| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) SG - James Rand (fresh) SF - David Graves (fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fresh) C - Bradley Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) SG - Darrell Cunningham (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Dayton | Jay Soo pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Temple | David Graves grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Rolando Cano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Rolando Cano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Smith | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jay Soo - foul #1 on Jay Soo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:46 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Donald Davis in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Bradley Smith connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from David Graves | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Rolando Cano drills a 3 from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Kelly and he's fouled by David Graves - foul #1 on David Graves, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Temple | James Rand hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:46 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | Dayton | Jay Soo snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | James Rand is called for the reach on Darrell Cunningham - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), John Carson (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (SF) Rolando Cano, James Rand, David Graves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Marcus Stout (SF), Edwin Wilbourn (PF), Sammy Larry (C) Darrell Cunningham, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Henry Boggs | |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-2 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:57 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 8-2 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Andrew Beard grabs the board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andreas Conti (fresh) SG - John Carson (fresh) SF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Marcus Stout (fresh) PF - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) C - Sammy Larry (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Marcus Stout can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Luis Tillman (SF), John Falls (C) Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG) Carlos Kelly | |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:29 | Temple | John Falls knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Luis Tillman | 10-4 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Derek Blank is fouled in the backcourt by Andreas Conti - foul #1 on Andreas Conti, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SF) Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andreas Conti - foul #2 on Andreas Conti, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (SG) Andreas Conti | |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF) Derek Blank | |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Sammy Larry is called for the reach on John Falls - foul #1 on Sammy Larry, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG) John Carson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Jay Soo (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Andrew Beard, Edwin Wilbourn, Sammy Larry | |
| 14:40 | Temple | Rolando Cano is called for 3 seconds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG) Marcus Stout | |
| 14:23 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:21 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | Temple | Bradley Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Rand | 12-6 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham is fouled on the floor by James Rand - foul #2 on James Rand, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (PG), John Carson (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (SF) Rolando Cano, James Rand, David Graves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Marcus Stout (SF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Timothy Lundgren, Henry Boggs | |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Wilbourn | 12-8 |
| 13:06 | Temple | Bradley Smith scores on a jump hook near the basket | 14-8 |
| 12:40 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 14-8 |
| 12:39 | Temple | The rebound goes to Bradley Smith | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Akim Kubinski's pass is intercepted by Carlos Kelly in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | The jumper by Carlos Kelly is denied by Bradley Smith | 14-8 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), David Graves (SF), John Falls (PF), Luis Tillman (C) John Carson, Kesse Ashalintubbi, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Henry Boggs (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Jay Soo | |
| 12:08 | Temple | Luis Tillman buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Akim Kubinski | 17-8 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SG) Akim Kubinski | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:44 | Temple | Rolando Cano is hacked by Edwin Wilbourn - foul #1 on Edwin Wilbourn, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Sammy Larry (PF) Marcus Stout, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Carson (fairly fresh) SF - David Graves (fresh) PF - John Falls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Larry (fresh) C - Henry Boggs (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Temple | John Carson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 11:33 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Henry Boggs | 17-8 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Derek Blank hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Beard | 17-10 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Luis Tillman makes the shot from the right block set up by Rolando Cano | 19-10 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Henry Boggs is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 19-12 |
| 10:36 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the dunk | 19-12 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Henry Boggs gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Henry Boggs is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Beard | 19-15 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Rolando Cano misses the 3 from straight away | 19-15 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Henry Boggs pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Derek Blank is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Cano - foul #1 on Rolando Cano, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) John Carson, David Graves, John Falls, Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Marcus Stout (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Andrew Beard, Timothy Lundgren, Sammy Larry, Henry Boggs | |
| 10:03 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Bradley Smith snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jay Soo - foul #2 on Jay Soo, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Philip Bailey (PF) Derek Blank, Jay Soo | |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Philip Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Wilbourn | 21-18 |
| 09:09 | Temple | Bradley Smith is whistled for a carry | 21-18 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Sammy Larry (C) Philip Bailey | |
| 09:07 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly's pass is intercepted by Rolando Cano in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rolando Cano | 23-18 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham connects on the 3 from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Donald Davis blows the dunk | 23-21 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 08:07 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Sammy Larry | 23-21 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Marcus Stout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SG), David Graves (SF), John Falls (PF), Luis Tillman (C) Akim Kubinski, Kesse Ashalintubbi, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF), Philip Bailey (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Darrell Cunningham, Edwin Wilbourn, Sammy Larry | |
| 07:50 | Temple | John Falls makes the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Henry Boggs - foul #1 on Henry Boggs, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (SG) Marcus Stout | |
| 07:50 | Temple | John Falls makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Rolando Cano picks off the pass by Carlos Kelly | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carson (fairly fresh) SF - David Graves (fresh) PF - John Falls (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luis Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carlos Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Temple | Luis Tillman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Henry Boggs - foul #2 on Henry Boggs, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Bradley Smith (C) John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Carlos Kelly, Henry Boggs | |
| 07:15 | Temple | Luis Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:15 | Temple | Luis Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:57 | Dayton | Bradley Smith denies the turnaround by Edwin Wilbourn | 28-21 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren tips it home | 28-23 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Bradley Smith hits a 3 from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Philip Bailey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #2 on Bradley Smith, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (SF), Donald Davis (PF), John Falls (C) David Graves, Luis Tillman, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Marcus Stout (SG), Sammy Larry (C) Derek Blank, Andrew Beard, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Donald Davis gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Rolando Cano is fouled on the floor by Timothy Lundgren - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG) Philip Bailey | |
| 06:16 | Temple | Rolando Cano makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Rolando Cano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Sammy Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Marcus Stout hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 05:49 | Temple | John Falls misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-24 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:25 | Temple | Rolando Cano knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-24 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Kesse Ashalintubbi picks off the pass by Marcus Stout | 35-24 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Darrell Cunningham takes the ball from John Carson | 35-24 |
| 04:47 | Dayton | Marcus Stout misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 04:46 | Temple | John Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 04:42 | Temple | Carlos Kelly picks off the pass by Rolando Cano | 35-24 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Sammy Larry is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Lundgren | 35-26 |
| 03:58 | Temple | John Falls double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), James Rand (SG), David Graves (SF), Luis Tillman (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Rolando Cano, John Carson, Kesse Ashalintubbi, Donald Davis, John Falls | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Andrew Beard (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Henry Boggs (C) Carlos Kelly, Darrell Cunningham, Timothy Lundgren, Sammy Larry, Marcus Stout | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Henry Boggs and he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #3 on Bradley Smith, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Davis (PF) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:42 | Dayton | Philip Bailey makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Andreas Conti misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andreas Conti (fresh) SG - James Rand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Graves (fresh) PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Dayton | Andrew Beard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Donald Davis grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 02:53 | Temple | David Graves lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andreas Conti | 37-29 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Derek Blank is hacked by Andreas Conti - foul #3 on Andreas Conti, team foul #10 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (PG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Andreas Conti, Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carlos Kelly (PG), Marcus Stout (SF) Andrew Beard, Philip Bailey | |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Derek Blank makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Jay Soo blocks the short jumper by Akim Kubinski | 37-30 |
| 02:21 | Dayton | Jay Soo gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Henry Boggs drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Kelly and he's hacked by James Rand - foul #3 on James Rand, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SG) James Rand | |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (SF), Edwin Wilbourn (PF) Derek Blank, Jay Soo | |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Henry Boggs makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Marcus Stout is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #1 on Marcus Stout, team foul #8 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham (SG), Sammy Larry (C) Philip Bailey, Henry Boggs | |
| 01:43 | Temple | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:43 | Temple | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Marcus Stout is fouled in the backcourt by John Carson - foul #1 on John Carson, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:41 | Dayton | Marcus Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:32 | Temple | David Graves clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Marcus Stout - foul #2 on Marcus Stout, team foul #9 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF) Marcus Stout | |
| 01:32 | Temple | David Graves makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:32 | Temple | David Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 00:58 | Temple | John Carson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Carlos Kelly is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #10 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Luis Tillman (SF) Akim Kubinski, David Graves | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Jay Soo (PF) Carlos Kelly, Timothy Lundgren | |
| 00:45 | Temple | Luis Tillman knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from John Carson | 46-35 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | Darrell Cunningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Rolando Cano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Jay Soo pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 46-35 |