| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jay Sweetman (fresh) SG - Johnathan Koerner (fresh) SF - Kerry Ward (fresh) PF - Domingo Cruz (fresh) C - Henry Redman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Lee (fresh) SG - Edison Allen (fresh) SF - Zane Lampley (fresh) PF - John Mackey (fresh) C - Charles Conway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Domingo Cruz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Jay Sweetman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Kerry Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Zane Lampley - foul #1 on Zane Lampley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Kerry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Kerry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Zane Lampley hits a jumper from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Domingo Cruz connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jay Sweetman | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Edison Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Temple | Charles Conway tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Zane Lampley is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Jay Sweetman is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Lee - foul #1 on Gregory Lee, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Jay Sweetman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Charles Conway grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Charles Conway is whistled for a carry | 6-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Harry Minard (PG) Jay Sweetman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:27 | Houston | Harry Minard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 17:10 | Temple | Gregory Lee misses the shot from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Harry Minard grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Domingo Cruz scores on a shot in the lane set up by Henry Redman and he's fouled by Gregory Lee - foul #2 on Gregory Lee, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Bielecki (SG), Jerry Cook (SF), Charles McCalmont (C) Johnathan Koerner, Kerry Ward, Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Slagle (PG), Michael Burrell (SG), John Eklund (SF), Lewis Jenkins (PF), Dean Walker (C) Gregory Lee, Edison Allen, Zane Lampley, John Mackey, Charles Conway | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Domingo Cruz misses the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:57 | Temple | Dean Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:37 | Temple | John Eklund clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-4 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Charles McCalmont pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Domingo Cruz's pass is intercepted by Michael Burrell in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Michael Burrell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 16:18 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins tips it home | 11-6 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki is fouled on the floor by Lewis Jenkins - foul #1 on Lewis Jenkins, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Sweetman (PG) Domingo Cruz | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jay Sweetman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Minard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Bielecki (fresh) PF - Charles McCalmont (fresh) C - Jerry Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dale Slagle (fresh) SG - Michael Burrell (fresh) SF - John Eklund (fresh) PF - Lewis Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki misses the easy open layup | 11-6 |
| 15:42 | Temple | Dale Slagle pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 11-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnathan Koerner (SG), Kerry Ward (SF), Joseph Richards (PF), Henry Redman (C) Harry Minard, Bobby Bielecki, Charles McCalmont, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Edison Allen (SG), Zane Lampley (SF), John Mackey (PF), Charles Conway (C) Michael Burrell, John Eklund, Lewis Jenkins, Dean Walker | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Kerry Ward loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 14:59 | Temple | John Mackey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Zane Lampley hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Jay Sweetman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Johnathan Koerner | 14-8 |
| 14:34 | Temple | John Mackey buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edison Allen | 14-10 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Jay Sweetman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Harry Minard (PG), Nicholas Smith (SG), Bobby Bielecki (SF), Charles McCalmont (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Jay Sweetman, Johnathan Koerner, Kerry Ward, Joseph Richards, Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Cummins (PG), Jack Johnson (C) Dale Slagle, Charles Conway | |
| 13:52 | Temple | Edison Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Jerry Cook gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki misses the jumpshot from the right side | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Nicholas Smith grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Jerry Cook lays it in set up by Harry Minard | 16-10 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Jason Cummins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Jerry Cook grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Nicholas Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 12:45 | Temple | John Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Nicholas Smith is called for the reach on Edison Allen - foul #1 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #1 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnathan Koerner (SG), Kerry Ward (SF), Domingo Cruz (PF), Joseph Richards (C) Nicholas Smith, Bobby Bielecki, Charles McCalmont, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Burrell (PG), Dale Slagle (SG), John Eklund (SF), Lewis Jenkins (PF), Charles Conway (C) Jason Cummins, Edison Allen, Zane Lampley, John Mackey, Jack Johnson | |
