| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) SF - David Joseph (fresh) PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) C - Robert Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Mandel (fresh) SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) SF - George Hastings (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Nordstrom (fresh) C - Dan Topolinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Darryl Sterling wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Bill Cooper is hacked by John Mandel in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mandel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | UMass | Robert Freeman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Mandel - foul #2 on John Mandel, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG) John Mandel | |
| 19:52 | UMass | Robert Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:52 | UMass | Robert Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Howard Kanode can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | UMass | The rebound goes to Darryl Sterling | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Rodney Sant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rodney Sant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner and he's hacked by Darryl Sterling - foul #1 on Darryl Sterling, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Temple | George Hastings misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Darryl Sterling gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | UMass | The jump hook by Robert Freeman is blocked by Jeffrey Nordstrom | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dan Topolinski | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Temple | George Hastings is denied on a layup by Robert Freeman | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Darryl Sterling | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | UMass | Rodney Sant drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Joseph | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Temple | George Hastings loses the dribble to Rodney Sant | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | UMass | David Joseph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Temple | George Hastings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Dan Topolinski tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | UMass | Rodney Sant buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Cooper | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Justin Jessen misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Joseph - foul #1 on David Joseph, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (PG), Aubrey Dacus (SG), Dale Esposito (SF), Javier Romero (PF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Bill Cooper, Rodney Sant, David Joseph, Darryl Sterling, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (SG), John Chambless (SF), Francis Lemaire (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Howard Kanode, George Hastings, Jeffrey Nordstrom, Dan Topolinski | |
| 17:28 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:09 | UMass | Billy Boucher is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Francis Lemaire hits the finger roll set up by Justin Jessen | 8-9 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Dale Esposito misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Francis Lemaire pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Javier Romero is called for the reach on Francis Lemaire - foul #1 on Javier Romero, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SG), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Billy Boucher, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Clarke (SG), George Hastings (SF), Jeremy Shaver (PF), Dan Topolinski (C) Justin Jessen, Gary Funk, Francis Lemaire, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 16:04 | Temple | John Chambless loses the dribble to Aubrey Dacus | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), David Joseph (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (PG), Howard Kanode (SG) John Chambless, Eugene Clarke | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bennet (fresh) SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) PF - Darryl Sterling (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) SF - George Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) C - Dan Topolinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Temple | Dan Topolinski gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:13 | Temple | David Joseph takes the ball from Gary Funk | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | UMass | Gary Funk is called for the reach on Bill Cooper - foul #1 on Gary Funk, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG), Jeremy Wakeman (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Steven Bennet, Darryl Sterling, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), John Chambless (SG), Eugene Clarke (SF), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF), Francis Lemaire (C) Gary Funk, Howard Kanode, George Hastings, Jeremy Shaver, Dan Topolinski | |
| 14:33 | UMass | Robert Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG), Javier Romero (SF) Bill Cooper, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Temple | Dewey Silvestri (C) Eugene Clarke | |
| 14:15 | Temple | Francis Lemaire connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Billy Boucher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Jessen - foul #1 on Justin Jessen, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SF) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:10 | UMass | Billy Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Billy Boucher misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Francis Lemaire misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | UMass | Javier Romero grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus's pass is intercepted by John Chambless | 9-11 |
| 13:38 | Temple | John Chambless hits the finger roll | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-13 |
| 13:17 | Temple | Francis Lemaire pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Francis Lemaire scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 12:43 | UMass | Billy Boucher is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 12-15 |
| 12:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Billy Boucher - foul #1 on Billy Boucher, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), Steven Bennet (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Billy Boucher, Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero, Jeremy Wakeman | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (PG), Howard Kanode (SG), George Hastings (SF), Jeremy Shaver (C) Justin Jessen, John Chambless, Francis Lemaire, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 12:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Bill Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Rodney Sant tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 11:45 | Temple | George Hastings is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sant - foul #2 on Rodney Sant, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UMass | David Joseph (SF) Rodney Sant | |
| Subs | Temple | Dan Topolinski (C) Jeffrey Nordstrom | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bennet (fresh) SF - David Joseph (fresh) PF - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Funk (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) SF - George Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) C - Dan Topolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Temple | Howard Kanode misses badly on a runner in the lane | 14-17 |
| 11:20 | UMass | Robert Freeman snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:17 | UMass | George Hastings steps in front of the Bill Cooper pass in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Dan Topolinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 10:57 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Shaver | 14-17 |
| 10:48 | Temple | Howard Kanode drills a floater from the right side | 14-19 |
| 10:46 | UMass | Steven Bennet is hacked by Gary Funk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Funk, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (SG), Darryl Sterling (PF) Steven Bennet, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF) Gary Funk, Jeremy Shaver | |
| 10:26 | UMass | Darryl Sterling hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Justin Jessen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | UMass | Bill Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darryl Sterling | 19-19 |
| 09:48 | Temple | George Hastings is hacked by Billy Boucher - foul #2 on Billy Boucher, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG), Dale Esposito (SF) Billy Boucher, David Joseph | |
| Subs | Temple | John Chambless (PG), Eugene Clarke (SG), Francis Lemaire (PF) Justin Jessen, Howard Kanode, Jeffrey Nordstrom | |
| 09:48 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:48 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:46 | UMass | Bill Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Dan Topolinski is hacked by Robert Freeman - foul #1 on Robert Freeman, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UMass | Javier Romero (C) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:33 | Temple | Dan Topolinski makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Dan Topolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:33 | UMass | Javier Romero gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:16 | Temple | John Chambless snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Francis Lemaire double dribbles | 19-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman (C) Darryl Sterling | |
| Subs | Temple | Howard Kanode (SG) George Hastings | |
| 08:22 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman is fouled on the floor by Dan Topolinski - foul #1 on Dan Topolinski, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (SG), David Joseph (SF), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), George Hastings (SF), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF), Jeremy Shaver (C) John Chambless, Eugene Clarke, Francis Lemaire, Dan Topolinski | |
| 08:07 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-22 |
| 08:05 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman tips it back up and in | 21-22 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeremy Shaver | 21-24 |
| 07:48 | UMass | Justin Jessen picks off the pass by Bill Cooper in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 07:38 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 07:37 | Temple | George Hastings grabs the offensive board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bill Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Bennet (fresh) SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Wakeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sebastian Yeldell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Jessen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Kanode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hastings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Nordstrom (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Hastings | 21-26 |
| 07:13 | UMass | The jumper by Bill Cooper is denied by George Hastings | 21-26 |
| 07:11 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 06:59 | Temple | David Joseph takes the ball from Jeffrey Nordstrom | 21-26 |
| 06:40 | UMass | David Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 06:39 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Howard Kanode scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Jessen | 21-29 |
| 06:05 | UMass | Sebastian Yeldell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-29 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:58 | Temple | George Hastings comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Sebastian Yeldell - foul #1 on Sebastian Yeldell, team foul #9 | 21-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (SG), Dale Esposito (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF), Javier Romero (C) Steven Bennet, David Joseph, Jeremy Wakeman, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Temple | John Chambless (PG), Eugene Clarke (SG), Francis Lemaire (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Justin Jessen, Howard Kanode, Jeffrey Nordstrom, Jeremy Shaver | |
| 05:58 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:58 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:41 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 05:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Clarke | 21-31 |
| 05:15 | Temple | John Chambless connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Francis Lemaire and he's hacked by Dale Esposito - foul #1 on Dale Esposito, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Freeman (C) Dale Esposito | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG) George Hastings | |
| 05:15 | Temple | John Chambless misses the free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:15 | UMass | Darryl Sterling grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Francis Lemaire pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Francis Lemaire clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Sterling - foul #2 on Darryl Sterling, team foul #11 | 21-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Dale Esposito (SF) Darryl Sterling | |
| Subs | Temple | Howard Kanode (SG), Dan Topolinski (C) Justin Jessen, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 04:52 | Temple | Francis Lemaire makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Francis Lemaire misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Robert Freeman pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Kanode - foul #1 on Howard Kanode, team foul #7 | 21-34 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:47 | UMass | Aubrey Dacus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:26 | Temple | John Chambless scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Howard Kanode | 23-36 |
| 04:09 | UMass | Robert Freeman buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bill Cooper | 25-36 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Howard Kanode misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 03:55 | UMass | Javier Romero pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Dale Esposito hits a jumper in the paint | 27-36 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Dan Topolinski loses the ball out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Billy Boucher (PG), Rodney Sant (SG), David Joseph (SF), Darryl Sterling (PF) Bill Cooper, Aubrey Dacus, Dale Esposito, Javier Romero | |
| Subs | Temple | John Mandel (PG), Gary Funk (SG), George Hastings (SF), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) John Chambless, Howard Kanode, Eugene Clarke, Francis Lemaire, Dan Topolinski | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Billy Boucher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodney Sant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Darryl Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Mandel (fresh) SG - Gary Funk (fresh) SF - George Hastings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Nordstrom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Silvestri (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | UMass | Dewey Silvestri swats the shot by Robert Freeman | 27-36 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Darryl Sterling snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 02:41 | UMass | Rodney Sant is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 02:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to George Hastings | 27-36 |
| 02:35 | Temple | John Mandel is hacked by Billy Boucher - foul #3 on Billy Boucher, team foul #12 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Bill Cooper (PG), Sebastian Yeldell (C) Billy Boucher, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Lemaire (PF), Dan Topolinski (C) Jeffrey Nordstrom, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 02:35 | Temple | John Mandel makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:35 | Temple | John Mandel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Rodney Sant misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Funk - foul #3 on Gary Funk, team foul #8 | 27-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Steven Bennet (PG) Bill Cooper | |
| Subs | Temple | Howard Kanode (SG) Gary Funk | |
| 02:17 | UMass | Rodney Sant misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:17 | UMass | Rodney Sant misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Francis Lemaire pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Francis Lemaire clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 01:51 | UMass | Steven Bennet grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Steven Bennet knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 01:27 | Temple | George Hastings misses the dunk attempt | 30-38 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Howard Kanode pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Dan Topolinski misses short on a runner from the right block | 30-38 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Dan Topolinski hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Darryl Sterling can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francis Lemaire - foul #1 on Francis Lemaire, team foul #9 | 30-40 |
| Subs | UMass | Aubrey Dacus (PG), Javier Romero (SF), Jeremy Wakeman (C) Steven Bennet, David Joseph, Sebastian Yeldell | |
| Subs | Temple | John Chambless (SG), Eugene Clarke (SF), Jeremy Shaver (PF) Howard Kanode, George Hastings, Francis Lemaire | |
| 00:51 | UMass | Darryl Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Darryl Sterling makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:29 | Temple | John Chambless can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Jeremy Wakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:26 | UMass | John Chambless steps in front of the Aubrey Dacus pass in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Eugene Clarke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Dan Topolinski snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The clock runs out | 31-40 |