| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (fresh) SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Sharp (fresh) PF - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) C - Dewey Silvestri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) C - John Coffey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | Daniel Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Dayton | Jack Saunders connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Newton | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver clanks a jump hook in the lane | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Dayton | Thomas Newton snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeremy Shaver - foul #1 on Jeremy Shaver, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | Temple | James Harris is fouled on the floor by Rickie Merritt - foul #1 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Thomas Newton gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | A charge is called on Andrew Burpo - foul #1 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri misses the dunk attempt | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | Thomas Newton slams it home | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Brian Blackford (SG), Michael McAbier (SF), John Johnson (PF), Forrest Nicholas (C) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Anthony Sharp, Jeremy Shaver, Dewey Silvestri | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Jeremy Sanders (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, Andrew Burpo, John Coffey | |
| 17:51 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Cleveland Galeano steals it from Forrest Nicholas | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Kenneth Song throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Dayton | Johnny Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders's pass is intercepted by James Clack | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Kenneth Song takes the ball from Brian Blackford | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is fouled in the backcourt by James Clack - foul #1 on James Clack, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Damek Mitkowski (SF), Jeremy Shaver (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) James Clack, Brian Blackford, Michael McAbier, John Johnson, Forrest Nicholas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Kenneth Song, Jeremy Sanders, Bert Jackson, Johnny Smith | |
| 15:52 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo is open and buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (fresh) SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) SF - Damek Mitkowski (fresh) PF - Jeremy Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Coffey (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski connects on the 3 from straight away | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Dayton | John Coffey knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Rickie Merritt | 5-10 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver can't finish the layup | 5-10 |
| 15:09 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:56 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt is hacked by James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Sharp (SF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Damek Mitkowski, Ellis Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Rickie Merritt, John Coffey | |
| 14:39 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Song | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver scores on a jump hook from close range set up by James Harris and he's hacked by Andrew Burpo - foul #2 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (PF) Andrew Burpo | |
| 14:27 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Newton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG) James Harris | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 13:58 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 13:57 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Newton | 10-13 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Sharp - foul #1 on Anthony Sharp, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Blackford (SG), Michael McAbier (SF), Forrest Nicholas (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) Daniel Smith, Anthony Sharp, Jeremy Shaver, Dewey Silvestri | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Johnny Smith | |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:41 | Dayton | John Coffey pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Kenneth Song hits the finger roll set up by Jack Saunders and the foul's on James Clack - foul #2 on James Clack, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG) James Clack | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (SG), Bert Jackson (PF) Thomas Newton, Jeremy Sanders | |
| 13:29 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Michael McAbier grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Michael McAbier misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 13:11 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Forrest Nicholas - foul #1 on Forrest Nicholas, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (PF) Ellis Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF) John Coffey | |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:57 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:57 | Temple | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:33 | Temple | James Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-16 |
| 12:32 | Temple | John Johnson tips it in | 12-16 |
| 12:30 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano's pass is intercepted by Brian Blackford in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Brian Blackford misses the easy layup | 12-16 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is hacked by Brian Blackford - foul #1 on Brian Blackford, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Smith (SG), Anthony Sharp (SF), Dewey Silvestri (C) Brian Blackford, Michael McAbier, Forrest Nicholas | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Jeremy Sanders (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Bert Jackson, Kenneth Song | |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Anthony Sharp misses the runner from the baseline | 12-18 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | Johnny Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Sharp (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Silvestri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeremy Sanders (fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Thomas Newton connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Smith | 12-20 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Daniel Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri tips it in | 14-20 |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Shaver (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) John Johnson, Dewey Silvestri | |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (PF), John Coffey (C) Cleveland Galeano, Jeremy Sanders | |
| 10:52 | Temple | James Harris connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 17-20 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 10:07 | Temple | James Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Johnny Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 09:49 | Dayton | John Coffey hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Anthony Sharp buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Thomas Newton - foul #1 on Thomas Newton, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael McAbier (PG), Brian Blackford (SG), Forrest Nicholas (PF), Dewey Silvestri (C) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Jeremy Shaver, Ellis Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Cleveland Galeano (SG), Kenneth Song (SF), Jeremy Sanders (PF) Johnny Smith, Thomas Newton, Rickie Merritt, Bert Jackson | |
| 09:27 | Temple | Anthony Sharp misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:27 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 09:08 | Dayton | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael McAbier | 19-22 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Anthony Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Michael McAbier gets the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jeremy Sanders - foul #1 on Jeremy Sanders, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Damek Mitkowski (SF) Anthony Sharp | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:39 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Brian Blackford is called for the reach on Kenneth Song in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Blackford, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Smith (SG) Brian Blackford | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:34 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-23 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | John Coffey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 08:19 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Saunders | 21-26 |
| 07:59 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses the 3 from straight away | 21-26 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 07:46 | Dayton | John Coffey gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael McAbier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damek Mitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Forrest Nicholas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Silvestri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Song (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Sanders (fairly fresh) C - John Coffey (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Daniel Smith steals the ball from John Coffey | 21-26 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Cleveland Galeano takes the ball from Michael McAbier | 21-26 |
| 07:02 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano jams it | 21-28 |
| 06:40 | Temple | Michael McAbier misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-28 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski grabs the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 06:24 | Temple | Michael McAbier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Daniel Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 06:08 | Dayton | Jack Saunders pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:43 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Cleveland Galeano | 21-30 |
| 05:32 | Temple | Jeremy Sanders steals the ball from Damek Mitkowski | 21-30 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song is fouled on the floor by Michael McAbier - foul #1 on Michael McAbier, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), John Johnson (SG), Anthony Sharp (SF), Jeremy Shaver (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) Michael McAbier, Daniel Smith, Damek Mitkowski, Forrest Nicholas, Dewey Silvestri | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Jack Saunders, Cleveland Galeano, Jeremy Sanders, John Coffey | |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Anthony Sharp misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:30 | Temple | John Johnson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 21-31 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Kenneth Song snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Ellis Robinson is called for the reach on Rickie Merritt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ellis Robinson, team foul #11 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG) Kenneth Song | |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:04 | Temple | Jeremy Shaver clanks a runner from the left block | 21-33 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Bert Jackson gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses long on a shot from the left side | 21-33 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Ellis Robinson grabs the board | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Shaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Robinson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Smith (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:32 | Temple | Anthony Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 21-33 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Ellis Robinson grabs the offensive board | 21-33 |
| 03:23 | Temple | Ellis Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Johnny Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bert Jackson | 21-35 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Anthony Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 02:57 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Bert Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Shaver - foul #2 on Jeremy Shaver, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Brian Blackford (SG), Dewey Silvestri (C) James Harris, John Johnson, Ellis Robinson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Andrew Burpo (PF) Jack Saunders, Johnny Smith | |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Bert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:37 | Dayton | Bert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:37 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri grabs the board | 21-36 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Thomas Newton steals the ball from James Clack | 21-36 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | James Clack is called for the reach on Cleveland Galeano in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Clack, team foul #13 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Smith (SG) James Clack | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Coffey (C) Bert Jackson | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Dewey Silvestri grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Anthony Sharp makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Blackford | 23-36 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Shaver - foul #3 on Jeremy Shaver, team foul #14 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (PF) Jeremy Shaver | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SF) Rickie Merritt | |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:42 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Anthony Sharp's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Song | 23-37 |
| 01:23 | Temple | Anthony Sharp tips it home | 25-37 |
| 01:12 | Dayton | Thomas Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Anthony Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:46 | Temple | John Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Brian Blackford can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 00:43 | Temple | John Johnson can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 00:41 | Dayton | Kenneth Song snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Kenneth Song hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Cleveland Galeano | 25-40 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Andrew Burpo swats the short shot by John Johnson | 25-40 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Kenneth Song grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |