| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Macaulay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Mark Floyd | 26-32 |
| 19:17 | Temple | The jump hook by Charles Johnson is blocked by Chris Saucedo | 26-32 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wise and he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Richard Wethington grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Jeffery Hill can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Combs | 28-32 |
| 18:16 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Wise | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Jeffery Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wise - foul #3 on Michael Wise, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Daniel Watkins (SG) Jeffery Hill, Ronald Langley | |
| 17:57 | Temple | Al Tabor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-32 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Wise | 32-32 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Al Tabor hits a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Watkins | 32-34 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese is fouled on the floor by Al Tabor as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Al Tabor, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Al Tabor, Daniel Watkins, Richard Wethington | |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Langley - foul #1 on Ronald Langley, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG) Michael Wise | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Ronald Langley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Hill | 34-37 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (SG), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Michael Combs, Edward Karst, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Jerry Macaulay, James Walla | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arthur Uhl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Freddy Lavender (fresh) SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the fadeaway from the right side | 34-39 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Freddy Lavender, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Jim Theriault (SF), James Walla (PF) Jeffery Hill, Gary Brown, Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:04 | Temple | Al Tabor misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 15:02 | Temple | James Walla tips it in | 35-41 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 35-41 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:06 | Virginia Tech | Jim Theriault swats the short shot by Mark Floyd | 35-41 |
| 14:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to Al Tabor | 35-41 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Mark Floyd steps in front of the Al Tabor pass | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Al Tabor and he's fouled by Arthur Uhl - foul #3 on Arthur Uhl, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG), Edward Karst (PF), Thomas Campbell (C) Arthur Uhl, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG), Jerry Macaulay (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Al Tabor, Jim Theriault, James Walla, Charles Johnson | |
| 13:21 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Edward Karst | 35-43 |
| 12:52 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Ronald Langley is hacked by Michael Combs - foul #1 on Michael Combs, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (PG), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:19 | Temple | Ronald Langley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Karst - foul #1 on Edward Karst, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Edward Karst, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Watkins (SG), Gary Brown (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Ronald Langley, Jerry Macaulay, Richard Wethington | |
| 12:01 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Combs and he's fouled by Jimmy Clatterbuck - foul #2 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG) Freddy Lavender | |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG), Jerry Macaulay (SF), Richard Wethington (C) Daniel Watkins, Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:39 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Wethington | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Langley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Macaulay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Wethington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Mark Floyd is called for the reach on Jeffery Hill - foul #3 on Mark Floyd, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Gary Brown (SF), James Walla (PF) Jeffery Hill, Jerry Macaulay, Richard Wethington | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Ronald Langley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses long on a runner from the right block | 39-48 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Ronald Langley pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 10:44 | Temple | James Walla comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Combs | 39-48 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Al Tabor steps in front of the Mark Floyd pass | 39-48 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Al Tabor jams it | 39-50 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd knocks in the floater from close range | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Al Tabor buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 09:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is fouled on the floor by Ronald Langley - foul #2 on Ronald Langley, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Thomas Campbell, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG), Daniel Watkins (SG), Jerry Macaulay (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Al Tabor, Ronald Langley, Gary Brown, James Walla | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:57 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Arthur Uhl takes the ball from Jeffery Hill | 41-52 |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl banks in the layup | 43-52 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Jeffery Hill is fouled on the floor by Carl Covert - foul #3 on Carl Covert, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG), Jim Theriault (SF), Richard Wethington (C) Daniel Watkins, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| 08:06 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender | |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (PF) Jim Theriault | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo is hacked by Jeffery Hill - foul #2 on Jeffery Hill, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) James Walla, Richard Wethington | |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:39 | Temple | Michael Combs takes the ball from Jimmy Clatterbuck | 43-52 |
| 07:36 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo banks in the layup set up by Michael Combs | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Macaulay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Wise - foul #4 on Michael Wise, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF) Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| 07:23 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:01 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) James Walla, Richard Wethington | |
| 06:35 | Temple | Jeffery Hill scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Macaulay | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:10 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Saucedo | 48-55 |
| 05:51 | Temple | Charles Johnson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Hill | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:29 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese clanks a shot from the right block | 48-57 |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese tips it home | 50-57 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Jimmy Clatterbuck takes the ball from Mark Floyd | 50-57 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Mark Floyd swats the short shot by Jeffery Hill | 50-57 |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Macaulay - foul #1 on Jerry Macaulay, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Edward Karst (PF), Thomas Campbell (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Daniel Watkins (SG), Gary Brown (SF), James Walla (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Jeffery Hill, Ronald Langley, Jerry Macaulay, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:17 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Daniel Watkins is whistled for a carry | 52-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Carl Covert (C) Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is fouled on the floor by James Walla - foul #3 on James Walla, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG) Daniel Watkins | |
| 03:41 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Walla | 52-57 |
| 03:31 | Temple | Edward Karst takes the ball from James Walla | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arthur Uhl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Lavender (fresh) SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Covert (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Al Tabor (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Langley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Walla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Wethington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is called for traveling | 52-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Watkins (SG), Jerry Macaulay (SF) Ronald Langley, Gary Brown | |
| 02:53 | Temple | Daniel Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender, Edward Karst, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG) Daniel Watkins | |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Wise | 54-57 |
| 02:14 | Temple | James Walla hits a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Russell Giese - foul #1 on Russell Giese, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Jerry Macaulay, Richard Wethington | |
| 02:14 | Temple | James Walla makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs drills a runner from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Al Tabor misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Chris Saucedo - foul #2 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Macaulay (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Gary Brown, James Walla | |
| 01:32 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise is called for traveling | 56-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG) Al Tabor | |
| 00:52 | Temple | Jeffery Hill hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay is hacked by Michael Combs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Combs, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Michael Wise is called for the reach on Jimmy Clatterbuck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Wise, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG) Michael Wise | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:32 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Clatterbuck | 56-67 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Jerry Macaulay gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jeffery Hill runs out the clock | 56-67 |