| Lineup | Temple | PG - Patrick Crandell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Lacusky (fresh) PF - Andrew Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Spencer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Cory Tatum inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Temple | Joshua Davis knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Crandell | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jimmie Miller | 25-32 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Patrick Crandell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon misses the tip | 28-32 |
| 18:38 | Temple | John Macaulay grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Joshua Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Patrick Crandell gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:13 | Temple | James Hampton's floater is knocked away by Andrew Dixon | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Patrick Crandell snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Joshua Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Crandell | 31-32 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 16:43 | Temple | Joshua Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jimmie Miller | 31-37 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Craig Lacusky steps in front of the Patrick Crandell pass | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Patrick Crandell (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Tatum (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Hampton (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Macaulay (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Lacusky (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Andrew Dixon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:33 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon tips it in | 31-39 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Joshua Davis travels with the ball | 31-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Bryan Powers (PG), Russell Wallace (SG), John Ballance (SF), Richard Wright (PF), Gerald Millay (C) Patrick Crandell, Joshua Davis, Cory Tatum, James Hampton, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), John Jones (PF), Timothy Rothman (C) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Craig Lacusky, Andrew Dixon, Micheal Spencer | |
| 14:56 | Minnesota | John Jones hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Paugh | 31-41 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Richard Wright misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Richard Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:34 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Wright - foul #1 on Richard Wright, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Gerald Millay double dribbles | 32-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Tatum (SF), Daniel Danos (C) Richard Wright, Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Cory Tatum pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Daniel Danos misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-43 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Cory Tatum hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 13:10 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship is hacked by Daniel Danos - foul #1 on Daniel Danos, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Crandell (PG), James Hampton (PF) Bryan Powers, Cory Tatum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham (PG), Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Robert Demko (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Thomas Paugh, Jeffrey Blankenship, Norberto Yanez, John Jones, Timothy Rothman | |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Daniel Danos - foul #2 on Daniel Danos, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller makes the 3rd free throw | 34-44 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Craig Lacusky steals it from Russell Wallace | 34-44 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky misses the easy layup | 34-44 |
| 12:28 | Temple | John Ballance gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Patrick Crandell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marcus Wareham - foul #3 on Marcus Wareham, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wright (SF), Gerald Millay (C) John Ballance, Daniel Danos | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:24 | Temple | Patrick Crandell makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Patrick Crandell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Robert Demko | 35-44 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez (SF) Craig Lacusky | |
| 12:17 | Temple | Patrick Crandell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer is hacked by James Hampton - foul #1 on James Hampton, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Bryan Powers (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Cory Tatum (SF) Patrick Crandell, Russell Wallace, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (SG), Timothy Rothman (PF) Jimmie Miller, Robert Demko | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Tatum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Wright (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gerald Millay (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Marcus Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Paugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norberto Yanez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Rothman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Davis - foul #3 on Joshua Davis, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Temple | James Hampton (PF), John Macaulay (C) Richard Wright, Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Jones (PF) Micheal Spencer | |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:41 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:12 | Temple | James Hampton can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 11:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Paugh | 38-48 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Cory Tatum hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 10:19 | Minnesota | John Macaulay is called for the reach on Thomas Paugh - foul #2 on John Macaulay, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Crandell (PG), Russell Wallace (SG), John Ballance (PF), Gerald Millay (C) Bryan Powers, Joshua Davis, James Hampton, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Jeffrey Blankenship (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF), Robert Demko (C) Marcus Wareham, Thomas Paugh, Norberto Yanez, John Jones, Timothy Rothman | |
| 10:12 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 10:11 | Temple | Russell Wallace grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 09:55 | Temple | Cory Tatum can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Craig Lacusky | 40-51 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Gerald Millay's pass is intercepted by Robert Demko | 40-51 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 08:58 | Temple | Gerald Millay grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 08:35 | Temple | John Ballance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 08:26 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-51 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Patrick Crandell gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:03 | Temple | John Ballance hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Crandell | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Patrick Crandell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Cory Tatum (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ballance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Millay (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Blue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Blankenship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Lacusky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Andrew Dixon (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Demko (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 07:24 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon misses the easy layup | 42-51 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Cory Tatum grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 06:57 | Temple | Gerald Millay misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Russell Wallace tips it home | 44-51 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Crandell - foul #2 on Patrick Crandell, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Bryan Powers (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Richard Wright (SF), James Hampton (PF), Daniel Danos (C) Patrick Crandell, Russell Wallace, Cory Tatum, John Ballance, Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller (SG), Norberto Yanez (SF), Timothy Rothman (PF), Micheal Spencer (C) Jeffrey Blankenship, Craig Lacusky, Andrew Dixon, Robert Demko | |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Stephen Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Joshua Davis scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wright and the foul's on Timothy Rothman - foul #3 on Timothy Rothman, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh (PG) Stephen Blue | |
| 06:33 | Temple | Joshua Davis misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 06:04 | Temple | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Bryan Powers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 05:45 | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Subs | Temple | John Ballance (SF) Richard Wright | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:31 | Temple | Bryan Powers connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Davis | 49-53 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer is alone and drills a floater from close range | 49-55 |
| 04:43 | Temple | Timothy Rothman is called for the reach on John Ballance - foul #4 on Timothy Rothman, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Wallace (SG), John Macaulay (C) Joshua Davis, Daniel Danos | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham (PG), Craig Lacusky (SF), John Jones (PF) Jimmie Miller, Norberto Yanez, Timothy Rothman | |
| 04:23 | Temple | Russell Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Bryan Powers steps in front of the Craig Lacusky pass | 52-55 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Bryan Powers hits the finger roll | 54-55 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Craig Lacusky travels in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Crandell (PG), Richard Wright (SF) Bryan Powers, John Ballance | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller (SG) Thomas Paugh | |
| 03:50 | Temple | Russell Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 03:49 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer grabs the board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Patrick Crandell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hampton (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Macaulay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Marcus Wareham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jimmie Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Lacusky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Micheal Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | Russell Wallace is called for the reach on John Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Wallace, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Norberto Yanez (SF) Marcus Wareham, Craig Lacusky | |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:46 | Minnesota | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:33 | Temple | John Macaulay clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-57 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Norberto Yanez | 54-57 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Norberto Yanez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Tatum (SF) James Hampton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Norberto Yanez steps in front of the John Macaulay pass | 54-57 |
| 03:17 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from Norberto Yanez | 54-59 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Micheal Spencer is called for the reach on Russell Wallace - foul #1 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Bryan Powers (PG), James Hampton (PF), Daniel Danos (C) Patrick Crandell, Richard Wright, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Timothy Rothman (PF) John Jones | |
| 02:56 | Temple | James Hampton is hacked by Stephen Blue - foul #3 on Stephen Blue, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 02:36 | Temple | James Hampton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Rothman - foul #5 on Timothy Rothman, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Joshua Davis (SG) Russell Wallace | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Wareham (PG), Thomas Paugh (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF) Stephen Blue, Jimmie Miller, Norberto Yanez, Timothy Rothman | |
| 02:36 | Temple | James Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:36 | Temple | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Cory Tatum steals it from Craig Lacusky in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Bryan Powers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Davis | 59-59 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Wallace (SG), Richard Wright (PF) Joshua Davis, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Blue (PG), Norberto Yanez (SF), John Jones (PF) Marcus Wareham, Craig Lacusky, Andrew Dixon | |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Micheal Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Cory Tatum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 61-59 |
| 01:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Paugh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Spencer | 61-59 |
| 01:43 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Crandell (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), James Hampton (PF), John Macaulay (C) Bryan Powers, Russell Wallace, Richard Wright, Daniel Danos | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller (SG), Craig Lacusky (SF), Andrew Dixon (PF) Thomas Paugh, Norberto Yanez, John Jones | |
| 01:25 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 01:23 | Temple | James Hampton grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Patrick Crandell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 01:02 | Temple | James Hampton gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Cory Tatum can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Craig Lacusky - foul #1 on Craig Lacusky, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Cory Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Cory Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:38 | Minnesota | Andrew Dixon pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Dixon | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Temple | Patrick Crandell knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Jimmie Miller can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 64-62 |