| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micheal Branco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Trull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Walton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Kuss (fresh) 4 pts. C - Otis Bouchard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Bennet (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tim Alber (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Victor Walton inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Otis Bouchard misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Lindsay - foul #3 on Edward Lindsay, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Ward (C) Edward Lindsay | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Otis Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Otis Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Travis Demery and the foul's on Keith Kuss - foul #3 on Keith Kuss, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Downer (PF) Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 19:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:31 | Temple | James Trull snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 19:14 | Temple | Victor Walton misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Micheal Branco tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 18:57 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 18:55 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 18:44 | Saint Louis | John Ward's layup is rejected by Otis Bouchard | 41-44 |
| 18:42 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 18:24 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Tim Alber is denied by Otis Bouchard | 41-44 |
| 18:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Joseph Downer clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 17:52 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:37 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 17:08 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 17:06 | Temple | The rebound goes to Otis Bouchard | 41-46 |
| 16:57 | Temple | James Trull drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 16:38 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Travis Demery is blocked by Victor Walton | 44-46 |
| 16:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Trull | 44-46 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Victor Walton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 15:55 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tim Alber | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micheal Branco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Trull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Walton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Downer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Otis Bouchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Travis Demery (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Alber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - John Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Temple | John Ward blocks the short jumper by Otis Bouchard | 47-49 |
| 15:33 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 15:22 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 14:55 | Temple | Victor Walton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-51 |
| 14:53 | Saint Louis | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:31 | Saint Louis | John Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Derrick Cannon (PG), Micah Belair (SG), Don Bragg (SF), Keith Kuss (PF), Marshall Miller (C) Micheal Branco, James Trull, Victor Walton, Joseph Downer, Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Gerard Banks (SF), Darrell Cripps (PF), Edward Lindsay (C) Travis Demery, Robert Bennet, Frank Robinson, Tim Alber, John Ward | |
| 14:22 | Temple | Keith Kuss is hacked by Darrell Cripps - foul #1 on Darrell Cripps, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Marshall Miller comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Marshall Miller misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Marshall Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:58 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay double dribbles | 48-51 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Keith Kuss misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Darrell Cripps - foul #2 on Darrell Cripps, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Keith Kuss makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Keith Kuss makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Don Bragg pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Don Bragg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marshall Miller | 53-51 |
| 12:49 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Marshall Miller gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Gerard Banks steals it from Derrick Cannon | 53-51 |
| 12:23 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Keith Kuss gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Keith Kuss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-51 |
| 12:08 | Saint Louis | Gerard Banks gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Micah Belair - foul #2 on Micah Belair, team foul #2 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Micheal Branco (PG), James Trull (SG), Otis Bracco (SF), Otis Bouchard (C) Derrick Cannon, Micah Belair, Don Bragg, Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet (SG), Frank Robinson (SF), Tim Alber (PF) Michael Boone, Gerard Banks, Darrell Cripps | |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micheal Branco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Trull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Bracco (fresh) PF - Keith Kuss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Otis Bouchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Robert Bennet (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Alber (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Temple | Micheal Branco makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Trull | 55-53 |
| 11:10 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Branco - foul #3 on Micheal Branco, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), John Ward (C) Kenneth Barry, Edward Lindsay | |
| 11:10 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 11:10 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Otis Bouchard blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 11:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 10:56 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Otis Bouchard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Otis Bracco's pass is intercepted by Frank Robinson | 55-55 |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson banks in the layup | 55-57 |
| 10:37 | Temple | James Trull evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:35 | Temple | Otis Bouchard tips it in | 57-57 |
| 10:11 | Saint Louis | John Ward loses the dribble to Otis Bouchard | 57-57 |
| 09:51 | Temple | Keith Kuss lays it up and in on a nice dish by Micheal Branco | 59-57 |
| 09:27 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Keith Kuss - foul #4 on Keith Kuss, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (SG), Victor Walton (SF), Joseph Downer (PF), Marshall Miller (C) James Trull, Otis Bracco, Keith Kuss, Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (PG), Darrell Cripps (PF), Edward Lindsay (C) Travis Demery, Frank Robinson, John Ward | |
| 09:27 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:27 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Marshall Miller grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Marshall Miller connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Micheal Branco | 61-58 |
