| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Juan Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McCandless (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Scott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| 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 and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 19:38 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert McCandless | 26-23 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Harold Sharpe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Sheldon Collman steals it from Michael Thompson | 29-23 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses the dunk | 29-23 |
| 19:10 | Dayton | Robert Dike grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:51 | Dayton | Michael Thompson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Banister | 29-25 |
| 18:32 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz blows the layup | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 29-25 |
| 18:22 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-25 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Juan Medina gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:00 | Temple | Sheldon Collman knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert McCandless and he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 18:00 | Temple | Sheldon Collman makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Juan Medina - foul #3 on Juan Medina, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SF) Juan Medina | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Sheldon Collman loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 32-27 |
| 17:13 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Sheldon Collman - foul #3 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Mike Harrison (SF) Sheldon Collman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Harold Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:31 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Robert McCandless tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 16:15 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jeffrey Battle | 34-29 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Jose Flores hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert McCandless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Diaz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jeffrey Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor connects on the runner near the basket | 36-31 |
| 15:17 | Temple | Harold Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 15:16 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Battle | 36-31 |
| 15:14 | Dayton | Harold Sharpe steps in front of the Jeffrey Battle pass in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Darrell Presson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Harold Sharpe drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Flores | 38-34 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Darrell Presson hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Jose Flores double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Juan Medina (SF) Jose Flores, Mike Harrison | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Tim Banister, Matthew Taylor, Darrell Presson | |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Michael Thompson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sheldon Collman - foul #4 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (PG) Sheldon Collman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi | |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz lays it up and in | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Juan Medina - foul #4 on Juan Medina, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Mike Harrison (SF) Juan Medina | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Michael Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Robert McCandless misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham makes the shot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:31 | Temple | Mike Harrison is hacked by Marvin Bonham - foul #2 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong (PF) Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SG), Danny Kobayashi (SF) Tim Banister, Marvin Bonham | |
| 12:11 | Temple | Jose Flores clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 12:09 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz scores on a floater in the lane set up by Jose Flores | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mike Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jo-Long Xiong (fresh) C - Reynaldo Diaz (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Danny Kobayashi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Scott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Reynaldo Diaz - foul #3 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert McCandless (PF), Roberto Medrano (C) Jo-Long Xiong, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Marvin Bonham (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Michael Thompson, Robert Dike, Mitchell Scott | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:27 | Temple | Roberto Medrano snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Robert McCandless is hacked by Marvin Bonham - foul #3 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Jeffrey Battle steals the ball from Jose Flores | 42-41 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle hits the finger roll | 42-43 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Roberto Medrano misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Bonham - foul #4 on Marvin Bonham, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG) Marvin Bonham | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Roberto Medrano misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Roberto Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz (C) Roberto Medrano | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Kugler (PF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 09:51 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi hits a runner from close range set up by Michael Thompson and the foul's on Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Robert Dike (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, David Kugler, Darrell Presson | |
| 09:36 | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Robert McCandless misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 45-46 |
| 09:00 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Diaz | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Harold Sharpe double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong (PF) Robert McCandless | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF) Jeffrey Battle, Danny Kobayashi | |
| 08:38 | Dayton | Michael Thompson double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Darrell Presson (C) Mitchell Scott | |
| 08:03 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Taylor | 45-46 |
| 07:50 | Dayton | Michael Thompson buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Tim Banister | 45-48 |
| 07:25 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mike Harrison (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jo-Long Xiong (fresh) C - Reynaldo Diaz (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Banister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Temple | Mike Harrison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-48 |
| 07:07 | Dayton | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Reynaldo Diaz steps in front of the Darrell Presson pass | 45-48 |
| 06:25 | Temple | Darrell Presson is called for the reach on Harold Sharpe - foul #2 on Darrell Presson, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Juan Medina (SF), Robert McCandless (PF), Roberto Medrano (C) Jose Flores, Mike Harrison, Jo-Long Xiong, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffrey Battle (PG), Danny Kobayashi (SF), Marvin Bonham (PF), Mitchell Scott (C) Michael Thompson, Tim Banister, Robert Dike, Darrell Presson | |
| 06:12 | Temple | Matthew Taylor picks off the pass by Robert McCandless | 45-48 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Juan Medina snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Roberto Medrano drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Sheldon Collman | 47-48 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Marvin Bonham misses the dunk attempt | 47-48 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Harold Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Robert McCandless is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG) Matthew Taylor | |
| 04:48 | Temple | Sheldon Collman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Juan Medina pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Sheldon Collman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Battle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Battle, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz (C) Roberto Medrano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Dike (PF), Darrell Presson (C) Marvin Bonham, Mitchell Scott | |
| 04:30 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Tim Banister pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Tim Banister can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Sharpe - foul #2 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Thompson (PG) Jeffrey Battle | |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:20 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Juan Medina grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Sheldon Collman - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Taylor (SG), Marvin Bonham (SF) Tim Banister, Danny Kobayashi | |
| 03:35 | Temple | Sheldon Collman misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Dike | 47-48 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Darrell Presson is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Diaz - foul #4 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Darrell Presson misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert McCandless | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Sharpe (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Juan Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert McCandless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Diaz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Bonham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Dike (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrell Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Sheldon Collman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tim Banister (SG), Mitchell Scott (C) Marvin Bonham, Darrell Presson | |
| 02:33 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| 02:06 | Temple | Harold Sharpe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Mitchell Scott slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 49-50 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Tim Banister misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Scott | 51-50 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Michael Thompson buries a jumper in the lane set up by Tim Banister and the foul's on Sheldon Collman - foul #5 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (PG) Sheldon Collman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Juan Medina misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-53 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jose Flores is called for the reach on Matthew Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:15 | Temple | The jumper by Harold Sharpe is denied by Mitchell Scott | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Dayton | Robert Dike snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Robert Dike is hacked by Harold Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:11 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Jose Flores misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Robert Dike pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Robert Dike is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Flores - foul #3 on Jose Flores, team foul #12 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Kobayashi (SF) Michael Thompson | |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Robert Dike makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Robert Dike misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 51-57 |