| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fresh) SG - James Clinard (fresh) SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Garf Tomaski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a great pass from Danny Brown out of a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Brandon Heldt knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to John O'Rourke | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Garf Tomaski's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Schell | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Syracuse | Danny Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Temple | Garf Tomaski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 3-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (PF) Timothy Schell | |
| 17:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brandon Heldt | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Temple | Garf Tomaski connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Heldt and the foul's on Willy McGeary - foul #1 on Willy McGeary, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 16:57 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Syracuse | Brandon Heldt is called for the reach on Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG), Burton Turk (SF) Brandon Heldt, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Stanley Ruel - foul #1 on Stanley Ruel, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Williams Norman gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:22 | Syracuse | John Nordin pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:08 | Syracuse | Danny Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Nordin | 5-7 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas is hacked by Mwla Abdeldayen - foul #1 on Mwla Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG) Jack Micco | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Schell (PF) Angelo Perez | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) SF - Burton Turk (fresh) PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) C - Williams Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - John Nordin (fresh) PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Danny Brown connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mwla Abdeldayen | 8-10 |
| 15:27 | Temple | The short jumper by Williams Norman is denied by Thomas Rogers | 8-10 |
| 15:26 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Turk | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Bruce Hayden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | John Nordin gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:55 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | John Nordin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Danny Brown steals it from Burton Turk | 8-13 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | Danny Brown lays it in | 8-15 |
| 13:55 | Temple | Burton Turk connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Hayden | 10-15 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Brown | 10-18 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Williams Norman scores on a turnaround from the right block | 12-18 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen clanks a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 13:01 | Temple | Burton Turk grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Danny Brown's pass is intercepted by Moshe Zendejas | 12-18 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Mwla Abdeldayen steals it from Burton Turk | 12-18 |
| 11:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Burton Turk, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG), Willy McGeary (SF), Angelo Perez (PF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, John Nordin, Timothy Schell, Thomas Rogers | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Clinard (fresh) SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) PF - Angelo Perez (fresh) C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Temple | Garf Tomaski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 12-18 |
| 11:38 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Tomaski | 12-18 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the driving attempt from the right block | 14-18 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Brown | 14-21 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Garf Tomaski blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Willy McGeary - foul #2 on Willy McGeary, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) Willy McGeary | |
| 10:48 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | John Nordin connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Brown | 15-23 |
| 10:22 | Temple | Garf Tomaski splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Micco | 17-23 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | John Nordin is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| 09:51 | Temple | John O'Rourke loses the dribble to Danny Brown | 17-23 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Brandon Heldt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:23 | Temple | John O'Rourke loses the dribble to John Nordin | 17-23 |
| 09:01 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez scores on a shot near the basket set up by Danny Brown | 17-25 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Ronald Cotta denies the turnaround by John O'Rourke | 17-25 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Brandon Heldt tips it home | 19-25 |
| 08:26 | Syracuse | John Nordin double dribbles | 19-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Timothy Schell (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) James Clinard, Angelo Perez, Ronald Cotta | |
| 08:09 | Temple | Bruce Hayden hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Moshe Zendejas | 22-25 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses long on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Moshe Zendejas - foul #1 on Moshe Zendejas, team foul #3 | 22-25 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen makes the 3rd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Rogers | 22-27 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fairly fresh) C - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mwla Abdeldayen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nordin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Schell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce Hayden - foul #1 on Bruce Hayden, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF) Garf Tomaski, John O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Angelo Perez (PF) John Nordin | |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Danny Brown misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:37 | Syracuse | Danny Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:21 | Temple | Burton Turk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-28 |
| 07:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell is fouled on the floor by Burton Turk - foul #1 on Burton Turk, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Ruel (C) Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG) Danny Brown | |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the jumper from the right side set up by Mwla Abdeldayen | 22-30 |
| 06:45 | Temple | Angelo Perez steals it from Moshe Zendejas | 22-30 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Vernon Carballo grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Bruce Hayden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | James Clinard pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:39 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Schell | 22-32 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Bruce Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | James Clinard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Schell | 22-34 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Burton Turk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Rogers | 22-36 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 04:01 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Clinard | 22-39 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Bruce Hayden is fouled on the floor by Timothy Schell - foul #1 on Timothy Schell, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Williams Norman (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Burton Turk, Vernon Carballo, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Danny Brown (PG), Willy McGeary (SF), Ronald Cotta (C) Mwla Abdeldayen, Angelo Perez, Thomas Rogers | |
| 03:39 | Temple | Timothy Schell takes the ball from Garf Tomaski | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) C - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Danny Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Clinard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willy McGeary (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Schell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John O'Rourke - foul #1 on John O'Rourke, team foul #6 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF) James Clinard | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Timothy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Garf Tomaski evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Jack Micco | 24-41 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by John O'Rourke - foul #2 on John O'Rourke, team foul #7 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Clinard (SG) Timothy Schell | |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:44 | Temple | John O'Rourke snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Garf Tomaski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 02:29 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Danny Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-42 |
| 02:20 | Syracuse | James Clinard grabs the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Williams Norman - foul #1 on Williams Norman, team foul #8 | 24-42 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 01:59 | Temple | John O'Rourke's pass is intercepted by Ronald Cotta | 24-44 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Williams Norman is called for the reach on Ronald Cotta - foul #2 on Williams Norman, team foul #9 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen (SG), Angelo Perez (PF) James Clinard, John Nordin | |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | Ronald Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Garf Tomaski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 24-46 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Brandon Heldt gets the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Garf Tomaski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-46 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Willy McGeary misses the shot from the left side | 27-46 |
| 00:53 | Temple | Brandon Heldt gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 00:46 | Temple | Garf Tomaski is fouled on the floor by Willy McGeary - foul #3 on Willy McGeary, team foul #5 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG), Stanley Ruel (C) Brandon Heldt, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Nordin (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) Willy McGeary, Ronald Cotta | |
| 00:29 | Temple | Garf Tomaski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-46 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Thomas Rogers grabs the board | 27-46 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Mwla Abdeldayen hits the follow up shot | 27-48 |
| 00:04 | Temple | John O'Rourke's pass is intercepted by Angelo Perez | 27-48 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Angelo Perez misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-48 |