| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Manns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Hans Dombrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Leroy Gurney can't connect on a floater in the paint | 25-42 |
| 19:46 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Sammy Thomas is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Brooks | 28-42 |
| 19:12 | UMass | John Knarr hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Gurney | 28-44 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Tim Brooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-44 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Richard Manns is called for the reach on Bruce Bixby - foul #2 on Richard Manns, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Merrill Christensen (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 18:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Hans Dombrowski - foul #1 on Hans Dombrowski, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:43 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Manns | 28-45 |
| 18:22 | Temple | John Knarr picks off the pass by Marcus Thomas | 28-45 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Bruce Bixby knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Baker | 28-47 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Tim Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tim Brooks, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (C) Sammy Thomas, Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG), Frank Beall (SF) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson | |
| 17:48 | UMass | Frank Beall's pass is intercepted by Tim Brooks | 28-47 |
| 17:21 | Temple | John Norman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 17:19 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses the tip | 28-47 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Richard Manns can't tip it in | 28-47 |
| 17:17 | UMass | Daniel Mallette gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Frank Beall is denied on a layup by Warren Collinsworth | 28-47 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Sammy Thomas (SF) John Norman | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Leroy Gurney (PF) Daniel Mallette, Merrill Christensen | |
| 16:43 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #2 on Tim Brooks, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG) James Williams | |
| 16:30 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Sammy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-49 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Sammy Thomas steals it from Bruce Bixby | 30-49 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Sammy Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Manns (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Temple | Marcus Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Fortier | 33-49 |
| 15:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby slams it home and the foul's on Richard Manns - foul #3 on Richard Manns, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (PG), William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF), Hans Dombrowski (C) Tim Brooks, Marcus Thomas, Sammy Thomas, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Leroy Gurney | |
| 15:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 15:22 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 14:58 | Temple | William Jordan buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 14:51 | UMass | James Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Ferguson | 35-54 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Ruben Ferguson picks off the pass by William Jordan in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| 14:40 | UMass | James Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-54 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Robert Farley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 14:33 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to John Norman | 35-54 |
| 14:13 | Temple | John Norman misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-54 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 14:07 | UMass | James Williams scores on a shot from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 13:52 | Temple | John Norman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ruben Ferguson - foul #4 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #2 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Marcus Thomas (SG), Warren Collinsworth (PF) Robert Farley, William Jordan, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Frank Beall (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF), Leroy Gurney (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong, Bruce Bixby | |
| 13:52 | Temple | John Norman makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 13:52 | Temple | John Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Marcus Thomas is called for the reach on Billy Baker - foul #3 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Sammy Thomas (SF) John Norman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:34 | UMass | Leroy Gurney drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Sammy Thomas - foul #2 on Sammy Thomas, team foul #7 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Manns (PF) Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:34 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the free throw | 37-59 |
| 13:32 | Temple | Daniel Mallette is called for the reach on Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Mallette, team foul #3 | 37-59 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Leroy Gurney - foul #2 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #4 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (C) Leroy Gurney | |
| 13:12 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 13:03 | UMass | Warren Collinsworth swats the shot by Frank Beall | 38-59 |
| 13:01 | Temple | Marcus Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-59 |
| 12:31 | UMass | Daniel Mallette grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mallette | 38-61 |
| 12:04 | Temple | Frank Beall steps in front of the Marcus Thomas pass | 38-61 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Frank Beall is fouled on the floor by Richard Manns - foul #4 on Richard Manns, team foul #8 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (PG), William Jordan (SG), Hans Dombrowski (C) Tim Brooks, Marcus Thomas, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Charles Strong (C) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Merrill Christensen, Bruce Bixby | |
| 11:53 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sammy Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Hans Dombrowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Strong (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Temple | The short jumper by Sammy Thomas is denied by Leroy Gurney | 38-63 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 10:54 | UMass | Leroy Gurney is whistled for traveling | 38-63 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF), Donald Fortier (PF) Sammy Thomas, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| 10:51 | Temple | Ruben Ferguson steals the ball from William Jordan in the backcourt | 38-63 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Leroy Gurney buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Williams | 38-65 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Donald Fortier misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #5 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #5 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Marcus Thomas (SG) Robert Farley, William Jordan | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Bruce Bixby (C) Ruben Ferguson, Charles Strong | |
