| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) SF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) PF - Richard Hall (fresh) C - William England (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Richard Terrell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Hall | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Leroy Abril can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | VCU | William England pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Richard Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Richard Hall is called for the reach on Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Richard Hall, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Temple | John Brown knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | VCU | Vincent Donovan is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronnie Garrow | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Temple | John Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | VCU | William England grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Antione Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, John Brown | |
| 17:44 | Temple | Richard Terrell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Donovan - foul #1 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Ronald Bodkin (C) Stephen Oden, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 17:44 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | VCU | William England misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Antione Brown - foul #1 on Antione Brown, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | VCU | John Porter (PF) Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Richard Terrell | |
| 17:19 | VCU | William England misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | VCU | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Temple | Antione Brown comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Terry Nobles pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Vincent Donovan connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Terry Nobles | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Walter Parnell | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | VCU | William England makes the turnaround in the paint | 9-6 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Antione Brown drills a jumper from close range set up by Richard Wendel | 9-8 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Donovan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Porter (fresh) C - William England (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Bodkin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | VCU | William England is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), David Migues (SG), James Stout (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Ronnie Garrow, Terry Nobles, Vincent Donovan, William England | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt lays it in on a great pass from John Brown | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:09 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 14:59 | Temple | Stephen Oden scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Abril | 9-13 |
| 14:45 | VCU | David Migues clanks a 3 from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Richard Hall hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 14:20 | Temple | John Brown misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 14:18 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it back up and in | 11-15 |
| 13:54 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 13:52 | Temple | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Richard Hall gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:35 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Abril - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF), Earl Bradley (C) Phillip Zeigler, David Migues, James Stout, Richard Hall, John Porter | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), William Gouge (SF), Ronald Bodkin (PF) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Richard Terrell | |
| 13:29 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 13:28 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Wendel | 11-15 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Albert Barrow grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Terry Nobles is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | VCU | William England (C) Earl Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:00 | VCU | Albert Barrow can't connect on a runner from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Gouge | 11-17 |
| 12:23 | VCU | Terry Nobles is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 12:12 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 12:10 | Temple | William Gouge grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Roy Dixon | 13-20 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Barrow (fresh) PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fairly fresh) C - William England (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Bodkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:41 | VCU | Albert Barrow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 11:40 | VCU | William England gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 11:26 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-20 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 11:20 | Temple | The short jumper by Richard Wendel is denied by Rolf Duchnowski | 13-20 |
| 11:19 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it in | 13-22 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rolf Duchnowski - foul #1 on Rolf Duchnowski, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), David Migues (SG), Vincent Donovan (SF), Richard Hall (PF), John Porter (C) Ronnie Garrow, Terry Nobles, Albert Barrow, Rolf Duchnowski, William England | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, William Gouge, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 10:52 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Richard Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 10:49 | VCU | David Migues is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Migues, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 10:35 | Temple | Antione Brown misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Vincent Donovan - foul #2 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF) Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:35 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:35 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:23 | VCU | James Stout's fadeaway is rejected by Antione Brown | 13-25 |
| 10:21 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Terrell | 13-25 |
| 10:02 | Temple | Leroy Abril connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Oden | 13-27 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on David Migues in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #4 | 13-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Bradley (C) Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 09:51 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-27 |
| 09:49 | VCU | James Stout tips it in | 15-27 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Walter Parnell scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Brown and the foul's on Phillip Zeigler - foul #1 on Phillip Zeigler, team foul #6 | 15-29 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Hall (PF) John Porter | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:44 | Temple | Walter Parnell makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 09:05 | Temple | John Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Earl Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 09:00 | VCU | James Stout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), William England (C) Phillip Zeigler, David Migues, James Stout, Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Stephen Oden, Antione Brown | |
