17:37 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Sawransky | 29-35 |
| 17:27 | Montana | Norman Crayton is fouled on the floor by Akim Kubinski - foul #2 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Joe Silverman (SG), Jeffrey Graham (PF) James Gorman, Norman Crayton, John Sawransky | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:12 | Montana | Ray Lambert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 17:11 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Graham | 29-35 |
| 16:55 | Montana | Joe Silverman is fouled on the floor by James Rand - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Claytor (SF) Ray Lambert | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:44 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham misses the turnaround near the basket | 29-35 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:33 | Temple | John Carson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 16:31 | Montana | Eugene Cox snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:05 | Montana | Joe Silverman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 16:04 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) SG - Joe Silverman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Claytor (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Boucher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Rand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Temple | Tim Brooks clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Montana | William Boucher snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:50 | Montana | Joe Silverman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Graham | 34-35 |
| 15:30 | Temple | John Carson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 15:06 | Montana | Joe Silverman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | Montana | Michael Claytor misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Richard Manns gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:49 | Temple | James Rand drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Carson | 34-40 |
| 14:26 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham loses the dribble to Tim Brooks | 34-40 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tim Brooks | 34-42 |
| 14:18 | Montana | Joe Silverman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 37-42 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Richard Manns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Montana | James Gorman (PG), Norman Crayton (SG), Ray Lambert (SF), Aaron Griffith (PF), John Sawransky (C) Eugene Cox, Joe Silverman, Michael Claytor, Jeffrey Graham, William Boucher | |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) Tim Brooks, Akim Kubinski, John Carson, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| 13:53 | Montana | Warren Collinsworth steps in front of the John Sawransky pass | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Norman | 37-45 |
| 13:21 | Montana | John Sawransky knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-45 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Marcus Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Donald Fortier grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:59 | Temple | William Jordan buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Warren Collinsworth | 40-47 |
| 12:36 | Montana | Marcus Thomas picks off the pass by John Sawransky | 40-47 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Donald Fortier clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:17 | Montana | Ray Lambert grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Ray Lambert can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-47 |
| 11:59 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Crayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 3 pf. C - John Sawransky (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Norman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Temple | Marcus Thomas hits a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Gorman - foul #1 on James Gorman, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Montana | Joe Silverman (SG), Jeffrey Graham (C) Norman Crayton, Aaron Griffith | |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF), Richard Manns (C) William Jordan, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Donald Fortier | |
| 11:55 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:35 | Montana | James Gorman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 11:34 | Montana | Ray Lambert grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:17 | Montana | Joe Silverman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 11:16 | Montana | John Sawransky gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:02 | Montana | Marcus Thomas steals the ball from John Sawransky | 40-50 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 10:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to Joe Silverman | 40-50 |
| 10:26 | Montana | James Rand swats the layup by Ray Lambert | 40-50 |
| 10:24 | Montana | John Sawransky tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Jeffrey Graham steps in front of the James Rand pass | 42-50 |
| 09:49 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Ray Lambert tips it home | 44-50 |
| 09:35 | Temple | James Rand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 09:33 | Montana | Ray Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:31 | Montana | James Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Thomas - foul #1 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), Norman Crayton (SG), Michael Claytor (SF), Aaron Griffith (PF), William Boucher (C) James Gorman, Joe Silverman, Ray Lambert, John Sawransky, Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), William Jordan (SG), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) Marcus Thomas, Akim Kubinski, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| 09:21 | Montana | Michael Claytor scores on a jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 09:02 | Temple | William Boucher is called for the reach on Donald Fortier - foul #3 on William Boucher, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF) John Carson | |
| 08:48 | Temple | John Norman is fouled on the floor by Michael Claytor - foul #2 on Michael Claytor, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Donald Fortier double dribbles | 46-50 |
| 08:18 | Montana | Michael Claytor's pass is intercepted by John Norman | 46-50 |
| 08:07 | Temple | John Norman loses the ball out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Joe Silverman (SF) Michael Claytor | |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG) William Jordan | |
| 07:45 | Montana | Eugene Cox misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 07:43 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Eugene Cox (fresh) SG - Norman Crayton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Silverman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Aaron Griffith (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-50 |
| 07:35 | Montana | Norman Crayton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:20 | Montana | Eugene Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Tim Brooks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Montana | Ray Lambert (SF), John Sawransky (PF) Norman Crayton, Aaron Griffith | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF), Richard Manns (C) John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Donald Fortier | |
