| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) SF - Harold Sharpe (fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) C - Randy Croy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) C - James Dailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Randy Croy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Temple | Mile Zahniser is fouled on the floor by James Dailey - foul #1 on James Dailey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Harold Sharpe is hacked by John Pledger - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Harold Sharpe is denied on a layup by James Dailey | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | James Dailey knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Rodger Dennis buries a 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Mile Zahniser is called for the reach on Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney lays it up and in on a great pass from John Pledger | 3-4 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | James Young drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Pledger | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Rodger Dennis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it home | 3-8 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Randy Croy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Clarence Maroney - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF) Mile Zahniser, Rodger Dennis, Harold Sharpe, Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:13 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) SG - Stanley Hopkins (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Jesse Motsinger (fresh) C - Randy Croy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Ronald Sink's pass is intercepted by Jesse Motsinger | 7-10 |
| 14:52 | Temple | Randy Croy misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 7-10 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | James Dailey gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | James Dailey is fouled on the floor by Randy Croy - foul #1 on Randy Croy, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG), Raymond Williams (C) Stanley Hopkins, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), John Stich (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | John Stich's pass is intercepted by Jesse Motsinger | 7-10 |
| 13:39 | Temple | Sebastian Jackson steps in front of the Geoffrey Craig pass | 7-10 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | John Pledger connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Young and the foul's on Sheldon Collman - foul #1 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF) Sheldon Collman, Geoffrey Craig, Jesse Motsinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 12:56 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Floyd Kent comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mile Zahniser - foul #2 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Geoffrey Craig (SF) Mile Zahniser, Harold Sharpe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:13 | Temple | John Stich denies the turnaround by Sheldon Collman | 9-14 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Rodger Dennis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Raymond Williams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Larry Newell pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Larry Newell clanks a floater in the paint | 9-14 |
| 11:34 | Temple | Rodger Dennis snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) C - Raymond Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Temple | Sheldon Collman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Rodger Dennis gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF) Rodger Dennis, Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF), James Dailey (C) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is denied on a layup by Raymond Williams | 12-14 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:51 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses short on a shot from the left block | 12-14 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 12-14 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stanley Hopkins - foul #1 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG), Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Stanley Hopkins, Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Randy Croy gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Harold Sharpe's pass is intercepted by James Young | 12-15 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | James Young is whistled for a carry | 12-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), John Wilson (C) Sheldon Collman, Harold Sharpe, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Larry Newell | |
| 08:42 | Temple | Clarence Maroney takes the ball from Mile Zahniser in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | James Young misses the easy layup | 12-15 |
| 08:26 | Temple | The rebound goes to Nicholas Khang | 12-15 |
| 08:20 | Temple | John Pledger is called for the reach on Nicholas Khang - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Randy Croy (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 07:57 | Temple | Rodger Dennis knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Khang | 14-15 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Sheldon Collman, Harold Sharpe, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) James Dailey | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) C - Raymond Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Temple | Nicholas Khang hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodger Dennis | 16-15 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Clarence Maroney | 16-17 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Rodger Dennis's floater is tipped away by Ronald Sink | 16-17 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Rodger Dennis tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | John Stich hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney and the foul's on Nicholas Khang - foul #1 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | John Stich misses the free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Larry Newell gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 16-19 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | John Stich tips it in | 16-21 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Khang (PF) Sheldon Collman, Jesse Motsinger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | James Dailey pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | James Dailey hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Pledger | 17-23 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-23 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 17-23 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | John Stich comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 17-23 |
| 04:24 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | John Pledger is whistled for a carry | 20-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Stanley Hopkins, Harold Sharpe, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, John Stich | |
| 03:40 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the easy layup | 20-23 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Raymond Williams gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) James Dailey | |
| 03:26 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) SG - Rodger Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Jesse Motsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | James Young lays it in on a nice dish by John Pledger and he's hacked by Geoffrey Craig - foul #1 on Geoffrey Craig, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis, Geoffrey Craig, Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | James Young makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Randy Croy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Stanley Hopkins, Harold Sharpe, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) Floyd Kent | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | James Young makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by John Pledger | 22-28 |
| 02:20 | Temple | The jumper by Geoffrey Craig is denied by John Stich | 22-28 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | John Pledger hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stich | 22-31 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Nicholas Khang hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Ronald Sink drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Young | 24-33 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Raymond Williams scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Rodger Dennis | 26-33 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | John Stich drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Geoffrey Craig - foul #2 on Geoffrey Craig, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis, Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Randy Croy buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stanley Hopkins | 28-36 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Dailey lays it in and he's hacked by Randy Croy - foul #2 on Randy Croy, team foul #9 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG), John Wilson (C) Stanley Hopkins, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) John Stich | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | Temple | John Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #9 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SG) John Pledger | |
| 00:03 | Temple | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:03 | Temple | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Larry Newell comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-39 |