| 10:07 | Temple | Donald Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Donald Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Marcus Thomas is called for the reach on Billy Baker - foul #4 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Warren Collinsworth (PF) Marcus Thomas, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Merrill Christensen (PF) John Knarr, Leroy Gurney | |
| 09:43 | UMass | Billy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Billy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-67 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski tips it home | 42-67 |
| 08:59 | UMass | Billy Baker buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Mallette | 42-69 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Daniel Mallette steals the ball from William Jordan in the backcourt | 42-69 |
| 08:55 | UMass | Billy Baker dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Mallette | 42-71 |
| 08:30 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth throws it down set up by John Norman | 44-71 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Merrill Christensen can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 44-71 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Billy Baker grabs the offensive board | 44-71 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-71 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Daniel Mallette gets the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Merrill Christensen is fouled on the floor by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #10 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (SG), Sammy Thomas (SF), Richard Manns (PF), Donald Fortier (C) William Jordan, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth, Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SF), Charles Strong (C) Daniel Mallette, James Williams, Bruce Bixby | |
| 07:59 | UMass | Merrill Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 07:59 | UMass | Merrill Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 07:56 | Temple | Sammy Thomas's pass is intercepted by Frank Beall in the backcourt | 44-73 |
| 07:53 | UMass | John Knarr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 44-75 |
| 07:24 | Temple | Sammy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-75 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Merrill Christensen gets the rebound | 44-75 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sammy Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Baker (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Merrill Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Strong (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | UMass | Billy Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-75 |
| 07:08 | UMass | Frank Beall snags the offensive board | 44-75 |
| 06:58 | UMass | John Knarr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-75 |
| 06:56 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the defensive board | 44-75 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Richard Manns hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim Brooks | 46-75 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Charles Strong can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-75 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Sammy Thomas grabs the board | 46-75 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Tim Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marcus Thomas | 49-75 |
| 05:53 | UMass | John Knarr knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Charles Strong | 49-77 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Sammy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (PG), William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF) Tim Brooks, Marcus Thomas, Sammy Thomas, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) Billy Baker, Merrill Christensen, Charles Strong | |
| 05:41 | UMass | Leroy Gurney lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Bixby | 49-79 |
| 05:19 | Temple | William Jordan loses the dribble to John Knarr | 49-79 |
| 05:15 | UMass | James Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from John Knarr | 49-81 |
| 04:55 | Temple | William Jordan misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-81 |
| 04:53 | UMass | Leroy Gurney gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Fortier - foul #2 on Donald Fortier, team foul #11 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Billy Baker (SG) John Knarr, James Williams | |
| 04:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 49-81 |
| 04:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby misses the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth grabs the board | 49-81 |
| 04:06 | Temple | Robert Farley is hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #3 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #6 | 49-81 |
| 03:52 | Temple | William Jordan buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | UMass | John Norman steals it from Leroy Gurney | 52-81 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth's floater is tipped away by Frank Beall | 52-81 |
| 03:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Daniel Mallette | 52-81 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Farley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jordan (tiring) 10 pts. SF - John Norman (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Warren Collinsworth (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Fortier (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Mallette (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Baker (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Beall (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Gurney (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UMass | Frank Beall scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Gurney | 52-83 |
| 02:41 | Temple | John Norman is called for traveling | 52-83 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Merrill Christensen (PF), Charles Strong (C) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Leroy Gurney, Bruce Bixby | |
| 02:39 | UMass | John Knarr loses the dribble to Robert Farley in the backcourt | 52-83 |
| 02:25 | Temple | William Jordan is whistled for a carry | 52-83 |
| 02:23 | UMass | Robert Farley steals it from Merrill Christensen in the backcourt | 52-83 |
| 02:20 | Temple | William Jordan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Farley | 54-83 |
| 02:03 | UMass | John Knarr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-83 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Leroy Gurney (PF) Merrill Christensen | |
| 01:43 | Temple | John Norman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Farley | 56-83 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Frank Beall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-83 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Bruce Bixby (C) James Williams, Charles Strong | |
| 01:17 | Temple | Donald Fortier's pass is intercepted by Bruce Bixby in the backcourt | 56-83 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-83 |
| 01:04 | Temple | Robert Farley snags the defensive board | 56-83 |
| 00:56 | Temple | Donald Fortier buries a shot from the left wing | 58-83 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UMass | William Jordan is called for the reach on Billy Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jordan, team foul #12 | 58-83 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Billy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Billy Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 00:54 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the offensive rebound | 58-84 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Leroy Gurney misses the driving attempt in the lane | 58-84 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the offensive board | 58-84 |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Knarr runs out the clock | 58-84 |