| Lineup | Temple | PG - Norman Denby (fresh) SG - Curtis Wallace (fresh) SF - Robert Oliver (fresh) PF - Richard Wright (fresh) C - Steve Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright's pass is intercepted by Richard Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Norman Denby is hacked by Jeffrey Wright - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Robert Oliver buries a turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Robert Oliver is called for the reach on Stacey Henry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Oliver, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | UMass | Robert Kyle buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stacey Henry | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Steve Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Wright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Soto (C) Jeffrey Wright | |
| 18:20 | Temple | Steve Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Steve Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Casey Kunz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Robert Kyle tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Robert Oliver is whistled for a carry | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Casey Kunz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | UMass | Stacey Henry hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Curtis Wallace connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Wright and he's hacked by Stacey Henry - foul #1 on Stacey Henry, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Curtis Wallace makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | UMass | Richard Wright blocks the short jumper by James McCrumb | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Norman Denby pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Norman Denby connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Curtis Wallace | 10-4 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Curtis Wallace steals it from Todd Gale in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Richard Wright misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James McCrumb - foul #1 on James McCrumb, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Temple | James O'Bando (PG), George Zens (SG), Brian Devaney (SF), Michael Arenas (C) Norman Denby, Curtis Wallace, Robert Oliver, Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:15 | Temple | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:57 | UMass | James McCrumb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-4 |
| 15:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Arenas | 12-4 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James O'Bando (fresh) SG - George Zens (fresh) SF - Brian Devaney (fresh) PF - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Arenas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Herbert Eaton (fresh) SG - Todd Gale (fresh) SF - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) PF - James McCrumb (fresh) C - Dino Greco (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Temple | Alfredo Soto blocks the short jumper by Richard Wright | 12-4 |
| 15:33 | UMass | James McCrumb grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:29 | UMass | Alfredo Soto is whistled for a carry | 12-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Jesse Williamson (C) Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Stacey Henry (PF) Alfredo Soto, Dino Greco | |
| 15:14 | Temple | James O'Bando is hacked by Bradley Billips - foul #1 on Bradley Billips, team foul #5 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Wallace (SG) George Zens | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Alfredo Soto (C) Herbert Eaton, James McCrumb | |
| 14:57 | Temple | Jesse Williamson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-4 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Brian Devaney hits the follow up shot | 14-4 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-4 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Brian Devaney gets the rebound | 14-4 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Curtis Wallace misses badly on a shot from the left side | 14-4 |
| 14:26 | UMass | Robert Kyle snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:21 | UMass | Bradley Billips can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 14-4 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Bradley Billips hits the follow up shot | 14-6 |
| 14:13 | Temple | James O'Bando is whistled for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Norman Denby (PG), George Zens (SG), Robert Oliver (SF), Richard Wright (PF), Steve Stewart (C) James O'Bando, Curtis Wallace, Brian Devaney, Michael Arenas, Jesse Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), William Kawamura (SG), Casey Kunz (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Todd Gale, Stacey Henry, Alfredo Soto | |
| 13:49 | UMass | Casey Kunz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| 13:34 | Temple | George Zens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 13:32 | UMass | Dino Greco snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 13:30 | UMass | William Kawamura is hacked by George Zens in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Zens, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| 13:09 | UMass | William Kawamura can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by George Zens - foul #2 on George Zens, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Wallace (SG) George Zens | |
| Subs | UMass | Stacey Henry (PF), Alfredo Soto (C) James McCrumb, Dino Greco | |
| 13:09 | UMass | William Kawamura makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:09 | UMass | William Kawamura misses the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:09 | Temple | Steve Stewart gets the rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:02 | Temple | Curtis Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-7 |
| 13:00 | UMass | William Kawamura grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Casey Kunz loses the dribble to Richard Wright | 14-7 |
| 12:37 | Temple | Norman Denby drills a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Herbert Eaton - foul #1 on Herbert Eaton, team foul #6 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Jesse Williamson (PF) Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), John Newby (SF) Herbert Eaton, William Kawamura, Casey Kunz | |
| 12:37 | Temple | Norman Denby makes the free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Newby | 17-9 |
| 11:51 | Temple | Curtis Wallace drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Denby | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Norman Denby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Williamson (fresh) C - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Newby (fresh) PF - Stacey Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Bradley Billips misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 11:36 | Temple | Robert Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 20-9 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Robert Oliver is called for traveling | 20-9 |
| Subs | Temple | James O'Bando (PG), Bruce Rayo (SG), Brian Devaney (SF), Michael Arenas (PF) Norman Denby, Curtis Wallace, Robert Oliver, Jesse Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), William Kawamura (SG), Todd Gale (SF), James McCrumb (PF), Dino Greco (C) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, John Newby, Stacey Henry, Alfredo Soto | |
| 10:59 | UMass | James McCrumb misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 20-9 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Michael Arenas pulls down the rebound | 20-9 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Brian Devaney hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James O'Bando | 23-9 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Herbert Eaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wright (PF) Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) William Kawamura, Dino Greco | |
| 10:11 | Temple | Richard Wright knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James O'Bando | 25-9 |
| 09:59 | UMass | Stacey Henry makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Gale | 25-12 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Richard Wright dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bruce Rayo | 27-12 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Stacey Henry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James McCrumb | 27-14 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Richard Wright can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stacey Henry - foul #2 on Stacey Henry, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Norman Denby (PG), Curtis Wallace (SG), Robert Oliver (SF), Jesse Williamson (C) James O'Bando, Bruce Rayo, Brian Devaney, Michael Arenas | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG), Robert Kyle (SG), John Newby (SF), Alfredo Soto (PF), Dino Greco (C) Herbert Eaton, Todd Gale, Casey Kunz, Stacey Henry, James McCrumb | |
| 08:55 | Temple | Richard Wright misses the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Bradley Billips is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Stewart (C) Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:41 | Temple | Curtis Wallace hits the finger roll | 30-14 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Alfredo Soto clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 30-14 |
| 08:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Curtis Wallace | 30-14 |
| 08:13 | Temple | Robert Kyle is called for the reach on Curtis Wallace - foul #1 on Robert Kyle, team foul #8 | 30-14 |
| 08:13 | Temple | Curtis Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 08:13 | Temple | Curtis Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-14 |
| 07:58 | UMass | John Newby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-14 |
| 07:56 | Temple | Steve Stewart snags the defensive board | 32-14 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Alfredo Soto is called for the reach on Robert Oliver - foul #1 on Alfredo Soto, team foul #9 | 32-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wright (PF) Jesse Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), James McCrumb (C) John Newby, Dino Greco | |
| 07:47 | Temple | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 33-14 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Norman Denby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Steve Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Kyle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Casey Kunz (fresh) PF - Alfredo Soto (fairly fresh) C - James McCrumb (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | UMass | Alfredo Soto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 34-14 |
| 07:25 | Temple | Richard Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 07:21 | Temple | Curtis Wallace hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 34-14 |
| 07:19 | Temple | Richard Wright can't tip it in | 34-14 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Curtis Wallace hits the follow up shot | 36-14 |
| 07:04 | UMass | James McCrumb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-14 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Robert Oliver grabs the board | 36-14 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Curtis Wallace can't throw it down | 36-14 |
| 06:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to Casey Kunz | 36-14 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Robert Kyle misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 36-14 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Alfredo Soto can't tip it in | 36-14 |
| 06:47 | Temple | Curtis Wallace gets the rebound | 36-14 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Richard Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-14 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Steve Stewart tips it home | 38-14 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Bradley Billips is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Kyle | 38-16 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Norman Denby loses the dribble to James McCrumb | 38-16 |
| 05:51 | UMass | Casey Kunz knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-19 |
| 05:30 | Temple | Richard Wright is fouled on the floor by James McCrumb - foul #2 on James McCrumb, team foul #10 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Temple | James O'Bando (PG), Bruce Rayo (SG), Brian Devaney (SF), Jesse Williamson (C) Norman Denby, Curtis Wallace, Robert Oliver, Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), John Newby (SF), Dino Greco (PF) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz, James McCrumb | |
| 05:30 | Temple | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 05:30 | Temple | Richard Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Alfredo Soto pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 05:12 | UMass | Alfredo Soto is fouled on the floor by Jesse Williamson - foul #1 on Jesse Williamson, team foul #4 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Arenas (C) Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:55 | UMass | Dino Greco makes the fadeaway from the left side | 39-21 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Michael Arenas clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Alfredo Soto - foul #2 on Alfredo Soto, team foul #11 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Kawamura (SG), Jeffrey Wright (C) John Newby, Alfredo Soto | |
| 04:34 | Temple | Michael Arenas makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Michael Arenas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Todd Gale comes up short on the floater in the paint | 41-21 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Michael Arenas grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Jesse Williamson double dribbles | 41-21 |
| Subs | Temple | George Zens (SG), Robert Oliver (SF), Richard Wright (PF) Bruce Rayo, Brian Devaney, Jesse Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | Casey Kunz (SF), Stacey Henry (PF) Todd Gale, Dino Greco | |
| 03:51 | UMass | Jeffrey Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-21 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bradley Billips (PG) Herbert Eaton | |
| 03:43 | Temple | Robert Oliver misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Casey Kunz - foul #1 on Casey Kunz, team foul #12 | 41-21 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Robert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 42-21 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Robert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James O'Bando (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Zens (fresh) SF - Robert Oliver (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Arenas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Bradley Billips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Kawamura (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Casey Kunz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stacey Henry (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Bradley Billips scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jeffrey Wright and he's hacked by James O'Bando - foul #1 on James O'Bando, team foul #5 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Norman Denby (PG) James O'Bando | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:24 | UMass | Bradley Billips makes the free throw | 43-24 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Norman Denby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Wright - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wright, team foul #13 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Wallace (SG), Steve Stewart (C) Robert Oliver, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Kyle (SG), Alfredo Soto (C) William Kawamura, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 03:10 | Temple | Norman Denby misses the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Norman Denby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:57 | UMass | Casey Kunz connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Kyle | 44-26 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Michael Arenas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-26 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Steve Stewart snags the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 02:20 | Temple | George Zens drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Wallace and the foul's on Casey Kunz - foul #2 on Casey Kunz, team foul #14 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Rayo (PG), Richard Wright (PF) Norman Denby, Michael Arenas | |
| Subs | UMass | Herbert Eaton (PG), Todd Gale (SG), John Newby (SF) Bradley Billips, Robert Kyle, Casey Kunz | |
| 02:20 | Temple | George Zens makes the free throw | 47-26 |
| 01:57 | UMass | John Newby drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Gale | 47-29 |
| 01:40 | Temple | Stacey Henry is called for the reach on Steve Stewart - foul #3 on Stacey Henry, team foul #15 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Temple | James O'Bando (PG), Robert Oliver (SF), Jesse Williamson (PF) Curtis Wallace, George Zens, Richard Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Dino Greco (PF), James McCrumb (C) Stacey Henry, Alfredo Soto | |
| 01:40 | Temple | Steve Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 01:40 | Temple | Steve Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 01:40 | UMass | Dino Greco snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 01:34 | UMass | Todd Gale is hacked by Bruce Rayo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Rayo, team foul #6 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Devaney (C) Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:16 | UMass | James McCrumb makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jesse Williamson - foul #2 on Jesse Williamson, team foul #7 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Kawamura (SG) John Newby | |
| 01:16 | UMass | James McCrumb makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Jesse Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Dino Greco | 47-32 |
| 01:05 | UMass | William Kawamura pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Todd Gale is fouled on the floor by Brian Devaney - foul #1 on Brian Devaney, team foul #8 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Curtis Wallace (SG), Richard Wright (PF) James O'Bando, Jesse Williamson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:52 | UMass | Todd Gale makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Todd Gale misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Curtis Wallace gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Robert Oliver banks in the layup set up by Bruce Rayo | 49-33 |
| 00:12 | UMass | William Kawamura hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-33 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Brian Devaney grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Robert Oliver misses badly on a floater from the right side | 49-33 |
| 00:01 | UMass | James McCrumb pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James McCrumb hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 49-33 |