| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Findley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Kessler inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Day | 37-26 |
| 19:33 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski grabs the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Vyacheslav Perkowski picks off the pass by Gregory Adams in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 18:40 | Temple | The short jumper by John Kessler is denied by John Roa | 37-26 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Roa | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Western Illinois | Richard Findley steals the ball from Robert Marsh in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski is called for traveling | 37-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (SF), Victor Daniel (C) Robert Marsh, John Roa | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Eduardo Garcia, Louis Clark, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| 17:54 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 37-26 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Richard Day tips it home | 39-26 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Terry Richins is fouled on the floor by Gregory Adams - foul #1 on Gregory Adams, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Larson (SG), Trevor Roux (SF) Michael Smith, Richard Day | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:30 | Temple | Richard Homan's fadeaway is rejected by Trevor Roux | 39-26 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Homan is called for the reach on Trevor Roux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Homan, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | John Larson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG) Richard Homan | |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Larry Hayes scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-29 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | James Ganey is open and buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Adams | 43-29 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Terry Richins travels with the ball | 43-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Robert Marsh (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, Trevor Roux, James Ganey, Victor Daniel | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Terry Richins, Larry Hayes, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Findley steals the ball from John Larson | 43-29 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Louis Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Findley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Clark and the foul's on Robert Marsh - foul #1 on Robert Marsh, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill (SG) John Larson | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Richard Homan (SF) Eduardo Garcia, John Kessler | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses the free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 14:53 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Louis Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Trevor Roux (SF), James Ganey (PF), Victor Daniel (C) Michael Smith, Robert Marsh, Richard Day, John Roa | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Clark, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| 14:29 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Richins - foul #1 on Terry Richins, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 14:07 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Adams | 45-31 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Michael Sanders makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Labarre | 45-33 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Ganey | 47-33 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Weston Gumm scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Labarre | 47-36 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | James Ganey is fouled on the floor by Michael Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), John Larson (SG), Richard Day (PF) Gregory Adams, Wyatt Thornhill, Victor Daniel | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Terry Richins, Gary Labarre, Richard Homan, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 12:54 | Western Illinois | John Larson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 12:52 | Temple | John Kessler gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 47-36 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Richard Findley hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | James Ganey drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on Richard Findley - foul #1 on Richard Findley, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SF), John Roa (C) John Larson, Trevor Roux | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses the free throw | 49-38 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | John Roa grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Larson (SG) James Ganey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:48 | Temple | John Kessler throws it down and he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Louis Clark (SG) Eduardo Garcia, Larry Hayes | |
| 11:48 | Temple | John Kessler makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Findley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Louis Clark is fouled on the floor by John Larson - foul #2 on John Larson, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SG), Victor Daniel (PF), Mark Shotwell (C) Michael Smith, John Larson, Richard Day, John Roa | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Weston Gumm (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) James Pines, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 10:48 | Temple | Michael Sanders hits the finger roll set up by Weston Gumm and he's hacked by Victor Daniel - foul #3 on Victor Daniel, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux (SF), James Ganey (PF) Robert Marsh, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Larry Hayes (SG) Gary Labarre, Louis Clark | |
| 10:48 | Temple | Michael Sanders makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Terry Richins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Larry Hayes scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Richins | 54-46 |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Daniel | 56-46 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Weston Gumm | 56-48 |
| 09:14 | Western Illinois | James Ganey is open and lays it up and in set up by Gregory Adams | 58-48 |
| 09:07 | Temple | Richard Findley hits the finger roll | 58-50 |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Trevor Roux throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), John Larson (SG), Robert Marsh (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Roa (C) Gregory Adams, Wyatt Thornhill, Trevor Roux, James Ganey, Victor Daniel | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Terry Richins, Larry Hayes, Michael Sanders, Richard Findley | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski dunks the ball | 58-52 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | John Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Weston Gumm | |
| 07:56 | Temple | Richard Findley drills a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Homan | 58-54 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Louis Clark picks off the pass by Michael Smith in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 07:39 | Temple | Richard Homan blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Marsh - foul #2 on Robert Marsh, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (SF) Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG) Eduardo Garcia | |
| 07:39 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:39 | Temple | Richard Homan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ganey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Findley (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | James Ganey's pass is intercepted by Richard Homan | 58-56 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski connects on the shot from the right block | 58-58 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SG), Trevor Roux (SF), Victor Daniel (C) Michael Smith, John Larson, Richard Day, John Roa | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Weston Gumm (C) Richard Homan, Richard Findley | |
| 06:51 | Temple | Weston Gumm clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Trevor Roux - foul #2 on Trevor Roux, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell (C) James Ganey | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG) Louis Clark | |
| 06:33 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wyatt Thornhill | 61-60 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Terry Richins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 05:53 | Western Illinois | Mark Shotwell pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:37 | Western Illinois | Victor Daniel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wyatt Thornhill | 63-60 |
| 05:21 | Temple | John Kessler hits a fadeaway near the basket | 63-62 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wyatt Thornhill and he's fouled by Terry Richins - foul #2 on Terry Richins, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Smith (SG), Robert Marsh (SF), Richard Day (PF), John Roa (C) Wyatt Thornhill, Trevor Roux, Victor Daniel, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Michael Sanders (PF), Richard Findley (C) Terry Richins, Gary Labarre, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm | |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Sanders | 65-62 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | John Roa pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:27 | Western Illinois | Michael Sanders steals the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Richard Findley misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Roa - foul #1 on John Roa, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (SG) Gregory Adams | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF) John Kessler | |
| 04:19 | Temple | Richard Findley makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Richard Findley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Day is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 67-63 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Day | 67-63 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | James Ganey misses short on a floater from the baseline | 67-63 |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 67-63 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Larson (SG) John Roa | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Louis Clark (SG) Eduardo Garcia, Larry Hayes | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Larson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Day (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ganey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Homan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Findley (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Louis Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Michael Sanders can't tip it in | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | Temple | Richard Homan pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 67-63 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | James Ganey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams (PG), Wyatt Thornhill (SG), John Roa (C) Michael Smith, John Larson, James Ganey | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Larry Hayes (C) James Pines, Richard Findley | |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | John Roa hits a floater from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Gregory Adams steals it from Larry Hayes | 69-63 |
| 02:08 | Western Illinois | Larry Hayes picks off the pass by Robert Marsh | 69-63 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Louis Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Homan | 69-66 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams is hacked by Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Richard Homan, Michael Sanders, Larry Hayes | |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-66 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | John Kessler is called for the reach on Gregory Adams - foul #3 on John Kessler, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:01 | Temple | John Kessler pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Gregory Adams - foul #2 on Gregory Adams, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia makes the 3rd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Day loses the dribble to Louis Clark in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Temple | John Kessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Eduardo Garcia is called for the reach on Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Gregory Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Temple | John Kessler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Richard Day gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Day is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Garcia - foul #5 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (SF) Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG) Eduardo Garcia | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Day misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Temple | John Kessler snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Louis Clark is hacked by John Roa - foul #2 on John Roa, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SF) James Ganey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Terry Richins is called for the reach on John Roa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Richins, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | John Roa makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | John Roa makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Louis Clark is whistled for traveling | 75-71 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Ganey (PF) Richard Day | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Terry Richins is called for the reach on Robert Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Richins, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Louis Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh snags the defensive board | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh runs out the clock | 77-71 |