| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Javier Acosta (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Peter Fish inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Temple | Scott Nevins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 19:42 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Kyle Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Davis | 38-27 |
| 19:08 | Dayton | Darren Smalling is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Marc Brooks | 38-29 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Scott Nevins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Davis | 41-29 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Javier Acosta is hacked by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Marc Brooks scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Javier Acosta | 41-31 |
| 18:08 | Temple | Kyle Harris is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), John Martel (SG), John Falls (PF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Mike Munkberg (SF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Marc Brooks, Darrell Cunningham, Javier Acosta, Nathaniel Savage | |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Elliott (SF) Peter Fish | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Wright (SF) Darren Smalling | |
| 17:32 | Temple | Victor Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 41-31 |
| 17:31 | Dayton | Paul Guyton gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Kesse Ashalintubbi is called for the reach on Marcus Stout in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kesse Ashalintubbi, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by John Falls - foul #1 on John Falls, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Kyle Harris (SG) Calvin Deanda, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:11 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kyle Harris | 41-33 |
| 16:56 | Temple | John Falls clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Wright - foul #1 on Frederick Wright, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Fish (SF), Bradley Smith (C) Victor Elliott, John Martel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Darren Smalling (PF) Marcus Stout, Paul Guyton, Frederick Wright, Joseph Nettleton | |
| 16:56 | Temple | John Falls makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:56 | Temple | John Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Darren Smalling | 43-35 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Peter Fish clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Darrell Cunningham - foul #3 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Davis (PF) John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Guyton (SG), Nathaniel Savage (C) Darrell Cunningham, Mike Munkberg | |
| 16:11 | Temple | Peter Fish makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Peter Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Marc Brooks loses the dribble to Scott Nevins | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Javier Acosta (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Temple | Marc Brooks takes the ball from Bradley Smith | 45-35 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Marc Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Darren Smalling tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Peter Fish is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Savage - foul #1 on Nathaniel Savage, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), John Martel (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, Peter Fish, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Frederick Wright (SF), Mike Munkberg (PF), Joseph Nettleton (C) Marc Brooks, Paul Guyton, Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling, Nathaniel Savage | |
| 14:24 | Temple | Calvin Deanda comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 14:22 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:19 | Dayton | Calvin Deanda steps in front of the Darrell Cunningham pass in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:01 | Dayton | Marc Dickey steps in front of the Darrell Cunningham pass in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 13:41 | Temple | John Martel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-37 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton tips it but misses | 45-37 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 13:22 | Temple | John Martel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Frederick Wright connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Nettleton | 45-41 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Marc Dickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:50 | Dayton | Marcus Stout snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Mike Munkberg is hacked by Calvin Deanda - foul #1 on Calvin Deanda, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Kyle Harris (SG), Peter Fish (SF), John Falls (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Calvin Deanda, Marc Dickey, John Martel, Donald Davis, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Darren Smalling (PF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Darrell Cunningham, Frederick Wright, Mike Munkberg, Joseph Nettleton | |
| 12:21 | Dayton | Javier Acosta connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marc Brooks | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Kyle Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:04 | Temple | Peter Fish grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:46 | Temple | Scott Nevins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Bradley Smith tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Falls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Javier Acosta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Savage (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Paul Guyton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 11:26 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 11:24 | Temple | Peter Fish gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 11:18 | Temple | John Falls travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Marc Dickey (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Kyle Harris, John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mike Munkberg (SF) Javier Acosta | |
| 10:59 | Dayton | Peter Fish is called for the reach on Marc Brooks - foul #1 on Peter Fish, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Henry Boggs (C) Nathaniel Savage | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Marc Brooks connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Munkberg | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | Temple | Marc Dickey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Fish | 50-45 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Henry Boggs makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Guyton | 50-47 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Scott Nevins is hacked by Marc Brooks - foul #3 on Marc Brooks, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 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 | Dayton | Marcus Stout (PG), Darrell Cunningham (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marc Brooks, Paul Guyton, Darren Smalling, Henry Boggs | |
| 09:20 | Temple | A charge is called on John Martel - foul #2 on John Martel, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton (PF) Mike Munkberg | |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 50-47 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | Nathaniel Savage tips it in | 50-49 |
| 08:36 | Temple | John Falls travels with the ball | 50-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mike Munkberg (SF) Javier Acosta | |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 50-49 |
| 08:17 | Temple | John Martel gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi is hacked by Darrell Cunningham - foul #4 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Peter Fish (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Calvin Deanda, Victor Elliott, John Martel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Frederick Wright (PG), Darren Smalling (PF) Marcus Stout, Nathaniel Savage | |
| 07:45 | Temple | Peter Fish lays it in on a great pass from Scott Nevins | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Frederick Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Darrell Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Mike Munkberg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Nettleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Frederick Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Peter Fish pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:08 | Temple | Mike Munkberg steals the ball from Peter Fish | 52-49 |
| 06:41 | Dayton | Joseph Nettleton comes up short on the runner from the right block | 52-49 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Donald Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Scott Nevins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Joseph Nettleton | 52-49 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Frederick Wright misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 05:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kyle Harris | 52-49 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Kyle Harris is called for traveling | 52-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), John Martel (SF), John Falls (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Paul Guyton (SG), Javier Acosta (SF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Frederick Wright, Darrell Cunningham, Mike Munkberg, Joseph Nettleton | |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Marc Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #2 on Bradley Smith, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Marc Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Dayton | Marc Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:13 | Temple | Marc Dickey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Darren Smalling grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Marc Brooks scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Guyton | 52-51 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Javier Acosta snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Javier Acosta hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Marc Brooks | 52-53 |
| 04:28 | Temple | John Martel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marc Dickey | 55-53 |
| 04:01 | Dayton | Javier Acosta misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Bradley Smith snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Bradley Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Martel | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Calvin Deanda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Dickey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Martel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Falls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Marc Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Guyton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Javier Acosta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Smalling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathaniel Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Marc Dickey is called for the reach on Marc Brooks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Dickey, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Peter Fish (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Calvin Deanda, John Martel, John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SG), Frederick Wright (SF), Mike Munkberg (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Paul Guyton, Javier Acosta, Darren Smalling, Nathaniel Savage | |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Marc Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:39 | Dayton | Marc Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Peter Fish travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG) Marc Dickey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG) Marc Brooks | |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Marcus Stout hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint | 58-57 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Peter Fish misses long on a jumper in the paint | 58-57 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Henry Boggs snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:43 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marc Brooks (PG), Javier Acosta (SF), Nathaniel Savage (C) Marcus Stout, Frederick Wright, Henry Boggs | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Peter Fish knocks away the 3 by Marc Brooks | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Peter Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darren Smalling (PF) Mike Munkberg | |
| 01:53 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Scott Nevins pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Kyle Harris is fouled on the floor by Darrell Cunningham - foul #5 on Darrell Cunningham, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Marc Dickey (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Kyle Harris, John Martel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Paul Guyton (SG) Darrell Cunningham | |
| 01:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins is fouled on the floor by Marc Brooks - foul #4 on Marc Brooks, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Scott Nevins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Javier Acosta connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Guyton | 60-60 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Scott Nevins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-60 |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Darren Smalling snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Darren Smalling misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Darren Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:27 | Dayton | Darren Smalling misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Marc Dickey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Javier Acosta | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Scott Nevins is called for the reach on Javier Acosta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Nevins, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Javier Acosta makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Javier Acosta makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Peter Fish misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Peter Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 60-63 |