| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fresh) SG - Michael Knudsen (fresh) SF - James Rice (fresh) PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Brett Casey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | Michael Knudsen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Michael Knudsen | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Rudy Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Kirkpatrick | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Simeon | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Justin Williams pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Michael Knudsen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford blows the layup but he's hacked by Rudy Cox - foul #1 on Rudy Cox, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brett Casey | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Justin Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:14 | UCLA | Justin Williams is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Williams, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Johnson | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Michael Knudsen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Rudy Cox tips it in | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Kirkpatrick | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Temple | James Rice's floater is tipped away by Matthew Pitchford | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | UCLA | Michael Simeon grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | UCLA | Michael Simeon jams it | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Carl Johnson is called for the reach on Justin Williams - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Temple | James Turner (PF), Marcus Finch (C) Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Robert Smith, Matthew Pitchford, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 15:42 | Temple | James Rice is denied on a layup by Jason Gerald | 5-7 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Marcus Finch hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Knudsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rice (fairly fresh) PF - James Turner (fresh) C - Marcus Finch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UCLA | Jesse Derr comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Jesse Derr tips it in | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Justin Williams is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Rice | 10-9 |
| 14:50 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is fouled on the floor by Michael Knudsen - foul #1 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG) Fred Chacon | |
| 14:40 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 10-9 |
| 14:38 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Marcus Finch gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Michael Simeon steals it from James Rice | 10-9 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Michael Knudsen steps in front of the Joseph Ferrier pass | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | Temple | James Turner is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) Michael Knudsen, Marcus Finch | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Jesse Derr, Jeremy Meadows, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 13:05 | Temple | James Woods is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Woods, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SG), Brett Casey (C) James Rice, James Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Justin Williams - foul #2 on Justin Williams, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SG) Justin Williams | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Marvin Kirkpatrick steps in front of the Michael Knudsen pass | 10-11 |
| 12:17 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses long on a turnaround from close range | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | UCLA | Michael Simeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford is fouled on the floor by Brett Casey - foul #1 on Brett Casey, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Finch (PF) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 12:00 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is hacked by James Woods - foul #2 on James Woods, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF) James Woods | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 12:00 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:38 | Temple | Joseph Ferrier is called for the reach on Brett Casey - foul #1 on Joseph Ferrier, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Temple | James Turner (PF) Harry Moore | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF) Matthew Pitchford | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Knudsen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Rice (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Marcus Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) C - Brett Casey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Temple | James Turner's layup is rejected by Joseph Ferrier | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Michael Simeon gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:09 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows tips it but misses | 10-13 |
| 11:07 | Temple | James Turner gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Michael Knudsen scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Rice | 12-13 |
| 10:43 | UCLA | Jason Gerald misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-13 |
| 10:42 | UCLA | Michael Simeon tips it home | 12-15 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Brett Casey is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Meadows - foul #1 on Jeremy Meadows, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (PF) Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Fred Chacon (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Jeremy Meadows, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 10:02 | Temple | James Rice buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Fred Chacon - foul #1 on Fred Chacon, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Brett Casey (C) James Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:02 | Temple | James Rice makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Matthew Pitchford | 15-17 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Rudy Cox's layup is rejected by Matthew Pitchford | 15-17 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:59 | UCLA | Fred Chacon scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Derr | 15-19 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Brett Casey blows the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG) Jesse Derr, Fred Chacon | |
| 08:36 | Temple | Brett Casey misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Brett Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:16 | UCLA | Carl Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Pitchford | 16-22 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Rudy Cox clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 07:48 | UCLA | Michael Simeon snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:34 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Simeon | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Knudsen (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Rice (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Finch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Casey (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Temple | Michael Knudsen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-24 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Rudy Cox tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 07:03 | UCLA | Carl Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 07:01 | Temple | Rudy Cox gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Matthew Pitchford - foul #1 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Temple | James Turner (C) Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Robert Smith, Matthew Pitchford, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 06:37 | Temple | Rudy Cox makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:27 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is hacked by Marcus Finch - foul #1 on Marcus Finch, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:27 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:27 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:58 | Temple | James Rice knocks in the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Jason Gerald - foul #1 on Jason Gerald, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| 05:58 | Temple | James Rice makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:42 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Carl Johnson | 24-28 |
| 05:21 | Temple | James Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Gerald | 24-28 |
| 05:20 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to James Turner | 24-28 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Michael Knudsen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Rice | 27-28 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Michael Simeon is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG) Carl Johnson | |
| 04:25 | Temple | James Rice clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 27-28 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | Jason Gerald gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:06 | UCLA | Michael Knudsen steps in front of the Michael Simeon pass | 27-28 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Marcus Finch lays it in set up by Michael Knudsen | 29-28 |
| 03:38 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is fouled on the floor by Michael Knudsen - foul #2 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (PG), James Woods (SF), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) James Rice, Marcus Finch, Harry Moore, James Turner | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Simeon, Jeremy Meadows, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 03:38 | UCLA | Jesse Derr makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:38 | UCLA | Jesse Derr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Knudsen (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Woods (fresh) PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Casey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Chacon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Brett Casey can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 29-30 |
| 03:07 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:45 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford blows the layup | 29-30 |
| 02:43 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Rudy Cox - foul #2 on Rudy Cox, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG) Jesse Derr, Fred Chacon | |
| 02:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Justin Williams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 02:08 | Temple | Brett Casey hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 01:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Justin Williams | 31-33 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Rudy Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SG), James Turner (C) Michael Knudsen, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Robert Smith scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by James Woods - foul #3 on James Woods, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SG) James Woods | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Rudy Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Michael Knudsen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 00:46 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:27 | UCLA | Michael Simeon makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith | 31-37 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Michael Knudsen is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Brett Casey (C) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | UCLA | Fred Chacon (SG), Jeremy Meadows (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Simeon, Robert Smith, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the halfcourt shot | 31-37 |