| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fresh) C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kenneth York (fresh) SG - George Warfield (fresh) SF - Richard Laughlin (fresh) PF - Edward Kay (fresh) C - Monty Dewitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Ernie Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Temple | Richard Laughlin steals the ball from Clarence Page | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | James Madison | George Warfield connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by George Warfield - foul #1 on George Warfield, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:30 | James Madison | Edward Kay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is hacked by Kenneth York - foul #1 on Kenneth York, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Kay - foul #1 on Edward Kay, team foul #3 | 1-3 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 17:58 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Burton Lee - foul #1 on Burton Lee, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (PF) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 17:21 | James Madison | George Warfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Donald Alexander pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Burton Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 16:38 | James Madison | Kenneth York drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-6 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Ernie Taylor can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth York - foul #2 on Kenneth York, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | James Madison | Troy Rhoades (PG) Kenneth York | |
| 16:27 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | James Madison | Edward Kay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Burton Lee (C) Joel Brown, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 15:40 | Temple | Richard Osborne is hacked by Troy Rhoades - foul #1 on Troy Rhoades, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Fred Myers (C) Monty Dewitt | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Troy Rhoades (fresh) SG - George Warfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Laughlin (fresh) PF - Edward Kay (fresh) C - Fred Myers (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Temple | Edward Kay steals the ball from Joel Brown | 5-6 |
| 15:23 | James Madison | George Warfield loses the dribble to Joel Brown | 5-6 |
| 15:19 | Temple | Joel Brown lays it in | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | James Madison | Lawrence Tucker takes the ball from Edward Kay | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Clarence Page drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 9-6 |
| 14:14 | James Madison | Fred Myers connects on the shot from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:57 | Temple | John Masters drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | James Madison | Edward Kay's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Brown | 12-8 |
| 13:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to Lawrence Tucker | 12-8 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Joel Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Richard Laughlin | 12-8 |
| 13:40 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Clarence Page clanks a jumper from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Edward Kay | 12-10 |
| 13:14 | James Madison | Edward Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:05 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the lay-in | 12-10 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | James Madison | Fred Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:57 | James Madison | Fred Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | Lester Williams (PG), Paul Tomczak (SG), Dean Zamarripa (SF), Monty Dewitt (C) Troy Rhoades, George Warfield, Richard Laughlin, Edward Kay | |
| 12:36 | Temple | Burton Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fred Myers - foul #1 on Fred Myers, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | James Madison | Chris Wilson (PF) Fred Myers | |
| 12:36 | Temple | Burton Lee misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Burton Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dean Zamarripa | 12-10 |
| 12:31 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Tomczak | 12-12 |
| 12:18 | Temple | John Masters scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Burton Lee | 14-12 |
| 11:57 | James Madison | Paul Tomczak misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 11:55 | James Madison | Monty Dewitt tips it back up and in | 14-14 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Robert Griffin connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Burton Lee | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) SG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Burton Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) SG - Paul Tomczak (fresh) SF - Dean Zamarripa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Wilson (fresh) C - Monty Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | James Madison | Chris Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Burton Lee | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | James Madison | Monty Dewitt snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | James Madison | Paul Tomczak is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Tomczak, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Troy Rhoades (PG), George Warfield (SG), Richard Laughlin (SF), Fred Myers (PF) Lester Williams, Paul Tomczak, Dean Zamarripa, Chris Wilson | |
| 10:43 | Temple | Donald Alexander is hacked by Troy Rhoades - foul #2 on Troy Rhoades, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Lester Williams (PG) Troy Rhoades | |
| 10:43 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:43 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:27 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin's pass is intercepted by Clarence Page | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Clarence Page scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Osborne and he's fouled by Fred Myers - foul #2 on Fred Myers, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) Richard Osborne, Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa (PG), Edward Kay (PF), Chris Wilson (C) Lester Williams, Fred Myers, Monty Dewitt | |
| 09:58 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:45 | James Madison | Chris Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-14 |
| 09:44 | James Madison | Edward Kay tips it back up and in | 21-16 |
| 09:23 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor | 23-16 |
| 09:09 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin travels with the ball | 23-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Tomczak (SG) George Warfield | |
| 08:55 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Danner | 25-16 |
| 08:50 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa buries a fadeaway near the basket | 25-18 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Richard Osborne is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Zamarripa - foul #1 on Dean Zamarripa, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Joel Brown (C) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | Lester Williams (PG) Chris Wilson | |
