| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Beall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Waldon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rand (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Graves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Falls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | David Graves inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | David Graves clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Waldon - foul #1 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:40 | Temple | David Graves misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:40 | Temple | David Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:38 | UMass | Bruce Bixby is fouled in the backcourt by Kesse Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Kesse Ashalintubbi, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:21 | UMass | Wallace Racette connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 38-35 |
| 19:19 | Temple | David Graves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 18:57 | UMass | Wallace Racette drills a shot from close range set up by Richard Fox | 40-35 |
| 18:35 | Temple | David Graves lays it in uncontested | 40-37 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Richard Fox is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Williams | 43-37 |
| 17:55 | Temple | The short jumper by Kesse Ashalintubbi is denied by Wallace Racette | 43-37 |
| 17:53 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Graves - foul #3 on David Graves, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), Luis Tillman (SF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (PF), Richard Manns (C) Rolando Cano, James Rand, David Graves, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| 17:38 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:38 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Luis Tillman's pass is intercepted by Frank Beall in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Vyacheslav Zakarian blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Anthony Waldon | 44-37 |
| 17:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Manns | 44-37 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Akim Kubinski double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:11 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Richard Manns pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Jon McDonald steps in front of the Vyacheslav Zakarian pass | 44-37 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Luis Tillman is called for the reach on Francis Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Tillman, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (PF) Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), John Falls (C) Andreas Conti, Akim Kubinski, Vyacheslav Zakarian, Richard Manns | |
| 16:33 | UMass | Jon McDonald misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-37 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Bob Morgan tips it home | 46-37 |
| 16:16 | Temple | John Falls misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon McDonald - foul #2 on Jon McDonald, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Francis Walker, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:16 | Temple | John Falls makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:16 | Temple | John Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Falls - foul #2 on John Falls, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), David Graves (SF) Rolando Cano, Luis Tillman | |
| 15:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wallace Racette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Carson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Rand (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Graves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Falls (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Temple | John Falls is fouled on the floor by Wallace Racette - foul #2 on Wallace Racette, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) Anthony Waldon, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (SG), Vyacheslav Zakarian (PF), Richard Manns (C) James Rand, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Richard Manns is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Manns, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Frank Beall | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:03 | UMass | John Carson steals the ball from Wallace Racette | 48-39 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Andreas Conti hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Carson | 48-42 |
| 14:06 | UMass | James Williams is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Fox | 51-42 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Richard Manns hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:51 | UMass | David Graves steals the ball from Richard Fox in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 13:50 | Temple | John Carson misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 13:49 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Anthony Waldon comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 13:32 | Temple | Richard Manns gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:23 | Temple | John Carson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Richard Manns snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:09 | Temple | David Graves connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-46 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses the easy open layup | 51-46 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 53-46 |
| 12:45 | Temple | David Graves misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 53-46 |
| 12:44 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 12:44 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), Akim Kubinski (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), Luis Tillman (C) John Carson, Andreas Conti, David Graves, Vyacheslav Zakarian, Richard Manns | |
| 12:39 | UMass | John Knarr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 12:16 | Temple | Rolando Cano tips it in | 53-48 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Jon McDonald double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Dikembe Abdulmuniem blocks the short jumper by Kesse Ashalintubbi | 53-48 |
| 11:56 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Kesse Ashalintubbi | 53-48 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Beall (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rand (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Tillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Temple | James Rand clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 11:47 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 53-48 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 11:38 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kesse Ashalintubbi | 53-48 |
| 11:24 | Temple | Rolando Cano knocks in the shot from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 11:07 | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Beall | 55-50 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Rolando Cano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Bob Morgan (SF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (C) Akim Kubinski | |
| 10:37 | UMass | Rolando Cano is called for the reach on Bob Morgan - foul #1 on Rolando Cano, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), David Graves (SF) Rolando Cano, Luis Tillman | |
| 10:20 | UMass | David Graves is called for the reach on Bob Morgan - foul #4 on David Graves, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Temple | Luis Tillman (SF) David Graves | |
| 10:20 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:20 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:20 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-50 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Bob Morgan snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Falls - foul #3 on John Falls, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF) Richard Fox, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (SG) James Rand | |
| 09:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Bob Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:55 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Bob Morgan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Knarr - foul #3 on John Knarr, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Akim Kubinski (SF) John Carson, Luis Tillman | |
| 09:39 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-52 |
| 09:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Akim Kubinski | 59-52 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Akim Kubinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Waldon - foul #2 on Anthony Waldon, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF), Jon McDonald (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), James Rand (SG), Vyacheslav Zakarian (PF) Rolando Cano, Andreas Conti, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| 08:49 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Frank Beall loses the dribble to Akim Kubinski | 59-53 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Akim Kubinski lays it up and in | 59-55 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Jon McDonald comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-55 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Carson | 59-57 |
