| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) C - Clarence Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Richard Watson (fresh) SG - Andrew Stubblefield (fresh) SF - Eugene Wolfe (fresh) PF - Alvin Brosius (fresh) C - Modesto Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Alvin Brosius wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe scores on a runner from close range set up by Richard Watson | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lowe | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Modesto Marino's floater is tipped away by Clarence Page | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Andrew Stubblefield is called for the reach on Stanley Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Stubblefield, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Temple | Modesto Marino is called for the reach on Charles Lowe - foul #1 on Modesto Marino, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Charles Lowe drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Richard Watson - foul #1 on Richard Watson, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | TCU | Modesto Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Eugene Danner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:41 | TCU | Richard Watson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 17:41 | TCU | Richard Watson misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | TCU | Richard Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Alvin Brosius steals it from John Masters | 5-3 |
| 17:18 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Temple | Robert Griffin is called for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | TCU | Ronald Rogers (PF), Swietomierz Cisowski (C) Alvin Brosius, Modesto Marino | |
| 16:43 | TCU | Richard Watson misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Peter Hurley is hacked by Andrew Stubblefield - foul #2 on Andrew Stubblefield, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | TCU | Raul Mejia (PG), Mark Whitehead (SG) Richard Watson, Andrew Stubblefield | |
| 16:11 | Temple | Peter Hurley scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Ronald Rogers - foul #1 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Grissett (SG) Eugene Wolfe | |
| 16:11 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:54 | TCU | Thomas Grissett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Masters (fresh) SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Raul Mejia (fresh) SG - Thomas Grissett (fresh) SF - Mark Whitehead (fresh) PF - Ronald Rogers (fresh) C - Swietomierz Cisowski (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Thomas Grissett takes the ball from Peter Hurley | 8-5 |
| 15:29 | TCU | Thomas Grissett misses the lay-in | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | TCU | Mark Whitehead tips it in | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Peter Hurley clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 15:12 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | TCU | Mark Whitehead hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Masters and the foul's on Swietomierz Cisowski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cisowski, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) John Masters, Robert Griffin, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Watson (PG), Eugene Wolfe (SF), Alvin Brosius (PF), Modesto Marino (C) Raul Mejia, Thomas Grissett, Ronald Rogers, Swietomierz Cisowski | |
| 14:37 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:24 | TCU | Mark Whitehead clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Mark Whitehead misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Alvin Brosius is called for the reach on Charles Lowe - foul #1 on Alvin Brosius, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (C) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Grissett (SG) Mark Whitehead | |
| 14:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:00 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:48 | TCU | Alvin Brosius connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Grissett | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Stanley Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Watson - foul #2 on Richard Watson, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | TCU | Raul Mejia (PG) Richard Watson | |
| 13:19 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | TCU | Alvin Brosius pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:08 | TCU | Alvin Brosius's dunk attempt is rejected by Eugene Danner | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Temple | John Masters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Eugene Danner tips it in | 15-11 |
| 12:39 | TCU | Modesto Marino can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Alvin Brosius steps in front of the Eugene Danner pass | 15-11 |
| 12:27 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 12:25 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Clarence Page clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Modesto Marino - foul #2 on Modesto Marino, team foul #9 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) John Masters | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Whitehead (SG), Ronald Rogers (PF), Swietomierz Cisowski (C) Thomas Grissett, Alvin Brosius, Modesto Marino | |
| 12:10 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:55 | TCU | Clarence Page is called for the reach on Eugene Wolfe - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #2 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:45 | TCU | Charles Lowe picks off the pass by Eugene Wolfe | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Raul Mejia (fresh) SG - Mark Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Rogers (fresh) C - Swietomierz Cisowski (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Temple | Peter Hurley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 17-11 |
| 11:21 | TCU | Raul Mejia pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:15 | TCU | Raul Mejia is hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Grissett (SG), Alvin Brosius (PF) Eugene Wolfe, Ronald Rogers | |
| 11:00 | TCU | Ernie Taylor steals it from Alvin Brosius | 17-11 |
| 10:43 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 10:41 | TCU | The rebound goes to Alvin Brosius | 17-11 |
| 10:21 | TCU | Mark Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (PF) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | TCU | Vasily Zerger (PG), Eugene Wolfe (SF) Raul Mejia, Thomas Grissett | |
| 10:04 | TCU | Vasily Zerger misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Charles Lowe grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the floater in the paint | 17-11 |
| 09:46 | TCU | Vasily Zerger grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 09:30 | TCU | Mark Whitehead's dunk attempt is rejected by Peter Hurley | 17-11 |
