| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chung Xang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lance Short (fresh) C - Donald Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Michael Tandy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Cauley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Zahner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Richard Cauley inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Larry Zahner lays it in uncontested | 36-43 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Richard Cauley steals it from Dario Ziter | 36-43 |
| 19:29 | Akron | Dario Ziter picks off the pass by Richard Cauley in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Donald Boone knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dario Ziter | 39-43 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Larry Zahner is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lance Short - foul #1 on Lance Short, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Carstens (C) Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 18:49 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:49 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Lance Short snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Chung Xang is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Brown (PG), William Payton (PF) Dario Ziter, Lance Short | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (C) Frank Spruell | |
| 18:24 | Akron | Richard Cauley is hacked by Patrick Carstens - foul #2 on Patrick Carstens, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Mark Papke (C) Chung Xang, Josef Zolty | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Donald Zelonis (SG), Russell Hassler (PF) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Larry Zahner | |
| 18:11 | Akron | William Payton swats the short shot by James O'Malley | 39-44 |
| 18:09 | Temple | William Payton pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:56 | Temple | Patrick Carstens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 17:55 | Akron | Donald Zelonis snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 17:50 | Akron | Eddie McCallen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Patrick Carstens - foul #3 on Patrick Carstens, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG) Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Turner (C) Richard Cauley | |
| 17:50 | Akron | Eddie McCallen misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:50 | Temple | William Payton grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Dario Ziter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-46 |
| 17:25 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Zelonis | 39-46 |
| 17:02 | Akron | Russell Hassler drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Zelonis | 39-48 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Mark Papke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 16:55 | Akron | The rebound goes to Charlie Turner | 39-48 |
| 16:30 | Akron | William Payton blocks the short jumper by Eddie McCallen | 39-48 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Dario Ziter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-48 |
| 16:23 | Akron | Russell Hassler gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:14 | Akron | Charlie Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 39-48 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Charlie Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fairly fresh) PF - William Payton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Papke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hassler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Zelonis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Turner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Akron | Eddie McCallen is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Chung Xang (SG), Josef Zolty (SF), Lance Short (PF), Donald Boone (C) Dario Ziter, Robert Brown, Giuseppe Bruno, William Payton, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Larry Zahner (PF), Frank Spruell (C) Eddie McCallen, Russell Hassler, Donald Zelonis, James O'Malley, Charlie Turner | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Michael Tandy comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bojan Bakowski - foul #4 on Bojan Bakowski, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Carstens (PG) Bojan Bakowski | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Michael Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Michael Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:09 | Temple | Josef Zolty misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 39-50 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Patrick Carstens misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Lance Short tips it in | 41-50 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Larry Zahner clanks a jumper from the right block | 41-50 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Donald Boone snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Richard Cauley steals it from Lance Short | 41-50 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Richard Cauley hits the finger roll | 41-52 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Chung Xang is hacked by Frank Spruell - foul #3 on Frank Spruell, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Edward Clevenger (SF) Patrick Carstens, Josef Zolty | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Sanders (PF), Charles Williams (C) Larry Zahner, Frank Spruell | |
| 13:59 | Temple | Chung Xang is fouled on the floor by Warren Jones - foul #2 on Warren Jones, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Chung Xang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Edward Clevenger hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 13:29 | Akron | Warren Jones hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Tandy | 43-55 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Chung Xang's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Williams | 43-55 |
| 13:02 | Akron | Paul Sanders snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Michael Tandy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Josef Zolty (SF), William Payton (PF), Patrick Carstens (C) Edward Clevenger, Lance Short, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Russell Hassler (SG), Larry Zahner (PF), James O'Malley (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Paul Sanders, Charles Williams | |
| 12:46 | Temple | Patrick Carstens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James O'Malley - foul #1 on James O'Malley, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Patrick Carstens makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Patrick Carstens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Larry Zahner banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Hassler | 45-57 |
| 12:15 | Temple | Chung Xang makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dario Ziter | 47-57 |
| 11:53 | Akron | Richard Cauley double dribbles | 47-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Brown (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Mark Papke (C) Chung Xang, Josef Zolty, Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Akron | Warren Jones (SG), Frank Spruell (C) Richard Cauley, Larry Zahner | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) PF - William Payton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Papke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Warren Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Hassler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James O'Malley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Dario Ziter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eddie McCallen - foul #2 on Eddie McCallen, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SF) Warren Jones | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Dario Ziter makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Dario Ziter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 11:19 | Akron | James O'Malley hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Hassler | 49-59 |
| 10:54 | Temple | William Payton is fouled on the floor by James O'Malley - foul #2 on James O'Malley, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Chung Xang (SG), Josef Zolty (SF), Lance Short (PF) Dario Ziter, William Payton, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), Charlie Turner (C) Eddie McCallen, Russell Hassler, Donald Zelonis, James O'Malley, Frank Spruell | |
| 10:49 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 10:47 | Akron | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:42 | Akron | Michael Tandy is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Warren Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 10:26 | Akron | Richard Cauley gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Richard Cauley clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #4 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Carstens (PG), Donald Boone (C) Robert Brown, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Akron | Larry Zahner (PF) Paul Sanders | |
| 10:07 | Akron | Richard Cauley misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:07 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Donald Boone comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Charlie Turner - foul #1 on Charlie Turner, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Clevenger (SF) Josef Zolty | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 09:54 | Temple | Donald Boone makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Donald Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:54 | Akron | Larry Zahner gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Larry Zahner buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Tandy and he's hacked by Patrick Carstens - foul #4 on Patrick Carstens, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Mark Papke (C) Patrick Carstens, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (C) Charlie Turner | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Edward Clevenger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 09:26 | Akron | Warren Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:04 | Akron | Richard Cauley makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Tandy | 50-65 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Chung Xang misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-65 |
| 08:48 | Akron | Larry Zahner snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 08:43 | Akron | Richard Cauley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Josef Zolty (SF), William Payton (PF), Donald Boone (C) Edward Clevenger, Lance Short, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Russell Hassler (SG), Donald Zelonis (SF), Frank Spruell (C) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones, Richard Cauley, Larry Zahner | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Temple | Donald Boone can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 08:37 | Akron | Eddie McCallen gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Russell Hassler is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Xang - foul #1 on Chung Xang, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Akron | Paul Sanders (PF) James O'Malley | |
| 08:35 | Akron | Russell Hassler makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 08:35 | Akron | Russell Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Chung Xang misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-67 |
| 08:17 | Akron | The rebound goes to Donald Zelonis | 50-67 |
| 07:52 | Akron | Donald Zelonis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Donald Boone gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chung Xang (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Payton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hassler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Zelonis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Spruell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Temple | Frank Spruell steps in front of the Donald Boone pass | 50-67 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Paul Sanders misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 07:35 | Akron | Paul Sanders misses the tip | 50-67 |
| 07:33 | Temple | William Payton gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Josef Zolty misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 50-67 |
| 07:22 | Akron | Frank Spruell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 07:08 | Akron | Eddie McCallen's pass is intercepted by William Payton | 50-67 |
| 06:44 | Temple | Chung Xang makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dario Ziter | 53-67 |
| 06:27 | Akron | Russell Hassler loses the dribble to Donald Boone | 53-67 |
| 06:19 | Temple | William Payton is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Patrick Carstens (C) Dario Ziter, Chung Xang, Josef Zolty, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Akron | Michael Tandy (PG), Warren Jones (SG), Richard Cauley (SF), Larry Zahner (PF), James O'Malley (C) Eddie McCallen, Russell Hassler, Donald Zelonis, Paul Sanders, Frank Spruell | |
