| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ben Linck (fresh) SG - Jason Berthold (fresh) SF - Alejandro Dominguez (fresh) PF - Juan Medina (fresh) C - Jo-Long Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Danek (fresh) SG - James Hammontree (fresh) SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) PF - Kenneth Collins (fresh) C - Ricky Stacy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Temple | Ben Linck connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | VCU | Bryan Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong tips it but misses | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Jason Berthold grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Jason Berthold's pass is intercepted by Ricky Stacy | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | VCU | James Hammontree clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ricky Stacy - foul #1 on Ricky Stacy, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Juan Medina is called for the reach on Ricky Stacy - foul #1 on Juan Medina, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Michael Danek hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jo-Long Xiong | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Juan Medina misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Collins - foul #1 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Smith (PG), Patrick Giles (SG), Oba Ali (PF), Jack Costillo (C) Ben Linck, Jason Berthold, Alejandro Dominguez, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:32 | Temple | Juan Medina misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Michael Danek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Evan Smith - foul #1 on Evan Smith, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez (SF) Juan Medina | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:19 | VCU | Michael Danek makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Michael Danek misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:19 | VCU | Michael Danek makes the 3rd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | Temple | Ricky Stacy swats the short shot by Jack Costillo | 5-2 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Kenneth Collins grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | VCU | Kenneth Collins makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Danek | 5-4 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Oba Ali hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Evan Smith | 7-4 |
| 16:09 | VCU | James Hammontree comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:08 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:51 | Temple | Oba Ali misses long on a runner from the right block | 7-4 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Evan Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Giles (fresh) SF - Alejandro Dominguez (fairly fresh) PF - Oba Ali (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Costillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Danek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hammontree (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Walls (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Stacy (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Jack Costillo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Ricky Stacy | 7-4 |
| 15:00 | VCU | James Hammontree comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Oba Ali pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Patrick Giles is hacked by James Hammontree - foul #1 on James Hammontree, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Ben Linck (PG), Jason Berthold (SG), Juan Medina (PF), Jo-Long Xiong (C) Evan Smith, Patrick Giles, Oba Ali, Jack Costillo | |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Harris (SF), John Dao (PF) Bryan Walls, Kenneth Collins | |
| 14:15 | Temple | Juan Medina misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Ricky Stacy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Jason Berthold is called for the reach on James Hammontree - foul #1 on Jason Berthold, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Ricky Stacy is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Juan Medina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 13:15 | VCU | John Dao gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:10 | VCU | James Hammontree double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Giles (SF) Alejandro Dominguez | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:53 | Temple | Juan Medina drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ben Linck | 9-4 |
| 12:48 | VCU | James Hammontree clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Ricky Stacy snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:30 | VCU | John Dao can't finish the layup | 9-4 |
| 12:28 | VCU | John Dao tips it home | 9-6 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ben Linck and he's fouled by John Dao - foul #1 on John Dao, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez (SF) Patrick Giles | |
| Subs | VCU | William Berens (SG), Kenneth Collins (PF) James Hammontree, John Dao | |
| 12:08 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:52 | VCU | A charge is called on Leonard Harris - foul #1 on Leonard Harris, team foul #5 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bryan Walls (SF) Leonard Harris | |
| 11:23 | Temple | Jason Berthold is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Collins - foul #2 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #6 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF) Kenneth Collins | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ben Linck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Berthold (fresh) SF - Alejandro Dominguez (fairly fresh) PF - Juan Medina (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jo-Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Danek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Berens (fresh) SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) PF - John Dao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Stacy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 10:55 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong is fouled on the floor by Ricky Stacy - foul #2 on Ricky Stacy, team foul #7 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Smith (PG) Ben Linck | |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Hayes (C) Ricky Stacy | |
| 10:55 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Juan Medina grabs the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Jason Berthold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 10:38 | VCU | Howard Hayes snags the defensive board | 12-6 |
| 10:16 | VCU | William Berens hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Bryan Walls | 12-8 |
| 09:55 | Temple | Bryan Walls is called for the reach on Juan Medina - foul #1 on Bryan Walls, team foul #8 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Ben Linck (PG), Oba Ali (C) Evan Smith, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | James Hammontree (SG), Leonard Harris (SF) William Berens, Bryan Walls | |
| 09:55 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 09:55 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 09:46 | VCU | James Hammontree connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Danek | 14-11 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Juan Medina is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Juan Medina, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong (C) Juan Medina | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:08 | VCU | Leonard Harris comes up short on the shot from the right side | 14-11 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Ben Linck hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 08:30 | VCU | James Hammontree buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Danek | 17-14 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Ben Linck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Harris - foul #2 on Leonard Harris, team foul #9 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Giles (SF), Jack Costillo (C) Alejandro Dominguez, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG), Bryan Walls (SF), Christopher Tanski (PF) Michael Danek, Leonard Harris, John Dao | |
