| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Judah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Strand (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Vest (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Cory Phillips inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Temple | Paul Melchor drills a shot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Eric Gifford misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Judah - foul #2 on James Judah, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Eric Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 19:00 | Temple | David Allen is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Wilson Jennings blocks the short jumper by Stephen King | 24-33 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Eric Gifford tips it home | 24-35 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Paul Melchor misses long on a floater from the right block | 24-35 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Eric Gifford gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:02 | St. John's | Earl Standish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:48 | Temple | Wilson Jennings shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eric Gifford - foul #2 on Eric Gifford, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:26 | St. John's | Earl Standish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 17:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Melchor | 25-35 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Standish - foul #1 on Earl Standish, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Temple | James Judah (PF) Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Carl Poulson (SF) Earl Standish, Stephen King | |
| 17:05 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:51 | St. John's | Eric Gifford drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 16:24 | St. John's | Sam Vest gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | Michael Strand is called for a backcourt violation | 26-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (SG), Stephen King (SF), Richard Putt (PF) Michael Strand, Carl Poulson, Eric Gifford | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Francis Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Allen (fresh) SF - Carl Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Herman Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Jones (fresh) SF - Stephen King (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Putt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sam Vest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:54 | Temple | Paul Melchor banks in the layup | 28-38 |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Chad Jones is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG) Sam Vest | |
| 15:10 | St. John's | Richard Putt is hacked by Wilson Jennings - foul #3 on Wilson Jennings, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Temple | James Judah (PF) Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses the dunk attempt | 28-38 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Cory Phillips snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Roger Rawls clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Paul Melchor can't tip it in | 28-38 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Chad Jones pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-38 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Richard Putt gets the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses long on a floater from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 13:47 | St. John's | Richard Putt tips it in | 28-40 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Roger Rawls hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Herman Hicks is hacked by Paul Melchor - foul #1 on Paul Melchor, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), Wilson Jennings (C) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SG), Carl Poulson (SF), Eric Gifford (PF), Sam Vest (C) Herman Hicks, Stephen King, Chad Jones, Richard Putt | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Earl Standish drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Michael Strand | 31-42 |
| 12:34 | Temple | James Judah knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Eric Gifford drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 12:10 | Temple | James Judah shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Oliver and the foul's on Eric Gifford - foul #3 on Eric Gifford, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Chad Jones (PG) Earl Standish | |
| 12:10 | Temple | James Judah makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Webb - foul #2 on Gregory Webb, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Melchor (C) James Judah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Chad Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Chad Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gregory Webb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Chad Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Strand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Poulson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Gifford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Vest (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Temple | Roger Rawls is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Stephen King (SF) Chad Jones, Carl Poulson | |
| 11:12 | St. John's | Michael Strand is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #3 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Wilson Jennings picks off the pass by Eric Gifford | 36-45 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Paul Melchor can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Sam Vest snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Roger Rawls is called for the reach on Herman Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Rawls, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Herman Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Herman Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Paul Melchor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Sam Vest pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Herman Hicks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Rawls - foul #2 on Roger Rawls, team foul #8 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), James Judah (PF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Carl Poulson (SF), Chad Jones (PF), Richard Putt (C) Michael Strand, Stephen King, Eric Gifford, Sam Vest | |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Herman Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Wilson Jennings snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Carl Poulson steals the ball from Carl Oliver | 36-47 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Chad Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Poulson | 36-49 |
| 09:08 | Temple | James Judah shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Carl Oliver snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Wilson Jennings hits a jump hook in the paint | 38-49 |
| 08:41 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 08:39 | Temple | David Allen gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Francis Davis's pass is intercepted by Earl Standish in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Chad Jones can't finish the layup | 38-49 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Carl Oliver grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Wilson Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | Richard Putt grabs the board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Francis Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Allen (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Carl Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Judah (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Poulson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chad Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Putt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Richard Putt is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #4 on David Allen, team foul #9 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SG), Stephen King (SF), Sam Vest (C) Herman Hicks, Carl Poulson, Chad Jones | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Richard Putt misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Gregory Webb grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 07:17 | Temple | Cory Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Stephen King - foul #2 on Stephen King, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Gifford (PF) Richard Putt | |
| 07:17 | Temple | Cory Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:17 | Temple | Cory Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:57 | St. John's | Michael Strand clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Roger Rawls pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 06:31 | Temple | James Judah is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 40-49 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Stephen King grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Sam Vest banks in the layup | 40-51 |
| 05:46 | Temple | James Judah works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 40-51 |
| 05:44 | St. John's | Michael Strand grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Cory Phillips swats the layup by Stephen King | 40-51 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | Eric Gifford hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Temple | Paul Melchor hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gregory Webb | 42-53 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Michael Strand can't finish the layup | 42-53 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Eric Gifford misses the tip | 42-53 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Gregory Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Temple | Paul Melchor makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 44-53 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Eric Gifford can't finish the layup | 44-53 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Paul Melchor grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Gregory Webb connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Rawls | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roger Rawls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Judah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Melchor (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Earl Standish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Strand (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Gifford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Vest (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Eric Gifford knocks in the shot from the left block | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Temple | Eric Gifford is called for the reach on Paul Melchor - foul #4 on Eric Gifford, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | St. John's | Herman Hicks (PG), Chad Jones (SG), Carl Poulson (SF), Richard Putt (C) Earl Standish, Michael Strand, Stephen King, Sam Vest | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-55 |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Eric Gifford gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Herman Hicks's pass is intercepted by David Allen in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 02:42 | Temple | Francis Davis comes up short on the floater near the basket | 46-55 |
| 02:40 | Temple | Francis Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:30 | Temple | Paul Melchor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Gregory Webb (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Francis Davis, David Allen, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | St. John's | Sam Vest (C) Eric Gifford | |
| 02:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Strand (SG), Stephen King (SF) Chad Jones, Carl Poulson | |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Richard Putt is called for traveling | 46-55 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Wilson Jennings's pass is intercepted by Michael Strand | 46-55 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Michael Strand lays it up and in | 46-57 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Gregory Webb hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Gregory Webb misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Cory Phillips hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | James Judah (PF) Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | St. John's | Earl Standish (PG), Eric Gifford (PF) Herman Hicks, Richard Putt | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Michael Strand connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Gifford and he's hacked by James Judah - foul #3 on James Judah, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (PG), David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, Gregory Webb, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:14 | St. John's | Michael Strand makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Paul Melchor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-60 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Eric Gifford | 48-60 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Michael Strand is hacked by David Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Allen, team foul #11 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Webb (SG) David Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Michael Strand makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Michael Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Wilson Jennings snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Temple | Paul Melchor misses the lay-in | 48-61 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Gregory Webb snags the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Gregory Webb is whistled for a carry | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Sam Vest is hacked by Carl Oliver - foul #2 on Carl Oliver, team foul #12 | 48-61 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Sam Vest makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Sam Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Gregory Webb misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 00:23 | St. John's | Michael Strand grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Earl Standish runs out the clock | 48-63 |