| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fresh) SG - Marco Giordano (fresh) SF - Leonard Murphy (fresh) PF - Andrew Crosslin (fresh) C - Dale Brandt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) C - Howard Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Temple | Dale Brandt scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Howard Miller - foul #1 on Howard Miller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Leonard Murphy connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Dale Brandt and the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Howard Miller tips it but misses | 6-0 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Dale Brandt buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Marco Giordano and he's fouled by Kent Truesdale - foul #1 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski blows the layup | 9-0 |
| 17:54 | Temple | Leonard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Marco Giordano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-0 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Howard Miller snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 17:33 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is fouled on the floor by Dale Brandt - foul #1 on Dale Brandt, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Kent Truesdale is denied by Leonard Murphy | 9-0 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the tip | 9-0 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Leonard Murphy pulls down the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Leonard Murphy clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-0 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Howard Miller snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-0 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Marco Giordano snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Leonard Murphy hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Crosslin | 11-0 |
| 16:23 | Rutgers | Howard Miller is called for traveling | 11-0 |
| 16:06 | Temple | Howard Miller takes the ball from Dale Brandt | 11-0 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Andrew Crosslin is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Crosslin, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Marco Giordano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Crosslin (fairly fresh) C - Dale Brandt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) C - Howard Miller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 15:03 | Temple | 3 seconds is called on George Johnson | 11-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses long on a shot from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 14:39 | Temple | George Johnson snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:18 | Temple | Dale Brandt comes up short on the runner in the paint | 11-3 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Ruby | 11-5 |
| 13:36 | Temple | Dale Brandt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Hung Wang - foul #1 on Hung Wang, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Kendall Zastawny (PG), Paul Gerhart (SG), Paul Naughton (PF) George Johnson, Marco Giordano, Andrew Crosslin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| 13:36 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 13:36 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-5 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard tips it but misses | 13-5 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits the follow up shot | 13-7 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Dale Brandt misses long on a floater from the baseline | 13-7 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Howard Miller | 13-7 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Howard Miller drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Michael | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Paul Naughton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Leonard Murphy | 15-10 |
| 12:13 | Rutgers | Paul Gerhart steps in front of the Todd Michael pass in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dmitry Oginski - foul #1 on Dmitry Oginski, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Giordano (SG), John Schenck (C) Paul Gerhart, Dale Brandt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG) Todd Michael, Michael Ruby | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:05 | Temple | John Schenck gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:39 | Temple | Paul Naughton buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Kendall Zastawny | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kendall Zastawny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Giordano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Naughton (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Schenck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski drills a driving attempt in the paint | 18-12 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Dmitry Oginski swats the layup by Paul Naughton | 18-12 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Paul Naughton tips it back up and in | 20-12 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski blows the layup but he's fouled by Leonard Murphy - foul #1 on Leonard Murphy, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG), Andrew Crosslin (PF) Kendall Zastawny, Paul Naughton | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:11 | Temple | George Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Marco Giordano hits the follow up shot | 22-14 |
| 09:58 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 09:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to Andrew Crosslin | 22-14 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Marco Giordano misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Dmitry Oginski | 22-14 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale is hacked by Marco Giordano - foul #1 on Marco Giordano, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Gerhart (SG), John Adorno (SF) Marco Giordano, Leonard Murphy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Dmitry Oginski, Hung Wang | |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza is hacked by John Schenck - foul #1 on John Schenck, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Brandt (C) John Schenck | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Miller (C) Federico Mendoza | |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard misses the easy layup | 22-14 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Dale Brandt can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Ruby - foul #1 on Michael Ruby, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Leonard Murphy (SF) John Adorno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:25 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Dale Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Andrew Crosslin - foul #2 on Andrew Crosslin, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Giordano (SG), Paul Naughton (PF) Paul Gerhart, Andrew Crosslin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | Temple | Marco Giordano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Dale Brandt steals the ball from Howard Miller | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Marco Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Naughton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dale Brandt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Temple | Paul Naughton is denied on a dunk by Samuel Howard | 24-19 |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Carl Johnson | 24-21 |
| 06:44 | Temple | Paul Naughton clanks a shot in the paint | 24-21 |
| 06:43 | Temple | Marco Giordano gets the offensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Howard, team foul #7 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Kendall Zastawny (PG), John Schenck (C) George Johnson, Dale Brandt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Perez (PG), Todd Michael (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF), Hung Wang (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Michael Ruby, Samuel Howard, Howard Miller | |
| 06:30 | Temple | Paul Naughton makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Paul Naughton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Armando Perez | 25-23 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Leonard Murphy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski lays it up and in | 25-25 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Paul Naughton hits a shot from the left block | 27-25 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Armando Perez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 05:12 | Temple | John Schenck grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Todd Michael is called for the reach on Marco Giordano - foul #1 on Todd Michael, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG), Paul Gerhart (SF) Kendall Zastawny, Leonard Murphy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG), Samuel Howard (PF), Howard Miller (C) Armando Perez, Todd Michael, Federico Mendoza, Hung Wang | |
| 05:07 | Temple | Marco Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Howard Miller pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Temple | John Adorno (SF) Marco Giordano | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:35 | Temple | Paul Naughton comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 27-25 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard can't finish the layup | 27-25 |
| 04:16 | Temple | John Schenck snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Paul Gerhart connects on the floater from the left block | 29-25 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson can't finish the layup | 29-25 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Paul Naughton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Paul Naughton buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Johnson | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - George Johnson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gerhart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Adorno (fresh) PF - Paul Naughton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schenck (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Howard Miller makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dmitry Oginski | 31-28 |
| 02:49 | Temple | Paul Gerhart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Howard Miller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Adorno - foul #1 on John Adorno, team foul #7 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Kendall Zastawny (PG), Marco Giordano (SG), Leonard Murphy (SF), Andrew Crosslin (PF), Dale Brandt (C) George Johnson, Paul Gerhart, John Adorno, Paul Naughton, John Schenck | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF) Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard | |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 02:30 | Rutgers | Howard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Andrew Crosslin loses the dribble to Kent Truesdale | 34-29 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kent Truesdale | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Leonard Murphy clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-31 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Leonard Murphy tips it in | 36-31 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Michael Ruby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Perez (PG), Todd Michael (SG), Hung Wang (C) Carl Johnson, Kent Truesdale, Howard Miller | |
| 01:31 | Temple | Leonard Murphy is hacked by Hung Wang - foul #2 on Hung Wang, team foul #9 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Howard (PF) Hung Wang | |
| 01:31 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Leonard Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Armando Perez - foul #1 on Armando Perez, team foul #10 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG), Dmitry Oginski (SF) Armando Perez, Todd Michael, Michael Ruby | |
| 00:57 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:57 | Temple | Leonard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza is called for traveling | 40-31 |
| Subs | Temple | George Johnson (PG) Kendall Zastawny | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Marco Giordano hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Johnson | 42-31 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Leonard Murphy clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-33 |