| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Yung (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge inbounds the ball | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 42-52 |
| 19:49 | Temple | Walter Yung grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 19:31 | Temple | David Hanson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 19:14 | St. John's | Antwan Harris scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Matney | 44-54 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Walter Yung is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Gidley (SG), Evan Ward (SF), Chris Reece (PF) Marco Russo, David Hanson, Walter Yung, George Wiens | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:03 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is whistled for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeff Houlihan (C) John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:44 | Temple | Robert Gidley hits a floater from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 18:24 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Hughes | 46-57 |
| 18:04 | Temple | Chris Reece misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 46-57 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the easy open layup | 46-57 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge tips it in | 46-59 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Evan Ward knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 48-59 |
| 17:49 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Antwan Harris | 48-61 |
| 17:40 | Temple | Matthew Morgan misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 17:39 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Houlihan | 48-61 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Chris Reece misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tony Gillis - foul #2 on Tony Gillis, team foul #1 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), Walter Yung (SF), John Price (C) Matthew Morgan, Robert Gidley, Evan Ward, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| 17:25 | Temple | Chris Reece makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Chris Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Al Burris is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Terry Bennett | 50-63 |
| 16:54 | Temple | David Hanson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marco Russo | 52-63 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-63 |
| 16:47 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge snags the offensive board | 52-63 |
| 16:38 | St. John's | Al Burris is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Al Burris, team foul #2 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (PG), George Wiens (PF) Marco Russo, Chris Reece | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:09 | Temple | John Price is whistled for traveling | 52-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG) David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Walter Yung is called for the reach on Steven Selvidge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Yung, team foul #1 | 52-63 |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Terry Bennett dunks the ball | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Yung (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Matney (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Selvidge (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Walter Yung is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Selvidge - foul #2 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #3 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF) Anthony Hampton, Walter Yung | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Peter Aronson (PF) Dan Carter, Robert Matney, Steven Selvidge, Terry Bennett | |
| 15:23 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers's fadeaway is rejected by Al Burris | 52-65 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers tips it home | 54-65 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 54-67 |
| 14:54 | Temple | John Price hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 56-67 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Walter Yung (SF), Evan Ward (C) Marco Russo, Benjamin Meyers, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Antwan Harris (C) Al Burris | |
| 14:38 | Temple | David Hanson misses long on a floater from the left side | 56-67 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Peter Aronson pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 14:33 | St. John's | David Hanson is called for the reach on Justin Niemi - foul #3 on David Hanson, team foul #2 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (PG) David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Evan Ward takes the ball from Antwan Harris | 56-67 |
| 13:48 | Temple | Antwan Harris steals the ball from Matthew Morgan | 56-67 |
| 13:46 | St. John's | Matthew Morgan is called for the reach on Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #3 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), Benjamin Meyers (PF), John Price (C) Anthony Hampton, Matthew Morgan, George Wiens, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Tony Gillis (PF), Peter Aronson (C) Marvin Hughes, Terry Bennett, Antwan Harris | |
| 13:27 | St. John's | Peter Aronson is fouled on the floor by David Hanson - foul #4 on David Hanson, team foul #4 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SG) David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Tony Gillis | |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Al Burris's pass is intercepted by Marco Russo | 56-67 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Marco Russo lays it up and in | 58-67 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Walter Yung is called for the reach on Calvin Malone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Yung, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Walter Yung, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 12:56 | Temple | George Wiens snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Al Burris picks off the pass by Marco Russo in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Dan Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Robert Gidley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (SG), Evan Ward (PF), John Price (C) Robert Gidley, George Wiens, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Calvin Malone, Al Burris | |
| 12:24 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Morgan - foul #4 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SG) Matthew Morgan | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Justin Niemi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 12:04 | Temple | Evan Ward pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers is hacked by Tony Gillis - foul #3 on Tony Gillis, team foul #4 | 58-70 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (SG), Chris Reece (PF) Robert Gidley, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SF), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Reece (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Price (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Temple | Evan Ward is fouled on the floor by Calvin Malone - foul #4 on Calvin Malone, team foul #5 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Yung (SF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Evan Ward, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Calvin Malone | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Walter Yung travels with the ball | 58-70 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Al Burris hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Steven Selvidge | 58-72 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-72 |
| 10:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Dan Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #7 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (PG), Evan Ward (SF), George Wiens (PF), John Price (C) Marco Russo, Walter Yung, Chris Reece, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Robert Matney, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 10:31 | St. John's | Dan Carter misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 10:31 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 10:06 | Temple | George Wiens hits a turnaround from the baseline | 60-72 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Benjamin Meyers (SF) Anthony Hampton, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG) Dan Carter | |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 09:56 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers snags the defensive board | 60-73 |
| 09:51 | Temple | Robert Gidley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-75 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Peter Aronson is called for the reach on John Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Aronson, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Yung (SF) Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG) Justin Niemi | |
| 09:28 | Temple | Antwan Harris swats the short shot by George Wiens | 60-75 |
| 09:26 | Temple | George Wiens tips it in | 62-75 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled on the floor by John Price - foul #3 on John Price, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (SG) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 09:20 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 09:20 | Temple | John Price snags the defensive board | 62-76 |
| 08:58 | Temple | George Wiens scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-76 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-76 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Walter Yung snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-76 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Evan Ward (SF), Chris Reece (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Robert Gidley, Walter Yung, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Robert Matney, Tony Gillis, Antwan Harris | |
| 08:12 | Temple | Evan Ward is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 64-76 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Chris Reece snags the offensive board | 64-76 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Anthony Hampton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 64-76 |
