| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Massenburg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses the shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 19:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg buries a floater in the paint | 41-35 |
| 18:51 | Temple | Clarence Page knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Stanley Johnson | 43-35 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Robert Griffin, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Wiesner - foul #1 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (C) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Wayne Akin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Rickie Begley comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (C) Charles Lowe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Steven Massenburg, Wayne Akin | |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Rickie Begley makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Rickie Begley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Masters | 46-39 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Eugene Danner gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:47 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Jack Bright can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Hurley - foul #1 on Peter Hurley, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SG), Steven Massenburg (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Ricky Wiesner, Ronald Teeters | |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Massenburg - foul #3 on Steven Massenburg, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF) John Masters, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Zubek (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF) Steven Massenburg, Jack Bright | |
| 16:03 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Zubek (fresh) PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:35 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Lowe | 51-41 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Jay Zubek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF) John Masters, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Steven Massenburg (SF), George Stancil (PF) Christopher Glass, Ronald Howard, Jay Zubek, Wayne Akin | |
| 14:55 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Griffin | 53-41 |
| 14:35 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rickie Begley | 53-44 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ricky Wiesner | 53-44 |
| 13:59 | Dayton | Rickie Begley clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | George Stancil grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 13:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Charles Lowe | 53-44 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Page and he's fouled by Ricky Wiesner - foul #2 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Charles Lowe, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SG), Ronald Howard (SF), Jack Bright (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ricky Wiesner, Steven Massenburg, George Stancil, Ronald Teeters | |
| 13:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Rickie Begley knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Peter Hurley drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 58-46 |
| 12:31 | Dayton | Christopher Glass is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #3 on Clarence Page, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jay Zubek (SF) Rickie Begley | |
| 12:13 | Dayton | Christopher Glass misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 12:12 | Temple | John Masters pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 11:51 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is whistled for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner (SG), Steven Massenburg (SF) Ronald Howard, Jay Zubek | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Christopher Glass (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Massenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Dayton | Steven Massenburg travels with the ball | 58-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Robert Griffin (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG) Christopher Glass | |
| 11:16 | Temple | John Masters misses the shot from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 11:14 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Wayne Akin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Peter Hurley (PF), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Stanley Johnson, Ernie Taylor, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Teeters (C) Wayne Akin | |
| 10:30 | Temple | Clarence Page connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-46 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters blows the layup but he's hacked by Peter Hurley - foul #2 on Peter Hurley, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (SF) Steven Massenburg | |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Clarence Page misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-47 |
| 09:53 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | The jump hook by Ricky Wiesner is blocked by Clarence Page | 60-47 |
| 09:34 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor | 62-49 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Jack Bright travels with the ball | 62-49 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SG), Steven Massenburg (SF), Wayne Akin (C) Rickie Begley, Ricky Wiesner, Jack Bright | |
| 08:44 | Temple | Ernie Taylor knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Alexander | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Christopher Glass hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 64-49 |
| 08:27 | Temple | The rebound goes to Peter Hurley | 64-49 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Wayne Akin steals the ball from Peter Hurley | 64-49 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Eugene Danner is called for the reach on Ronald Teeters - foul #3 on Eugene Danner, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Jack Bright (PF) Christopher Glass, Ronald Howard, Ronald Teeters | |
| 07:42 | Dayton | Jack Bright makes the shot from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Massenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Temple | Charles Lowe connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanley Johnson | 66-51 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 07:17 | Dayton | Jack Bright pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Rickie Begley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 66-51 |
| 07:01 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 66-51 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Lowe | 68-51 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Massenburg | 68-53 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-53 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Rickie Begley picks off the pass by Clarence Page | 68-53 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner slams it home set up by Rickie Begley | 68-55 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Charles Lowe | 70-55 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Rickie Begley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 05:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 70-55 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 05:14 | Temple | Stanley Johnson tips it back up and in | 72-55 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 72-55 |
| 05:05 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner tips it back up and in | 72-57 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Eugene Danner is hacked by Ricky Wiesner - foul #3 on Ricky Wiesner, team foul #4 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Glass (PG), Ronald Howard (SG), Jay Zubek (SF), George Stancil (PF), Ronald Teeters (C) Rickie Begley, Ricky Wiesner, Steven Massenburg, Jack Bright, Wayne Akin | |
| 04:42 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is fouled on the floor by George Stancil - foul #1 on George Stancil, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Zubek - foul #2 on Jay Zubek, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 04:22 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Ronald Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-57 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters can't tip it in | 73-57 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Temple | John Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Robert Griffin, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Begley (PG), Ricky Wiesner (SG), Jack Bright (PF) Ronald Howard, Jay Zubek, George Stancil | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Rickie Begley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Wiesner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Glass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Bright (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Teeters (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Rickie Begley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-57 |
| 03:27 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters tips it home | 73-59 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Clarence Page can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 73-59 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ernie Taylor | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Dayton | Rickie Begley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 02:42 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 02:13 | Temple | John Masters hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Page | 78-59 |
| 02:00 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rickie Begley | 78-62 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Christopher Glass swats the dunk try by Eugene Danner | 78-62 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Christopher Glass snags the defensive board | 78-62 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner is fouled on the floor by John Masters - foul #1 on John Masters, team foul #7 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Robert Griffin (SF) John Masters, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Howard (SF), George Stancil (PF) Rickie Begley, Jack Bright | |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:26 | Dayton | Ricky Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-64 |
| 01:04 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Ernie Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Howard | 78-64 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Christopher Glass grabs the board | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Dayton | Stanley Johnson picks off the pass by Christopher Glass | 78-64 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Stanley Johnson lays it up and in | 80-64 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Ronald Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-64 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe runs out the clock | 80-64 |