| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Curt Lewis (fresh) SG - Timothy Ramsey (fresh) SF - Ronald Koffler (fresh) PF - Rodrigo Salas (fresh) C - William Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | UC Riverside | William Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt buries a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler is hacked by Marquis Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marquis Jones, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | William Olsen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Marquis Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | William Olsen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | William Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:38 | UC Riverside | William Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Temple | A charge is called on Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #2 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curt Lewis | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Olsen - foul #1 on William Olsen, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Curt Lewis, Timothy Ramsey, Ronald Koffler, William Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Paul Macdougall (PF) Leroy Abril, William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| 17:47 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez is fouled on the floor by Marquis Jones - foul #2 on Marquis Jones, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Marquis Jones | |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Parnell - foul #1 on Walter Parnell, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | Temple | Antione Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Oscar Gomez | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez throws it down set up by Alberto Lopez | 8-4 |
| 16:30 | Temple | Oscar Gomez is called for the reach on Stephen Oden - foul #1 on Oscar Gomez, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler (SF), William Olsen (C) Alberto Lopez, Rodrigo Salas | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), William Gouge (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Walter Parnell, Paul Macdougall, Antione Brown | |
| 16:09 | Temple | Roy Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | William Olsen gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carmelo Martinez | 10-4 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Oscar Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Koffler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sherman Myricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fresh) SF - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-4 |
| 15:37 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Richard Wendel takes the ball from William Olsen | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Richard Wendel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:51 | UC Riverside | William Olsen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Richard Wendel snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 14:43 | Temple | William Olsen steals it from Richard Terrell | 10-4 |
| 14:36 | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Oscar Gomez | 13-4 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Richard Terrell snags the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-7 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | William Olsen buries a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Wendel - foul #1 on Richard Wendel, team foul #6 | 15-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Timothy Ramsey (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), Rodrigo Salas (PF) Oscar Gomez, Carmelo Martinez, Ronald Koffler, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Paul Macdougall (SF), Antione Brown (C) Roy Dixon, William Gouge, Stephen Oden, Richard Wendel | |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | William Olsen misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:56 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-7 |
| 13:39 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas grabs the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey banks in the layup on a great pass from William Olsen | 17-7 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 12:56 | UC Riverside | William Olsen snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | William Olsen misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Leroy Abril - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #7 | 17-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), Stephen Oden (SF) Walter Parnell, Richard Terrell | |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | William Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | William Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Alberto Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on Timothy Ramsey - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #8 | 18-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski (SG), Ronald Koffler (SF) Alberto Lopez, William Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Terrell (PF) Paul Macdougall | |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-7 |
| 12:19 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler grabs the offensive board | 19-7 |
| 12:00 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curt Lewis | 22-7 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Curt Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dario Ulatowski (fresh) SF - Ronald Koffler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodrigo Salas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Ramsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Temple | Leroy Abril's pass is intercepted by Rodrigo Salas | 22-7 |
| 11:36 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Olsen (C) Curt Lewis | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Stephen Oden is fouled on the floor by Ronald Koffler - foul #1 on Ronald Koffler, team foul #3 | 22-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (C) Antione Brown | |
| 11:12 | Temple | Timothy Ramsey is called for the reach on Leroy Abril - foul #1 on Timothy Ramsey, team foul #4 | 22-7 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Paul Macdougall (PF) Leroy Abril, Richard Terrell | |
| 10:57 | Temple | Walter Parnell scores on a jumper from the left side | 22-9 |
| 10:45 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-9 |
| 10:43 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Dario Ulatowski | 22-9 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | Roy Dixon picks off the pass by Dario Ulatowski | 22-9 |
| 10:29 | Temple | William Gouge lays it in set up by Roy Dixon | 22-11 |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler's pass is intercepted by William Gouge in the backcourt | 22-11 |
| 10:23 | Temple | William Gouge banks in the layup | 22-13 |
| 10:12 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-13 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Parnell | 25-16 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 25-16 |
| 09:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Walter Parnell | 25-16 |
| 09:28 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-16 |
| 09:27 | UC Riverside | William Olsen gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 09:07 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey double dribbles | 25-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Dario Ulatowski, Timothy Ramsey, Ronald Koffler, William Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Antione Brown (C) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, Paul Macdougall, Walter Parnell | |
