| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vera (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Penn State | Timothy Wright steals it from Percy Naumann in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 19:43 | Temple | John Vera travels with the ball | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Robert Deans misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 18:50 | Temple | John Vera can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Gerald Frew snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby's pass is intercepted by Robert Deans in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Charles Richards hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Deans | 36-39 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Timothy Wright snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 18:05 | Temple | John Vera blows the layup but he's fouled by John Husman - foul #2 on John Husman, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Umana (PF) John Husman | |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG), Mathew Bodden (PF), Daniel Kerr (C) Charles Richards, Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| 18:05 | Temple | John Vera makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:05 | Temple | John Vera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Carl Umana clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 38-41 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Daniel Kerr's pass is intercepted by Percy Naumann | 38-41 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Kerr - foul #1 on Daniel Kerr, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (SG), Frank Howard (SF) Robert Deans, John Vera | |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Umana | 41-41 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Frank Howard connects on the turnaround in the lane | 41-43 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is hacked by Daniel Kerr - foul #2 on Daniel Kerr, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Charles Richards (SG), Darryl Rogers (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Daryl Danford, Curtis Kim, Mathew Bodden, Daniel Kerr | |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Percy Naumann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 16:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Darryl Rogers | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Husman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Temple | The jumper by Timothy Wright is denied by John Husman | 41-43 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | John Husman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 15:17 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Percy Naumann | 44-43 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Frank Howard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:05 | Penn State | John Husman gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is hacked by Charles Richards - foul #1 on Charles Richards, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Timothy Aston (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (PG), Curtis Kim (SG), John Vera (SF), Mathew Bodden (PF), Peter Rankins (C) Robert Deans, Charles Richards, Frank Howard, Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Carl Umana hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-43 |
| 14:21 | Temple | John Vera grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:15 | Temple | John Vera scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Daryl Danford | 44-45 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Carl Umana is called for the reach on Daryl Danford - foul #2 on Carl Umana, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Timothy Aston | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Daniel Kerr (C) Curtis Kim, Mathew Bodden | |
| 13:13 | Temple | Robert Deans loses the ball out of bounds | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Donald Beam misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Vera - foul #2 on John Vera, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Richards (SG) Daryl Danford | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Donald Beam makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | Donald Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Daniel Kerr snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Robert Deans buries a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 12:14 | Penn State | Carl Umana hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Willard Drayton snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Carl Umana is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Cecil Lazar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Husman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Rankins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Kerr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Temple | Peter Rankins is hacked by John Husman - foul #3 on John Husman, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG), Percy Naumann (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Donald Beam, Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana, John Husman | |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG), Mathew Bodden (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Charles Richards, John Vera, Peter Rankins, Daniel Kerr | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Timothy Wright knocks in the shot near the basket | 50-50 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Willard Drayton's pass is intercepted by Darryl Rogers | 50-50 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Mathew Bodden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 50-50 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby is hacked by Robert Deans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Deans, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Husman (PF) Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (SG) Robert Deans | |
| 10:12 | Penn State | Timothy Wright takes the ball from Gerald Frew | 50-50 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Daryl Danford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 50-50 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Gerald Frew's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Rogers | 50-50 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Daryl Danford snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Timothy Wright misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Mathew Bodden can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Gerald Frew is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Bodden - foul #1 on Mathew Bodden, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Timothy Aston (SF), Carl Umana (PF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Percy Naumann, Gerald Frew, John Husman, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Charles Richards (SG), John Vera (SF), Peter Rankins (PF), Daniel Kerr (C) Daryl Danford, Curtis Kim, Mathew Bodden, Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Carl Umana lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Beam | 52-50 |
| 08:10 | Temple | John Vera misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Carl Umana snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Carl Umana is hacked by Charles Richards - foul #2 on Charles Richards, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Donald Beam | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:52 | Temple | Peter Rankins grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jerry Hobby (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Aston (fresh) PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vera (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Kerr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Carl Umana picks off the pass by Charles Richards | 53-50 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | John Vera is called for the reach on Cecil Lazar - foul #3 on John Vera, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Timothy Aston, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG), Frank Howard (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Charles Richards, John Vera, Peter Rankins, Daniel Kerr | |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | Penn State | Cecil Lazar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:40 | Temple | Timothy Wright drills a fadeaway from the left block | 55-52 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daryl Danford - foul #3 on Daryl Danford, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Kim (SG), Mathew Bodden (PF) Robert Deans, Darryl Rogers | |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Timothy Wright gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Curtis Kim makes the runner near the basket set up by Frank Howard | 56-54 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Gerald Frew lays it in uncontested set up by Jerry Hobby | 58-54 |
| 05:16 | Temple | Frank Howard loses the dribble to Dikembe Abke | 58-54 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 05:10 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | John Husman is fouled on the floor by Daryl Danford - foul #4 on Daryl Danford, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Beam (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Jerry Hobby, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Charles Richards (SG), John Vera (SF), Peter Rankins (PF), Daniel Kerr (C) Daryl Danford, Curtis Kim, Frank Howard, Mathew Bodden, Timothy Wright | |
| 04:46 | Penn State | John Husman misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | John Husman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:37 | Temple | John Vera comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Charles Richards tips it in | 59-56 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Percy Naumann is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 04:12 | Penn State | Carl Umana can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Daniel Kerr pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Willard Drayton swats the short shot by Peter Rankins | 59-56 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Donald Beam (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Naumann (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Husman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Richards (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Vera (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Kerr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Daniel Kerr takes the ball from Donald Beam | 59-56 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Robert Deans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Percy Naumann loses the dribble to John Vera in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Peter Rankins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Timothy Aston (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Percy Naumann, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG), Darryl Rogers (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) Charles Richards, Peter Rankins, Daniel Kerr | |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF), Carl Umana (PF) Timothy Aston, John Husman | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Richards (SG), Timothy Wright (C) Daryl Danford, Mathew Bodden | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the floater from close range but the foul's on John Vera - foul #4 on John Vera, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Hobby (PG) Donald Beam | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:11 | Temple | John Vera misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Gerald Frew grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 02:10 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Percy Naumann (SG), John Husman (PF) Cecil Lazar, Carl Umana | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Percy Naumann | 62-56 |
| 01:27 | Temple | John Vera buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Deans | 62-59 |
| 01:09 | Penn State | John Husman drills a driving attempt in the lane | 64-59 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Darryl Rogers banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jerry Hobby - foul #3 on Jerry Hobby, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Darryl Rogers misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Husman | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Jerry Hobby's pass is intercepted by John Vera | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Robert Deans makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Wright | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Robert Deans is called for the reach on Gerald Frew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Deans, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Gerald Frew makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Charles Richards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Robert Deans is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Deans, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Lazar (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Percy Naumann, John Husman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Deans clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-63 |