| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Starr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Buster Jackson (fresh) SF - Jamaal Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Piontkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ismael Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Vidaurri | 28-34 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Buster Jackson is hacked by Jerry Whitchurch - foul #1 on Jerry Whitchurch, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 19:06 | Temple | Buster Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Gauna - foul #1 on Larry Gauna, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Buster Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Buster Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Ismael Townsend denies the turnaround by Jamaal Walker | 29-34 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Larry Gauna hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Vidaurri | 29-36 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Larry Gauna clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-36 |
| 17:41 | Temple | Jamaal Walker pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:31 | Temple | Jamaal Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Starr | 32-36 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Buster Jackson takes the ball from Ismael Townsend | 32-36 |
| 16:44 | Temple | John Starr is fouled on the floor by Larry Gauna - foul #2 on Larry Gauna, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Fernandez (PG), Justin Meyer (SF), Sergei Zoebisch (PF), Luis Moran (C) John Starr, Jamaal Walker, Boris Piontkowski, Wayne Brandt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Larry Gauna, Ismael Townsend, Steven Taliaferro | |
| 16:33 | Temple | Luis Moran misses the driving attempt in the lane | 32-36 |
| 16:32 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch tips it home | 34-36 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Whitchurch | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Buster Jackson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Meyer (fresh) PF - Sergei Zoebisch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Moran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jose Fernandez | 36-39 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Temple | John Starr (PG), Vernon Hall (SG), Ariel Costa (SF) Jose Fernandez, Buster Jackson, Justin Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Michael Boulay, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 15:06 | Temple | Luis Moran drills a fadeaway from the right side | 38-39 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Boris Piontkowski (PF), Daniel Morris (C) Sergei Zoebisch, Luis Moran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Giron (SG), Don Knisely (C) Larry Gauna, Steven Taliaferro | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Hall picks off the pass by Mark Vidaurri | 38-39 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Ariel Costa blows the layup | 38-39 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Vernon Hall gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:14 | Temple | Joseph Giron is called for the reach on Vernon Hall - foul #1 on Joseph Giron, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Jamaal Walker (SF) Ariel Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Joseph Giron, Don Knisely | |
| 14:02 | Temple | Vernon Hall is hacked by Larry Gauna - foul #3 on Larry Gauna, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Fernandez (PG), Sergei Zoebisch (PF), Wayne Brandt (C) John Starr, Boris Piontkowski, Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Fann (PG), Edgar Brase (SF) Mark Vidaurri, Billy Robinson | |
| 13:45 | Temple | Jose Fernandez knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jamaal Walker | 40-39 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Larry Gauna | 40-41 |
| 13:09 | Temple | Jamaal Walker can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-41 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Jamaal Walker is called for the reach on Larry Gauna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamaal Walker, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Buster Jackson (SG), Justin Meyer (SF), Luis Moran (PF) Jose Fernandez, Vernon Hall, Jamaal Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Joseph Giron (SG), Billy Robinson (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Don Knisely (C) Christopher Fann, Larry Gauna, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend, Steven Taliaferro | |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Don Knisely is called for 3 seconds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | John Starr (PG), Daniel Morris (C) Sergei Zoebisch, Wayne Brandt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend (PF) Michael Boulay | |
| 12:36 | Temple | Joseph Giron is called for the reach on John Starr - foul #2 on Joseph Giron, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Michael Boulay (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Joseph Giron, Ismael Townsend, Don Knisely | |
| 12:23 | Temple | Justin Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Luis Moran swats the layup by Billy Robinson | 40-41 |
| 11:59 | Temple | Justin Meyer snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:43 | Temple | Michael Boulay steals the ball from Justin Meyer | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Starr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buster Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luis Moran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Gauna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Morris - foul #1 on Daniel Morris, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch (PG), Jose Fernandez (SG), Jamaal Walker (SF), Wayne Brandt (C) John Starr, Buster Jackson, Justin Meyer, Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF) Larry Gauna, Michael Boulay | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:24 | Temple | Wayne Brandt grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ismael Townsend - foul #2 on Ismael Townsend, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Vernon Hall (SG) Luis Moran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello (C) Steven Taliaferro | |
