| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Graham (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Dillard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Jurgens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Franklin McKray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Ernest Jurgens inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | John Kirby makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-24 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Franklin McKray gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:19 | Temple | John Kirby hits the finger roll | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is fouled on the floor by Franklin McKray - foul #2 on Franklin McKray, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Nathaniel - foul #1 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Temple | Franklin McKray gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Franklin McKray is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Franklin McKray, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franklin McKray - foul #4 on Franklin McKray, team foul #4 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Stephens (C) Franklin McKray | |
| 18:05 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:41 | Temple | Joseph Stephens is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Joseph Fung comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Kirby - foul #1 on John Kirby, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:20 | UMass | Joseph Fung makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Joseph Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF) Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Lazaro (SF) Jason Edwards | |
| 16:31 | UMass | Joseph Fung connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Cole | 35-26 |
| 16:12 | Temple | John Kirby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-26 |
| 16:10 | UMass | Ronald Dillard gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Joseph Fung's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Stephens | 35-26 |
| 15:47 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kirby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lazaro (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Jurgens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Temple | John Kirby travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Jamie Becker (PF) Ernest Graham, Joseph Fung | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Edwards (PF) John Kirby | |
| 15:07 | UMass | Gregory Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 38-26 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel's pass is intercepted by Charles Cole | 38-26 |
| 14:22 | UMass | Louis Nathaniel steals the ball from Ronald Dillard | 38-26 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Michael Lazaro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Nathaniel | 38-28 |
| 14:02 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Ernest Jurgens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Michael Lazaro makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Louis Nathaniel | 38-30 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jamie Becker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cole | 40-30 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Joseph Stephens double dribbles | 40-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kirby (SG), Franklin McKray (C) Michael Lazaro, Joseph Stephens | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 12:37 | UMass | Ernest Graham grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 12:16 | UMass | Joseph Fung scores on a shot from the right side | 42-30 |
| 11:49 | Temple | John Kirby makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Graham (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Jurgens (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Franklin McKray (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Ernest Graham tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:08 | Temple | John Kirby misses the dunk | 44-32 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Franklin McKray hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 10:57 | UMass | Gregory Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Ernest Graham tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 10:36 | Temple | John Kirby makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Nathaniel | 46-36 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Charles Cole can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 46-36 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:54 | Temple | Joseph Fung is called for the reach on Ernest Jurgens - foul #2 on Joseph Fung, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Jamie Becker (PF), Kenneth Liberatore (C) Gregory Stewart, Joseph Fung, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Lazaro (PG), Joseph Stephens (PF) Louis Nathaniel, Jason Edwards | |
| 09:35 | Temple | John Kirby misses the shot from the right block | 46-36 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Charles Cole grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Ernest Jurgens is called for the reach on Charles Cole - foul #2 on Ernest Jurgens, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Ernest Graham | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:10 | UMass | Charles Cole makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:10 | UMass | Charles Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the board | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:01 | Temple | Michael Lazaro connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Kirby | 47-38 |
| 08:39 | UMass | Jamie Becker misses the shot in the lane | 47-38 |
| 08:37 | Temple | John Kirby pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:16 | Temple | John Kirby clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Charles Cole is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Ronald Dillard (C) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Charles Cole, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG) Ernest Jurgens | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Michael Lazaro misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 07:25 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gregory Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Fung (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Kirby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lazaro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | UMass | Ernest Graham travels with the ball | 47-38 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel's floater is tipped away by Joseph Fung | 47-38 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Ronald Dillard gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 06:30 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 06:28 | UMass | Ronald Dillard tips it home | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray blows the layup | 49-38 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Joseph Stephens tips it home | 49-40 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Gregory Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Cole (PF) Jamie Becker | |
| Subs | Temple | Ernest Jurgens (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Michael Lazaro, Joseph Stephens | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Temple | Jason Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Jurgens | 49-42 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Charles Cole lays it in | 51-42 |
| 05:19 | Temple | John Kirby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore (C) Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Lazaro (PG) Louis Nathaniel | |
| 05:08 | UMass | John Kirby is called for the reach on Ernest Graham - foul #2 on John Kirby, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Jason Edwards snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Temple | Jason Edwards connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Jurgens | 51-44 |
| 04:26 | UMass | Kenneth Liberatore misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 04:23 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Temple | John Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Gregory Stewart, Ernest Graham, Joseph Fung, Charles Cole, Kenneth Liberatore | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Joseph Stephens (PF) John Kirby, Jason Edwards | |
| 03:36 | UMass | Abdul Menard is hacked by Louis Nathaniel - foul #2 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 03:36 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Temple | Joseph Stephens blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 03:28 | Temple | Michael Lazaro tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Abdul Menard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Jenks (fresh) PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Dillard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Lazaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Jurgens (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklin McKray (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Joseph Stephens snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 03:15 | Temple | The jumper by Franklin McKray is denied by Jamie Becker | 53-44 |
| 03:13 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Joseph Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Dillard | 53-44 |
| 02:58 | UMass | Dennis Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Joseph Fung (SF) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Keith Jenks | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Edwards (PF) Joseph Stephens | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-44 |
| 02:33 | UMass | Jamie Becker tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Joseph Fung is called for the reach on Jason Edwards - foul #3 on Joseph Fung, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UMass | Abdul Menard (PG), Dennis Scott (SG), Charles Cole (SF), Kenneth Liberatore (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Gregory Stewart, Ernest Graham, Joseph Fung, Jamie Becker, Ronald Dillard | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:08 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses the lay-in | 55-44 |
| 02:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 55-44 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Jason Edwards steals the ball from Peter Boyles | 55-44 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Charles Cole - foul #3 on Charles Cole, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Stewart (PG), Ernest Graham (SG), Joseph Fung (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Ronald Dillard (C) Abdul Menard, Dennis Scott, Charles Cole, Kenneth Liberatore, Peter Boyles | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kirby (SG) Michael Lazaro | |
| 01:48 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:32 | UMass | Ernest Jurgens picks off the pass by Joseph Fung | 55-47 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Ronald Dillard swats the layup by John Kirby | 55-47 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Gregory Stewart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Kirby | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Temple | Jason Edwards clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Ronald Dillard grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is fouled in the backcourt by John Kirby - foul #3 on John Kirby, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Jason Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Ronald Dillard | 56-47 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Ronald Dillard is hacked by John Kirby in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Kirby, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Ronald Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Ronald Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Franklin McKray snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:29 | Temple | The jumper by John Kirby is denied by Jamie Becker | 57-47 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Joseph Fung snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Gregory Stewart runs out the clock | 57-47 |