| 07:55 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Chris Reece grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 07:34 | Temple | Marco Russo loses the dribble to Al Burris | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Hampton (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Evan Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Reece (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Houlihan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Niemi (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Selvidge (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Evan Ward takes the ball from Steven Selvidge | 64-76 |
| 07:15 | Temple | Chris Reece misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-76 |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Al Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Evan Ward picks off the pass by Marvin Hughes | 64-76 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Anthony Hampton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-76 |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Justin Niemi gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Terry Bennett tips it back up and in | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:37 | Temple | Evan Ward misses badly on a floater from the right block | 64-78 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Terry Bennett snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-81 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Marco Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 64-81 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF), George Wiens (PF), John Price (C) Anthony Hampton, Evan Ward, Chris Reece, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Robert Matney (SG), Calvin Malone (SF), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi, Steven Selvidge, Terry Bennett, Al Burris | |
| 06:09 | Temple | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Marco Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 06:09 | St. John's | Peter Aronson grabs the board | 65-81 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Dan Carter knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Calvin Malone | 65-83 |
| 05:27 | Temple | George Wiens misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Aronson - foul #2 on Peter Aronson, team foul #8 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Walter Yung (SF) Marco Russo, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:27 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 66-83 |
| 05:27 | Temple | George Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-83 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 66-83 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | Antwan Harris travels with the ball | 66-83 |
| Subs | Temple | John Price (C) George Wiens | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Peter Aronson | |
| 05:04 | Temple | Matthew Morgan is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #9 | 66-83 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 05:04 | Temple | Matthew Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-83 |
| 05:04 | Temple | John Price snags the offensive board | 66-83 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-83 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 66-83 |
| 04:48 | St. John's | Dan Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-83 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers is hacked by Dan Carter - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #10 | 66-83 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 67-83 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-83 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Al Burris blows the layup | 68-83 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers pulls down the rebound | 68-83 |
| 04:04 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | The short jumper by Robert Matney is denied by Benjamin Meyers | 71-83 |
| 03:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Price | 71-83 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Walter Yung misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-83 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers tips it home | 73-83 |
| 03:41 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-83 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Ward (SF), George Wiens (PF) Walter Yung, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Peter Aronson (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Robert Matney, Tony Gillis, Al Burris | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Antwan Harris connects on the jumper in the lane | 73-85 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matthew Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Hanson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Evan Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - George Wiens (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Price (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tired) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Niemi (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Malone (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Peter Aronson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Temple | Evan Ward banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Morgan | 75-85 |
| 03:09 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes loses the dribble to Evan Ward in the backcourt | 75-85 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Matthew Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Hanson | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:47 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-85 |
| 02:46 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes tips it home | 78-87 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Matthew Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-87 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (PG), Walter Yung (SF), Chris Reece (PF) Matthew Morgan, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (PG), Terry Bennett (PF), Al Burris (C) Marvin Hughes, Peter Aronson, Antwan Harris | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:14 | St. John's | Terry Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 78-87 |
| 02:13 | Temple | The rebound goes to Chris Reece | 78-87 |
| 02:07 | Temple | David Hanson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Yung | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:02 | St. John's | Justin Niemi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-87 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (SG), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) David Hanson, Chris Reece, Evan Ward | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (SG), Tony Gillis (PF) Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:48 | Temple | Matthew Morgan is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 81-87 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers tips it but misses | 81-87 |
| 01:46 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to George Wiens | 81-87 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Matthew Morgan knocks in the floater from the left wing | 83-87 |
| 01:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-87 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), John Price (C) Robert Gidley, Matthew Morgan, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Justin Niemi (SG), Steven Selvidge (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Robert Matney, Calvin Malone, Al Burris | |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Walter Yung - foul #4 on Walter Yung, team foul #10 | 83-87 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-87 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 01:16 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Walter Yung pulls down the rebound | 83-87 |
| 01:14 | Temple | David Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-87 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-87 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the offensive board | 83-87 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | John Price is called for the reach on Tony Gillis - foul #4 on John Price, team foul #11 | 83-87 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:44 | Temple | John Price grabs the board | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Temple | George Wiens hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-87 |
| 00:39 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Antwan Harris | 83-87 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Marco Russo - foul #3 on Marco Russo, team foul #12 | 83-87 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-87 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:32 | Temple | John Price's pass is intercepted by Marvin Hughes | 83-88 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Justin Niemi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marvin Hughes | 83-90 |
| 00:21 | Temple | George Wiens connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Yung | 86-90 |
| 00:21 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-90 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by David Hanson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Hanson, team foul #13 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (SG) David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:18 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge makes the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:11 | Temple | John Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-92 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Tony Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 86-92 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Tony Gillis is hacked by Marco Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marco Russo, team foul #14 | 86-92 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Tony Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Matthew Morgan grabs the board | 86-92 |
| 00:01 | Temple | George Wiens's 3 pointer is rejected by Steven Selvidge | 86-92 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Price snags the offensive board | 86-92 |