| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Cupp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Cupp inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Darren Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 19:47 | Temple | David Buckley gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:42 | Temple | Frank Ferguson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Robert Harrell snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | David Alexander drills a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Frank Ferguson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Don Cupp clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Frank Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Jerry Eller clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-31 |
| 18:51 | Temple | Frank Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:37 | Temple | Jerry Eller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | David Alexander clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Don Cupp pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Darren Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Don Cupp hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Jerry Eller clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Robert Harrell pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Robert Harrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Robert Peachey travels with the ball | 40-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Christopher Wallace (SF), Raymond Gamble (PF), Paul Spencer (C) Robert Peachey, Frank Ferguson, David Buckley, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), James Gwinn (SG), Matthew Goodman (C) Darren Davis, David Alexander, Michael Davis | |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Don Cupp misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Wallace - foul #2 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Don Cupp makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Don Cupp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Raymond Gamble snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Kerry Easley grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:28 | Temple | Raymond Gamble is fouled on the floor by Frank Keese - foul #3 on Frank Keese, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SG) Frank Keese | |
| 16:13 | Temple | Paul Spencer loses the dribble to Wayne Warner | 40-34 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Gwinn | 40-36 |
| 15:51 | Temple | Jerry Eller clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Don Cupp snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gwinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Warner (fresh) SF - Don Cupp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Harrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Wayne Warner double dribbles | 40-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), David Buckley (PF) Kerry Easley, Jerry Eller, Raymond Gamble | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), David Alexander (SG), Michael Davis (SF), David Robbins (PF) James Gwinn, Wayne Warner, Don Cupp, Robert Harrell | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Robert Peachey is fouled on the floor by David Robbins - foul #4 on David Robbins, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Hunt (C) Paul Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Cupp (SF) David Robbins | |
| 15:08 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt lays it in set up by Robert Peachey | 42-36 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Don Cupp misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Robert Peachey snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:32 | Temple | David Buckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Kuhn (SF) Christopher Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Harrell (PF) Matthew Goodman | |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Frank Ferguson steals the ball from Michael Davis | 42-36 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Frank Ferguson lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Robert Peachey steals the ball from David Alexander | 44-36 |
| 14:03 | Temple | Robert Peachey dunks the ball | 46-36 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Darren Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn connects on the floater from the right side set up by Robert Peachey | 48-38 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | David Alexander misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Buckley - foul #3 on David Buckley, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Paul Spencer (C) Robert Peachey, Frederick Kuhn, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (SF), Michael Joines (C) Don Cupp, Michael Davis | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | David Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Jerry Eller connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kerry Easley | 51-39 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | David Buckley is called for the reach on Robert Harrell - foul #4 on David Buckley, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Wallace (SF), Raymond Gamble (PF) Frank Ferguson, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), James Gwinn (SG) Darren Davis, David Alexander | |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the fadeaway from the left side | 51-39 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Gwinn | 51-39 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Frank Keese comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Paul Spencer grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Kerry Easley knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Gamble | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Frank Keese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Gwinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Harrell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Joines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Robert Harrell makes the jump hook from the right block | 53-41 |
| 11:14 | Temple | James Gwinn picks off the pass by Kerry Easley | 53-41 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman is hacked by Paul Spencer - foul #2 on Paul Spencer, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frank Ferguson (SF), Kenneth Hunt (C) Kerry Easley, Christopher Wallace, Paul Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), David Alexander (SG), Don Cupp (SF), Michael Davis (C) Frank Keese, James Gwinn, Matthew Goodman, Michael Joines | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Robert Peachey takes the ball from Darren Davis | 53-41 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Frank Ferguson hits the finger roll set up by Robert Peachey | 55-41 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Robert Harrell blows the dunk but he's fouled by Raymond Gamble - foul #1 on Raymond Gamble, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Kuhn (SF) Jerry Eller | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Robert Harrell misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Robert Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Raymond Gamble grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Michael Davis grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | David Alexander misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Robert Harrell tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Frank Ferguson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Darren Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Robert Harrell clanks a runner in the paint | 55-43 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Robert Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Frank Ferguson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Darren Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Frank Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | David Alexander grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Don Cupp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Robert Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 07:53 | Temple | Raymond Gamble travels with the ball | 58-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), Christopher Wallace (SF), David Buckley (PF), Paul Spencer (C) Robert Peachey, Frank Ferguson, Frederick Kuhn, Raymond Gamble, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), James Gwinn (SG), Matthew Goodman (SF), David Robbins (PF), Michael Joines (C) Darren Davis, David Alexander, Don Cupp, Robert Harrell, Michael Davis | |
| 07:45 | Louisville | David Robbins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Michael Joines hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) PF - David Buckley (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Frank Keese (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Gwinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael Joines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:32 | Temple | David Buckley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-45 |
| 07:30 | Temple | Jerry Eller hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Michael Joines double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Jerry Eller knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kerry Easley and the foul's on James Gwinn - foul #1 on James Gwinn, team foul #3 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Ferguson (SF) Christopher Wallace | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Don Cupp (SF) James Gwinn, Michael Joines | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Don Cupp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-45 |
| 06:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to David Buckley | 63-45 |
| 06:05 | Temple | David Buckley buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kerry Easley | 65-45 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-45 |
| 06:00 | Temple | David Buckley gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 05:40 | Temple | Jerry Eller connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Easley | 67-45 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #4 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Wallace (SF), Raymond Gamble (PF), Frederick Kuhn (C) Frank Ferguson, David Buckley, Paul Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gwinn (SG), Robert Harrell (PF), Michael Joines (C) Darren Davis, Don Cupp, David Robbins | |
| 04:52 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Joines - foul #1 on Michael Joines, team foul #5 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Spencer (C) Jerry Eller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SG) Frank Keese | |
| 04:52 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Gwinn and the foul's on Christopher Wallace - foul #3 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SG) Paul Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman makes the free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Kerry Easley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-48 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman banks in the layup | 71-50 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frederick Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gwinn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Warner (fresh) SF - Matthew Goodman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Harrell (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Joines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Robert Harrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-50 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Jerry Eller snags the defensive board | 73-50 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Kerry Easley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Eller | 76-50 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 76-50 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn grabs the board | 76-50 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Kerry Easley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-50 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Kerry Easley pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses short on a floater from the left wing | 76-50 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Kerry Easley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 02:14 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Kuhn | 76-50 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn is fouled on the floor by Matthew Goodman - foul #3 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #6 | 76-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Spencer (C) Frederick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG) Wayne Warner | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Temple | Kerry Easley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-50 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Michael Joines grabs the defensive rebound | 76-50 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | James Gwinn knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-53 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Jerry Eller is whistled for a carry | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Frank Keese buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Harrell | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Kerry Easley is hacked by James Gwinn - foul #2 on James Gwinn, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Kerry Easley makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Kerry Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Michael Joines pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Harrell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kerry Easley runs out the clock | 77-59 |