| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wendelberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 11 pts. C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Darnell Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Porter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Frederick Ross inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly is fouled on the floor by Paul Melchor - foul #1 on Paul Melchor, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Randall Tardiff (C) Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Robert Patton makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Gregory Webb hits a fadeaway in the lane | 39-38 |
| 19:00 | Niagara | Frederick Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:59 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:34 | Niagara | Robert Patton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 18:33 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly tips it home | 39-40 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Randall Tardiff is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Kelly - foul #1 on Joseph Kelly, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (SG), Clifford Houck (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Francis Davis, Sean Wendelberger, Randall Tardiff | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Wehner (SG), Louis Zeegers (SF), Anthony Spencer (PF), Todd Overton (C) Robert Patton, Frederick Ross, Kent Porter, Joseph Kelly | |
| 18:08 | Temple | Wilson Jennings hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Webb | 41-40 |
| 17:50 | Niagara | Louis Zeegers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darnell Hill | 41-42 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-42 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Anthony Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:20 | Niagara | Gregory Webb steals it from Anthony Spencer | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Temple | Gregory Webb banks in the layup | 43-42 |
| 16:53 | Niagara | Anthony Spencer's pass is intercepted by Clifford Houck | 43-42 |
| 16:32 | Temple | Wilson Jennings is hacked by Anthony Spencer - foul #2 on Anthony Spencer, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG), Sean Wendelberger (SF), Carl Oliver (PF), Randall Tardiff (C) David Allen, Clifford Houck, Wilson Jennings, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Patton (SG), Frederick Ross (SF), Kent Porter (PF), Joseph Kelly (C) Willy Wehner, Louis Zeegers, Anthony Spencer, Todd Overton | |
| 16:12 | Temple | Francis Davis blows the dunk | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Niagara | Robert Patton gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Frederick Ross misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-42 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Gregory Webb pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Webb (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wendelberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Oliver (fresh) C - Randall Tardiff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Darnell Hill (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Ross (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Porter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Temple | Gregory Webb clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:37 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Francis Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-42 |
| 15:27 | Temple | Francis Davis tips it home | 45-42 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Carl Oliver blocks the short jumper by Kent Porter | 45-42 |
| 15:08 | Niagara | Kent Porter tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 15:07 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:52 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Randall Tardiff connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Webb | 47-42 |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Frederick Ross misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Tardiff - foul #2 on Randall Tardiff, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (PG), Wilson Jennings (PF), Paul Melchor (C) Gregory Webb, Carl Oliver, Randall Tardiff | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Young (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), Christopher Nuzzo (PF) Darnell Hill, Robert Patton, Kent Porter | |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Frederick Ross makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | Niagara | Frederick Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Paul Melchor gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Paul Melchor misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-43 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Francis Davis hits the follow up shot | 49-43 |
| 13:52 | Niagara | Frederick Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 13:50 | Niagara | Christopher Nuzzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:39 | Niagara | Richard Young hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Mullen | 49-46 |
| 13:15 | Temple | David Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Webb (PG), Clifford Houck (SF) Francis Davis, Sean Wendelberger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Wehner (PG), Kent Porter (PF), Todd Overton (C) Frederick Ross, Christopher Nuzzo, Joseph Kelly | |
| 12:59 | Niagara | Kent Porter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willy Wehner | 49-48 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Wilson Jennings drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by Kent Porter - foul #3 on Kent Porter, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Sean Wendelberger (SF) Clifford Houck | |
| Subs | Niagara | Anthony Spencer (PF) Kent Porter | |
| 12:50 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:50 | Niagara | Anthony Spencer snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:46 | Niagara | Willy Wehner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Todd Overton blocks the short jumper by Wilson Jennings | 51-48 |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Willy Wehner gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:12 | Niagara | Robert Mullen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Wilson Jennings is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG), Clifford Houck (SF) David Allen, Sean Wendelberger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis Zeegers (SF), Kent Porter (PF), Joseph Kelly (C) Richard Young, Anthony Spencer, Todd Overton | |
| 11:36 | Niagara | Robert Mullen loses the dribble to Paul Melchor | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Webb (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Houck (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) 15 pts. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Willy Wehner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Zeegers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kent Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Temple | Joseph Kelly is called for the reach on Francis Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Kelly, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (SG), Sean Wendelberger (SF) Francis Davis, Clifford Houck | |
| Subs | Niagara | Darnell Hill (PG), Christopher Nuzzo (C) Willy Wehner, Joseph Kelly | |
| 11:20 | Temple | Kent Porter is called for the reach on Wilson Jennings - foul #4 on Kent Porter, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Patton (SG), Joseph Kelly (C) Robert Mullen, Kent Porter | |
| 10:54 | Temple | Gregory Webb hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Allen | 53-48 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Louis Zeegers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG), Clifford Houck (SF) David Allen, Sean Wendelberger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Young (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), Anthony Spencer (PF) Darnell Hill, Robert Patton, Christopher Nuzzo | |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Louis Zeegers makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Louis Zeegers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Melchor | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Francis Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Anthony Spencer scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Mullen | 55-51 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Francis Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Gregory Webb | 57-51 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Robert Mullen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Mullen - foul #4 on Robert Mullen, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (PG), Sean Wendelberger (SF), Randall Tardiff (C) Gregory Webb, Clifford Houck, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Patton (SG), Frederick Ross (SF), Todd Overton (PF) Robert Mullen, Louis Zeegers, Joseph Kelly | |
| 09:21 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:02 | Niagara | Wilson Jennings takes the ball from Frederick Ross | 58-54 |
| 09:00 | Temple | David Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Young - foul #4 on Richard Young, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Webb (PG) Francis Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Wehner (PG) Richard Young | |
| 09:00 | Temple | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:00 | Niagara | Todd Overton snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | Anthony Spencer's floater is tipped away by Wilson Jennings | 58-54 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Melchor (C) Randall Tardiff | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joseph Kelly (C) Anthony Spencer | |
| 08:32 | Niagara | Frederick Ross misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-54 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Frederick Ross is called for the reach on Sean Wendelberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Ross, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG) Gregory Webb | |
| Subs | Niagara | Darnell Hill (PG) Robert Patton | |
| 08:27 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Sean Wendelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Wilson Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Paul Melchor scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 07:39 | Niagara | Todd Overton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-54 |
| 07:38 | Temple | Paul Melchor snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Allen (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Francis Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Wendelberger (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Melchor (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Darnell Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willy Wehner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Overton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Temple | Paul Melchor buries a turnaround from close range | 63-54 |
| 06:48 | Niagara | Darnell Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by Todd Overton - foul #2 on Todd Overton, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Webb (PG), Clifford Houck (SG), Randall Tardiff (C) David Allen, Francis Davis, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Young (PG), Robert Mullen (SG), Robert Patton (SF), Kent Porter (PF), Christopher Nuzzo (C) Darnell Hill, Willy Wehner, Frederick Ross, Todd Overton, Joseph Kelly | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:30 | Niagara | Kent Porter hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Nuzzo and he's hacked by Wilson Jennings - foul #3 on Wilson Jennings, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| 06:30 | Niagara | Kent Porter makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| 06:18 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the turnaround in the lane | 66-57 |
| 06:17 | Niagara | Robert Patton pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:13 | Niagara | Richard Young buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Mullen | 66-60 |
| 05:55 | Temple | Wilson Jennings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 66-60 |
| 05:53 | Niagara | Richard Young gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Robert Patton is fouled on the floor by Wilson Jennings - foul #4 on Wilson Jennings, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG), Paul Melchor (C) Sean Wendelberger, Randall Tardiff | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis Zeegers (SF), Anthony Spencer (C) Robert Patton, Christopher Nuzzo | |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Kent Porter clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 66-60 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Clifford Houck grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Francis Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (SG) Francis Davis | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Richard Young can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Allen - foul #3 on David Allen, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Sean Wendelberger (SF), Randall Tardiff (C) Clifford Houck, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Richard Young makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Richard Young misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Wilson Jennings throws it down | 68-61 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Kent Porter misses short on a jumper from the left block | 68-61 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Wilson Jennings snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Kent Porter steals it from Wilson Jennings | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Webb (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Allen (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Wendelberger (very tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (tired) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Randall Tardiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Richard Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Mullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Louis Zeegers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kent Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Spencer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Robert Mullen is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #4 on David Allen, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG), Clifford Houck (SF), Carl Oliver (PF), Paul Melchor (C) David Allen, Sean Wendelberger, Wilson Jennings, Randall Tardiff | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Wehner (PG), Frederick Ross (SF), Christopher Nuzzo (C) Richard Young, Louis Zeegers, Anthony Spencer | |
| 03:17 | Niagara | Robert Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Melchor | 68-61 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Paul Melchor drills a floater in the lane set up by Gregory Webb | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Frederick Ross loses the dribble to Carl Oliver | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Paul Melchor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Nuzzo - foul #3 on Christopher Nuzzo, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Sean Wendelberger (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Clifford Houck, Carl Oliver | |
| Subs | Niagara | Darnell Hill (PG), Robert Patton (SF), Joseph Kelly (C) Robert Mullen, Frederick Ross, Christopher Nuzzo | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Paul Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Paul Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:59 | Niagara | Willy Wehner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-61 |
| 01:58 | Niagara | Darnell Hill misses the tip | 72-61 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Paul Melchor grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses long on a floater from close range | 72-61 |
| 01:31 | Niagara | Kent Porter snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:24 | Niagara | Darnell Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly misses the tip | 72-61 |
| 01:21 | Temple | Francis Davis pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:53 | Temple | Gregory Webb hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 00:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Willy Wehner | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Darnell Hill connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Patton | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Darnell Hill - foul #2 on Darnell Hill, team foul #11 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Clifford Houck (SF) Sean Wendelberger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Mullen (SG), Frederick Ross (SF) Willy Wehner, Robert Patton | |
| 00:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:37 | Niagara | Joseph Kelly is whistled for traveling | 74-63 |
| Subs | Temple | David Allen (SG), Carl Oliver (PF), Randall Tardiff (C) Francis Davis, Wilson Jennings, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willy Wehner (PG), Richard Young (SG), Robert Patton (SF), Anthony Spencer (PF), Todd Overton (C) Darnell Hill, Robert Mullen, Frederick Ross, Kent Porter, Joseph Kelly | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Temple | Randall Tardiff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Davis (SG) Gregory Webb | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:32 | Niagara | Willy Wehner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Overton | 74-63 |
| 00:29 | Niagara | Richard Young is whistled for traveling | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | Temple | David Allen runs out the clock | 74-63 |