| Lineup | Temple | PG - Derrick Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Walton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Kuss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Bouchard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Herbert Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to Keith Kuss | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Derrick Cannon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Thomas Petersen grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Derrick Cannon is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #2 on Derrick Cannon, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG) Tommie Woolley | |
| 18:20 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Victor Walton - foul #2 on Victor Walton, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG) Luis Aguirre | |
| 18:20 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:20 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:03 | Temple | Victor Walton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 18:01 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ellis Scaife | 27-35 |
| 17:44 | NC State | Derrick Cannon steals the ball from Herbert Johnson | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Keith Kuss misses the easy layup | 27-35 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Ellis Scaife grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Ellis Scaife can't finish the layup | 27-35 |
| 17:01 | Temple | Keith Kuss grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Otis Bouchard misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Petersen - foul #2 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (PG), Brandon Cheatham (SG), Glen Lee (SF), Marshall Miller (PF) Derrick Cannon, Victor Walton, Don Bragg, Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG) David Clement | |
| 16:37 | Temple | Otis Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Otis Bouchard misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Thomas Petersen snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | NC State | Herbert Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Otis Bouchard scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Cheatham | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micah Belair (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Cheatham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glen Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marshall Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Otis Bouchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | NC State | Thomas Petersen's pass is intercepted by Marshall Miller | 30-38 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Otis Bouchard misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Petersen - foul #3 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Bragg (SF), Keith Kuss (PF) Glen Lee, Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG) Tommie Woolley | |
| 15:15 | Temple | Otis Bouchard misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Otis Bouchard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Herbert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 14:50 | NC State | Robert Wetzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Don Bragg is called for the reach on Ellis Scaife - foul #2 on Don Bragg, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Derrick Cannon (PG), Victor Walton (SG), Marshall Miller (C) Micah Belair, Brandon Cheatham, Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:16 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Thomas Petersen grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 13:59 | NC State | Robert Wetzel banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 31-40 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Victor Walton knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Derrick Cannon | 33-40 |
| 13:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Marshall Miller - foul #2 on Marshall Miller, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Glen Lee (C) Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG) Ellis Scaife | |
| 13:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:05 | Temple | Victor Walton buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the runner from close range | 36-43 |
| 12:49 | Temple | Marshall Miller snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:43 | Temple | Don Bragg loses the dribble to David Clement | 36-43 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Luis Aguirre is fouled on the floor by Don Bragg - foul #3 on Don Bragg, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (PG), Devin Allsop (SG), Brandon Cheatham (SF), Keith Kuss (PF) Derrick Cannon, Victor Walton, Don Bragg, Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG) David Clement | |
| 11:56 | NC State | Herbert Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 11:54 | Temple | Keith Kuss grabs the board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Micah Belair (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devin Allsop (fresh) SF - Brandon Cheatham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Kuss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Glen Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Temple | Herbert Johnson takes the ball from Keith Kuss | 36-43 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Luis Aguirre banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Johnson | 36-45 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Micah Belair is hacked by Thomas Petersen - foul #4 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Otis Bouchard (C) Devin Allsop | |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Thomas Petersen | |
| 11:05 | Temple | Keith Kuss can't finish the layup | 36-45 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Glen Lee tips it in | 38-45 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Robert Wetzel's floater is tipped away by Keith Kuss | 38-45 |
| 10:35 | Temple | Otis Bouchard gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:22 | Temple | Keith Kuss misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:20 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Cheatham | 38-45 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Brandon Cheatham is fouled on the floor by Luis Aguirre - foul #4 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Derrick Cannon (PG), Victor Walton (SG), Don Bragg (SF), Marshall Miller (PF) Micah Belair, Brandon Cheatham, Glen Lee, Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG) Luis Aguirre | |
| 09:46 | Temple | Victor Walton is called for a charge - foul #3 on Victor Walton, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Don Bragg doubles Robert Wetzel and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Don Bragg, team foul #7 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Cheatham (SF) Don Bragg | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:28 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:28 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Victor Walton is fouled on the floor by Robert Wetzel - foul #1 on Robert Wetzel, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| 09:08 | Temple | Marshall Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Kuss (PF) Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:48 | NC State | Robert Wetzel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 08:46 | Temple | Victor Walton snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Brandon Cheatham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Marshall Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Tommie Woolley steals it from Derrick Cannon | 38-47 |
| 07:56 | NC State | Roy Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Don Bragg (SF) Brandon Cheatham | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Marty Boerner (PF), Thomas Petersen (C) Ellis Scaife, Tommie Woolley, Robert Wetzel, Roy Palmer | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Derrick Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Don Bragg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Kuss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marshall Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herbert Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Petersen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Temple | Keith Kuss is hacked by Herbert Johnson - foul #3 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (SG), Otis Bouchard (C) Victor Walton, Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Robert Wetzel (PF) David Clement, Marty Boerner | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Micah Belair loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Devin Allsop (SG), Glen Lee (PF) Derrick Cannon, Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:48 | NC State | Robert Wetzel splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range | 38-49 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Micah Belair loses the dribble to Thomas Petersen | 38-49 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Robert Wetzel comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Glen Lee - foul #2 on Glen Lee, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Walton (SG), Keith Kuss (PF) Devin Allsop, Glen Lee | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG) Ellis Scaife | |
| 06:17 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:17 | Temple | Keith Kuss pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Don Bragg misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | NC State | Luis Aguirre pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Thomas Petersen loses the dribble to Keith Kuss | 38-50 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Don Bragg is fouled on the floor by Herbert Johnson - foul #4 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Derrick Cannon (PG), Marshall Miller (C) Micah Belair, Otis Bouchard | |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Marty Boerner (PF) David Clement, Robert Wetzel | |
| 05:20 | Temple | Don Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Don Bragg makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 05:01 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the easy layup | 40-50 |
| 05:00 | Temple | The rebound goes to Keith Kuss | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Temple | Victor Walton makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cannon | 43-50 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Ellis Scaife buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Aguirre | 43-52 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Derrick Cannon clanks a shot from the right side | 43-52 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Keith Kuss tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Thomas Petersen loses the dribble to Victor Walton | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Derrick Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Walton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Kuss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Marshall Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herbert Johnson (tired) 17 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Petersen (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Temple | Victor Walton travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (SG), Brandon Cheatham (SF), Otis Bouchard (C) Victor Walton, Don Bragg, Keith Kuss | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Wetzel (PF) Marty Boerner | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Robert Wetzel buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 45-54 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Kuss (PF) Marshall Miller | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Otis Bouchard slams it home on a great pass from Derrick Cannon | 47-54 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Cheatham - foul #1 on Brandon Cheatham, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Walton (SG), Don Bragg (SF) Micah Belair, Brandon Cheatham | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Derrick Cannon misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 02:06 | Temple | Otis Bouchard grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Keith Kuss hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Don Bragg | 49-56 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Victor Walton steals the ball from Luis Aguirre | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Temple | Don Bragg makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Luis Aguirre misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Keith Kuss - foul #3 on Keith Kuss, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:40 | Temple | Otis Bouchard hits the finger roll set up by Victor Walton | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | NC State | Ellis Scaife is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Cannon - foul #3 on Derrick Cannon, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Victor Walton is fouled on the floor by Herbert Johnson - foul #5 on Herbert Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF) Herbert Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Victor Walton makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Victor Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Clement is hacked by Victor Walton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Walton, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG) Luis Aguirre | |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Clement misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | NC State | David Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Otis Bouchard travels with the ball | 56-61 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Robert Wetzel is hacked by Victor Walton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Walton, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Micah Belair (SG) Victor Walton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Keith Kuss grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Don Bragg can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Otis Bouchard grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Don Bragg comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Tommie Woolley | 56-62 |
| 00:12 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Tommie Woolley is fouled in the backcourt by Micah Belair - foul #2 on Micah Belair, team foul #14 | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Tommie Woolley misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Tommie Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Don Bragg's pass is intercepted by Robert Wetzel | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Ellis Scaife runs out the clock | 56-63 |