| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Partee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Cai | 40-33 |
| 19:20 | Temple | John Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Oden | 40-36 |
| 19:18 | Ball State | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on Gary Singer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Oden, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) Stephen Oden | |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai blows the layup | 40-36 |
| 18:56 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Parnell | 40-39 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Michael Sass drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Murphy | 42-39 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Michael Sass is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #1 on Michael Sass, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF), John Chamlee (C) Gary Singer, Thomas Partee, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), William Gouge (SF), Antione Brown (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell, John Brown, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 17:48 | Temple | Ted Downard steps in front of the Richard Wendel pass | 42-39 |
| 17:45 | Ball State | Richard Wendel is called for the reach on Ted Downard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Wendel, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (PF) Michael Sass | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) Richard Wendel | |
| 17:22 | Ball State | William Gouge steals it from Ted Downard | 42-39 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Roy Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG) David Murphy | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell | |
| 16:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard is hacked by Ronald Bodkin - foul #1 on Ronald Bodkin, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF) Jeremy Stuart, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) Ronald Bodkin | |
| 16:36 | Ball State | John Chamlee connects on the open fadeaway in the paint set up by Ted Downard | 44-39 |
| 16:15 | Temple | The short jumper by Martin Kleinschmidt is denied by Michael Sass | 44-39 |
| 16:13 | Ball State | Michael Sass gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:52 | Ball State | Ted Downard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:50 | Ball State | Michael Sass tips it home | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Partee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Chamlee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Temple | Antione Brown is called for 5 seconds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Byron Barnes (SG), Jeremy Stuart (SF), Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Ted Downard, Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Thomas Partee, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Roy Dixon, William Gouge, Antione Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 15:05 | Ball State | Ronald Bodkin steals it from David Murphy | 46-39 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Richard Terrell connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 46-41 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Sass (SF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Richard Terrell | |
| 14:35 | Temple | David Murphy is called for the reach on Ronald Bodkin - foul #1 on David Murphy, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 14:19 | Temple | John Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | Michael Sass gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:15 | Ball State | David Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Abril - foul #2 on Leroy Abril, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Donald Prill (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Richard Terrell (PF) Leroy Abril, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 13:55 | Ball State | John Brown is called for the reach on Jon Jones - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Thomas Partee (PF) Byron Barnes, Jon Jones | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SF) Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 13:43 | Ball State | David Murphy hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Singer | 48-41 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | Donald Prill grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Walter Parnell - foul #3 on Walter Parnell, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart (PF) Michael Sass | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Stephen Oden (SG) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell | |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:21 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Stephen Oden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 12:55 | Temple | William Gouge snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Murphy - foul #2 on David Murphy, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (PG), Benjamin Cai (C) David Murphy, Gary Singer | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (SF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Richard Wendel, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 12:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:48 | Ball State | Donald Prill pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Bodkin - foul #2 on Ronald Bodkin, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Byron Barnes (SG), Jon Jones (PF) Thomas Partee, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Richard Terrell | |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:21 | Temple | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 12:19 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Byron Barnes | 51-42 |
| 12:17 | Ball State | William Gouge picks off the pass by Ted Downard in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:35 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart loses the dribble to Ronald Bodkin | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (fresh) SF - Jeremy Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bodkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Temple | John Brown can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 51-42 |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Jon Jones gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Jeremy Stuart is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Downard | 54-42 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Brown | 54-45 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Ted Downard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Byron Barnes | 56-45 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Stephen Oden buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Gouge | 56-48 |
| 09:41 | Ball State | Ted Downard hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Byron Barnes | 58-48 |
| 09:16 | Temple | John Brown makes the 3 from the right wing set up by William Gouge | 58-51 |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Ted Downard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Jon Jones steps in front of the William Gouge pass | 58-51 |
| 08:35 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:33 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Brown | 58-51 |
| 08:09 | Temple | John Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Bodkin | 58-54 |
| 08:04 | Ball State | Ted Downard can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 08:03 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:49 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-54 |
| 07:47 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Stuart | 58-54 |
