| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) SG - Hank Ellzey (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) PF - Andrew Burpo (fresh) C - Russell Roberson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (fresh) SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) SF - Anthony Sharp (fresh) PF - Michael McAbier (fresh) C - Forrest Nicholas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Harris and he's fouled by Russell Roberson - foul #1 on Russell Roberson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is hacked by James Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Dayton | Russell Roberson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Michael McAbier snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Temple | James Harris hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:36 | Dayton | Forrest Nicholas swats the dunk try by Russell Roberson | 0-6 |
| 18:34 | Temple | James Harris gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Anthony Sharp hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Harris | 0-8 |
| 18:09 | Dayton | Hank Ellzey is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cleveland Galeano | 3-8 |
| 17:56 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Anthony Sharp | 3-10 |
| 17:40 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano tips it home | 5-10 |
| 17:35 | Temple | James Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Michael McAbier misses the tip | 5-10 |
| 17:32 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 17:19 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 5-10 |
| 17:18 | Dayton | Russell Roberson grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Hank Ellzey | 7-10 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Russell Roberson steals the ball from Forrest Nicholas | 7-10 |
| 16:32 | Dayton | The short jumper by Rickie Merritt is denied by Forrest Nicholas | 7-10 |
| 16:30 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael McAbier | 7-10 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Daniel Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-10 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Russell Roberson | 7-10 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Daniel Smith steals the ball from Russell Roberson | 7-10 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:43 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Ellzey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Merritt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Burpo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Harris (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Sharp (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael McAbier (tiring) 3 reb. C - Forrest Nicholas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Cleveland Galeano and he's fouled by Anthony Sharp - foul #1 on Anthony Sharp, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Bert Jackson (PF), Donald Mullen (C) Cleveland Galeano, Hank Ellzey, Andrew Burpo, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Jesse Jauregui (SF), John Johnson (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Anthony Sharp, Michael McAbier, Forrest Nicholas | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:23 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | Donald Mullen grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:17 | Dayton | James Clack picks off the pass by Luther Shull in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:16 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Ellis Robinson tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 15:13 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Robinson | 10-10 |
| 14:57 | Temple | James Clack is fouled on the floor by Donald Mullen - foul #1 on Donald Mullen, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders (C) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:42 | Temple | Andrew Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-10 |
| 14:41 | Temple | Ellis Robinson grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 14:22 | Temple | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Andrew Johnson takes the ball from Lawrence Williams in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Andrew Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Lawrence Williams, Donald Mullen, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Smith (SG), Brian Blackford (SF), Damek Mitkowski (PF) James Clack, Jesse Jauregui, Ellis Robinson | |
| 14:03 | Temple | Andrew Johnson's pass is intercepted by Andrew Burpo | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Russell Roberson can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Forrest Nicholas (C) John Johnson | |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Russell Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | Dayton | Russell Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Cleveland Galeano steals the ball from Forrest Nicholas | 11-12 |
| 13:26 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), Michael McAbier (PF) Andrew Johnson, Forrest Nicholas | |
| 13:11 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:09 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:51 | Temple | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Harris | 11-14 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Daniel Smith steals it from Hank Ellzey | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Temple | James Harris double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Donald Mullen (SF), Bert Jackson (PF) Cleveland Galeano, Hank Ellzey, Jeremy Sanders, Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG), Jesse Jauregui (SF), John Johnson (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Brian Blackford, Michael McAbier, Damek Mitkowski | |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Andrew Johnson is called for the reach on Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Colin Londono (SF) Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Temple | Anthony Sharp (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SF - Colin Londono (fresh) PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) C - Donald Mullen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Clack (fresh) SG - Jesse Jauregui (fresh) SF - Anthony Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ellis Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Donald Mullen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Luther Shull | 14-14 |
| 11:14 | Temple | Anthony Sharp is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Forrest Nicholas (C) John Johnson | |
| 11:04 | Dayton | Colin Londono misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Ellis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF) Colin Londono | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Anthony Sharp grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Anthony Sharp can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Anthony Sharp tips it in | 14-16 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Luther Shull is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Robinson - foul #1 on Ellis Robinson, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG), Andrew Burpo (PF), Russell Roberson (C) Luther Shull, Lawrence Williams, Bert Jackson, Donald Mullen | |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), John Johnson (PF) James Clack, Jesse Jauregui, Ellis Robinson | |
| 09:47 | Dayton | Hank Ellzey travels with the ball | 14-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Colin Londono (SF) Rickie Merritt | |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Blackford (SF), Michael McAbier (PF) Anthony Sharp, Forrest Nicholas | |
| 09:27 | Temple | Michael McAbier lays it in set up by Daniel Smith | 14-18 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Hank Ellzey | 17-18 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Michael McAbier's floater is knocked away by Andrew Burpo | 17-18 |
| 08:48 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Russell Roberson | 17-18 |
| 08:46 | Dayton | James Harris picks off the pass by Cleveland Galeano in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Daniel Smith lays it in set up by James Harris | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Hank Ellzey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Daniel Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Roberson - foul #2 on Russell Roberson, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Rickie Merritt (SF), Bert Jackson (PF), Donald Mullen (C) Cleveland Galeano, Hank Ellzey, Colin Londono, Andrew Burpo, Russell Roberson | |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Jesse Jauregui (SF), Ellis Robinson (PF), Damek Mitkowski (C) James Harris, Brian Blackford, Michael McAbier, John Johnson | |
| 08:02 | Temple | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:02 | Dayton | Donald Mullen grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 07:41 | Temple | James Clack pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:36 | Temple | James Clack buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Damek Mitkowski | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) SF - Rickie Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Jackson (fresh) C - Donald Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Clack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Jauregui (fresh) PF - Ellis Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Damek Mitkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 20-23 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Ellis Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Ellis Robinson hits the follow up shot | 22-25 |
| 06:43 | Dayton | Donald Mullen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:28 | Temple | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by Rickie Merritt - foul #1 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG), Jeremy Sanders (PF) Luther Shull, Lawrence Williams, Donald Mullen | |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), Anthony Sharp (SF), Michael McAbier (PF), Forrest Nicholas (C) James Clack, Jesse Jauregui, Ellis Robinson, Damek Mitkowski | |
| 06:23 | Temple | Daniel Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 06:10 | Dayton | Daniel Smith steals the ball from Rickie Merritt | 22-28 |
| 05:52 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-28 |
| 05:50 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Cleveland Galeano | 22-28 |
| 05:25 | Dayton | Rickie Merritt drills a driving attempt in the lane | 24-28 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Michael McAbier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:06 | Dayton | Bert Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Dayton | Hank Ellzey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (SG), Colin Londono (SF), Andrew Burpo (PF), Donald Mullen (C) Hank Ellzey, Rickie Merritt, Jeremy Sanders, Bert Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Jesse Jauregui (SG), Brian Blackford (SF), Damek Mitkowski (PF) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Anthony Sharp, Michael McAbier | |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Donald Mullen drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Lawrence Williams | 27-28 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas misses the driving attempt near the basket | 27-28 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Luther Shull (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG) Cleveland Galeano, Lawrence Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | John Johnson (PF), Ellis Robinson (C) Damek Mitkowski, Forrest Nicholas | |
| 04:05 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Luther Shull scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Burpo | 30-29 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Andrew Burpo is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Burpo, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Williams (SG), