| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marco Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Crosslin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Dale Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Zachary Selig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kopano Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) PF - Obi Adhami (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lionel Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Leonard Murphy inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Temple | Kopano Alleruzzo is called for the reach on Leonard Murphy - foul #2 on Kopano Alleruzzo, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Leonard Murphy hits the finger roll and the foul's on Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses the free throw | 31-20 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Lionel Sanders | 31-20 |
| 19:15 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton misses the jumper from the left side | 31-20 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Dale Brandt gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Leonard Murphy's layup is rejected by Lionel Sanders | 31-20 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Hamilton | 31-20 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 31-20 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 31-20 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kopano Alleruzzo | 31-23 |
| 18:32 | Temple | The jump hook by Andrew Crosslin is blocked by Obi Adhami | 31-23 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Obi Adhami | 31-23 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton slams it home on a nice dish by Kopano Alleruzzo | 31-25 |
| 18:00 | Temple | George Johnson is hacked by Zachary Selig - foul #1 on Zachary Selig, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin blows the dunk | 31-25 |
| 17:36 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Wise (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Glenn Walsh (PF) Zachary Selig, Kopano Alleruzzo, Obi Adhami | |
| 16:43 | Temple | Marco Giordano hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leonard Murphy | 34-25 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas State | George Johnson picks off the pass by James Wise in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Marco Giordano hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Johnson | 36-25 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas State | James Wise misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton can't tip it in | 36-25 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton misses badly on a runner in the paint | 36-25 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Leonard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Dale Brandt can't finish the layup | 36-25 |
| 15:47 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Glenn Walsh | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marco Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Crosslin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Dale Brandt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - James Wise (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Arkansas State | Glenn Walsh lays it up and in set up by Lionel Sanders | 36-27 |
| 15:16 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 15:11 | Arkansas State | James Wise drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Hamilton | 36-29 |
| 14:54 | Temple | Marco Giordano loses the dribble to Mark Smith | 36-29 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas State | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Leonard Murphy - foul #2 on Leonard Murphy, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig (PG), Kopano Alleruzzo (SG), Obi Adhami (PF) Mark Smith, Robert Hamilton, Lionel Sanders | |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Marco Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Marco Giordano misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 13:59 | Temple | George Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 13:42 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from George Johnson and the foul's on Obi Adhami - foul #3 on Obi Adhami, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Smith (SF), Jeremiah Taylor (C) James Wise, Glenn Walsh | |
| 13:42 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 13:30 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Dale Brandt scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Marco Giordano | 41-29 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range | 41-29 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Marco Giordano grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 13:03 | Temple | George Johnson is hacked by Zachary Selig - foul #2 on Zachary Selig, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Kendall Zastawny (PG), Paul Naughton (PF), John Schenck (C) George Johnson, Andrew Crosslin, Dale Brandt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:44 | Temple | Marco Giordano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Leonard Murphy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marco Giordano | 43-31 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Marco Giordano pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 11:51 | Temple | Marco Giordano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 11:50 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami grabs the board | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kendall Zastawny (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marco Giordano (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Naughton (fresh) C - John Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Zachary Selig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kopano Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Obi Adhami (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremiah Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-31 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 11:21 | Temple | John Schenck gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Marco Giordano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kendall Zastawny | 46-31 |
| 10:42 | Arkansas State | Mark Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-31 |
| 10:40 | Temple | John Schenck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Marco Giordano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:17 | Arkansas State | Mark Smith drills a floater from the baseline | 49-33 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Leonard Murphy drills a shot from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas State | Kopano Alleruzzo loses the dribble to Kendall Zastawny | 51-33 |
| 09:23 | Temple | Marco Giordano blows the layup | 51-33 |
| 09:21 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Marco Giordano | 51-33 |
| 09:08 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kendall Zastawny | 53-33 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas State | Zachary Selig connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kopano Alleruzzo | 53-35 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Leonard Murphy blows the dunk | 53-35 |
| 08:37 | Temple | John Schenck grabs the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-35 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas State | Paul Naughton swats the short shot by Mark Smith | 53-35 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Mark Smith tips it home | 53-37 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Leonard Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-37 |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG), John Adorno (SG), Paul Gerhart (SF), Andrew Crosslin (PF), Dale Brandt (C) Kendall Zastawny, Marco Giordano, Leonard Murphy, Paul Naughton, John Schenck | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Wise (PG), Norman Hruska (SG), Robert Hamilton (SF), Glenn Walsh (PF), Lionel Sanders (C) Zachary Selig, Kopano Alleruzzo, Mark Smith, Obi Adhami, Jeremiah Taylor | |
| 07:55 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Adorno - foul #2 on John Adorno, team foul #2 | 53-37 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:55 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin misses the dunk attempt | 53-38 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas State | James Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Adorno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Gerhart (fresh) PF - Andrew Crosslin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Brandt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Norman Hruska (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Wise (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lionel Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | James Wise hits the finger roll set up by Lionel Sanders | 53-40 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin is fouled on the floor by Glenn Walsh - foul #3 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Leonard Murphy (SF) Paul Gerhart | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 06:34 | Temple | John Adorno is fouled on the floor by Norman Hruska - foul #2 on Norman Hruska, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| 06:34 | Temple | John Adorno makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:34 | Temple | John Adorno makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-40 |
| 06:21 | Temple | George Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin is denied on a layup by Lionel Sanders | 55-40 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Glenn Walsh knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-42 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin clanks a shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas State | Lionel Sanders grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Dale Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin throws it down on a nice dish by George Johnson | 57-42 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas State | The jumper by James Wise is denied by Andrew Crosslin | 57-42 |
| 04:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Andrew Crosslin | 57-42 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Walsh - foul #4 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #8 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Kendall Zastawny (PG), Paul Naughton (PF), John Schenck (C) George Johnson, Andrew Crosslin, Dale Brandt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Smith (PG), Ronnie Wade (C) Robert Hamilton, Lionel Sanders | |
| 04:03 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas State | James Wise is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Leonard Murphy | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Walsh - foul #5 on Glenn Walsh, team foul #9 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Gerhart (SF) Leonard Murphy | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Kopano Alleruzzo (SG), Jeremiah Taylor (C) Glenn Walsh, Ronnie Wade | |
| 03:29 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:29 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Wise | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kendall Zastawny (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Adorno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gerhart (fresh) PF - Paul Naughton (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Schenck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Mark Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Kopano Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Hruska (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wise (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeremiah Taylor (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Temple | Norman Hruska steps in front of the Paul Naughton pass | 61-44 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Mark Smith hits the finger roll set up by Norman Hruska | 61-46 |
| 02:33 | Temple | John Schenck blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jeremiah Taylor - foul #1 on Jeremiah Taylor, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami (PF) Kopano Alleruzzo | |
| 02:33 | Temple | John Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:33 | Temple | John Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas State | Paul Gerhart takes the ball from James Wise | 63-46 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Obi Adhami - foul #4 on Obi Adhami, team foul #11 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ronnie Wade (C) Jeremiah Taylor | |
| 02:01 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Norman Hruska drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Paul Naughton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Adorno | 67-49 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas State | James Wise is fouled on the floor by John Adorno - foul #3 on John Adorno, team foul #3 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeremiah Taylor (C) Ronnie Wade | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | James Wise can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kendall Zastawny - foul #1 on Kendall Zastawny, team foul #4 | 67-49 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | James Wise misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas State | James Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-50 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | Obi Adhami pulls down the rebound | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Kendall Zastawny steals it from James Wise | 67-50 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kendall Zastawny runs out the clock | 67-50 |