| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Robert Morrison inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Auburn | John Moen scores on a floater from the right block | 33-35 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Robert Griffin's pass is intercepted by Clifton Newlon | 33-35 |
| 18:57 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Auburn | Louis Holley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:41 | Auburn | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Charles Lowe pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Stanley Johnson buries a shot from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 18:15 | Auburn | Robert Morrison can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to John Moen | 35-35 |
| 18:04 | Auburn | Louis Holley connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Morrison | 35-37 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Clarence Page works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right block | 37-37 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Robert Morrison clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 37-37 |
| 17:40 | Auburn | John Moen tips it in | 37-39 |
| 17:19 | Temple | Charles Lowe is fouled on the floor by John Moen - foul #3 on John Moen, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Auburn | Marcus Ono (PG), Gary Napper (SG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 17:05 | Temple | Peter Hurley travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) Marcus Ono | |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Napper and he's hacked by John Masters - foul #3 on John Masters, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG) John Masters | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 16:47 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:28 | Temple | Charles Lowe knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-42 |
| 16:11 | Auburn | Gary Napper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Patel - foul #1 on William Patel, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF) Charles Lowe, Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Daniel Landry | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Napper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | John Moen buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Napper and he's hacked by Ernie Taylor - foul #4 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:33 | Auburn | John Moen misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:33 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Peter Hurley throws it down on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 43-44 |
| 14:55 | Auburn | John Masters is called for the reach on John Moen - foul #4 on John Masters, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (C) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Brian Matthews, Louis Holley | |
| 14:40 | Auburn | John Moen can't connect on a runner near the basket | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Charles Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:26 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:24 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:20 | Auburn | Gary Napper loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Louis Holley (C) Daniel Landry | |
| 14:09 | Temple | Eugene Danner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG) John Moen | |
| 13:49 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Robert Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Auburn | Clarence Page swats the layup by Louis Holley | 43-44 |
| 13:36 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Morrison | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Auburn | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 43-44 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Clarence Page connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Johnson | 45-44 |
| 13:04 | Auburn | Robert Morrison scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Danner | 47-47 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Robert Morrison knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Peter Hurley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Holley - foul #2 on Louis Holley, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Robert Morrison, Louis Holley | |
| 12:01 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:01 | Auburn | Daniel Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:41 | Auburn | William Patel lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Napper | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Alexander (fresh) SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Napper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Patel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Napper - foul #2 on Gary Napper, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG) Charles Lowe | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:23 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | John Moen misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Donald Alexander, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (PF) Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 11:14 | Auburn | John Moen makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:14 | Auburn | John Moen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Stanley Johnson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 10:53 | Temple | Eugene Danner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Ernie Taylor tips it in | 52-52 |
| 10:40 | Auburn | Gary Napper drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stanley Johnson | 54-55 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Brian Matthews is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (PF) Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Auburn | Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (C) Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 09:55 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the wide open floater from the left side | 54-55 |
| 09:53 | Temple | Charles Lowe tips it home | 56-55 |
| 09:49 | Auburn | John Moen's fadeaway is rejected by Ernie Taylor | 56-55 |
| 09:48 | Auburn | Louis Holley tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Clarence Page is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 09:35 | Auburn | William Patel gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:28 | Auburn | Robert Morrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 09:09 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the floater from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 09:07 | Auburn | Robert Morrison grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 08:41 | Auburn | Gary Napper loses the dribble to Charles Lowe | 56-60 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Robert Griffin lays it in set up by Charles Lowe | 58-60 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison lays it in and he's hacked by Charles Lowe - foul #1 on Charles Lowe, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (PF) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, William Patel | |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:58 | Temple | Eugene Danner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 58-63 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Donald Alexander can't tip it in | 58-63 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Louis Holley snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 07:48 | Auburn | Ernie Taylor steals it from Louis Holley | 58-63 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Alexander | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 06:56 | Auburn | Robert Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Louis Holley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Donaldson - foul #3 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Charles Lowe, Donald Alexander, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (PG), Brian Matthews (SF), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) John Moen, Robert Morrison, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 06:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 06:24 | Temple | Clarence Page misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Stanley Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Gary Napper loses the dribble to Stanley Johnson in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Clarence Page can't finish the layup | 60-63 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Eugene Danner tips it in | 62-63 |
| 05:54 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 05:20 | Auburn | William Patel clanks a floater from the left block | 65-66 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Gary Napper is called for the reach on Eugene Danner - foul #3 on Gary Napper, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG), Robert Morrison (SF), Louis Holley (C) Clifton Newlon, Brian Matthews, Daniel Landry | |
| 04:57 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses short on a shot from the left side | 67-66 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Charles Lowe grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| 04:02 | Auburn | Eugene Danner is called for the reach on Robert Morrison - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Anthony Donaldson (PF) Gary Napper, William Patel | |
| 03:44 | Auburn | Robert Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 03:29 | Temple | Peter Hurley loses the dribble to John Moen | 69-66 |
| 03:26 | Auburn | John Moen banks in the layup | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - John Moen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifton Newlon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morrison (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Holley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Stanley Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | Robert Morrison snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (PF) Stanley Johnson, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gary Napper (SG), William Patel (PF), Daniel Landry (C) Clifton Newlon, Anthony Donaldson, Louis Holley | |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:52 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Charles Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Brian Matthews (SF) Robert Morrison | |
| 02:31 | Auburn | William Patel misses the shot in the paint | 69-69 |
| 02:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 69-69 |
| 02:12 | Temple | Charles Lowe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Masters | 72-69 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | John Masters is called for the reach on Gary Napper - foul #5 on John Masters, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Auburn | Clifton Newlon (SG), Robert Morrison (SF), Anthony Donaldson (PF), Louis Holley (C) John Moen, Brian Matthews, William Patel, Daniel Landry | |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:47 | Auburn | Gary Napper makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Clifton Newlon is called for the reach on Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Clifton Newlon, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Auburn | John Moen (PG) Gary Napper | |
| 01:34 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:34 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:17 | Auburn | Robert Morrison misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-71 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Stanley Johnson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Clarence Page | 74-71 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | Robert Morrison drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clifton Newlon | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Clarence Page drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stanley Johnson and the foul's on Anthony Donaldson - foul #4 on Anthony Donaldson, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Anthony Donaldson grabs the board | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon is fouled on the floor by Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | Auburn | John Moen gets the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Stanley Johnson steps in front of the Clifton Newlon pass | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Charles Lowe lays it in on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Clifton Newlon can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-74 |