| 09:28 | TCU | Alvin Brosius grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:23 | TCU | Alvin Brosius lays it up and in | 17-13 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Charles Lowe is fouled on the floor by Vasily Zerger - foul #1 on Vasily Zerger, team foul #10 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Grissett (SG), Ronald Rogers (PF), Michael Rhea (C) Mark Whitehead, Alvin Brosius, Swietomierz Cisowski | |
| 08:57 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:44 | TCU | Michael Rhea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG) Charles Lowe | |
| Subs | TCU | Raul Mejia (PG) Vasily Zerger | |
| 08:35 | Temple | Peter Hurley scores on a floater from the left side set up by Eugene Danner | 21-13 |
| 08:22 | TCU | Thomas Grissett knocks in the floater from close range set up by Eugene Wolfe and he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Robert Griffin (C) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:22 | TCU | Thomas Grissett misses the free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:22 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:56 | Temple | Eugene Danner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-15 |
| 07:54 | TCU | Michael Rhea gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:47 | TCU | Ernie Taylor steps in front of the Michael Rhea pass | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Masters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Griffin (tiring) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Raul Mejia (fresh) SG - Thomas Grissett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Wolfe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Rogers (fresh) C - Michael Rhea (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Charles Lowe blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Grissett - foul #1 on Thomas Grissett, team foul #11 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:42 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:28 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Peter Hurley gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Michael Rhea denies the turnaround by Eugene Danner | 23-15 |
| 07:01 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Ernie Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eugene Wolfe - foul #1 on Eugene Wolfe, team foul #12 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | TCU | Vasily Zerger (PG), Mark Whitehead (SF), Alvin Brosius (PF), Swietomierz Cisowski (C) Raul Mejia, Eugene Wolfe, Ronald Rogers, Michael Rhea | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Mark Whitehead double dribbles | 24-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Watson (PG), Andrew Stubblefield (SG) Vasily Zerger, Thomas Grissett | |
| 06:04 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Peter Hurley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 05:52 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the shot from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits the follow up shot | 26-15 |
| 05:29 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Watson | 26-17 |
| 05:19 | Temple | John Masters's fadeaway is rejected by Swietomierz Cisowski | 26-17 |
| 05:17 | TCU | Richard Watson grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Alvin Brosius can't throw it down but he's hacked by Peter Hurley - foul #1 on Peter Hurley, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) John Masters, Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | TCU | Eugene Wolfe (SF) Mark Whitehead | |
| 05:03 | TCU | Alvin Brosius makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Alvin Brosius misses the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:56 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski misses short on a floater in the paint | 26-18 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Swietomierz Cisowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:50 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 04:48 | TCU | Alvin Brosius snags the offensive board | 26-18 |
| 04:31 | TCU | Eugene Danner steals the ball from Richard Watson | 26-18 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the jump hook from the baseline | 26-18 |
| 04:24 | TCU | Andrew Stubblefield gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 04:10 | TCU | Ernie Taylor swats the layup by Eugene Wolfe | 26-18 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) Donald Alexander, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | TCU | Ronald Rogers (PF), Modesto Marino (C) Alvin Brosius, Swietomierz Cisowski | |
| 03:38 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe's pass is intercepted by Clarence Page | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernie Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Richard Watson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Stubblefield (fresh) SF - Eugene Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Rogers (fresh) C - Modesto Marino (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Temple | Ronald Rogers picks off the pass by Eugene Danner | 26-18 |
| 03:03 | TCU | Andrew Stubblefield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-18 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Stanley Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 29-18 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Richard Watson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 02:23 | TCU | Eugene Wolfe misses the tip | 29-18 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Ronald Rogers is called for the reach on Charles Lowe - foul #2 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #13 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | TCU | Raul Mejia (PG), Thomas Grissett (SG), Mark Whitehead (SF), Alvin Brosius (PF) Richard Watson, Andrew Stubblefield, Eugene Wolfe, Ronald Rogers | |
| 02:01 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:52 | TCU | Modesto Marino hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Grissett | 31-20 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Charles Lowe buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Masters | 33-20 |
| 01:28 | TCU | Raul Mejia scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-23 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Mark Whitehead steps in front of the Peter Hurley pass | 33-23 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Alvin Brosius knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-26 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Raul Mejia steals the ball from Charles Lowe | 33-26 |
| 00:27 | TCU | Thomas Grissett lays it up and in on a great pass from Raul Mejia | 33-28 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Clarence Page jams it | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Mark Whitehead comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-28 |