| Lineup | Temple | PG - Alva Zahorchak (fresh) SG - Blake Rivenburg (fresh) SF - Larry Ferree (fresh) PF - Richard Wagner (fresh) C - Phillip Schwoerer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) SG - John Messer (fresh) SF - Jon Bowman (fresh) PF - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) C - Andrew Klingbeil (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Temple | Larry Ferree's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Klingbeil | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Temple | Larry Ferree hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Blake Rivenburg - foul #1 on Blake Rivenburg, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Larry Ferree knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Alva Zahorchak | 4-1 |
| 18:53 | Akron | Mario Martinez is called for 3 seconds | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Klingbeil - foul #1 on Andrew Klingbeil, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer misses the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeremy Fanelli | 4-1 |
| 18:14 | Akron | John Messer evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Bowman | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Deford (PG), Alonzo Shoffner (SG), William Kahn (PF), Christopher Moors (C) Alva Zahorchak, Blake Rivenburg, Larry Ferree, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), James Mattos (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Lewis Richardson (PF), Brian Rene (C) Mario Martinez, John Messer, Jon Bowman, Jeremy Fanelli, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| 17:38 | Akron | Lewis Richardson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Akron | Brian Rene tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Temple | Dikembe Awai steals the ball from Christopher Moors | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Akron | Dikembe Awai blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Akron | Brian Rene tips it home | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Temple | Alonzo Shoffner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Christopher Moors tips it home | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Dikembe Awai clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:33 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to James Mattos | 6-7 |
| 16:20 | Akron | Lewis Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Alonzo Shoffner | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Alonzo Shoffner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:11 | Akron | Lewis Richardson snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Jon Gibson is fouled on the floor by William Kahn - foul #1 on William Kahn, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Alva Zahorchak (PG), Blake Rivenburg (SG), Larry Ferree (SF), Russell Dean (C) Jeffrey Deford, Alonzo Shoffner, Phillip Schwoerer, Christopher Moors | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Carl Smith (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Jon Gibson, James Mattos, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Brian Rene | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Alva Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Rivenburg (fresh) SF - Larry Ferree (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Kahn (fresh) C - Russell Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) SG - Jon Bowman (fresh) SF - Carl Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Andrew Klingbeil (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Akron | Jon Bowman loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG) Mario Martinez | |
| 15:29 | Temple | Russell Dean is hacked by Andrew Klingbeil - foul #2 on Andrew Klingbeil, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wagner (PF) Russell Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (PG), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Jon Gibson, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| 15:05 | Temple | Alva Zahorchak clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:04 | Akron | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:47 | Akron | Jon Bowman is hacked by Larry Ferree - foul #1 on Larry Ferree, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer (PF), Russell Dean (C) Richard Wagner, William Kahn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), John Messer (SG), Brian Rene (C) Lewis Richardson, Jon Bowman, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 14:40 | Akron | Jon Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Larry Ferree grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:18 | Temple | Larry Ferree double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | William Kahn (C) Russell Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Jon Gibson, John Messer, Brian Rene | |
| 13:57 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Mattos | 6-9 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Alva Zahorchak's pass is intercepted by Mario Martinez | 6-9 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 6-9 |
| 13:30 | Akron | Carl Smith tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Jeremy Fanelli | 6-11 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Joseph Baker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Schwoerer - foul #1 on Phillip Schwoerer, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Deford (PG), Alonzo Shoffner (SG), Richard Wagner (PF), Christopher Moors (C) Alva Zahorchak, Blake Rivenburg, Phillip Schwoerer, William Kahn | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF), Lewis Richardson (PF) Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Carl Smith, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 12:59 | Akron | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:59 | Akron | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Larry Ferree misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Awai - foul #1 on Dikembe Awai, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Blake Rivenburg (SG), Phillip Schwoerer (C) Alonzo Shoffner, Christopher Moors | |
| Subs | Akron | John Messer (SG), Brian Rene (C) Jon Bowman, Joseph Baker | |
| 12:39 | Temple | Larry Ferree makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Larry Ferree misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:39 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:14 | Akron | Brian Rene misses the shot from the left block | 7-13 |
| 12:13 | Temple | Richard Wagner gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Jeffrey Deford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Larry Ferree grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffrey Deford (fresh) SG - Blake Rivenburg (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Ferree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Wagner (fresh) C - Phillip Schwoerer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) SG - John Messer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Awai (fresh) PF - Lewis Richardson (fresh) C - Brian Rene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Jeffrey Deford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 11:32 | Akron | Brian Rene snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:26 | Akron | Lewis Richardson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Gibson | 7-16 |
| 11:15 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 10:59 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Larry Ferree grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:50 | Akron | Lewis Richardson snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:31 | Akron | Dikembe Awai misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 10:29 | Akron | Dikembe Awai misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 10:27 | Akron | Lewis Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:11 | Akron | Richard Wagner takes the ball from John Messer | 10-16 |
| 09:56 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-16 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:35 | Akron | Lewis Richardson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jon Gibson | 10-19 |
| 09:16 | Temple | Larry Ferree buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Blake Rivenburg | 13-19 |
| 08:52 | Akron | Lewis Richardson connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jon Gibson | 13-22 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Jeffrey Deford is hacked by Jon Gibson - foul #1 on Jon Gibson, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Alva Zahorchak (PG), Alonzo Shoffner (SG), William Kahn (PF), Christopher Moors (C) Blake Rivenburg, Larry Ferree, Richard Wagner, Phillip Schwoerer | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), James Mattos (SG), Jon Bowman (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Jon Gibson, John Messer, Dikembe Awai, Lewis Richardson, Brian Rene | |
| 08:23 | Temple | Christopher Moors is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Christopher Moors, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Smith (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| 07:59 | Akron | Carl Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Mario Martinez | 13-24 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Alonzo Shoffner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-24 |
| 07:45 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Alva Zahorchak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Shoffner (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Deford (fairly fresh) PF - William Kahn (fresh) C - Christopher Moors (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Mario Martinez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Mattos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Bowman (fresh) PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Akron | Mario Martinez is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeremy Fanelli | 13-27 |
| 07:25 | Temple | William Kahn drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Alva Zahorchak and the foul's on Carl Smith - foul #1 on Carl Smith, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer (SF) Jeffrey Deford | |
| Subs | Akron | Joseph Baker (PF) James Mattos | |
| 07:25 | Temple | William Kahn makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:23 | Akron | Mario Martinez loses the dribble to Alva Zahorchak in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| 07:09 | Temple | The jumper by Alva Zahorchak is denied by Jeremy Fanelli | 16-27 |
| 07:07 | Akron | Jeremy Fanelli grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Joseph Baker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Phillip Schwoerer - foul #2 on Phillip Schwoerer, team foul #6 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Blake Rivenburg (SG), Russell Dean (C) Phillip Schwoerer, Christopher Moors | |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Andrew Klingbeil (C) Carl Smith, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 06:45 | Akron | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:45 | Akron | Joseph Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:45 | Temple | William Kahn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Mario Martinez - foul #1 on Mario Martinez, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Ferree (SF) Alonzo Shoffner | |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| 06:16 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:56 | Akron | Joseph Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway near the basket | 18-30 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Larry Ferree misses the floater from the left block | 18-30 |
| 05:35 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Rivenburg | 18-30 |
| 05:24 | Temple | William Kahn misses the floater from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Blake Rivenburg tips it in | 20-30 |
| 05:01 | Akron | Joseph Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 20-30 |
| 05:00 | Temple | William Kahn grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Alva Zahorchak misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-30 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:34 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-30 |
| 04:32 | Temple | William Kahn snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 04:11 | Temple | William Kahn is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Deford (SG), Alonzo Shoffner (SF), Richard Wagner (PF), Christopher Moors (C) Blake Rivenburg, Larry Ferree, William Kahn, Russell Dean | |
| Subs | Akron | Jon Gibson (PG), John Messer (SG), Carl Smith (PF), Jeremy Fanelli (C) Mario Martinez, James Mattos, Joseph Baker, Andrew Klingbeil | |
| 04:03 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Messer | 20-33 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Alva Zahorchak hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wagner | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Alva Zahorchak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Deford (fresh) SF - Alonzo Shoffner (fresh) PF - Richard Wagner (fresh) C - Christopher Moors (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Jon Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Messer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Bowman (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Fanelli (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alonzo Shoffner - foul #1 on Alonzo Shoffner, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Ferree (SF), Phillip Schwoerer (PF), William Kahn (C) Alonzo Shoffner, Richard Wagner, Christopher Moors | |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil (C) John Messer | |
| 03:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:22 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Jeffrey Deford hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alva Zahorchak | 26-34 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jeffrey Deford is called for the reach on Jon Gibson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Deford, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Blake Rivenburg (SG) Larry Ferree | |
| Subs | Akron | James Mattos (SG), Dikembe Awai (SF) Jon Bowman, Jeremy Fanelli | |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jon Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:43 | Akron | Jon Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:43 | Temple | William Kahn grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-35 |
| 02:23 | Akron | Andrew Klingbeil snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 02:19 | Akron | William Kahn is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai - foul #2 on William Kahn, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Ferree (SF), Richard Wagner (PF) Blake Rivenburg, William Kahn | |
| Subs | Akron | Lewis Richardson (PG), John Messer (SG) Jon Gibson, James Mattos | |
| 02:19 | Akron | Dikembe Awai makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:19 | Akron | Dikembe Awai misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Richard Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:12 | Temple | Lewis Richardson steals it from Jeffrey Deford | 26-36 |
| 02:07 | Akron | John Messer blows the layup | 26-36 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Larry Ferree gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:00 | Temple | Dikembe Awai steals it from Alva Zahorchak | 26-36 |
| 01:57 | Akron | Dikembe Awai banks in the layup | 26-38 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Jeffrey Deford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 01:37 | Akron | Lewis Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Carl Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Deford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Deford, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Blake Rivenburg (SG), William Kahn (C) Jeffrey Deford, Richard Wagner | |
| Subs | Akron | Mario Martinez (PG), Jon Bowman (SG), Joseph Baker (PF) Lewis Richardson, John Messer, Dikembe Awai | |
| 01:24 | Akron | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:24 | Akron | Carl Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:24 | Temple | William Kahn snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Alva Zahorchak buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Schwoerer | 28-39 |
| 00:57 | Akron | Mario Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-39 |
| 00:55 | Akron | Carl Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:47 | Akron | Joseph Baker can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-39 |
| 00:45 | Akron | Carl Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:29 | Akron | Joseph Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jon Bowman | 28-41 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Phillip Schwoerer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Temple | William Kahn snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The clock runs out | 28-41 |