| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | James Sumpter inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Herschel Foreman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Watts | 28-28 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Justin Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Herschel Foreman - foul #3 on Herschel Foreman, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG) Herschel Foreman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 19:19 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:19 | UMass | Adrian Robinson snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Lloyd Crain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Carlson - foul #1 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Lloyd Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:44 | Temple | Justin Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block | 30-31 |
| 18:24 | UMass | James Sumpter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Norris Hall - foul #3 on Norris Hall, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SF) Norris Hall | |
| 18:24 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Wayne Carlson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Sumpter - foul #1 on James Sumpter, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:03 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:43 | UMass | Lloyd Crain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Justin Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 31-33 |
| 17:26 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Justin Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adrian Robinson - foul #1 on Adrian Robinson, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF), William McEirath (PF) James Sumpter, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:03 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:03 | UMass | William McEirath snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:34 | UMass | Paul Yount hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 16:33 | UMass | William McEirath tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Justin Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 16:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to William McEirath | 33-34 |
| 15:56 | UMass | Lloyd Crain is hacked by Justin Williams - foul #1 on Justin Williams, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, Lloyd Crain, Paul Yount, William McEirath, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Norris Hall (SF) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Clement Howell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joshua Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Herschel Foreman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 15:39 | UMass | James Sumpter hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 15:19 | Temple | Joshua Harris blocks the short jumper by Wayne Carlson | 35-34 |
| 15:18 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:01 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 15:00 | UMass | Herschel Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Herschel Foreman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 14:53 | Temple | The rebound goes to Donald Daniels | 35-34 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Norris Hall connects on the shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 14:20 | UMass | James Sumpter buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Clement Howell | 37-36 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Wayne Carlson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Jenkins and he's hacked by James Sumpter - foul #2 on James Sumpter, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Paul Yount (SF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, James Sumpter, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), James Rice (SG) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner | |
| 14:01 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Adrian Robinson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Herschel Foreman | 39-39 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Donald Daniels jams it set up by Robert Baughman and the foul's on Marcus Walker - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UMass | William McEirath (PF) Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:27 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Paul Yount connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Watts | 42-42 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Robert Baughman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Yount - foul #1 on Paul Yount, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG), James Sumpter (SF) Herschel Foreman, Paul Yount | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG), Jonathan Poyner (SF), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) James Rice, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| 12:41 | Temple | Robert Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Brett Casey grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 12:19 | Temple | Brett Casey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-43 |
| Subs | UMass | Marcus Walker (PF) William McEirath | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:59 | UMass | James Sumpter is whistled for a carry | 42-43 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:41 | UMass | James Watts pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Crain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UMass | Adrian Robinson travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF) Jonathan Poyner | |
| 11:03 | Temple | Justin Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block set up by Robert Baughman | 42-45 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Brett Casey picks off the pass by Adrian Robinson | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Robert Baughman knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Williams | 42-47 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Marcus Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Brett Casey gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:45 | Temple | Rudy Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Herschel Foreman (SG), Paul Yount (SF), William McEirath (PF), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, Lloyd Crain, James Sumpter, Marcus Walker, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Donald Daniels (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| 09:26 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Herschel Foreman is blocked by James Rice | 42-47 |
| 09:25 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Rice | 42-47 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Donald Daniels misses the shot from the right block | 42-47 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Herschel Foreman gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Paul Yount misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 08:45 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Clement Howell | 42-47 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Herschel Foreman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 08:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wayne Carlson | 42-47 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins is hacked by Clement Howell - foul #1 on Clement Howell, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Marcus Walker (PF) William McEirath | |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF) James Rice | |
| 08:14 | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Paul Yount gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Marcus Walker's layup is rejected by Wayne Carlson | 42-47 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 07:34 | Temple | Donald Daniels can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Harris - foul #1 on Joshua Harris, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), James Sumpter (SF), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, Paul Yount, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Justin Williams (SG) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner | |
| 07:34 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:34 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | UMass | Donald Daniels is called for the reach on James Watts - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Sumpter and the foul's on Norris Hall - foul #4 on Norris Hall, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| 07:02 | UMass | Herschel Foreman makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-49 |
| 06:45 | UMass | Herschel Foreman pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by James Sumpter | 47-49 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Wayne Carlson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 05:46 | UMass | James Sumpter is fouled on the floor by Norris Hall - foul #5 on Norris Hall, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Lloyd Crain (SG), William McEirath (PF) Herschel Foreman, Marcus Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| 05:37 | UMass | James Sumpter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Lloyd Crain steps in front of the Jonathan Poyner pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 47-51 |
| 05:10 | UMass | James Sumpter is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Yount (SF) James Sumpter | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 04:44 | Temple | Rudy Cox misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 04:43 | UMass | Adrian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Adrian Robinson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 47-51 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Brett Casey snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Robert Baughman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Rudy Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:56 | Temple | William McEirath steps in front of the Rudy Cox pass | 47-51 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Lloyd Crain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Adrian Robinson tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Herschel Foreman (SG), James Sumpter (SF), Marcus Walker (PF) Lloyd Crain, Paul Yount, William McEirath | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG), Donald Daniels (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) James Rice, Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Justin Williams misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 49-51 |
| 03:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adrian Robinson | 49-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herschel Foreman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sumpter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Adrian Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | UMass | Adrian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wayne Carlson - foul #2 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Adrian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Justin Williams is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Marcus Walker | 51-51 |
| 02:02 | UMass | James Sumpter misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Daniels - foul #2 on Donald Daniels, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Clement Howell (PG), Joshua Harris (C) James Watts, Adrian Robinson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:02 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:02 | UMass | James Sumpter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Justin Williams is hacked by Clement Howell - foul #2 on Clement Howell, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UMass | James Watts (PG), Adrian Robinson (C) Clement Howell, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:38 | Temple | Justin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Adrian Robinson snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:23 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 01:21 | UMass | Adrian Robinson snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | UMass | James Sumpter is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Robert Baughman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Donald Daniels misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 00:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Adrian Robinson | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Adrian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Robert Baughman is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Williams | 53-54 |
| 00:10 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:01 | UMass | James Sumpter misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Adrian Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |