| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Kantrowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Waddell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Whited (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Blair (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andy Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Flowers (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry inbounds the ball | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Sammy Blair and he's fouled by Robert Curtis - foul #1 on Robert Curtis, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris makes the free throw | 24-44 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz is fouled on the floor by Sammy Blair - foul #2 on Sammy Blair, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Robert Curtis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kantrowitz | 27-44 |
| 19:00 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rogelio Moretti | 27-46 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Sammy Blair is called for the reach on Johnny Whited - foul #3 on Sammy Blair, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (SG), Al McCullin (SF), Robert Yelton (PF), Loren Hayes (C) Jeremy Kantrowitz, Thomas Waddell, Johnny Whited, Robert Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson (SG), Michael King (PF), Douglas Anderson (C) Sammy Blair, Andy Harris, Bobby Flowers | |
| 18:16 | Temple | David Hall's floater is tipped away by Michael King | 27-46 |
| 18:14 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 17:46 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry loses the dribble to Robert Yelton | 27-46 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Rogelio Moretti is called for the reach on David Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rogelio Moretti, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz (SG), Robert Curtis (C) David Hall, Al McCullin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (SG), Andy Harris (PF) Rogelio Moretti, Donald Perry | |
| 17:28 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz misses short on a jumper in the paint | 27-46 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Robert Curtis grabs the offensive board | 27-46 |
| 17:17 | Temple | Loren Hayes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Curtis out of a doubleteam | 29-46 |
| 17:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael King loses the dribble to Jeremy Kantrowitz in the backcourt | 29-46 |
| 16:57 | Temple | Andy Harris steals it from Robert Yelton | 29-46 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 29-46 |
| 16:41 | Temple | James Kiser snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 16:18 | Temple | Anthony Jackson steals it from Jeremy Kantrowitz | 29-46 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael King | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Kiser (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Kantrowitz (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Yelton (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Loren Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Anthony Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andy Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Temple | Loren Hayes can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 29-49 |
| 15:42 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson grabs the board | 29-49 |
| 15:38 | Sam Houston State | James Kiser is called for the reach on Douglas Anderson - foul #1 on James Kiser, team foul #2 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Thomas Waddell (SG), Charles Gentry (SF), Johnny Whited (PF) James Kiser, Jeremy Kantrowitz, Robert Yelton, Loren Hayes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Sammy Blair (SG), Donald Perry (SF), Bobby Flowers (PF), Jim Lynn (C) Anthony Jackson, Adam Williams, Michael King, Andy Harris, Douglas Anderson | |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Perry | 29-52 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Thomas Waddell's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Lynn | 29-52 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Thomas Waddell misses the tip | 29-52 |
| 15:13 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gentry | 29-52 |
| 14:59 | Temple | David Hall buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Curtis | 31-52 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Rogelio Moretti | 31-54 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Thomas Waddell misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-54 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Johnny Whited tips it back up and in | 33-54 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | Johnny Whited picks off the pass by Donald Perry | 33-54 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Thomas Waddell clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Flowers - foul #2 on Bobby Flowers, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (SG), Cory Beach (PF) Charles Gentry, Johnny Whited | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Howard (SF), Andy Harris (PF) Donald Perry, Jim Lynn | |
| 14:08 | Temple | Thomas Waddell makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Thomas Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 14:05 | Sam Houston State | Harold Mayfield steals the ball from Andy Harris in the backcourt | 35-54 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Thomas Waddell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | David Hall is called for the reach on Rogelio Moretti in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Al McCullin (SF) Thomas Waddell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:41 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Cory Beach snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 13:35 | Temple | Harold Mayfield connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Cory Beach | 40-54 |
| 13:16 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair is hacked by Al McCullin - foul #3 on Al McCullin, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz (SG) David Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (SG) Sammy Blair | |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rogelio Moretti | 40-56 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Flowers - foul #3 on Bobby Flowers, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Charles Gentry (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Robert Yelton (C) Harold Mayfield, Al McCullin, Cory Beach, Robert Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair (SG), Donald Perry (SF) Rogelio Moretti, David Howard | |
| 12:40 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 12:40 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Charles Gentry - foul #4 on Charles Gentry, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (SF) Charles Gentry | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Johnny Whited lays it in | 43-58 |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers is hacked by David Hall - foul #3 on David Hall, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Jim Lynn (C) Adam Williams, Bobby Flowers | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Kantrowitz (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Waddell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Whited (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Yelton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sammy Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Harris (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Lynn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Loren Hayes (C) Robert Yelton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson (SG), Michael King (PF) Sammy Blair, Andy Harris | |
| 11:22 | Temple | Johnny Whited is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 43-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (SG) Jeremy Kantrowitz | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson (C) Jim Lynn | |
| 11:12 | Sam Houston State | Michael King misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-58 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Johnny Whited gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:59 | Temple | Loren Hayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Thomas Waddell tips it home | 45-58 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson loses the dribble to Johnny Whited | 45-58 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Harold Mayfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Jackson - foul #1 on Anthony Jackson, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (SG), Al McCullin (SF), Robert Curtis (C) David Hall, Thomas Waddell, Loren Hayes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair (SG), David Howard (SF), Andy Harris (PF), Jim Lynn (C) Anthony Jackson, Donald Perry, Michael King, Douglas Anderson | |
| 10:28 | Temple | Harold Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Harold Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair is hacked by James Kiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kiser, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (PG) Rogelio Moretti | |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:01 | Temple | Jim Lynn denies the turnaround by Johnny Whited | 46-60 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Johnny Whited tips it but misses | 46-60 |
| 09:58 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jim Lynn | 46-60 |
| 09:54 | Sam Houston State | James Kiser is called for the reach on David Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kiser, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Cory Beach (PF) Harold Mayfield, Johnny Whited | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers (C) Jim Lynn | |
| 09:54 | Sam Houston State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:54 | Sam Houston State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 09:40 | Temple | Cory Beach can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 46-62 |
| 09:38 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 09:33 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 09:21 | Sam Houston State | David Howard misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 09:19 | Temple | James Kiser grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 09:06 | Temple | James Kiser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 09:04 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Sammy Blair | 46-62 |
| 08:59 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair is hacked by James Kiser - foul #4 on James Kiser, team foul #9 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz (SG), Thomas Waddell (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Robert Yelton (C) James Kiser, Al McCullin, Cory Beach, Robert Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Donald Perry (SF), Douglas Anderson (C) Adam Williams, David Howard, Andy Harris | |
| 08:59 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 08:59 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Sammy Blair steps in front of the Thomas Waddell pass | 46-64 |
| 08:49 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti's pass is intercepted by David Hall in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| 08:47 | Temple | David Hall lays it in | 48-64 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | David Hall is called for the reach on Rogelio Moretti in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Hall, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG) David Hall | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-66 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Anderson can't tip it in | 48-66 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Flowers | 48-66 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sammy Blair | 48-69 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Robert Yelton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 08:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Bobby Flowers | 48-69 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti hits a wide open jumper from the left side set up by Sammy Blair | 48-71 |
| 07:37 | Temple | Robert Yelton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Mayfield and the foul's on Donald Perry - foul #1 on Donald Perry, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Charles Gentry (SF), Loren Hayes (C) Harold Mayfield, Thomas Waddell, Johnny Whited | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson (SG), Michael King (PF), Jim Lynn (C) Sammy Blair, Bobby Flowers, Douglas Anderson | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Robert Yelton makes the free throw | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Kantrowitz (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Gentry (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Robert Yelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Lynn (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn banks in the wide open layup set up by Anthony Jackson | 51-73 |
| 07:05 | Temple | David Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 07:03 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jim Lynn | 51-73 |
| 06:56 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-73 |
| 06:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Loren Hayes | 51-73 |
| 06:49 | Temple | David Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rogelio Moretti - foul #2 on Rogelio Moretti, team foul #8 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (SG), Cory Beach (PF) Jeremy Kantrowitz, Robert Yelton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (SG) Rogelio Moretti | |
