| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Harland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Trojan (fresh) C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Providence | Cyril Hodges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Robert Peachey clanks a runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | Providence | Richard Harland works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:05 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 19:03 | Providence | Richard Harland hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Wesley Pittman is called for the reach on Robert Peachey - foul #2 on Wesley Pittman, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Jerry Eller connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Buckley | 30-36 |
| 18:17 | Providence | Richard Harland makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Frank Ferguson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Buckley and he's fouled by Richard Harland - foul #2 on Richard Harland, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Frank Ferguson makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:33 | Providence | Jerry Eller is called for the reach on Richard Harland - foul #2 on Jerry Eller, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Wesley Pittman misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Peachey - foul #2 on Robert Peachey, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Bobby Chandler (C) Cyril Hodges | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Spencer (C) Kenneth Hunt | |
| 17:20 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Providence | Wesley Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Jerry Eller throws it down on a great pass from David Buckley and the foul's on Richard Harland - foul #3 on Richard Harland, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Providence | James Trythall (SG), Abraham Jarrell (PF) Richard Harland, David Trojan | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Robert Peachey | |
| 16:51 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:51 | Providence | Abraham Jarrell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | Providence | James Trythall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Trythall, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Wallace (SF) Frank Ferguson | |
| 16:26 | Temple | Kerry Easley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:25 | Providence | James Trythall pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:04 | Providence | James Trythall makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bobby Chandler | 37-41 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Kerry Easley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Trythall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Jarrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Chandler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Spencer (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam is hacked by Jerry Eller - foul #3 on Jerry Eller, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (PG), Richard Harland (SG), David Trojan (PF), Cyril Hodges (C) Wesley Pittman, James Trythall, Abraham Jarrell, Bobby Chandler | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), Raymond Gamble (PF), Kenneth Hunt (C) Kerry Easley, Jerry Eller, David Buckley, Paul Spencer | |
| 15:21 | Providence | Richard Harland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Raymond Gamble gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:51 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Hunt is blocked by David Trojan | 37-44 |
| 14:50 | Providence | Cyril Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:31 | Providence | Richard Harland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 14:30 | Temple | Christopher Wallace grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:03 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Raymond Gamble tips it but misses | 37-44 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Robert Peachey tips it home | 37-46 |
| 13:39 | Providence | James Hardy jams the wide open dunk set up by Richard Harland out of the doubleteam | 39-46 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-46 |
| 13:32 | Providence | David Trojan snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 13:28 | Providence | Richard Harland is whistled for a carry | 39-46 |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG), James Trythall (SF), Abraham Jarrell (PF) James Hardy, Jeffrey Gilliam, David Trojan | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Jerry Eller (SG), David Buckley (PF) Robert Peachey, Christopher Wallace, Raymond Gamble | |
| 13:03 | Temple | David Buckley banks in the layup on a great pass from Kerry Easley | 39-48 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Richard Harland drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Trythall | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-48 |
| 12:13 | Providence | Wesley Pittman grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 11:49 | Providence | Richard Harland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 11:47 | Providence | Richard Harland tips it home | 43-48 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Jerry Eller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:18 | Providence | Abraham Jarrell pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harland (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Trythall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Jarrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cyril Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Providence | Richard Harland comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Jerry Eller hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 10:16 | Providence | Richard Harland shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:15 | Providence | James Trythall pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:56 | Providence | Richard Harland is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Frank Ferguson | 43-50 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Kerry Easley lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Ferguson | 43-52 |
| 09:24 | Providence | Wesley Pittman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 09:01 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt's layup is rejected by Cyril Hodges | 43-52 |
| 08:59 | Providence | Cyril Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 08:35 | Providence | James Trythall hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Frank Ferguson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 08:08 | Providence | Richard Harland makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Pittman | 47-54 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Frank Ferguson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 07:17 | Providence | James Trythall misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 07:15 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Wesley Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harland (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Trythall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Jarrell (tiring) 3 reb. C - Cyril Hodges (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Ferguson (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Temple | Kerry Easley is fouled on the floor by Wesley Pittman - foul #3 on Wesley Pittman, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Providence | James Hardy (PG), Jeffrey Gilliam (SF), David Trojan (PF), Bobby Chandler (C) Wesley Pittman, James Trythall, Abraham Jarrell, Cyril Hodges | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Christopher Wallace (SF), Raymond Gamble (PF), Paul Spencer (C) Kerry Easley, Frank Ferguson, David Buckley, Kenneth Hunt | |
| 06:22 | Temple | Jerry Eller connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 47-59 |
| 05:53 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 05:28 | Temple | Christopher Wallace is hacked by Bobby Chandler - foul #3 on Bobby Chandler, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Wesley Pittman (PG) Richard Harland | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:07 | Temple | Jerry Eller travels with the ball | 47-59 |
| 04:50 | Providence | Raymond Gamble steals the ball from Wesley Pittman | 47-59 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Christopher Wallace loses the dribble to James Hardy | 47-59 |
| 04:17 | Providence | Wesley Pittman misses the lay-in | 47-59 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Christopher Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Robert Peachey buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Providence | Wesley Pittman drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Trojan | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Temple | Robert Peachey hits a floater from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 03:17 | Providence | Wesley Pittman is hacked by Jerry Eller - foul #4 on Jerry Eller, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Providence | James Trythall (SG), Cyril Hodges (C) Wesley Pittman, Bobby Chandler | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SF), David Buckley (PF), Frederick Kuhn (C) Robert Peachey, Christopher Wallace, Raymond Gamble, Paul Spencer | |
| 03:02 | Providence | James Hardy clanks a shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 03:00 | Providence | Jeffrey Gilliam hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Christopher Wallace (SF) Kerry Easley, Jerry Eller | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Trythall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Gilliam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Trojan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cyril Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Kuhn (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Temple | Robert Peachey lays it in on a great pass from David Buckley | 52-65 |
| 02:37 | Providence | Christopher Wallace takes the ball from James Hardy | 52-65 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Robert Peachey banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 52-67 |
| 02:20 | Providence | James Trythall buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Trojan and he's fouled by Frederick Kuhn - foul #1 on Frederick Kuhn, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Abraham Jarrell (PF), Bobby Chandler (C) David Trojan, Cyril Hodges | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Raymond Gamble (PF), Paul Spencer (C) Robert Peachey, David Buckley, Frederick Kuhn | |
| 02:20 | Providence | James Trythall makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Kerry Easley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-67 |
| 01:57 | Providence | James Trythall snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Providence | Frank Ferguson denies the turnaround by James Trythall | 55-67 |
| 01:41 | Temple | Kerry Easley grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 01:36 | Temple | Frank Ferguson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Gamble | 55-70 |
| 01:18 | Providence | Kerry Easley steps in front of the James Trythall pass | 55-70 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Christopher Wallace banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kerry Easley | 55-72 |
| 00:59 | Providence | James Hardy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Trythall | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Kerry Easley scores on a floater from the free throw line | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Providence | James Hardy is hacked by Raymond Gamble - foul #2 on Raymond Gamble, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SG) Frank Ferguson | |
| 00:21 | Providence | Paul Spencer swats the short shot by James Hardy | 57-74 |
| 00:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Christopher Wallace | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kerry Easley runs out the clock | 57-74 |