| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ciesielski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Charles Easterling inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Gary Troche tips it home | 35-31 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Robert Deans misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Michael Lee pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:33 | Dayton | Robert Deans steals the ball from Arnold Stone in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Timothy Wright comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Lee - foul #1 on Michael Lee, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Timothy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Timothy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 19:25 | Dayton | Arnold Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Richards - foul #3 on Charles Richards, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG) Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 19:12 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Timothy Wright grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Robert Deans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-31 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Charles Easterling snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:44 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Timothy Wright snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:25 | Temple | Robert Deans is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Deans, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Howard (SF), John Vera (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) John Ciesielski, Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Jeffery Polster (C) Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Michael Lee | |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:05 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 17:52 | Dayton | John Lai clanks a floater near the basket | 37-31 |
| 17:50 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | A charge is called on Stephen Walsh - foul #3 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (PG), Peter Rankins (C) Robert Deans, Daryl Danford | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter (SG), Kevin Souliere (C) Stephen Walsh, Gary Troche | |
| 17:20 | Temple | The jump hook by Mathew Bodden is blocked by Kevin Souliere | 37-31 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:42 | Dayton | John Vera is called for the reach on Joshua Carpenter - foul #1 on John Vera, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Daryl Danford (SG), John Ciesielski (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Curtis Kim, John Vera, Frank Howard, Mathew Bodden, Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Michael Lee (C) Joshua Carpenter, Ruben Taylor, Jeffery Polster | |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere is fouled on the floor by Darryl Rogers - foul #3 on Darryl Rogers, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | John Vera (PF) Darryl Rogers | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Arnold Stone hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Timothy Wright makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Deans | 39-34 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 15:49 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daryl Danford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ciesielski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Stone (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Easterling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Souliere (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Dayton | Charles Easterling misses the open dunk | 39-34 |
| 15:39 | Temple | Timothy Wright snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 15:33 | Temple | Timothy Wright loses the dribble to Kevin Souliere | 39-34 |
| 15:20 | Dayton | Charles Easterling clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:19 | Temple | Daryl Danford gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:00 | Temple | John Lai steals it from John Ciesielski | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | John Lai banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Robert Deans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:45 | Temple | John Ciesielski snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Daryl Danford's pass is intercepted by Arnold Stone | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Dayton | Timothy Wright denies the turnaround by Charles Easterling | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Ciesielski | 39-36 |
| 13:49 | Temple | John Ciesielski misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 13:48 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | John Lai's pass is intercepted by Daryl Danford | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Daryl Danford hits the finger roll | 41-36 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Arnold Stone loses the dribble to Daryl Danford | 41-36 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Daryl Danford hits the finger roll | 43-36 |
| 13:03 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere makes the floater from the right side set up by John Lai | 43-38 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Timothy Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (PG), Charles Richards (SG), Frank Howard (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) Robert Deans, Daryl Danford, John Ciesielski, John Vera, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF), Gary Troche (PF), Jeffery Polster (C) John Lai, Arnold Stone, Charles Easterling, Kevin Souliere, Michael Lee | |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Stephen Walsh is hacked by Curtis Kim in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Kim, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Gary Troche drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Walsh | 43-40 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Darryl Rogers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Curtis Kim and he's fouled by Gary Troche - foul #1 on Gary Troche, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Darryl Rogers misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:06 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 11:47 | Dayton | Gary Troche is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gary Troche, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Curtis Kim (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Howard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mathew Bodden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Stephen Walsh (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gary Troche (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Polster (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Temple | Curtis Kim travels with the ball | 45-40 |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter loses the dribble to Frank Howard in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 11:31 | Temple | Frank Howard jams it | 47-40 |
| 11:20 | Dayton | Gary Troche misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Darryl Rogers grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Curtis Kim drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mathew Bodden | 50-40 |
| 10:58 | Dayton | A charge is called on Ruben Taylor - foul #1 on Ruben Taylor, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Daniel Morgan (SF), Peter Rankins (C) Curtis Kim, Frank Howard, Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Spence (SG), David Rhein (SF) Joshua Carpenter, Ruben Taylor | |
| 10:43 | Temple | Robert Deans makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darryl Rogers | 52-40 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Gary Troche clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Peter Rankins snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Robert Deans is hacked by Stephen Walsh - foul #4 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arnold Stone (SG), Michael Lee (C) Stephen Walsh, Jeffery Polster | |
| 09:44 | Temple | Robert Deans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-40 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Darryl Rogers misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 09:41 | Temple | Peter Rankins misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 09:40 | Dayton | David Rhein grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Gary Troche is hacked by Darryl Rogers - foul #4 on Darryl Rogers, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (PG), Frank Howard (SF), John Vera (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) Robert Deans, Daniel Morgan, Darryl Rogers, Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), Joshua Carpenter (SG), Ruben Taylor (SF) Ernest Spence, Arnold Stone, David Rhein | |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter clanks a jumper from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 09:04 | Dayton | Michael Lee misses the tip | 52-40 |
| 09:03 | Dayton | John Lai snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 52-42 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Frank Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 08:26 | Temple | John Vera hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 08:03 | Dayton | John Lai misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 08:01 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | John Lai makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 54-44 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Charles Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Ruben Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Curtis Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Richards (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Vera (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mathew Bodden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Troche (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lee (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Dayton | Gary Troche makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lai | 54-47 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Charles Richards connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Kim | 57-47 |
| 06:45 | Dayton | The jump hook by Ruben Taylor is blocked by John Vera | 57-47 |
| 06:44 | Temple | Mathew Bodden snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Charles Richards is hacked by Joshua Carpenter - foul #1 on Joshua Carpenter, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), John Ciesielski (SF), Peter Rankins (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Curtis Kim, Frank Howard, John Vera, Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Walsh (PG), Arnold Stone (SG), Charles Easterling (SF), Jeffery Polster (PF), Kevin Souliere (C) John Lai, Joshua Carpenter, Ruben Taylor, Gary Troche, Michael Lee | |
| 06:27 | Temple | Charles Richards makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Charles Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:27 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Walsh | 58-49 |
| 05:58 | Temple | Robert Deans is fouled on the floor by Stephen Walsh - foul #5 on Stephen Walsh, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG) Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ernest Spence (PG) Stephen Walsh | |
| 05:58 | Temple | Robert Deans misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:58 | Dayton | Charles Easterling grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 05:48 | Dayton | Arnold Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 05:38 | Temple | Daryl Danford misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Spence - foul #1 on Ernest Spence, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| 05:38 | Temple | Daryl Danford makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:38 | Temple | Daryl Danford misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:38 | Dayton | Kevin Souliere gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Charles Easterling travels in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Timothy Wright scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Deans | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Charles Easterling is hacked by John Ciesielski in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ciesielski, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Charles Easterling makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Charles Easterling makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Robert Deans knocks in the floater from the right side set up by John Ciesielski | 64-51 |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster loses the dribble to Daryl Danford in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Temple | Daryl Danford buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Deans | 66-51 |
| 04:30 | Dayton | Arnold Stone drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Easterling | 66-53 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Peter Rankins clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffery Polster - foul #2 on Jeffery Polster, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Morgan (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF) John Ciesielski, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lai (PG), David Rhein (SF), Gary Troche (PF) Ernest Spence, Charles Easterling, Kevin Souliere | |
| 04:05 | Temple | Peter Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Peter Rankins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Rankins - foul #1 on Peter Rankins, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Timothy Wright (C) Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | David Rhein pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Morgan - foul #1 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:48 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Darryl Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Howard (SF) Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ruben Taylor (SF) David Rhein | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daryl Danford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Frank Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - John Lai (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Stone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Troche (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Polster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Dayton | Timothy Wright swats the layup by Gary Troche | 68-55 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Timothy Wright pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Darryl Rogers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Deans | 70-55 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster misses the lay-in | 70-55 |
| 02:30 | Temple | Darryl Rogers pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Frank Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 01:48 | Dayton | Arnold Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Timothy Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Robert Deans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (PG), John Vera (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) Robert Deans, Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter (SG), Kevin Souliere (C) Arnold Stone, Gary Troche | |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Jeffery Polster hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ruben Taylor | 73-57 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Mathew Bodden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 01:00 | Dayton | John Lai pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Dayton | John Lai is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Kim - foul #4 on Curtis Kim, team foul #10 | 73-57 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | John Lai makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | John Lai misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:56 | Temple | Frank Howard grabs the board | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Mathew Bodden loses the dribble to Ruben Taylor | 73-58 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | Joshua Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Curtis Kim pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Curtis Kim runs out the clock | 73-58 |