| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Carlton Huntsberry (fresh) C - Jared Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eric Kuligowski (fresh) SG - Kevin Cline (fresh) SF - Raul Flores (fresh) PF - Ronald Womack (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Jared Dailey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Raul Flores hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Ronald Womack grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Spencer - foul #1 on Christopher Spencer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | James Terry steps in front of the Malcolm Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Ronald Womack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Dailey - foul #1 on Jared Dailey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Ronald Womack misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Ronald Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | St. John's | David Thomas connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Spencer | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Temple | James Terry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-1 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | James Terry denies the turnaround by David Thomas | 2-1 |
| 18:08 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Terry | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Raul Flores is whistled for traveling | 2-1 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Charles Toon (SG), Douglas Antonelli (SF), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) Christopher Spencer, Malcolm Sullivan, David Thomas, Carlton Huntsberry, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Groves (C) James Terry | |
| 17:35 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Douglas Antonelli misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-1 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Raul Flores grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 17:07 | Temple | Kevin Cline is hacked by Charles Toon - foul #1 on Charles Toon, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann (PG), Larry Powell (SG), Robert Bell (SF), William Wood (C) Eric Kuligowski, Kevin Cline, Raul Flores, Ronald Womack | |
| 16:57 | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann drills a 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Schwendemann - foul #1 on Wayne Schwendemann, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | St. John's | Larry Powell is called for the reach on Charles Toon - foul #1 on Larry Powell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey and he's fouled by Larry Powell - foul #2 on Larry Powell, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Carlton Huntsberry (PF) Douglas Antonelli, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Kuligowski (PG), James Terry (C) Larry Powell, William Wood | |
| 16:35 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Robert Bell scores on a shot from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | David Thomas comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Schwendemann - foul #2 on Wayne Schwendemann, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Spencer (PG), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Temple | Kevin Cline (SG), William Wood (PF) Wayne Schwendemann, Frederick Groves | |
| 16:04 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | St. John's | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Charles Toon steps in front of the Eric Kuligowski pass | 7-6 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fairly fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlton Huntsberry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eric Kuligowski (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Cline (fresh) SF - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Wood (fresh) C - James Terry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:10 | Temple | James Terry misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:56 | St. John's | Charles Toon connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Thomas | 9-6 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 14:44 | Temple | James Terry grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:26 | Temple | Robert Bell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Douglas Antonelli (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Benjamin Enloe (C) Christopher Spencer, Charles Toon, David Thomas, Carlton Huntsberry, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Temple | Raul Flores (SF), Ronald Womack (PF), Frederick Groves (C) Robert Bell, William Wood, James Terry | |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ronald Womack - foul #1 on Ronald Womack, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:09 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:51 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:50 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe blows the layup | 10-6 |
| 13:33 | Temple | Ronald Womack gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Kuligowski, team foul #7 | 10-6 |
| Subs | St. John's | Franklyn Gray (C) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Temple | Stefan Gallo (SF), James Terry (C) Raul Flores, Frederick Groves | |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Kevin Cline takes the ball from Malcolm Sullivan in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Kevin Cline lays it in | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Stefan Gallo is called for the reach on Matthew Lindsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stefan Gallo, team foul #8 | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ronald Womack | 10-8 |
| 12:53 | Temple | Stefan Gallo makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Womack | 10-10 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Lindsey | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Ronald Womack makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stefan Gallo | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Franklyn Gray | 15-13 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Stefan Gallo is fouled on the floor by Franklyn Gray - foul #1 on Franklyn Gray, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Spencer (PG), Charles Toon (SG), David Thomas (SF), Carlton Huntsberry (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, Malcolm Sullivan, Douglas Antonelli, Benjamin Enloe, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Bell (PG), Raul Flores (SF), Frederick Groves (C) Eric Kuligowski, Stefan Gallo, James Terry | |
| 11:32 | Temple | Frederick Groves misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 11:31 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlton Huntsberry (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Cline (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Raul Flores (fresh) PF - Ronald Womack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Groves (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | St. John's | Charles Toon double dribbles in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Wood (C) Ronald Womack | |
| 11:12 | Temple | Raul Flores misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Robert Bell snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Kevin Cline travels with the ball | 15-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Kuligowski (PG) Kevin Cline | |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Raul Flores - foul #1 on Raul Flores, team foul #9 | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Jared Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:47 | St. John's | Jared Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Robert Bell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 17-13 |
| 10:29 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Jared Dailey is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Kuligowski - foul #2 on Eric Kuligowski, team foul #10 | 17-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Kevin Cline (SG), Ronald Womack (PF) Eric Kuligowski, William Wood | |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Jared Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer double dribbles | 17-13 |
| 10:00 | Temple | Kevin Cline is hacked by Charles Toon - foul #2 on Charles Toon, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), David Thomas (SF), Franklyn Gray (C) Christopher Spencer, Charles Toon, Carlton Huntsberry, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:43 | Temple | Ronald Womack makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Raul Flores | 17-16 |
| 09:30 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 09:28 | St. John's | Robert Freitag pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 17-16 |
| 09:10 | Temple | The rebound goes to Raul Flores | 17-16 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Raul Flores scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Womack | 17-18 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | David Thomas hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 19-18 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Ronald Womack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 08:40 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lindsey | 22-18 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Ronald Womack clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 08:17 | St. John's | Franklyn Gray pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Spencer (PG), Douglas Antonelli (SF), Carlton Huntsberry (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Matthew Lindsey, David Thomas, Robert Freitag, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Temple | Stefan Gallo (SF), William Wood (PF), James Terry (C) Raul Flores, Ronald Womack, Frederick Groves | |
| 07:54 | Temple | Kevin Cline misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 07:52 | Temple | Robert Bell gets the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Robert Bell misses the shot from the left block | 22-18 |
| 07:35 | St. John's | Jared Dailey pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer is hacked by Robert Bell - foul #2 on Robert Bell, team foul #11 | 22-18 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann (PG), Ronald Womack (PF) Robert Bell, William Wood | |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Christopher Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Antonelli (fresh) PF - Carlton Huntsberry (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jared Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Wayne Schwendemann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Cline (tired) 2 pts. SF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Womack (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Temple | Carlton Huntsberry swats the short shot by Ronald Womack | 24-18 |
| 07:21 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Carlton Huntsberry | 24-18 |
| 07:05 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 07:04 | Temple | James Terry snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:37 | Temple | James Terry scores on a runner in the paint set up by Wayne Schwendemann and the foul's on Carlton Huntsberry - foul #1 on Carlton Huntsberry, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Thomas (SF), Benjamin Enloe (C) Douglas Antonelli, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Temple | Raul Flores (SF) Stefan Gallo | |
| 06:37 | Temple | James Terry misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:37 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 06:10 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | David Thomas misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Raul Flores grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Ronald Womack loses the dribble to Carlton Huntsberry | 24-20 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Kevin Cline - foul #1 on Kevin Cline, team foul #12 | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Douglas Antonelli (SF), Robert Freitag (PF), Jared Dailey (C) Christopher Spencer, David Thomas, Carlton Huntsberry, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Powell (PG), William Wood (PF), Frederick Groves (C) Wayne Schwendemann, Ronald Womack, James Terry | |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 3rd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Kevin Cline misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Raul Flores grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Frederick Groves misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Lindsey - foul #1 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Spencer (PG), David Thomas (SF) Malcolm Sullivan, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Temple | Stefan Gallo (SF), Ronald Womack (PF) Larry Powell, Raul Flores | |
| 04:25 | Temple | Frederick Groves misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Frederick Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Christopher Spencer comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-21 |
| 04:06 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Antonelli | 26-21 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Stefan Gallo snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 03:37 | Temple | Frederick Groves misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-21 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | David Thomas grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is hacked by Kevin Cline - foul #2 on Kevin Cline, team foul #13 | 26-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SG), Benjamin Enloe (PF), Franklyn Gray (C) Christopher Spencer, Douglas Antonelli, Jared Dailey | |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Kuligowski (PG), Larry Powell (SG), Robert Bell (SF), James Terry (C) Kevin Cline, Stefan Gallo, Ronald Womack, William Wood | |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Benjamin Enloe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Franklyn Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eric Kuligowski (fresh) SG - Larry Powell (fresh) SF - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Groves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - James Terry (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Robert Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 03:04 | Temple | Frederick Groves tips it but misses | 28-21 |
| 03:03 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Thomas | 28-21 |
| 02:55 | St. John's | James Terry swats the layup by Franklyn Gray | 28-21 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey tips it back up and in | 30-21 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (PG) Matthew Lindsey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | David Thomas hits a wide open floater in the paint | 32-21 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Freitag - foul #1 on Robert Freitag, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | St. John's | Douglas Antonelli (SF), Carlton Huntsberry (PF) David Thomas, Franklyn Gray | |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann (SG), Ronald Womack (PF) Larry Powell, James Terry | |
| 02:14 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Eric Kuligowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:53 | St. John's | Douglas Antonelli buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Freitag | 35-22 |
| 01:36 | Temple | Ronald Womack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Benjamin Enloe gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Charles Toon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Spencer (PG), Jared Dailey (C) Robert Freitag, Benjamin Enloe | |
| Subs | Temple | Stefan Gallo (SF) Frederick Groves | |
| 01:14 | Temple | Ronald Womack clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-22 |
| 01:12 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Ronald Womack gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:40 | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-22 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Wayne Schwendemann gets the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Ronald Womack misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Carlton Huntsberry misses the dunk | 35-22 |
| 00:02 | St. John's | Douglas Antonelli gets the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The clock runs out | 35-22 |