| 11:06 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend's floater is tipped away by Jamaal Walker | 42-41 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello tips it in | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Jamaal Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Jamaal Walker steals the ball from Jerry Whitchurch in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Jamaal Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Hall | 44-43 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Hall is called for the reach on Jerry Whitchurch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vernon Hall, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Temple | John Starr (PG), Buster Jackson (SG), Ariel Costa (SF), Boris Piontkowski (PF), Luis Moran (C) Jose Fernandez, Vernon Hall, Jamaal Walker, Sergei Zoebisch, Wayne Brandt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Steven Taliaferro (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Luis Moran - foul #1 on Luis Moran, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Knisely (C) Steven Taliaferro | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:14 | Temple | Luis Moran buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Ariel Costa is called for the reach on Ismael Townsend - foul #1 on Ariel Costa, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Jamaal Walker (SF), Daniel Morris (C) Ariel Costa, Luis Moran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Fann (PG), Joseph Giron (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Mark Vidaurri, Larry Gauna, Billy Robinson, Don Knisely | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro's floater is tipped away by Jamaal Walker | 46-45 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Daniel Morris grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:03 | Temple | John Starr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jamaal Walker | 48-45 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Jamaal Walker is called for the reach on Joseph Giron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamaal Walker, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Fernandez (PG), Sergei Zoebisch (PF), Wayne Brandt (C) John Starr, Boris Piontkowski, Daniel Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Billy Robinson (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) Christopher Fann, Edgar Brase, Ismael Townsend, Steven Taliaferro | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Joseph Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Jamaal Walker is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Vernon Hall (SG) Buster Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG) Joseph Giron | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Jamaal Walker steps in front of the Larry Gauna pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Wayne Brandt drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Fernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Hall (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jamaal Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Sergei Zoebisch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Vidaurri (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Gauna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Jamaal Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 06:53 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Vernon Hall scores on a runner from the left block | 54-50 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson lays it up and in set up by Larry Gauna | 54-52 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Vernon Hall is whistled for a carry | 54-52 |
| Subs | Temple | John Starr (PG), Buster Jackson (SG), Justin Meyer (SF), Boris Piontkowski (PF), Luis Moran (C) Jose Fernandez, Vernon Hall, Jamaal Walker, Sergei Zoebisch, Wayne Brandt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Ismael Townsend (PF), Steven Taliaferro (C) Larry Gauna, Michael Boulay, Mark Mazzariello | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Whitchurch | 54-54 |
| 04:58 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro lays it in | 54-56 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Luis Moran drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Starr | 56-56 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri is fouled in the backcourt by Buster Jackson - foul #2 on Buster Jackson, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Ariel Costa (SF) Justin Meyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Edgar Brase (SF) Jerry Whitchurch, Billy Robinson | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:01 | Temple | John Starr misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Vidaurri | 56-60 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski is hacked by Larry Gauna - foul #4 on Larry Gauna, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch (PG), Wayne Brandt (C) John Starr, Luis Moran | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Fann (PG), Joseph Giron (SG), Billy Robinson (SF) Mark Vidaurri, Larry Gauna, Edgar Brase | |
| 03:32 | Temple | Boris Piontkowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sergei Zoebisch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Buster Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ariel Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Piontkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Fann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Giron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ismael Townsend (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Taliaferro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Fann | 56-62 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Sergei Zoebisch knocks in the jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Boris Piontkowski picks off the pass by Joseph Giron | 58-62 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Ismael Townsend blocks the short jumper by Wayne Brandt | 58-62 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Boris Piontkowski swats the short shot by Billy Robinson | 58-62 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Wayne Brandt pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Ariel Costa jams it on a great pass from Boris Piontkowski | 60-62 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Steven Taliaferro travels in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| Subs | Temple | John Starr (PG), Jamaal Walker (SF) Sergei Zoebisch, Ariel Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri (PG), Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Mark Mazzariello (C) Christopher Fann, Joseph Giron, Steven Taliaferro | |
| 01:41 | Temple | Jamaal Walker buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Brandt | 62-62 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Ismael Townsend knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Billy Robinson | 62-64 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Jamaal Walker banks in the layup | 64-64 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | Temple | John Starr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello loses the ball out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Fernandez (SG) Buster Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Temple | Jamaal Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Vidaurri - foul #2 on Mark Vidaurri, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Jamaal Walker makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Jamaal Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mark Vidaurri clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Wayne Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Wayne Brandt is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Whitchurch - foul #2 on Jerry Whitchurch, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Wayne Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Wayne Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-64 |