| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Waltman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ivan Topolinski (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Eric Hitchcock (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kroeker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donny Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Jameson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Conti (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Dikembe Sow inbounds the ball | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Temple | Ryan Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Rowe (PF) Micheal Conti | |
| 19:43 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 19:41 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski is fouled on the floor by William Rowe - foul #3 on William Rowe, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Carlos Lara (PF), William Cooper (C) James Waltman, Ivan Topolinski, James Anderson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree (SG), James Pell (PF), Victor Leachman (C) Daniel Kroeker, William Rowe, Joel Jameson | |
| 19:02 | Temple | Dikembe Sow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Ryan Robertson grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Carlos Lara is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Carlos Lara, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), David Caskey (SF) Ryan Robertson, Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG), Joel Jameson (PF) Eric Hitchcock, Donny Hughes | |
| 18:27 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey is fouled on the floor by Gary Iwanski - foul #2 on Gary Iwanski, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Fred Zacher (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), Sam Harris (C) Joel Woods, Carlos Lara, William Cooper | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes (SF), Micheal Conti (C) James Pell, Victor Leachman | |
| 18:18 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker (SG) Eric Ogletree | |
| 18:03 | Temple | The jumper by David Caskey is denied by Daniel Kroeker | 33-41 |
| 18:01 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski tips it in | 35-41 |
| 17:59 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes is hacked by David Caskey in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Caskey, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), James Waltman (SG), James Anderson (C) Gary Iwanski, David Caskey, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 17:47 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 17:44 | Temple | James Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF) Fred Zacher | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), Victor Leachman (C) Vernon Caffey, Micheal Conti | |
| 17:38 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker is fouled on the floor by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree (SG) Daniel Kroeker | |
| 17:19 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-44 |
| 17:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ivan Topolinski | 35-44 |
| 16:50 | Temple | James Waltman's pass is intercepted by Joel Jameson | 35-44 |
| 16:38 | USC Upstate | Victor Leachman is hacked by James Waltman - foul #3 on James Waltman, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | William Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), David Caskey (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), Sam Harris (C) Ryan Robertson, James Waltman, Dikembe Sow, Ivan Topolinski, James Anderson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), James Pell (SF), Micheal Conti (C) Eric Hitchcock, Eric Ogletree, Donny Hughes, Victor Leachman | |
| 16:32 | USC Upstate | Sam Harris blocks the jumper by Joel Jameson | 35-44 |
| 16:30 | Temple | Sam Harris snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:28 | Temple | Joel Jameson is called for the reach on William Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Jameson, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Fred Zacher (SF) Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:12 | Temple | Fred Zacher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 16:10 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 16:08 | USC Upstate | Joel Woods is called for the reach on Vernon Caffey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Woods, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG) David Caskey | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:03 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey is fouled on the floor by Fred Zacher - foul #1 on Fred Zacher, team foul #7 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), Sam Harris (C) Fred Zacher, William Cooper | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 16:03 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Carlos Lara grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Iwanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Lara (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Vernon Caffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Daniel Kroeker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Pell (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Jameson (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Conti (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Temple | Gary Iwanski is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:46 | USC Upstate | Gary Iwanski steals it from Vernon Caffey in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Gary Iwanski banks in the layup | 39-44 |
| 15:27 | USC Upstate | Gary Iwanski is called for the reach on Daniel Kroeker - foul #3 on Gary Iwanski, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), James Waltman (SG), David Caskey (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF) Gary Iwanski, Joel Woods, Dikembe Sow, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree (PG), Donny Hughes (SF), William Rowe (PF), Victor Leachman (C) Vernon Caffey, James Pell, Joel Jameson, Micheal Conti | |
| 15:27 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:27 | Temple | Sam Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Sam Harris hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Waltman | 41-44 |
| 15:03 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eric Ogletree | 41-46 |
| 14:41 | Temple | James Waltman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 14:39 | Temple | David Caskey grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:20 | Temple | David Caskey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:18 | USC Upstate | William Rowe gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:05 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Rowe | 41-48 |
| 13:42 | Temple | Sam Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 13:40 | USC Upstate | William Rowe gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes is hacked by Sam Harris - foul #1 on Sam Harris, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), William Cooper (PF), James Anderson (C) Ryan Robertson, James Waltman, David Caskey, Ivan Topolinski, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), James Pell (PF), Micheal Conti (C) Daniel Kroeker, William Rowe, Victor Leachman | |
| 13:26 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:26 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:14 | Temple | James Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 13:12 | USC Upstate | James Pell snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:05 | USC Upstate | James Anderson steals the ball from Donny Hughes | 41-48 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Eric Hitchcock steps in front of the Fred Zacher pass in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock travels with the ball | 41-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), Carlos Lara (PF) Gary Iwanski, Fred Zacher | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (SG), Joel Jameson (PF) Eric Ogletree, Donny Hughes | |
