| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Wilson Green (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Peoples (fresh) PF - James Greene (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tyrone Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Temple | John Masters is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 39-32 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Wilson Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Clarence Page snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Ernie Taylor scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Page | 39-34 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | Jon Peoples throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| 19:01 | Temple | John Masters is hacked by Wilson Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wilson Green, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Joel Brown | |
| 18:41 | Temple | The jump hook by Eugene Danner is blocked by Wilson Green | 39-34 |
| 18:39 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Robert Lee misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Tucker - foul #3 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), Alex Ziak (SF), Guy Williams (PF), Michael Love (C) Wilson Green, Jon Peoples, James Greene, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner | |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Temple | John Masters hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Griffin | 41-36 |
| 17:40 | Colorado | Robert Lee is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Stich (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| 17:16 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:08 | Colorado | Guy Williams misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 41-36 |
| 17:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Masters | 41-36 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Donald Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wilson Green (PG), James Greene (PF) Alex Zicherman, Guy Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Alex Ziak double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jon Peoples (SF) Alex Ziak | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:31 | Temple | Clarence Page scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Ernie Taylor | 41-38 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | James Greene knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jon Peoples | 43-38 |
| 15:46 | Temple | John Masters is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Wilson Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stich (fairly fresh) SF - Jon Peoples (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Greene (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Colorado | Wilson Green is hacked by Donald Alexander - foul #2 on Donald Alexander, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), Fang Xia (SG), Alex Ziak (SF), Guy Williams (PF), Tyrone Prince (C) Wilson Green, Donald Stich, Jon Peoples, James Greene, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (C) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Ernie Taylor | |
| 15:28 | Colorado | Guy Williams's pass is intercepted by Clarence Page | 43-41 |
| 15:26 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Alex Ziak buries a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Osborne - foul #4 on Richard Osborne, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Richard Osborne, Ernie Taylor | |
| 15:08 | Colorado | Alex Ziak makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:49 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 14:47 | Colorado | Guy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 14:34 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince loses the dribble to Robert Griffin | 46-41 |
| 14:13 | Temple | Eugene Danner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wilson Green (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Jon Peoples (SF), James Greene (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Alex Zicherman, Fang Xia, Alex Ziak, Guy Williams, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Robert Lee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown | |
| 13:44 | Temple | John Masters drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 13:21 | Colorado | John Masters takes the ball from James Greene | 46-44 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Eugene Danner is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), Donald Stich (SF), Michael Love (C) Wilson Green, Jon Peoples, James Greene | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Richard Osborne steps in front of the Thomas Harlow pass | 46-44 |
| 12:51 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker travels in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Ernie Taylor | |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Robert Lee misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:45 | Temple | John Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Alex Zicherman steals the ball from Joel Brown in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 12:42 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman throws it down | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Joel Brown tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Robert Griffin tips it home | 48-46 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lee | 51-46 |
| 11:34 | Temple | John Masters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wilson Green (PG), Fang Xia (SG), Jon Peoples (SF), James Greene (PF), Tyrone Prince (C) Alex Zicherman, Robert Lee, Donald Stich, Thomas Harlow, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Wilson Green (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Xia (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jon Peoples (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Greene (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tyrone Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Colorado | Wilson Green clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 11:13 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker buries a jumper from the left side set up by Richard Osborne | 51-48 |
| 10:40 | Colorado | James Greene jams it on a nice dish by Wilson Green and he's fouled by Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Ziak (SF) Jon Peoples | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (PF) Richard Osborne, Clarence Page | |
