| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) SF - Ronald Young (fresh) PF - William Green (fresh) C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fresh) SG - Harry Milbrandt (fresh) SF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) C - Raymond Shy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Raymond Shy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Robert Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Ronald Young lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | David Johnson is called for the reach on Harry Milbrandt - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Raymond Shy can't connect on a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Milbrandt - foul #1 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Christopher Bergen is hacked by William Green - foul #1 on William Green, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Oswaldo Marino | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Raymond Shy blocks the short jumper by William Green | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Temple | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Collins | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Young | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Jan Srnsky steals the ball from Harry Milbrandt | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | William Green is denied on a dunk by Christopher Bergen | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Christopher Bergen knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Collins | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | David Johnson drills a shot from the right side set up by Ronald Young | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Robert Collins travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:52 | Temple | James Primo pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Merriweather (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Green (fairly fresh) C - Jan Srnsky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) SF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) C - James Primo (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), John Knox (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is hacked by James Primo - foul #1 on James Primo, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Bergen (PF) Kenneth Lucas | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Shy (C) James Primo | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino travels with the ball | 9-7 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta's layup is rejected by Raymond Shy | 9-7 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Raymond Shy throws it down | 9-9 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | William Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:14 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Bergen | 9-12 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Robert Collins, Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:02 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Keith Hardison misses badly on a shot from the left side | 9-12 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the jumper from close range | 9-12 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | David Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 12:21 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jan Srnsky | 11-12 |
| 11:32 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Green - foul #2 on William Green, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Colin Alday (PF) William Green | |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Raymond Shy (C) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, James Primo | |
| 11:32 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:32 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colin Alday (fresh) C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Keith Hardison (fresh) SG - John Bowman (fresh) SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Ronald Young double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG) David Johnson, Edward Merriweather | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Bergen (PF) Kenneth Lucas | |
| 10:58 | Temple | Christopher Bergen misses badly on a runner from the right block | 11-14 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Young comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Hardison - foul #1 on Keith Hardison, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Raymond Shy hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abeyta - foul #1 on Dikembe Abeyta, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), John Knox (SF) Mark Spurgeon, Ronald Young | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG) Keith Hardison | |
| 10:25 | Temple | Raymond Shy misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Bergen is called for the reach on Colin Alday - foul #1 on Christopher Bergen, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG) Jonathon Andersen | |
| Subs | Temple | Oswaldo Marino (SF) Benny Christensen | |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Shy - foul #1 on Raymond Shy, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:55 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt's fadeaway is rejected by Colin Alday | 15-15 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather loses the dribble to Raymond Shy | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Edward Merriweather steps in front of the Raymond Shy pass | 15-15 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | David Johnson connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather and he's hacked by Oswaldo Marino - foul #1 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (C) John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Temple | Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Harry Milbrandt, Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino's floater is tipped away by Colin Alday | 18-15 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Kenneth Lucas is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucas, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (SF) Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG) John Bowman | |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:23 | Temple | Keith Hardison is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Knox and he's hacked by Keith Hardison - foul #2 on Keith Hardison, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG) Edward Merriweather | |
| Subs | Temple | Oswaldo Marino (SG), Christopher Bergen (PF) Keith Hardison, Kenneth Lucas | |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:35 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses the fadeaway from the left side | 23-15 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) SF - John Knox (fresh) PF - Ronald Young (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) SG - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Primo (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen is hacked by Oswaldo Marino - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #11 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (PG), Raymond Shy (C) Oswaldo Marino, James Primo | |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:08 | Temple | Jan Srnsky is called for the reach on Raymond Shy - foul #1 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Colin Alday (PF) Mark Spurgeon, John Knox | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:53 | Temple | Raymond Shy scores on a shot from the free throw line | 24-17 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Johnson | 26-17 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Jonathon Andersen steps in front of the Raymond Shy pass | 26-17 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Ronald Young loses the ball out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), John Knox (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Jonathon Andersen, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF) Christopher Bergen | |
| 05:58 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt is fouled on the floor by John Knox - foul #1 on John Knox, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Abeyta | 26-17 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Johnson | 28-17 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Raymond Shy lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Lucas | 28-19 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | The pull-up jumper by Edward Merriweather is blocked by Kenneth Lucas | 28-19 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | John Knox hits the follow up shot | 30-19 |
| 05:09 | Temple | The jumper by Benny Christensen is denied by Colin Alday | 30-19 |
| 05:07 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Shy | 30-19 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Edward Merriweather - foul #1 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (PG), Ronald Young (PF), Jan Srnsky (C) David Johnson, Colin Alday, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Bergen (PF), James Primo (C) Kenneth Lucas, Raymond Shy | |
| 04:46 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:39 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 30-22 |
| 04:38 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Bowman | 30-22 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Christopher Bergen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 30-22 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Ronald Young loses the dribble to James Primo | 30-22 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Jan Srnsky blocks the jumper by Benny Christensen | 30-22 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | John Bowman steps in front of the Mark Spurgeon pass in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Knox - foul #2 on John Knox, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), William Green (PF) Edward Merriweather, John Knox | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Collins (PG), Oswaldo Marino (SG) John Bowman, Harry Milbrandt | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Benny Christensen - foul #1 on Benny Christensen, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG) Benny Christensen | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Green (fresh) C - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harry Milbrandt (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Primo (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino can't throw it down | 31-23 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Mark Spurgeon | 33-23 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Robert Collins clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | William Green grabs the board | 33-23 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Ronald Young buries a jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Christopher Bergen gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 35-25 |
| 01:19 | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon loses the dribble to Christopher Bergen | 35-25 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Christopher Bergen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Christopher Bergen travels with the ball | 35-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), John Knox (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Mark Spurgeon, Jonathon Andersen, Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF), Raymond Shy (C) Christopher Bergen, James Primo | |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Lucas steals the ball from David Johnson | 35-25 |
| 00:21 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Robert Collins is blocked by John Knox | 35-25 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | John Knox grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the jumper near the basket | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Collins misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-25 |