| 12:32 | Temple | Dikembe Sow connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Woods | 44-48 |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is hacked by Joel Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Woods, team foul #10 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) William Cooper | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | William Rowe (PF) Joel Jameson | |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:28 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 12:09 | USC Upstate | James Pell travels in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Victor Leachman (C) Micheal Conti | |
| 11:58 | Temple | Carlos Lara hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Carlos Lara hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joel Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Sow (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Carlos Lara (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Anderson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Eric Hitchcock (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Caffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Pell (tiring) 2 reb. PF - William Rowe (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Leachman (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Ryan Robertson is called for the reach on Eric Hitchcock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree (SG), Joel Jameson (PF) Vernon Caffey, William Rowe | |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:53 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:53 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:33 | Temple | James Anderson is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 49-50 |
| 11:32 | USC Upstate | Victor Leachman snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 11:18 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 11:17 | USC Upstate | James Pell tips it in | 49-52 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Joel Woods hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 10:56 | USC Upstate | James Pell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:56 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), James Waltman (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), William Cooper (PF) Ryan Robertson, Joel Woods, Dikembe Sow, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), William Rowe (PF), Micheal Conti (C) Eric Hitchcock, Eric Ogletree, James Pell, Joel Jameson, Victor Leachman | |
| 10:39 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Kroeker | 49-54 |
| 10:17 | Temple | William Cooper drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Iwanski | 51-54 |
| 09:52 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Cooper - foul #1 on William Cooper, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), Sam Harris (C) Gary Iwanski, James Waltman, Fred Zacher, William Cooper, James Anderson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), Eric Ogletree (SG), Joel Jameson (PF), Victor Leachman (C) Vernon Caffey, Daniel Kroeker, William Rowe, Micheal Conti | |
| 09:52 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:52 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Ryan Robertson misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Eric Hitchcock - foul #1 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | James Pell (SF) Donny Hughes | |
| 09:38 | Temple | Ryan Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Ryan Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:20 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Sam Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Sam Harris hits a floater from close range | 55-55 |
| 08:53 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Temple | James Waltman (SG), David Caskey (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), William Cooper (C) Ryan Robertson, Dikembe Sow, Ivan Topolinski, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG), Donny Hughes (SF), William Rowe (PF) Eric Hitchcock, James Pell, Joel Jameson | |
| 08:42 | Temple | William Rowe picks off the pass by James Waltman | 55-55 |
| 08:40 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes loses the dribble to David Caskey in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Joel Woods banks in the layup on a great pass from David Caskey | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Waltman - foul #4 on James Waltman, team foul #13 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) James Waltman | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Micheal Conti (C) Victor Leachman | |
| 08:24 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:10 | Temple | David Caskey is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 57-56 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Carlos Lara pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Ryan Robertson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 07:53 | Temple | Carlos Lara can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Woods (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Caskey (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Lara (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - William Cooper (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Vernon Caffey (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Eric Ogletree (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donny Hughes (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Rowe (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Conti (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Temple | David Caskey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 07:38 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:23 | Temple | David Caskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), James Waltman (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), James Anderson (C) Ryan Robertson, Joel Woods, David Caskey, Carlos Lara, William Cooper | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), James Pell (SF), Joel Jameson (PF) Vernon Caffey, Eric Ogletree, Donny Hughes, William Rowe | |
| 07:20 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Iwanski - foul #4 on Gary Iwanski, team foul #14 | 57-56 |
| 07:20 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:20 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:04 | Temple | James Anderson hits a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:52 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 06:51 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock is hacked by James Waltman - foul #5 on James Waltman, team foul #15 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Sam Harris (C) James Waltman, Fred Zacher, James Anderson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Victor Leachman (C) Micheal Conti | |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:39 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Daniel Kroeker steals the ball from Dikembe Sow in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 06:36 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Kroeker | 60-61 |
| 06:28 | Temple | Gary Iwanski is open and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Sow and he's hacked by James Pell - foul #3 on James Pell, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Carlos Lara (PF) Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 06:28 | Temple | Gary Iwanski makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:08 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Dikembe Sow snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Daniel Kroeker is called for the reach on Joel Woods - foul #2 on Daniel Kroeker, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), David Caskey (SG), Ivan Topolinski (PF), James Anderson (C) Gary Iwanski, Joel Woods, Carlos Lara, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG), Eric Ogletree (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), William Rowe (PF), Micheal Conti (C) Eric Hitchcock, Daniel Kroeker, James Pell, Joel Jameson, Victor Leachman | |
| 05:31 | Temple | Dikembe Sow scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Robertson | 66-61 |
| 05:27 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey is hacked by David Caskey in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Caskey, team foul #16 | 66-61 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 05:27 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:27 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:10 | Temple | James Anderson knocks in the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Micheal Conti - foul #2 on Micheal Conti, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Fred Zacher (SF), William Cooper (PF) Dikembe Sow, Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 05:10 | Temple | James Anderson misses the free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:10 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to William Cooper | 68-63 |
| 04:58 | Temple | Fred Zacher buries a 3 from the left wing | 71-63 |
| 04:41 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Caffey | 71-66 |
| 04:20 | Temple | William Cooper misses long on a floater from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 04:19 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Fred Zacher loses the ball out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), Sam Harris (C) David Caskey, Fred Zacher, William Cooper, James Anderson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG), James Pell (SF), Joel Jameson (PF), Victor Leachman (C) Vernon Caffey, Eric Ogletree, Donny Hughes, William Rowe, Micheal Conti | |
| 03:57 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Carlos Lara misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Carlos Lara snags the offensive board | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Woods (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Sow (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Lara (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | USC Upstate | PG - Eric Hitchcock (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Kroeker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pell (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joel Jameson (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Leachman (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Carlos Lara lays it up and in on a great pass from Joel Woods and he's fouled by Eric Hitchcock - foul #3 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG) Ryan Robertson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 03:27 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-66 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson clanks a floater from the left side | 74-66 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Dikembe Sow grabs the board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Temple | Carlos Lara hits a shot in the paint | 76-66 |
| 02:46 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Fred Zacher (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF) Gary Iwanski, Dikembe Sow, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree (SG), Donny Hughes (SF), Micheal Conti (C) Daniel Kroeker, James Pell, Victor Leachman | |
| 02:34 | USC Upstate | Ivan Topolinski swats the dunk try by Donny Hughes | 76-66 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Sam Harris gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Sam Harris is whistled for traveling | 76-66 |
| 02:07 | USC Upstate | USC Upstate calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-66 |
| 02:03 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Woods - foul #4 on Joel Woods, team foul #17 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG) Eric Hitchcock | |
| 02:03 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:03 | USC Upstate | Eric Ogletree makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:37 | Temple | Ryan Robertson is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #18 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), James Anderson (C) Fred Zacher, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock (PG), Daniel Kroeker (SG) Vernon Caffey, Eric Ogletree | |
| 01:22 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ryan Robertson - foul #5 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #19 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Temple | David Caskey (SG) Ryan Robertson | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 01:22 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:22 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Temple | Dikembe Sow double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:08 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Donny Hughes and the foul's on Ivan Topolinski - foul #1 on Ivan Topolinski, team foul #20 | 76-71 |
| 01:08 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson misses the free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Dikembe Sow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:45 | Temple | James Anderson tips it in | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | USC Upstate | Donny Hughes hits a shot near the basket | 78-73 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Upstate | USC Upstate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Temple | Eric Hitchcock is called for the reach on Dikembe Sow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), Carlos Lara (PF) David Caskey, Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 00:35 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:35 | USC Upstate | Joel Jameson gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:29 | USC Upstate | Eric Hitchcock misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:28 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Temple | James Anderson is hacked by Eric Hitchcock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Hitchcock, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey (PG) Eric Hitchcock | |
| 00:26 | Temple | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:26 | Temple | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:21 | USC Upstate | Gary Iwanski is called for the reach on Vernon Caffey - foul #5 on Gary Iwanski, team foul #21 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Temple | David Caskey (SG), Ivan Topolinski (PF) Gary Iwanski, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 00:21 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:21 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Joel Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Caffey - foul #2 on Vernon Caffey, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Carlos Lara (PF) Ivan Topolinski | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Joel Woods makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Joel Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:14 | USC Upstate | Daniel Kroeker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Carlos Lara is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Caffey - foul #3 on Vernon Caffey, team foul #12 | 82-78 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:07 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 84-81 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Vernon Caffey is called for the reach on Dikembe Sow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Caffey, team foul #13 | 84-81 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Topolinski (PF) Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | USC Upstate | | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:00 | USC Upstate | Vernon Caffey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-81 |