| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) SG - Marc Dickey (fresh) SF - Peter Fish (fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fresh) C - Bradley Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fresh) PF - James Sykes (fresh) C - William Kincheloe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Temple | Marc Dickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Arizona State | James Sykes lays it in on a nice dish by Louis Lightner | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Louis Lightner - foul #1 on Louis Lightner, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Bradley Smith buries a turnaround from the left block | 4-7 |
| 17:57 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Dickey - foul #1 on Marc Dickey, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:33 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Lightner | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Marc Dickey's pass is intercepted by Michael Bollin | 4-10 |
| 17:14 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Evans (C) William Kincheloe | |
| 17:01 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 17:00 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:40 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 16:39 | Arizona State | James Sykes hits the follow up shot | 4-12 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Marc Dickey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 16:14 | Arizona State | James Sykes pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 16:01 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-12 |
| 16:00 | Arizona State | James Sykes can't tip it in | 4-12 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Dickey (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Fish (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Lightner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) PF - James Sykes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Evans (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Temple | Donald Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Bollin - foul #1 on Michael Bollin, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Kyle Harris (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), John Martel (PF), John Falls (C) Scott Nevins, Marc Dickey, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (PG), Charles Nelson (SF), William Kincheloe (C) Michael Bollin, Kevin Wilcoxon, James Sykes | |
| 15:31 | Temple | John Falls misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-12 |
| 15:29 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:09 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Victor Elliott - foul #1 on Victor Elliott, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert White (PF) Kevin Evans | |
| 15:09 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:09 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 14:53 | Temple | Robert White denies the turnaround by Victor Elliott | 4-14 |
| 14:51 | Arizona State | Robert White gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:49 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Deanda - foul #1 on Calvin Deanda, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SF) Louis Lightner | |
| 14:24 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield is whistled for a carry | 4-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Peter Fish (SF) Calvin Deanda, Victor Elliott | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Sykes (PF) Robert White | |
| 14:12 | Temple | John Martel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-14 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Kyle Harris can't tip it in | 4-14 |
| 14:10 | Temple | Peter Fish tips it home | 6-14 |
| 13:49 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield loses the dribble to Scott Nevins | 6-14 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Scott Nevins banks in the layup | 8-14 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Kincheloe | 8-16 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Scott Nevins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 13:08 | Arizona State | James Sykes grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:48 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 12:46 | Temple | John Martel grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:30 | Temple | John Martel hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Kincheloe - foul #1 on William Kincheloe, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, John Falls | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG), Louis Lightner (SG), Kevin Evans (PF), Robert White (C) Charles Nelson, Kenny Whitfield, James Sykes, William Kincheloe | |
| 12:30 | Temple | John Martel makes the free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:12 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner loses the dribble to John Martel | 11-16 |
| 11:43 | Temple | Peter Fish misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-16 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Donald Davis tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Calvin Deanda (fresh) SG - John Martel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Lightner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Evans (fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin is hacked by Calvin Deanda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Deanda, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), Victor Elliott (SF) Calvin Deanda, John Martel, Peter Fish | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Sykes (PF) Robert White | |
| 11:11 | Arizona State | Marc Dickey is called for the reach on Louis Lightner - foul #2 on Marc Dickey, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG) Marc Dickey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Victor Elliott - foul #2 on Victor Elliott, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SF) Victor Elliott | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Arizona State | James Sykes misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Temple | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:35 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Kyle Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Kevin Wilcoxon picks off the pass by Bradley Smith | 13-16 |
| 10:25 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon loses the dribble to Kyle Harris in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Kyle Harris misses the easy layup | 13-16 |
| 10:23 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to James Sykes | 13-16 |
| 10:02 | Arizona State | James Sykes lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Bollin | 13-18 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Kyle Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner drills a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Bollin | 16-20 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Scott Nevins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 09:01 | Arizona State | James Sykes snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Fish (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) David Graves, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (PG), Charles Nelson (SF), William Kincheloe (C) Michael Bollin, Kevin Wilcoxon, James Sykes | |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Peter Fish pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:18 | Temple | Scott Nevins is fouled on the floor by Kenny Whitfield - foul #1 on Kenny Whitfield, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert White (PF) Kevin Evans | |
| 08:06 | Temple | William Kincheloe takes the ball from Scott Nevins | 16-21 |
| 07:41 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe jams it | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Kyle Harris (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Falls (fresh) C - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenny Whitfield (fresh) SG - Louis Lightner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) PF - Robert White (fresh) C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Temple | Scott Nevins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Fish | 19-23 |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner can't throw it down but he's hacked by Peter Fish - foul #1 on Peter Fish, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Kyle Harris, John Falls | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Sykes (PF) Robert White | |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:04 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses the 3 from straight away | 19-25 |
| 06:45 | Temple | Peter Fish tips it in | 21-25 |
| 06:41 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson is hacked by Peter Fish in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Fish, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG), Bradley Smith (C) Peter Fish, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Michael Bollin (PG) Kenny Whitfield | |
| 06:41 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:41 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:26 | Temple | John Martel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SF) Kyle Harris | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon (SF), Robert White (C) Charles Nelson, William Kincheloe | |
| 06:04 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner misses the dunk attempt | 21-27 |
| 06:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Donald Davis | 21-27 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Donald Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Sykes - foul #1 on James Sykes, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:31 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin double dribbles | 23-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG) David Graves | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (SG), Martin Whatley (C) Louis Lightner, Robert White | |
| 05:17 | Temple | Kyle Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 05:15 | Arizona State | James Sykes pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:50 | Arizona State | Martin Whatley throws it down | 23-29 |
| 04:23 | Temple | John Martel comes up short on the floater from close range | 23-29 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Donald Davis snags the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Martin Whatley is called for the reach on Kyle Harris - foul #1 on Martin Whatley, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SF), John Falls (PF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) John Martel, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Louis Lightner (SG), Charles Nelson (SF), Kevin Evans (PF), William Kincheloe (C) Kenny Whitfield, Kevin Wilcoxon, James Sykes, Martin Whatley | |
| 03:59 | Temple | David Graves drills a floater near the basket | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | Arizona State | Kyle Harris steps in front of the Michael Bollin pass in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 03:46 | Temple | David Graves's layup is rejected by Kevin Evans | 25-29 |
| 03:45 | Arizona State | William Kincheloe snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | David Graves is called for the reach on Charles Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Graves, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), Peter Fish (SF) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, David Graves | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:43 | Arizona State | Charles Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Calvin Deanda (fresh) SG - Marc Dickey (fresh) SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Falls (fresh) C - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Michael Bollin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Lightner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Kincheloe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Temple | Calvin Deanda clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Bollin - foul #2 on Michael Bollin, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Sykes (PF) Kevin Evans | |
| 03:14 | Temple | Calvin Deanda makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Calvin Deanda makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | Michael Bollin connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Lightner | 27-33 |
| 02:47 | Temple | John Falls scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-33 |
| 02:45 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PF) John Falls | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield (SG), Kevin Wilcoxon (SF) Louis Lightner, Charles Nelson | |
| 02:31 | Temple | Calvin Deanda misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 02:29 | Arizona State | James Sykes snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marc Dickey - foul #3 on Marc Dickey, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Kyle Harris (SG), Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Calvin Deanda, Marc Dickey, John Martel, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Louis Lightner (SG), Kevin Evans (C) Michael Bollin, William Kincheloe | |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:05 | Arizona State | Kenny Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:44 | Temple | Scott Nevins is hacked by Kenny Whitfield - foul #2 on Kenny Whitfield, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert White (C) James Sykes | |
| 01:44 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:44 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kyle Harris - foul #1 on Kyle Harris, team foul #12 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Elliott (SF) Peter Fish | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Charles Nelson (PG) Kenny Whitfield | |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:16 | Arizona State | Kevin Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Scott Nevins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Kyle Harris hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 00:42 | Arizona State | Louis Lightner hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Nelson | 33-38 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Donald Davis clanks a jump hook from close range | 33-38 |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Robert White gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Kevin Evans makes the wide open jump hook from the left block | 33-40 |