| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Irvin Foster is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ruel - foul #2 on Stanley Ruel, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:26 | St. John's | Brandon Heldt steals the ball from Anthony Baden | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Stanley Ruel buries a turnaround in the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Jack Micco buries a jumper from the left block | 30-34 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Roberts | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Brandon Heldt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 33-34 |
| 17:28 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | Temple | Garf Tomaski gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Garf Tomaski clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Anthony Baden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Bruce Hayden connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Moshe Zendejas | 33-39 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Thibodeau | 35-39 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Garf Tomaski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Michael White misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-39 |
| 15:41 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 15:37 | Temple | Anthony Baden picks off the pass by Bruce Hayden in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 39-39 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Irvin Foster pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| 14:43 | Temple | John O'Rourke misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 14:42 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Clarence Roberts | 39-39 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Burton Turk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Baden | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Jack Micco is fouled on the floor by Patrick Thibodeau - foul #2 on Patrick Thibodeau, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:35 | Temple | John O'Rourke drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Jack Micco | 43-41 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John O'Rourke - foul #1 on John O'Rourke, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF) Anthony Baden, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Brandon Heldt gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Raymond Stephens takes the ball from Brandon Heldt | 44-41 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | Paul Carr snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Irvin Foster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Brandon Heldt snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:13 | Temple | Brandon Heldt's pass is intercepted by Paul Carr | 44-41 |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Michael White buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Carr and the foul's on Brandon Heldt - foul #1 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, Burton Turk, John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| 11:55 | St. John's | Michael White misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | Temple | Williams Norman gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael White (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 11:38 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Carballo | 46-41 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Garf Tomaski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:02 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 46-41 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Clarence Roberts steals it from Garf Tomaski | 46-41 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Garf Tomaski takes the ball from Paul Carr | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Garf Tomaski connects on the jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Stephens | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Garf Tomaski loses the dribble to Anthony Baden | 48-43 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | Paul Carr hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Baden | 50-43 |
| 09:01 | Temple | Garf Tomaski knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 52-45 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 08:30 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:06 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Garf Tomaski gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Garf Tomaski hits a shot in the paint | 52-47 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Paul Carr (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Thibodeau (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Carballo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Williams Norman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Vernon Carballo - foul #1 on Vernon Carballo, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Irvin Foster (PF), Roland Nieman (C) Anthony Baden, Paul Carr, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| 07:04 | St. John's | Irvin Foster connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael White | 54-47 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Brandon Heldt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Ruel | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Roland Nieman's pass is intercepted by Brandon Heldt | 54-50 |
| 06:11 | Temple | John O'Rourke clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 54-50 |
| 06:10 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Turk | 54-50 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Burton Turk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Roland Nieman | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Michael White loses the dribble to Stanley Ruel | 54-50 |
| 05:16 | Temple | John O'Rourke scores on a jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Irvin Foster lays it up and in | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Temple | John O'Rourke lays it in | 56-54 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts, Roland Nieman | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, Burton Turk, Stanley Ruel | |
| 03:52 | Temple | John O'Rourke comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Irvin Foster - foul #2 on Irvin Foster, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| 03:52 | Temple | John O'Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | Temple | John O'Rourke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Irvin Foster | 56-55 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Williams Norman denies the turnaround by Anthony Baden | 56-55 |
| 03:31 | Temple | Williams Norman grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - John O'Rourke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Temple | John O'Rourke loses the dribble to Paul Carr | 56-55 |
| 03:04 | St. John's | Michael White misses the shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Garf Tomaski grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Burton Turk (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski, John O'Rourke, Williams Norman | |
| 02:43 | Temple | Stanley Ruel misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 02:23 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Carr | 58-55 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | John O'Rourke (PF) Vernon Carballo | |
| 02:03 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 02:01 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:56 | St. John's | Brandon Heldt is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #2 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (SF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | Temple | Garf Tomaski (SF) Burton Turk | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 58-55 |
| 01:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brandon Heldt | 58-55 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Irvin Foster denies the turnaround by John O'Rourke | 58-55 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:04 | St. John's | Michael White buries a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Baden | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Temple | John O'Rourke misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-55 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Jack Micco is called for the reach on Clarence Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Micco, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Garf Tomaski is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #3 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Brandon Heldt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John O'Rourke | 63-58 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Jack Micco is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Micco, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Garf Tomaski connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jack Micco | 65-61 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Brandon Heldt is called for the reach on Anthony Baden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Brandon Heldt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Tomaski | 67-64 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Micco - foul #5 on Jack Micco, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG) Jack Micco | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Brandon Heldt gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:08 | Temple | Brandon Heldt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Michael White snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael White is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Hayden - foul #2 on Bruce Hayden, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | St. John's | Clarence Roberts (PF) Irvin Foster | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Stanley Ruel grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Stanley Ruel misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-64 |