| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - David Wheeler (fresh) 5 reb. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | David Ervin inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | Christopher Bergen denies the turnaround by David Ervin | 24-24 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:14 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the 3 from straight away set up by Raymond Shy | 27-24 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Raymond Shy is called for the reach on Paul Tucker - foul #2 on Raymond Shy, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Scott Privett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 18:50 | UMass | David Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:33 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the contested fadeaway from close range | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Christopher Bergen drills a floater from the left side set up by Harry Milbrandt | 29-26 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Ervin | 29-28 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt jams it on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Oswaldo Marino | 31-28 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Paul Tucker buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Ervin | 31-30 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Raymond Shy misses long on an open shot from the right side | 31-30 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Paul Tucker - foul #3 on Paul Tucker, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Scott Dates (PF), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, David Wheeler, Scott Privett | |
| 16:43 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:21 | UMass | Charles Merrell hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Lawrence Herren out of the doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 16:02 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Ervin - foul #3 on David Ervin, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG), David Wheeler (PF) Lawrence Herren, David Ervin | |
| 16:02 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:02 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) C - James Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Whited (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Wheeler (fresh) 6 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UMass | Scott Dates misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 15:36 | Temple | James Primo snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas misses the easy layup | 35-32 |
| 15:21 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Oswaldo Marino | 35-32 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Robert Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 15:04 | UMass | David Wheeler grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Scott Dates clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 14:39 | UMass | Scott Dates gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:24 | UMass | Scott Dates can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Robert Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:07 | UMass | David Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Scott Dates misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 13:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Primo | 35-32 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Robert Collins buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harry Milbrandt | 38-32 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Zackary Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 13:20 | UMass | Zackary Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:57 | UMass | Scott Dates can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Robert Collins connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harry Milbrandt and he's hacked by Zackary Hicks - foul #1 on Zackary Hicks, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Christopher Bergen (PF), Raymond Shy (C) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, Kenneth Lucas, James Primo | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), David Ervin (SF), Scott Privett (C) Charles Merrell, William Whited, Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| 12:33 | Temple | Robert Collins makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:15 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Paul Tucker is blocked by Raymond Shy | 41-32 |
| 12:14 | UMass | David Ervin gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Paul Tucker's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Bowman | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (tiring) 14 pts. SG - John Bowman (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Wheeler (tiring) 8 reb. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Temple | Benny Christensen connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Collins | 43-32 |
| 11:34 | UMass | Paul Tucker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-32 |
| 11:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raymond Shy | 43-32 |
| 11:27 | Temple | Robert Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 11:07 | UMass | David Ervin misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Benny Christensen - foul #2 on Benny Christensen, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG), Oswaldo Marino (SF) John Bowman, Benny Christensen | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF) David Wheeler | |
| 11:07 | UMass | David Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 11:07 | UMass | David Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Christopher Bergen gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:00 | Temple | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 10:59 | UMass | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 10:49 | UMass | Lawrence Herren works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Privett | 45-36 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Robert Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Paul Tucker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Dates | 45-39 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Robert Collins hits a shot in the paint set up by Harry Milbrandt | 47-39 |
| 10:00 | UMass | David Ervin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Scott Privett snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Paul Tucker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Privett | 47-42 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Robert Collins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Harry Milbrandt | 50-42 |
| 09:06 | UMass | David Ervin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Lawrence Herren pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:56 | UMass | Scott Dates is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bergen - foul #1 on Christopher Bergen, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, Christopher Bergen, Raymond Shy | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), William Whited (SG), David Wheeler (PF), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren, Scott Dates, Scott Privett | |
| 08:41 | UMass | Charles Merrell drills a shot from the baseline set up by William Whited | 50-44 |
| 08:35 | Temple | John Bowman is fouled on the floor by David Ervin - foul #4 on David Ervin, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (SF) David Ervin | |
| 08:17 | Temple | Benny Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Robert Collins tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| 07:56 | UMass | Zackary Hicks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Robert Collins is hacked by Charles Merrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Merrell, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG), Oswaldo Marino (SF) John Bowman, Benny Christensen | |
| Subs | UMass | Lawrence Herren (SG), David Ervin (SF) William Whited, Scott Dates | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Robert Collins evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right block | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Collins (tiring) 23 pts. 2 reb. SG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Primo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ervin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UMass | Lawrence Herren is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG) Charles Merrell | |
| 07:02 | Temple | Robert Collins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Paul Tucker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-47 |
| 06:47 | Temple | James Primo pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Robert Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oswaldo Marino | 59-47 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Oswaldo Marino takes the ball from Paul Tucker after a doubleteam | 59-47 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino lays it up and in | 61-47 |
| 06:14 | UMass | Lawrence Herren works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Ervin | 61-49 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 61-49 |
| 05:54 | UMass | David Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:26 | UMass | Zackary Hicks's pass is intercepted by Harry Milbrandt | 61-49 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Bergen (PF), Raymond Shy (C) Kenneth Lucas, James Primo | |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF), Scott Privett (C) David Wheeler, Zackary Hicks | |
| 05:15 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Milbrandt | 63-49 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Lawrence Herren works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry Milbrandt - foul #2 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Lawrence Herren makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:03 | UMass | Lawrence Herren makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Raymond Shy scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Scott Privett clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Shy - foul #3 on Raymond Shy, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:27 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Scott Privett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Scott Privett picks off the pass by Oswaldo Marino out of a doubleteam | 65-53 |
| 03:58 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 03:56 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Herren | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:37 | UMass | David Ervin is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino | |
| Subs | UMass | David Wheeler (PF) David Ervin | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Keith Hardison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bowman (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Benny Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Bergen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Dates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - Scott Privett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:17 | Temple | Raymond Shy is fouled on the floor by Scott Privett - foul #2 on Scott Privett, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Collins (PG) Keith Hardison | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG) Paul Tucker | |
| 03:17 | Temple | Raymond Shy misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Scott Privett gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Christopher Bergen picks off the pass by Lawrence Herren out of a doubleteam | 65-53 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Benny Christensen grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (SG), Oswaldo Marino (SF) John Bowman, Benny Christensen | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG) Charles Merrell | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Temple | Robert Collins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 02:41 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it but misses | 65-53 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Scott Dates grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 02:31 | UMass | Lawrence Herren misses the 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 02:30 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raymond Shy | 65-53 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Robert Collins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it in | 67-53 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Lawrence Herren drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Tucker | 67-56 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Scott Privett blocks the short jumper by Robert Collins | 67-56 |
| 01:22 | UMass | Paul Tucker pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Paul Tucker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 67-56 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Robert Collins misses the layup against the doubleteam | 67-56 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Christopher Bergen tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | UMass | Scott Privett's pass is intercepted by Christopher Bergen | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Christopher Bergen travels with the ball | 69-56 |
| 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 | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), William Whited (SG), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, Lawrence Herren, Scott Privett | |
| 00:23 | UMass | David Wheeler buries a shot from close range and the foul's on Kenneth Lucas - foul #1 on Kenneth Lucas, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| 00:23 | UMass | David Wheeler makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Keith Hardison runs out the clock | 69-59 |