| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pettey (fresh) SF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Wooton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Fredrick Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Hendricks - foul #2 on Fredrick Hendricks, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis loses the ball out of bounds | 21-27 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks double dribbles | 21-27 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-27 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez tips it back up and in | 23-27 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks can't connect on a runner from the left block | 23-27 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Randy Williams tips it home | 23-29 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 25-29 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Randy Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Fredrick Hendricks | 25-31 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Lyons | 28-31 |
| 17:12 | Temple | Randy Williams hits a turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Kerry Easley steals the ball from Alex Lyons in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Don Wooton banks in the layup | 28-35 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis is whistled for a carry | 28-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), William Loftis (SF), David Barba (C) Mark Pettey, Kenneth Manjarrez, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Jerry Eller (SF), Kenneth Hunt (PF) Kerry Easley, Fredrick Hendricks, Randy Williams | |
| 16:26 | Temple | Richard Ranallo is called for the reach on Jerry Eller - foul #2 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Loftis - foul #2 on William Loftis, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | David Barba grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | William Loftis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 15:43 | Temple | Don Wooton snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David Barba (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Wooton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Eller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) C - Otto Zamudio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Temple | David Dye is called for the reach on Don Wooton - foul #1 on David Dye, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Nathaniel White (C) Alex Lyons, David Barba | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF), Randy Williams (PF), David Buckley (C) Robert Peachey, Don Wooton, Jerry Eller, Kenneth Hunt, Otto Zamudio | |
| 15:09 | Temple | Kerry Easley is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kerry Easley, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Manjarrez (SF) William Loftis | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | David Dye loses the dribble to Fredrick Hendricks | 28-36 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Frank Ferguson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Kerry Easley takes the ball from Mark Pettey | 28-38 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Randy Williams can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Ranallo - foul #3 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Floyd Murphy (SG) Mark Pettey, David Dye | |
| Subs | Temple | Don Wooton (SG), Jerry Eller (SF), Otto Zamudio (C) Frank Ferguson, Fredrick Hendricks, David Buckley | |
| 13:41 | Temple | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Randy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White's floater is tipped away by Otto Zamudio | 28-40 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Otto Zamudio snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 12:51 | Temple | Randy Williams clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 28-40 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Jerry Eller is called for the reach on Alex Lyons - foul #1 on Jerry Eller, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Clewis (C) Floyd Murphy, Kenneth Manjarrez, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF), David Buckley (PF) Kerry Easley, Jerry Eller, Randy Williams | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey travels with the ball | 28-40 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Don Wooton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 28-40 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Don Wooton tips it back up and in | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | William Loftis clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 11:41 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Wooton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fredrick Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Temple | David Buckley comes up short on the runner from the right block | 28-42 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Otto Zamudio lays it up and in | 28-44 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Fredrick Hendricks - foul #3 on Fredrick Hendricks, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), Kenneth Manjarrez (SF), David Barba (PF) Mark Pettey, William Loftis, Richard Ranallo | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Jerry Eller (SF), Randy Williams (PF) Robert Peachey, Fredrick Hendricks, Otto Zamudio | |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Jerry Eller buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Randy Williams swats the short shot by Richard Clewis | 30-46 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 10:00 | Temple | David Buckley pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Don Wooton is fouled on the floor by David Dye - foul #2 on David Dye, team foul #5 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel White (C) Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Ferguson (SG), Otto Zamudio (C) Don Wooton, David Buckley | |
| 09:17 | Temple | Otto Zamudio misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons lays it in set up by David Dye and he's hacked by Kerry Easley - foul #4 on Kerry Easley, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (SG), William Loftis (SF), Richard Ranallo (PF) David Dye, Kenneth Manjarrez, David Barba | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Fredrick Hendricks (SF) Kerry Easley, Jerry Eller | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Otto Zamudio drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-49 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses badly on a jumper from close range | 33-49 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Randy Williams gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Frank Ferguson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Williams | 33-52 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White loses the dribble to Otto Zamudio | 33-52 |
| 07:53 | Temple | Frank Ferguson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Williams | 33-55 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Otto Zamudio - foul #2 on Otto Zamudio, team foul #6 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Dye (SG), Kenneth Manjarrez (SF) Alex Lyons, William Loftis | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Don Wooton (SG), David Buckley (PF) Robert Peachey, Frank Ferguson, Randy Williams | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Fredrick Hendricks scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Wooton | 36-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Manjarrez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Ranallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Don Wooton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fredrick Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Otto Zamudio (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | David Dye is called for traveling | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG), Richard Clewis (C) Mark Pettey, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SF), Kenneth Hunt (C) Fredrick Hendricks, Otto Zamudio | |
| 06:47 | Temple | David Buckley is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on David Buckley, team foul #7 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG) Floyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis misses the lay-in | 36-58 |
| 06:33 | Temple | The rebound goes to David Buckley | 36-58 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Don Wooton travels with the ball | 36-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy (SG), William Loftis (SF), David Barba (PF) Alex Lyons, Kenneth Manjarrez, Richard Ranallo | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frank Ferguson (SG) Kerry Easley, Don Wooton | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | David Dye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-58 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Jerry Eller steals the ball from Floyd Murphy | 36-58 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Richard Clewis denies the turnaround by David Buckley | 36-58 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | David Barba snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Dye | 38-58 |
| 05:07 | Temple | David Buckley is hacked by Richard Clewis - foul #2 on Richard Clewis, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-58 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | David Dye scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Clewis | 41-58 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Jerry Eller comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-58 |
| 04:10 | Temple | David Buckley tips it home | 41-60 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | David Dye makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Barba | 44-60 |
| 03:31 | Temple | Jerry Eller buries a floater from the right block | 44-62 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | David Buckley blocks the jumper by Richard Clewis | 44-62 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | David Barba grabs the offensive board | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Dye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Loftis (fairly fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Clewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Hunt (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis connects on the jumper from close range | 46-62 |
| 02:47 | Temple | Jerry Eller knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Peachey | 46-65 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Barba | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Temple | David Buckley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-65 |
| 02:17 | Temple | David Buckley tips it back up and in | 48-67 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | David Dye misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 01:57 | Temple | David Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Temple | Jerry Eller's pass is intercepted by David Barba | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Floyd Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-67 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | David Barba snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | William Loftis travels with the ball | 48-67 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | David Dye scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Jerry Eller buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-72 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | David Dye misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | William Loftis pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-72 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | David Barba knocks in the floater in the lane | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Peachey runs out the clock | 53-72 |