| 07:55 | UMass | Jon McDonald is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Francis Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Andreas Conti (SG), David Graves (SF), Luis Tillman (PF) John Carson, James Rand, Akim Kubinski, Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Beall (tired) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Waldon (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulmuniem (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon McDonald (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andreas Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Graves (tiring) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Luis Tillman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Falls (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Temple | Luis Tillman is hacked by Frank Beall - foul #1 on Frank Beall, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Bruce Bixby (PF) Richard Fox, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:18 | Temple | David Graves drills a jump hook from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 06:59 | UMass | The jump hook by Bruce Bixby is blocked by John Falls | 59-59 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Frank Beall pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Frank Beall misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 06:44 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 59-59 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Bruce Bixby can't finish the layup | 59-59 |
| 06:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Luis Tillman | 59-59 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Francis Walker (SF), Bob Morgan (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Anthony Waldon, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), James Rand (SG), Richard Manns (PF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (C) Rolando Cano, Andreas Conti, Luis Tillman, John Falls | |
| 06:17 | Temple | Francis Walker steals the ball from John Carson in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Francis Walker lays it in | 61-59 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Richard Manns buries a shot from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Francis Walker misses the easy layup | 61-61 |
| 05:46 | UMass | Francis Walker tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 05:31 | Temple | David Graves misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:10 | Temple | David Graves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Francis Walker - foul #2 on Francis Walker, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Richard Fox, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF) Richard Manns | |
| 05:10 | Temple | David Graves makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:10 | Temple | David Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Wallace Racette snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Anthony Waldon lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Knarr | 65-62 |
| 04:47 | Temple | James Rand is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdulmuniem - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmuniem, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), Luis Tillman (C) John Carson, Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| 04:47 | Temple | James Rand makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:47 | Temple | James Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:32 | UMass | David Graves is called for the reach on James Williams - foul #5 on David Graves, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Anthony Waldon, Wallace Racette | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Akim Kubinski (SF) James Rand, David Graves | |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Rolando Cano is hacked by John Knarr in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Knarr, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG) John Knarr | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 04:27 | Temple | Rolando Cano makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Rolando Cano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jon McDonald | 67-65 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Rolando Cano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rolando Cano, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 04:24 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:24 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi knocks in the turnaround from close range | 69-67 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Akim Kubinski - foul #2 on Akim Kubinski, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Bob Morgan (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Wallace Racette (C) Frank Beall, Francis Walker, Dikembe Abdulmuniem, Jon McDonald | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), James Rand (SG), John Falls (C) Rolando Cano, Andreas Conti, Luis Tillman | |
| 03:33 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:33 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 70-67 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Williams (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Wallace Racette (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Carson (tiring) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Rand (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Falls (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Temple | James Rand is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG) Richard Fox | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:30 | Temple | James Rand misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:30 | Temple | James Rand makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Kesse Ashalintubbi steals it from James Williams | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Temple | John Carson loses the dribble to Wallace Racette in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Wallace Racette misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 03:02 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kesse Ashalintubbi | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian (SF), Richard Manns (PF) Akim Kubinski, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| 02:42 | Temple | James Rand is called for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Waldon (SF) Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), Luis Tillman (SF) James Rand, John Falls | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Anthony Waldon is hacked by Luis Tillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Tillman, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdulmuniem (PF) Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Anthony Waldon makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Luis Tillman gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:25 | Temple | John Carson makes the fadeaway in the paint | 71-70 |
| 02:02 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the shot from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Andreas Conti hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 01:50 | UMass | Anthony Waldon gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:50 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Bruce Bixby (PF) John Knarr, James Williams, Dikembe Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), John Falls (C) Andreas Conti, John Carson, Richard Manns, Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| 01:48 | UMass | Frank Beall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:26 | UMass | Frank Beall is denied on a layup by Kesse Ashalintubbi | 73-70 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 01:05 | Temple | James Rand misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Fox - foul #3 on Richard Fox, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-70 |
| 01:05 | Temple | James Rand makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:05 | Temple | James Rand misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:05 | UMass | Wallace Racette pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:05 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 00:48 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the tip | 73-71 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the offensive rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Anthony Waldon hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Richard Fox and he's hacked by Luis Tillman - foul #3 on Luis Tillman, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Bob Morgan (PF) Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:22 | UMass | Anthony Waldon misses the free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Luis Tillman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:08 | Temple | John Falls misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 00:06 | UMass | Bob Morgan pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UMass | Bob Morgan is hacked by James Rand in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #14 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Francis Walker (SF) Anthony Waldon | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:05 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Bob Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Rolando Cano - foul #4 on Richard Fox, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Anthony Waldon (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF) James Williams, Francis Walker, Bob Morgan | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:00 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-71 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Rolando Cano makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Rolando Cano makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |