| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Donald Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Kiker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | James Woods inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Temple | Marcus Finch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 19:36 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Rose | 20-23 |
| 19:30 | American U. | Ricky Lyons misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Rob Kiker gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Joseph Boswell is called for the reach on Marcus Finch - foul #1 on Joseph Boswell, team foul #1 | 20-23 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Rob Kiker misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Boswell - foul #2 on Joseph Boswell, team foul #2 | 20-23 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Rob Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Rob Kiker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 18:30 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott blows the layup | 20-25 |
| 18:28 | Temple | James Turner pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Rob Kiker's pass is intercepted by Joseph Boswell | 20-25 |
| 18:10 | American U. | John Pino steals the ball from Jeffrey Prescott | 20-25 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Marcus Finch connects on the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Boswell - foul #3 on Joseph Boswell, team foul #3 | 20-27 |
| Subs | American U. | David McKain (C) Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:43 | Temple | Marcus Finch misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 17:43 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Rose | 20-27 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott is fouled on the floor by Rob Kiker - foul #2 on Rob Kiker, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 17:18 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 17:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Marcus Finch | 20-27 |
| 16:53 | Temple | Marcus Finch loses the dribble to Ricky Lyons | 20-27 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 16:28 | Temple | Marcus Finch buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rob Kiker | 23-29 |
| 16:01 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott connects on the floater from the left wing | 25-29 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Donald Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David McKain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Kiker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Finch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Temple | James Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 15:43 | American U. | David McKain grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 15:27 | American U. | Ricky Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Matthew Starner (SG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Joseph Boswell (C) Ricky Lyons, Jeffrey Prescott, Donald Anderson, Stephen Rose | |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Bruce Galloway (SF), Harry Moore (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) Rob Kiker, James Woods, James Turner, Marcus Finch | |
| 15:10 | Temple | Harry Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Joseph Boswell gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Matthew Starner can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 25-29 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Paul Defilippo grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 14:25 | Temple | John Pino clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 14:23 | American U. | Matthew Starner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Clayton Ebron misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Harry Moore pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 13:49 | Temple | John Pino misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 13:48 | American U. | The rebound goes to Clayton Ebron | 25-29 |
| 13:34 | American U. | Joseph Boswell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David McKain | 27-29 |
| 13:17 | Temple | John Pino comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 13:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joseph Boswell | 27-29 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Barry Owens comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Pino - foul #1 on John Pino, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott (SG), Stephen Rose (PF) Matthew Starner, David McKain | |
| Subs | Temple | James Woods (SF), James Turner (PF) Bruce Galloway, Harry Moore | |
| 13:11 | American U. | Barry Owens makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Barry Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 12:42 | Temple | James Turner misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Clayton Ebron - foul #4 on Clayton Ebron, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Donald Anderson (SF) Barry Owens, Clayton Ebron | |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SG), Marcus Finch (C) Johnny Plain, Paul Defilippo | |
| 12:42 | Temple | James Turner makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:42 | Temple | James Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:42 | American U. | The rebound goes to Donald Anderson | 29-30 |
| 12:24 | American U. | Joseph Boswell is hacked by Marcus Finch - foul #1 on Marcus Finch, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Hughes (C) Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:07 | American U. | Donald Anderson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 12:05 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Anderson | 29-30 |
| 11:46 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 11:45 | American U. | Stephen Rose tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Donald Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rob Kiker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | James Woods buries a runner from close range | 31-32 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Ricky Lyons knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Prescott | 33-32 |
| 10:38 | Temple | Rob Kiker drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Pino | 33-34 |
| 10:25 | American U. | Donald Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 10:23 | American U. | Donald Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:16 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 10:14 | American U. | Edward Hughes hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 09:45 | Temple | Rob Kiker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 09:44 | American U. | Edward Hughes grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 09:27 | American U. | Ricky Lyons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 08:59 | Temple | James Turner scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Finch | 38-37 |
| 08:42 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Lyons | 40-37 |