| 08:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Walter Parnell | 18-32 |
| 08:36 | VCU | William England's pass is intercepted by Leroy Abril | 18-32 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Leroy Abril lays it in | 18-34 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Terry Nobles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-34 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF), John Porter (PF), Rolf Duchnowski (C) Albert Barrow, Earl Bradley, William England | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG) Walter Parnell | |
| 07:46 | Temple | Terry Nobles picks off the pass by Leroy Abril | 18-34 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stout (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Porter (fresh) C - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | VCU | James Stout's pass is intercepted by John Brown in the backcourt | 18-34 |
| 07:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Stephen Oden gets the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 18-34 |
| 07:14 | VCU | James Stout snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 07:02 | VCU | John Porter grabs the offensive board | 18-34 |
| 06:46 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Oden - foul #2 on Stephen Oden, team foul #5 | 18-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Phillip Zeigler (PG), David Migues (SF), Richard Hall (PF) Ronnie Garrow, James Stout, Rolf Duchnowski | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), William Gouge (SF), Ronald Bodkin (PF), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 06:46 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 06:46 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 06:27 | Temple | William Gouge comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-34 |
| 06:26 | VCU | John Porter grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 06:10 | VCU | David Migues hits a floater from the left side | 20-34 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Roy Dixon drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Walter Parnell | 20-36 |
| 05:29 | VCU | The short jumper by John Porter is denied by Ronald Bodkin | 20-36 |
| 05:27 | Temple | William Gouge gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Hall - foul #2 on Richard Hall, team foul #7 | 20-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Albert Barrow (SF), Earl Bradley (PF), William England (C) Terry Nobles, David Migues, Richard Hall, John Porter | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Walter Parnell, Antione Brown | |
| 05:10 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 04:57 | VCU | William England banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Ronnie Garrow | 22-38 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ronnie Garrow - foul #1 on Ronnie Garrow, team foul #8 | 22-38 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (SF), Rolf Duchnowski (PF) Albert Barrow, Earl Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) William Gouge, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 04:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Rolf Duchnowski snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow loses the dribble to Richard Wendel | 22-39 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Richard Wendel can't finish the layup | 22-39 |
| 04:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to William England | 22-39 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Phillip Zeigler is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 22-39 |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (SG), Vincent Donovan (SF) Phillip Zeigler, James Stout | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG) Richard Wendel | |
| 03:49 | VCU | David Migues buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Garrow | 24-39 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Leroy Abril connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Oden | 24-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Migues (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rolf Duchnowski (fresh) C - William England (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | Leroy Abril steals the ball from Vincent Donovan in the backcourt | 24-41 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden is fouled on the floor by Rolf Duchnowski - foul #2 on Rolf Duchnowski, team foul #9 | 24-41 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG), Richard Hall (PF), Earl Bradley (C) Ronnie Garrow, Rolf Duchnowski, William England | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 03:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Vincent Donovan can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 02:55 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 02:46 | Temple | William Gouge buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-45 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Richard Hall misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Oden - foul #3 on Stephen Oden, team foul #7 | 24-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), John Porter (C) David Migues, Earl Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG) Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Richard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Richard Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 02:37 | VCU | John Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 02:29 | VCU | William Gouge is called for the reach on James Stout - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #8 | 25-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Earl Bradley (C) Richard Hall | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG) Walter Parnell | |
| 02:29 | VCU | James Stout makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 02:29 | VCU | James Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:15 | Temple | William Gouge misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-45 |
| 02:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Earl Bradley | 27-45 |
| 02:11 | VCU | Vincent Donovan is hacked by William Gouge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #9 | 27-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG) Terry Nobles | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Richard Terrell | |
| 02:11 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Antione Brown pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Richard Wendel grabs the offensive board | 27-45 |
| 01:35 | Temple | William Gouge can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Donovan - foul #3 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #10 | 27-45 |
| Subs | VCU | David Migues (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), William England (C) James Stout, Vincent Donovan, Earl Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown | |
| 01:35 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 01:35 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 01:15 | VCU | John Porter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Migues | 30-47 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt loses the dribble to William England | 30-47 |
| 00:30 | VCU | William England misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 30-47 |
| 00:28 | VCU | William England pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 00:03 | VCU | John Porter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 30-47 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Albert Barrow can't tip it in | 30-47 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Terrell | 30-47 |