| 12:09 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Domingo Cruz grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Harry Minard is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Burrell - foul #1 on Michael Burrell, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Sweetman (PG) Harry Minard | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Domingo Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Redman (C) Joseph Richards | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jay Sweetman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Domingo Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Redman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dale Slagle (fresh) SG - Michael Burrell (fresh) SF - John Eklund (fresh) PF - Lewis Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Temple | John Eklund is called for traveling | 16-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Smith (PG) Jay Sweetman | |
| Subs | Temple | Edison Allen (SG), Dean Walker (C) Dale Slagle, Charles Conway | |
| 11:12 | Houston | Nicholas Smith knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Johnathan Koerner | 18-10 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Edison Allen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Burrell | 18-13 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Henry Redman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Domingo Cruz - foul #1 on Domingo Cruz, team foul #2 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Harry Minard (PG), Bobby Bielecki (SF), Joseph Richards (PF) Johnathan Koerner, Kerry Ward, Domingo Cruz | |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Slagle (PG), Jason Cummins (SG), Charles Conway (C) Michael Burrell, Edison Allen, John Eklund | |
| 10:20 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Joseph Richards gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lewis Jenkins - foul #2 on Lewis Jenkins, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles McCalmont (PF), Jerry Cook (C) Joseph Richards, Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | Zane Lampley (SF), John Mackey (PF) Lewis Jenkins, Dean Walker | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Harry Minard steals the ball from Dale Slagle | 22-14 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Harry Minard lays it in | 24-14 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Jason Cummins scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Mackey | 24-17 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Jerry Cook misses short on a shot from the baseline | 24-17 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Charles McCalmont gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki lays it up and in | 26-17 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Zane Lampley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 26-17 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Jason Cummins grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 08:20 | Temple | Charles Conway loses the dribble to Jerry Cook | 26-17 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Harry Minard hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Charles Conway misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-17 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Charles Conway pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 07:34 | Temple | Jason Cummins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-17 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Jerry Cook pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bobby Bielecki (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Minard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles McCalmont (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dale Slagle (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Cummins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zane Lampley (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Mackey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harry Minard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by John Mackey - foul #1 on John Mackey, team foul #7 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnathan Koerner (SG), Kerry Ward (SF), Domingo Cruz (PF), Henry Redman (C) Bobby Bielecki, Nicholas Smith, Charles McCalmont, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Burrell (PG), Edison Allen (SG), John Eklund (SF), Dean Walker (PF), Jack Johnson (C) Dale Slagle, Jason Cummins, Zane Lampley, John Mackey, Charles Conway | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harry Minard makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harry Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harry Minard makes the 3rd free throw | 32-17 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Dean Walker misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-17 |
| 07:10 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Johnson | 32-17 |
| 06:52 | Temple | John Eklund misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-17 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Kerry Ward snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Kerry Ward is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Harry Minard | 34-17 |
| 06:16 | Temple | Henry Redman swats the short shot by Jack Johnson | 34-17 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Henry Redman gets the rebound | 34-17 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Henry Redman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Sweetman (PG), Joseph Richards (C) Harry Minard, Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:47 | Temple | Johnathan Koerner is called for the reach on Jack Johnson - foul #1 on Johnathan Koerner, team foul #3 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Slagle (PG), Zane Lampley (SF), John Mackey (PF), Charles Conway (C) Michael Burrell, John Eklund, Dean Walker, Jack Johnson | |
| 05:24 | Temple | Zane Lampley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-17 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Joseph Richards pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kerry Ward | 36-17 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Jay Sweetman is called for the reach on Dale Slagle - foul #1 on Jay Sweetman, team foul #4 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Smith (SG), Bobby Bielecki (SF), Henry Redman (C) Johnathan Koerner, Kerry Ward, Domingo Cruz | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Cummins (PG) Edison Allen | |
