| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fresh) SG - Nathan William (fresh) SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - Rick Carswell (fresh) C - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Robert McCoy (fresh) SG - Thomas Meyers (fresh) SF - Robert Bolton (fresh) PF - James Poletski (fresh) C - Joseph Acuna (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Rick Carswell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Richmond | Joseph Acuna pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Richmond | Robert McCoy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Temple | Rick Carswell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Nathan William is hacked by Joseph Acuna - foul #1 on Joseph Acuna, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Temple | Nathan William knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Richmond | James Poletski jams it set up by Thomas Meyers | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Harold Cobb misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Temple | Brian Robinson tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Richmond | Joseph Acuna is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Paul Pinkard (SF), Mark Terrell (C) Nathan William, Brian Robinson, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 17:40 | Temple | Paul Pinkard's floater is tipped away by Joseph Acuna | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Robert McCoy | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Richmond | James Poletski misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Russell Benson - foul #1 on Russell Benson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Brian Robinson (SF) Harold Cobb, Rick Carswell | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 17:15 | Richmond | James Poletski makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Richmond | James Poletski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Nathan William drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Benson | 8-4 |
| 16:42 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers is hacked by Paul Pinkard - foul #1 on Paul Pinkard, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG), Rick Carswell (SF), Kerry Thrailkill (PF) Russell Benson, Brian Robinson, Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Richmond | Wayne Wood (SF), Charlie Arnold (C) Robert Bolton, Joseph Acuna | |
| 16:28 | Richmond | James Poletski can't throw it down | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Mark Terrell gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 8-4 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill hits the follow up shot | 10-4 |
| 15:54 | Richmond | Robert McCoy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan William (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Carswell (fresh) PF - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Robert McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Meyers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Wood (fresh) PF - James Poletski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charlie Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Wood - foul #1 on Wayne Wood, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Brian Robinson (SG) Harold Cobb, Nathan William | |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Lee (SG), Dennis Burdette (PF) Thomas Meyers, James Poletski | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:36 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:36 | Richmond | Charlie Arnold grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Andrew Lee can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Mark Terrell pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Rick Carswell scores on a runner from the right block | 13-7 |
| 14:59 | Richmond | Wayne Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG), Paul Pinkard (SF) Russell Benson, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert Bolton (SF), Joseph Acuna (C) Wayne Wood, Charlie Arnold | |
| 14:46 | Temple | Brian Robinson misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bolton - foul #1 on Robert Bolton, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG) Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jean Farr (PG), James Poletski (PF) Robert McCoy, Dennis Burdette | |
| 14:46 | Temple | Brian Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:39 | Richmond | James Poletski lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bolton | 14-9 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Nathan William is fouled on the floor by Robert Bolton - foul #2 on Robert Bolton, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Nathan William | |
| Subs | Richmond | Thomas Meyers (SG), Wayne Wood (SF) Andrew Lee, Robert Bolton | |
| 14:09 | Temple | Rick Carswell's pass is intercepted by James Poletski | 14-9 |
| 13:47 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Paul Pinkard grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 17-9 |
| 13:22 | Richmond | Wayne Wood is hacked by Paul Pinkard - foul #2 on Paul Pinkard, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Nathan William (SG), Kerry Thrailkill (PF), Carlton Little (C) Harold Cobb, Brian Robinson, Paul Pinkard, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert McCoy (PG), Charlie Arnold (C) Jean Farr, Joseph Acuna | |
| 13:07 | Richmond | James Poletski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 17-9 |
| 13:05 | Richmond | Wayne Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:57 | Richmond | Nathan William steals it from James Poletski out of a doubleteam | 17-9 |
| 12:50 | Temple | James Poletski takes the ball from Nathan William | 17-9 |
| 12:36 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Wood | 17-12 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Nathan William can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-12 |
| 12:23 | Richmond | Robert McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:09 | Richmond | James Poletski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 12:08 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Richmond | Wayne Wood can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Nathan William grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Rick Carswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:40 | Richmond | Charlie Arnold grabs the board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Russell Benson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan William (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlton Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Robert McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Meyers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Wood (fairly fresh) PF - James Poletski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Charlie Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Richmond | Robert McCoy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 11:13 | Temple | Nathan William pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-12 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill tips it home | 19-12 |
| 10:48 | Richmond | Kerry Thrailkill takes the ball from Robert McCoy | 19-12 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Thomas Meyers picks off the pass by Rick Carswell | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Richmond | Robert McCoy is fouled on the floor by Carlton Little - foul #1 on Carlton Little, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG), Brian Robinson (SF), Mark Terrell (C) Russell Benson, Kerry Thrailkill, Carlton Little | |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Lee (SG), Dennis Burdette (PF), Joseph Acuna (C) Thomas Meyers, James Poletski, Charlie Arnold | |
| 10:20 | Richmond | Andrew Lee can't throw it down | 19-12 |
| 10:18 | Richmond | Joseph Acuna tips it back up and in | 19-14 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Harold Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 10:04 | Richmond | Joseph Acuna gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:57 | Richmond | Andrew Lee is whistled for traveling | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill (PF) Rick Carswell | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 09:34 | Temple | Brian Robinson is hacked by Dennis Burdette - foul #1 on Dennis Burdette, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Rick Carswell (SF) Nathan William | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jean Farr (PG) Robert McCoy | |
