| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Colin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Themba Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Oliveri (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Stamm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Luke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Adam Oliveri inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Temple | Themba Abdel is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Vasquez (SG), Todd Charles (C) Themba Abdel, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:24 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 30-30 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Adam Oliveri hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Gary Luke gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Phillip Blalock tips it in | 30-32 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Thomas Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:58 | UMass | Todd Stamm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to Adam Oliveri | 30-32 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Jose Vasquez lays it up and in on a great pass from William Colin and the foul's on Phillip Blalock - foul #1 on Phillip Blalock, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (PG), Edward O'Bannion (C) William Colin, Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), James Luedtke (PF) Phillip Blalock, Todd Stamm | |
| 17:37 | Temple | Jose Vasquez makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Stephen Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Carson (SF) Jose Vasquez | |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG), Charles Peasley (C) Stephen Walker, Gary Luke | |
| 16:54 | Temple | James Luedtke swats the shot by Adam Oliveri | 33-32 |
| 16:53 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Thomas Davis is called for the reach on James Luedtke - foul #3 on Thomas Davis, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | James Reeves (PF) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:41 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | UMass | Charles Peasley snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Carlson | 33-35 |
| 15:56 | Temple | Themba Abdel loses the dribble to James Luedtke | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Themba Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Oliveri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. SF - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Luedtke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Peasley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez loses the dribble to Themba Abdel | 33-35 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Adam Oliveri connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Themba Abdel | 36-35 |
| 15:11 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Temple | William Colin (PG), Todd Charles (C) Themba Abdel, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Phillip Blalock (SG), Todd Stamm (PF), Walter Jones (C) Gilberto Rodriguez, Bruce Carlson, James Luedtke, Charles Peasley | |
| 14:59 | Temple | Adam Oliveri misses badly on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Roger Vizcarrondo - foul #1 on Roger Vizcarrondo, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (SG) Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:59 | Temple | Adam Oliveri makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:59 | Temple | Adam Oliveri makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:59 | Temple | Adam Oliveri misses the 3rd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:59 | UMass | Walter Jones snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:54 | UMass | William Colin steals it from Stephen Walker | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Themba Abdel banks in the layup on a great pass from William Colin | 40-35 |
| 14:30 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Jones | 40-37 |
| 14:09 | Temple | William Colin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 14:08 | Temple | James Reeves tips it in | 42-37 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Stephen Walker hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Themba Abdel buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Charles | 44-39 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:01 | Temple | James Reeves is hacked by Todd Stamm - foul #1 on Todd Stamm, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Vasquez (SG), Christopher Carson (SF), Edward O'Bannion (C) Themba Abdel, Adam Oliveri, Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | James Dobbins (SF), James Luedtke (PF) Roger Vizcarrondo, Todd Stamm | |
| 12:53 | Temple | James Reeves misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Phillip Blalock pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | UMass | James Luedtke misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | Temple | William Colin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:08 | Temple | James Reeves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward O'Bannion | 46-42 |
| 11:50 | UMass | James Luedtke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Adam Oliveri (SG), Todd Charles (C) Jose Vasquez, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG), Bruce Carlson (SG), Todd Stamm (PF) Stephen Walker, Phillip Blalock, James Luedtke | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Colin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Adam Oliveri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. SF - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Stamm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Temple | Adam Oliveri is hacked by Bruce Carlson - foul #2 on Bruce Carlson, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| 11:24 | Temple | James Dobbins is called for the reach on Adam Oliveri - foul #2 on James Dobbins, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward O'Bannion (C) Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo (SF) James Dobbins | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Christopher Carson is hacked by Roger Vizcarrondo - foul #2 on Roger Vizcarrondo, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Adam Oliveri misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 11:04 | Temple | William Colin hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 10:40 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Walter Jones tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Adam Oliveri grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:31 | Temple | William Colin is hacked by Gilberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (SG), Todd Charles (C) Christopher Carson, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), James Luedtke (PF) Gilberto Rodriguez, Todd Stamm | |
| 10:31 | Temple | William Colin makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:31 | Temple | William Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Walter Jones misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-42 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Themba Abdel snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 10:00 | Temple | James Reeves buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 09:48 | UMass | James Luedtke misses short on a floater from the left side | 53-42 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Adam Oliveri snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Adam Oliveri misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Jones - foul #4 on Walter Jones, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Carson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Edward O'Bannion (C) William Colin, James Reeves, Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Phillip Blalock (SG), James Dobbins (SF), Todd Stamm (PF), Gary Luke (C) Bruce Carlson, Roger Vizcarrondo, James Luedtke, Walter Jones | |
