| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Knox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Marco Giordano inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | Gene Gwyn is called for the reach on Daniel Knox - foul #2 on Gene Gwyn, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme (PF) Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 19:29 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:08 | Temple | Arthur Smith misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-27 |
| 19:06 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Knox | 28-27 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Daniel Knox misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 18:51 | Temple | Daniel Knox grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Ryan Ducharme - foul #3 on Ryan Ducharme, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Dennis Goforth (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Gene Gwyn, John Bryant, Ryan Ducharme | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 18:07 | Temple | Marco Giordano knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Smith | 28-29 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 17:40 | Temple | Marco Giordano pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Daniel Knox scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Williams | 28-31 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), John Bryant (SF) Richard Smith, Dennis Goforth | |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG) James Williams | |
| 16:53 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:53 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:30 | Temple | Daniel Knox scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by George Johnson | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Emery Kasper can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 16:01 | Temple | Marco Giordano snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Bluford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Giordano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marco Giordano | 30-36 |
| 15:35 | Dayton | John Bryant scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-36 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Robert Jackson steals it from Arthur Smith | 32-36 |
| 14:54 | Dayton | Emery Kasper misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 14:52 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Daniel Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Daniel Knox can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Bryant | 32-36 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | John Bryant makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Gene Gwyn | 34-36 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:20 | Dayton | Robert Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:19 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | John Bryant misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Marco Giordano pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Daniel Knox loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Alberto Esposito (SF), Dennis Goforth (PF), Ryan Ducharme (C) Gene Gwyn, John Bryant, Emery Kasper, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | James Williams (PG), Leonard Murphy (SF) George Johnson, Marco Giordano | |
| 12:18 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford (C) Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Brandt (C) Arthur Smith | |
| 12:06 | Temple | Daniel Knox can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Esposito (SF) Dennis Goforth | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:06 | Temple | Daniel Knox misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Daniel Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford scores on a shot from the left side set up by Robert Jackson | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alberto Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ryan Ducharme (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Bluford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Brandt (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Temple | Leonard Murphy drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Williams | 36-38 |
| 11:03 | Dayton | Alberto Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Pedro Colon (PG), John Bryant (SF) Robert Jackson, Alberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:38 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Dale Brandt pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Leonard Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Knox | 36-40 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 36-40 |
| 10:04 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 09:46 | Dayton | John Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Knox | 36-40 |
| 09:45 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dale Brandt | 36-40 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Daniel Knox misses the jumper from the right block | 36-40 |
| 09:24 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 08:57 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 08:56 | Temple | Leonard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:40 | Temple | James Williams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Bluford - foul #2 on Jeffery Bluford, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Jackson (PG), Gene Gwyn (SG), Dennis Goforth (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Pedro Colon, Richard Smith, John Bryant, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Giordano (SG), Paul Naughton (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Justin Chiaramonte, Daniel Knox, Dale Brandt | |
| 08:40 | Temple | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:40 | Temple | James Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:40 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:13 | Dayton | Emery Kasper makes the shot in the paint | 38-41 |
| 08:00 | Temple | Paul Naughton lays it up and in set up by Leonard Murphy | 38-43 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Smith - foul #2 on Arthur Smith, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Bryant (SF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Dennis Goforth, Emery Kasper | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte (SG), Daniel Knox (PF) Marco Giordano, Paul Naughton | |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 07:31 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Gwyn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Ducharme (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Bluford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Temple | Leonard Murphy hits a driving attempt near the basket | 39-45 |
| 06:55 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn loses the dribble to Daniel Knox | 39-45 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Gene Gwyn picks off the pass by James Williams in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 06:51 | Dayton | Robert Jackson hits the finger roll set up by Gene Gwyn | 41-45 |
| 06:40 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 06:39 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Arthur Smith takes the ball from John Bryant | 41-45 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Ryan Ducharme denies the turnaround by James Williams | 41-45 |
| 06:03 | Temple | James Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Ryan Ducharme blocks the short jumper by Daniel Knox | 41-45 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Daniel Knox misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 05:40 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:31 | Dayton | Jeffery Bluford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 05:29 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 05:17 | Dayton | John Bryant is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 05:13 | Temple | James Williams scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Murphy | 43-47 |
| 04:51 | Dayton | Robert Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Arthur Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 04:34 | Dayton | John Bryant gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | John Bryant buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Arthur Smith buries a jumper from the left side | 48-49 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn is hacked by Justin Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Justin Chiaramonte, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Smith (SG), Dennis Goforth (SF), Emery Kasper (PF) Gene Gwyn, John Bryant, Jeffery Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Giordano (SG), Paul Naughton (PF), Dale Brandt (C) Justin Chiaramonte, Daniel Knox, Arthur Smith | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | Robert Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Goforth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Emery Kasper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Ducharme (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Marco Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Naughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Brandt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Dale Brandt buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Williams | 51-51 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Leonard Murphy steals the ball from Emery Kasper | 51-51 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte (SG), Daniel Knox (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Marco Giordano, Paul Naughton, Dale Brandt | |
| 02:22 | Temple | Daniel Knox drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Murphy | 51-53 |
| 02:08 | Dayton | Ryan Ducharme knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 53-53 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 01:44 | Dayton | Emery Kasper gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:20 | Dayton | Richard Smith is hacked by James Williams - foul #4 on James Williams, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gene Gwyn (SG), John Bryant (SF), Jeffery Bluford (C) Richard Smith, Dennis Goforth, Ryan Ducharme | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Emery Kasper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Emery Kasper, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| 00:56 | Temple | Daniel Knox can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-53 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Emery Kasper gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Justin Chiaramonte's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Bluford | 55-53 |
| 00:22 | Dayton | Robert Jackson gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Dayton | James Williams is called for the reach on Robert Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG) James Williams | |
| 00:16 | Dayton | John Bryant is fouled on the floor by Justin Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Justin Chiaramonte, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Jackson is hacked by Daniel Knox - foul #3 on Daniel Knox, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Robert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Robert Jackson steals it from Justin Chiaramonte | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Gene Gwyn lays it up and in set up by Robert Jackson | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Temple | George Johnson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-53 |