| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hisey (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - James Judah (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Robert Thomas inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Robert Thomas connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Venegas and he's hacked by Paul Hisey - foul #1 on Paul Hisey, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Cory Phillips (SF) Daniel Jackson, James Smith | |
| 19:45 | Akron | Robert Thomas makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Cory Phillips is called for a charge - foul #2 on Cory Phillips, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips | |
| 19:13 | Akron | Ronald Venegas is hacked by Roger Rawls - foul #2 on Roger Rawls, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| 18:57 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 18:56 | Akron | Charles Ellis tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Paul Hisey can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-42 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Robert Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Paul Hisey tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 18:16 | Akron | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 32-42 |
| 18:04 | Akron | Robert Thomas clanks a jumper from close range | 32-42 |
| 18:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Hisey | 32-42 |
| 17:56 | Temple | James Smith is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Johnny Bannon (PF), Brian Williams (C) Roger Rawls, James Smith, Paul Hisey, James Judah | |
| 17:30 | Temple | Daniel Jackson travels with the ball | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | David Coleman (PF), Edward Skinner (C) George Anderson, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Temple | James Judah (C) Brian Williams | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Ronald Venegas clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Cory Phillips - foul #3 on Cory Phillips, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Hisey (PF) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips, Johnny Bannon | |
| 17:16 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:16 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Roger Rawls drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Judah | 34-44 |
| 16:43 | Akron | James Jaramillo comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Roger Rawls - foul #3 on Roger Rawls, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (SG) Ronald Venegas | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Johnny Bannon (PF), Brian Williams (C) Roger Rawls, Paul Hisey, James Judah | |
| 16:43 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 16:43 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:26 | Temple | James Jaramillo blocks the jumper by Daniel Jackson | 36-44 |
| 16:24 | Akron | David Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:01 | Akron | David Coleman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Coleman, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (SG), George Anderson (PF), Charles Ellis (C) Shen Chiu, David Coleman, Edward Skinner | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hisey (PF), James Judah (C) Johnny Bannon, Brian Williams | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Greene (fresh) SF - James Jaramillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Hisey (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - James Judah (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Temple | George Anderson blocks the short jumper by Paul Hisey | 36-44 |
| 15:51 | Temple | James Judah hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 15:45 | Akron | Robert Walker steals it from James Moore | 36-46 |
| 15:18 | Temple | Paul Hisey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Daniel Jackson and he's fouled by James Jaramillo - foul #1 on James Jaramillo, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Ronald Venegas (SG), Robert Thomas (SF) James Moore, Gerard Greene, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Robert Walker, James Smith | |
| 15:18 | Temple | Paul Hisey makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 15:01 | Akron | George Anderson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Shen Chiu and he's hacked by Cory Phillips - foul #4 on Cory Phillips, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Smith (SF), Brian Williams (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| 15:01 | Akron | George Anderson makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:42 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 39-51 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Robert Thomas loses the dribble to James Smith | 39-51 |
| 14:24 | Temple | James Smith slams it home | 39-53 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Paul Hisey blocks the short jumper by Charles Ellis | 39-53 |
| 14:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 39-53 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Paul Hisey can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 14:02 | Akron | Ronald Venegas grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 13:42 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 13:41 | Akron | Charles Ellis hits the follow up shot | 41-53 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Paul Hisey knocks in the shot in the paint | 41-55 |
| 13:08 | Akron | Robert Walker is called for the reach on Charles Ellis - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), Jason Orlando (PF) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Johnny Bannon (PF), James Judah (C) Robert Walker, Paul Hisey, Brian Williams | |
| 13:08 | Akron | Charles Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:08 | Temple | The rebound goes to Johnny Bannon | 41-55 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Daniel Jackson drills a shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Bannon | 41-57 |
| 12:40 | Akron | Jason Orlando misses the 3 from straight away | 41-57 |
| 12:38 | Akron | Robert Thomas hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 12:31 | Temple | James Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson and the foul's on Jason Orlando - foul #4 on Jason Orlando, team foul #4 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SF), David Coleman (PF), Edward Skinner (C) Robert Thomas, Jason Orlando, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG) Roger Rawls | |
| 12:31 | Temple | James Smith misses the free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:31 | Akron | The rebound goes to Edward Skinner | 43-59 |
| 12:25 | Akron | Edward Skinner lays it in | 45-59 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Daniel Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 12:16 | Akron | David Coleman snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 11:57 | Akron | James Jaramillo travels with the ball | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Gerard Greene | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hisey (PF) Johnny Bannon | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jaramillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Hisey (fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Judah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Temple | Daniel Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 11:29 | Akron | David Coleman gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:16 | Akron | David Coleman is hacked by Paul Hisey - foul #2 on Paul Hisey, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Ronald Venegas (SG), George Anderson (PF) James Moore, Edward Skinner | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Johnny Bannon (PF) Robert Walker, Paul Hisey | |
| 11:16 | Akron | David Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Johnny Bannon | 45-59 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Venegas - foul #3 on Ronald Venegas, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Akron | Robert Thomas (SF) David Coleman | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hisey (PF) Johnny Bannon | |
| 10:52 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 10:32 | Akron | George Anderson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Paul Hisey - foul #3 on Paul Hisey, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG) Roger Rawls | |
| 10:32 | Akron | George Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 10:32 | Akron | George Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 10:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Hisey | 46-61 |
| 10:15 | Temple | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| 09:59 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits a floater in the paint | 48-61 |
| 09:43 | Temple | James Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-61 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Paul Hisey tips it back up and in | 48-63 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Jackson - foul #1 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Akron | David Coleman (PF), Edward Skinner (C) George Anderson, James Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Johnny Bannon (PF) Robert Walker, Paul Hisey | |
| 09:35 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 09:22 | Temple | James Smith clanks a jumper near the basket | 49-63 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Ronald Venegas pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Ronald Venegas misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Roger Rawls - foul #4 on Roger Rawls, team foul #11 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Akron | Charles Ellis (C) Edward Skinner | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Paul Hisey (PF), Brian Williams (C) Roger Rawls, Johnny Bannon, James Judah | |
| 09:03 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:03 | Akron | Ronald Venegas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Brian Williams gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Paul Hisey buries a shot from the baseline | 51-65 |
| 08:11 | Akron | David Coleman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 08:10 | Temple | James Smith grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Robert Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Daniel Jackson snags the offensive board | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Venegas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Coleman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - James Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Hisey (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Temple | Robert Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 07:27 | Akron | David Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 07:17 | Akron | Shen Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Akron | James Moore (PG), Gerard Greene (SG), James Jaramillo (SF), George Anderson (PF), Jason Orlando (C) Shen Chiu, Ronald Venegas, Robert Thomas, David Coleman, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Johnny Bannon (PF), James Judah (C) Daniel Jackson, James Smith, Paul Hisey, Brian Williams | |
| 07:08 | Temple | Robert Walker knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Johnny Bannon | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 06:56 | Akron | Johnny Bannon denies the turnaround by James Jaramillo | 51-68 |
| 06:55 | Akron | Jason Orlando snags the offensive board | 51-68 |
| 06:49 | Akron | James Jaramillo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Rawls - foul #5 on Roger Rawls, team foul #12 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG) Roger Rawls | |
| 06:49 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:49 | Akron | James Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Johnny Bannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hisey (PF) Johnny Bannon | |
| 06:22 | Akron | James Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-68 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Paul Hisey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Jackson | 53-71 |
| 05:44 | Akron | James Moore is hacked by Daniel Jackson - foul #2 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #13 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG) Gerard Greene | |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Bannon (PF) Paul Hisey | |
| 05:44 | Akron | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:44 | Akron | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Jason Orlando picks off the pass by Robert Walker | 54-71 |
| 05:02 | Akron | James Moore's floater is tipped away by Cory Phillips | 54-71 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Cory Phillips snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 04:37 | Akron | The rebound goes to Shen Chiu | 54-71 |
| 04:29 | Akron | James Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-71 |
| 04:28 | Temple | The rebound goes to Johnny Bannon | 54-71 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the easy layup | 54-71 |
| 04:08 | Akron | James Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:02 | Akron | Shen Chiu knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Jaramillo | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:46 | Temple | George Anderson blocks the jumper by Cory Phillips | 56-71 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Johnny Bannon grabs the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Orlando (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Bannon (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - James Judah (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Temple | The jump hook by Johnny Bannon is blocked by George Anderson | 56-71 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Cory Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Johnny Bannon can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Jaramillo - foul #2 on James Jaramillo, team foul #6 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Akron | Gerard Greene (PG), David Coleman (SF), Edward Skinner (C) Shen Chiu, James Jaramillo, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hisey (PF), Brian Williams (C) Robert Walker, James Judah | |
| 02:52 | Temple | Johnny Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Johnny Bannon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:52 | Akron | David Coleman gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Akron | James Moore is hacked by Cory Phillips - foul #5 on Cory Phillips, team foul #14 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips, Paul Hisey | |
| 02:40 | Akron | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:40 | Akron | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:26 | Temple | James Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 02:25 | Akron | David Coleman gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Jason Orlando misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Brian Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Edward Skinner - foul #1 on Edward Skinner, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SF) David Coleman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:53 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:39 | Akron | Gerard Greene loses the ball out of bounds | 57-74 |
| 01:23 | Temple | Johnny Bannon hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 57-76 |
| 01:13 | Akron | James Moore is whistled for traveling | 57-76 |
| 00:49 | Temple | James Jaramillo takes the ball from Daniel Jackson | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 00:42 | Akron | Jason Orlando grabs the offensive board | 57-76 |
| 00:38 | Akron | James Jaramillo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Robert Walker hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 59-78 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Edward Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-78 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Daniel Jackson runs out the clock | 59-78 |