| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Brown (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Perry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Brown inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Gregory Mayer steals it from Stephen Oden | 29-28 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steve Thomas | 29-31 |
| 19:09 | Temple | John Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Oden | 32-31 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| 18:31 | Temple | Leroy Abril is hacked by Charles Gerth - foul #2 on Charles Gerth, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Antione Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, John Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer (SF), David Sroka (PF) Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer | |
| 18:24 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Richard Terrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:04 | Temple | Richard Terrell knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by William Gouge | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF) Stephen Oden, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SF) Charles Gerth, Norman Revell | |
| 17:46 | Temple | William Gouge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Cayer - foul #3 on Gary Cayer, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), Richard Smith (C) Steve Thomas, Gary Cayer | |
| 17:46 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:46 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Richard Wendel snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Antione Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 36-31 |
| 17:11 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | David Sroka can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:32 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:31 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Antione Brown | 38-31 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Linwood Lindell - foul #3 on Linwood Lindell, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) William Gouge, Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Bixler, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| 16:25 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gregory Mayer | 39-31 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Terrell steals it from Gregory Mayer | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Perry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-31 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Norman Revell | 39-31 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth travels with the ball | 39-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Bodkin (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Leroy Abril is hacked by Gregory Mayer - foul #3 on Gregory Mayer, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| 15:12 | Temple | John Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Norman Revell | 39-31 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth loses the dribble to John Brown in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 14:47 | Temple | The short jumper by Ronald Bodkin is denied by Steve Thomas | 39-31 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Bodkin takes the ball from Charles Gerth in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 14:34 | Temple | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico State | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on Norman Revell - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), William Gouge (SF) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SF), Gary Cayer (PF), David Sroka (C) Charles Gerth, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Ronald Bodkin takes the ball from Linwood Lindell | 39-31 |
| 13:35 | Temple | Richard Wendel can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Richard Terrell gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:18 | Temple | William Gouge comes up short on the shot from the right side | 39-31 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sroka | 39-31 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is hacked by Richard Wendel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Wendel, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), John Brown (SF), Antione Brown (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Richard Wendel, William Gouge, Richard Terrell, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), Richard Smith (C) Linwood Lindell, Steve Thomas | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin is called for traveling | 39-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) Roy Dixon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:44 | Temple | John Brown drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Parnell | 41-31 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 12:29 | Temple | John Brown snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 12:09 | Temple | John Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it but misses | 41-31 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Antione Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:49 | Temple | John Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 41-31 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith grabs the board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Cayer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sroka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Walter Parnell picks off the pass by Gary Cayer in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 11:26 | Temple | John Brown knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Walter Parnell | 44-31 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on Raymond Griffin - foul #2 on Leroy Abril, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell, John Brown, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin, Gary Cayer, Kenneth Bixler, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Terrell - foul #3 on Richard Terrell, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Bodkin (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits a 3 from straight away | 47-32 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Gregory Mayer | 47-34 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Stephen Oden connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is hacked by William Gouge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Richard Wendel, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Revell and the foul's on William Gouge - foul #3 on William Gouge, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (SF) William Gouge | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Gary Cayer (PF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), David Sroka (PF) Steve Thomas, Arthur Perry | |
| 08:31 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Roy Dixon | 52-37 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:09 | Temple | Roy Dixon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Linwood Lindell - foul #4 on Linwood Lindell, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (PF) Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (PG) Linwood Lindell | |
| 08:09 | Temple | Roy Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Roy Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Martin Kleinschmidt steps in front of the David Sroka pass | 54-37 |
| 07:28 | Temple | John Brown buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Roy Dixon and he's fouled by David Sroka - foul #1 on David Sroka, team foul #7 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), William Gouge (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, Antione Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Gary Cayer, Kenneth Bixler, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| 07:28 | Temple | John Brown makes the free throw | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Wendel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Gouge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bodkin (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell is hacked by Leroy Abril in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Abril, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) John Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry (SF) Raymond Griffin | |
| 06:48 | Temple | Richard Wendel buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Abril and the foul's on Steve Thomas - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #8 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (C) Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:48 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the free throw | 60-37 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Abril - foul #4 on Leroy Abril, team foul #8 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (SG), Gary Cayer (SF), David Sroka (PF), Richard Smith (C) Steve Thomas, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 06:17 | Temple | Richard Wendel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Richard Wendel, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG) Linwood Lindell | |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | David Sroka drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 60-41 |
| 05:48 | Temple | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sroka | 60-41 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Walter Parnell, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SF), Norman Revell (C) Charles Gerth, Gary Cayer, Richard Smith | |
| 05:30 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | David Sroka grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 05:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stephen Oden | 60-41 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-41 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Richard Terrell connects on the jumper from the left block | 62-41 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | David Sroka gets the offensive rebound | 62-41 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | David Sroka tips it back up and in | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-43 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Oden (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steve Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sroka (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Norman Revell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Temple | Richard Terrell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 02:55 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits the follow up shot | 64-46 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 02:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Terrell | 64-46 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Richard Terrell is hacked by David Sroka - foul #2 on David Sroka, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Antione Brown (SF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Breen (PG), Gary Cayer (SG), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Richard Smith (C) Linwood Lindell, Steve Thomas, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| 02:14 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer is hacked by Richard Terrell - foul #4 on Richard Terrell, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 01:47 | Temple | William Gouge clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin tips it back up and in | 66-46 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Alex Breen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Griffin | 66-49 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Griffin - foul #1 on Raymond Griffin, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), David Sroka (PF) Alex Breen, Kenneth Bixler | |
| 01:03 | Temple | Walter Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Bodkin - foul #4 on Ronald Bodkin, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Antione Brown comes up short on the shot from the left block | 67-51 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin hits the follow up shot | 69-51 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 69-51 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | David Sroka misses the tip | 69-51 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Temple | William Gouge runs out the clock | 69-51 |