| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Mandel (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Hastings (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Nordstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Topolinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Matthew Luken inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Kenneth Song buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Saunders | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Matthew Luken picks off the pass by Howard Kanode | 33-33 |
| 19:15 | Dayton | Matthew Luken lays it in | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Howard Kanode misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Matthew Luken gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | Kenneth Song buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jack Saunders | 38-33 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Dan Topolinski tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 17:48 | Dayton | Kenneth Song can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | Temple | George Hastings gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:36 | Temple | George Hastings can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Luken - foul #2 on Matthew Luken, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Thomas Sawyer (SF), Charles Matthews (PF), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Kenneth Song, Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), John Chambless (SG), Francis Lemaire (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) John Mandel, Howard Kanode, Jeffrey Nordstrom, Dan Topolinski | |
| 17:36 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Temple | George Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Johnny Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 17:12 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:54 | Temple | John Chambless connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Justin Jessen and he's fouled by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (SG) George Hastings | |
| 16:54 | Temple | John Chambless misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | Dayton | Dewey Silvestri is called for the reach on Johnny Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewey Silvestri, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 16:39 | Dayton | Francis Lemaire denies the turnaround by John Coffey | 38-39 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:27 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Coffey | 40-39 |
| 16:08 | Temple | Gary Funk knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Lemaire and the foul's on Thomas Newton - foul #1 on Thomas Newton, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG), Matthew Luken (SF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Thomas Newton, Thomas Sawyer, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Temple | Howard Kanode (SG), Jeremy Shaver (C) Justin Jessen, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 16:08 | Temple | Gary Funk misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:53 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 15:51 | Dayton | Charles Matthews tips it in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Lemaire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Temple | Francis Lemaire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Matthews - foul #1 on Charles Matthews, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Clarence Rhodes (PF) Johnny Smith, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), George Hastings (SF), Dan Topolinski (C) Gary Funk, John Chambless, Jeremy Shaver | |
| 15:31 | Temple | Francis Lemaire makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:31 | Temple | Francis Lemaire misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:31 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Topolinski | 42-42 |
| 15:02 | Temple | George Hastings jams it on a great pass from Howard Kanode and he's fouled by Matthew Luken - foul #3 on Matthew Luken, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Temple | John Mandel (PG), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF) Justin Jessen, Francis Lemaire | |
| 15:02 | Temple | George Hastings makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | John Coffey is fouled on the floor by John Mandel - foul #1 on John Mandel, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (SG) Jack Saunders | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:29 | Dayton | John Coffey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:28 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Nordstrom | 42-45 |
| 14:12 | Temple | John Mandel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:11 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Thomas Newton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clarence Rhodes | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Temple | John Mandel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Dan Topolinski tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 13:44 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is hacked by Dan Topolinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Topolinski, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Charles Matthews (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Thomas Newton, Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), John Chambless (SG), Dewey Silvestri (C) John Mandel, Howard Kanode, Dan Topolinski | |
| 13:35 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri's layup is rejected by Charles Matthews | 46-47 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:54 | Temple | George Hastings scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Chambless | 46-49 |
| 12:32 | Dayton | Charles Matthews's layup is rejected by Dewey Silvestri | 46-49 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 12:22 | Temple | John Chambless is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Chambless, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Matthew Luken (SF), Simon Dupont (PF) Johnny Smith, Thomas Sawyer, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Temple | Howard Kanode (SG), Francis Lemaire (PF), Jeremy Shaver (C) George Hastings, Jeffrey Nordstrom, Dewey Silvestri | |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Jessen - foul #1 on Justin Jessen, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), John Coffey (C) Kenneth Song, Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (PG), Dan Topolinski (C) Justin Jessen, Jeremy Shaver | |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Dan Topolinski snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:49 | Temple | Gary Funk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Matthew Luken gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Simon Dupont (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Lemaire (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dan Topolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Howard Kanode steps in front of the John Coffey pass | 46-49 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Howard Kanode lays it up and in | 46-51 |
| 11:09 | Dayton | Simon Dupont misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 11:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dan Topolinski | 46-51 |
| 11:00 | Temple | Gary Funk is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gary Funk, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (SG), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Thomas Newton, Simon Dupont, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Temple | John Mandel (PG), George Hastings (SF) Gary Funk, John Chambless | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Kanode - foul #3 on Howard Kanode, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG) Jack Saunders | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Shaver (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Francis Lemaire, Dan Topolinski | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | Temple | Howard Kanode scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from George Hastings | 48-53 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer is hacked by Dewey Silvestri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dewey Silvestri, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG) Matthew Luken | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (SG) Howard Kanode | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:26 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:05 | Temple | John Mandel knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Kenneth Song double dribbles | 48-56 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF) Dewey Silvestri | |