| 06:19 | Temple | William Payton makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:19 | Temple | William Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:03 | Akron | Larry Zahner clanks a shot from the left block | 55-67 |
| 06:01 | Akron | Larry Zahner tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 05:40 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno snags the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 05:30 | Temple | Robert Brown misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-69 |
| 05:29 | Akron | The rebound goes to Larry Zahner | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Warren Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Brown, team foul #10 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Chung Xang (SG), Mark Papke (C) Robert Brown, William Payton | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 05:26 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:26 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Mark Papke grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 05:13 | Temple | Richard Cauley steals the ball from Giuseppe Bruno | 55-70 |
| 04:44 | Akron | Richard Cauley scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Warren Jones | 55-72 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Cauley - foul #1 on Richard Cauley, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Lance Short (PF) Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Turner (C) James O'Malley | |
| 04:35 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:35 | Akron | Larry Zahner grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Warren Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Xang - foul #2 on Chung Xang, team foul #11 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Clevenger (SF) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 04:33 | Akron | Warren Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:33 | Akron | Warren Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Lance Short is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Josef Zolty (SF) Edward Clevenger | |
| Subs | Akron | Eddie McCallen (PG), Russell Hassler (SG) Michael Tandy, Warren Jones | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Larry Zahner is hacked by Lance Short - foul #2 on Lance Short, team foul #12 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Temple | William Payton (SG), Patrick Carstens (C) Chung Xang, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 03:48 | Akron | Larry Zahner makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Larry Zahner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:48 | Akron | Russell Hassler gets the offensive rebound | 56-74 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bojan Bakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - William Payton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lance Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Carstens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Eddie McCallen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Russell Hassler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Richard Cauley (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Larry Zahner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Charlie Turner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Akron | Eddie McCallen hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Cauley | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Temple | William Payton is hacked by Larry Zahner - foul #1 on Larry Zahner, team foul #9 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Edward Clevenger (SF), Mark Papke (C) Bojan Bakowski, Josef Zolty, Lance Short | |
| Subs | Akron | James O'Malley (SF), Paul Sanders (PF), Charles Williams (C) Richard Cauley, Larry Zahner, Charlie Turner | |
| 03:02 | Temple | William Payton makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 03:02 | Temple | William Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Edward Clevenger grabs the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 02:49 | Temple | William Payton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-76 |
| 02:47 | Akron | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 02:29 | Akron | James O'Malley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie McCallen | 57-78 |
| 02:15 | Temple | William Payton's pass is intercepted by James O'Malley | 57-78 |
| 02:12 | Akron | Eddie McCallen misses the easy layup | 57-78 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Patrick Carstens gets the rebound | 57-78 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Mark Papke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-78 |
| Subs | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno (C) Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Akron | Donald Zelonis (SG) Charles Williams | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Donald Zelonis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-78 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Papke (C) Edward Clevenger | |
| Subs | Akron | Charlie Turner (C) Paul Sanders | |
| 01:45 | Temple | Donald Zelonis is called for the reach on William Payton - foul #2 on Donald Zelonis, team foul #10 | 57-78 |
| 01:45 | Temple | William Payton misses the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 01:45 | Temple | William Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 01:21 | Akron | James O'Malley hits a wide open shot from the right block on a great pass from Eddie McCallen | 58-80 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Mark Papke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-80 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the offensive board | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Temple | The 3pt attempt by William Payton is denied by Charlie Turner | 58-80 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Patrick Carstens tips it in | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Akron | James O'Malley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Patrick Carstens - foul #5 on Patrick Carstens, team foul #13 | 60-80 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Clevenger (SF) Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 00:28 | Akron | James O'Malley makes the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:28 | Akron | James O'Malley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Mark Papke grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 00:24 | Temple | William Payton's floater is tipped away by Charlie Turner | 60-81 |
| 00:22 | Akron | The rebound goes to James O'Malley | 60-81 |
| 00:00 | Akron | Eddie McCallen runs out the clock | 60-81 |