| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Temple | Clarence Page hits a shot in the paint | 34-25 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Tucker - foul #1 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 34-26 |
| 18:11 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 17:47 | Temple | James Stewart steals it from Brandon Hall | 34-26 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-26 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:01 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the easy layup | 34-26 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a floater from the right wing set up by James Stewart | 34-28 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a jumper from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #1 on Brandon Hall, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker, Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Temple | James Stewart steals it from Clarence Page | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | John Kaufman is denied on a layup by Eugene Danner | 36-30 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | John Kaufman hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 36-32 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Joel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Clarence Page banks in the layup set up by Joel Brown and he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #2 on John Kaufman, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG) Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:49 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | John Kaufman tips it in | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Clarence Page | 41-35 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Clarence Page is called for the reach on James Stewart - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Robert Griffin (C) Lawrence Tucker, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Michael Bradford (C) James Stewart, Donald Gordy, Andrew Reavis, Daniel Bridger | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Joel Brown is called for the reach on Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Robert Griffin steps in front of the Michael Bradford pass | 44-35 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 44-35 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Bradford | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | John Kaufman connects on the jumper from the baseline | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Clarence Page misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | John Kaufman scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 44-39 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Joel Brown hits a 3 from straight away | 47-39 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | John Kaufman clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 47-39 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Felix Collazo | 47-41 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Michael Bradford picks off the pass by Clarence Page | 47-41 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is called for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joe Lloyd (C) Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, John Kaufman, Michael Bradford | |
| 08:37 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Gordy - foul #2 on Donald Gordy, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the turnaround in the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Lawrence Tucker | 49-41 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Richard Osborne drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Tucker | 51-41 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-41 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 51-43 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | James Stewart travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| 06:59 | Temple | Daniel Bridger picks off the pass by Clarence Page | 51-43 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Christopher Slane is called for the reach on Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), John Kaufman (PF) Donald Gordy, Christopher Slane | |
| 05:39 | Temple | The short jumper by Richard Osborne is denied by Daniel Bridger | 51-43 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | James Stewart snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger tips it home | 51-45 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-45 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Joe Lloyd snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Joe Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Tucker - foul #2 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | John Kaufman drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Temple | Richard Osborne's pass is intercepted by Sammy Donahue | 51-48 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sammy Donahue | 51-50 |
| 02:46 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by John Kaufman - foul #3 on John Kaufman, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Michael Bradford | |
| 02:46 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Clarence Page is called for the reach on Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Clarence Page, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Brandon Hall (SF) Joel Brown, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Clarence Page blows the layup | 53-52 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Clarence Page steals the ball from Andrew Reavis | 53-52 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Donald Alexander is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:43 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stewart | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |