| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) SF - Hugo Squires (fresh) PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Richard Terrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the jumper in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Abril | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Terrell - foul #1 on Richard Terrell, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Leroy Abril knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Brown | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is hacked by Leroy Abril in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:44 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Stephen Oden pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Hugo Squires - foul #1 on Hugo Squires, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Antione Brown (SF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Parnell is called for the reach on Joe Deloera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Parnell, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires loses the dribble to Walter Parnell | 8-3 |
| 16:54 | Temple | William Gouge misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Temple | William Gouge knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Bodkin | 10-3 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin grabs the board | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Parnell (fresh) SF - Richard Wendel (fresh) PF - Antione Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Bodkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) SF - Hugo Squires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-3 |
| 15:40 | Temple | William Gouge pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Antione Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), Gary Overbeck (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Joe Deloera, Arthur Sumner, Hugo Squires, Charles Mangual, John Thomas | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-3 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Gouge | 12-3 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee Tech | The refs have stopped play. Dylan Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo (SF) Dylan Brown | |
| 14:38 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts misses short on a jumper from the left block | 12-3 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Roberts | 12-3 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck can't finish the layup | 12-3 |
| 14:18 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:00 | Temple | David Trejo takes the ball from Leroy Abril | 12-3 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-3 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to David Trejo | 12-3 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts clanks a jumper from the left side | 12-3 |
| 13:32 | Temple | Richard Terrell gets the rebound | 12-3 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-3 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck grabs the board | 12-3 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Mendelowitz | 12-5 |
| 12:53 | Temple | Leroy Abril's pass is intercepted by Robert Mendelowitz | 12-5 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Albert Roberts, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Antione Brown (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, William Gouge, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Arthur Sumner (SG), Hugo Squires (SF), Charles Mangual (PF), John Thomas (C) Percy Jefferson, Albert Roberts, David Trejo, Gary Overbeck, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| 12:28 | Temple | Walter Parnell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:13 | Temple | Walter Parnell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Dixon | 15-5 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-5 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joe Deloera - foul #1 on Joe Deloera, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wendel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antione Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Bodkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) SF - Hugo Squires (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Mangual (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires makes the jumper from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 11:19 | Temple | Arthur Sumner steps in front of the Richard Wendel pass | 17-7 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 10:49 | Temple | The jumper by Roy Dixon is denied by Charles Mangual | 17-10 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 17-12 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Mangual | 17-12 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), William Gouge (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), David Trejo (SF), Gary Overbeck (PF), Robert Mendelowitz (C) Joe Deloera, Arthur Sumner, Hugo Squires, Charles Mangual, John Thomas | |
| 09:53 | Temple | Richard Terrell's pass is intercepted by Percy Jefferson | 17-12 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck is whistled for a carry | 17-12 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt clanks a shot from the left side | 17-12 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Albert Roberts | 17-14 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Oden | 19-14 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson's pass is intercepted by Richard Terrell in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 08:35 | Temple | Richard Terrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee Tech | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on Percy Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Arthur Sumner (SG), John Thomas (C) Percy Jefferson, Albert Roberts, Gary Overbeck | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 19-14 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-14 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 19-14 |
| 07:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Martin Kleinschmidt | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gouge (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) SG - Arthur Sumner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Trejo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Mendelowitz (fairly fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 19-14 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the tip | 19-14 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 19-14 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee Tech | Leroy Abril steals it from David Trejo in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Antione Brown (SF), Ronald Bodkin (PF) Leroy Abril, William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires (SF), Charles Mangual (PF) David Trejo, Robert Mendelowitz | |
| 07:11 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin is hacked by Charles Mangual - foul #1 on Charles Mangual, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG) Joe Deloera | |
| 06:58 | Temple | Antione Brown is fouled on the floor by Percy Jefferson - foul #1 on Percy Jefferson, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-14 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Roy Dixon is called for the reach on Percy Jefferson - foul #1 on Roy Dixon, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Leroy Abril clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Richard Wendel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leroy Abril | 21-16 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 05:25 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the dunk attempt | 21-18 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-18 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:56 | Temple | Stephen Oden loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), William Gouge (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, Richard Wendel, Ronald Bodkin, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Robert Mendelowitz (SF), Gary Overbeck (PF), Dylan Brown (C) Percy Jefferson, Arthur Sumner, Hugo Squires, Charles Mangual, John Thomas | |
| 04:42 | Tennessee Tech | Albert Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-18 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz is denied on a layup by Richard Terrell | 21-18 |
| 04:29 | Temple | Antione Brown pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Roy Dixon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-18 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee Tech | The jump hook by Robert Mendelowitz is blocked by Richard Terrell | 21-18 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee Tech | Gary Overbeck grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gouge (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Joe Deloera (fresh) SG - Albert Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Mendelowitz (fresh) PF - Gary Overbeck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dylan Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Tech | William Gouge is called for the reach on Robert Mendelowitz - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, William Gouge, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Leroy Abril connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Terrell | 24-20 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz hits the easy wide open finger roll | 24-22 |
| 02:41 | Temple | Leroy Abril clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Deloera - foul #2 on Joe Deloera, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG) Walter Parnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG), Arthur Sumner (SG), Hugo Squires (SF), Charles Mangual (PF), John Thomas (C) Joe Deloera, Albert Roberts, Robert Mendelowitz, Gary Overbeck, Dylan Brown | |
| 02:41 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:41 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee Tech | Hugo Squires's pass is intercepted by Richard Terrell in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual is hacked by Richard Terrell - foul #2 on Richard Terrell, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Mangual misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:12 | Temple | Richard Terrell snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Roy Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Richard Terrell buries a jump hook from the left block | 27-22 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner's pass is intercepted by Roy Dixon in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| 01:24 | Temple | John Brown is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Antione Brown (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Roy Dixon, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Joe Deloera (PG), David Trejo (SF) Percy Jefferson, Hugo Squires | |
| 01:24 | Temple | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:24 | Temple | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur Sumner makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 00:58 | Temple | Stephen Oden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-24 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Ronald Bodkin steps in front of the John Thomas pass | 29-24 |
| 00:34 | Temple | William Gouge is fouled on the floor by Joe Deloera - foul #3 on Joe Deloera, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG) Stephen Oden | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Mendelowitz (PG), Albert Roberts (SG), Gary Overbeck (PF) Joe Deloera, Arthur Sumner, Charles Mangual | |
| 00:34 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:34 | Temple | William Gouge misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee Tech | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) William Gouge, John Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Percy Jefferson (PG) John Thomas | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Roy Dixon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Tech | David Trejo misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-26 |