| Lineup | Temple | PG - Luke Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Neil Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sergei Zoebisch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ron Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Robert Lambert inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by George Richardson - foul #3 on George Richardson, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ellis Driver (C) George Richardson | |
| 19:52 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:52 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:49 | UMass | William Smith loses the dribble to John Johnson in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 19:48 | Temple | Robert Lambert lays it in on a great pass from John Johnson | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Ellis Driver can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sergei Zoebisch - foul #2 on Sergei Zoebisch, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Ellis Driver misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Ellis Driver makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Temple | John Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Ron Yates gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Luke Armstrong gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 30-33 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Ellis Driver gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (PG), Patrick Stapleton (SG), Dennis Mayfield (SF), Julio Villa (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Luke Armstrong, John Johnson, Robert Lambert, Neil Jeanbaptiste, Sergei Zoebisch | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Denton (PF), Peter Cheesman (C) Ron Yates, Ellis Driver | |
| 18:14 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 30-35 |
| 17:58 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Mayfield | 30-35 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 17:41 | UMass | William Smith grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 17:36 | UMass | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Buster Jackson - foul #1 on Buster Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin Borelli (PG), Neil Marinez (SF) Dikembe Akimseu, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| 17:36 | UMass | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:36 | UMass | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:17 | Temple | Neil Marinez is called for the reach on Dennis Mayfield - foul #2 on Neil Marinez, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Luke Armstrong (PG) Buster Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Ron Yates (PF) William Smith | |
| 17:05 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Borelli - foul #3 on Edwin Borelli, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Babcock (SG) Edwin Borelli | |
| 17:05 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:05 | UMass | Peter Cheesman snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:00 | UMass | Luke Armstrong is called for the reach on Neil Marinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luke Armstrong, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (SG), Robert Lambert (SF) Dennis Mayfield, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:43 | UMass | Ron Yates is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Neil Marinez | 31-38 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton is fouled on the floor by Glenn Denton - foul #2 on Glenn Denton, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste (PF), Boris Piontkowski (C) Patrick Stapleton, Julio Villa | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SF), Ellis Driver (C) Glenn Denton, Peter Cheesman | |
| 16:21 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ellis Driver - foul #2 on Ellis Driver, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch (C) Boris Piontkowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu (PG) Nicholas Babcock | |
| 16:21 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Ron Yates gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu is fouled in the backcourt by Sergei Zoebisch - foul #3 on Sergei Zoebisch, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Sergei Zoebisch | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:14 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Neil Marinez and the foul's on Robert Lambert - foul #3 on Robert Lambert, team foul #6 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Temple | George Miller (SF) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:14 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelaziz | 31-40 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Luke Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #6 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (PG), Dennis Mayfield (SG), Sergei Zoebisch (C) Luke Armstrong, John Johnson, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UMass | William Smith (SG), George Richardson (C) Neil Marinez, Ron Yates | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Buster Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sergei Zoebisch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ellis Driver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Mayfield | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Sergei Zoebisch is called for the reach on George Richardson - foul #4 on Sergei Zoebisch, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Stapleton (SG), Robert Lambert (SF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Dennis Mayfield, George Miller, Sergei Zoebisch | |
| Subs | UMass | Ron Yates (PF) Ellis Driver | |
| 15:25 | UMass | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 15:25 | UMass | George Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:59 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz drills a shot from the baseline set up by Neil Jeanbaptiste and he's hacked by George Richardson - foul #4 on George Richardson, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Luke Armstrong (PG) Neil Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin Borelli (PG), Neil Marinez (SF), Glenn Denton (PF), Peter Cheesman (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Ron Yates, George Richardson | |
| 14:59 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:42 | UMass | William Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Buster Jackson - foul #2 on Buster Jackson, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (SG), Julio Villa (C) Buster Jackson, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:42 | UMass | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:42 | UMass | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:42 | Temple | The rebound goes to Patrick Stapleton | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Edwin Borelli is called for the reach on Patrick Stapleton - foul #4 on Edwin Borelli, team foul #8 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Mayfield (SF) Robert Lambert | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Babcock (SG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SF) Edwin Borelli, William Smith | |
| 14:24 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste (PF) Patrick Stapleton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:02 | Temple | Julio Villa misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #9 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Temple | George Miller (PG) Luke Armstrong | |
| Subs | UMass | Ellis Driver (PF) Glenn Denton | |
| 14:02 | Temple | Julio Villa makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:02 | Temple | Julio Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 13:42 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Cheesman | 40-43 |
| 13:34 | UMass | Peter Cheesman is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 13:33 | Temple | George Miller snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:25 | Temple | George Miller knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Neil Jeanbaptiste | 42-43 |
| 13:16 | UMass | Peter Cheesman knocks in the runner from the right block | 42-45 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Cheesman - foul #1 on Peter Cheesman, team foul #10 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Luke Armstrong (PG), Robert Lambert (SF), Patrick Stapleton (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) George Miller, John Johnson, Neil Jeanbaptiste, Julio Villa | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu (PG), William Smith (SG), Ron Yates (PF) Neil Marinez, Nicholas Babcock, Peter Cheesman | |
| 13:07 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Ron Yates snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:50 | UMass | Ron Yates banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 43-47 |
| 12:32 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (SG) Dennis Mayfield | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Denton (SF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| 12:11 | UMass | Glenn Denton loses the dribble to Robert Lambert | 43-47 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Robert Lambert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:55 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelaziz | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Luke Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buster Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Stapleton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Denton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ellis Driver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Armstrong | 46-47 |
| 11:37 | UMass | Buster Jackson is called for the reach on William Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buster Jackson, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (SG), George Miller (SF), Neil Jeanbaptiste (PF), Boris Piontkowski (C) Luke Armstrong, Robert Lambert, Patrick Stapleton, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UMass | Neil Marinez (SF) Ron Yates | |
| 11:37 | UMass | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:37 | UMass | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Lambert (SF) Buster Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Nicholas Babcock (SG), Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SF), Ron Yates (PF), Peter Cheesman (C) Dikembe Akimseu, William Smith, Glenn Denton, Ellis Driver | |
| 10:54 | UMass | The jump hook by Peter Cheesman is blocked by Neil Jeanbaptiste | 46-49 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Neil Marinez can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 10:51 | UMass | Peter Cheesman tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste drills a jump hook from the right block | 48-51 |
| 10:06 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Robert Lambert grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 09:42 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Jeanbaptiste | 48-51 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Robert Lambert buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 51-51 |
| 09:13 | UMass | Boris Piontkowski steals it from Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 51-51 |
| 09:00 | Temple | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 08:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Cheesman | 51-51 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Neil Marinez is hacked by George Miller - foul #2 on George Miller, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Luke Armstrong (PG), Patrick Stapleton (SG), Dennis Mayfield (SF), Julio Villa (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) George Miller, John Johnson, Robert Lambert, Neil Jeanbaptiste, Boris Piontkowski | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu (PG), William Smith (SG), Glenn Denton (PF), Ellis Driver (C) Nicholas Babcock, Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Ron Yates, Peter Cheesman | |
| 08:42 | UMass | Neil Marinez makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | UMass | Neil Marinez misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akimseu | 51-52 |
| 08:25 | UMass | Neil Marinez misses the fadeaway in the paint | 51-52 |
| 08:24 | UMass | Glenn Denton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:09 | UMass | Neil Marinez connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield loses the dribble to Dikembe Akimseu | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | UMass | William Smith banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Luke Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Stapleton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julio Villa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Marinez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Glenn Denton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Driver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-57 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (PG), John Johnson (SG), Neil Jeanbaptiste (PF), Sergei Zoebisch (C) Luke Armstrong, Dennis Mayfield, Julio Villa, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SF), Ron Yates (PF), George Richardson (C) Neil Marinez, Glenn Denton, Ellis Driver | |