| 08:53 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Barry | 61-60 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Victor Walton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:17 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Bennet | 61-63 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Joseph Downer hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 07:47 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Micah Belair snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micheal Branco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micah Belair (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Walton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Downer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Alber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Victor Walton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 07:40 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Downer | 63-63 |
| 07:35 | Temple | Marshall Miller clanks a shot from close range | 63-63 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Marshall Miller grabs the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Micah Belair comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 07:25 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay misses the dunk but he's fouled by Marshall Miller - foul #3 on Marshall Miller, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Derrick Cannon (PG), James Trull (SG), Don Bragg (SF), Keith Kuss (PF), Otis Bouchard (C) Micheal Branco, Micah Belair, Victor Walton, Joseph Downer, Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Frank Robinson (SF) Robert Bennet, Tim Alber | |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 07:12 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Frank Robinson steals the ball from Otis Bouchard | 63-65 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Robinson | 63-67 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Otis Bouchard makes the jump hook from the left block | 65-67 |
| 06:30 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 06:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Trull | 65-67 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Otis Bouchard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Don Bragg snags the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 05:58 | Temple | James Trull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Micheal Branco (PG), Victor Walton (SF), Joseph Downer (PF) Derrick Cannon, Don Bragg, Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Boone (SG), Tim Alber (PF), John Ward (C) Kenneth Barry, Darrell Cripps, Edward Lindsay | |
| 05:43 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Joseph Downer grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Otis Bouchard hits a shot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 05:16 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joseph Downer | 67-67 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Frank Robinson is called for the reach on James Trull - foul #3 on Frank Robinson, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (SG), Marshall Miller (C) James Trull, Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet (SG), Edward Lindsay (C) Michael Boone, John Ward | |
| 04:52 | Temple | Joseph Downer banks in the layup and he's hacked by Edward Lindsay - foul #4 on Edward Lindsay, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Joseph Downer makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:35 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Robinson | 70-69 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Victor Walton buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Micah Belair | 72-69 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Joseph Downer blocks the short jumper by Tim Alber | 72-69 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Marshall Miller pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Micheal Branco is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Micheal Branco, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Bragg (SF), Keith Kuss (PF) Victor Walton, Joseph Downer | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (PG), Gerard Banks (SF), Darrell Cripps (PF) Travis Demery, Frank Robinson, Tim Alber | |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Marshall Miller steps in front of the Kenneth Barry pass | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micheal Branco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Micah Belair (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Don Bragg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Kuss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Marshall Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bennet (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Cripps (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Temple | Micah Belair hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Lindsay - foul #5 on Edward Lindsay, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Ward (C) Edward Lindsay | |
| 03:16 | Temple | Micah Belair makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Micah Belair makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:58 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Don Bragg pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Temple | James Trull (SG), Victor Walton (SF) Micah Belair, Don Bragg | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Travis Demery (PG), Frank Robinson (SF), Tim Alber (PF) Kenneth Barry, Gerard Banks, Darrell Cripps | |
| 02:40 | Temple | Micheal Branco double dribbles | 74-69 |
| 02:27 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber buries a fadeaway near the basket | 74-71 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Tim Alber is called for the reach on Micheal Branco - foul #1 on Tim Alber, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Micheal Branco makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Micheal Branco misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:05 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 01:57 | Saint Louis | John Ward misses long on an open floater from the left block | 75-71 |
| 01:56 | Saint Louis | John Ward can't tip it in | 75-71 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | John Ward tips it back up and in | 75-73 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Victor Walton is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Otis Bouchard (C) Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:42 | Temple | Victor Walton makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Victor Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:23 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-75 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Victor Walton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-75 |
| 01:09 | Saint Louis | John Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Kuss - foul #5 on Keith Kuss, team foul #7 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Downer (PF) Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:52 | Saint Louis | Travis Demery makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:33 | Temple | James Trull misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 77-79 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Otis Bouchard loses the dribble to Frank Robinson | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | James Trull is called for the reach on Robert Bennet in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Trull, team foul #8 | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Victor Walton clanks a fullcourt shot | 77-81 |