| Lineup | Temple | PG - Raymundo Flores (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Freddie Leonard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Guffey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dennis Thrift (fresh) SG - Daren Accomando (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Blauvelt (fresh) C - Lonnie Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Scott Guffey inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Temple | Freddie Leonard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 19:35 | Temple | Raymundo Flores snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Lenny Albritton hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Lonnie Jackson - foul #1 on Lonnie Jackson, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Everly (PG) Raymundo Flores | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:17 | Temple | Lenny Albritton makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:00 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins's dunk attempt is rejected by Lenny Albritton | 29-24 |
| 18:59 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt misses the tip | 29-24 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Scott Guffey grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Peter Blauvelt picks off the pass by Robert Everly | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Daren Accomando can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 18:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Thrift | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift double dribbles | 29-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymundo Flores (PG), Alfredo Herrera (PF) Robert Everly, Fred Norman | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:27 | Temple | Dennis Thrift picks off the pass by Alfredo Herrera | 29-24 |
| 17:17 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Scott Guffey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Jenkins - foul #2 on Frederick Jenkins, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Everly (SG), Fred Norman (PF) Freddie Leonard, Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Simmons (SG), Michael Foster (C) Daren Accomando, Lonnie Jackson | |
| 16:56 | Temple | Scott Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:56 | Temple | Scott Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Robert Everly misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Lenny Albritton snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Scott Guffey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Raymundo Flores (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Everly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dennis Thrift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Blauvelt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Raymundo Flores - foul #1 on Raymundo Flores, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski (PG), Freddie Leonard (SG), Alfredo Herrera (SF) Raymundo Flores, Robert Everly, Scott Guffey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daren Accomando (SG), Lonnie Jackson (C) Frederick Jenkins, Peter Blauvelt | |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:31 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Foster | 31-28 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Daren Accomando shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Freddie Leonard - foul #2 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymundo Flores (PG), Scott Guffey (SF) Nicholas Garczynski, Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ken Bitner (PG) Dennis Thrift | |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Daren Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | Daren Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Fred Norman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Freddie Leonard | 33-30 |
| 14:46 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons's layup is rejected by Fred Norman | 33-30 |
| 14:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raymundo Flores | 33-30 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Freddie Leonard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Guffey | 36-30 |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Daren Accomando drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Alfred Simmons | 36-33 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Daren Accomando is called for the reach on Freddie Leonard - foul #1 on Daren Accomando, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski (PG), Alfredo Herrera (SF) Raymundo Flores, Scott Guffey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Thrift (PG), Frederick Jenkins (SF), Peter Blauvelt (PF), Cornelius Heidenreich (C) Ken Bitner, Alfred Simmons, Michael Foster, Lonnie Jackson | |
| 13:34 | Temple | Freddie Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | Cornelius Heidenreich grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:27 | Dayton | Daren Accomando can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:26 | Temple | Fred Norman grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:05 | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Heidenreich - foul #1 on Cornelius Heidenreich, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Guffey (SF) Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ken Bitner (SG) Daren Accomando | |
| 12:41 | Temple | Scott Guffey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Garczynski | 39-33 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Lenny Albritton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 39-35 |
| 11:59 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:52 | Dayton | Ken Bitner is called for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymundo Flores (PG), Alfredo Herrera (PF) Nicholas Garczynski, Fred Norman | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daren Accomando (SG), Lonnie Jackson (C) Dennis Thrift, Cornelius Heidenreich | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Raymundo Flores (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Freddie Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfredo Herrera (fresh) C - Lenny Albritton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ken Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daren Accomando (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Blauvelt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Temple | Alfredo Herrera buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Freddie Leonard | 41-35 |
| 11:15 | Dayton | Daren Accomando evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Alfredo Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:53 | Temple | Scott Guffey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:31 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daren Accomando out of a doubleteam | 41-38 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Raymundo Flores is hacked by Ken Bitner - foul #1 on Ken Bitner, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Everly (SG), Fred Norman (PF) Scott Guffey, Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Thrift (PG), Alfred Simmons (SG), Michael Foster (SF), Paul Green (PF) Ken Bitner, Daren Accomando, Frederick Jenkins, Peter Blauvelt | |
| 09:41 | Temple | Alfred Simmons picks off the pass by Lenny Albritton | 41-38 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons is fouled on the floor by Robert Everly - foul #1 on Robert Everly, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski (PG), Scott Guffey (SF) Raymundo Flores, Freddie Leonard | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Fred Norman grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Lenny Albritton buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Everly | 43-38 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Lonnie Jackson tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Scott Guffey connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Garczynski | 45-40 |
| 08:09 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymundo Flores (PG), Freddie Leonard (SG) Nicholas Garczynski, Robert Everly | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daren Accomando (SG), Frederick Jenkins (SF), Peter Blauvelt (PF) Alfred Simmons, Paul Green, Lonnie Jackson | |
| 07:44 | Temple | Fred Norman is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Raymundo Flores (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Freddie Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dennis Thrift (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daren Accomando (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Blauvelt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Foster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Dayton | Daren Accomando makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Blauvelt | 45-43 |
| 07:11 | Temple | Scott Guffey comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 45-43 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Lenny Albritton grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Lenny Albritton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Foster - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Alfredo Herrera (SF) Scott Guffey | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ken Bitner (PG), Cornelius Heidenreich (C) Dennis Thrift, Michael Foster | |
| 06:55 | Temple | Lenny Albritton makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Lenny Albritton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Lenny Albritton - foul #3 on Lenny Albritton, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Guffey (SF) Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins misses the 3rd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Lenny Albritton pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Lenny Albritton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Fred Norman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Scott Guffey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Scott Guffey gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:25 | Temple | Raymundo Flores misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ken Bitner - foul #2 on Ken Bitner, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Alfredo Herrera (SF), Michael Harewood (C) Scott Guffey, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Dennis Thrift (PG), Lonnie Jackson (C) Ken Bitner, Cornelius Heidenreich | |
| 05:25 | Temple | Raymundo Flores misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:25 | Temple | Raymundo Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:09 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift hits a wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Daren Accomando | 47-46 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Alfredo Herrera connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Frederick Jenkins - foul #3 on Frederick Jenkins, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski (PG), Lenny Albritton (C) Raymundo Flores, Michael Harewood | |
| Subs | Dayton | Alfred Simmons (SG) Daren Accomando | |
| 04:46 | Temple | Alfredo Herrera makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Fred Norman - foul #1 on Fred Norman, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Guffey (SF) Alfredo Herrera | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ken Bitner (SG), Michael Foster (PF) Frederick Jenkins, Peter Blauvelt | |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons scores on a shot from the right block | 50-48 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Fred Norman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Nicholas Garczynski can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Scott Guffey can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 03:53 | Dayton | Lonnie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:47 | Dayton | Alfred Simmons is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Garczynski - foul #1 on Nicholas Garczynski, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymundo Flores (PG), Michael Harewood (C) Nicholas Garczynski, Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Harewood - foul #1 on Michael Harewood, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Lenny Albritton (C) Michael Harewood | |
| Subs | Dayton | Daren Accomando (SG), Frederick Jenkins (SF), Peter Blauvelt (PF) Ken Bitner, Alfred Simmons, Michael Foster | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Raymundo Flores (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Freddie Leonard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Guffey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Norman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Lenny Albritton (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Dennis Thrift (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daren Accomando (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Jenkins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Blauvelt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Scott Guffey is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Harewood (C) Lenny Albritton | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Michael Harewood gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Scott Guffey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 02:25 | Dayton | Dennis Thrift gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:18 | Dayton | Daren Accomando buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Thrift | 50-52 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Fred Norman hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Leonard | 52-52 |
| 01:38 | Dayton | Lonnie Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis Thrift | 52-55 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Raymundo Flores's pass is intercepted by Peter Blauvelt | 52-55 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Guffey - foul #2 on Scott Guffey, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Lenny Albritton (C) Michael Harewood | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Frederick Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Scott Guffey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Scott Guffey grabs the offensive board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Temple | Freddie Leonard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Daren Accomando is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Leonard - foul #3 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Daren Accomando misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Lenny Albritton grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Temple | Lonnie Jackson swats the short shot by Raymundo Flores | 55-57 |
| 00:08 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Freddie Leonard is called for the reach on Peter Blauvelt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Freddie Leonard, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Peter Blauvelt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Freddie Leonard grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Freddie Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The clock runs out | 55-57 |