| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Zachariah (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - George McDuffie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Wood (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Michael Francis swats the shot by Victor Barrett | 25-24 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Frank Zachariah gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Frank Zachariah is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Alex Wood is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-24 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Zachariah steals it from Joe Webster | 25-24 |
| 18:12 | Temple | Alex Wood is fouled on the floor by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Donald Evens, Michael Francis | |
| 17:51 | Temple | Frank Zachariah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 17:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to George McDuffie | 25-24 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Frank Zachariah travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Merle Gibson (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Zachariah - foul #2 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Alex Wood misses the dunk attempt | 25-26 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Victor Barrett steals the ball from Keith Rudolph in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 16:09 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Wood | 25-26 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Frank Zachariah is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Christopher Storm (C) Victor Barrett, Frank Zachariah, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Daniel Lin, Merle Gibson | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Jensen (fresh) PF - George McDuffie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Storm (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #3 on Daniel Finley, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Fernando Gomez (C) George McDuffie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 15:30 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG) Vasily Ciersezwski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:41 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 14:40 | Temple | Christopher Storm grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Steve Calton connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Fernando Gomez | 29-26 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 14:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Daniel Glasser | 29-26 |
| 13:39 | Temple | Michael Francis is called for the reach on Steve Calton - foul #4 on Michael Francis, team foul #5 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Barrett (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SF), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, Wayne Jensen, Christopher Storm, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 13:24 | Temple | Victor Barrett is fouled on the floor by Daniel Finley - foul #4 on Daniel Finley, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Zachariah (SF) Daniel Glasser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 13:14 | Temple | Victor Barrett makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Vasily Ciersezwski | 31-26 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Vasily Ciersezwski is called for the reach on Keith Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 12:49 | Temple | George McDuffie pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Victor Barrett connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Wood | 33-26 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Alex Wood is called for the reach on Keith Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Wood, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Christopher Storm (C) Victor Barrett, Vasily Ciersezwski, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Daniel Lin | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is fouled on the floor by George McDuffie - foul #2 on George McDuffie, team foul #4 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG) James McGee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Zachariah - foul #3 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #5 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Frank Zachariah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 11:25 | Temple | George McDuffie drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Steve Calton | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Glasser (fresh) SF - Wayne Jensen (fresh) PF - George McDuffie (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Storm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster is called for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Barrett (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, Daniel Glasser, George McDuffie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster, Mark Brown | |
| 10:26 | Temple | Christopher Storm connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Jensen | 37-28 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Wayne Jensen - foul #1 on Wayne Jensen, team foul #6 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG) Wayne Jensen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Donald Evens | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the finger roll on a nice dish by August Ball | 37-30 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Christopher Storm tips it home | 39-30 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 08:46 | Temple | Christopher Storm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-32 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Christopher Storm grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 08:21 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 08:20 | Temple | James McGee tips it home | 41-32 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Alex Wood - foul #3 on Alex Wood, team foul #7 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Frank Zachariah (SF), George McDuffie (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Victor Barrett, James McGee, Vasily Ciersezwski, Christopher Storm, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), John Spenser (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) August Ball, Joe Phillips, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Daniel Glasser drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | George McDuffie blocks the jumper by John Spenser | 44-34 |
| 07:24 | Temple | Fernando Gomez grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Glasser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Zachariah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - George McDuffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Fernando Gomez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-34 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Steve Calton - foul #1 on Steve Calton, team foul #8 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Frank Zachariah buries a jumper from the right side set up by Fernando Gomez | 46-35 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Glasser is called for the reach on Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Glasser, team foul #9 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Wood (C) Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) John Spenser | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Frank Zachariah clanks a floater from the left side | 46-37 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George McDuffie - foul #3 on George McDuffie, team foul #10 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF), Christopher Storm (C) Steve Calton, Daniel Glasser, Frank Zachariah, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Daniel Finley, Joe Webster | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:23 | Temple | George McDuffie gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by James McGee in the backcourt - foul #1 on James McGee, team foul #11 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Fernando Gomez (C) George McDuffie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Christopher Storm is called for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Finley | 46-42 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Fernando Gomez misses short on a shot from the left block | 46-42 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Vasily Ciersezwski - foul #3 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #12 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Barrett (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Frank Zachariah (SF), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) James McGee, Vasily Ciersezwski, Wayne Jensen, Christopher Storm, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Merle Gibson (C) Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Alex Wood is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Alex Wood makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Alex Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Barrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daniel Glasser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Zachariah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - George McDuffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Wood (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson loses the dribble to Alex Wood | 48-44 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Victor Barrett loses the ball out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SF) Daniel Glasser, Frank Zachariah | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF), Christopher Storm (C) James McGee, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Merle Gibson | |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Zachariah (SF), Alex Wood (C) Wayne Jensen, Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:50 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski clanks a shot from the left side | 48-46 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Frank Zachariah tips it in | 50-46 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 50-46 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Victor Barrett pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Alex Wood is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Temple | Joe Webster denies the turnaround by Frank Zachariah | 50-48 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | George McDuffie is called for the reach on Joe Webster - foul #4 on George McDuffie, team foul #13 | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Phillips - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Frank Zachariah grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Frank Zachariah is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Finley - foul #5 on Daniel Finley, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Storm (PF) George McDuffie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Frank Zachariah misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Frank Zachariah makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 53-49 |