| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Losada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Whited (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Steven Carney inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Temple | Jeff Smalls can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Temple | David Hall snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 19:24 | Temple | Gary Branch swats the short shot by Jeff Smalls | 30-32 |
| 19:23 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Carney | 30-32 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Johnny Whited misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 19:11 | Temple | Johnny Whited gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Jeff Smalls scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by James Losada | 32-32 |
| 18:43 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses the jump hook from the left block | 32-32 |
| 18:41 | Charlotte | Gary Branch tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Matthew Aldrich steals it from David Hall | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Carney - foul #2 on Steven Carney, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (SF), Robert Curtis (PF), Robert Yelton (C) Steven Carney, Johnny Whited, Jeff Smalls | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Henry Carr (SG) Anthony Armstrong | |
| 18:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Robert Curtis grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 17:58 | Temple | James Losada hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Curtis | 34-34 |
| 17:44 | Charlotte | Robert Smith is denied on a dunk by Robert Yelton | 34-34 |
| 17:42 | Charlotte | Henry Carr gets the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:18 | Charlotte | Henry Carr misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Yelton | 34-34 |
| 16:58 | Temple | James Losada makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Henry Carr - foul #2 on Henry Carr, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), Steven Carney (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) David Hall, Thomas Waddell, Robert Curtis, Robert Yelton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG), George Christy (C) Billy Reynolds, Matthew Aldrich, Robert Smith | |
| 16:58 | Temple | James Losada makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:37 | Charlotte | Gary Branch blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Carney - foul #3 on Steven Carney, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (SG), Thomas Waddell (SF) James Losada, Steven Carney | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:37 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:37 | Charlotte | Gary Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Jeff Smalls clanks a floater in the paint | 37-35 |
| 16:10 | Charlotte | Gary Branch snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:49 | Charlotte | George Christy is open and lays it up and in set up by Stanley McCarl | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Mayfield (fresh) SG - James Kiser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waddell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Whited (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Smalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gary Branch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - George Christy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Temple | George Christy picks off the pass by Thomas Waddell | 37-37 |
| 15:30 | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl is hacked by James Kiser in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Kiser, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Steven Carney (SF), Robert Curtis (PF), Robert Yelton (C) James Kiser, Thomas Waddell, Johnny Whited, Jeff Smalls | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Matthew Aldrich (SF), Robert Smith (C) Anthony Armstrong, Henry Carr, Gary Branch | |
| 15:12 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Harold Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Steven Carney misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 15:05 | Charlotte | Robert Smith grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:45 | Charlotte | David Hall is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (SG) Harold Mayfield | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (SG) Stanley McCarl | |
| 14:22 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Billy Reynolds and he's hacked by Steven Carney - foul #4 on Steven Carney, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Temple | James Losada (SG), Charles Gentry (SF) James Kiser, Steven Carney | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Branch (PF) George Christy | |
| 14:22 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Robert Curtis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 14:07 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 37-40 |
| 13:46 | Charlotte | Robert Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-40 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Robert Curtis pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Charles Gentry clanks a shot from the left side | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Robert Curtis tips it but misses | 37-40 |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:01 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 12:59 | Charlotte | Robert Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:40 | Charlotte | Charles Gentry steals it from Billy Reynolds | 37-40 |
| 12:37 | Temple | James Losada blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 12:36 | Charlotte | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:07 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gary Branch | 37-42 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Robert Curtis misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 37-42 |
| 11:59 | Temple | Charles Gentry hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 11:36 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Gentry - foul #4 on Charles Gentry, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), James Kiser (SG), Thomas Waddell (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) David Hall, James Losada, Charles Gentry, Robert Curtis, Robert Yelton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Henry Carr (SF), George Christy (PF) Billy Reynolds, Matthew Aldrich, Gary Branch | |
| 11:36 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:36 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Mayfield (fresh) SG - James Kiser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Whited (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Smalls (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Armstrong (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Carr (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Christy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Temple | A charge is called on Johnny Whited - foul #1 on Johnny Whited, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG) Anthony Armstrong | |
| 10:51 | Charlotte | Henry Carr hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 10:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeff Smalls | 39-44 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Thomas Waddell loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Branch (PF) Robert Smith | |
| 10:17 | Charlotte | Gary Branch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Reynolds | 39-46 |
| 09:58 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Harold Mayfield is blocked by George Christy | 39-46 |
| 09:57 | Charlotte | George Christy snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 09:28 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley McCarl | 39-49 |
| 09:08 | Temple | Harold Mayfield knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Waddell | 41-49 |
| 08:42 | Charlotte | Henry Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Johnny Whited grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Johnny Whited hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Charlotte | Johnny Whited is called for the reach on Gary Branch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Whited, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), James Losada (SG), Robert Curtis (PF), Loren Hayes (C) Harold Mayfield, James Kiser, Johnny Whited, Jeff Smalls | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong (SG), Matthew Aldrich (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stanley McCarl, Henry Carr, George Christy | |
| 08:16 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Robert Curtis pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:56 | Temple | James Losada misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 07:55 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:49 | Charlotte | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by David Hall - foul #3 on David Hall, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Steven Carney (SF), Charles Gentry (PF) Thomas Waddell, Loren Hayes | |
| Subs | Charlotte | George Christy (PF) Gary Branch | |
| 07:49 | Charlotte | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:49 | Charlotte | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:31 | Temple | Charles Gentry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Losada (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Christy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Charlotte | George Christy is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Gentry - foul #5 on Charles Gentry, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Loren Hayes (C) Charles Gentry | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:29 | Charlotte | George Christy misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 07:29 | Charlotte | George Christy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:13 | Temple | Steven Carney's dunk attempt is rejected by Matthew Aldrich | 46-52 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Steven Carney tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 06:45 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses the easy layup | 48-52 |
| 06:44 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich tips it home | 48-54 |
| 06:18 | Temple | Loren Hayes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 06:17 | Temple | Robert Curtis tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 06:15 | Charlotte | James Losada picks off the pass by Billy Reynolds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Steven Carney lays it in on a great pass from James Losada | 52-54 |
| 06:00 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Johnny Whited (PF), Robert Yelton (C) Robert Curtis, Loren Hayes | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Henry Carr (SG) Billy Reynolds, Anthony Armstrong | |
| 05:46 | Temple | George Christy blocks the short jumper by Robert Yelton | 52-54 |
| 05:45 | Charlotte | George Christy grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 05:24 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley McCarl | 52-56 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Robert Yelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 05:14 | Charlotte | Henry Carr grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 04:53 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 04:34 | Temple | David Hall clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley McCarl - foul #2 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #2 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (SG), Robert Curtis (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) James Losada, Steven Carney, Johnny Whited | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Gary Branch (PF) Stanley McCarl, Robert Smith | |
| 04:34 | Temple | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:34 | Temple | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:11 | Charlotte | Gary Branch scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Aldrich | 54-61 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Matthew Aldrich steals it from Robert Yelton | 54-61 |
| 03:21 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Henry Carr | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harold Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Yelton (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Smalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Carr (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Gary Branch (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - George Christy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Jeff Smalls drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Harold Mayfield | 56-63 |
| 02:50 | Charlotte | Gary Branch buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Reynolds | 56-65 |
| 02:50 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Temple | James Losada (SG), Thomas Waddell (SF), Johnny Whited (PF) David Hall, Robert Yelton, Robert Curtis | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG), Robert Smith (C) Billy Reynolds, Matthew Aldrich, George Christy | |
| 02:37 | Temple | James Losada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Steven Carney (SF), Robert Curtis (C) Thomas Waddell, Jeff Smalls | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:08 | Charlotte | Henry Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 02:06 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 01:49 | Temple | Johnny Whited clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 01:48 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | Charlotte | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Steven Carney | 56-67 |
| 01:19 | Temple | James Losada connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Mayfield | 59-67 |
| 01:07 | Charlotte | Gary Branch jams it | 59-69 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Robert Curtis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 00:52 | Charlotte | Henry Carr snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Henry Carr is hacked by Harold Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Mayfield, team foul #11 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (SG), Thomas Waddell (SF), Robert Yelton (C) James Losada, Steven Carney, Johnny Whited | |
| Subs | Charlotte | George Christy (PF) Gary Branch | |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Temple | Robert Yelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 00:44 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Curtis | 59-71 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Thomas Waddell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong is fouled in the backcourt by James Kiser - foul #2 on James Kiser, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), James Losada (SG), Steven Carney (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) Harold Mayfield, James Kiser, Thomas Waddell, Robert Curtis, Robert Yelton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG) Stanley McCarl | |
| 00:41 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Steven Carney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-72 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Jeff Smalls tips it home | 64-72 |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by David Hall - foul #4 on David Hall, team foul #13 | 64-72 |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Johnny Whited pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:22 | Temple | James Losada misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 00:20 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by David Hall - foul #5 on David Hall, team foul #14 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG) David Hall | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:13 | Temple | George Christy blocks the short jumper by James Losada | 64-75 |
| 00:11 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Carney | 64-75 |
| 00:09 | Temple | James Losada buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-75 |
| 00:06 | Charlotte | Henry Carr is hacked by Harold Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Mayfield, team foul #15 | 66-75 |
| 00:06 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:06 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Steven Carney blows the layup | 66-77 |