| 06:52 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Patrick Stapleton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:37 | UMass | William Smith makes the 3 from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 06:28 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Neil Jeanbaptiste takes the ball from Dikembe Akimseu | 55-60 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Buster Jackson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Johnson | 57-60 |
| 05:17 | UMass | George Richardson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 57-63 |
| 04:56 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch loses the ball out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Luke Armstrong (PG), George Miller (SF), Julio Villa (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Buster Jackson, Patrick Stapleton, Neil Jeanbaptiste, Sergei Zoebisch | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin Borelli (PG), Nicholas Babcock (SG), Glenn Denton (PF), Peter Cheesman (C) Dikembe Akimseu, William Smith, Ron Yates, George Richardson | |
| 04:36 | UMass | Luke Armstrong takes the ball from Peter Cheesman | 57-63 |
| 04:32 | Temple | John Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Luke Armstrong | 59-63 |
| 04:17 | UMass | Peter Cheesman knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Nicholas Babcock and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Mayfield (SG), Robert Lambert (SF) John Johnson, George Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | Ron Yates (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| 04:17 | UMass | Peter Cheesman makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Peter Cheesman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:44 | UMass | Ron Yates misses short on an open shot from the right block | 59-66 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Dikembe Abdelaziz pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Luke Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julio Villa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin Borelli (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Babcock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Denton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Yates (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Cheesman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Temple | Nicholas Babcock is called for the reach on Dennis Mayfield - foul #1 on Nicholas Babcock, team foul #12 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch (C) Julio Villa | |
| Subs | UMass | William Smith (SG) Nicholas Babcock | |
| 03:38 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Dennis Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 03:27 | UMass | William Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Edwin Borelli | 61-68 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Luke Armstrong makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Edwin Borelli is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Denton | 64-70 |
| 02:28 | Temple | Luke Armstrong misses badly on a floater from the left side | 64-70 |
| 02:27 | UMass | Ron Yates pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:27 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (SG), Patrick Stapleton (PF), Julio Villa (C) Dennis Mayfield, Dikembe Abdelaziz, Sergei Zoebisch | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu (PG), Neil Marinez (SF), Ellis Driver (PF), George Richardson (C) Edwin Borelli, Glenn Denton, Ron Yates, Peter Cheesman | |
| 02:14 | UMass | William Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-70 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Ellis Driver can't tip it in | 64-70 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Julio Villa snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (SG), Neil Jeanbaptiste (PF), Sergei Zoebisch (C) Buster Jackson, Patrick Stapleton, Julio Villa | |
| Subs | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (SF), Glenn Denton (PF) Neil Marinez, Ellis Driver | |
| 01:50 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Glenn Denton - foul #3 on Glenn Denton, team foul #13 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ron Yates (PF) Glenn Denton | |
| 01:50 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:33 | UMass | George Richardson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Smith | 66-73 |
| 01:23 | Temple | Neil Jeanbaptiste lays it in | 68-73 |
| 01:17 | UMass | George Richardson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ron Yates | 68-75 |
| 00:56 | Temple | William Smith steals it from John Johnson | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Luke Armstrong is called for the reach on Dikembe Akimseu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luke Armstrong, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Glenn Denton (PF) Ron Yates | |
| 00:53 | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:53 | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Temple | Robert Lambert can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 00:48 | UMass | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UMass | William Smith is hacked by Luke Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luke Armstrong, team foul #13 | 68-76 |
| 00:45 | UMass | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:45 | UMass | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Robert Lambert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Luke Armstrong | 70-78 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #14 | 70-78 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Lambert | 70-79 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Dikembe Akimseu steps in front of the John Johnson pass | 70-79 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu lays it in | 70-81 |
| 00:21 | Temple | John Johnson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-81 |
| 00:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to Glenn Denton | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Dikembe Akimseu runs out the clock | 70-81 |