| 04:29 | Temple | Jason Cummins double dribbles | 36-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Harry Minard (PG), Jerry Cook (SF), Charles McCalmont (PF) Jay Sweetman, Nicholas Smith, Joseph Richards | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Burrell (PG), John Eklund (SF) Dale Slagle, Zane Lampley | |
| 04:27 | Houston | Jerry Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-17 |
| 04:12 | Temple | John Eklund clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Redman - foul #1 on Henry Redman, team foul #5 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Johnson (C) Charles Conway | |
| 04:12 | Temple | John Eklund makes the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:12 | Temple | John Eklund misses the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Charles McCalmont snags the defensive board | 36-18 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Henry Redman lays it up and in | 38-18 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Michael Burrell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-18 |
| 03:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerry Cook | 38-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harry Minard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Bielecki (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles McCalmont (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Redman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Burrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Eklund (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Mackey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jack Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Jerry Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Bielecki and he's hacked by Michael Burrell - foul #2 on Michael Burrell, team foul #8 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Smith (SG) Charles McCalmont | |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Lee (PG), Zane Lampley (SF), Lewis Jenkins (PF), Dean Walker (C) Michael Burrell, John Eklund, John Mackey, Jack Johnson | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Jerry Cook misses the free throw | 40-18 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Zane Lampley snags the defensive board | 40-18 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Lewis Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 40-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Sweetman (PG), Domingo Cruz (PF), Joseph Richards (C) Harry Minard, Jerry Cook, Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:38 | Houston | The short jumper by Bobby Bielecki is denied by Dean Walker | 40-18 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Domingo Cruz misses the tip | 40-18 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Dean Walker snags the defensive board | 40-18 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Dean Walker knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Lee | 40-20 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Joseph Richards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-20 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Gregory Lee snags the defensive board | 40-20 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Jason Cummins is fouled on the floor by Domingo Cruz - foul #2 on Domingo Cruz, team foul #6 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Harry Minard (PG), Johnathan Koerner (SG), Kerry Ward (SF), Henry Redman (C) Jay Sweetman, Nicholas Smith, Bobby Bielecki, Joseph Richards | |
| Subs | Temple | Dale Slagle (SG), Jack Johnson (C) Jason Cummins, Dean Walker | |
| 01:57 | Temple | Zane Lampley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-20 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Domingo Cruz snags the defensive board | 40-20 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Zane Lampley - foul #2 on Zane Lampley, team foul #9 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles McCalmont (PF) Domingo Cruz | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Burrell (SG), John Eklund (SF) Gregory Lee, Zane Lampley | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner misses the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 01:25 | Temple | John Eklund misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kerry Ward - foul #1 on Kerry Ward, team foul #7 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Jerry Cook (C) Henry Redman | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Conway (C) Jack Johnson | |
| 01:25 | Temple | John Eklund misses the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 01:25 | Temple | John Eklund makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Kerry Ward connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Harry Minard | 43-21 |
| 00:48 | Temple | Charles Conway can't finish the layup | 43-21 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jerry Cook gets the rebound | 43-21 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner banks in the layup on a great pass from Harry Minard and he's fouled by John Eklund - foul #1 on John Eklund, team foul #10 | 45-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Jay Sweetman (PG), Bobby Bielecki (SF), Domingo Cruz (PF), Joseph Richards (C) Harry Minard, Kerry Ward, Charles McCalmont, Jerry Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Lee (PG), Jason Cummins (SG), Zane Lampley (SF), John Mackey (PF), Dean Walker (C) Dale Slagle, Michael Burrell, John Eklund, Lewis Jenkins, Charles Conway | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Johnathan Koerner makes the free throw | 46-21 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Gregory Lee is hacked by Bobby Bielecki - foul #1 on Bobby Bielecki, team foul #8 | 46-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Smith (SG) Johnathan Koerner | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Johnson (C) John Mackey | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Gregory Lee makes the 1st free throw | 46-22 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Gregory Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-23 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bobby Bielecki buries a halfcourt shot | 49-23 |