| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) PF - Rickey Todd (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Salmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Strobel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 16 pts. C - Frank Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Salvador Gomez inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | Rickey Todd misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-41 |
| 19:39 | Temple | Salvador Gomez tips it home | 27-41 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | John Strobel blows the layup but he's hacked by Rickey Todd - foul #4 on Rickey Todd, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Alfred Parker (PF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Rickey Todd, Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG) Frank Williams | |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:21 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Joel Woods misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-43 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | John Strobel grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon hits a runner from the left block | 27-45 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Billy Davies lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Cooper | 29-45 |
| 18:18 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Billy Davies makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Joel Woods | 31-48 |
| 17:42 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-48 |
| 17:41 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the follow up shot | 31-50 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Joel Woods can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-50 |
| 17:24 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Willie McWaters | 31-50 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the easy layup | 31-50 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Lawrence Cooper grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Billy Davies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Joel Woods, Carl Green, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hooper (PF), Frank Williams (C) Willie McWaters, Stanley Taggart | |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | John Strobel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 16:48 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon tips it in | 31-52 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Alfred Parker drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lyle Smith | 33-52 |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the driving attempt in the lane | 33-52 |
| 16:15 | Saint Louis | John Strobel tips it but misses | 33-52 |
| 16:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Anthony Wallace | 33-52 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Alfred Parker misses long on a floater in the paint | 33-52 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Alfred Parker hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the jumper near the basket set up by Fred Meeks | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. SF - Fred Meeks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Hooper (fresh) C - Frank Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Alfred Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Williams - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #1 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Donald McMullen (SG), Don Maye (PF) John Strobel, Fred Meeks, John Hooper | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 15:41 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 15:20 | Saint Louis | Anthony Wallace denies the turnaround by Donald McMullen | 37-54 |
| 15:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Anthony Wallace | 37-54 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Salvador Gomez knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Eidemiller and he's hacked by Tyler Gates - foul #4 on Tyler Gates, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Dylan Cummings (PF) Alfred Parker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SG), Fred Meeks (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Tyler Gates, Donald McMullen, Frank Williams | |
| 14:51 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Meeks | 40-56 |
| 14:06 | Temple | Anthony Wallace double dribbles | 40-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hooper (SF), Frank Williams (C) Fred Meeks, Stanley Taggart | |
| 13:55 | Saint Louis | John Strobel comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 40-56 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Billy Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:30 | Temple | Salvador Gomez hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-56 |
| 13:21 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Salmon, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Alfred Parker (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Joel Woods, Dylan Cummings, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG), Fred Meeks (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Robert Salmon, John Hooper, Frank Williams | |
| 13:00 | Temple | Anthony Wallace misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Don Maye - foul #4 on Don Maye, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Rickey Todd (PF) Alfred Parker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (PG), Frank Williams (C) Donald McMullen, Don Maye | |
| 13:00 | Temple | Anthony Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:43 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 12:42 | Saint Louis | John Strobel tips it back up and in | 45-58 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Salvador Gomez misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-58 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | John Strobel snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 12:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon loses the ball out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), John Hooper (SF) Robert Salmon, Fred Meeks | |
| 11:50 | Temple | Joel Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF) Joel Woods, Carl Green | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (PG), Fred Meeks (SF) Willie McWaters, John Hooper | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lawrence Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Todd (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 18 pts. C - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-58 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Salvador Gomez pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Salvador Gomez knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Fred Meeks - foul #1 on Fred Meeks, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Daniel Eidemiller, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), John Hooper (SF) John Strobel, Fred Meeks | |
| 11:06 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:49 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SF) Salvador Gomez | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG), Fred Meeks (SF), John Strobel (C) Willie McWaters, John Hooper, Frank Williams | |
| 10:26 | Temple | Donald McMullen takes the ball from Carl Green | 48-58 |
| 10:07 | Saint Louis | John Strobel knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Meeks | 48-61 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Anthony Wallace buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 09:40 | Saint Louis | John Strobel can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Wallace - foul #2 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Joel Woods, Carl Green, Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG), John Hooper (SF), Frank Williams (C) Robert Salmon, Donald McMullen, Fred Meeks | |