| 08:31 | Temple | James Woods misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ricky Lyons - foul #1 on Ricky Lyons, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Matthew Starner (SG), Murray Gustavson (SF), David McKain (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Ricky Lyons, Jeffrey Prescott, Donald Anderson, Stephen Rose, Edward Hughes | |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Harry Moore (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) Rob Kiker, James Turner, Marcus Finch | |
| 08:31 | Temple | James Woods makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:31 | Temple | James Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Murray Gustavson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Galloway (SF) James Woods | |
| 07:47 | Temple | Johnny Plain connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Galloway | 40-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Barry Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Starner (fresh) SF - Murray Gustavson (fresh) PF - David McKain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Plain (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Defilippo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | American U. | Matthew Starner hits a shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 07:10 | Temple | John Pino hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Johnny Plain | 42-43 |
| 06:58 | American U. | Matthew Starner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 06:56 | American U. | Joseph Boswell hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Johnny Plain misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 06:35 | American U. | The rebound goes to David McKain | 44-43 |
| 06:30 | American U. | John Pino steps in front of the Barry Owens pass | 44-43 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Murray Gustavson steps in front of the Johnny Plain pass | 44-43 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Matthew Starner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Pino - foul #2 on John Pino, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott (SG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Stephen Rose (PF) Barry Owens, Murray Gustavson, David McKain | |
| Subs | Temple | James Turner (PF), Marcus Finch (C) Harry Moore, Paul Defilippo | |
| 05:47 | American U. | Matthew Starner makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Matthew Starner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:33 | Temple | John Pino comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 05:32 | American U. | Joseph Boswell gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:19 | American U. | John Pino steals it from Stephen Rose | 46-43 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Johnny Plain can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Joseph Boswell grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 05:07 | American U. | Matthew Starner is hacked by John Pino - foul #3 on John Pino, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Edward Hughes (C) Matthew Starner, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SG), James Woods (SF) Johnny Plain, Bruce Galloway | |
| 04:57 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Marcus Finch snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Rob Kiker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 04:32 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:13 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Marcus Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Marcus Finch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Stephen Rose gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 03:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Marcus Finch pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Prescott (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ebron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Pino (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rob Kiker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Finch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Temple | James Turner's pass is intercepted by Ricky Lyons | 46-43 |
| 02:56 | American U. | Clayton Ebron misses the lay-in | 46-43 |
| 02:55 | Temple | James Turner snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Rob Kiker misses the shot from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 02:42 | Temple | John Pino gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Marcus Finch is hacked by Edward Hughes - foul #2 on Edward Hughes, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Donald Anderson (SF), David McKain (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Ricky Lyons, Clayton Ebron, Stephen Rose, Edward Hughes | |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (SG), Bruce Galloway (SF), Harry Moore (PF), Paul Defilippo (C) Rob Kiker, James Woods, James Turner, Marcus Finch | |
| 01:56 | Temple | John Pino misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 01:54 | American U. | David McKain gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 01:54 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Stephen Rose (PF) Barry Owens, Donald Anderson, David McKain | |
| Subs | Temple | Rob Kiker (SG), James Woods (SF), James Turner (PF), Marcus Finch (C) Johnny Plain, Bruce Galloway, Harry Moore, Paul Defilippo | |
| 01:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott blows the layup but he's fouled by Marcus Finch - foul #2 on Marcus Finch, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 01:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 01:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:13 | Temple | John Pino clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 01:11 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Rose | 48-43 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Jeffrey Prescott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 00:58 | Temple | James Turner snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Temple | James Woods knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from James Turner | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | American U. | Stephen Rose hits the finger roll and the foul's on John Pino - foul #4 on John Pino, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 00:26 | American U. | Stephen Rose makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Marcus Finch makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | American U. | John Pino is called for the reach on Ricky Lyons in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Pino, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Plain (PG) John Pino | |
| 00:19 | American U. | Ricky Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Ricky Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Marcus Finch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Stephen Rose snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Johnny Plain is called for the reach on Stephen Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Plain, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Stephen Rose makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Stephen Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Marcus Finch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Ricky Lyons grabs the board | 55-48 |