| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Al Tabor (fresh) SG - Matt Brooks (fresh) SF - Ronald Langley (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Charles Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Charles Johnson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Temple | Al Tabor grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Ronald Langley is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Al Tabor | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Charles Johnson is hacked by Phillip Townsend - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Gerard Jeter picks off the pass by Ronald Langley | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Matt Brooks is called for the reach on Gerard Jeter - foul #1 on Matt Brooks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Ronald Langley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Matt Brooks is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Clatterbuck | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Ronald Langley pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Ronald Langley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Al Tabor | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Al Tabor pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds tips it home | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Charles Johnson can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SG), James Walla (SF), Richard Wethington (PF), Gary Brown (C) Al Tabor, Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| 16:39 | Temple | James Walla loses the dribble to Gerard Jeter in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the reach on Jim Theriault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | Temple | James Walla misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hallett | 4-5 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) SG - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) SF - James Walla (fresh) PF - Richard Wethington (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Gary Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Gerald Gauthier steals the ball from Andrew Hinds | 4-7 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Gerard Jeter steps in front of the Gary Brown pass | 4-7 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerard Jeter | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Jim Theriault's pass is intercepted by Ernest Cinnamon in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jim Theriault | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:14 | Temple | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Jim Theriault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Matt Brooks (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Gerald Gauthier, James Walla, Richard Wethington, Gary Brown | |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 8-10 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Al Tabor | 8-10 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Langley and he's fouled by Nathan Tye - foul #1 on Nathan Tye, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerard Jeter and he's hacked by Matt Brooks - foul #2 on Matt Brooks, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Matt Brooks | |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Al Tabor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck can't tip it in | 12-13 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Charles Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is hacked by Al Tabor - foul #1 on Al Tabor, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG) Al Tabor | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Piner (fresh) SF - Ronald Langley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye tips it in | 14-14 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Ronald Langley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SG), James Walla (SF), Gary Brown (C) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Ronald Langley, Charles Johnson | |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| 10:49 | Temple | Al Tabor misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gauthier | 14-14 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wethington (PF) Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| 10:28 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Phillip Townsend | 16-15 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Al Tabor connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Nathan Tye - foul #2 on Nathan Tye, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Gerald Gauthier, James Walla, Gary Brown | |
| 09:59 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Wethington and the foul's on Gerard Jeter - foul #1 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 09:24 | Temple | Al Tabor misses short on an open shot in the paint | 18-20 |
| 09:23 | Temple | Charles Johnson can't tip it in | 18-20 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Langley | 18-22 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Cinnamon | 21-22 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Al Tabor is hacked by Ernest Cinnamon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Richard Wethington | |
| 08:55 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerard Jeter | 24-23 |
| 08:40 | Temple | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on Ronald Langley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SG) Al Tabor, Robert Piner | |
| 08:40 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:40 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-24 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Jim Theriault gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-24 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 24-24 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (SF), Gary Brown (C) Ronald Langley, Charles Johnson | |
| 07:36 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier is fouled on the floor by Gerard Jeter - foul #3 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:36 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lucy (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Gauthier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Walla (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) C - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 24-25 |
| 07:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 24-25 |
| 07:13 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier is fouled in the backcourt by David Lucy - foul #1 on David Lucy, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (PG) Jim Theriault | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:13 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Robert Piner is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #13 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Ronald Langley (SF) Gerald Gauthier, James Walla | |
| 06:54 | Temple | Robert Piner makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Robert Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Clatterbuck - foul #1 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wethington (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jimmy Clatterbuck, Gary Brown | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Charles Johnson connects on the turnaround in the paint | 26-30 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Langley | 26-32 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Wethington - foul #1 on Richard Wethington, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter (SG), Lonnie Hallett (C) David Lucy, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SG), James Walla (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Gary Brown (C) Al Tabor, Robert Piner, Ronald Langley, Richard Wethington, Charles Johnson | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Ernest Cinnamon picks off the pass by Gerald Gauthier | 27-32 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 27-32 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the reach on Jim Theriault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #14 | 27-32 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Jim Theriault misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 04:34 | Temple | James Walla gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Gary Brown misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Gary Brown tips it home | 29-36 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Richard Wethington (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Gerald Gauthier, James Walla, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Gary Brown | |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ernest Cinnamon | 31-36 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Ronald Langley is fouled on the floor by Gerard Jeter - foul #4 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #15 | 31-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (SG) Robert Piner | |
| 03:42 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Nathan Tye - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #7 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:33 | Temple | Richard Wethington grabs the board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Nathan Tye (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - David Lucy (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Al Tabor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Wethington (fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Temple | David Lucy steals it from Al Tabor | 32-37 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | David Lucy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Richard Wethington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the floater from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Al Tabor steps in front of the Phillip Townsend pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 32-37 |
| 02:41 | Temple | Ronald Langley can't finish the layup | 32-37 |
| 02:40 | Temple | Al Tabor tips it home | 32-39 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Langley | 32-39 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG) David Lucy, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), James Walla (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Gary Brown (C) Al Tabor, Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Richard Wethington, Charles Johnson | |
| 02:02 | Temple | Gary Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 02:00 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to James Walla | 32-39 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Robert Piner knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Jim Theriault | 32-41 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | James Walla picks off the pass by Andrew Hinds | 32-41 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Robert Piner drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Walla | 32-43 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (SG) James Walla | |
| 01:09 | Temple | Robert Piner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 34-43 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Jim Theriault is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #16 | 34-43 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Matt Brooks, Robert Piner, Gary Brown | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck is hacked by Phillip Townsend - foul #3 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #17 | 34-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon's floater is knocked away by Charles Johnson | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the board | 34-46 |