| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) SF - Al Tabor (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) PF - Travis Thomas (fresh) C - David Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Charles Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Temple | Ronald Langley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Dayton | David Harris gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Dayton | David Harris buries a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Dayton | David Harris misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Temple | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Matt Brooks is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Dayton | Andrew Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Travis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Dayton | Jimmy Clatterbuck steals the ball from Travis Thomas | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Matt Brooks clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Andrew Harris double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Temple | The short jumper by Al Tabor is denied by Travis Thomas | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Ronald Langley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Johnson | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Danny Cox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | David Harris snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | David Harris can't finish the layup | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Ronald Langley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Al Tabor, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), William Parr (SF), Carl Painter (PF), William Eastham (C) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas, David Harris | |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Carl Painter misses the jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Robert Piner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Jason Logan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:01 | Dayton | William Parr tips it in | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) SG - Robert Piner (fresh) SF - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) PF - Gary Brown (fresh) C - Richard Wethington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) SG - Jason Logan (fresh) SF - William Parr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Painter (fresh) C - William Eastham (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Jim Theriault is fouled on the floor by Carl Painter - foul #1 on Carl Painter, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Wethington | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | Dayton | Jimmy Clatterbuck swats the layup by Russell Stevens | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Jason Logan snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | William Parr's pass is intercepted by Gerald Gauthier | 6-4 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Jim Theriault double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Al Tabor (SF) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Gerald Gauthier | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF) Russell Stevens, William Parr, William Eastham | |
| 14:33 | Dayton | Jimmy Clatterbuck is called for the reach on Jason Logan - foul #1 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Byron Hairston (C) Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Dayton | Travis Thomas (PF) Jason Logan | |
| 14:15 | Dayton | Jimmy Clatterbuck steals it from Danny Cox | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | Temple | Matt Brooks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Al Tabor | 9-4 |
| 13:49 | Dayton | Matt Brooks is called for the reach on Danny Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Brooks, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Johnson (C) Byron Hairston | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Harris (C) Carl Painter | |
| 13:32 | Dayton | David Harris misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-4 |
| 13:31 | Dayton | Travis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Jimmy Clatterbuck is called for the reach on Danny Cox - foul #2 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (PF) Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:00 | Dayton | Danny Cox scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Sholes | 9-7 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Matt Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:31 | Temple | Al Tabor is fouled on the floor by Travis Thomas - foul #1 on Travis Thomas, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG) Matt Brooks | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SF), Carl Painter (PF) Danny Cox, Andrew Harris, Travis Thomas | |
| 12:15 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the dunk | 9-7 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Ronald Langley snags the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Derrick Sholes - foul #1 on Derrick Sholes, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG), Richard Wethington (C) Ronald Langley, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Parr (SF), William Eastham (C) Derrick Sholes, David Harris | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:50 | Dayton | Jason Logan comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Richard Wethington grabs the board | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) SG - Robert Piner (fresh) SF - Al Tabor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Wethington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) SG - Jason Logan (fresh) SF - William Parr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Painter (fresh) C - William Eastham (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Temple | Richard Wethington scores on a shot from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 11:17 | Dayton | William Parr hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Logan | 13-9 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Jim Theriault is fouled on the floor by Jason Logan - foul #1 on Jason Logan, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Al Tabor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Andrew Harris (SF), Travis Thomas (PF) Russell Stevens, William Parr, William Eastham | |
| 10:54 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier is fouled on the floor by Carl Painter - foul #2 on Carl Painter, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Johnson (C) Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derrick Sholes (SG), William Eastham (C) Jason Logan, Carl Painter | |
| 10:38 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses the lay-in | 13-9 |
| 10:37 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:18 | Dayton | Travis Thomas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 10:16 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:45 | Temple | William Eastham blocks the short jumper by Gary Brown | 13-9 |