| 09:33 | Temple | George Hastings dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Mandel | 48-58 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Jeremy Shaver swats the layup by Geoffrey Heffernan | 48-58 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Gary Funk misses the lay-in | 48-58 |
| 09:09 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Smith | 51-58 |
| 08:22 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Geoffrey Heffernan - foul #1 on Geoffrey Heffernan, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Matthew Luken (SF), Charles Matthews (PF), John Coffey (C) Johnny Smith, Kenneth Song, Thomas Sawyer, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), Howard Kanode (SG), John Chambless (SF), Dan Topolinski (C) John Mandel, Gary Funk, George Hastings, Jeffrey Nordstrom | |
| 08:22 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 51-61 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Dan Topolinski pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:40 | Temple | John Chambless connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Kanode | 51-64 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Jessen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Kanode (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Chambless (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Shaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dan Topolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Dayton | John Coffey can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 07:16 | Dayton | Charles Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 07:03 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 53-64 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Jack Saunders is called for the reach on Justin Jessen - foul #3 on Jack Saunders, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Simon Dupont (PF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, John Coffey | |
| Subs | Temple | George Hastings (SF), Jeffrey Nordstrom (PF), Francis Lemaire (C) John Chambless, Jeremy Shaver, Dan Topolinski | |
| 06:34 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:32 | Dayton | Johnny Smith travels in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Mandel (PG) Justin Jessen | |
| 06:26 | Temple | George Hastings connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Howard Kanode | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Kenneth Song throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-68 |
| Subs | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Clarke (SG) Howard Kanode | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:00 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-68 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Jeffrey Nordstrom hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Johnny Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Eugene Clarke grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 05:21 | Temple | George Hastings hits a floater in the paint and the foul's on Matthew Luken - foul #4 on Matthew Luken, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF) Matthew Luken, Simon Dupont | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG), Howard Kanode (SG), Dan Topolinski (C) John Mandel, Eugene Clarke, Jeffrey Nordstrom | |
| 05:21 | Temple | George Hastings makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song is fouled on the floor by Francis Lemaire - foul #3 on Francis Lemaire, team foul #9 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Charles Matthews (C) Johnny Smith, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Dan Topolinski snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Francis Lemaire hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Howard Kanode | 54-76 |
| 04:35 | Dayton | Charles Matthews misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 54-76 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Dan Topolinski gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Clarence Rhodes is called for the reach on Justin Jessen - foul #2 on Clarence Rhodes, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnny Smith (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), John Coffey (C) Jack Saunders, Kenneth Song, Clarence Rhodes | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Funk (SG), Eugene Clarke (SF), John Chambless (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Howard Kanode, George Hastings, Francis Lemaire, Dan Topolinski | |
| 04:14 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Justin Jessen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Clarke - foul #1 on Eugene Clarke, team foul #10 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Lemaire (PF) Justin Jessen | |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-78 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Johnny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Francis Lemaire makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Funk | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-80 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Francis Lemaire gets the rebound | 55-80 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnny Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Coffey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Funk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Chambless (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Francis Lemaire (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewey Silvestri (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Temple | John Chambless is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Chambless, team foul #11 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Dayton | Simon Dupont (PF) Charles Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:06 | Dayton | Thomas Newton loses the ball out of bounds | 55-80 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Jessen (PG) Francis Lemaire | |
| 02:48 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-80 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 55-80 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 55-80 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer tips it but misses | 55-80 |
| 02:37 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri snags the defensive board | 55-80 |
| 02:08 | Temple | John Chambless scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Justin Jessen | 55-83 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | John Coffey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Newton | 57-83 |
| 01:28 | Temple | John Chambless misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-83 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the rebound | 57-83 |
| 01:21 | Dayton | John Chambless steals it from Thomas Newton | 57-83 |
| 01:02 | Temple | John Chambless misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-83 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Simon Dupont grabs the defensive rebound | 57-83 |
| 00:59 | Dayton | Thomas Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-83 |
| Subs | Dayton | Charles Matthews (PF) Simon Dupont | |
| Subs | Temple | Francis Lemaire (PF) Eugene Clarke | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Temple | Francis Lemaire clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 57-83 |
| 00:34 | Dayton | Thomas Newton snags the defensive board | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Dayton | Johnny Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-83 |
| 00:06 | Temple | John Chambless connects on the runner from the right block | 57-85 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Johnny Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-85 |