| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Negron (fresh) PF - Andy Ethridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Chumbley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Yung (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chris Reece (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Walter Yung inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | Chris Reece's layup is rejected by Henry Negron | 29-41 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Chumbley | 31-41 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-41 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Walter Yung snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:17 | Temple | David Hanson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron knocks in the floater from close range | 33-43 |
| 18:46 | Temple | The short jumper by Chris Reece is denied by Bruce Chumbley | 33-43 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Reece - foul #2 on Chris Reece, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (SG), James Caruso (SF), John Ballard (PF), Brandon Jones (C) Harold Moody, Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Robert Gidley (SF), Patrick Belvin (PF), Albert Cobbs (C) Marco Russo, David Hanson, Walter Yung, Chris Reece, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Patrick Belvin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble (C) Floyd Miles | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:57 | Temple | Anthony Hampton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard hits the finger roll and the foul's on Patrick Belvin - foul #1 on Patrick Belvin, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 17:41 | Temple | Matthew Morgan misses the floater in the lane | 38-46 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Gidley - foul #1 on Robert Gidley, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), John Davis (SF) James Caruso, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Russo (PG), Walter Yung (SF), Samuel Schweer (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Anthony Hampton, Robert Gidley, Patrick Belvin, Albert Cobbs | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Angel Russo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Trepanier and he's hacked by Jeff Houlihan - foul #1 on Jeff Houlihan, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Dennis Trepanier, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG) Matthew Morgan | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:42 | Temple | Walter Yung misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hanson steps in front of the Matthew Noble pass | 43-46 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Harold Moody steals it from Angel Russo | 43-46 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Schweer - foul #2 on Samuel Schweer, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), James Caruso (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF) John Davis, Henry Negron, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Robert Gidley (SF), Chris Reece (PF), Patrick Belvin (C) Angel Russo, David Hanson, Walter Yung, Samuel Schweer, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Anthony Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Marco Russo is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF) Harold Moody | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones (SF) Henry Negron | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Ethridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marco Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Gidley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Reece (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Belvin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Temple | Marco Russo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 15:36 | Temple | Chris Reece grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Marco Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF) James Caruso, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG), Walter Yung (SF), Albert Cobbs (C) Anthony Hampton, Robert Gidley, Patrick Belvin | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge throws it down and he's hacked by Chris Reece - foul #3 on Chris Reece, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG) Marco Russo | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:48 | Temple | David Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), John Ballard (PF) Floyd Miles, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Walter Yung - foul #1 on Walter Yung, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Russo (PG), Jeff Houlihan (C) Matthew Morgan, Albert Cobbs | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:18 | Temple | David Hanson connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Yung | 49-49 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is fouled on the floor by David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (SF), Brandon Jones (C) Henry Negron, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SF) Walter Yung | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeff Houlihan | 49-49 |
| 13:48 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 49-49 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Gidley - foul #2 on Robert Gidley, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), John Davis (SG), Andy Ethridge (PF) Dennis Trepanier, Harold Moody, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Matthew Morgan (SG), Anthony Hampton (SF), Patrick Belvin (C) Angel Russo, David Hanson, Robert Gidley, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Matthew Morgan drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marco Russo and the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) James Caruso, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:29 | Temple | Matthew Morgan makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Morgan - foul #3 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Yung (SF), Albert Cobbs (PF) Anthony Hampton, Chris Reece | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Albert Cobbs is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Albert Cobbs, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), James Caruso (SF), John Ballard (PF) John Davis, Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG), Samuel Schweer (PF) Matthew Morgan, Patrick Belvin | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody is fouled on the floor by David Hanson - foul #2 on David Hanson, team foul #12 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Walter Yung, Albert Cobbs | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Russo is called for the reach on Floyd Miles - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #13 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones (PF) Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Marco Russo is fouled on the floor by Floyd Miles - foul #1 on Floyd Miles, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Henry Negron (SF), Matthew Noble (C) Floyd Miles, James Caruso, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Russo (PG), Patrick Belvin (PF) Marco Russo, Samuel Schweer | |
