| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Carson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Deon Middleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aleksandar Bakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Baughman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Carson inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Temple | Deon Middleton's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Bohl | 37-35 |
| 19:50 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:33 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Akim Kubinski pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Deon Middleton makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Akim Kubinski and the foul's on Ricky Bohl - foul #3 on Ricky Bohl, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete (PF) Ricky Bohl | |
| 19:12 | Temple | Deon Middleton misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:12 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Richard Long | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Aleksandar Bakowski | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | Temple | John Carson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Deon Middleton comes up short on the runner from close range | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Deon Middleton hits the finger roll | 41-38 |
| 18:02 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 18:00 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 17:59 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 17:42 | Temple | James Rand grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Long - foul #1 on Richard Long, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (PF) Deon Middleton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich (PG), Dikembe Abke (SG), Curtis Murphy (SF), Robert Nelson (C) Aleksandar Bakowski, Richard Long, Roger Olson, Scott Baughman | |
| 17:21 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:05 | St. Bonaventure | Akim Kubinski is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| 16:54 | St. Bonaventure | Curtis Murphy clanks a jumper from the left block | 43-38 |
| 16:52 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Nelson tips it home | 43-40 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Curtis Murphy is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #1 on Curtis Murphy, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Temple | John Carson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rand | 46-40 |
| 16:03 | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich is fouled on the floor by Warren Collinsworth - foul #1 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Deon Middleton (PF) Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski (PG), Scott Baughman (C) Colin Ulrich, Antonio Navarrete | |
| 15:54 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Abke's pass is intercepted by John Carson | 46-40 |
| 15:51 | Temple | John Carson jams it | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rand (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Deon Middleton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aleksandar Bakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Murphy (fresh) PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Baughman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | Akim Kubinski steals the ball from Scott Baughman | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Richard Manns's layup is rejected by Robert Nelson | 48-40 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 15:08 | Temple | John Carson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:06 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Robert Nelson | 48-40 |
| 14:41 | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Baughman | 48-42 |
| 14:30 | Temple | Scott Baughman swats the layup by Deon Middleton | 48-42 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Curtis Murphy grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Curtis Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:07 | Temple | James Rand pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:03 | Temple | James Rand blows the layup but the foul's on Curtis Murphy - foul #2 on Curtis Murphy, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (SG), John Norman (SF), Donald Fortier (C) Akim Kubinski, John Carson, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich (PG), Richard Long (SG), Roger Olson (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF) Aleksandar Bakowski, Dikembe Abke, Curtis Murphy, Robert Nelson | |
| 14:03 | Temple | James Rand makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:03 | Temple | James Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:47 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 13:33 | Temple | John Norman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Warren Collinsworth (PF) James Rand, Deon Middleton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete (C) Scott Baughman | |
| 13:18 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Tim Brooks pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 12:54 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:41 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ricky Bohl | 50-45 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Marcus Thomas clanks a shot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:23 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:55 | St. Bonaventure | John Norman steps in front of the Roger Olson pass | 50-45 |
| 11:39 | Temple | John Norman connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Colin Ulrich (fresh) SG - Richard Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to Donald Fortier | 52-45 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF), Deon Middleton (PF), Richard Manns (C) Tim Brooks, Marcus Thomas, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski (PG), Dikembe Abke (SG), Robert Nelson (PF), Scott Baughman (C) Colin Ulrich, Richard Long, Roger Olson, Ricky Bohl | |
| 10:42 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete buries a turnaround from the baseline | 52-47 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Akim Kubinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Curtis Murphy (SF) Antonio Navarrete | |
| 09:56 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-47 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Richard Manns clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Baughman - foul #1 on Scott Baughman, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl (PF) Robert Nelson | |
| 09:49 | Temple | Richard Manns makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Richard Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:49 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:21 | Temple | John Carson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Deon Middleton grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:12 | Temple | John Carson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Deon Middleton | 56-47 |
| 08:47 | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski is fouled on the floor by James Rand - foul #2 on James Rand, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Donald Fortier (C) James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long (SG), Roger Olson (SF) Dikembe Abke, Curtis Murphy | |
| 08:34 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Tim Brooks gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 08:22 | Temple | Akim Kubinski tips it home | 58-47 |
| 08:14 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Baughman | 58-50 |
| 07:37 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 07:36 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Scott Baughman | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Deon Middleton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aleksandar Bakowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Baughman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson misses the jumper from the right block | 58-50 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 07:25 | Temple | Tim Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Donald Fortier gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Donald Fortier misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 07:16 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 07:03 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Long | 58-53 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Tim Brooks is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Tim Brooks, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (PG), Marcus Thomas (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Richard Manns (C) Tim Brooks, Akim Kubinski, John Carson, Deon Middleton, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich (PG), Dikembe Abke (SG), Curtis Murphy (SF), Antonio Navarrete (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Aleksandar Bakowski, Richard Long, Roger Olson, Ricky Bohl, Scott Baughman | |
| 06:24 | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abke | 58-55 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Richard Manns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth tips it but misses | 58-55 |
| 06:01 | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 05:34 | St. Bonaventure | Curtis Murphy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 05:16 | Temple | James Rand misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-58 |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Nelson grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Abke hits a jumper from the left side | 58-60 |
| 04:36 | Temple | James Rand is hacked by Robert Nelson - foul #3 on Robert Nelson, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF), Deon Middleton (PF), Donald Fortier (C) James Rand, Marcus Thomas, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long (SG), Roger Olson (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF), Scott Baughman (C) Dikembe Abke, Curtis Murphy, Antonio Navarrete, Robert Nelson | |
| 04:27 | Temple | Akim Kubinski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tim Brooks | 61-60 |
| 04:23 | Temple | The refs have stopped play. Tim Brooks is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 61-60 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski (PG) Colin Ulrich | |
| 04:06 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson misses the 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 04:04 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:44 | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Donald Fortier drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rand (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Deon Middleton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Aleksandar Bakowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Olson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long's pass is intercepted by Donald Fortier | 63-62 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Akim Kubinski's floater is knocked away by Scott Baughman | 63-62 |
| 03:01 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:43 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Deon Middleton is hacked by Ricky Bohl - foul #4 on Ricky Bohl, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (SG), Richard Manns (C) Akim Kubinski, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Colin Ulrich (PG), Dikembe Abke (SG), Curtis Murphy (SF), Antonio Navarrete (PF), Robert Nelson (C) Aleksandar Bakowski, Richard Long, Roger Olson, Ricky Bohl, Scott Baughman | |
| 02:20 | Temple | Deon Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Deon Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:18 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG) James Rand | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long (SG), Roger Olson (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF), Scott Baughman (C) Dikembe Abke, Curtis Murphy, Antonio Navarrete, Robert Nelson | |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses the tip | 65-64 |
| 02:00 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Long | 65-64 |
| 01:34 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Olson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Deon Middleton gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG) Tim Brooks, Marcus Thomas | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Aleksandar Bakowski (PG) Colin Ulrich | |
| 01:11 | Temple | Akim Kubinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Richard Manns hits the follow up shot | 67-64 |
| 00:58 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long is fouled on the floor by Akim Kubinski - foul #2 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Aleksandar Bakowski | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Temple | John Carson loses the dribble to Ricky Bohl | 67-66 |
| 00:11 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman is hacked by James Rand - foul #3 on James Rand, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl banks in the layup on a great pass from Aleksandar Bakowski | 67-68 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Temple | James Rand misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman runs out the clock | 67-68 |