| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) C - Weston Gumm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Donald Dill (fresh) SG - Robert Zeegers (fresh) SF - Alfred Lopes (fresh) PF - Efrain Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Lax (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Robert Lax wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Dayton | Vyacheslav Perkowski is called for the reach on Robert Lax - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Perkowski, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Louis Clark is called for the reach on Robert Zeegers - foul #1 on Louis Clark, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Donald Dill steals the ball from Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | John Kessler takes the ball from Robert Zeegers | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Temple | John Kessler lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Dayton | Donald Dill is hacked by Louis Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Clark, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG) Louis Clark | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:16 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Weston Gumm gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Robert Lax pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Donald Dill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Weston Gumm - foul #1 on Weston Gumm, team foul #4 | 2-0 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Donald Dill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Temple | John Kessler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Robert Lax blows the wide open layup | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Robert Lax hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Larry Hayes gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Larry Hayes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Eduardo Garcia is called for the reach on Donald Dill - foul #1 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #5 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Gary Labarre (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (C) Eduardo Garcia, Larry Hayes, John Kessler, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Joshua Byers (SG), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Crooms | 8-5 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Michael Sanders loses the dribble to Michael Sanborn | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Terry Richins (fresh) SG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SF - Richard Homan (fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sanders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Joshua Byers (fresh) SF - Alfred Lopes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) C - John Gift (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Brent Crooms buries a floater from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Michael Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Michael Sanders picks off the pass by Alfred Lopes | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Gary Labarre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Michael Sanders tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Byers | 10-10 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Terry Richins misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Sanborn - foul #1 on Michael Sanborn, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), John Kessler (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Larry Hayes (C) Gary Labarre, Richard Homan, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Sanborn, Joshua Byers, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 13:53 | Temple | Terry Richins makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | Temple | Terry Richins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Terry Richins tips it but misses | 11-10 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Donald Dill snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Weston Gumm pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Temple | Terry Richins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SF) Alfred Lopes | |
| 12:51 | Dayton | Robert Lax lays it in set up by Donald Dill | 11-12 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski clanks a turnaround in the paint | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | Temple | Weston Gumm tips it home | 13-12 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is hacked by Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Gary Labarre (SG) Eduardo Garcia, Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Brent Crooms (PF) Efrain Anderson | |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Donald Dill is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brent Crooms | 13-15 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Donald Dill is called for the reach on James Pines - foul #1 on Donald Dill, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Sanders (PF) Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Alfred Lopes (SF) Donald Dill, Joshua Byers | |
| 11:55 | Temple | James Pines misses short on a shot from the left side | 13-15 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Kessler - foul #1 on John Kessler, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), Richard Homan (SF) James Pines, John Kessler | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Gift (C) Robert Lax | |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:30 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Homan (fresh) PF - Michael Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) SG - Robert Zeegers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Brent Crooms (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gift (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses long on a shot near the basket | 13-17 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Zeegers | 13-17 |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Larry Hayes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Homan | 15-17 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Terry Richins (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Gary Labarre, Larry Hayes, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Efrain Anderson (PF) Michael Sanborn, Brent Crooms | |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Dayton | Alfred Lopes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:10 | Temple | James Pines's fadeaway is rejected by John Gift | 15-19 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Weston Gumm lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Richins and he's hacked by Efrain Anderson - foul #1 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF) Richard Homan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SF), Robert Lax (C) Alfred Lopes, John Gift | |
| 09:52 | Temple | Weston Gumm makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:25 | Dayton | Joshua Byers is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Donald Dill | 18-21 |
| 09:04 | Temple | Weston Gumm lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Pines | 20-21 |
| 09:02 | Dayton | Joshua Byers travels in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), Michael Sanders (C) Terry Richins, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Brent Crooms (SF) Donald Dill, Robert Zeegers | |
| 08:57 | Temple | Michael Sanborn steals it from James Pines | 20-21 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Brent Crooms misses the easy open layup | 20-21 |
| 08:41 | Temple | James Pines grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses long on a runner from close range | 20-21 |
| 08:27 | Dayton | Robert Lax grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn is hacked by James Pines in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pines, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Richard Homan (SF) James Pines, John Kessler | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), John Gift (C) Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:25 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Richard Homan snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Joshua Byers gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (C) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Zeegers (SG) Joshua Byers | |
| 07:49 | Temple | Weston Gumm loses the dribble to Alfred Lopes | 20-22 |
| 07:30 | Dayton | Weston Gumm steals the ball from Alfred Lopes | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) SG - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (tiring) C - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zeegers (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Lopes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Brent Crooms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gift (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Temple | Larry Hayes can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Gary Labarre gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Brent Crooms - foul #1 on Brent Crooms, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Terry Richins (SG), John Kessler (SF), Michael Sanders (C) Gary Labarre, Larry Hayes, Richard Homan, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Joshua Byers (SF), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Sanborn, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 07:02 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Donald Dill and the foul's on Michael Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (C) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:45 | Dayton | Robert Lax makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Weston Gumm is hacked by Joshua Byers - foul #1 on Joshua Byers, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF) Robert Zeegers | |
| 06:04 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski travels with the ball | 22-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) James Pines | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Joshua Byers clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Labarre - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG) Terry Richins | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Gift (C) Robert Lax | |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:47 | Dayton | Joshua Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:40 | Temple | John Kessler can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 05:39 | Dayton | John Gift snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gary Labarre - foul #2 on Gary Labarre, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG) Gary Labarre | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Brent Crooms (SF) Donald Dill, Joshua Byers, Alfred Lopes | |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:22 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Efrain Anderson is called for the reach on James Pines - foul #2 on Efrain Anderson, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), Richard Homan (SF) John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Lopes (SF), Robert Lax (C) Efrain Anderson, John Gift | |
| 04:45 | Temple | Terry Richins connects on the 3 from straight away | 25-27 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Robert Lax is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | Temple | James Pines gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Weston Gumm comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | James Pines is called for the reach on Michael Sanborn in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pines, team foul #13 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Louis Clark (SG), John Kessler (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) James Pines, Terry Richins, Richard Homan, Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Byers (SG), John Gift (C) Robert Zeegers, Robert Lax | |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:54 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Weston Gumm pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Louis Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | John Gift pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Louis Clark picks off the pass by Michael Sanborn in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| 03:29 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Louis Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) SF - John Kessler (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Michael Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Weston Gumm (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Byers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lopes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Brent Crooms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gift (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Michael Sanders buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eduardo Garcia | 27-28 |
| 02:54 | Dayton | John Gift is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Byers | 27-30 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Louis Clark is hacked by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) John Kessler, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Dayton | Donald Dill (PG), Robert Zeegers (SG), Efrain Anderson (PF), Robert Lax (C) Michael Sanborn, Alfred Lopes, Brent Crooms, John Gift | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Louis Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Louis Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Efrain Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:26 | Dayton | Joshua Byers travels with the ball | 28-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG) Eduardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:04 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski's pass is intercepted by Donald Dill | 28-30 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Joshua Byers connects on the open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Dill | 28-32 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Robert Zeegers steals it from Terry Richins | 28-32 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Robert Zeegers lays it up and in | 28-34 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Louis Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Gary Labarre (SG), John Kessler (SF), Larry Hayes (C) Terry Richins, Louis Clark, Richard Homan, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Sanborn (PG), Alfred Lopes (SF), Brent Crooms (PF), John Gift (C) Donald Dill, Joshua Byers, Efrain Anderson, Robert Lax | |
| 00:52 | Dayton | Eduardo Garcia steps in front of the Michael Sanborn pass in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Michael Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| 00:16 | Dayton | Michael Sanborn scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brent Crooms | 28-36 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Kessler knocks in the shot from the left side | 30-36 |