| Lineup | Temple | PG - Adam Oliveri (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jose Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Cordon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Christopher Carson inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Temple | Adam Oliveri buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jose Vasquez | 23-19 |
| 19:18 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 19:16 | UMass | James Cordon snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 18:55 | UMass | James Cordon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-19 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Christopher Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Christopher Carson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 18:21 | UMass | James Cordon hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Walker and he's fouled by Edward O'Bannion - foul #1 on Edward O'Bannion, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 18:21 | UMass | James Cordon makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 17:52 | Temple | James Reeves is hacked by James Cordon - foul #2 on James Cordon, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 17:29 | Temple | James Reeves hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-22 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Charles Peasley pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:06 | UMass | James Cordon hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Dobbins | 25-24 |
| 16:50 | Temple | James Reeves buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Vasquez | 27-24 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Jose Vasquez steals it from James Dobbins | 27-24 |
| 16:04 | Temple | James Cordon steps in front of the Edward O'Bannion pass | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Adam Oliveri (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jose Vasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Carson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward O'Bannion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dobbins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UMass | James Cordon makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Walker | 27-27 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Christopher Carson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Vasquez | 30-27 |
| 15:02 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses long on a shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Edward O'Bannion snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Jose Vasquez knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-27 |
| 14:16 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Cordon | 33-29 |
| 13:54 | Temple | Jose Vasquez makes the floater from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 13:27 | UMass | James Cordon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Jose Vasquez grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 13:05 | Temple | James Reeves clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 13:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Gilberto Rodriguez | 35-29 |
| 12:35 | UMass | James Cordon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-29 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Edward O'Bannion grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Christopher Carson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Dobbins - foul #1 on James Dobbins, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Johnny Mayo (SG), James Rew (C) Gilberto Rodriguez, James Dobbins, James Cordon | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Christopher Carson misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Christopher Carson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:05 | UMass | James Rew gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 11:41 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-29 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Adam Oliveri pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Adam Oliveri (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Jose Vasquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Reeves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward O'Bannion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Rew (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Temple | Bruce Carlson steals it from Christopher Carson | 35-29 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-29 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Christopher Carson grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 10:42 | Temple | Stephen Walker picks off the pass by Jose Vasquez | 35-29 |
| 10:39 | UMass | Bruce Carlson can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Charles Peasley tips it in | 35-31 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Jose Vasquez is hacked by James Rew - foul #1 on James Rew, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Davis (SF), Todd Charles (C) Christopher Carson, Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), Daniel Franklin (PF) Johnny Mayo, Charles Peasley | |
| 09:51 | Temple | Jose Vasquez drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 09:31 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Todd Charles gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Adam Oliveri makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jose Vasquez - foul #2 on Jose Vasquez, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward O'Bannion (C) Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (SF), Charles Peasley (C) Stephen Walker, James Rew | |
| 08:44 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 08:44 | Temple | James Reeves gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 08:19 | Temple | James Reeves knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Thomas Davis | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:08 | UMass | Bruce Carlson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gilberto Rodriguez | 42-34 |
| 07:48 | Temple | James Reeves hits the finger roll set up by Jose Vasquez | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Daniel Franklin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Carson (SF) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), Johnny Mayo (SG), James Dobbins (SF), James Cordon (C) Bruce Carlson, Gilberto Rodriguez, Joseph White, Daniel Franklin | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Adam Oliveri (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Jose Vasquez (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Reeves (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward O'Bannion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Stephen Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Peasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Cordon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:05 | Temple | James Reeves clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 44-34 |
| 07:04 | UMass | James Cordon gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Edward O'Bannion takes the ball from James Dobbins | 44-34 |
| 06:32 | Temple | James Cordon picks off the pass by James Reeves | 44-34 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Johnny Mayo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Adam Oliveri snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 05:43 | Temple | James Dobbins steals the ball from James Reeves | 44-34 |
| 05:38 | UMass | Charles Peasley blows the layup | 44-34 |
| 05:36 | UMass | James Dobbins grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | UMass | Johnny Mayo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Charles Peasley snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 05:13 | UMass | James Cordon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Walker | 44-37 |
| 04:49 | Temple | James Dobbins takes the ball from James Reeves | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | UMass | James Dobbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Todd Charles (C) Edward O'Bannion | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Carlson (PG), Gilberto Rodriguez (SG), Daniel Franklin (PF) Johnny Mayo, James Dobbins, Charles Peasley | |
| 04:13 | Temple | Jose Vasquez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 04:11 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Charles | 44-37 |
| 03:53 | Temple | Adam Oliveri misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Todd Charles misses the tip | 44-37 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Daniel Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 03:27 | UMass | Bruce Carlson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 03:26 | UMass | James Cordon tips it in | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Adam Oliveri (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Jose Vasquez (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Reeves (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Charles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bruce Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Walker (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. PF - Daniel Franklin (fresh) C - James Cordon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Temple | James Reeves comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Franklin - foul #2 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Davis (SF), Edward O'Bannion (C) Christopher Carson, Todd Charles | |
| Subs | UMass | James Dobbins (SF), Charles Peasley (PF), James Rew (C) Stephen Walker, Daniel Franklin, James Cordon | |
| 03:08 | Temple | James Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:08 | Temple | James Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:47 | UMass | James Reeves takes the ball from Charles Peasley | 45-39 |
| 02:23 | Temple | James Reeves comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Jose Vasquez grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Jose Vasquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Carson (SF) James Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:57 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-39 |
| Subs | Temple | James Reeves (PF) Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | UMass | Stephen Walker (PG), James Cordon (C) Bruce Carlson, James Rew | |
| 01:47 | UMass | James Cordon misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Edward O'Bannion - foul #2 on Edward O'Bannion, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 01:47 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:47 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Christopher Carson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Jose Vasquez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 01:41 | Temple | Edward O'Bannion snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Stephen Walker steals the ball from Edward O'Bannion | 45-39 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Walker | 45-41 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Edward O'Bannion is hacked by James Cordon - foul #3 on James Cordon, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Christopher Carson lays it in | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UMass | James Cordon is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Davis (PF) James Reeves | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jose Vasquez is hacked by Gilberto Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilberto Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jose Vasquez misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Charles Peasley gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 00:18 | UMass | James Cordon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 00:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 47-41 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Stephen Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Walker, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Thomas Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Thomas Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Gilberto Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 00:08 | UMass | James Cordon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Cordon, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Adam Oliveri runs out the clock | 48-41 |