| 08:47 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:36 | James Madison | Edward Kay is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Kay, team foul #11 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Clarence Page, Joel Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Monty Dewitt (C) Edward Kay | |
| 08:26 | Temple | Richard Osborne scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Lester Williams - foul #1 on Lester Williams, team foul #12 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Joel Brown (C) John Masters, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 08:26 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the free throw | 29-18 |
| 07:59 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #3 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Clarence Page, Joel Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Warfield (SG), Chris Wilson (C) Paul Tomczak, Monty Dewitt | |
| 07:47 | James Madison | Chris Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Clarence Page (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Monty Dewitt (C) Richard Laughlin | |
| 07:33 | Temple | John Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 07:32 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Ernie Taylor | 29-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) SG - George Warfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Zamarripa (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chris Wilson (fresh) C - Monty Dewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is called for traveling | 29-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Tomczak (SF) Lester Williams | |
| 07:06 | James Madison | Paul Tomczak misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-18 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:39 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 06:38 | James Madison | Paul Tomczak grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 06:33 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa misses the shot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 06:32 | James Madison | Chris Wilson grabs the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 06:14 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-18 |
| 06:13 | Temple | Joel Brown gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Joel Brown drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Masters | 31-18 |
| 05:40 | James Madison | George Warfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-18 |
| 05:38 | James Madison | Chris Wilson grabs the offensive board | 31-18 |
| 05:33 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa double dribbles | 31-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Lester Williams (PG), Richard Laughlin (SF) George Warfield, Chris Wilson | |
| 05:16 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the lay-in | 31-18 |
| 05:15 | James Madison | Lester Williams gets the rebound | 31-18 |
| 05:10 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #4 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Warfield (SG) Paul Tomczak | |
| 05:10 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:10 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:06 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ernie Taylor | 33-19 |
| 04:43 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-19 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 04:37 | Temple | George Warfield steals it from John Masters | 33-19 |
| 04:30 | James Madison | Monty Dewitt's floater is tipped away by Ernie Taylor | 33-19 |
| 04:29 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 33-19 |
| 04:13 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to John Masters | 33-19 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Ernie Taylor hits the follow up shot | 35-19 |
| 03:57 | James Madison | Richard Osborne steps in front of the Lester Williams pass in the backcourt | 35-19 |
| 03:40 | Temple | Clarence Page connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 37-19 |
| 03:24 | James Madison | George Warfield makes the shot from the right side set up by Lester Williams | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Masters (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Warfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Zamarripa (tiring) 4 pts. C - Monty Dewitt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Temple | Richard Laughlin blocks the short jumper by Clarence Page | 37-21 |
| 03:10 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 03:04 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #5 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) Richard Osborne, John Masters | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kenneth York (PG), Paul Tomczak (SG), Edward Kay (PF), Fred Myers (C) Lester Williams, George Warfield, Richard Laughlin, Monty Dewitt | |
| 03:04 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 03:04 | James Madison | Dean Zamarripa misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 03:04 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a floater from the left side | 39-22 |
| 02:27 | James Madison | Paul Tomczak misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 39-22 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Donald Alexander is fouled on the floor by Kenneth York - foul #3 on Kenneth York, team foul #13 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | James Madison | Troy Rhoades (PG), Richard Laughlin (SF) Kenneth York, Dean Zamarripa | |
| 01:58 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 01:41 | James Madison | Troy Rhoades's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 01:17 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses long on a runner from the baseline | 41-22 |
| 01:15 | Temple | Ernie Taylor tips it back up and in | 43-22 |
| 01:04 | James Madison | Edward Kay drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is hacked by Paul Tomczak - foul #2 on Paul Tomczak, team foul #14 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Warfield (SG), Chris Wilson (C) Paul Tomczak, Fred Myers | |
| 00:49 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 00:49 | James Madison | Chris Wilson grabs the board | 43-25 |
| 00:44 | James Madison | George Warfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 00:38 | Temple | John Masters is fouled on the floor by George Warfield - foul #2 on George Warfield, team foul #15 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:38 | Temple | John Masters makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 00:38 | Temple | John Masters misses the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the offensive board | 44-25 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Burton Lee is hacked by Chris Wilson - foul #1 on Chris Wilson, team foul #16 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:13 | Temple | Burton Lee makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Burton Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 00:13 | James Madison | Edward Kay gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 00:02 | James Madison | Richard Laughlin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Burton Lee snags the defensive board | 45-25 |