| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Meece (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Chittum (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - George Little (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harry Milbrandt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Portis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felton Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Kenneth Portis inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang is called for a backcourt violation | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Felton Robinson misses the shot from the right side | 27-26 |
| 19:01 | Santa Clara | George Little snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:44 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:42 | Temple | The rebound goes to Felton Robinson | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Kenneth Portis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Daniel Fabian (C) Eric Ratcliff, George Little | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 18:01 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Temple | Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Kenneth Portis, Felton Robinson, Raymond Shy | |
| 17:32 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino is hacked by Qing-nan Xiang - foul #2 on Qing-nan Xiang, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Daniel Fabian blocks the short jumper by James Primo | 30-26 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 16:43 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 32-26 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Benny Christensen | 32-28 |
| 15:52 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 15:51 | Temple | James Primo gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Meece (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Chittum (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Fabian (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oswaldo Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Benny Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Primo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Qing-nan Xiang - foul #3 on Qing-nan Xiang, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Douglas Bolger (SG), George Little (C) Darryl Williams, Qing-nan Xiang, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Portis (SF), Felton Robinson (PF), Raymond Shy (C) Benny Christensen, Kenneth Lucas, James Primo | |
| 15:25 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:59 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 14:38 | Temple | Raymond Shy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Bowman (SG) Oswaldo Marino | |
| 14:21 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-29 |
| 14:19 | Santa Clara | George Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:50 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 13:46 | Temple | John Bowman loses the dribble to Douglas Bolger in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 13:34 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Little | 39-29 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Felton Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hottinger (SG), Marty Hunt (C) Douglas Bolger, George Little | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), Oswaldo Marino (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Harry Milbrandt, John Bowman, Kenneth Portis, Felton Robinson, Raymond Shy | |
| 13:02 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff is fouled on the floor by Keith Hardison - foul #1 on Keith Hardison, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Daniel Fabian (C) John Hottinger, Marty Hunt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Lucas - foul #2 on Kenneth Lucas, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Shy (C) James Primo | |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:12 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-29 |
| 12:10 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 11:46 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Lucas steps in front of the Daniel Fabian pass | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Qing-nan Xiang (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clifton Meece (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Fabian (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Keith Hardison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Benny Christensen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ratcliff - foul #2 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Douglas Bolger (SG), James Rivers (PF), George Little (C) Eric Ratcliff, Qing-nan Xiang, Albert Chittum, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (PG), John Bowman (SG), Kenneth Portis (SF), Felton Robinson (PF) Keith Hardison, Oswaldo Marino, Benny Christensen, Kenneth Lucas | |
| 11:19 | Temple | Felton Robinson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-29 |
| 11:18 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | George Little misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 10:55 | Temple | John Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:35 | Temple | John Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Raymond Shy gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Steven Larosa (SF) Darryl Williams, Douglas Bolger, James Rivers | |
| Subs | Temple | Oswaldo Marino (SG), James Primo (C) John Bowman, Raymond Shy | |
| 09:52 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Larosa | 43-29 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Felton Robinson misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Clifton Meece - foul #4 on Clifton Meece, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian (C) George Little | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), Benny Christensen (SF) Harry Milbrandt, Kenneth Portis | |
| 09:40 | Temple | Felton Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Felton Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum (PF) Clifton Meece | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Lucas (PF) Felton Robinson | |
| 08:52 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Albert Chittum - foul #3 on Albert Chittum, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Hottinger (SG) Qing-nan Xiang | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:52 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | John Hottinger clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Hardison - foul #2 on Keith Hardison, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece (SF) Steven Larosa | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (PG), Kenneth Portis (SG) Keith Hardison, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | John Hottinger makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:31 | Santa Clara | John Hottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Benny Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Ratcliff - foul #3 on Eric Ratcliff, team foul #7 | 45-34 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Benny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:09 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Ratcliff | 47-36 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Clifton Meece picks off the pass by Harry Milbrandt in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 07:46 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 07:45 | Temple | James Primo pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hottinger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifton Meece (tiring) 19 pts. 4 pf. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Fabian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Portis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benny Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Lucas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Primo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Temple | James Primo comes up short on the floater in the paint | 47-36 |
