| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Claud Zellner (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Applin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Rodger Dennis inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | Donald Colangelo misses the shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:41 | Temple | Donald Colangelo tips it home | 35-28 |
| 19:12 | Penn | David Stapleton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Donald Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Rodger Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:48 | Penn | David Stapleton travels with the ball | 35-28 |
| 18:32 | Temple | William Applin scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Rodger Dennis | 37-28 |
| 18:05 | Penn | John Reeves buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Jones | 37-31 |
| 17:47 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 17:46 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Ringer | 37-31 |
| 17:17 | Penn | Richard Ringer comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Rodger Dennis - foul #2 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 17:17 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 17:17 | Penn | Richard Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:55 | Temple | William Applin comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 16:54 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:34 | Penn | John Reeves is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Dana Finck (SF), Raymond Williams (PF) Rodger Dennis, Claud Zellner | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), David Watkins (PF), Terry Erskine (C) John Reeves, David Stapleton, John Jones, Richard Ringer, William Parker | |
| 16:10 | Temple | Donald Colangelo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Raymond Williams grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 15:51 | Temple | William Applin buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Finck | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Finck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Applin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charlie Dorfman (fresh) SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Watkins (fresh) C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Penn | Donald Colangelo is called for the reach on Robert Nevins - foul #3 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (SG), Rodger Dennis (SF), Nicholas Khang (C) Donald Colangelo, Thomas Truesdale, William Applin | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), John Jones (SF) Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz | |
| 15:11 | Penn | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dana Finck | 39-33 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dana Finck | 42-33 |
| 14:23 | Penn | Terry Erskine drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Mile Zahniser - foul #1 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Claud Zellner (PF) Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF) Robert Nevins, David Watkins | |
| 14:23 | Penn | Terry Erskine misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raymond Williams | 42-35 |
| 14:03 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Dana Finck tips it home | 44-35 |
| 13:38 | Penn | David Stapleton comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 13:36 | Penn | John Jones snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:24 | Penn | John Jones is fouled on the floor by Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), William Applin (C) Rodger Dennis, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), William Parker (C) John Reeves, John Jones, Terry Erskine | |
| 13:06 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 13:04 | Temple | Claud Zellner pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (SF) Dana Finck | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 12:37 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz loses the dribble to Claud Zellner | 44-35 |
| 12:20 | Temple | William Applin scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Khang | 46-35 |
| 11:51 | Penn | Robert Nevins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 11:49 | Temple | Claud Zellner grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claud Zellner (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Applin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Robert Nevins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Antoine Wojtowicz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Temple | Nicholas Khang connects on the shot from the left side | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:16 | Penn | David Stapleton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Nevins | 48-38 |
| 11:02 | Temple | William Applin double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Dana Finck (PG), Rodger Dennis (SF), Raymond Williams (PF) Mile Zahniser, Nicholas Khang, Claud Zellner | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), John Jones (SF), David Watkins (PF) David Stapleton, Antoine Wojtowicz, Richard Ringer | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:44 | Penn | Robert Nevins connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by John Reeves | 48-41 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Rodger Dennis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:36 | Penn | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:14 | Penn | John Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodger Dennis - foul #3 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (SF) Rodger Dennis | |
| Subs | Penn | Terry Erskine (C) William Parker | |
| 10:14 | Penn | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:14 | Penn | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:14 | Temple | William Applin snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:08 | Temple | David Watkins is called for the reach on Raymond Williams - foul #2 on David Watkins, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Nicholas Khang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Colangelo (PG), Rodger Dennis (SF), Claud Zellner (PF) Dana Finck, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 09:30 | Penn | David Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Dana Finck (SG), Raymond Williams (C) Thomas Truesdale, William Applin | |
| Subs | Penn | David Stapleton (SG), Richard Ringer (PF) Robert Nevins, David Watkins | |
| 09:22 | Temple | Claud Zellner scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Colangelo and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Claud Zellner makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:03 | Penn | Terry Erskine hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Reeves | 51-44 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Raymond Williams can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Ringer - foul #1 on Richard Ringer, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Parker (C) Terry Erskine | |
| 08:45 | Temple | Raymond Williams misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Raymond Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:16 | Penn | Richard Ringer drills a turnaround from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 07:58 | Temple | Donald Colangelo is hacked by John Reeves - foul #1 on John Reeves, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), William Applin (C) Dana Finck, Claud Zellner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 07:38 | Temple | Richard Ringer takes the ball from William Applin | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Applin (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ringer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Penn | William Parker connects on the floater from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | Temple | William Applin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Stapleton - foul #1 on David Stapleton, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (PF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Nevins (PG), Charlie Dorfman (SG), Antoine Wojtowicz (SF), David Watkins (PF) John Reeves, David Stapleton, John Jones, Richard Ringer | |
| 07:03 | Temple | William Applin misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | Temple | William Applin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:43 | Penn | David Watkins hits the finger roll set up by Antoine Wojtowicz | 53-50 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Rodger Dennis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Truesdale | 56-50 |
| 06:07 | Penn | Robert Nevins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 06:05 | Temple | William Applin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:52 | Temple | Donald Colangelo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 05:51 | Penn | Antoine Wojtowicz snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:30 | Penn | Robert Nevins is fouled on the floor by Donald Colangelo - foul #4 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Dana Finck (PG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Claud Zellner (PF) Donald Colangelo, Rodger Dennis, Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Penn | John Reeves (PG), David Stapleton (SG), John Jones (SF), Richard Ringer (PF), Terry Erskine (C) Robert Nevins, Charlie Dorfman, Antoine Wojtowicz, David Watkins, William Parker | |
| 05:05 | Penn | John Reeves scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Dana Finck makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Claud Zellner | 59-52 |
| 04:34 | Penn | David Stapleton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Truesdale - foul #3 on Thomas Truesdale, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (SF) Thomas Truesdale | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 04:34 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:34 | Penn | David Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Richard Ringer blocks the short jumper by William Applin | 59-54 |
| 04:11 | Penn | John Jones snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 03:50 | Penn | John Jones clanks a shot near the basket | 59-54 |
| 03:49 | Temple | William Applin snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 03:29 | Temple | William Applin drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Claud Zellner | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dana Finck (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claud Zellner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Applin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Stapleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ringer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Erskine (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:15 | Penn | John Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from David Stapleton | 61-56 |
| 03:08 | Temple | William Applin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Dana Finck tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 02:57 | Penn | David Stapleton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Richard Ringer tips it home | 63-58 |
| 02:55 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Colangelo (PG), Thomas Truesdale (SG), Rodger Dennis (SF) Dana Finck, Mile Zahniser, Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Penn | William Parker (C) Terry Erskine | |
| 02:32 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Colangelo | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:20 | Penn | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:52 | Temple | William Applin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 68-58 |
| 01:31 | Penn | John Reeves buries a shot from the left wing set up by David Stapleton | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Temple | William Parker is called for the reach on William Applin - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Richard Ringer takes the ball from Rodger Dennis | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Penn | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | Penn | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:45 | Penn | John Reeves misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:41 | Penn | Rodger Dennis is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #4 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| 00:41 | Penn | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:41 | Penn | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by David Stapleton - foul #2 on David Stapleton, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (PF) Claud Zellner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 00:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:34 | Penn | John Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | Penn | John Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Penn | John Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Parker | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Temple | Nicholas Khang is hacked by John Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Reeves, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Nicholas Khang makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Nicholas Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Penn | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale is hacked by David Stapleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Stapleton, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Penn | Richard Ringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Donald Colangelo is fouled in the backcourt by John Reeves - foul #3 on John Reeves, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Donald Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Donald Colangelo misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:11 | Penn | Richard Ringer grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | Penn | William Parker misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 75-65 |
| 00:03 | Temple | William Applin pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Donald Colangelo runs out the clock | 75-65 |