| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jess Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roger Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Galasso (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Roger Emerson inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Temple | Thomas Galasso hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Jess Sherwood - foul #1 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF) James Rowlett, Roger Emerson, Eric Owens | |
| 19:39 | Temple | Thomas Galasso misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 19:39 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:17 | Murray State | Michael Banks denies the turnaround by Jess Sherwood | 28-45 |
| 19:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Thomas Galasso | 28-45 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Vincent Jensen drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Galentine | 28-47 |
| 18:42 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by James Galentine - foul #1 on James Galentine, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Roger Emerson (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks | |
| 18:37 | Murray State | Scot Wolf scores on a jumper from the right block | 30-47 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Thomas Galasso buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Rowlett | 30-49 |
| 18:07 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood drills a turnaround from close range | 32-49 |
| 17:38 | Temple | Scot Wolf steals it from Thomas Galasso | 32-49 |
| 17:29 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-49 |
| 17:14 | Temple | Roger Emerson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 17:13 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 17:03 | Murray State | Roger Emerson picks off the pass by Carl Tuttle | 34-49 |
| 16:35 | Temple | James Rowlett is whistled for a carry | 34-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Benjamin Barnes (SF), Ben Johnson (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Scot Wolf, Hans Zuvich, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Roger Emerson, Eric Owens, Thomas Galasso | |
| 16:26 | Murray State | James Galentine steals the ball from Benjamin Barnes | 34-49 |
| 16:06 | Temple | Shawn Kilgore steals it from James Galentine | 34-49 |
| 15:52 | Murray State | Ben Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-49 |
| 15:50 | Temple | Michael Banks snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) SG - Shawn Kilgore (fresh) SF - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) PF - Ben Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Luton - foul #1 on William Luton, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Shawn Kilgore, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Eric Owens (PF), Thomas Galasso (C) James Galentine, Michael Banks, Chris Tilley | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Vincent Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:36 | Temple | Vincent Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 15:29 | Murray State | Ben Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-51 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Eric Owens hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Galasso and he's hacked by Ben Johnson - foul #1 on Ben Johnson, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Jess Sherwood (C) William Luton | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:15 | Temple | Eric Owens misses the free throw | 34-53 |
| 15:15 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | Timothy Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Thomas Galasso - foul #3 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG) Donald Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Emerson (SF) Jim Andersen | |
| 15:00 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the free throw | 36-53 |
| 15:00 | Murray State | Howard Mansell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 14:52 | Murray State | Howard Mansell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Roger Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 14:27 | Temple | James Rowlett connects on the floater from the left side | 36-55 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Vincent Jensen - foul #2 on Vincent Jensen, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Hans Zuvich (PF) Timothy Parker, Ben Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Roger Emerson, Eric Owens, Thomas Galasso | |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Vincent Jensen hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Galentine | 37-57 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chris Tilley - foul #1 on Chris Tilley, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Roger Emerson (SF), Eric Owens (PF), Thomas Galasso (C) James Galentine, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks, Chris Tilley | |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:50 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Vincent Jensen is fouled on the floor by Howard Mansell - foul #4 on Howard Mansell, team foul #4 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF), William Luton (C) Howard Mansell, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Roger Emerson, Thomas Galasso | |
| 13:09 | Temple | Scot Wolf steals it from Eric Owens | 39-57 |
| 13:06 | Murray State | James Galentine picks off the pass by Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 39-57 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Eric Owens's floater is tipped away by William Luton | 39-57 |
| 12:36 | Murray State | Scot Wolf gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:22 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich can't connect on a runner in the lane | 39-57 |
| 12:20 | Temple | Chris Tilley grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 11:56 | Temple | William Luton denies the turnaround by Jim Andersen | 39-57 |
| 11:54 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Owens | 39-57 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Vincent Jensen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-57 |
| 11:25 | Murray State | The rebound goes to William Luton | 39-57 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Hans Zuvich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Luton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Jensen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Tilley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Murray State | William Luton is whistled for a carry | 39-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Shawn Kilgore (SG), Ben Johnson (PF), Jess Sherwood (C) Donald Anderson, Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich, William Luton | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Gregory Golliday (SG), Roger Emerson (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Thomas Galasso (C) James Galentine, Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens, Chris Tilley | |
| 10:44 | Temple | Roger Emerson is fouled on the floor by Jess Sherwood - foul #2 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes (SF) Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG) Gregory Golliday | |
| 10:18 | Temple | Thomas Galasso misses the jumper in the paint | 39-57 |
| 10:16 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ben Johnson | 39-57 |
| 10:09 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-57 |
| 10:07 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood can't tip it in | 39-57 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Thomas Galasso grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Thomas Galasso hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Banks and he's hacked by Jess Sherwood - foul #3 on Jess Sherwood, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), William Luton (PF) Shawn Kilgore, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Golliday (SG), Eric Owens (PF) Vincent Jensen, Michael Banks | |
| 09:49 | Temple | Thomas Galasso misses the free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:49 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:30 | Murray State | William Luton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Gregory Golliday gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 09:01 | Temple | Thomas Galasso comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 09:00 | Murray State | Timothy Parker gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 08:38 | Murray State | Donald Anderson loses the dribble to Roger Emerson | 39-59 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Jess Sherwood swats the layup by Thomas Galasso | 39-59 |
| 08:13 | Murray State | Timothy Parker gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 08:03 | Murray State | William Luton is fouled on the floor by James Rowlett - foul #2 on James Rowlett, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Scot Wolf (SF), Hans Zuvich (PF), Benjamin Barnes (C) Timothy Parker, Ben Johnson, William Luton, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF) Gregory Golliday, Roger Emerson, Eric Owens | |
| 07:55 | Murray State | Donald Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-59 |
| 07:33 | Temple | The short jumper by James Rowlett is denied by Benjamin Barnes | 42-59 |
| 07:32 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 07:21 | Murray State | Michael Banks is called for the reach on Carl Tuttle - foul #2 on Michael Banks, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (PG), Howard Mansell (SF) Donald Anderson, Scot Wolf | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Roger Emerson (SF), Eric Owens (PF) James Rowlett, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Howard Mansell (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Galentine (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Jensen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roger Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Galasso (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 07:07 | Murray State | Benjamin Barnes tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Eric Owens banks in the layup | 44-61 |
| 06:42 | Murray State | Timothy Parker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-61 |
| 06:40 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich misses the tip | 44-61 |
| 06:38 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle tips it back up and in | 46-61 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Vincent Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Eric Owens tips it back up and in | 46-63 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle is hacked by Vincent Jensen - foul #3 on Vincent Jensen, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Anderson (PG), Jess Sherwood (C) Timothy Parker, Benjamin Barnes | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Galentine, Roger Emerson, Eric Owens, Thomas Galasso | |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 06:11 | Murray State | Donald Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Michael Banks snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 05:49 | Temple | James Rowlett's layup is rejected by Hans Zuvich | 46-63 |
| 05:48 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 05:42 | Murray State | James Rowlett steals it from Jess Sherwood | 46-63 |
| 05:18 | Temple | James Rowlett is fouled on the floor by Donald Anderson - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Murray State | Timothy Parker (SG), Ben Johnson (PF) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (SG), Roger Emerson (SF), Eric Owens (PF), Thomas Galasso (C) Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks, Chris Tilley | |
| 05:18 | Temple | James Rowlett makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:18 | Temple | James Rowlett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:18 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Ben Johnson | 46-64 |
| 05:11 | Murray State | Timothy Parker makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Anderson | 49-64 |
| 04:42 | Temple | Eric Owens's pass is intercepted by Donald Anderson | 49-64 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Thomas Galasso is called for the reach on Donald Anderson - foul #4 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Scot Wolf (SF) Howard Mansell | |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG) James Rowlett | |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:33 | Murray State | Donald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 04:07 | Temple | James Galentine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 04:05 | Murray State | Jess Sherwood grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Emerson - foul #1 on Roger Emerson, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carl Tuttle (SG), Hans Zuvich (PF), William Luton (C) Donald Anderson, Ben Johnson, Jess Sherwood | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Jim Andersen (SF) Vincent Jensen, Roger Emerson | |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:43 | Murray State | Scot Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Eric Owens snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Jim Andersen misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Luton - foul #2 on William Luton, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG), Michael Banks (PF) James Galentine, Eric Owens | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Jim Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Jim Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Timothy Parker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Tuttle (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scot Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Hans Zuvich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Luton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Galasso (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Murray State | Scot Wolf blows the layup | 52-66 |
| 03:05 | Murray State | Hans Zuvich can't tip it in | 52-66 |
| 03:03 | Murray State | Scot Wolf tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| 02:47 | Temple | William Luton blocks the short jumper by Thomas Galasso | 54-66 |
| 02:45 | Murray State | William Luton grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Jim Andersen pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:08 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:06 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Scot Wolf | 54-66 |
| 01:58 | Murray State | Carl Tuttle misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Michael Banks pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Temple | Thomas Galasso hits the finger roll set up by Jim Andersen | 54-68 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | James Rowlett is called for the reach on Scot Wolf - foul #3 on James Rowlett, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Murray State | Shawn Kilgore (SG), Ben Johnson (PF) Carl Tuttle, Hans Zuvich | |
| Subs | Temple | James Galentine (PG), Gregory Golliday (SG), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Vincent Jensen, Thomas Galasso | |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:15 | Murray State | Scot Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Chris Tilley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Murray State | William Luton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-68 |
| 00:47 | Temple | James Galentine pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Temple | Gregory Golliday misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 00:17 | Murray State | Scot Wolf grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | Murray State | William Luton makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Scot Wolf | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Temple | James Galentine runs out the clock | 58-68 |