| 07:26 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eric Ratcliff | 47-36 |
| 07:06 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-36 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Steven Larosa (SF), James Rivers (PF), George Little (C) Eric Ratcliff, John Hottinger, Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), Oswaldo Marino (SG), John Bowman (SF), Felton Robinson (PF), Raymond Shy (C) Harry Milbrandt, Kenneth Portis, Benny Christensen, Kenneth Lucas, James Primo | |
| 06:41 | Temple | Raymond Shy drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Keith Hardison and he's hacked by Steven Larosa - foul #1 on Steven Larosa, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Raymond Shy makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:20 | Santa Clara | John Bowman steals the ball from Steven Larosa | 47-39 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 05:51 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams is fouled on the floor by Felton Robinson - foul #2 on Felton Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Douglas Bolger (SG), Clifton Meece (SF), Albert Chittum (PF) Darryl Williams, Qing-nan Xiang, Steven Larosa, James Rivers | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (PG), Kenneth Portis (SF) Keith Hardison, John Bowman | |
| 05:03 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino loses the dribble to Clifton Meece | 47-39 |
| 04:18 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece scores on a shot from the right side set up by Douglas Bolger | 49-39 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Oswaldo Marino comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-39 |
| 03:59 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 03:39 | Santa Clara | Albert Chittum drills a fadeaway from the right side | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Eric Ratcliff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Bolger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifton Meece (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Albert Chittum (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - George Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harry Milbrandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 15 pts. SF - Kenneth Portis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felton Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Shy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Temple | Kenneth Portis misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | George Little misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Raymond Shy - foul #1 on Raymond Shy, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG), John Hottinger (SG), Steven Larosa (SF), James Rivers (PF) Eric Ratcliff, Douglas Bolger, Clifton Meece, Albert Chittum | |
| Subs | Temple | Keith Hardison (PG), John Bowman (SG), Benny Christensen (SF), Kenneth Lucas (PF), James Primo (C) Harry Milbrandt, Oswaldo Marino, Kenneth Portis, Felton Robinson, Raymond Shy | |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | George Little makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | George Little makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Larosa - foul #2 on Steven Larosa, team foul #9 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Douglas Bolger (SG), Daniel Fabian (C) John Hottinger, George Little | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:56 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Benny Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Daniel Fabian gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | James Rivers hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 01:20 | Temple | The jump hook by Benny Christensen is blocked by James Rivers | 53-41 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Kenneth Lucas tips it in | 53-43 |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Douglas Bolger is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Temple | James Primo buries a floater near the basket set up by Keith Hardison and he's hacked by James Rivers - foul #2 on James Rivers, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff (PG), Qing-nan Xiang (SG), Clifton Meece (SF), Albert Chittum (PF), George Little (C) Darryl Williams, Douglas Bolger, Steven Larosa, James Rivers, Daniel Fabian | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Milbrandt (PG), Oswaldo Marino (SG), Kenneth Portis (SF), Felton Robinson (PF) Keith Hardison, John Bowman, Benny Christensen, Kenneth Lucas | |
| 00:44 | Temple | James Primo makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece is fouled in the backcourt by Oswaldo Marino - foul #3 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams (PG) Qing-nan Xiang | |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Shy (C) James Primo | |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Raymond Shy grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Darryl Williams steps in front of the Harry Milbrandt pass in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 00:37 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams lays it in | 56-46 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Felton Robinson connects on the shot from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Harry Milbrandt is called for the reach on Clifton Meece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:28 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Raymond Shy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Raymond Shy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Milbrandt - foul #4 on Harry Milbrandt, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Santa Clara | Darryl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Raymond Shy snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Harry Milbrandt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Eric Ratcliff | 57-48 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Oswaldo Marino is called for the reach on Eric Ratcliff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:10 | Santa Clara | Eric Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Felton Robinson blows the wide open layup | 59-48 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Raymond Shy tips it but misses | 59-48 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece grabs the board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Clifton Meece runs out the clock | 59-48 |