| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Scott Valladares (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Randolph Forrest (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Abraham Pace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fresh) SG - Nathan William (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - Rick Carswell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Valladares | 24-30 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Harold Cobb is fouled on the floor by Scott Valladares - foul #1 on Scott Valladares, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Rick Carswell blows the dunk | 24-30 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 24-30 |
| 18:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Nathan William | 24-30 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Harold Cobb misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 18:10 | Temple | Rick Carswell pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Randolph Forrest - foul #1 on Randolph Forrest, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Richards | 24-30 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Randolph Forrest is denied by Rick Carswell | 24-30 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Richards can't tip it in | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | Temple | Rick Carswell grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Nathan William knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 24-32 |
| 17:11 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-32 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Rick Carswell pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Nathan William misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Richards - foul #1 on Eric Richards, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), John Watt (SF), David Price (PF), Paul Longley (C) Scott Valladares, Randolph Forrest, Abraham Pace, Eric Richards, Robert Hott | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:55 | Temple | Nathan William makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Nathan William misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:55 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Brian Carroll | 27-33 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Rick Carswell splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right block | 27-35 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Carroll scores on a floater from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 15:42 | Temple | Rick Carswell is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Virgin | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Virgin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Longley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan William (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kerry Thrailkill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Price comes up short on the runner in the lane | 29-35 |
| 15:31 | Temple | Brian Robinson snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Longley - foul #1 on Paul Longley, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares (PG), Randolph Forrest (SG), Abraham Pace (SF), Eric Richards (PF), Robert Hott (C) William Virgin, Brian Carroll, John Watt, David Price, Paul Longley | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest hits a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Rick Carswell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Harold Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Randolph Forrest steps in front of the Kerry Thrailkill pass | 32-35 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hott | 32-35 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Eric Richards is denied by Kerry Thrailkill | 32-35 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG) Nathan William | |
| 12:54 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hott - foul #3 on Robert Hott, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Brian Robinson | |
| 12:54 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Terrell (C) Kerry Thrailkill | |
| 12:15 | Temple | Rick Carswell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left block | 32-36 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Mark Terrell snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Rick Carswell is hacked by Eric Richards - foul #2 on Eric Richards, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (PG), Brian Carroll (SG), John Watt (SF), David Price (PF), Paul Longley (C) Scott Valladares, Randolph Forrest, Abraham Pace, Eric Richards, Robert Hott | |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG) Russell Benson | |
| 11:36 | Temple | Rick Carswell is fouled on the floor by David Price - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Brian Robinson (SF) Harold Cobb, Paul Pinkard | |
| 11:36 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:36 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:36 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Terrell | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Virgin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Longley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Russell Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nathan William (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Temple | Rick Carswell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Benson | 32-40 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Longley, team foul #8 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill (C) Mark Terrell | |
| 10:49 | Temple | William Virgin is called for the reach on Brian Robinson - foul #2 on William Virgin, team foul #9 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace (SF) John Watt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:49 | Temple | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:49 | Temple | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace is fouled on the floor by Kerry Thrailkill - foul #1 on Kerry Thrailkill, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares (PG), Randolph Forrest (SG), Eric Richards (PF), Robert Hott (C) William Virgin, Brian Carroll, David Price, Paul Longley | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG), Mark Terrell (C) Russell Benson, Rick Carswell | |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott knocks in the jump hook from close range | 34-42 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Nathan William clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Abraham Pace | 34-42 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Eric Richards takes the ball from Kerry Thrailkill | 36-42 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Watt (SF) Abraham Pace | |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Paul Pinkard (SF), Rick Carswell (PF) Nathan William, Brian Robinson, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| 08:42 | Temple | Mark Terrell drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Russell Benson and the foul's on Robert Hott - foul #4 on Robert Hott, team foul #10 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Carroll (SG), Paul Longley (C) Randolph Forrest, Robert Hott | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:42 | Temple | Mark Terrell misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Longley | 36-44 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Richards hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Watt | 38-44 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Rick Carswell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Watt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley can't tip it in | 38-44 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Mark Terrell grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Mark Terrell misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 07:17 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Carswell | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Scott Valladares (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Longley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Russell Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Cobb (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Paul Pinkard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Temple | Harold Cobb clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Richards | 38-44 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 06:18 | Temple | Russell Benson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Virgin (PG), Randolph Forrest (SG), Abraham Pace (SF), David Price (PF), Robert Hott (C) Scott Valladares, Brian Carroll, John Watt, Eric Richards, Paul Longley | |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Kerry Thrailkill (C) Harold Cobb, Paul Pinkard, Mark Terrell | |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott banks in the layup set up by Abraham Pace | 43-44 |
| 05:45 | Temple | Rick Carswell can't throw it down | 43-44 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott hits a shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the contested shot from the baseline set up by Russell Benson and the foul's on David Price - foul #2 on David Price, team foul #11 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG) Russell Benson | |
| 05:01 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Randolph Forrest | 48-49 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Rick Carswell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the paint | 48-49 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott clanks a floater in the paint | 48-49 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the easy open layup | 48-49 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Abraham Pace drills a shot near the basket | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Virgin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randolph Forrest (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abraham Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hott (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Nathan William (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Kerry Thrailkill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Temple | Rick Carswell knocks in the jumper from the right block | 50-51 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares (PG), Eric Richards (PF) William Virgin, David Price | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 02:49 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Rick Carswell is hacked by Eric Richards - foul #3 on Eric Richards, team foul #12 | 50-51 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Nathan William comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hott misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 01:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kerry Thrailkill | 50-52 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Harold Cobb is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Forrest - foul #2 on Randolph Forrest, team foul #13 | 50-52 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Harold Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:20 | Southern Mississippi | Randolph Forrest misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 01:18 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Rick Carswell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 50-53 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Abraham Pace | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kerry Thrailkill steps in front of the Eric Richards pass | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-53 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Rick Carswell gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Temple | Rick Carswell is hacked by Robert Hott - foul #5 on Robert Hott, team foul #14 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley (C) Robert Hott | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:13 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Valladares is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Valladares - foul #2 on Scott Valladares, team foul #15 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG) Nathan William | |
| 00:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Longley | 50-56 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Longley misses the fullcourt shot | 50-56 |