| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SG - Terry Richins (fresh) SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) C - Richard Findley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) SF - James Flowers (fresh) PF - Luis Grove (fresh) C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | The jump hook by Richard Findley is blocked by Luis Grove | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Drake | Luis Grove pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Drake | Terry Richins is called for the reach on James Lipton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Richins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Drake | James Lipton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Luis Grove snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Drake | James Flowers drills a shot from the left block set up by Harvey Cessna | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Temple | John Kessler clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Drake | The rebound goes to Luis Grove | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Richard Findley misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Richard Findley tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Drake | James Flowers travels in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Temple | Terry Richins hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward McHenry - foul #1 on Edward McHenry, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Edward McHenry, Terry Richins, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 17:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Weston Gumm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Michael Sanders tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Alan Luke grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Drake | Gregory Watson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Louis Clark grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Larry Hayes connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is hacked by Michael Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke | |
| 16:38 | Drake | James Lipton scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | Temple | Michael Sanders connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Larry Hayes and he's fouled by Luis Grove - foul #1 on Luis Grove, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Gary Labarre (SG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes, Richard Homan, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove | |
| 16:18 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:18 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Drake | Kenneth Losey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:06 | Drake | William Smith can't tip it in | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Gregory Watson is called for the reach on John Kessler - foul #1 on Gregory Watson, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF) Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, William Smith | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SF - John Kessler (fairly fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) C - Richard Findley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) SG - James Lipton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:44 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Luis Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:34 | Drake | Luis Grove is fouled on the floor by Richard Findley - foul #1 on Richard Findley, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG) Gary Labarre | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 15:19 | Drake | Luis Grove can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Edward McHenry | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Temple | John Kessler is whistled for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Weston Gumm (SF), Larry Hayes (PF) Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SG), Gregory Watson (SF), Alan Luke (PF), William Smith (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Lipton, James Flowers, Luis Grove, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 14:38 | Drake | The short jumper by Kenneth Losey is denied by Richard Findley | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Terry Richins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:30 | Drake | Kenneth Losey grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | Drake | Harvey Cessna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Richard Findley pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Terry Richins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm tips it in | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | Drake | Alan Luke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Drake | Gregory Watson tips it home | 11-10 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gregory Watson - foul #2 on Gregory Watson, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Richard Homan (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Clark, Terry Richins, Weston Gumm, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Luis Grove (PF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Gregory Watson, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| 13:10 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 12:55 | Drake | James Flowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:39 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Larry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Temple | Richard Homan blows the layup but he's hacked by Luis Grove - foul #2 on Luis Grove, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), William Smith (C) Reginald Dobrynski, Luis Grove | |
| 12:20 | Temple | Richard Homan misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Temple | Richard Homan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Drake | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:04 | Drake | James Lipton hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Richard Homan misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 11:45 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Drake | Harvey Cessna is hacked by Michael Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Weston Gumm (C) Richard Homan, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG) Harvey Cessna | |
| 11:33 | Drake | James Lipton clanks a shot from the baseline | 12-12 |
| 11:31 | Drake | William Smith tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 11:30 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:12 | Drake | James Lipton drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Flowers and the foul's on Gary Labarre - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Richard Findley (C) Edward McHenry, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG) Reginald Dobrynski | |
| 11:12 | Drake | James Lipton misses the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:12 | Temple | Richard Findley grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Richard Findley buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Weston Gumm and he's hacked by Ronald Westerfield - foul #1 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG) Gary Labarre | |
| Subs | Drake | Alan Luke (PF) William Smith | |
| 10:45 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:45 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | Drake | Weston Gumm is called for the reach on James Flowers - foul #1 on Weston Gumm, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Drake | John Sluder (C) Alan Luke | |
| 10:29 | Drake | James Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to Weston Gumm | 14-14 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Terry Richins drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by James Lipton - foul #1 on James Lipton, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Ray Cooper (PG), Richard Homan (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Louis Clark, John Kessler, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, John Sluder | |
