| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Carson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rand (fresh) 9 pts. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Carson inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Temple | James Rand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-40 |
| 19:31 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 19:11 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the offensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-40 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Donald Fortier gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Tim Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-40 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Richard Fox scores on a 3 from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Tim Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Fox - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| 18:09 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 26-43 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Akim Kubinski gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Tim Brooks is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Brooks, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Wallace Racette | |
| 17:35 | UMass | Donald Fortier is called for the reach on Frank Beall - foul #2 on Donald Fortier, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-43 |
| 17:20 | Temple | James Rand grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 16:51 | Temple | John Carson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Rand | 28-43 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Frank Beall scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Knarr | 28-45 |
| 15:58 | Temple | John Carson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:51 | UMass | Samuel Halpern hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Beall | 28-48 |
| 15:25 | Temple | James Rand misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Jon McDonald pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| 15:01 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled on the floor by John Carson - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #3 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), William Jordan (SG), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Richard Manns (C) Marcus Thomas, Akim Kubinski, James Rand, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 14:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Richard Manns - foul #4 on Richard Manns, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Richard Manns | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 14:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 14:40 | Temple | Donald Fortier gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Donald Fortier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Richard Fox drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Williams and he's fouled by Tim Brooks - foul #4 on Tim Brooks, team foul #5 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), John Norman (SF) Tim Brooks, William Jordan, John Carson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:01 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the free throw | 28-51 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Donald Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 13:42 | Temple | Leroy Gurney takes the ball from Akim Kubinski | 28-51 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Richard Fox misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-51 |
| 13:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Warren Collinsworth | 28-51 |
| 12:59 | Temple | John Norman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-51 |
| 12:58 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 12:33 | UMass | Richard Fox loses the dribble to Warren Collinsworth | 28-51 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Wallace Racette steps in front of the John Norman pass | 28-51 |
| 11:58 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-51 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Leroy Gurney tips it back up and in | 28-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Norman (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-53 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth tips it but misses | 28-53 |
| 11:24 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by Donald Fortier - foul #3 on Donald Fortier, team foul #6 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF) Akim Kubinski, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| 10:57 | UMass | Marcus Thomas steals it from Frank Beall | 28-53 |
| 10:40 | Temple | James Rand scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Marcus Thomas | 30-53 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a runner from the right block | 30-53 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Samuel Halpern can't tip it in | 30-53 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the offensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a jumper in the paint | 30-53 |
| 10:08 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 10:06 | Temple | John Knarr is called for the reach on John Carson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #2 | 30-53 |
| 09:44 | Temple | John Carson's pass is intercepted by Jon McDonald | 30-53 |
| 09:27 | UMass | John Knarr buries a floater from the right block set up by Frank Beall and he's hacked by William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #7 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Strong (PF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 09:27 | UMass | John Knarr makes the free throw | 30-56 |
| 09:23 | Temple | John Carson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Carson, team foul #8 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) John Knarr | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Richard Fox drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 30-59 |
| 09:08 | Temple | John Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-59 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF) John Carson, James Rand | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Jon McDonald | |
| 08:55 | UMass | Bruce Bixby loses the dribble to Donald Fortier | 30-59 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth is called for 10 seconds | 30-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG) James Williams | |
| 08:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette is hacked by John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #9 | 30-59 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 30-60 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 30-61 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Charles Strong - foul #1 on Charles Strong, team foul #3 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Charles Strong, Wallace Racette | |
| 08:01 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses the 1st free throw | 30-61 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 30-61 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 30-61 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Warren Collinsworth - foul #2 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #10 | 30-61 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 30-62 |
| 07:41 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 30-62 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 30-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Norman (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Fortier (tired) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Temple | William Jordan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 30-62 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 30-62 |
| 06:59 | UMass | Warren Collinsworth swats the short shot by Jon McDonald | 30-62 |
| 06:57 | UMass | John Knarr tips it back up and in | 30-64 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Frank Beall steals the ball from Warren Collinsworth | 30-64 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Jon McDonald slams it home on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 30-66 |
| 05:45 | Temple | Donald Fortier hits the finger roll | 32-66 |
| 05:28 | UMass | Samuel Halpern clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-66 |
| 05:27 | UMass | John Knarr snags the offensive board | 32-66 |
| 05:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Beall and the foul's on John Norman - foul #3 on John Norman, team foul #11 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Jon McDonald | |
| 05:09 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the free throw | 32-69 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Marcus Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-69 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 32-69 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Richard Fox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-69 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth pulls down the rebound | 32-69 |
| 03:58 | Temple | John Norman is hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #4 | 32-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Leroy Gurney (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Temple | Richard Fox picks off the pass by John Norman | 32-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | UMass | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Collinsworth - foul #3 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #12 | 32-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 03:19 | UMass | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-69 |
| 03:19 | UMass | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-70 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (tired) 2 ast. SG - William Jordan (tired) SF - John Norman (tired) 3 pf. PF - Warren Collinsworth (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Fortier (very tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-70 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth tips it in | 34-70 |
| 02:38 | UMass | James Williams misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-70 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth gets the rebound | 34-70 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Jon McDonald denies the turnaround by John Norman | 34-70 |
| 02:29 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 34-70 |
| 02:21 | UMass | James Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Fox | 34-73 |
| 02:07 | Temple | John Norman lays it in | 36-73 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson is hacked by Marcus Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #13 | 36-73 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Charles Strong (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Leroy Gurney, Jon McDonald | |
| 02:04 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 36-74 |
| 02:04 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-75 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Marcus Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-75 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Charles Strong | |
| 01:28 | UMass | James Williams is hacked by William Jordan - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #14 | 36-75 |
| 01:28 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-76 |
| 01:28 | UMass | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-77 |
| 01:14 | Temple | William Jordan double dribbles | 36-77 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Richard Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Thomas - foul #2 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #15 | 36-77 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 36-77 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-78 |
| 01:03 | Temple | John Norman drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-78 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Marcus Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #16 | 38-78 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 38-79 |
| 00:59 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-80 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Temple | Donald Fortier's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Ferguson | 38-80 |
| 00:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Wallace Racette | 38-80 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UMass | James Williams is fouled in the backcourt by William Jordan - foul #3 on William Jordan, team foul #17 | 38-80 |
| 00:48 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-81 |
| 00:48 | UMass | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-81 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth pulls down the rebound | 38-81 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth's floater is tipped away by Ruben Ferguson | 38-81 |
| 00:40 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the offensive board | 38-81 |
| 00:36 | Temple | William Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-81 |
| 00:34 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 38-81 |
| 00:32 | UMass | William Jordan is called for the reach on James Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Jordan, team foul #18 | 38-81 |
| 00:32 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-82 |
| 00:32 | UMass | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-83 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the fadeaway from the right side | 40-83 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Richard Fox runs out the clock | 40-83 |