| 11:44 | Temple | Dennis Trepanier picks off the pass by Jeff Houlihan | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dennis Trepanier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Moody (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Negron (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Brandon Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hanson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gidley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Belvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeff Houlihan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Angel Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), James Caruso (SG), John Ballard (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Dennis Trepanier, Harold Moody, Brandon Jones, Matthew Noble | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Walter Yung (SF), Chris Reece (PF), Albert Cobbs (C) Angel Russo, David Hanson, Robert Gidley, Patrick Belvin, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Hampton - foul #1 on Anthony Hampton, team foul #14 | 58-52 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:56 | Temple | James Caruso is called for the reach on Anthony Hampton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Caruso, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| 10:42 | Temple | Chris Reece scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-54 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Negron banks in the layup on a great pass from Floyd Miles | 61-54 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Anthony Hampton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Hampton, team foul #15 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), John Davis (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF) Floyd Miles, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Patrick Belvin (C) Walter Yung, Albert Cobbs | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Anthony Hampton is called for the reach on James Caruso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Hampton, team foul #16 | 61-54 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Patrick Belvin grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Matthew Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Chumbley - foul #3 on Bruce Chumbley, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Yung (SF) Anthony Hampton | |
| 10:00 | Temple | Walter Yung clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Chris Reece - foul #4 on Chris Reece, team foul #17 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), John Ballard (C) James Caruso, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Schweer (PF) Chris Reece | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:53 | Temple | Samuel Schweer pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Marco Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marco Russo steals it from Andy Ethridge | 63-54 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Brandon Jones steps in front of the Matthew Morgan pass in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Moody | 66-54 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Marco Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), James Caruso (SG), Henry Negron (SF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Dennis Trepanier, Harold Moody, Brandon Jones, Andy Ethridge | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), Anthony Hampton (SF), Albert Cobbs (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Matthew Morgan, Walter Yung, Samuel Schweer, Patrick Belvin | |
| 08:47 | Temple | Anthony Hampton misses the dunk attempt | 66-54 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Angel Russo is called for the reach on John Ballard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Russo, team foul #18 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (SG) James Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Albert Cobbs snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 08:14 | Temple | David Hanson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (SG), James Caruso (SF), Matthew Noble (PF) John Davis, Henry Negron, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SF) Anthony Hampton | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Miles | 68-54 |
| 07:43 | Temple | David Hanson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 07:42 | Temple | Albert Cobbs tips it in | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Trepanier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Caruso (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Noble (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (tiring) 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hanson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gidley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Cobbs (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Houlihan (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hanson steals it from Floyd Miles in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| 07:38 | Temple | David Hanson banks in the layup | 68-58 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 06:55 | Temple | David Hanson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Gidley | 70-60 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeff Houlihan steals it from Dennis Trepanier in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Chumbley | 70-60 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (PG), Harold Moody (SG), Henry Negron (SF), Andy Ethridge (PF), John Ballard (C) Floyd Miles, Dennis Trepanier, James Caruso, Matthew Noble, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Matthew Morgan (SG), Anthony Hampton (SF), Samuel Schweer (PF), Patrick Belvin (C) Angel Russo, David Hanson, Robert Gidley, Albert Cobbs, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Davis | 73-60 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Patrick Belvin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 73-60 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Patrick Belvin grabs the board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:34 | Temple | Marco Russo misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Moody - foul #3 on Harold Moody, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Brandon Jones (C) John Davis, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Yung (SF), Chris Reece (PF) Anthony Hampton, Samuel Schweer | |
| 05:34 | Temple | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier loses the dribble to Walter Yung in the backcourt | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:20 | Temple | Patrick Belvin buries a floater near the basket | 73-64 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 73-64 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Chris Reece grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 04:42 | Temple | Marco Russo can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-64 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Andy Ethridge drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Moody | 75-64 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Patrick Belvin is open and buries a floater from the baseline set up by Chris Reece | 75-66 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is hacked by Marco Russo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #19 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (SF), John Ballard (PF), Bruce Chumbley (C) Henry Negron, Andy Ethridge, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Russo (PG), Anthony Hampton (SG), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Matthew Morgan, Patrick Belvin | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Anthony Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Moody - foul #4 on Harold Moody, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG) Dennis Trepanier | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:59 | Temple | Walter Yung misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-66 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Chris Reece misses the tip | 76-66 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley grabs the board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Angel Russo steps in front of the Harold Moody pass in the backcourt | 76-66 |