| 10:10 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Findley | 17-14 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Ray Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:46 | Temple | James Lipton steals it from Richard Homan | 17-14 |
| 09:29 | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Ray Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:54 | Temple | Terry Richins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Richard Homan grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Richard Homan is fouled on the floor by James Flowers - foul #1 on James Flowers, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Gary Labarre (SG), Weston Gumm (PF), Louis Clark (C) Ray Cooper, Terry Richins, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Alan Luke (PF), John Sluder (C) James Lipton, James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield, William Smith | |
| 08:41 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Richard Homan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | Drake | The rebound goes to Alan Luke | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | Drake | Alan Luke lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Losey | 18-19 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Edward McHenry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Weston Gumm pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Weston Gumm blows the layup but he's fouled by Alan Luke - foul #1 on Alan Luke, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), John Kessler (SF) Gary Labarre, Richard Homan | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG), James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 07:51 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:51 | Drake | James Flowers snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:49 | Drake | Harvey Cessna double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Hayes | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Kessler (fairly fresh) PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Clark (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Harvey Cessna (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lipton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sluder (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Drake | Harvey Cessna misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Edward McHenry gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:07 | Temple | Larry Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by John Sluder | 21-19 |
| 07:05 | Drake | James Lipton snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 07:02 | Drake | Louis Clark is called for the reach on James Lipton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Clark, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) Louis Clark | |
| Subs | Drake | William Smith (C) John Sluder | |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:02 | Drake | James Lipton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Edward McHenry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Labarre | 23-21 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward McHenry - foul #2 on Edward McHenry, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG), Alan Luke (PF) James Lipton, William Smith | |
| 06:22 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Terry Richins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:03 | Drake | Alan Luke snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 06:00 | Drake | Harvey Cessna's pass is intercepted by John Kessler in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| 05:57 | Temple | John Kessler lays it up and in | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terry Richins - foul #2 on Terry Richins, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Ray Cooper (PG) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Alan Luke | |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Drake | Ronald Westerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:51 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Findley | 25-23 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the easy layup | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | Drake | William Smith grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 05:21 | Drake | William Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Gary Labarre | 25-23 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Ray Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Weston Gumm (C) Gary Labarre, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Kenneth Losey (SF), Alan Luke (PF) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, Ronald Westerfield | |
| 04:49 | Drake | William Smith drills a floater from the left side | 25-25 |
| 04:22 | Temple | John Kessler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Kenneth Losey is fouled in the backcourt by Weston Gumm - foul #2 on Weston Gumm, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SF), Richard Findley (C) John Kessler, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Drake | James Flowers (SF), Ronald Westerfield (PF), John Sluder (C) James Lipton, Alan Luke, William Smith | |
| 04:20 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:20 | Drake | Kenneth Losey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Louis Clark scores on a runner near the basket | 30-27 |
| 03:35 | Drake | James Flowers is fouled on the floor by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Terry Richins (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (C) Ray Cooper, Louis Clark, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Drake | Reginald Dobrynski (PG), James Lipton (SG), Luis Grove (PF), William Smith (C) Harvey Cessna, Kenneth Losey, Ronald Westerfield, John Sluder | |
| 03:35 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:35 | Drake | James Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:20 | Temple | Terry Richins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Homan | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Richins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Homan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Reginald Dobrynski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lipton (tiring) 9 pts. SF - James Flowers (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Grove (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Drake | James Flowers hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Lipton | 33-31 |
| 02:46 | Temple | Reginald Dobrynski steals it from Larry Hayes | 33-31 |
| 02:31 | Drake | James Lipton scores on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Larry Hayes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 02:08 | Drake | Luis Grove gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:46 | Drake | James Lipton's pass is intercepted by Edward McHenry | 33-34 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Terry Richins is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), John Kessler (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Louis Clark (C) Edward McHenry, Richard Homan, Larry Hayes, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Drake | Harvey Cessna (PG), Gregory Watson (SF), Ronald Westerfield (C) Reginald Dobrynski, James Flowers, William Smith | |
| 01:28 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:00 | Drake | James Lipton loses the dribble to John Kessler | 35-34 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Terry Richins hits the finger roll set up by John Kessler | 37-34 |
| 00:48 | Drake | James Lipton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Lipton, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Drake | Kenneth Losey (SG) James Lipton | |
| 00:26 | Temple | Louis Clark knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Labarre and the foul's on Ronald Westerfield - foul #2 on Ronald Westerfield, team foul #11 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) John Kessler | |
| Subs | Drake | James Lipton (SG) Kenneth Losey | |
| 00:26 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Harvey Cessna drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-36 |