| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bojan Bakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chung Xang (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lance Short (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Raber (fresh) SG - Floyd Ploof (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bourdon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wentz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Josef Zolty inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Temple | Lance Short clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Ploof and he's hacked by Lance Short - foul #2 on Lance Short, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:08 | Temple | James Raber is called for the reach on Bojan Bakowski - foul #1 on James Raber, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Chung Xang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bojan Bakowski | 42-31 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Josef Zolty steals it from Floyd Ploof | 42-31 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski is called for 5 seconds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), William Payton (PF), Patrick Carstens (C) Bojan Bakowski, Lance Short, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck (PG) James Raber | |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Taylor | 42-33 |
| 18:00 | Temple | Patrick Carstens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Chung Xang grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:41 | Temple | Josef Zolty is fouled on the floor by David Bourdon - foul #1 on David Bourdon, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Brown (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Chung Xang, Josef Zolty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan (SG), Kurt Ratliff (SF), Charles Bean (PF), Robert Brewer (C) Floyd Ploof, David Bourdon, Fred Taylor, Benny Wentz | |
| 17:29 | Temple | William Payton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:27 | Temple | William Payton snags the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:11 | Temple | William Payton travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Lance Short (PF) Dario Ziter, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Raber (PG) Calvin McHan | |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kurt Ratliff | 42-36 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Lance Short misses short on a jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff buries a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:20 | Temple | William Payton buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bojan Bakowski | 44-39 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Raber | 44-42 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Patrick Carstens scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Brown and he's hacked by Robert Brewer - foul #1 on Robert Brewer, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Chung Xang (SG), Josef Zolty (SF), Donald Boone (C) Bojan Bakowski, Robert Brown, William Payton, Lance Short | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof (SG), David Bourdon (SF), Fred Taylor (PF), Benny Wentz (C) James Raber, Dallas Ranck, Charles Bean, Robert Brewer | |
| 15:52 | Temple | Patrick Carstens makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chung Xang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Carstens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kurt Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Ploof (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Bourdon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Benny Wentz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Chung Xang steals the ball from Floyd Ploof in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 15:33 | Temple | Patrick Carstens is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Papke (PF) Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan (PG) Kurt Ratliff | |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Calvin McHan and he's fouled by Mark Papke - foul #1 on Mark Papke, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Chung Xang is hacked by Floyd Ploof - foul #2 on Floyd Ploof, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Mazierski (C) Benny Wentz | |
| 14:44 | Temple | Chung Xang comes up short on the shot near the basket | 47-45 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Dario Ziter misses the tip | 47-45 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Josef Zolty tips it home | 49-45 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Xang - foul #3 on Chung Xang, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Lance Short (PF) Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Bean (C) James Mazierski | |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Josef Zolty - foul #1 on Josef Zolty, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG) Dario Ziter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff (PG) Calvin McHan | |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | Josef Zolty takes the ball from Floyd Ploof | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | Temple | Floyd Ploof is called for the reach on Chung Xang - foul #3 on Floyd Ploof, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), William Payton (PF), Donald Boone (C) Bojan Bakowski, Chung Xang, Josef Zolty, Lance Short, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Raber (PG), Calvin McHan (SG), Dallas Ranck (SF), Robert Brewer (PF), Benny Wentz (C) Kurt Ratliff, Floyd Ploof, David Bourdon, Fred Taylor, Charles Bean | |
| 13:16 | Temple | Dario Ziter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Raber - foul #2 on James Raber, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Dario Ziter makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Dario Ziter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Brewer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Payton - foul #1 on William Payton, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Dario Ziter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Donald Boone snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:09 | Temple | James Raber steals the ball from Robert Brown | 51-48 |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Donald Boone clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Brewer | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Bruno (fairly fresh) PF - William Payton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Raber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin McHan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Ranck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Brewer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Wentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dario Ziter - foul #3 on Dario Ziter, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Chung Xang (SG), Josef Zolty (SF), Lance Short (PF), Patrick Carstens (C) Dario Ziter, Robert Brown, Giuseppe Bruno, William Payton, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof (SG), David Bourdon (SF), Fred Taylor (PF), Charles Bean (C) James Raber, Calvin McHan, Robert Brewer, Benny Wentz | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Patrick Carstens knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Bojan Bakowski | 53-50 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof is fouled in the backcourt by Bojan Bakowski - foul #1 on Bojan Bakowski, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff (PG) Dallas Ranck | |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:50 | Temple | Josef Zolty is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Lance Short steps in front of the Charles Bean pass | 53-52 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Josef Zolty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Patrick Carstens's layup is rejected by Fred Taylor | 53-55 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Lance Short grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Floyd Ploof steals it from Josef Zolty | 53-55 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Josef Zolty is called for the reach on Fred Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josef Zolty, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Clevenger (SF), William Payton (PF), Mark Papke (C) Josef Zolty, Lance Short, Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan (SG), Robert Brewer (C) Floyd Ploof, Charles Bean | |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:25 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Fred Taylor blocks the short jumper by Mark Papke | 53-57 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 09:10 | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno (SF) Edward Clevenger | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Raber (PG), Benny Wentz (C) David Bourdon, Fred Taylor | |
| 09:02 | Temple | Benny Wentz blocks the short jumper by Bojan Bakowski | 53-57 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno tips it in | 55-57 |
| 08:47 | Western Illinois | James Raber comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 08:46 | Temple | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 08:20 | Temple | William Payton scores on a shot from the right block | 57-57 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Brewer connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Calvin McHan | 57-59 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Chung Xang is fouled on the floor by Calvin McHan - foul #1 on Calvin McHan, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Josef Zolty (SF), Lance Short (PF), Patrick Carstens (C) Bojan Bakowski, Giuseppe Bruno, William Payton, Mark Papke | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck (PG), Floyd Ploof (SG), David Bourdon (SF), Charles Bean (PF), James Mazierski (C) James Raber, Calvin McHan, Kurt Ratliff, Robert Brewer, Benny Wentz | |
| 07:49 | Temple | Chung Xang misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean tips it home | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chung Xang (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Carstens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dallas Ranck (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Ploof (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Bourdon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mazierski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Temple | Dario Ziter knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Carstens | 59-61 |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:25 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon's pass is intercepted by Chung Xang | 59-61 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Dario Ziter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bean | 59-64 |
| 05:17 | Temple | Lance Short makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Carstens | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), William Payton (PF), Donald Boone (C) Dario Ziter, Chung Xang, Josef Zolty, Lance Short, Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Raber (PG), Fred Taylor (PF), Benny Wentz (C) Floyd Ploof, Charles Bean, James Mazierski | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | David Bourdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz snags the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:45 | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 04:32 | Temple | Robert Brown clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 04:23 | Temple | William Payton is called for traveling | 61-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Dario Ziter (PG), Josef Zolty (SF) Bojan Bakowski, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan (SG), Kurt Ratliff (SF) Dallas Ranck, David Bourdon | |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor tips it home | 61-68 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Fred Taylor steals it from Josef Zolty | 61-68 |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:25 | Western Illinois | Calvin McHan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Raber | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dario Ziter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Zolty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Payton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Raber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin McHan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Ratliff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benny Wentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Donald Boone connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dario Ziter | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Kurt Ratliff knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Raber | 63-73 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Bojan Bakowski (PG), Lance Short (PF), Patrick Carstens (C) Robert Brown, William Payton, Donald Boone | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck (PG), Floyd Ploof (SG), David Bourdon (SF), Charles Bean (C) James Raber, Calvin McHan, Kurt Ratliff, Benny Wentz | |
| 02:17 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski is fouled on the floor by Dallas Ranck - foul #1 on Dallas Ranck, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Chung Xang (SG) Dario Ziter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:17 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Bojan Bakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 64-73 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Lance Short grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:36 | Temple | Lance Short hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Bean snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 01:34 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Boone (C) Patrick Carstens | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Raber (PG), Benny Wentz (C) Dallas Ranck, Charles Bean | |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Donald Boone snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Lance Short makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chung Xang and he's hacked by Floyd Ploof - foul #4 on Floyd Ploof, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Lance Short misses the free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Benny Wentz | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Josef Zolty is called for the reach on James Raber - foul #3 on Josef Zolty, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Bean (C) Benny Wentz | |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | James Raber makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | James Raber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Temple | Chung Xang buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-75 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof is fouled in the backcourt by Bojan Bakowski - foul #2 on Bojan Bakowski, team foul #10 | 69-75 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Josef Zolty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-77 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Lance Short gets the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Chung Xang connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bojan Bakowski | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof is hacked by Bojan Bakowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bojan Bakowski, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Floyd Ploof misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Lance Short gets the rebound | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Temple | Lance Short loses the ball out of bounds | 72-77 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dallas Ranck (SF) David Bourdon | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor is hacked by Chung Xang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chung Xang, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Fred Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Chung Xang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-79 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Lance Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Chung Xang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-79 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Donald Boone gets the offensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Chung Xang buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Short | 75-79 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-79 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Benny Wentz (C) Charles Bean | |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | Bojan Bakowski is called for the reach on James Raber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bojan Bakowski, team foul #13 | 75-79 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | James Raber makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:07 | Western Illinois | James Raber makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Chung Xang scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-81 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | James Raber runs out the clock | 78-81 |