| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) SG - Terry Richins (fresh) SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) C - Franklin McKray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) SG - Edward Dorris (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Temple | Franklin McKray tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Franklin McKray snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Edward Dorris drills a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Terry Richins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | John Pack comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Terry Richins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | Franklin McKray is called for the reach on Christopher Gransky - foul #1 on Franklin McKray, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Christopher Gransky | |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Towery | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Franklin McKray buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Louis Nathaniel | 5-6 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Dayton | James Huggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | John Pack misses short on a floater from the left block | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Terry Richins | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses the lay-in | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Terry Richins is called for the reach on John Pack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Richins, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, Terry Richins, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Christopher Gransky (PF) John Pack, Andre Towery, James Huggins | |
| 16:24 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Boyd Harrison | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Lax | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Perkowski steals it from Edward Dorris in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) SF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) PF - Weston Gumm (fresh) C - Michael Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Edward Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Gransky (fresh) C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Perkowski is called for the reach on Christopher Gransky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Perkowski, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Efrain Anderson (PF) Robert Lax | |
| 15:28 | Dayton | Michael Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boyd Harrison | 5-11 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Efrain Anderson steps in front of the Larry Hayes pass | 5-11 |
| 14:48 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Efrain Anderson - foul #1 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #1 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Louis Clark (SG), John Kessler (SF), Franklin McKray (C) Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Andre Towery (SG), James Huggins (C) Edward Dorris, Boyd Harrison, Christopher Gransky | |
| 14:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | John Pack makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Andre Towery | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Temple | John Kessler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 14:10 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 14:03 | Dayton | John Pack is hacked by Louis Nathaniel - foul #1 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), Jason Edwards (PF) Louis Clark, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Gransky (C) Efrain Anderson | |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Michael Williams is called for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Williams, James Huggins | |
| 13:37 | Temple | John Kessler is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Kessler, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG) Louis Nathaniel | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), James Huggins (PF) Andre Towery, Christopher Gransky | |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is hacked by Terry Richins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Richins, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (SG) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:26 | Dayton | James Huggins misses the easy open layup | 9-13 |
| 13:25 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it home | 9-15 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Jason Edwards is hacked by Boyd Harrison - foul #1 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:50 | Temple | Robert Lax is called for the reach on Franklin McKray - foul #1 on Robert Lax, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF) Edward McHenry | |
| Subs | Dayton | Christopher Gransky (C) Robert Lax | |
| 12:30 | Temple | Louis Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Huggins | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | John Pack hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Larry Hayes | 9-15 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Larry Hayes lays it in | 11-15 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Edward Dorris blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG), Weston Gumm (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF) John Pack, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:41 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SF - Weston Gumm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) SG - Edward Dorris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Edward Dorris is hacked by Edward McHenry - foul #1 on Edward McHenry, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF) Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) Christopher Gransky | |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:13 | Dayton | Edward Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Edward McHenry buries a 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 10:55 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG) Edward Dorris | |
| 10:47 | Temple | John Kessler is denied on a layup by Robert Lax | 14-18 |
| 10:45 | Dayton | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Michael Williams hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Andre Towery | 14-20 |
| 10:36 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Edward McHenry grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Jason Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 14-20 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 14-20 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Donald Dill misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-20 |
| 09:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jason Edwards | 14-20 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Jason Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Efrain Anderson - foul #2 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Boyd Harrison (SF), James Huggins (PF), Christopher Gransky (C) Donald Dill, Michael Williams, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 09:41 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | James Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Larry Hayes is called for the reach on James Huggins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Franklin McKray (C) Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:35 | Dayton | James Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Boyd Harrison, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Williams (SF) Boyd Harrison | |
| 09:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG) Andre Towery | |
| 08:48 | Dayton | Edward Dorris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-20 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Franklin McKray pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Franklin McKray gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:08 | Temple | Louis Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 08:06 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 08:00 | Temple | Michael Williams is called for the reach on Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG), Robert Lax (C) Edward Dorris, James Huggins | |
| 07:47 | Temple | John Kessler clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Pack - foul #1 on John Pack, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| 07:47 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:47 | Temple | John Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:47 | Dayton | Robert Lax gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-20 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Robert Lax tips it home | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Kessler (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andre Towery (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gransky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lax (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edward McHenry | 18-22 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Andre Towery comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 18-22 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Michael Williams gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Andre Towery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-22 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Jason Edwards pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Robert Lax blocks the short jumper by Jason Edwards | 18-22 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Jason Edwards tips it back up and in | 20-22 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | John Pack is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Nathaniel - foul #2 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF) Louis Nathaniel, John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Dorris (SG), James Huggins (PF) Andre Towery, Robert Lax | |
| 06:28 | Dayton | John Pack misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | John Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 20-23 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Edward Dorris grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | John Pack hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Huggins | 20-25 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Christopher Gransky is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Perkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Michael Sanders (C) Edward McHenry, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG) John Pack | |
| 05:36 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Edward Dorris connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Williams | 22-28 |
| 05:04 | Temple | James Huggins denies the turnaround by Weston Gumm | 22-28 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Edward Dorris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky connects on the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Michael Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Gary Labarre, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andre Towery (SG) Edward Dorris | |
| 04:45 | Dayton | Christopher Gransky makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Franklin McKray can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Gransky - foul #2 on Christopher Gransky, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG) Louis Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Lax (C) Christopher Gransky | |
| 04:16 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:16 | Dayton | Robert Lax snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | James Huggins hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #12 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Terry Richins (SG), Michael Sanders (C) Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Franklin McKray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Boyd Harrison (SG), Efrain Anderson (SF) Donald Dill, Michael Williams | |
| 03:56 | Dayton | James Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | James Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Larry Hayes's pass is intercepted by Andre Towery | 23-33 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andre Towery | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Richins (fresh) SF - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andre Towery (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boyd Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) PF - James Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Temple | Terry Richins clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 03:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Lax | 23-35 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | James Huggins's pass is intercepted by Michael Sanders in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Efrain Anderson blocks the short jumper by Michael Sanders | 23-35 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Larry Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:33 | Temple | James Huggins takes the ball from Terry Richins | 23-35 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson's pass is intercepted by Michael Sanders | 23-35 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Larry Hayes knocks in the floater from the right side | 25-35 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Jason Edwards steps in front of the Andre Towery pass in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 01:46 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Efrain Anderson | 25-38 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Andre Towery steals it from Michael Sanders | 25-38 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | Boyd Harrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Jason Edwards tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Lax is hacked by Michael Sanders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Sanders, team foul #13 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Edward McHenry (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Louis Nathaniel, Terry Richins, Larry Hayes, Jason Edwards, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pack (PG), Edward Dorris (SG), Michael Williams (SF) Andre Towery, Boyd Harrison, James Huggins | |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Lax misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Edward McHenry drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-39 |