| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) SF - John Carson (fresh) PF - James Rand (fresh) C - Richard Manns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is hacked by Akim Kubinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | James Rand steps in front of the Shawn Saxton pass | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Richard Manns steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tim Brooks | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley can't connect on a floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Temple | James Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Temple | John Carson is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley drills a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Temple | John Carson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Shawn Saxton | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 17:22 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's pass is intercepted by John Carson | 3-2 |
| 16:55 | Temple | John Carson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | James Rand steps in front of the Frank Wilson pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Temple | James Rand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Akim Kubinski comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Benning - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) Tim Brooks, John Carson, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 15:59 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fresh) SG - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Norman (fresh) PF - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) C - Donald Fortier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) SF - Eric Tait (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Marcus Thomas is called for the reach on Shawn Saxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG) Akim Kubinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is fouled on the floor by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG) Frank Wilson | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Fortier - foul #1 on Donald Fortier, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Donald Fortier grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 15:11 | Temple | John Norman buries a driving attempt near the basket | 6-3 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Saxton | 6-5 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Marcus Thomas is fouled on the floor by Shawn Saxton - foul #1 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF), Richard Manns (C) Marcus Thomas, William Jordan, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 14:30 | Temple | Richard Manns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 14:28 | Temple | James Rand tips it but misses | 6-5 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stone | 6-5 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton jams it on a nice dish by Eric Tait and the foul's on James Rand - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:13 | Temple | Richard Manns gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Richard Manns misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #1 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 14:04 | Temple | Richard Manns misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Richard Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the dunk attempt | 7-7 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Akim Kubinski is hacked by Robert Benning - foul #2 on Robert Benning, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Deon Middleton (PF) James Rand | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 13:15 | Temple | John Carson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Tait - foul #1 on Eric Tait, team foul #7 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), William Jordan (SG), Donald Fortier (C) Tim Brooks, Akim Kubinski, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:15 | Temple | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Temple | John Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley connects on the floater from the left side set up by Shawn Saxton | 8-9 |
| 12:53 | Temple | Deon Middleton misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-9 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:21 | Temple | John Carson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 12:20 | Temple | Deon Middleton tips it back up and in | 10-9 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Marcus Thomas steals the ball from Shawn Saxton | 10-9 |
| 11:56 | Temple | John Carson drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Carson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Deon Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tait (tiring) PF - Daniel Waters (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Marcus Thomas picks off the pass by Eric Tait in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 11:37 | Temple | Deon Middleton scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Marcus Thomas | 15-9 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton double dribbles | 15-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), John Norman (SF), James Rand (PF), Richard Manns (C) Marcus Thomas, William Jordan, John Carson, Deon Middleton, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 11:11 | Temple | Richard Manns is fouled on the floor by Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 11:11 | Temple | Richard Manns misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning clanks a shot from the left block | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone tips it in | 15-11 |
| 10:36 | Temple | Frank Wilson steps in front of the James Rand pass | 15-11 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson blows the layup | 15-11 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the tip | 15-11 |
| 10:29 | Temple | John Norman snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:23 | Temple | Tim Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 10:21 | Temple | John Norman tips it in | 17-11 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 17-13 |
| 10:05 | Temple | The jump hook by Akim Kubinski is blocked by Robert Bury | 17-13 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Eric Tait | 17-13 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF) John Norman, James Rand | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Daniel Waters (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Akim Kubinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Robert Bury | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 09:00 | Temple | Akim Kubinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tim Brooks | 19-15 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Tim Brooks - foul #1 on Tim Brooks, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), William Jordan (SG), Deon Middleton (PF) Tim Brooks, Akim Kubinski, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Bury (PF) Shawn Saxton, Daniel Waters | |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Deon Middleton is fouled on the floor by Robert Bury - foul #1 on Robert Bury, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Manns (C) Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Matthew Bigley | |
| 08:24 | Temple | Deon Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Deon Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Frank Wilson picks off the pass by Marcus Thomas | 21-20 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson banks in the layup | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Carson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Deon Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manns (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Benning (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Tait (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Deon Middleton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 21-22 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nicholas Stone | 21-22 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait's fadeaway is rejected by Deon Middleton | 21-22 |
| 07:10 | Temple | William Jordan snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Marcus Thomas buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Benning and he's fouled by Richard Manns - foul #1 on Richard Manns, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), James Rand (PF), Donald Fortier (C) Marcus Thomas, William Jordan, Deon Middleton, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:36 | Temple | James Rand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:34 | Temple | James Rand grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:25 | Temple | Donald Fortier grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Akim Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by John Carson - foul #1 on John Carson, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Tim Brooks connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Fortier - foul #2 on Donald Fortier, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Manns (C) Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Akim Kubinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG) Akim Kubinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Frank Wilson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait loses the dribble to Richard Manns in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 05:25 | Temple | James Rand hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (PF) James Rand | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:06 | Temple | John Carson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Troy Chambers | 28-26 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Saxton | 28-28 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), James Rand (PF) Tim Brooks, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG) Shawn Saxton | |
| 04:38 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | William Jordan picks off the pass by Eric Tait | 28-28 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Marcus Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 03:58 | Temple | John Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is hacked by John Carson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) William Jordan, John Carson, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:41 | Temple | John Norman misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Tait (very tired) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Marcus Thomas picks off the pass by Eric Tait in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Marcus Thomas hits the finger roll | 33-31 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Saxton | 33-31 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Akim Kubinski - foul #3 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #13 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), William Jordan (SG), James Rand (PF) Marcus Thomas, Akim Kubinski, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Donald Fortier | 33-31 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #10 | 33-31 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG) Frank Wilson | |
| 02:40 | Temple | William Jordan's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Matthew Bigley | 35-31 |
| 02:39 | Temple | James Rand tips it in | 37-31 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 37-31 |
| 02:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Norman | 37-31 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Tim Brooks buries a driving attempt from the right block | 39-31 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Fortier is called for the reach on Daniel Waters - foul #3 on Donald Fortier, team foul #14 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (PF), Richard Manns (C) James Rand, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Matthew Bigley | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Nicholas Stone swats the shot by Richard Manns | 39-33 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson connects on the open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Stone | 39-35 |
| 01:02 | Temple | William Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Waters | 39-35 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Warren Collinsworth is called for the reach on Frank Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #15 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), John Carson (SF), Deon Middleton (PF) Tim Brooks, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Bury (PF) Robert Benning, Daniel Waters | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Nicholas Stone blocks the short jumper by Richard Manns | 39-37 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Manns steps in front of the Shawn Saxton pass in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Deon Middleton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled on the floor by Deon Middleton - foul #1 on Deon Middleton, team foul #16 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Nicholas Stone | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Carson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 41-39 |