| 06:58 | Montana | Ray Lambert makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eugene Cox | 51-50 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 06:30 | Montana | John Sawransky banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 06:20 | Temple | James Rand clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Sawransky - foul #2 on John Sawransky, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Montana | James Gorman (PG), Jeffrey Graham (C) Eugene Cox, William Boucher | |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG) Akim Kubinski | |
| 06:20 | Temple | James Rand makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Temple | James Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:12 | Montana | James Gorman is fouled on the floor by Tim Brooks - foul #3 on Tim Brooks, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Griffith (PF) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:07 | Montana | Ray Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Norman Crayton (SG) Joe Silverman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:57 | Temple | Aaron Griffith swats the layup by Richard Manns | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Sawransky | 53-54 |
| 05:52 | Montana | James Gorman makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Sawransky | 56-54 |
| 05:40 | Temple | Tim Brooks clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 05:39 | Montana | Aaron Griffith gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Norman Crayton clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Montana | William Boucher (C) John Sawransky | |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) John Carson, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| 05:16 | Montana | Norman Crayton misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:16 | Montana | Norman Crayton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | Temple | Tim Brooks loses the dribble to Aaron Griffith | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Ray Lambert drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Gorman and he's hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #4 on Tim Brooks, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Joe Silverman (SG), Jeffrey Graham (PF) Norman Crayton, Aaron Griffith | |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG) Tim Brooks, William Jordan | |
| 04:43 | Montana | Ray Lambert makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-54 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Marcus Thomas is hacked by Ray Lambert - foul #1 on Ray Lambert, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Claytor (SF) Ray Lambert | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF) John Norman, Warren Collinsworth | |
| 04:09 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Joe Silverman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 03:45 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - James Gorman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Silverman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Rand (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Montana | William Boucher misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Fortier - foul #2 on Donald Fortier, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Eugene Cox (PG), John Sawransky (PF) James Gorman, Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG) Marcus Thomas | |
| 03:30 | Montana | William Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:30 | Montana | William Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Eugene Cox is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #1 on Eugene Cox, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Montana | Norman Crayton (SG), Aaron Griffith (PF) Michael Claytor, William Boucher | |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Richard Manns (C) Akim Kubinski, Donald Fortier | |
| 03:12 | Temple | John Carson misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:12 | Montana | John Sawransky pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:01 | Montana | John Sawransky makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eugene Cox | 64-56 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Aaron Griffith is called for the reach on James Rand - foul #4 on Aaron Griffith, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 02:52 | Temple | James Rand makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 02:52 | Temple | James Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:47 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Montana | James Gorman (PG), Ray Lambert (SF), William Boucher (C) Eugene Cox, Joe Silverman, John Sawransky | |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG) William Jordan | |
| 02:29 | Montana | Aaron Griffith misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Akim Kubinski pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Carson | 64-60 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Ray Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| 02:04 | Temple | William Boucher is called for the reach on Akim Kubinski - foul #4 on William Boucher, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Ray Lambert misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 64-62 |
| 01:47 | Montana | William Boucher tips it back up and in | 66-62 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Akim Kubinski blows the layup | 66-62 |
| 01:28 | Montana | The rebound goes to William Boucher | 66-62 |
| 01:01 | Montana | Norman Crayton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 01:00 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to William Boucher | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana | James Gorman makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Crayton | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Temple | James Rand clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Ray Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Montana | Ray Lambert is hacked by Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim Brooks, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Montana | Joe Silverman (SG), Jeffrey Graham (PF) Norman Crayton, Aaron Griffith | |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| 00:22 | Montana | Ray Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:22 | Montana | Ray Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Marcus Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Carson | 70-65 |
| 00:15 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Montana | Norman Crayton (SG) Ray Lambert | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:12 | Montana | Marcus Thomas is called for the reach on James Gorman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Montana | James Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Montana | James Gorman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Temple | John Carson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Montana | William Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Marcus Thomas is called for the reach on Jeffrey Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Jeffrey Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Montana | Joe Silverman snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Montana | The clock runs out | 71-65 |