| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Tucker and the foul's on Wayne Akin - foul #1 on Wayne Akin, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Joel Brown (SF) Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from George Santillo and he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #3 on Brandon Hall, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Robert Griffin (C) Brandon Hall, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:29 | Dayton | Jerry Walker makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by George Santillo and he's fouled by Lawrence Tucker - foul #3 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF) Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Osborne | 32-29 |
| 18:32 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Santillo | 32-32 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Robert Griffin knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Richard Osborne | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | Dayton | Ronald Adams can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it home | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 36-34 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Wayne Akin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 36-34 |
| 17:16 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:05 | Dayton | Jerry Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-34 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Jerry Walker tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Robert Griffin loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| 16:36 | Dayton | Wayne Akin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Temple | Eugene Danner gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Donald Alexander hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Clarence Page swats the shot by Thomas Dietz | 38-36 |
| 16:01 | Temple | Joe Lloyd snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Temple | Clarence Page is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dietz - foul #2 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Brandon Hall (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Robert Griffin comes up short on the runner in the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:44 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the jump hook from the right block | 40-36 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Morris Laureano scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Eugene Danner - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF) Thomas Dietz | |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Morris Laureano makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Joe Lloyd is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joe Lloyd, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG) Morris Laureano | |
| 14:45 | Dayton | Ronald Adams jams it set up by John Pierce | 40-41 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Hall | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 42-41 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Eugene Danner gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Richard Osborne lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | John Pierce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #4 on Brandon Hall, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Brandon Hall, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Wayne Akin (C) Ronald Teeters, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 13:36 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:36 | Dayton | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Pierce - foul #1 on John Pierce, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG) John Pierce | |
| 13:15 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:58 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a floater from the left side | 46-43 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker buries a floater from the right side set up by Eugene Danner | 48-43 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Ronald Adams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Larrabee | 48-46 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 11:51 | Temple | Burton Lee grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Burton Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Lawrence Tucker | 50-46 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Wayne Akin connects on the shot in the paint | 50-48 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Donald Alexander steals the ball from Jerry Walker | 53-48 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Walker - foul #3 on Jerry Walker, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Ronald Teeters (C) Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Wayne Akin | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Joel Brown buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Clarence Page | 56-48 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | John Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 09:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 56-48 |
| 09:31 | Temple | Richard Osborne connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joel Brown | 58-48 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters misses the tip | 58-48 |
| 09:11 | Dayton | John Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Joel Brown is called for the reach on John Pierce - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG) Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Wayne Akin (C) George Santillo, Darryl Larrabee | |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joel Brown - foul #2 on Joel Brown, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Joe Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Ronald Teeters swats the shot by Lawrence Tucker | 58-50 |
| 08:17 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is whistled for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG) Morris Laureano | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Teeters (fresh) C - Wayne Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Temple | Robert Griffin can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-50 |
| 07:38 | Dayton | Wayne Akin grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 07:15 | Dayton | John Pierce misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Richard Osborne pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:59 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Teeters - foul #1 on Ronald Teeters, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) John Pierce, Thomas Dietz, Ronald Teeters | |
| 06:59 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:59 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 58-50 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | George Santillo connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Akin | 58-53 |
| 06:40 | Temple | Clarence Page travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| 06:14 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:59 | Temple | Wayne Akin takes the ball from Eugene Danner | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | Dayton | Ronald Adams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Santillo | 58-55 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Robert Griffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG), Ronald Teeters (C) Jerry Walker, Wayne Akin | |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Ronald Teeters clanks a jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Ronald Adams gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:08 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-55 |
| 05:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Santillo - foul #2 on George Santillo, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG) George Santillo | |
| 04:51 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | John Pierce misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 60-55 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker scores on a shot from the left side set up by Richard Osborne | 62-55 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | John Pierce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 04:04 | Temple | Eugene Danner gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Clarence Page knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Osborne | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Teeters (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Ronald Adams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Danner - foul #3 on Eugene Danner, team foul #9 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SG), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Kenneth Lotz (PF), Wayne Akin (C) John Pierce, Morris Laureano, Darryl Larrabee, Ronald Teeters | |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:44 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Clarence Page gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Alexander | 67-56 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Wayne Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Thomas Dietz is called for the reach on Brandon Hall - foul #3 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | George Santillo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Donald Alexander, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:50 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:50 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Hall | 72-60 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Brandon Hall, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Dayton | George Santillo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Wayne Akin tips it home | 72-62 |
| 01:46 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the turnaround in the lane | 72-62 |
| 01:45 | Dayton | Wayne Akin snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:28 | Dayton | Ronald Adams is whistled for traveling | 72-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Pierce (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Ronald Teeters (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Wayne Akin | |
| 01:07 | Temple | Kenneth Lotz is called for the reach on Joel Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:58 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz grabs the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Donald Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Temple | Burton Lee's floater is knocked away by Ronald Teeters | 74-62 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Donald Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Donald Alexander runs out the clock | 74-62 |