| 03:50 | Temple | Anthony Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Angel Russo | 76-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Russo - foul #4 on Angel Russo, team foul #20 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (SG) Harold Moody | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Gidley (SF) Walter Yung | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Temple | Floyd Miles is called for the reach on Angel Russo - foul #2 on Floyd Miles, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hanson (SG), Albert Cobbs (C) Anthony Hampton, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 03:28 | Temple | Angel Russo makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 03:28 | Temple | Angel Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Floyd Miles (tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Caruso (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Ballard (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Chumbley (tiring) 11 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Hanson (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Gidley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Reece (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Albert Cobbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Angel Russo - foul #5 on Angel Russo, team foul #21 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Harold Moody (SG), Brandon Jones (SF), Matthew Noble (PF) Floyd Miles, James Caruso, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Walter Yung (SF) Angel Russo, Robert Gidley | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Albert Cobbs grabs the board | 79-70 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Walter Yung misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Brandon Jones - foul #2 on Brandon Jones, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Walter Yung makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Walter Yung misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis clanks a floater from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble hits the follow up shot | 81-71 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Walter Yung is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Jones - foul #3 on Brandon Jones, team foul #9 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (PG) John Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Schweer (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Chris Reece, Albert Cobbs | |
| 02:48 | Temple | Walter Yung makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Walter Yung makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hanson steals it from Harold Moody in the backcourt | 81-73 |
| 02:24 | Temple | David Hanson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-73 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bruce Chumbley gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier (PG), Henry Negron (SF), John Ballard (C) James Caruso, Brandon Jones, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Hampton (SG), Robert Gidley (SF) David Hanson, Walter Yung | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier lays it in set up by John Ballard | 83-73 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Matthew Morgan is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 83-73 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Matthew Noble grabs the defensive rebound | 83-73 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier is hacked by Jeff Houlihan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Houlihan, team foul #22 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (SG), Brandon Jones (SF) Harold Moody, Henry Negron | |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Belvin (PF), Albert Cobbs (C) Samuel Schweer, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier makes the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Anthony Hampton can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 85-73 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso pulls down the rebound | 85-73 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-73 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Matthew Morgan drills a floater from just outside the lane | 85-75 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 85-75 |
| 01:18 | Temple | Patrick Belvin snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Robert Gidley misses the lay-in | 85-75 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier grabs the board | 85-75 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dennis Trepanier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Anthony Hampton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-75 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones grabs the board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones is hacked by Anthony Hampton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Hampton, team foul #23 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis (PG) Dennis Trepanier | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:58 | Temple | Patrick Belvin gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Temple | Patrick Belvin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Matthew Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 86-75 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Albert Cobbs is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Morgan | 86-77 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones is hacked by Matthew Morgan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #24 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles (PG), Bruce Chumbley (C) James Caruso, John Ballard | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), David Hanson (SG), Walter Yung (SF), Chris Reece (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Matthew Morgan, Anthony Hampton, Robert Gidley, Patrick Belvin, Albert Cobbs | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Walter Yung connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Hanson | 88-79 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Hanson is called for the reach on John Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Hanson, team foul #25 | 88-79 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Brandon Jones steals it from Marco Russo in the backcourt | 90-79 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Floyd Miles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brandon Jones | 92-79 |
| 00:28 | Temple | David Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 92-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso (PG), Dennis Trepanier (SG), John Ballard (PF) Floyd Miles, John Davis, Bruce Chumbley | |
| Subs | Temple | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Gidley (SF), Patrick Belvin (PF), Albert Cobbs (C) Marco Russo, Walter Yung, Chris Reece, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 00:28 | Temple | David Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 92-80 |
| 00:28 | Temple | David Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 92-80 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Ballard gets the rebound | 92-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Caruso runs out the clock | 92-80 |