| 07:33 | Ball State | Jon Jones drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ted Downard | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ted Downard (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Byron Barnes (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Stuart (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bodkin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Temple | Stephen Oden is whistled for a carry | 60-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Ted Downard, Byron Barnes, Jeremy Stuart, Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Antione Brown (C) William Gouge, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Ronald Bodkin, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 06:55 | Ball State | Michael Sass is open but misses the lay-in | 60-54 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Richard Wendel pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Richard Wendel drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Antione Brown and he's hacked by John Chamlee - foul #1 on John Chamlee, team foul #4 | 60-56 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:30 | Ball State | John Chamlee banks in the layup | 62-57 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Richard Wendel pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:45 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-57 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Thomas Partee grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:40 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Leroy Abril snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:28 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Terrell | 62-60 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | Gary Singer connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Murphy | 64-60 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Gary Singer steals the ball from Richard Terrell | 64-60 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Gary Singer lays it in | 66-60 |
| 04:38 | Temple | Leroy Abril is hacked by David Murphy - foul #3 on David Murphy, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | Don Koerner (PG), Donald Prill (C) David Murphy, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel | |
| 04:28 | Temple | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-60 |
| 04:27 | Ball State | Don Koerner gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 66-60 |
| 04:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to Antione Brown | 66-60 |
| 03:53 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| 03:51 | Temple | John Brown tips it but misses | 66-60 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Thomas Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:38 | Ball State | Michael Sass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Murphy (PG), Jon Jones (PF) Don Koerner, Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Antione Brown | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Prill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Temple | John Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Kleinschmidt | 66-63 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Donald Prill misses the shot near the basket | 66-63 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 02:28 | Ball State | Michael Sass gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:12 | Ball State | Stephen Oden steals it from Jon Jones | 66-63 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Roy Dixon lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 66-65 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | David Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Byron Barnes (SF), Thomas Partee (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Gary Singer, Michael Sass, Jon Jones, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), William Gouge (SF) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 02:07 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:07 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Leroy Abril gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Parnell | 68-68 |
| 01:31 | Ball State | Byron Barnes misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 68-68 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Walter Parnell pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:21 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 68-68 |
| 01:19 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Thomas Partee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 68-68 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Cai | 68-68 |
| 00:46 | Ball State | Ted Downard connects on the open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Barnes | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Benjamin Cai picks off the pass by Richard Terrell | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | David Murphy is hacked by Leroy Abril in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Abril, team foul #10 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG), Michael Sass (SF), Jeremy Stuart (PF) Ted Downard, Byron Barnes, Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF) Walter Parnell, William Gouge | |
| 00:25 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:25 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Temple | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 73-71 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on David Murphy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Abril, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:10 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Stephen Oden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Terrell | 75-74 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on Michael Sass in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Abril, team foul #12 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:05 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Stephen Oden drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses short on a fullcourt shot | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Richard Terrell is called for the reach on Gary Singer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Terrell, team foul #13 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Antione Brown (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Stephen Oden, John Brown, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:57 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Richard Wendel scores on a jumper from the baseline | 79-79 |
| 04:26 | Ball State | John Chamlee loses the dribble to William Gouge | 79-79 |
| 04:20 | Temple | William Gouge connects on the shot from the free throw line | 79-81 |
| 04:06 | Ball State | Michael Sass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Singer | 81-81 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Richard Wendel is fouled on the floor by David Murphy - foul #4 on David Murphy, team foul #6 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Ted Downard (SG), Jeremy Stuart (PF), Donald Prill (C) Gary Singer, Thomas Partee, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel | |
| 03:26 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Stuart - foul #2 on Jeremy Stuart, team foul #7 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF) Jeremy Stuart | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Antione Brown | |
| 03:26 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin makes the 1st free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jon Jones | 81-82 |
| 03:13 | Ball State | Donald Prill makes the wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from David Murphy | 83-82 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-82 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt snags the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 02:48 | Temple | William Gouge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 83-85 |
| 02:48 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (SG), John Chamlee (C) Ted Downard, Donald Prill | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Antione Brown (PF) William Gouge, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | David Murphy is hacked by Antione Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antione Brown, team foul #14 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG) Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 02:46 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 02:46 | Ball State | David Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 02:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Wendel | 84-85 |
| 02:46 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-85 |
| 02:32 | Temple | Antione Brown is hacked by John Chamlee - foul #2 on John Chamlee, team foul #8 | 84-85 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, Richard Terrell | |