| 10:40 | Colorado | James Greene misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:36 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is fouled in the backcourt by Fang Xia - foul #4 on Fang Xia, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG), Guy Williams (PF) Fang Xia, James Greene | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:14 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Robert Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 10:06 | Colorado | Guy Williams tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 09:43 | Temple | John Masters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 09:41 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 09:15 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 57-48 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Guy Williams is called for the reach on Lawrence Tucker - foul #2 on Guy Williams, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG), Donald Stich (SG), Jon Peoples (SF), James Greene (PF), Michael Love (C) Wilson Green, Robert Lee, Alex Ziak, Guy Williams, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) John Masters, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| 08:52 | Temple | Jon Peoples is called for the reach on Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Jon Peoples, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 08:23 | Temple | James Greene blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Tucker | 57-48 |
| 08:22 | Colorado | Michael Love grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman is hacked by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Fang Xia (SG), Guy Williams (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Jon Peoples, James Greene, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Ernie Taylor | |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Fang Xia is called for the reach on Eugene Danner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fang Xia, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jon Peoples (SF) Fang Xia | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:39 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the floater from the right side set up by Eugene Danner | 59-50 |
| 07:18 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Eugene Danner pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Alex Zicherman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stich (fairly fresh) SF - Jon Peoples (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Guy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Harlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Tucker (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 59-50 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Richard Osborne tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Osborne - foul #5 on Richard Osborne, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG), Alex Ziak (SF), Michael Love (C) Donald Stich, Jon Peoples, Guy Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:48 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-52 |
| 06:27 | Colorado | Michael Love gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Robert Lee is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alex Zicherman out of the doubleteam | 63-52 |
| 06:20 | Temple | Joel Brown travels in the backcourt | 63-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wilson Green (PG), James Greene (PF) Alex Zicherman, Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (PF) Clarence Page | |
| 06:07 | Colorado | Wilson Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:39 | Temple | John Masters comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 05:38 | Colorado | Michael Love gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 05:30 | Colorado | Michael Love can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 63-52 |
| 05:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joel Brown | 63-52 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Ernie Taylor drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 63-54 |
| 04:54 | Colorado | Robert Lee hits a jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Alex Ziak is called for the reach on Joel Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Ziak, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jon Peoples (SF), Guy Williams (PF), Tyrone Prince (C) Alex Ziak, James Greene, Michael Love | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Robert Griffin (C) Joel Brown, Burton Lee, Ernie Taylor | |
| 04:44 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a shot in the lane | 65-56 |
| 04:24 | Colorado | John Masters is called for the reach on Wilson Green - foul #2 on John Masters, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Stich (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Robert Griffin | |
| 04:24 | Colorado | Wilson Green misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ernie Taylor | 65-56 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Alex Zicherman (PG) Wilson Green | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (C) Lawrence Tucker, Ernie Taylor | |
| 03:55 | Colorado | Alex Zicherman splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Stich | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:32 | Temple | John Masters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | Tyrone Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Lee (SG), James Greene (PF), Thomas Harlow (C) Donald Stich, Guy Williams, Tyrone Prince | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Alex Zicherman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Peoples (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Greene (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Harlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Temple | Donald Alexander's pass is intercepted by Robert Lee in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 03:01 | Colorado | Robert Lee throws it down | 69-56 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Wilson Green (PG), Alex Ziak (SF), Michael Love (C) Alex Zicherman, Jon Peoples, Thomas Harlow | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:55 | Temple | John Masters can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 02:54 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Alex Ziak misses the jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 02:39 | Colorado | Alex Ziak pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:25 | Colorado | Alex Ziak drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilson Green | 72-58 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Ernie Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Tyrone Prince (C) Michael Love | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| 02:02 | Colorado | Eugene Danner is called for the reach on James Greene - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| 02:02 | Colorado | James Greene misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:02 | Colorado | James Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Tyrone Prince steps in front of the Ernie Taylor pass | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Colorado | Alex Ziak buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lee | 74-58 |
| 01:25 | Temple | John Masters drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-61 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Robert Lee clanks a jumper from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 00:54 | Colorado | Robert Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Robert Lee comes up short on the floater in the paint | 74-61 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Donald Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-61 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Eugene Danner tips it in | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Wilson Green runs out the clock | 74-63 |