| 09:43 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Matt Brooks drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-9 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-9 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 09:09 | Temple | Ronald Langley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-9 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes can't finish the layup | 19-9 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses short on a floater near the basket | 19-9 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | William Eastham pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Travis Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Brown | 19-9 |
| 08:11 | Dayton | Travis Thomas snags the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Travis Thomas misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gerald Gauthier - foul #1 on Gerald Gauthier, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Al Tabor (SF), Byron Hairston (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Gerald Gauthier, Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG), Jason Logan (SG), William Parr (SF), David Harris (C) Danny Cox, Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris, William Eastham | |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Travis Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 07:58 | Dayton | Travis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Jim Theriault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Byron Hairston pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) SG - Robert Piner (fresh) SF - Al Tabor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Byron Hairston (fresh) C - Richard Wethington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Russell Stevens (fresh) SG - Jason Logan (fresh) SF - William Parr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Temple | Al Tabor buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Byron Hairston | 22-10 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Jason Logan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-10 |
| 06:57 | Temple | Byron Hairston grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Jim Theriault clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 06:46 | Dayton | David Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | David Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Al Tabor gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Jason Logan steals the ball from Al Tabor | 22-10 |
| 06:07 | Dayton | William Parr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | Russell Stevens can't tip it in | 22-10 |
| 06:04 | Dayton | David Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 05:59 | Dayton | William Parr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Robert Piner snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 05:51 | Temple | Byron Hairston scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jim Theriault | 24-10 |
| 05:30 | Dayton | William Parr is whistled for a carry | 24-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Dayton | Danny Cox (PG), Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF) Russell Stevens, William Parr, Travis Thomas | |
| 05:17 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the 3 from straight away | 24-10 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | The rebound goes to David Harris | 24-10 |
| 04:55 | Dayton | Byron Hairston is called for the reach on Danny Cox - foul #1 on Byron Hairston, team foul #6 | 24-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (PF) Byron Hairston | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Eastham (C) David Harris | |
| 04:36 | Dayton | Andrew Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-10 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Ronald Langley snags the defensive board | 24-10 |
| 04:29 | Temple | Matt Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Langley | 27-10 |
| 04:18 | Dayton | Jason Logan is whistled for a carry | 27-10 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Ronald Langley is denied on a layup by William Eastham | 27-10 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Al Tabor grabs the offensive rebound | 27-10 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Charles Johnson's pass is intercepted by Derrick Sholes | 27-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Tabor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Danny Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derrick Sholes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Harris (fresh) PF - Jason Logan (fairly fresh) C - William Eastham (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Derrick Sholes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Harris | 27-13 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Al Tabor misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Harris - foul #1 on Andrew Harris, team foul #6 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Painter (PF), David Harris (C) Jason Logan, William Eastham | |
| 03:10 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 02:51 | Dayton | Danny Cox scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-16 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Matt Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-16 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Danny Cox misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-16 |
| 02:14 | Dayton | David Harris tips it in | 32-18 |
| 02:00 | Temple | Al Tabor connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Langley | 34-18 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Danny Cox is hacked by Matt Brooks during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Matt Brooks, team foul #7 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Al Tabor, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jason Logan (SG), Travis Thomas (PF) Derrick Sholes, Andrew Harris | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 01:35 | Dayton | Danny Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Charles Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Theriault | 36-20 |
| 01:11 | Dayton | Carl Painter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Travis Thomas grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 00:57 | Dayton | David Harris drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Piner - foul #1 on Robert Piner, team foul #8 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Russell Stevens (PG) Danny Cox | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | David Harris misses the free throw | 36-22 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Carl Painter is called for the reach on Robert Piner - foul #3 on Carl Painter, team foul #7 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | William Parr (SF), William Eastham (C) Carl Painter, David Harris | |
| 00:36 | Temple | Robert Piner misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 00:36 | Dayton | William Parr gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Russell Stevens is hacked by Jim Theriault - foul #1 on Jim Theriault, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derrick Sholes (SG), Andrew Harris (SF) Jason Logan, William Parr | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Russell Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Russell Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 36-24 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Travis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |