| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kim Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | William Winter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 19:39 | Temple | Raymond Shy pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Robert Collins connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Shy | 36-28 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses the tip | 36-28 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Robert Collins grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Robert Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 18:35 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Raymond Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 18:16 | Temple | Raymond Shy can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Temple | Christopher Bergen grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Raymond Shy blows the layup but he's fouled by Roger Miller - foul #1 on Roger Miller, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF) Christopher Bergen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn (PF), Wesley Osbourn (C) Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| 17:29 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Roger Miller connects on the floater in the lane | 38-31 |
| 16:59 | Temple | Raymond Shy drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Milbrandt | 40-31 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Kenneth Lucas steals the ball from Bruce Pangburn | 40-31 |
| 16:18 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 40-31 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | William Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 15:57 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Keith Hardison (fresh) SG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Shy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Darryl Mosier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Osbourn (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-31 |
| 15:35 | Temple | Raymond Shy hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | William Winter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 15:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raymond Shy | 42-31 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 15:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Winter | 42-31 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | William Winter is hacked by Kenneth Lucas - foul #2 on Kenneth Lucas, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Collins (PG), Christopher Bergen (PF), James Primo (C) Keith Hardison, Kenneth Lucas, Raymond Shy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Francis Gravley (SG), Stephen Beasley (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) William Winter, Roger Miller, Bruce Pangburn, Wesley Osbourn | |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Oswaldo Marino steals it from Darryl Mosier out of a doubleteam | 42-31 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino lays it up and in | 44-31 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald snags the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | James Primo swats the short shot by Darryl Mosier | 44-31 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:33 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley slams it home | 44-35 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino is fouled on the floor by Charles McCleave - foul #4 on Charles McCleave, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn (PG), Wesley Osbourn (SF) Charles McCleave, Darryl Mosier | |
| 13:03 | Temple | Wesley Osbourn swats the layup by Christopher Bergen | 44-35 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn is hacked by Christopher Bergen - foul #1 on Christopher Bergen, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Winter (PG), Roger Miller (SG) Francis Gravley, Wesley Osbourn | |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | William Winter clanks a floater from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 12:33 | Temple | James Primo pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Robert Collins connects on the floater from the right side | 46-35 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald misses the runner near the basket | 46-35 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Roger Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley misses the dunk attempt | 46-35 |
| 11:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Primo | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - John Bowman (fresh) SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Primo (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Beasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kim Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Temple | Robert Collins is hacked by Roger Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Miller, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG), Oswaldo Marino (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), Felton Robinson (C) John Bowman, Benny Christensen, Christopher Bergen, James Primo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) Stephen Beasley, Kim Macdonald | |
| 11:17 | Temple | Robert Collins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Milbrandt | 49-35 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Felton Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino is hacked by Bruce Pangburn - foul #1 on Bruce Pangburn, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Shy (C) Felton Robinson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Darryl Mosier (SF) Bruce Pangburn | |
| 10:53 | Temple | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-35 |
| 10:51 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Shy | 49-35 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt is fouled on the floor by Roger Miller - foul #3 on Roger Miller, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Francis Gravley (SG) Roger Miller | |
| 10:22 | Temple | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it home | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | William Winter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Kenneth Ressler is called for the reach on Harry Milbrandt - foul #1 on Kenneth Ressler, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Bergen (PF) Kenneth Lucas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley (PF) Kenneth Ressler | |
| 09:41 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino's pass is intercepted by William Winter | 51-35 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darryl Mosier | 51-38 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 09:14 | Temple | Raymond Shy hits the follow up shot | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn misses badly on a floater from close range | 53-38 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn grabs the offensive board | 53-38 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-38 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Christopher Bergen pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Raymond Shy misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Wesley Osbourn - foul #1 on Wesley Osbourn, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, Christopher Bergen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roger Miller (SG), Bruce Pangburn (SF), Frank Gould (PF), Kim Macdonald (C) Francis Gravley, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley, Wesley Osbourn | |
| 08:26 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | William Winter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Lucas - foul #3 on Kenneth Lucas, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Temple | James Primo (C) Raymond Shy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | William Winter makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | William Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Kim Macdonald snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | John Bowman is called for the reach on Roger Miller - foul #2 on John Bowman, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | William Winter buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-41 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Benny Christensen | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (tiring) 23 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - John Bowman (fresh) SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Primo (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - William Winter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gould (fresh) C - Kim Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Missouri State | Frank Gould comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Roger Miller tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 06:45 | Temple | Roger Miller steals the ball from Robert Collins | 57-43 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Winter | 57-46 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:10 | Temple | James Primo tips it home | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Roger Miller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn grabs the offensive board | 59-46 |
| 05:51 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG), Oswaldo Marino (SF), Christopher Bergen (PF), Raymond Shy (C) John Bowman, Benny Christensen, Kenneth Lucas, James Primo | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles McCleave (PG), Darryl Mosier (SF), Stephen Beasley (PF) William Winter, Bruce Pangburn, Frank Gould | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Harry Milbrandt - foul #3 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Robert Collins is hacked by Charles McCleave - foul #5 on Charles McCleave, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn (PG) Charles McCleave | |
| 05:23 | Temple | Robert Collins misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley grabs the board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | Robert Collins steals it from Roger Miller | 59-47 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Collins | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Harry Milbrandt picks off the pass by Bruce Pangburn | 61-47 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt misses the dunk | 61-47 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Raymond Shy is called for the reach on Roger Miller - foul #2 on Raymond Shy, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn (C) Kim Macdonald | |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Christopher Bergen pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Robert Collins can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 03:55 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Darryl Mosier | 61-48 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Roger Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino clanks a runner in the lane | 61-48 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (tiring) 23 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Bruce Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roger Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Mosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Wesley Osbourn (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Roger Miller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Stephen Beasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Roger Miller is fouled on the floor by Harry Milbrandt - foul #4 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Robert Collins, Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Francis Gravley (SF), Frank Gould (PF), Kenneth Ressler (C) Bruce Pangburn, Darryl Mosier, Stephen Beasley | |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Roger Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:40 | Temple | John Bowman is hacked by Roger Miller - foul #4 on Roger Miller, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn (SF) Roger Miller | |
| 02:40 | Temple | John Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Kenneth Ressler snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Kenneth Ressler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Benny Christensen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lucas and the foul's on Bruce Pangburn - foul #2 on Bruce Pangburn, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Frank Gould snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Frank Gould comes up short on the floater near the basket | 63-50 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Osbourn | 63-50 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Bruce Pangburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 01:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Primo | 63-50 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Francis Gravley - foul #2 on Francis Gravley, team foul #11 | 65-50 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | Frank Gould drills a runner from close range set up by Francis Gravley | 66-52 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Gould - foul #2 on Frank Gould, team foul #12 | 66-52 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Francis Gravley makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the floater from the left side set up by John Bowman | 70-54 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Wesley Osbourn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Keith Hardison runs out the clock | 70-54 |