| Lineup | Temple | PG - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) SG - Stanley Hopkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Sharpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert McCandless (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:20 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:06 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Harold Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 32-38 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is called for the reach on Rafael Duncan - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:46 | Temple | Robert McCandless grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joel Palmer - foul #3 on Joel Palmer, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Lee Jaramillo (C) Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Joel Palmer, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses long on a runner from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo's pass is intercepted by Steve Nelson | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins connects on the shot in the paint | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Geoffrey Craig (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Hopkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Craig steps in front of the Bobby Blackburn pass | 36-41 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert McCandless (C) Lee Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Joel Palmer (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn, Steve Nelson, Scott Tripp | |
| 14:43 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Ricky Parmer - foul #2 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Todd Moore | 38-41 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer can't throw it down | 38-41 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Ricky Parmer | 38-41 |
| 13:57 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McCandless | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Harold Sharpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SG), Reynaldo Diaz (PF) Stanley Hopkins, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Harold Sharpe picks off the pass by Todd Moore | 38-41 |
| 12:53 | Temple | Ricky Parmer steals it from Reynaldo Diaz | 38-41 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Harold Sharpe knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Craig | 40-41 |
| 12:07 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 40-43 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Robert McCandless hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Jose Flores steals the ball from Joel Palmer | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Geoffrey Craig (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jose Flores (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) C - Robert McCandless (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 11:13 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Craig is called for the reach on Elliott Shy - foul #1 on Geoffrey Craig, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG), John Wilson (PF), Lee Jaramillo (C) Geoffrey Craig, Jose Flores, Reynaldo Diaz, Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Elliott Shy, Joel Palmer, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 10:36 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:20 | Temple | John Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Sheldon Collman | 42-43 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:51 | Temple | Robert Todd takes the ball from Stanley Hopkins | 42-46 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 09:07 | Temple | Tommy Brown is called for the reach on Harold Sharpe - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn | |
| 08:47 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp loses the dribble to Sheldon Collman | 42-48 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rafael Duncan - foul #2 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (PG), Reynaldo Diaz (PF), Robert McCandless (C) Sheldon Collman, John Wilson, Lee Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Steve Nelson, Scott Tripp | |
| 07:50 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore banks in the layup and he's fouled by Harold Sharpe - foul #1 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Lee Jaramillo (C) Harold Sharpe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the free throw | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Geoffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hopkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert McCandless (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) C - Lee Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz tips it in | 45-51 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo is whistled for a carry | 45-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SG), John Wilson (PF) Stanley Hopkins, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Elliott Shy, Joel Palmer, Bobby Blackburn | |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Robert McCandless grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:43 | Temple | John Wilson banks in the layup | 47-51 |
| 05:19 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SF) Geoffrey Craig, Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 04:50 | Temple | Harold Sharpe buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jose Flores | 49-51 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Sheldon Collman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 04:06 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Jose Flores hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Tripp - foul #1 on Scott Tripp, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (PG), Reynaldo Diaz (PF), Robert McCandless (C) Sheldon Collman, John Wilson, Lee Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Joel Palmer (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Steve Nelson, Scott Tripp | |
| 03:44 | Temple | Jose Flores misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Parmer and he's fouled by Reynaldo Diaz - foul #2 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Hopkins (SG) Jose Flores | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Geoffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hopkins (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McCandless (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:59 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Lee Jaramillo (C) Harold Sharpe | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Elliott Shy, Bobby Blackburn | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Southern Illinois | Reynaldo Diaz is called for the reach on Todd Moore - foul #3 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Temple | John Wilson (PF) Reynaldo Diaz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer scores on a runner from close range set up by Tommy Brown and the foul's on Stanley Hopkins - foul #2 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:54 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins loses the dribble to Tommy Brown | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Geoffrey Craig - foul #2 on Geoffrey Craig, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Sharpe (SF) Lee Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn (SF) Rafael Duncan | |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:37 | Temple | Tommy Brown is called for the reach on Robert McCandless - foul #2 on Tommy Brown, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Jose Flores (SG), Reynaldo Diaz (PF), Lee Jaramillo (C) Geoffrey Craig, Stanley Hopkins, John Wilson, Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Steve Nelson (PF), Scott Tripp (C) Tommy Brown, Joel Palmer, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| 01:32 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Jose Flores is called for the reach on Scott Tripp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Harold Sharpe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Tripp | 50-60 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Sheldon Collman is called for the reach on Scott Tripp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Steve Nelson blocks the short jumper by Reynaldo Diaz | 50-61 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Tripp tips it back up and in | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Temple | Sheldon Collman is hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy runs out the clock | 50-63 |