| 09:40 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:40 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Billy Davies snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Billy Davies's layup is rejected by Stanley Taggart | 50-62 |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Stanley Taggart | 50-62 |
| 09:13 | Saint Louis | John Strobel blows the dunk | 50-62 |
| 09:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to Salvador Gomez | 50-62 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Lawrence Cooper lays it in set up by Daniel Eidemiller | 52-62 |
| 08:38 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 08:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Rickey Todd | 52-62 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie McWaters - foul #3 on Willie McWaters, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon (PG), Fred Meeks (SF) Willie McWaters, John Hooper | |
| 08:11 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:56 | Saint Louis | Anthony Wallace steals it from Frank Williams | 53-62 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Anthony Wallace misses the shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 07:31 | Temple | Anthony Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lyle Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rickey Todd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Robert Salmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Strobel (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Temple | Anthony Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF) Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates (PG), Don Maye (PF) Fred Meeks, Stanley Taggart | |
| 07:04 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates connects on the jumper from the right side | 53-64 |
| 06:44 | Temple | Joel Woods can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 06:42 | Saint Louis | Don Maye pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:34 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-64 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Rickey Todd gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Anthony Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-64 |
| 06:13 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Frank Williams | 53-64 |
| 06:07 | Saint Louis | Don Maye can't finish the layup | 53-64 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Joel Woods grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Joel Woods can't connect on a shot from the right side | 53-64 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Salmon | 53-64 |
| 05:47 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-64 |
| 05:45 | Saint Louis | Don Maye tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Don Maye swats the short shot by Anthony Wallace | 53-66 |
| 05:14 | Saint Louis | Don Maye grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 05:02 | Saint Louis | John Strobel drills a jumper from close range set up by Frank Williams | 53-68 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Joel Woods hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Lyle Smith | 56-68 |
| 04:21 | Saint Louis | Joel Woods steals the ball from John Strobel | 56-68 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Lyle Smith is denied on a layup by Frank Williams | 56-68 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams grabs the board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:50 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joel Woods - foul #1 on Joel Woods, team foul #3 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Joel Woods, Carl Green, Anthony Wallace | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks (SF), Stanley Taggart (PF) Robert Salmon, Frank Williams | |
| 03:50 | Saint Louis | John Strobel makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:50 | Saint Louis | John Strobel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:50 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:46 | Temple | Lawrence Cooper double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG) John Strobel | |
| 03:41 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks is fouled on the floor by Salvador Gomez - foul #2 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #4 | 56-69 |
| 03:26 | Saint Louis | Don Maye hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 56-69 |
| 03:24 | Temple | Billy Davies gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lawrence Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rickey Todd (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Tyler Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Willie McWaters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Meeks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Taggart (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Maye (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Temple | Salvador Gomez can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Salvador Gomez tips it back up and in | 58-69 |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters double dribbles | 58-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG) Willie McWaters | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Billy Davies travels with the ball | 58-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Willie McWaters (SG) Donald McMullen | |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Don Maye connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Tyler Gates and he's hacked by Billy Davies - foul #2 on Billy Davies, team foul #5 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Alfred Parker (PF) Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Rickey Todd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Donald McMullen (SG) Willie McWaters | |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Don Maye misses the free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Billy Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Billy Davies misses the lay-in | 58-71 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Taggart | 58-73 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Billy Davies knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Woods | 60-73 |
| 01:57 | Saint Louis | Fred Meeks is hacked by Carl Green - foul #2 on Carl Green, team foul #6 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Strobel (SG), Robert Salmon (SF), Frank Williams (C) Donald McMullen, Fred Meeks, Don Maye | |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | John Strobel hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Frank Williams grabs the offensive board | 60-73 |
| 01:28 | Saint Louis | John Strobel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-73 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Frank Williams steps in front of the Joel Woods pass | 60-73 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon is hacked by Lawrence Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Cooper, team foul #7 | 60-73 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:05 | Saint Louis | Robert Salmon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Alfred Parker is fouled on the floor by Frank Williams - foul #2 on Frank Williams, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Cooper - foul #3 on Lawrence Cooper, team foul #8 | 62-75 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:20 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Billy Davies pulls down the rebound | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Joel Woods clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | Stanley Taggart gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Tyler Gates runs out the clock | 62-76 |