| 02:32 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 1st free throw | 84-86 |
| 02:32 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-87 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses long on a shot from the right wing | 84-87 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Jones | 84-87 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Michael Sass is fouled on the floor by Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #2 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #15 | 84-87 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Richard Terrell (PF) Walter Parnell, Antione Brown | |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 01:58 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the floater from the left wing | 86-87 |
| 01:38 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai pulls down the rebound | 86-87 |
| 01:09 | Ball State | Benjamin Cai misses the easy dunk attempt | 86-87 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the rebound | 86-87 |
| 00:48 | Temple | William Gouge hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 86-87 |
| 00:47 | Ball State | Jon Jones snags the defensive board | 86-87 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Michael Sass lays it in set up by Gary Singer | 88-87 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Gary Singer steals it from John Brown | 88-87 |
| 00:17 | Ball State | Gary Singer jams it | 90-87 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 90-87 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the offensive board | 90-87 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Stephen Oden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | David Murphy misses the fullcourt shot | 90-90 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass wins the tip | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #16 | 90-90 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Partee (PF), John Chamlee (C) Jon Jones, Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (SF) John Brown | |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 91-90 |
| 04:47 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 92-90 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Stephen Oden loses the ball out of bounds | 92-90 |
| 04:10 | Ball State | Gary Singer is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Sass | 95-90 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Stephen Oden drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 95-93 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Gary Singer is fouled in the backcourt by Antione Brown - foul #2 on Antione Brown, team foul #17 | 95-93 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Ronald Bodkin (C) William Gouge, Stephen Oden, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses the 1st free throw | 95-93 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Gary Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 96-93 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 96-93 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the offensive board | 96-93 |
| 03:09 | Temple | Michael Sass swats the layup by Ronald Bodkin | 96-93 |
| 03:07 | Ball State | Michael Sass grabs the defensive rebound | 96-93 |
| 03:03 | Ball State | Gary Singer misses badly on a jumper from close range | 96-93 |
| 03:02 | Ball State | Thomas Partee grabs the offensive rebound | 96-93 |
| 02:51 | Ball State | Thomas Partee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Singer | 99-93 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 99-93 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jon Jones (PF), Benjamin Cai (C) Gary Singer, John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), William Gouge (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Antione Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 02:33 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Parnell | 99-95 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Thomas Partee is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Parnell - foul #4 on Walter Parnell, team foul #18 | 99-95 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 1st free throw | 100-95 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Thomas Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 101-95 |
| 02:17 | Temple | William Gouge hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Walter Parnell | 101-97 |
| 01:59 | Ball State | Walter Parnell takes the ball from David Murphy | 101-97 |
| 01:56 | Temple | William Gouge misses the easy layup | 101-97 |
| 01:55 | Ball State | Michael Sass gets the rebound | 101-97 |
| 01:51 | Ball State | Thomas Partee hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by David Murphy | 103-97 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 103-97 |
| Subs | Ball State | Gary Singer (SG) Thomas Partee | |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (SF) Walter Parnell | |
| 01:35 | Temple | Stephen Oden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 103-97 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Richard Terrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 103-97 |
| 01:24 | Temple | William Gouge's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Singer | 103-97 |
| 01:22 | Ball State | Jon Jones gets the rebound | 103-97 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass is hacked by Antione Brown - foul #3 on Antione Brown, team foul #19 | 103-97 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 1st free throw | 104-97 |
| 01:00 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 105-97 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - David Murphy (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Singer (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sass (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Cai (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antione Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 105-97 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gouge | 105-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | David Murphy comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Antione Brown - foul #4 on Antione Brown, team foul #20 | 105-100 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 106-100 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | David Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 107-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 107-100 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Stephen Oden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 107-100 |
| 00:22 | Ball State | Michael Sass snags the defensive board | 107-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Oden - foul #4 on Stephen Oden, team foul #21 | 107-100 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Chamlee (C) Benjamin Cai | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass misses the 1st free throw | 107-100 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | Michael Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 108-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Temple | David Murphy takes the ball from Stephen Oden | 108-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jon Jones is hacked by Stephen Oden in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Oden, team foul #22 | 108-100 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) Stephen Oden | |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 109-100 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Jon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 109-100 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the rebound | 109-100 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 109-100 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Antione Brown is hacked by Jon Jones - foul #4 on Jon Jones, team foul #9 | 109-100 |
| Subs | Ball State | Benjamin Cai (C) John Chamlee | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:07 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the 1st free throw | 109-100 |
| 00:07 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jon Jones | 109-100 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | David Murphy runs out the clock | 109-100 |