| 08:11 | Temple | Ben Linck misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Ben Linck makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Ben Linck steals it from Bryan Walls | 18-14 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Oba Ali double dribbles | 18-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Smith (PG), Alejandro Dominguez (SF), Jo-Long Xiong (C) Ben Linck, Patrick Giles, Jack Costillo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:24 | VCU | James Hammontree knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Ward and he's fouled by Evan Smith - foul #2 on Evan Smith, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Ben Linck (PG) Evan Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Danek (PG) Ronald Ward | |
| 07:24 | VCU | James Hammontree misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:24 | VCU | Howard Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:19 | VCU | James Hammontree misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 07:18 | VCU | Bryan Walls tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ben Linck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Berthold (fairly fresh) SF - Alejandro Dominguez (fairly fresh) PF - Oba Ali (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jo-Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Danek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hammontree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Tanski (fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Temple | Oba Ali can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Tanski - foul #1 on Christopher Tanski, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Giles (SF), Jack Costillo (C) Alejandro Dominguez, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF) Howard Hayes | |
| 06:58 | Temple | Oba Ali makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Oba Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | VCU | Michael Danek clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Oba Ali gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Jason Berthold misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-18 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Oba Ali gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Jason Berthold makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Linck | 23-18 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Michael Danek misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jack Costillo - foul #1 on Jack Costillo, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez (SF), Jo-Long Xiong (C) Patrick Giles, Jack Costillo | |
| Subs | VCU | William Berens (SG) James Hammontree | |
| 05:44 | VCU | Michael Danek makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Michael Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 05:15 | Temple | A charge is called on Alejandro Dominguez - foul #1 on Alejandro Dominguez, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Howard Hayes (C) John Dao | |
| 04:48 | VCU | Jo-Long Xiong blocks the jumper by Michael Danek | 23-20 |
| 04:47 | VCU | Howard Hayes grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 04:29 | VCU | William Berens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Berens, team foul #11 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF) Christopher Tanski | |
| 04:13 | Temple | Jason Berthold is hacked by Michael Danek - foul #1 on Michael Danek, team foul #12 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Juan Medina (PF) Oba Ali | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG) Michael Danek | |
| 04:13 | Temple | Jason Berthold makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Jason Berthold misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:13 | VCU | John Dao grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Bryan Walls loses the dribble to Jason Berthold | 24-20 |
| 03:28 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 03:20 | VCU | The short jumper by John Dao is denied by Juan Medina | 26-20 |
| 03:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Juan Medina | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ben Linck (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Berthold (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Alejandro Dominguez (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Juan Medina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jo-Long Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronald Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Berens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Dao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Ward - foul #1 on Ronald Ward, team foul #13 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Smith (PG), Jack Costillo (C) Ben Linck, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Danek (PG), James Hammontree (SG), Leonard Harris (SF), Kenneth Collins (PF), Ricky Stacy (C) Ronald Ward, William Berens, Bryan Walls, John Dao, Howard Hayes | |
| 02:56 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Ricky Stacy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Kenneth Collins gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Michael Danek loses the ball out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong (C) Jack Costillo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:10 | Temple | Jason Berthold banks in the layup set up by Evan Smith | 30-20 |
| 01:55 | VCU | Michael Danek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Giles (SF) Alejandro Dominguez | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:26 | Temple | Jason Berthold is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Berthold, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez (SF), Jack Costillo (C) Patrick Giles, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:03 | VCU | James Hammontree can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-20 |
| 01:02 | VCU | Kenneth Collins tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Evan Smith misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Collins - foul #3 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #14 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Giles (SG), Jo-Long Xiong (C) Jason Berthold, Jack Costillo | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF) Kenneth Collins | |
| 00:52 | Temple | Evan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Evan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:35 | VCU | John Dao is fouled on the floor by Jo-Long Xiong - foul #1 on Jo-Long Xiong, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Ben Linck (PG), Jason Berthold (SG) Evan Smith, Patrick Giles | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:35 | VCU | John Dao misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Juan Medina gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Alejandro Dominguez comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Ricky Stacy pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Ben Linck steals the ball from Leonard Harris | 32-22 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Ben Linck can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-22 |