| 08:57 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 08:56 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 08:41 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 08:40 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks tips it back up and in | 27-16 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Leroy Abril connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 08:11 | Temple | William Gouge grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 07:52 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits a floater from the right wing | 27-20 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Curt Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) PF - Rodrigo Salas (tiring) 2 reb. C - Sherman Myricks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Gouge (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) C - Antione Brown (tiring) | |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 27-20 |
| 07:24 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Curt Lewis steps in front of the Richard Wendel pass | 27-20 |
| 07:14 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis blows the layup | 27-20 |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas can't tip it in | 27-20 |
| 07:10 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks tips it home | 29-20 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-20 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Richard Wendel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Leroy Abril clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curt Lewis - foul #1 on Curt Lewis, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), Timothy Ramsey (SG), Ronald Koffler (SF), William Olsen (C) Curt Lewis, Carmelo Martinez, Alberto Lopez, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Stephen Oden (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF) William Gouge, Richard Wendel, Richard Terrell | |
| 06:33 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Rodrigo Salas | 29-20 |
| 06:31 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Stephen Oden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | William Olsen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Walter Parnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Stephen Oden steps in front of the Timothy Ramsey pass | 31-20 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Paul Macdougall can't finish the layup | 31-20 |
| 04:56 | UC Riverside | William Olsen snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Oscar Gomez and he's hacked by Walter Parnell - foul #2 on Walter Parnell, team foul #9 | 33-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Sherman Myricks (C) Oscar Gomez, Rodrigo Salas, William Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), Richard Terrell (PF), Richard Wendel (C) Walter Parnell, Paul Macdougall, Antione Brown | |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Carmelo Martinez - foul #1 on Carmelo Martinez, team foul #6 | 34-20 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 04:36 | UC Riverside | Timothy Ramsey grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski is hacked by Richard Terrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Terrell, team foul #10 | 34-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) Roy Dixon | |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Richard Terrell gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 04:13 | Temple | William Gouge drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Oden and the foul's on Dario Ulatowski - foul #1 on Dario Ulatowski, team foul #7 | 35-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG) Carmelo Martinez | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 04:13 | Temple | William Gouge makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:01 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski loses the dribble to Richard Wendel | 35-24 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Curt Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dario Ulatowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Koffler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Myricks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Ramsey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (tiring) 4 pts. SG - William Gouge (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Oden (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wendel (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | UC Riverside | Dario Ulatowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-24 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), Rodrigo Salas (PF), William Olsen (C) Dario Ulatowski, Ronald Koffler, Sherman Myricks, Timothy Ramsey | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Stephen Oden, Richard Wendel | |
| 03:35 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Richard Terrell hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on Curt Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Abril, team foul #11 | 35-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG) Carmelo Martinez | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Richard Terrell | |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:21 | Temple | Marquis Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Gomez - foul #2 on Oscar Gomez, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carmelo Martinez (SG) Curt Lewis | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 03:21 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:21 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block | 38-28 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | William Olsen makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Oscar Gomez | 40-28 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Walter Parnell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas is fouled on the floor by Paul Macdougall - foul #1 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #12 | 40-28 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Curt Lewis (PG), Timothy Ramsey (SG), Ronald Koffler (SF), Sherman Myricks (C) Oscar Gomez, Carmelo Martinez, Alberto Lopez, William Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Roy Dixon, Walter Parnell, Paul Macdougall | |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | Rodrigo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-28 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Leroy Abril snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 01:49 | Temple | Leroy Abril can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Sherman Myricks pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 01:23 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 01:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to Martin Kleinschmidt | 42-28 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Marquis Jones connects on the jump hook in the paint | 42-30 |
| 00:42 | UC Riverside | Ronald Koffler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 00:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Terrell | 42-30 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Oscar Gomez (PG), Dario Ulatowski (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), William Olsen (C) Curt Lewis, Timothy Ramsey, Rodrigo Salas, Sherman Myricks | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Paul Macdougall (PF) Leroy Abril, Richard Terrell | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Olsen - foul #2 on William Olsen, team foul #9 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) William Gouge | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | William Olsen buries a shot from the right side | 44-31 |