| 09:18 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Robinson | 21-14 |
| 09:05 | Richmond | Andrew Lee's pass is intercepted by Kerry Thrailkill | 21-14 |
| 08:48 | Temple | Mark Terrell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 08:46 | Richmond | Wayne Wood gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:24 | Richmond | Kerry Thrailkill steals it from Andrew Lee | 21-14 |
| 08:06 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Lee - foul #1 on Andrew Lee, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG) Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert McCoy (PG), Stephen Root (SG), James Poletski (SF), Charlie Arnold (C) Jean Farr, Andrew Lee, Wayne Wood, Joseph Acuna | |
| 08:06 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:06 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:06 | Richmond | Dennis Burdette gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 07:45 | Richmond | James Poletski can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Nathan William - foul #1 on Nathan William, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Thomas Meyers (SG), George Rankin (PF) Stephen Root, Dennis Burdette | |
| 07:45 | Richmond | James Poletski makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:45 | Richmond | James Poletski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan William (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Terrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Robert McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Meyers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Poletski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Rankin (fresh) C - Charlie Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Brian Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 07:25 | Richmond | Charlie Arnold pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:04 | Richmond | Robert McCoy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 07:03 | Richmond | James Poletski gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:58 | Richmond | Robert McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 06:56 | Richmond | James Poletski misses the tip | 22-16 |
| 06:54 | Temple | Rick Carswell grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Nathan William misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 06:29 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Terrell | 22-16 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Charlie Arnold blocks the short jumper by Rick Carswell | 22-16 |
| 06:10 | Richmond | Charlie Arnold snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:54 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 05:53 | Richmond | George Rankin grabs the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:42 | Richmond | George Rankin is fouled on the floor by Rick Carswell - foul #1 on Rick Carswell, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill (C) Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Lee (SG), Robert Bolton (SF), Dennis Burdette (PF), Joseph Acuna (C) Thomas Meyers, James Poletski, George Rankin, Charlie Arnold | |
| 05:37 | Richmond | Robert McCoy connects on the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Harold Cobb - foul #1 on Harold Cobb, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Terrell (C) Rick Carswell | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 05:37 | Richmond | Robert McCoy makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:29 | Temple | The jump hook by Kerry Thrailkill is blocked by Dennis Burdette | 22-19 |
| 05:28 | Richmond | Dennis Burdette grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:12 | Richmond | Andrew Lee knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Robert McCoy | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Nathan William misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 04:43 | Temple | Mark Terrell can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 04:42 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Robert Bolton | 22-21 |
| 04:22 | Richmond | Andrew Lee is hacked by Nathan William - foul #2 on Nathan William, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Rick Carswell (PF) Nathan William, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Richmond | Jean Farr (PG), James Poletski (PF) Robert McCoy, Dennis Burdette | |
| 04:22 | Richmond | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:22 | Richmond | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Russell Benson is hacked by Jean Farr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jean Farr, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Richmond | Thomas Meyers (SG) Andrew Lee | |
| 04:17 | Temple | Russell Benson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Russell Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:08 | Richmond | Kerry Thrailkill is called for the reach on Thomas Meyers - foul #1 on Kerry Thrailkill, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| 04:08 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:08 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:44 | Temple | Rick Carswell knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Cobb | 26-25 |
| 03:28 | Richmond | James Poletski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 03:26 | Temple | Rick Carswell gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Russell Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Cobb (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Thrailkill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Jean Farr (fresh) SG - Thomas Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bolton (fairly fresh) PF - James Poletski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Acuna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Rick Carswell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Meyers - foul #1 on Thomas Meyers, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Russell Benson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Robert McCoy (PG), Dennis Burdette (PF), Charlie Arnold (C) Jean Farr, Robert Bolton, Joseph Acuna | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:22 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:13 | Richmond | Robert McCoy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Harold Cobb gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Rick Carswell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harold Cobb | 31-25 |
| 02:43 | Richmond | James Poletski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Paul Pinkard - foul #3 on Paul Pinkard, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Mark Terrell (C) Brian Robinson, Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| 02:43 | Richmond | James Poletski makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Rick Carswell scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Terrell | 33-28 |
| 02:11 | Richmond | Thomas Meyers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Russell Benson gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the shot near the basket | 35-28 |
| 01:36 | Richmond | Robert McCoy misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Mark Terrell is hacked by Charlie Arnold - foul #1 on Charlie Arnold, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Robinson (SG) Russell Benson | |
| Subs | Richmond | Andrew Lee (SG), Robert Bolton (SF), Joseph Acuna (C) Thomas Meyers, James Poletski, Charlie Arnold | |
| 01:17 | Temple | Mark Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Robert Bolton steals it from Mark Terrell | 35-28 |
| 00:55 | Richmond | Robert McCoy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 00:54 | Richmond | Joseph Acuna tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 00:46 | Temple | Rick Carswell connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Brian Robinson | 37-30 |
| 00:21 | Richmond | Robert Bolton's layup is rejected by Mark Terrell | 37-30 |
| 00:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kerry Thrailkill | 37-30 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Brian Robinson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Cobb | 39-30 |
| 00:04 | Richmond | Robert McCoy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-30 |