| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fresh) SG - Danial Maynard (fresh) SF - Scott Guffey (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fresh) C - Fred Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Mills (fresh) SG - Jeff McCullan (fresh) SF - Kevin West (fresh) PF - John Dean (fresh) C - Matthew Hill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Fred Norman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Danial Maynard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Kevin West jams it on a great pass from Jeff McCullan | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Temple | Scott Guffey is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin West - foul #1 on Kevin West, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Temple | Danial Maynard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | New Orleans | Jeff McCullan gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | John Dean blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | New Orleans | John Dean tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Temple | Matthew Hill is called for the reach on Mike Mitchell - foul #1 on Matthew Hill, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (PG), Matthew Hill (SF), Clarence Betts (PF), John Deatherage (C) William Mills, Kevin West, John Dean, Matthew Hill | |
| 17:32 | Temple | Abraham Granberg misses long on a floater from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:30 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Matthew Hill | 3-4 |
| 17:25 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Mike Mitchell snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Danial Maynard is fouled on the floor by Clarence Betts - foul #1 on Clarence Betts, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Shearer (SF), Lenny Albritton (C) Scott Guffey, Fred Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Mills (PG) Jeff McCullan | |
| 16:34 | Temple | Mike Mitchell drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Abraham Granberg and he's fouled by Clarence Betts - foul #2 on Clarence Betts, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin West (SF) Clarence Betts | |
| 16:34 | Temple | Mike Mitchell makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:18 | New Orleans | William Mills is hacked by Abraham Granberg - foul #1 on Abraham Granberg, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alfred Cracraft (PF) John Deatherage | |
| 15:55 | New Orleans | Alfred Cracraft misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Alfred Cracraft snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danial Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Shearer (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Mills (fresh) SG - Jack Bisson (fresh) SF - Kevin West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Cracraft (fresh) C - Matthew Hill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:37 | Temple | Lenny Albritton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Mike Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Abraham Granberg | 8-4 |
| 15:06 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill double dribbles | 8-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Guffey (SF), Fred Norman (C) Michael Shearer, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu (PG), Jeff McCullan (SG), John Dean (PF), Matthew Hill (C) William Mills, Jack Bisson, Alfred Cracraft, Matthew Hill | |
| 15:01 | Temple | Abraham Granberg is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abraham Granberg, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (PG) Abraham Granberg | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 14:52 | New Orleans | Kevin West connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Dean | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Danial Maynard misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 14:33 | New Orleans | Kevin West gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | New Orleans | Kevin West misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Scott Guffey - foul #1 on Scott Guffey, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (PG) Shawn Coutu | |
| 14:15 | New Orleans | Kevin West misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:15 | New Orleans | Kevin West makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Temple | Danial Maynard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeff McCullan - foul #1 on Jeff McCullan, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alfred Cracraft (SF) Kevin West | |
| 14:02 | Temple | Danial Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Temple | Danial Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:40 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff McCullan | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | Temple | Christopher Kelly is hacked by Jack Bisson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Bisson, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Mills (PG) Jack Bisson | |
| 13:19 | Temple | Matthew Hill blocks the short jumper by Fred Norman | 9-9 |
| 13:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Alfred Cracraft | 9-9 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | John Dean misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Danial Maynard - foul #1 on Danial Maynard, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Shearer (SF), Lenny Albritton (C) Scott Guffey, Fred Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Deatherage (C) Matthew Hill | |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | John Dean makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | New Orleans | John Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Lenny Albritton grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Temple | Mike Mitchell drills a floater from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | New Orleans | William Mills misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Temple | Lenny Albritton snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Temple | Danial Maynard's pass is intercepted by Jeff McCullan in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 12:19 | New Orleans | Michael Shearer steals the ball from John Dean | 11-10 |
| 12:00 | Temple | John Deatherage denies the turnaround by Mike Mitchell | 11-10 |
| 11:59 | Temple | Michael Shearer tips it home | 13-10 |
| 11:44 | New Orleans | William Mills loses the dribble to Mike Mitchell | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Christopher Kelly (fairly fresh) SG - Danial Maynard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Shearer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Mills (fairly fresh) SG - Jeff McCullan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Cracraft (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Dean (tiring) 3 pts. C - John Deatherage (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Temple | Christopher Kelly clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Mills - foul #1 on William Mills, team foul #7 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Freddie Leonard (SG), Scott Guffey (SF), Curtis Wilkins (PF), Fred Norman (C) Danial Maynard, Michael Shearer, Mike Mitchell, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (PG), Shawn Coutu (SG), Kevin West (SF), Matthew Hill (PF), Matthew Hill (C) William Mills, Jeff McCullan, Alfred Cracraft, John Dean, John Deatherage | |
| 11:17 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:17 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Freddie Leonard is called for the reach on Shawn Coutu - foul #1 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| 10:51 | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Matthew Hill swats the layup by Fred Norman | 15-13 |
| 10:24 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:12 | New Orleans | Kevin West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Freddie Leonard travels in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Danial Maynard (SG), Michael Shearer (SF) Freddie Leonard, Scott Guffey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 09:47 | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu misses badly on a floater from the left side | 15-13 |
| 09:45 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Kelly | 18-15 |
| 09:04 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill misses short on a jumper in the paint | 18-15 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Curtis Wilkins grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Fred Norman knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Matthew Hill - foul #1 on Matthew Hill, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Freddie Leonard (SG), Scott Guffey (SF), Mike Mitchell (PF) Christopher Kelly, Michael Shearer, Curtis Wilkins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Mills (PG), Jeff McCullan (SG), John Dean (PF), John Deatherage (C) Jack Bisson, Shawn Coutu, Matthew Hill, Matthew Hill | |
| 08:34 | Temple | Fred Norman makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:21 | New Orleans | John Dean misses badly on a runner from the left block | 21-15 |
| 08:19 | New Orleans | John Deatherage tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Danial Maynard is hacked by Jeff McCullan - foul #2 on Jeff McCullan, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Lenny Albritton (C) Fred Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (SG), Alfred Cracraft (PF) Jeff McCullan, John Dean | |
| 07:50 | Temple | Danial Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Danial Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 07:50 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Alfred Cracraft | 22-17 |
| 07:33 | New Orleans | John Deatherage comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 22-17 |
| 07:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Scott Guffey | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Danial Maynard (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Freddie Leonard (fresh) SF - Scott Guffey (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Mills (fresh) SG - Jack Bisson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Cracraft (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Deatherage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Lenny Albritton hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Danial Maynard | 24-17 |
| 06:53 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson drills a 3 from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Danial Maynard is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Cracraft - foul #1 on Alfred Cracraft, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (PG), Michael Shearer (SF) Freddie Leonard, Scott Guffey | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu (SG), John Dean (PF), Matthew Hill (C) Jack Bisson, Alfred Cracraft, John Deatherage | |
| 06:48 | Temple | Danial Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Danial Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:34 | New Orleans | William Mills misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Lenny Albritton snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Lenny Albritton is open and buries a shot from the right side | 28-20 |
| 05:50 | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Mike Mitchell snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Christopher Kelly is fouled on the floor by John Dean - foul #1 on John Dean, team foul #11 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Freddie Leonard (SG), Curtis Wilkins (PF), Fred Norman (C) Danial Maynard, Mike Mitchell, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (PG), Matthew Hill (SF), Alfred Cracraft (PF) William Mills, Kevin West, John Dean | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:08 | New Orleans | Alfred Cracraft lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Bisson | 30-22 |
| 05:06 | Temple | Jack Bisson picks off the pass by Freddie Leonard in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 05:04 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson misses the lay-in | 30-22 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Michael Shearer gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Michael Shearer comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 30-22 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Michael Shearer tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 04:24 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson is hacked by Christopher Kelly - foul #1 on Christopher Kelly, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Guffey (SF) Curtis Wilkins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | William Mills (PG), Kevin West (SF), John Dean (PF), John Deatherage (C) Shawn Coutu, Matthew Hill, Alfred Cracraft, Matthew Hill | |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | New Orleans | William Mills snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | William Mills buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Bisson and he's hacked by Freddie Leonard - foul #2 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Abraham Granberg (PG), Mike Mitchell (PF) Christopher Kelly, Michael Shearer | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeff McCullan (SG), Clarence Betts (PF) Jack Bisson, John Dean | |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | William Mills misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | Kevin West grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Jeff McCullan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Freddie Leonard - foul #3 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Danial Maynard (SG), Lenny Albritton (C) Freddie Leonard, Fred Norman | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Jeff McCullan makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:42 | New Orleans | Jeff McCullan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Abraham Granberg is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Danial Maynard | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Abraham Granberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danial Maynard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Guffey (fresh) PF - Mike Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - William Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff McCullan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin West (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Betts (fresh) C - John Deatherage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | New Orleans | William Mills connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff McCullan | 33-29 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Abraham Granberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 03:00 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin West | 33-29 |
| 02:36 | New Orleans | Clarence Betts loses the dribble to Mike Mitchell | 33-29 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Lenny Albritton buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Danial Maynard | 35-29 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | John Deatherage misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lenny Albritton - foul #1 on Lenny Albritton, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Kelly (SG), Michael Shearer (SF), Curtis Wilkins (PF), Fred Norman (C) Danial Maynard, Scott Guffey, Mike Mitchell, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jack Bisson (PG), Matthew Hill (SF), Alfred Cracraft (PF) William Mills, Kevin West, Clarence Betts | |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | John Deatherage misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:57 | New Orleans | John Deatherage makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Christopher Kelly is hacked by Jeff McCullan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff McCullan, team foul #12 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Shawn Coutu (SG), Matthew Hill (C) Jeff McCullan, John Deatherage | |
| 01:52 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:46 | New Orleans | Abraham Granberg picks off the pass by Jack Bisson in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Abraham Granberg misses the lay-in | 37-30 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Abraham Granberg gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Christopher Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 01:14 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Matthew Hill | 37-30 |
| 01:10 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Cracraft | 37-33 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Christopher Kelly is fouled on the floor by Shawn Coutu - foul #1 on Shawn Coutu, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | John Dean (PF) Matthew Hill | |
| 00:49 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Christopher Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill is fouled on the floor by Abraham Granberg - foul #3 on Abraham Granberg, team foul #10 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Danial Maynard (SG), Scott Guffey (SF), Mike Mitchell (PF) Abraham Granberg, Michael Shearer, Curtis Wilkins | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clarence Betts (C) Alfred Cracraft | |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:23 | New Orleans | Matthew Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Fred Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Jack Bisson takes the ball from Fred Norman | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | New Orleans | Jack Bisson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-34 |