| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Ronald Adams inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Adams | 37-23 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-23 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Joe Lloyd tips it back up and in | 39-23 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | George Santillo misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #1 on Brandon Hall, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Randy Williams (C) Brandon Hall, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:02 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Otto Zamudio connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jerry Walker - foul #3 on Jerry Walker, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Morris Laureano (SG) Jerry Walker | |
| 18:48 | Temple | Otto Zamudio makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | Ronald Adams clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | Morris Laureano tips it in | 42-26 |
| 18:12 | Temple | Otto Zamudio loses the ball out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Joe Lloyd (C) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Ronald Adams hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Santillo | 42-29 |
| 17:39 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Don Wooton | 44-29 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Osborne - foul #3 on Richard Osborne, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Ferguson (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Randy Williams (C) Lawrence Tucker, Don Wooton, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Robert Catoe (C) Ronald Adams, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:03 | Temple | Darryl Larrabee takes the ball from Richard Osborne | 44-31 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | George Santillo clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Robert Catoe can't tip it in | 44-31 |
| 16:38 | Temple | Otto Zamudio snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:33 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:17 | Dayton | Frank Ferguson steals the ball from Morris Laureano | 44-31 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Frank Ferguson lays it up and in | 46-31 |
| 15:54 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Larrabee | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Temple | Frank Ferguson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Hall | 49-33 |
| 15:34 | Dayton | George Santillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 15:33 | Temple | Randy Williams snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 15:05 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 14:45 | Temple | The rebound goes to Otto Zamudio | 49-33 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Randy Williams can't finish the layup | 49-33 |
| 14:37 | Dayton | Morris Laureano grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-33 |
| 14:16 | Temple | Richard Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Frank Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 13:45 | Dayton | Richard Osborne takes the ball from Robert Catoe | 49-33 |
| 13:30 | Temple | Brandon Hall drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Zamudio | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Morris Laureano is denied on a layup by Randy Williams | 52-33 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Otto Zamudio grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Frank Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Darryl Larrabee - foul #1 on Darryl Larrabee, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Don Wooton (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Frank Ferguson, Brandon Hall, Otto Zamudio, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Eugene Zuro (PF), Kenneth Lotz (C) George Santillo, Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Darryl Larrabee, Robert Catoe | |
| 12:55 | Temple | Don Wooton drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Tucker | 54-33 |
| 12:36 | Dayton | Jerry Walker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Joe Lloyd buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 56-33 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Jerry Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Fredrick Hendricks | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:02 | Temple | Jerry Walker steals it from Lawrence Tucker | 56-33 |
| 11:41 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-33 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Zamudio (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Zuro (fresh) C - Kenneth Lotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Temple | Don Wooton loses the ball out of bounds | 56-33 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Ronald Adams misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Aguero - foul #1 on Charles Aguero, team foul #3 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Williams (PF) Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 11:23 | Dayton | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eugene Zuro - foul #1 on Eugene Zuro, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Otto Zamudio (PF) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 11:02 | Dayton | The jumper by Eugene Zuro is denied by Joe Lloyd | 58-35 |
| 11:00 | Temple | The rebound goes to Don Wooton | 58-35 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Eugene Zuro is called for the reach on Otto Zamudio - foul #2 on Eugene Zuro, team foul #4 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Randy Williams (PF) Charles Aguero, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:41 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Don Wooton hits the follow up shot | 60-35 |
| 10:34 | Dayton | Lawrence Tucker is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #4 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Otto Zamudio (PF) Richard Osborne, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee (PF), Robert Catoe (C) Eugene Zuro, Kenneth Lotz | |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-35 |
| 10:13 | Dayton | Darryl Larrabee hits the follow up shot | 60-37 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Joe Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Catoe | 60-37 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Otto Zamudio tips it home | 62-37 |
| 09:38 | Dayton | Lawrence Tucker is called for the reach on Jerry Walker - foul #2 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #5 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Brandon Hall (SF), Randy Williams (PF) Charles Aguero, Don Wooton, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Dayton | George Santillo (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF) Andrew Cuddy, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams | |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Robert Catoe is whistled for traveling | 62-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Lotz (C) Robert Catoe | |
| 09:13 | Temple | Joe Lloyd is hacked by Kenneth Lotz - foul #3 on Kenneth Lotz, team foul #5 | 62-37 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 65-37 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | George Santillo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Williams - foul #1 on Randy Williams, team foul #6 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Otto Zamudio (PF) Brandon Hall, Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Catoe (PF) Darryl Larrabee | |
