| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Beaird (fresh) SG - Joseph Cavender (fresh) SF - Larry Dickinson (fresh) PF - Vincent Wade (fresh) C - Michael Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) PF - Tony Jackson (fresh) C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Tony Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:55 | VCU | Robert Lawless throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Temple | Vincent Wade misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Jackson - foul #1 on Tony Jackson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Temple | Vincent Wade makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Temple | Vincent Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Robert Lawless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Beaird - foul #1 on Paul Beaird, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Robert Lawless misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Robert Lawless misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Tony Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Joseph Cavender misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Vincent Wade lays it up and in set up by Paul Beaird | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Michael Marshall blocks the short jumper by Michael Hubbard | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Thomas Lerch pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | VCU | Thomas Lerch scores on a jumper from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Joseph Cavender is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lerch - foul #1 on Thomas Lerch, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Joseph Graham (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 17:42 | Temple | Michael Marshall scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is fouled on the floor by Larry Dickinson - foul #1 on Larry Dickinson, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Caputo (SF), Jared Restivo (PF), Timothy Holt (C) Larry Dickinson, Vincent Wade, Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Thomas Lerch, Tony Jackson | |
| 17:10 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Jared Restivo pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Joseph Cavender double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Smith (PG), Jerry Hanna (SG) Paul Beaird, Joseph Cavender | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:46 | VCU | Joseph Graham can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Timothy Holt pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Timothy Holt double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Stanley Janda, Michael Stiles, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 16:15 | VCU | Joseph Graham hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Michael Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:58 | VCU | Elbert Troxler misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Timothy Holt | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) SG - Jerry Hanna (fresh) SF - Gary Caputo (fresh) PF - Jared Restivo (fresh) C - Timothy Holt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) PF - Joseph Graham (fresh) C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Temple | Jared Restivo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Beaird (PG), Joseph Cavender (SG), Larry Dickinson (SF), Vincent Wade (PF), Michael Marshall (C) Frederick Smith, Jerry Hanna, Gary Caputo, Jared Restivo, Timothy Holt | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Tony Jackson (PF) Emmanuel Keim, Joseph Graham | |
| 15:26 | VCU | Robert Lawless hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Jackson | 6-4 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Larry Dickinson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 6-4 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Tony Jackson snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Robert Lawless is fouled on the floor by Larry Dickinson - foul #2 on Larry Dickinson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Caputo (SF) Larry Dickinson | |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (PG), William Deitch (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Elbert Troxler, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 14:49 | VCU | Michael Stiles makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by Tony Jackson | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Gary Caputo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | VCU | William Deitch grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:28 | VCU | Gary Caputo steals it from Thomas Lerch | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Gary Caputo lays it in | 8-6 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Thomas Lerch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Cavender - foul #1 on Joseph Cavender, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Timothy Holt (SF), Jared Restivo (PF) Paul Beaird, Vincent Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG) William Deitch | |
| 14:10 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Timothy Holt misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:46 | VCU | Michael Stiles pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 13:18 | Temple | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:05 | Temple | Timothy Holt drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Caputo | 10-7 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:47 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Marshall | 10-7 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Gary Caputo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Emmanuel Keim - foul #1 on Emmanuel Keim, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Beaird (PG), Frederick Smith (SG), Vincent Wade (PF) Joseph Cavender, Timothy Holt, Jared Restivo | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), William Deitch (SG), Robert Lawless (SF), Joseph Graham (PF), Michael Hubbard (C) Emmanuel Keim, Thomas Lerch, Stanley Janda, Tony Jackson, Michael Stiles | |
| 12:24 | Temple | Gary Caputo makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Gary Caputo misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Vincent Wade is fouled on the floor by Joseph Graham - foul #1 on Joseph Graham, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Gary Caputo connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Frederick Smith | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Beaird (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Caputo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Wade (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Elbert Troxler (fresh) SG - William Deitch (fresh) SF - Robert Lawless (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Graham (fresh) C - Michael Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | VCU | Elbert Troxler drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 11:19 | Temple | Michael Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Michael Hubbard gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:59 | VCU | Joseph Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Jared Restivo (C) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Tony Jackson (PF) William Deitch, Joseph Graham | |
| 10:50 | Temple | Gary Caputo misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Jared Restivo grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Paul Beaird clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-10 |
| 10:31 | VCU | Robert Lawless grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Robert Lawless drills a jump hook in the paint | 13-12 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Frederick Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Robert Lawless gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses the easy layup | 13-12 |
| 09:44 | VCU | Tony Jackson can't tip it in | 13-12 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Tony Jackson grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 09:31 | VCU | Thomas Lerch knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Lawless | 13-15 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Paul Beaird hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Paul Beaird snags the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Jared Restivo can't connect on a runner near the basket | 13-15 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Paul Beaird gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Paul Beaird can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Tony Jackson snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Robert Lawless double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Hanna (PG), Joseph Cavender (SG), Timothy Holt (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Paul Beaird, Frederick Smith, Gary Caputo, Jared Restivo | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), Stanley Janda (SG), Joseph Graham (SF), Michael Stiles (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Elbert Troxler, Thomas Lerch, Robert Lawless, Tony Jackson, Michael Hubbard | |
| 08:14 | Temple | Jerry Hanna misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Joseph Graham snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Joseph Cavender is called for the reach on Stanley Janda - foul #2 on Joseph Cavender, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Beaird (PG) Joseph Cavender | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:38 | VCU | Stanley Janda is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Graham | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Paul Beaird (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Hanna (fresh) SF - Timothy Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Wade (tiring) 4 pts. C - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fresh) SG - Stanley Janda (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Temple | Paul Beaird drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Hanna | 16-18 |
| 07:22 | VCU | Vincent Wade steals the ball from Stanley Janda in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Stanley Janda steals it from Paul Beaird | 16-18 |
| 07:01 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Wade - foul #1 on Vincent Wade, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Jared Restivo (PF) Vincent Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Tony Jackson (PF) Stanley Janda, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 06:54 | VCU | Tony Jackson connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Emmanuel Keim | 16-20 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Joseph Graham picks off the pass by Michael Marshall | 16-20 |
| 06:45 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Holt - foul #1 on Timothy Holt, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Smith (SG) Jerry Hanna | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:45 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:45 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Michael Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Stiles - foul #1 on Michael Stiles, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Caputo (SF) Timothy Holt | |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (PG), William Deitch (SF) Emmanuel Keim, Joseph Graham | |
| 06:22 | Temple | Michael Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Michael Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:11 | VCU | William Deitch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-22 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Gary Caputo is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Daniel Lawrence (C) William Deitch, Michael Stiles | |
| 05:51 | VCU | Tony Jackson is open but misses the lay-in | 17-22 |
| 05:49 | VCU | Tony Jackson can't tip it in | 17-22 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Paul Beaird knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Smith and he's hacked by Stanley Janda - foul #1 on Stanley Janda, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Hanna (SG), Vincent Wade (PF) Frederick Smith, Jared Restivo | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Thomas Lerch, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 05:27 | Temple | Paul Beaird makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:06 | VCU | Stanley Janda buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Elbert Troxler | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Gary Caputo knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Beaird and he's fouled by Tony Jackson - foul #2 on Tony Jackson, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Timothy Holt (C) Michael Marshall | |
| Subs | VCU | Emmanuel Keim (PG), William Deitch (SG), Joseph Graham (PF) Elbert Troxler, Stanley Janda, Tony Jackson | |
| 04:45 | Temple | Gary Caputo makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Robert Lawless scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Emmanuel Keim | 23-27 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Paul Beaird knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 03:46 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim is hacked by Paul Beaird - foul #2 on Paul Beaird, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Smith (PG), Joseph Cavender (SG), Larry Dickinson (SF), Jared Restivo (PF) Paul Beaird, Jerry Hanna, Gary Caputo, Vincent Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lerch (SG), Michael Stiles (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) William Deitch, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 03:46 | VCU | Emmanuel Keim misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Jared Restivo grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Frederick Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-27 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Larry Dickinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cavender (fresh) SF - Larry Dickinson (fresh) PF - Jared Restivo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Emmanuel Keim (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lerch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Stiles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Temple | Larry Dickinson buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is fouled on the floor by Larry Dickinson - foul #3 on Larry Dickinson, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Caputo (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Larry Dickinson, Timothy Holt | |
| Subs | VCU | Elbert Troxler (PG), Stanley Janda (SF), Tony Jackson (PF) Emmanuel Keim, Joseph Graham, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 02:42 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:42 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Joseph Cavender misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 02:33 | VCU | Tony Jackson gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Elbert Troxler's pass is intercepted by Frederick Smith in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Gary Caputo hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Frederick Smith | 30-29 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Thomas Lerch is hacked by Jared Restivo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jared Restivo, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Beaird (PG) Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lawless (SF), Michael Hubbard (C) Stanley Janda, Michael Stiles | |
| 02:13 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:13 | VCU | Thomas Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Joseph Cavender scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:49 | VCU | Thomas Lerch misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 01:47 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Beaird | 33-30 |
| 01:42 | Temple | Joseph Cavender's floater is tipped away by Michael Hubbard | 33-30 |
| 01:40 | VCU | Thomas Lerch gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Elbert Troxler is hacked by Paul Beaird in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Beaird, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Hanna (PG), Timothy Holt (SF), Vincent Wade (PF) Paul Beaird, Gary Caputo, Jared Restivo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:38 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Elbert Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Temple | The short jumper by Michael Marshall is denied by Tony Jackson | 33-32 |
| 01:16 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Marshall | 33-32 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Vincent Wade is whistled for a carry | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | VCU | Stanley Janda (SG), William Deitch (SF), Michael Stiles (C) Thomas Lerch, Robert Lawless, Michael Hubbard | |
| 00:41 | VCU | William Deitch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Vincent Wade gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:27 | Temple | The jump hook by Michael Marshall is blocked by Michael Stiles | 33-32 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Michael Stiles grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Stanley Janda is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Elbert Troxler | 33-34 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Vincent Wade makes the jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Elbert Troxler clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |