| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) SF - Edwin Cassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Don Wooton inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 19:33 | LSU | Edwin Cassell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Edwin Cassell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Richard Osborne knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Wendell Roy - foul #2 on Wendell Roy, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF) Don Wooton, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 19:02 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:42 | LSU | Roger Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Fredrick Hendricks | 35-27 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Wendell Roy - foul #3 on Wendell Roy, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Richard Osborne, Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SG) Wendell Roy | |
| 18:14 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:53 | LSU | Roger Charles's fadeaway is rejected by Otto Zamudio | 37-27 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Mike Johnson snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:35 | LSU | Don Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Stephen Updike grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 17:24 | LSU | Don Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Brandon Hall, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 16:55 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Robert Griffin can't tip it in | 37-27 |
| 16:52 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Robert Griffin is hacked by Mike Johnson - foul #3 on Mike Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Don Wooton | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Glenn Manning (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell, Mike Johnson | |
| 16:18 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker can't finish the layup | 37-27 |
| 16:17 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 15:56 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 15:54 | LSU | George Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - George Guy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Updike (fresh) SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) PF - Patrick Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | LSU | Roger Charles shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Guy | 37-30 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 15:16 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:54 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker lays it in and he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #1 on Stephen Updike, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Otto Zamudio, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Michael White (C) Stephen Updike, Glenn Manning, Roger Charles | |
| 14:54 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:54 | LSU | Michael White gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Don Williams drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Patrick Lamb snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Michael White misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Don Wooton, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Patrick Lamb | |
| 13:52 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:52 | LSU | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Joe Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 13:31 | LSU | Edwin Cassell buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Don Williams | 39-37 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Robert Griffin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | LSU | The jumper by Glenn Manning is denied by Robert Griffin | 41-37 |
| 13:02 | Temple | Joe Lloyd snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Glenn Manning denies the turnaround by Lawrence Tucker | 41-37 |
| 12:32 | LSU | Glenn Manning gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Roger Charles banks in the layup on a great pass from Glenn Manning | 41-39 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Roger Charles swats the short shot by Richard Osborne | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | LSU | Don Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Glenn Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Tucker (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Don Williams is blocked by Otto Zamudio | 41-39 |
| 11:38 | LSU | Roger Charles gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:27 | LSU | Richard Osborne steals the ball from Michael White | 41-39 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Robert Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 43-39 |
| 11:09 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Cassell - foul #3 on Edwin Cassell, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF), Randy Williams (C) Richard Osborne, Robert Griffin, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Stephen Updike (SG), Patrick Lamb (PF) Don Williams, Glenn Manning, Michael White | |
| 10:48 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | LSU | Patrick Lamb gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Randy Williams denies the turnaround by Roger Charles | 44-39 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Randy Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks (PF) Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:02 | LSU | Edwin Cassell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by George Guy | 44-42 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Randy Williams is hacked by Roger Charles - foul #3 on Roger Charles, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Fredrick Hendricks, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) Edwin Cassell, Roger Charles | |
| 09:28 | Temple | Joe Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Lamb | 44-42 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Don Wooton tips it in | 46-42 |
| 09:19 | LSU | Stephen Updike scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Guy and the foul's on Don Wooton - foul #2 on Don Wooton, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Glenn Manning (SF), Michael White (C) Wendell Roy, Patrick Lamb | |
| 09:19 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is hacked by Stephen Updike - foul #2 on Stephen Updike, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF), Randy Williams (C) Robert Griffin, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Wendell Roy (SG) George Guy, Stephen Updike | |
| 08:47 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Michael White clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Randy Williams - foul #2 on Randy Williams, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:28 | LSU | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:28 | LSU | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Don Wooton pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Alexander | 50-46 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Lawrence Tucker is called for the reach on Glenn Manning - foul #3 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (PF), Randy Williams (C) Donald Alexander, Otto Zamudio, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Charles (C) Michael White | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Tucker (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Wooton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Glenn Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger Charles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | LSU | Glenn Manning is hacked by Lawrence Tucker - foul #4 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Don Williams hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Manning | 50-48 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Richard Osborne knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Roger Charles - foul #4 on Roger Charles, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Don Wooton, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Stephen Updike (SF) Glenn Manning | |
| 07:04 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Stephen Updike takes the ball from Robert Griffin | 52-48 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Mike Johnson misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Joe Lloyd snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker's layup is rejected by Mike Johnson | 52-48 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Otto Zamudio tips it home | 54-48 |
| 06:33 | LSU | Stephen Updike scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Mike Johnson | 54-50 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Updike - foul #3 on Stephen Updike, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Richard Osborne, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Edwin Cassell (SF), Patrick Lamb (PF) Don Williams, Wendell Roy, Mike Johnson | |
| 06:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:02 | LSU | George Guy is hacked by Otto Zamudio - foul #1 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Randy Williams (C) Lawrence Tucker, Otto Zamudio, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:50 | LSU | Randy Williams steps in front of the Patrick Lamb pass | 56-50 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Don Wooton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-50 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Edwin Cassell gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike is fouled on the floor by Don Wooton - foul #3 on Don Wooton, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG) George Guy | |
| 05:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:01 | LSU | Stephen Updike misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:32 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Stephen Updike pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:26 | LSU | Stephen Updike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (SF) Don Wooton | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Roy (SG), Mike Johnson (PF) Stephen Updike, Patrick Lamb | |
| 04:00 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Wendell Roy pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Joe Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Richard Osborne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Roger Charles snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Tucker (tired) 16 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Griffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Don Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Roy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edwin Cassell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mike Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Edwin Cassell slams it home on a great pass from Roger Charles and he's hacked by Otto Zamudio - foul #2 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Don Wooton (SF) Richard Osborne, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael White (C) Roger Charles | |
| 03:15 | LSU | Edwin Cassell misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Mike Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:03 | LSU | Don Williams misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 56-53 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Joe Lloyd grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Donald Alexander knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Mike Johnson - foul #4 on Mike Johnson, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Randy Williams (C) Lawrence Tucker, Otto Zamudio, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | LSU | George Guy (PG), Glenn Manning (SF) Don Williams, Edwin Cassell | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Donald Alexander makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:37 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | LSU | Don Williams (PG), Roger Charles (C) George Guy, Michael White | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Don Williams hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Wendell Roy and he's hacked by Randy Williams - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Otto Zamudio (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:20 | LSU | Don Williams makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 01:50 | LSU | Roger Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Roger Charles clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Tucker - foul #5 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | Edwin Cassell (SF) Glenn Manning | |
| 01:37 | LSU | Roger Charles makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:37 | LSU | Roger Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Don Wooton | 59-57 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Brandon Hall knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Edwin Cassell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wendell Roy | 61-60 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Wendell Roy - foul #4 on Wendell Roy, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:39 | LSU | Mike Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:32 | LSU | Mike Johnson connects on the open floater in the lane on a great pass from Don Williams | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Temple | The jumper by Don Wooton is denied by Mike Johnson | 62-62 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Brandon Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Brandon Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | LSU | LSU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | LSU | Wendell Roy clanks a fullcourt shot | 65-62 |