| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Barrett (fresh) SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fresh) SF - Frank Zachariah (fresh) PF - George McDuffie (fresh) C - Alex Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Alex Wood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Temple | Mensah Accomando blocks the short jumper by Frank Zachariah | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Zachariah - foul #1 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is hacked by Frank Zachariah - foul #2 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Frank Zachariah | |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Alex Wood grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:44 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Matthew Shives | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Temple | George McDuffie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mensah Accomando - foul #1 on Mensah Accomando, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Temple | George McDuffie makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:29 | Temple | George McDuffie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Temple | George McDuffie grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Alex Wood knocks in the shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano blows the dunk | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Dayton | Matthew Shives can't tip it in | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | Temple | The rebound goes to Victor Barrett | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 15:59 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) PF - Mensah Accomando (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Barrett (fairly fresh) SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Jensen (fairly fresh) PF - George McDuffie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Dayton | Matthew Shives is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG) Wayne Jensen | |
| 15:49 | Temple | Victor Barrett makes the jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Glasser and the foul's on Szczesny Zubik - foul #1 on Szczesny Zubik, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Victor Barrett makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vasily Ciersezwski - foul #1 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Victor Barrett is called for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SG), Michael Durante (SF) Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George McDuffie - foul #1 on George McDuffie, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz (C) Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Daniel Glasser | |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Temple | The rebound goes to Alex Wood | 5-7 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Victor Barrett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano tips it in | 7-7 |
| 13:34 | Temple | George McDuffie splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano's pass is intercepted by Vasily Ciersezwski in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | Temple | George McDuffie is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Lawrence Stultz | 7-9 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin lays it in set up by Lucio Giordano | 9-9 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Victor Barrett misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Durante - foul #1 on Michael Durante, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG), Christopher Storm (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Wayne Jensen, George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| 12:47 | Temple | Victor Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Victor Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Lawrence Stultz gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Matthew Shives drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Dunlap | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | Temple | Daniel Glasser's layup is rejected by Lawrence Stultz | 12-9 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Victor Barrett tips it in | 12-11 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Vasily Ciersezwski is called for the reach on Lawrence Stultz - foul #2 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Wayne Jensen (SF) Victor Barrett, Vasily Ciersezwski | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Shives (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Stultz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) SG - Daniel Glasser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Jensen (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Storm (fresh) C - Fernando Gomez (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez can't throw it down | 12-11 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Fernando Gomez pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Wayne Jensen travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Mensah Accomando (PF) Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG), Joshua Barnes (PF) Daniel Glasser, Fernando Gomez | |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:52 | Temple | Christopher Storm buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joshua Barnes | 12-14 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Matthew Shives connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lucio Giordano | 14-14 |
| 10:11 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:56 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Matthew Shives | 16-14 |
| 09:35 | Temple | James McGee double dribbles | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Wilfredo Martin (SG), Michael Durante (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Barrett (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, James McGee, Joshua Barnes, Christopher Storm | |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 09:16 | Temple | George McDuffie grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Wilfredo Martin takes the ball from Daniel Glasser | 16-14 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | The short jumper by Lawrence Stultz is denied by Alex Wood | 16-14 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Alex Wood grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 08:17 | Temple | George McDuffie scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Jensen | 16-16 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Michael Durante hits a shot near the basket | 18-16 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Wilfredo Martin is called for the reach on Victor Barrett - foul #1 on Wilfredo Martin, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Leroy Pearce (PF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Wilfredo Martin, Michael Durante, Mensah Accomando, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), James McGee (SG), Christopher Storm (C) Victor Barrett, Daniel Glasser, Alex Wood | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lucio Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) SG - James McGee (fresh) SF - Wayne Jensen (tiring) PF - George McDuffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Storm (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Temple | Steve Calton misses short on an open floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:13 | Dayton | Wayne Jensen takes the ball from Jerry Dunlap in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Wayne Jensen is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | Szczesny Zubik is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Jensen - foul #1 on Wayne Jensen, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG) Jerry Dunlap | |
| Subs | Temple | Fernando Gomez (C) George McDuffie | |
| 06:24 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Fernando Gomez snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Steve Calton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lucio Giordano - foul #1 on Lucio Giordano, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Alfredo Valdez, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG) James McGee | |
| 06:03 | Temple | Steve Calton misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Steve Calton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Matthew Shives's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Jerry Dunlap, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Barrett (PG), George McDuffie (PF) Steve Calton, Fernando Gomez | |
| 05:29 | Temple | Christopher Storm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-17 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Mensah Accomando gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Matthew Shives misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 04:49 | Temple | Victor Barrett pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Christopher Storm clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 04:32 | Temple | Wayne Jensen grabs the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Lawrence Stultz - foul #1 on Lawrence Stultz, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (PG), Michael Durante (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Lucio Giordano, Matthew Shives, Wilfredo Martin, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), James McGee (SG), Joshua Barnes (PF), Alex Wood (C) Victor Barrett, Daniel Glasser, Wayne Jensen, George McDuffie | |
| 04:22 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Christopher Storm makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Christopher Storm makes the 3rd free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Christopher Storm is called for the reach on Alfredo Valdez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Storm, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Christopher Storm | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Alex Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Wayne Jensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Joshua Barnes tips it home | 18-21 |
| 03:41 | Dayton | Alfredo Valdez loses the ball out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Leroy Pearce (PF) Mensah Accomando | |
| Subs | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Frank Zachariah (SF) James McGee, Wayne Jensen | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Dunlap (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Durante (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Pearce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Szczesny Zubik (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Zachariah (fresh) PF - Joshua Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Alex Wood is called for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (PG) Steve Calton | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce is hacked by Joshua Barnes - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lucio Giordano (PG), Matthew Shives (SG) Jerry Dunlap, Michael Durante | |
| Subs | Temple | George McDuffie (PF) Joshua Barnes | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Leroy Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 02:58 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Szczesny Zubik | 18-21 |
| 02:42 | Dayton | Matthew Shives jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Lucio Giordano | 20-21 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap (SG), Mensah Accomando (PF) Alfredo Valdez, Szczesny Zubik | |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Christopher Storm (C) James McGee, Alex Wood | |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is open and buries a floater from the left wing set up by Jerry Dunlap | 22-21 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Zachariah | 22-24 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Vasily Ciersezwski is called for the reach on Jerry Dunlap in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin (SF), Lawrence Stultz (C) Matthew Shives, Leroy Pearce | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG), Fernando Gomez (C) Vasily Ciersezwski, George McDuffie | |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:39 | Dayton | Jerry Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Steve Calton connects on the shot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Wilfredo Martin drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Dunlap | 27-26 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Christopher Storm scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Calton - foul #1 on Steve Calton, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Shives (SG), Alfredo Valdez (SF), Szczesny Zubik (C) Jerry Dunlap, Wilfredo Martin, Lawrence Stultz | |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (PG), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, Christopher Storm, Fernando Gomez | |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:30 | Dayton | Lucio Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Temple | George McDuffie drills a runner in the lane | 29-31 |