| Lineup | Temple | PG - Samuel Boissonneault (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrew Gee (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ismael Glidden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gordon Kelliher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Albright (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Snow (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Oakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers inbounds the ball | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 19:35 | Temple | Ismael Glidden pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-47 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow grabs the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis can't finish the uncontested layup | 59-47 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Ismael Glidden pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Travis - foul #2 on Mario Travis, team foul #1 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Temple | James Forward (PG), Rogelio Padilla (SG), Gregory Barnes (SF), Anthony Culpepper (PF), Richard Trisler (C) Samuel Boissonneault, Andrew Gee, Ismael Glidden, Gordon Kelliher, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Mark Carter (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Bryan Meyer (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Richard Snow, Alan Oakley | |
| 18:35 | Temple | Rogelio Padilla misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Richard Trisler grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 18:11 | Temple | James Forward misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Barnes is called for the reach on Bryan Meyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Barnes, team foul #1 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Jackson (SF) Anthony Culpepper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats loses the dribble to Richard Trisler | 59-47 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Michael Jackson blows the layup | 59-47 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Gregory Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 17:27 | Temple | James Forward is called for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG), Silas Godby (SG), Gordon Kelliher (PF), Brian Albright (C) James Forward, Rogelio Padilla, Gregory Barnes, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Richard Snow (PF), James Zabaneh (C) Matthew McLoud, Mark Carter, Maynard Coats, Bryan Meyer, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Bob Chavers takes the ball from Brian Albright | 59-49 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses the jump hook in the paint | 59-49 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Brian Albright gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 16:18 | Temple | Silas Godby misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-49 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bob Chavers | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Samuel Boissonneault (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Silas Godby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Jackson (tiring) PF - Gordon Kelliher (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Albright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Lloyd (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Snow (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Zabaneh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Temple | Frederick Lloyd steps in front of the Samuel Boissonneault pass in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Kenneth Lee | 59-53 |
| 15:19 | Temple | Bob Chavers picks off the pass by Brian Albright | 59-53 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Frederick Lloyd | 59-55 |
| 15:04 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Albright and he's hacked by Kenneth Lee - foul #3 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #2 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Temple | James Forward (PG), Andrew Gee (SG), Ismael Glidden (SF), Anthony Culpepper (C) Samuel Boissonneault, Silas Godby, Michael Jackson, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Maynard Coats (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Alan Oakley (C) Kenneth Lee, Bob Chavers, Richard Snow, James Zabaneh | |
| 15:04 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 14:48 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mark Carter | 62-57 |
| 14:21 | Temple | Anthony Culpepper loses the dribble to Maynard Coats | 62-57 |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Maynard Coats | 62-59 |
| 14:01 | Temple | James Forward is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter's pass is intercepted by Ismael Glidden in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Ismael Glidden banks in the layup | 67-59 |
| 13:54 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Ismael Glidden - foul #3 on Ismael Glidden, team foul #2 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Rogelio Padilla (PG), Gregory Barnes (PF), Richard Trisler (C) James Forward, Gordon Kelliher, Anthony Culpepper | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Jeremiah Hochstetler (SF), Bryan Meyer (PF) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd, Maynard Coats | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gee - foul #1 on Andrew Gee, team foul #3 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF) Alan Oakley | |
| 13:15 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Ismael Glidden grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 13:06 | Temple | Rogelio Padilla buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ismael Glidden | 70-59 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers is whistled for a carry | 70-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG), James Forward (SG), Brian Albright (C) Rogelio Padilla, Andrew Gee, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Maynard Coats (SG), Richard Snow (PF), Alan Oakley (C) Matthew McLoud, Mark Carter, Bryan Meyer, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 12:18 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mario Travis - foul #3 on Mario Travis, team foul #3 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG) Bob Chavers | |
| 12:18 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel Boissonneault is called for the reach on Mario Travis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Boissonneault, team foul #4 | 72-59 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats is whistled for a carry | 72-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Andrew Gee (SG), Anthony Culpepper (PF) Samuel Boissonneault, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Forward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gee (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ismael Glidden (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Culpepper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Barnes (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Lloyd (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maynard Coats (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Snow (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Oakley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Temple | Ismael Glidden can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats is hacked by Ismael Glidden in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ismael Glidden, team foul #5 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Rogelio Padilla (SF), Richard Trisler (C) Ismael Glidden, Gregory Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF), Mark Carter (PF), Bryan Meyer (C) Maynard Coats, Richard Snow, Alan Oakley | |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 11:19 | Temple | Andrew Gee grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 11:02 | Temple | James Forward makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-59 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd is hacked by Andrew Gee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Gee, team foul #6 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG), Gordon Kelliher (PF), Brian Albright (C) James Forward, Anthony Culpepper, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Richard Snow (PF) Mario Travis, Frederick Lloyd | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 10:50 | Temple | Brian Albright grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Barnes (SF) Rogelio Padilla | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Bob Chavers, Richard Snow | |
| 10:35 | Temple | Brian Albright's layup is rejected by Bryan Meyer | 75-59 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter grabs the board | 75-59 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 75-59 |
| Subs | Temple | James Forward (SG) Andrew Gee | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SF), James Zabaneh (C) Mark Carter, Bryan Meyer | |
| 10:24 | Temple | James Forward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-59 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF) Matthew McLoud | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:08 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Maynard Coats | 75-62 |
| 09:45 | Temple | Maynard Coats steals it from Gregory Barnes | 75-62 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats lays it up and in | 75-64 |
| 09:21 | Temple | James Forward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault gets the offensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 08:51 | Temple | James Forward clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 75-64 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Zabaneh | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Silas Godby (PG), Andrew Gee (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Anthony Culpepper (PF), Richard Trisler (C) Samuel Boissonneault, James Forward, Gregory Barnes, Gordon Kelliher, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Richard Snow (PF), Alan Oakley (C) Kenneth Lee, Maynard Coats, Bob Chavers, Jeremiah Hochstetler, James Zabaneh | |
| 08:31 | Temple | Richard Trisler is fouled on the floor by Alan Oakley - foul #2 on Alan Oakley, team foul #4 | 75-64 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Mark Carter picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 75-64 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Trisler - foul #2 on Richard Trisler, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer (PF) Richard Snow | |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Andrew Gee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley blows the layup but he's fouled by Silas Godby - foul #1 on Silas Godby, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Rogelio Padilla (PG), Ismael Glidden (SF) Silas Godby, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Richard Snow (PF) Matthew McLoud, Bryan Meyer | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rogelio Padilla (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gee (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ismael Glidden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Culpepper (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Trisler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Lloyd (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Snow (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Oakley (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Temple | Richard Trisler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Rogelio Padilla - foul #1 on Rogelio Padilla, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG) Andrew Gee | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer (C) Alan Oakley | |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 07:24 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 07:07 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault misses short on a shot from the left side | 75-68 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Jackson (SF) Ismael Glidden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SF) Mark Carter | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Samuel Boissonneault steps in front of the Richard Snow pass | 75-68 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault hits the finger roll | 77-68 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Trisler - foul #3 on Richard Trisler, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Silas Godby (PG), James Forward (SG), Ismael Glidden (SF), Gregory Barnes (PF), Brian Albright (C) Samuel Boissonneault, Rogelio Padilla, Michael Jackson, Anthony Culpepper, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (SG), Alan Oakley (C) Frederick Lloyd, Richard Snow | |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 06:22 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Matthew McLoud is called for the reach on James Forward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew McLoud, team foul #5 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF) Maynard Coats | |
| 06:07 | Temple | Alan Oakley swats the dunk try by James Forward | 77-70 |
| 06:05 | Temple | James Forward tips it in | 79-70 |
| 05:47 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mario Travis | 79-73 |
| 05:43 | Temple | James Forward is hacked by Bryan Meyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Meyer, team foul #6 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Andrew Gee (SG), Gordon Kelliher (PF) Silas Godby, Gregory Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), Mark Carter (SG), Jeremiah Hochstetler (PF) Mario Travis, Matthew McLoud, Bryan Meyer | |
| 05:36 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher can't connect on a floater from the left side | 79-73 |
| 05:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Hochstetler | 79-73 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers gets the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Illinois | Ismael Glidden steps in front of the Jeremiah Hochstetler pass | 79-73 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Andrew Gee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher grabs the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Andrew Gee hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 79-73 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Oakley gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee is hacked by James Forward in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Forward, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG), Rogelio Padilla (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Gregory Barnes (PF), Richard Trisler (C) James Forward, Andrew Gee, Ismael Glidden, Gordon Kelliher, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), Maynard Coats (SF), Richard Snow (PF), James Zabaneh (C) Mark Carter, Bob Chavers, Jeremiah Hochstetler, Alan Oakley | |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lee in the backcourt | 79-75 |
| 04:29 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee lays it up and in | 79-77 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 79-77 |
| 04:06 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault misses the tip | 79-77 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Lloyd | 79-77 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Silas Godby (SG), Ismael Glidden (SF) Rogelio Padilla, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Matthew McLoud (SG) Kenneth Lee, Frederick Lloyd | |
| 03:51 | Temple | Richard Trisler loses the dribble to Mario Travis | 79-77 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is called for a charge - foul #4 on Mario Travis, team foul #7 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Culpepper (PF) Gregory Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bryan Meyer (C) James Zabaneh | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Samuel Boissonneault (tired) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Silas Godby (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ismael Glidden (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Culpepper (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Trisler (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew McLoud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maynard Coats (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Snow (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Temple | Maynard Coats picks off the pass by Anthony Culpepper | 79-77 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud lays it up and in set up by Maynard Coats | 79-79 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Subs | Temple | Rogelio Padilla (PG), Andrew Gee (SG), Gordon Kelliher (PF), Gregory Barnes (C) Samuel Boissonneault, Silas Godby, Anthony Culpepper, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), Mark Carter (PF) Matthew McLoud, Richard Snow | |
| 03:10 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 79-79 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher gets the rebound | 79-79 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Jackson (SF) Ismael Glidden | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Zabaneh (C) Maynard Coats | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Michael Jackson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter is called for traveling | 79-79 |
| Subs | Temple | James Forward (PG), Brian Albright (C) Andrew Gee, Gregory Barnes | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Bob Chavers (SF) Mario Travis, Bryan Meyer | |
| 02:31 | Temple | Frederick Lloyd is called for the reach on Gordon Kelliher - foul #3 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #8 | 79-79 |
| Subs | Temple | Silas Godby (PG) Rogelio Padilla | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Mark Carter, James Zabaneh | |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gordon Kelliher - foul #2 on Gordon Kelliher, team foul #12 | 81-79 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Culpepper (PF), Richard Trisler (C) Gordon Kelliher, Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Lee (PG), James Zabaneh (C) Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers | |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow misses the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Anthony Culpepper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-80 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler grabs the board | 81-80 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | James Zabaneh misses the easy layup | 81-80 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Anthony Culpepper gets the rebound | 81-80 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Michael Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 81-80 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Richard Trisler snags the offensive board | 81-80 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Anthony Culpepper knocks in the shot from close range set up by James Forward | 83-80 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow is hacked by Silas Godby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Silas Godby, team foul #13 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Boissonneault (PG), Andrew Gee (SG), Ismael Glidden (SF), Gordon Kelliher (PF), Brian Albright (C) Silas Godby, James Forward, Michael Jackson, Anthony Culpepper, Richard Trisler | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Alan Oakley (C) Kenneth Lee, Matthew McLoud, Jeremiah Hochstetler, James Zabaneh | |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Brian Albright grabs the board | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:36 | Temple | Gordon Kelliher blows the wide open layup | 83-81 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Andrew Gee grabs the offensive rebound | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Andrew Gee is hacked by Bob Chavers - foul #2 on Bob Chavers, team foul #9 | 83-81 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-81 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Chavers | 85-81 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-81 |
| Subs | Temple | Rogelio Padilla (PG), Gregory Barnes (PF) Samuel Boissonneault, Gordon Kelliher | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:23 | Temple | Andrew Gee is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Lloyd - foul #4 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #10 | 85-81 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 87-81 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Chavers | 87-81 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Lloyd | 87-84 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Andrew Gee is hacked by Frederick Lloyd in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #11 | 87-84 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter (SG) Frederick Lloyd | |
| 00:10 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-84 |
| Subs | Temple | Gordon Kelliher (PF) Brian Albright | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:04 | Temple | Andrew Gee is hacked by Mark Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Carter, team foul #12 | 89-84 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Andrew Gee makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis clanks a halfcourt shot | 91-84 |