| 09:20 | Temple | Adam Oliveri makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Adam Oliveri makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Gary Luke misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Davis - foul #4 on Thomas Davis, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Temple | William Colin (PG), James Reeves (PF) Themba Abdel, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 09:06 | UMass | Gary Luke misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Gary Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:54 | Temple | James Reeves misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Todd Stamm - foul #2 on Todd Stamm, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (PG) William Colin | |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG) Stephen Walker | |
| 08:54 | Temple | James Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:54 | Temple | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:41 | UMass | James Dobbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Temple | William Colin (PG), Jose Vasquez (SG) Themba Abdel, Adam Oliveri | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:21 | Temple | Edward O'Bannion can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-43 |
| 08:19 | UMass | Gary Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Gary Luke can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Reeves - foul #2 on James Reeves, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (SG), Adam Oliveri (SF), Todd Charles (C) Jose Vasquez, Christopher Carson, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Roger Vizcarrondo (SF), Walter Jones (C) Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins, Todd Stamm | |
| 07:57 | UMass | Gary Luke makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 07:57 | UMass | Gary Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:37 | Temple | Adam Oliveri scores on a jumper from the right side | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Colin (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Themba Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Oliveri (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Reeves (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Blalock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Phillip Blalock connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 07:02 | Temple | William Colin connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Adam Oliveri | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 61-50 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Themba Abdel loses the ball out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Vasquez (SG), Christopher Carson (SF), Edward O'Bannion (C) William Colin, Themba Abdel, James Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (SG), Todd Stamm (PF) Phillip Blalock, Gary Luke | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:19 | UMass | Walter Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (SG) Jose Vasquez | |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (PG) Stephen Walker | |
| 06:03 | Temple | Gilberto Rodriguez steals the ball from Adam Oliveri | 61-50 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Bruce Carlson is fouled on the floor by Todd Charles - foul #2 on Todd Charles, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Temple | William Colin (PG) Themba Abdel | |
| Subs | UMass | James Dobbins (SF) Roger Vizcarrondo | |
| 05:31 | UMass | Walter Jones hits a floater from the right side set up by Gilberto Rodriguez and the foul's on Todd Charles - foul #3 on Todd Charles, team foul #5 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Temple | James Reeves (PF) Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:31 | UMass | Walter Jones misses the free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:31 | Temple | James Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Todd Charles loses the dribble to Bruce Carlson | 61-52 |
| 05:18 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez throws it down on a nice dish by Bruce Carlson | 61-54 |
| 04:59 | Temple | William Colin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Todd Charles tips it home | 63-54 |
| 04:45 | UMass | James Dobbins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 04:43 | Temple | James Reeves grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:38 | Temple | William Colin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Adam Oliveri is called for the reach on Todd Stamm - foul #2 on Adam Oliveri, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Themba Abdel (PG), Jose Vasquez (SG), Edward O'Bannion (C) William Colin, Christopher Carson, James Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Phillip Blalock (SG), Roger Vizcarrondo (SF), James Luedtke (PF), Gary Luke (C) Gilberto Rodriguez, Bruce Carlson, James Dobbins, Todd Stamm, Walter Jones | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-54 |
| 04:06 | Temple | Todd Charles pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Themba Abdel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Jose Vasquez misses the tip | 63-54 |
| 03:46 | UMass | Gary Luke snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses long on a shot from the right side | 63-54 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Themba Abdel grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Themba Abdel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Vasquez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Oliveri (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Todd Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Blalock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roger Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Luedtke (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Luke (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Temple | Jose Vasquez connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Adam Oliveri | 65-54 |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Luedtke hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Todd Charles - foul #4 on Todd Charles, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Temple | William Colin (PG), Christopher Carson (SF), James Reeves (PF) Jose Vasquez, Adam Oliveri, Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Jones (C) Gary Luke | |
| 03:07 | UMass | James Luedtke makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:59 | Temple | William Colin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Themba Abdel | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Stephen Walker misses the easy layup | 68-57 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo tips it home | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Temple | William Colin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:15 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 02:14 | UMass | Walter Jones tips it back up and in | 71-61 |
| 01:45 | Temple | William Colin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Phillip Blalock snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-61 |
| 01:18 | UMass | James Luedtke tips it in | 71-63 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Phillip Blalock is called for the reach on William Colin - foul #2 on Phillip Blalock, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Adam Oliveri (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) Christopher Carson, James Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Stamm (PF) James Luedtke | |
| 00:49 | Temple | William Colin misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:49 | Temple | William Colin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Walter Jones gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Thomas Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Temple | Thomas Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Walker - foul #1 on Stephen Walker, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Thomas Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:39 | UMass | The rebound goes to Todd Stamm | 72-63 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Thomas Davis pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Stephen Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Walker, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:25 | UMass | Roger Vizcarrondo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-63 |
| 00:24 | Temple | William Colin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | William Colin runs out the clock | 74-63 |