| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) SF - Harold Sharpe (fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) C - Randy Croy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Mile Zahniser is called for the reach on Marvin Heyward - foul #1 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Saint Louis | Harold Sharpe is called for the reach on Gregorio Rossi - foul #1 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Randy Croy grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Marvin Heyward | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Mile Zahniser pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Randy Croy banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Mendoza | 4-5 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Rodger Dennis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Harold Sharpe | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Temple | Gregorio Rossi is called for the reach on Rodger Dennis - foul #1 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Mile Zahniser, Rodger Dennis, Harold Sharpe, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:42 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses the jumper from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:40 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones hits a jump hook from close range set up by Hajj Orji | 7-10 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Sheldon Collman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gregorio Rossi - foul #2 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG) Stanley Hopkins | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Julian Moss (SF), Charles Latorre (C) Marvin Heyward, Gregorio Rossi, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 15:59 | Temple | Sheldon Collman makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Sheldon Collman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Jesse Motsinger (fresh) C - Raymond Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Moss (fresh) PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Perna, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Alexander Jones | |
| 15:37 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig clanks a floater near the basket | 9-10 |
| 15:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Hatfield | 9-10 |
| 15:12 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre drills a floater near the basket | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Julian Moss takes the ball from Jesse Motsinger | 9-12 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Sheldon Collman - foul #1 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Sheldon Collman, Rodger Dennis, Geoffrey Craig, Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (SG), Alexander Jones (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Hajj Orji, Charles Latorre, John Hatfield | |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Nicholas Khang snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 14:18 | Temple | Randy Croy clanks a shot from the right block | 9-13 |
| 14:16 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Saint Louis | Mile Zahniser picks off the pass by Ronald Perna | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | Temple | Mile Zahniser lays it in | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Khang - foul #1 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Stanley Hopkins, Harold Sharpe, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Hajj Orji (SG) Ronald Perna, Simba Aoki | |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Rodger Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Raymond Williams misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Marvin Heyward and he's hacked by Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Wilson (C) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:06 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Rodger Dennis loses the dribble to Hajj Orji | 11-17 |
| 12:26 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones jams it on a nice dish by Marvin Heyward | 11-19 |
| 12:13 | Temple | John Wilson scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Geoffrey Craig | 13-19 |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss clanks a jump hook from close range | 13-19 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Mile Zahniser grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Moss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Temple | Mile Zahniser scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 16-19 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza tips it but misses | 16-19 |
| 11:14 | Temple | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Simba Aoki (SG), Joe Taylor (SF), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Marvin Heyward, Hajj Orji, Julian Moss, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 10:49 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre's floater is tipped away by Randy Croy | 16-19 |
| 10:47 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:28 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 10:27 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki is hacked by Rodger Dennis - foul #1 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Khang (PF) Sheldon Collman, Rodger Dennis, Jesse Motsinger | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG) Joe Taylor | |
| 09:55 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki hits a shot from the free throw line | 16-21 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Mile Zahniser | 18-21 |
| 09:34 | Temple | The refs have stopped play. Stanley Hopkins is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 18-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Rodger Dennis (SG), Jesse Motsinger (PF) Mile Zahniser, Stanley Hopkins, Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 09:22 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Harold Sharpe gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:16 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-21 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Rodger Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Harold Sharpe is whistled for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Nicholas Khang (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Sheldon Collman, Jesse Motsinger, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Julian Moss (SF), Alexander Jones (PF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Ronald Perna, Simba Aoki, Charles Latorre, John Hatfield | |
| 08:48 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Julian Moss, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Croy (C) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:28 | Temple | Randy Croy misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Julian Moss - foul #2 on Julian Moss, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF) Harold Sharpe | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (SF) Julian Moss | |
| 08:28 | Temple | Randy Croy misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:12 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:51 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to Mile Zahniser | 19-21 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Taylor (SF) Hajj Orji | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Dennis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Sharpe (fresh) PF - Jesse Motsinger (fresh) C - Raymond Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Taylor (fresh) PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 07:22 | Temple | Sheldon Collman grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:01 | Temple | Raymond Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sheldon Collman | 21-21 |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 06:41 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones can't tip it in | 21-21 |
| 06:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jesse Motsinger | 21-21 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Sheldon Collman, Harold Sharpe, Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Charles Latorre (PF), John Hatfield (C) Marvin Heyward, Simba Aoki, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mile Zahniser - foul #2 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 21-22 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Raymond Williams misses the tip | 21-22 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Ronald Perna | 21-22 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji connects on the 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Ronald Perna is called for the reach on Raymond Williams - foul #2 on Ronald Perna, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis, Harold Sharpe, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (PG), Alexander Jones (PF) Ronald Perna, John Hatfield | |
| 05:15 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on Simba Aoki - foul #1 on Simba Aoki, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Alexander Jones | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Saint Louis | Joe Taylor connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Simba Aoki | 23-27 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Sheldon Collman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Sharpe (SF) Geoffrey Craig | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Joe Taylor, Charles Latorre | |
| 04:38 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-27 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Randy Croy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:18 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:03 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza buries a floater from close range set up by Alexander Jones | 23-29 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Nicholas Khang misses badly on a floater near the basket | 23-29 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Nicholas Khang tips it in | 25-29 |
| 03:38 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 03:36 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza tips it in | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Croy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Temple | Nicholas Khang knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Randy Croy | 27-31 |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Randy Croy - foul #1 on Randy Croy, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Rodger Dennis (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Sheldon Collman, Stanley Hopkins, Harold Sharpe, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Julian Moss (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (PF) Marvin Heyward, Hajj Orji, Simba Aoki, Alexander Jones | |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Raymond Williams snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Rodger Dennis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 02:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:17 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Perna | 30-34 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Ronald Perna is called for the reach on Raymond Williams - foul #3 on Ronald Perna, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (PF) Jesse Motsinger | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Hajj Orji (SG) Ronald Perna, Roberto Mendoza | |
| 01:58 | Temple | Raymond Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Raymond Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:58 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Raymond Williams gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hajj Orji - foul #1 on Hajj Orji, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki (PG), Alexander Jones (PF) Marvin Heyward, Julian Moss | |
| 01:25 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:12 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Sharpe (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF) Geoffrey Craig, Jesse Motsinger | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:56 | Temple | Rodger Dennis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-34 |
| 00:55 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-34 |
| 00:33 | Temple | The rebound goes to Rodger Dennis | 33-34 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Nicholas Khang clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Alexander Jones - foul #1 on Alexander Jones, team foul #10 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Harold Sharpe, Randy Croy | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Julian Moss (SF) Simba Aoki, Gregorio Rossi | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Nicholas Khang makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Nicholas Khang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is hacked by Nicholas Khang - foul #2 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Jesse Motsinger (PF) Nicholas Khang | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Charles Latorre | |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Mile Zahniser can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-36 |