| 06:49 | Temple | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:49 | Temple | David Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:49 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn pulls down the rebound | 52-73 |
| 06:28 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry clanks a turnaround in the lane | 52-73 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Charles Gentry snags the defensive board | 52-73 |
| 06:07 | Temple | Thomas Waddell makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-73 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson is fouled on the floor by David Hall - foul #5 on David Hall, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), James Kiser (SG), Al McCullin (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Robert Curtis (C) David Hall, Thomas Waddell, Charles Gentry, Cory Beach, Loren Hayes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), David Howard (SF), Andy Harris (PF), Bobby Flowers (C) Adam Williams, Donald Perry, Michael King, Jim Lynn | |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Robert Curtis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Rogelio Moretti - foul #3 on Rogelio Moretti, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair (SG) Anthony Jackson | |
| 05:36 | Temple | Robert Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Robert Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 05:17 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Sammy Blair | 57-77 |
| 04:51 | Temple | James Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz (SG), Charles Gentry (SF) James Kiser, Al McCullin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams (PG), Donald Perry (SF), Douglas Anderson (C) Rogelio Moretti, David Howard, Bobby Flowers | |
| 04:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Curtis steals the ball from Douglas Anderson | 57-77 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Charles Gentry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #10 | 57-77 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Charles Gentry misses the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Charles Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Robert Curtis snags the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 04:23 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Whited is blocked by Andy Harris | 57-77 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Johnny Whited tips it home | 59-77 |
| 04:08 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Sammy Blair | 59-79 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Jeremy Kantrowitz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-79 |
| 03:48 | Sam Houston State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Mayfield - foul #4 on Harold Mayfield, team foul #12 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (SG), Robert Yelton (SF), Cory Beach (PF), Loren Hayes (C) Jeremy Kantrowitz, Charles Gentry, Johnny Whited, Robert Curtis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti (PG), Bobby Flowers (C) Adam Williams, Douglas Anderson | |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 1st free throw | 59-80 |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 03:33 | Temple | Robert Yelton throws it down | 61-81 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Mayfield (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Waddell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Yelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Beach (fresh) 2 stl. C - Loren Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rogelio Moretti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Blair (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Perry (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Harris (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Flowers (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-81 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Cory Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 61-81 |
| 03:05 | Temple | Thomas Waddell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-81 |
| 03:04 | Temple | Loren Hayes tips it back up and in | 63-81 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammy Blair and the foul's on Cory Beach - foul #1 on Cory Beach, team foul #13 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (PG), Al McCullin (SF) Harold Mayfield, Cory Beach | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson (SG), Michael King (SF), Jim Lynn (C) Sammy Blair, Donald Perry, Andy Harris | |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers makes the free throw | 63-84 |
| 02:32 | Temple | Thomas Waddell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-84 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | Michael King grabs the board | 63-84 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Thomas Waddell is called for the reach on Anthony Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Waddell, team foul #14 | 63-84 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | David Howard (SF) Bobby Flowers | |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 02:27 | Sam Houston State | Anthony Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-86 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Robert Yelton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-86 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Michael King grabs the defensive rebound | 63-86 |
| 02:03 | Sam Houston State | Jim Lynn knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Rogelio Moretti | 63-88 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Thomas Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-88 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG) James Kiser | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sammy Blair (SG), Donald Perry (SF), Andy Harris (PF), Bobby Flowers (C) Anthony Jackson, David Howard, Michael King, Jim Lynn | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Sam Houston State | Bobby Flowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-88 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Robert Yelton grabs the board | 63-88 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Temple | Harold Mayfield's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Flowers | 63-88 |
| 01:22 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry gets the rebound | 63-88 |
| 01:02 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry clanks a jump hook in the lane | 63-88 |
| 01:00 | Sam Houston State | Andy Harris grabs the offensive board | 63-88 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Donald Perry hits a turnaround in the lane | 63-90 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Temple | Thomas Waddell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-90 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Robert Yelton hits the follow up shot | 65-90 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Rogelio Moretti runs out the clock | 65-90 |