| 08:39 | Dayton | George Santillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 08:39 | Dayton | George Santillo misses the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Joe Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 65-38 |
| 08:23 | Temple | Richard Osborne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-38 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | George Santillo buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Dietz | 67-40 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Randy Williams (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Don Wooton, Otto Zamudio | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Walker (SG), Ronald Adams (SF), Darryl Larrabee (PF) Morris Laureano, Thomas Dietz, Kenneth Lotz | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Randy Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - George Santillo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Larrabee (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Joe Lloyd denies the turnaround by Ronald Adams | 67-40 |
| 07:17 | Temple | Brandon Hall pulls down the rebound | 67-40 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Frank Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-40 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Randy Williams misses the tip | 67-40 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronald Adams | 67-40 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-40 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Joe Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 67-40 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Randy Williams's pass is intercepted by George Santillo | 67-40 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Ronald Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darryl Larrabee | 67-43 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Brandon Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SF), Fredrick Hendricks (PF) Brandon Hall, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy (PG), Morris Laureano (SG), Thomas Dietz (SF), Eugene Zuro (PF), Terry Topping (C) George Santillo, Jerry Walker, Ronald Adams, Darryl Larrabee, Robert Catoe | |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Randy Williams steps in front of the Thomas Dietz pass | 67-43 |
| 05:32 | Temple | Randy Williams clanks a shot from the right block | 67-43 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | Frank Ferguson steals it from Thomas Dietz | 67-43 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Don Wooton misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Dietz - foul #1 on Thomas Dietz, team foul #6 | 67-43 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Don Wooton makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Don Wooton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:11 | Dayton | Terry Topping pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | Terry Topping is whistled for a carry | 68-43 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Charles Aguero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-43 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy hits a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Aguero - foul #2 on Charles Aguero, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Catoe (PF) Eugene Zuro | |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the free throw | 68-46 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-46 |
| 04:04 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Morris Laureano | 68-46 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Morris Laureano misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-46 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Randy Williams pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Terry Topping is called for the reach on Charles Aguero - foul #2 on Terry Topping, team foul #7 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daniel Norton (SF), Eugene Zuro (C) Thomas Dietz, Terry Topping | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Charles Aguero makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Charles Aguero makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Aguero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Don Wooton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Cuddy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Laureano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Daniel Norton (fresh) PF - Robert Catoe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Zuro (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Charles Aguero - foul #3 on Charles Aguero, team foul #8 | 70-46 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy misses the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | Robert Catoe snags the offensive board | 70-46 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Ferguson - foul #1 on Frank Ferguson, team foul #9 | 70-46 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Robert Catoe makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 03:11 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 03:11 | Temple | Randy Williams snags the defensive board | 70-47 |
| 02:50 | Temple | Randy Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Ferguson | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Frank Ferguson steals it from Andrew Cuddy | 72-47 |
| 02:41 | Temple | Frank Ferguson lays it up and in | 74-47 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy is fouled on the floor by Charles Aguero - foul #4 on Charles Aguero, team foul #10 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Charles Aguero | |
| Subs | Dayton | Terry Topping (C) Robert Catoe | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Andrew Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Terry Topping picks off the pass by Randy Williams | 74-49 |
| 02:02 | Dayton | The jumper by Morris Laureano is denied by Fredrick Hendricks | 74-49 |
| 02:01 | Dayton | Eugene Zuro hits the follow up shot | 74-51 |
| 01:36 | Temple | Don Wooton blows the layup but he's fouled by Terry Topping - foul #3 on Terry Topping, team foul #8 | 74-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Aguero (PG) Kerry Easley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Dietz (SF), Robert Catoe (PF) Daniel Norton, Eugene Zuro | |
| 01:36 | Temple | Don Wooton misses the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 01:36 | Temple | Don Wooton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Thomas Dietz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 75-51 |
| 01:19 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Topping | 75-51 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Charles Aguero takes the ball from Morris Laureano | 75-51 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Charles Aguero dunks the ball | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 77-51 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Morris Laureano tips it in | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Don Wooton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-53 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Catoe misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Aguero - foul #5 on Charles Aguero, team foul #11 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Charles Aguero | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Catoe makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Robert Catoe makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kerry Easley runs out the clock | 77-55 |