| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fresh) SG - Michael Knudsen (fresh) SF - James Woods (fresh) PF - James Turner (fresh) C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fresh) PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Brett Casey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Temple | Brett Casey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Temple | Brett Casey misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Marcus Walker | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UMass | James Foti is hacked by James Woods - foul #1 on James Woods, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Temple | James Turner snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | James Foti picks off the pass by John Pino in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Blake Radley hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Foti | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Michael Knudsen knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Pino | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on James Turner - foul #1 on James Turner, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:27 | Temple | James Woods pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Michael Knudsen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Brett Casey tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Michael Knudsen is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Rob Kiker (SF), Marcus Finch (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) John Pino, James Woods, James Turner, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:02 | UMass | Marcus Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Defilippo - foul #1 on Paul Defilippo, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (C) Lawrence Weaver | |
| 17:02 | UMass | Marcus Walker makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Paul Defilippo pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Michael Knudsen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 16:39 | UMass | Marcus Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:23 | UMass | George Matus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Randal Simcox (SG), John Wilkerson (SF) James Foti, Nicholas Kroeker, Blake Radley | |
| 16:03 | Temple | Michael Knudsen can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randal Simcox - foul #1 on Randal Simcox, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Temple | John Pino (PG) Rob Kiker | |
| Subs | UMass | Victor Kemp (PF) Marcus Walker | |
| 16:03 | Temple | Michael Knudsen misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Michael Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Knudsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Plain (fresh) PF - Marcus Finch (fresh) C - Paul Defilippo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) PF - Victor Kemp (fresh) C - George Matus (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | Temple | John Pino pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Johnny Plain misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | UMass | George Matus snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is fouled in the backcourt by John Pino - foul #1 on John Pino, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), James Turner (PF), Brett Casey (C) Johnny Plain, Marcus Finch, Paul Defilippo | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson, George Matus | |
| 15:08 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Brett Casey grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Blake Radley picks off the pass by Brett Casey | 6-8 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Victor Kemp is denied on a layup by Brett Casey | 6-8 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Victor Kemp tips it in | 6-10 |
| 14:08 | Temple | James Turner scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-10 |
| 13:52 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Michael Knudsen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Blake Radley grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Pino - foul #2 on John Pino, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Rob Kiker (SF), Marcus Finch (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) John Pino, James Woods, James Turner, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), John Wilkerson (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), George Matus (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Victor Kemp, Lawrence Weaver | |
| 13:23 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:23 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Michael Knudsen makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:45 | UMass | James Foti misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | UMass | George Matus pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Marcus Walker comes up short on the floater from the right side | 11-15 |
| 12:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilkerson | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | UMass | Marcus Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-15 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Marcus Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Johnny Plain clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on George Matus - foul #1 on George Matus, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), James Turner (PF), Brett Casey (C) Rob Kiker, Marcus Finch, Paul Defilippo | |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Nicholas Kroeker, John Wilkerson, George Matus | |
| 11:52 | Temple | Johnny Plain makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Johnny Plain makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Johnny Plain (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Knudsen (tiring) 7 pts. SF - James Woods (fresh) PF - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randal Simcox (fresh) SF - Blake Radley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marcus Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UMass | James Foti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Johnny Plain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Marcus Walker tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marcus Walker, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Marcus Walker blocks the short jumper by James Woods | 13-15 |
| 10:35 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | UMass | James Foti is fouled on the floor by Michael Knudsen - foul #1 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SG) Johnny Plain | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG) James Foti | |
| 10:19 | UMass | Marcus Walker's floater is tipped away by James Woods | 13-15 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Lawrence Weaver grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Marcus Walker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Temple | James Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Michael Knudsen knocks in the 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Marcus Walker banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Blake Radley | 16-17 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Michael Knudsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Randal Simcox pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:02 | UMass | Brett Casey steps in front of the Blake Radley pass | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Temple | James Woods comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Cory Vosburg - foul #1 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Marcus Finch (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) Rob Kiker, James Turner, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SG), John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), George Matus (C) Cory Vosburg, Randal Simcox, Blake Radley, Marcus Walker, Lawrence Weaver | |
| 08:39 | Temple | James Woods misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:39 | Temple | James Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:29 | UMass | George Matus travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Michael Knudsen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 08:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Matus | 17-17 |
| 08:00 | UMass | John Wilkerson hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Victor Kemp and he's fouled by James Woods - foul #2 on James Woods, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SF) James Woods | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:00 | UMass | John Wilkerson makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Rob Kiker clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Victor Kemp - foul #1 on Victor Kemp, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Rob Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Rob Kiker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rob Kiker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Knudsen (tired) 10 pts. SF - Johnny Plain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Finch (fresh) C - Paul Defilippo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Victor Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Matus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UMass | John Wilkerson knocks in the shot in the paint | 19-22 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Johnny Plain buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Finch | 21-22 |
| 06:40 | UMass | John Wilkerson misses short on a floater from the right block | 21-22 |
| 06:38 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to John Wilkerson | 21-22 |
| 06:21 | UMass | James Foti is hacked by Rob Kiker - foul #1 on Rob Kiker, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Temple | James Turner (PF), Brett Casey (C) Marcus Finch, Paul Defilippo | |
| Subs | UMass | Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, George Matus | |
| 06:21 | UMass | James Foti makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:21 | UMass | James Foti misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Brett Casey pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Johnny Plain knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Turner | 23-23 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Brett Casey - foul #1 on Brett Casey, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Randal Simcox (SG) James Foti, Nicholas Kroeker | |
| 05:53 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Blake Radley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:32 | Temple | Michael Knudsen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 05:31 | Temple | Brett Casey tips it in | 25-25 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Blake Radley is hacked by Rob Kiker - foul #2 on Rob Kiker, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Temple | John Pino (PG) Rob Kiker | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Blake Radley misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:13 | Temple | James Turner pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:48 | Temple | James Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randal Simcox - foul #2 on Randal Simcox, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Finch (PF) John Pino | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker (SG), George Matus (C) Randal Simcox, Lawrence Weaver | |
| 04:48 | Temple | James Turner misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:48 | Temple | James Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Cory Vosburg lays it in set up by Blake Radley | 26-27 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Marcus Walker picks off the pass by James Turner | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Knudsen - foul #2 on Michael Knudsen, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | John Pino (PG), James Woods (SF), Paul Defilippo (C) James Turner, Johnny Plain, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | UMass | James Foti (PG) Cory Vosburg | |
| 03:51 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the 3rd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:51 | UMass | George Matus grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:42 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Marcus Finch pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Michael Knudsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Moore (PF) Marcus Finch | |
| Subs | UMass | John Wilkerson (SF), Victor Kemp (PF), Lawrence Weaver (C) Blake Radley, Marcus Walker, George Matus | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Knudsen (tired) 10 pts. SF - James Woods (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harry Moore (fresh) C - Paul Defilippo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Foti (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Kroeker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Weaver (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Woods - foul #3 on James Woods, team foul #12 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SF) James Woods | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:02 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:02 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Johnny Plain misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Weaver - foul #1 on Lawrence Weaver, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SG) Nicholas Kroeker | |
| 02:38 | Temple | Johnny Plain misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:38 | Temple | Johnny Plain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:20 | UMass | James Foti scores on a floater from the left side set up by John Wilkerson | 27-31 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Michael Knudsen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Harry Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 01:21 | Temple | John Pino is fouled on the floor by James Foti - foul #1 on James Foti, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SF), James Turner (PF), Brett Casey (C) Johnny Plain, Harry Moore, Paul Defilippo | |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Nicholas Kroeker (SG), Blake Radley (SF), Marcus Walker (PF), George Matus (C) James Foti, Randal Simcox, John Wilkerson, Victor Kemp, Lawrence Weaver | |
| 01:21 | Temple | John Pino makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:21 | Temple | John Pino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Nicholas Kroeker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Vosburg | 29-34 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Blake Radley takes the ball from James Turner | 29-34 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Blake Radley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Brett Casey gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Brett Casey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Kroeker - foul #1 on Nicholas Kroeker, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SF) Michael Knudsen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Brett Casey makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Brett Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is fouled in the backcourt by John Pino - foul #3 on John Pino, team foul #13 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SG) John Pino | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:18 | UMass | Cory Vosburg makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:18 | UMass | Cory Vosburg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:18 | Temple | James Turner snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Johnny Plain misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Marcus Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Marcus Walker misses the fullcourt shot | 31-35 |