| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Marcus Thomas inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Temple | Tim Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Baker - foul #2 on Billy Baker, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 19:42 | Temple | William Jordan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marcus Thomas | 41-31 |
| 19:33 | UMass | John Knarr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 19:31 | UMass | John Knarr pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:25 | UMass | John Knarr is fouled on the floor by Tim Brooks - foul #2 on Tim Brooks, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Billy Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Richard Manns pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Marcus Thomas drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Leroy Gurney can't connect on a runner from the right block | 41-34 |
| 18:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Warren Collinsworth | 41-34 |
| 18:30 | Temple | William Jordan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) Billy Baker, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| 18:17 | UMass | James Williams is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| 17:55 | Temple | William Jordan clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:47 | UMass | James Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 17:45 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson tips it home | 43-34 |
| 17:23 | Temple | William Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), Billy Baker (SG) John Knarr, James Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:07 | UMass | Merrill Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Charles Strong (PF) Ruben Ferguson, Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Donald Fortier | |
| 16:49 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Richard Manns can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 16:47 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Billy Baker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Bixby | 46-34 |
| 16:19 | Temple | Tim Brooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Frank Beall pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Billy Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Mallette | 49-34 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Marcus Thomas is hacked by Daniel Mallette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Mallette, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) William Jordan, Marcus Thomas, Richard Manns, Hans Dombrowski | |
| 15:52 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth lays it up and in | 49-36 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Robert Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Norman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UMass | James Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Knarr | 52-36 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tim Brooks | 52-38 |
| 14:52 | UMass | John Knarr knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Halpern | 54-38 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth lays it in | 54-40 |
| 14:08 | UMass | James Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-40 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:49 | Temple | Donald Fortier can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 54-40 |
| 13:48 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #2 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), Billy Baker (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF), Bruce Bixby (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Marcus Thomas (SF), Richard Manns (PF) Robert Farley, John Norman, Donald Fortier | |
| 13:29 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Billy Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Richard Manns gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the shot from the free throw line set up by William Jordan | 54-44 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Bruce Bixby blows the layup but he's fouled by Warren Collinsworth - foul #1 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Richard Manns can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-44 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Frank Beall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 12:01 | UMass | Bruce Bixby travels with the ball | 56-44 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Leroy Gurney (PF) Ruben Ferguson, Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| 11:32 | Temple | Marcus Thomas is whistled for a carry | 56-44 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Farley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jordan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Manns (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Hans Dombrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UMass | Billy Baker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski is hacked by Bruce Bixby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (C) Hans Dombrowski | |
| 10:54 | Temple | Leroy Gurney blocks the short jumper by Richard Manns | 59-44 |
| 10:53 | Temple | Marcus Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:42 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bixby - foul #3 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Sammy Thomas (SF), Donald Fortier (C) Robert Farley, Marcus Thomas, Warren Collinsworth | |
| 10:24 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 10:23 | UMass | Daniel Mallette grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 10:12 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Fortier hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Mallette - foul #3 on Daniel Mallette, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) Daniel Mallette, Frank Beall, Ruben Ferguson | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Richard Manns | |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Fortier makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:23 | UMass | James Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 09:01 | Temple | Samuel Halpern steals it from Donald Fortier | 62-47 |
| 08:48 | UMass | John Knarr is hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #3 on Tim Brooks, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF) James Williams, Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (PG), Marcus Thomas (SF), Richard Manns (PF) Tim Brooks, Sammy Thomas, Donald Fortier | |
| 08:36 | UMass | Bruce Bixby drills a jumper near the basket set up by Billy Baker and he's fouled by Hans Dombrowski - foul #1 on Hans Dombrowski, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SF), Charles Strong (PF) Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (C) Hans Dombrowski | |
| 08:36 | UMass | Bruce Bixby makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 08:12 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses the dunk attempt | 65-47 |
| 08:11 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Charles Strong's floater is tipped away by Warren Collinsworth | 65-47 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Frank Beall pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:35 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Charles Strong is blocked by Warren Collinsworth | 65-47 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Marcus Thomas pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 07:31 | Temple | Billy Baker is called for the reach on William Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Baker, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Mallette (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Ruben Ferguson (PF) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Frank Beall, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| 07:31 | Temple | William Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:31 | Temple | William Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:31 | UMass | The rebound goes to Samuel Halpern | 65-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Mallette (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Farley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jordan (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Manns (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Hans Dombrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UMass | Bruce Bixby blows the layup | 65-48 |
| 07:21 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson snags the offensive board | 65-48 |
| 07:05 | UMass | James Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samuel Halpern | 68-48 |
| 06:38 | Temple | William Jordan is whistled for a carry | 68-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF), Charles Strong (C) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (C) William Jordan, Marcus Thomas, Hans Dombrowski | |
| 06:23 | UMass | Billy Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 06:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Norman | 68-48 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Tim Brooks scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Norman | 68-50 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-50 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Merrill Christensen (PF) Daniel Mallette, Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Donald Fortier hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert Farley | 68-52 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Frank Beall knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by John Knarr | 70-52 |
| 04:44 | Temple | The short jumper by Richard Manns is denied by Charles Strong | 70-52 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Charles Strong grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 04:36 | UMass | John Knarr is called for traveling | 70-52 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Baker (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (C) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern, Charles Strong | |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Marcus Thomas (SF), Hans Dombrowski (C) Robert Farley, John Norman, Richard Manns | |
| 04:19 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski misses the tip | 70-52 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Donald Fortier pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Tim Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski misses the easy layup | 70-52 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Donald Fortier pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:34 | Temple | William Jordan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-52 |
| 03:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Leroy Gurney | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Merrill Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Gurney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Jordan (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hans Dombrowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Leroy Gurney connects on the open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Billy Baker | 72-52 |
| 02:45 | Temple | William Jordan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 02:43 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Leroy Gurney jams it set up by John Knarr and he's fouled by Tim Brooks - foul #4 on Tim Brooks, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (PG), James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (C) John Knarr, Billy Baker, Ruben Ferguson, Merrill Christensen | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (SG), John Norman (SF) William Jordan, Marcus Thomas | |
| 02:19 | UMass | Leroy Gurney makes the free throw | 75-52 |
| 02:09 | Temple | John Norman comes up short on the shot from the left block | 75-52 |
| 02:08 | UMass | Bruce Bixby snags the defensive board | 75-52 |
| 01:52 | UMass | James Williams drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 77-52 |
| 01:34 | Temple | John Norman is hacked by Leroy Gurney - foul #3 on Leroy Gurney, team foul #8 | 77-52 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Billy Baker (SG) Frank Beall, James Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | Sammy Thomas (SF) Tim Brooks | |
| 01:34 | Temple | John Norman makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:34 | Temple | John Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 77-53 |
| 01:15 | UMass | Leroy Gurney is open but misses the lay-in | 77-53 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Sammy Thomas gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Robert Farley's pass is intercepted by Billy Baker in the backcourt | 77-53 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the dunk attempt | 77-53 |
| 01:06 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 79-53 |
| 00:49 | Temple | The jump hook by Donald Fortier is blocked by Bruce Bixby | 79-53 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Leroy Gurney grabs the board | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Bixby | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Sammy Thomas is fouled on the floor by Samuel Halpern - foul #1 on Samuel Halpern, team foul #9 | 81-53 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Sammy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 81-53 |
| 00:00 | UMass | John Knarr runs out the clock | 81-53 |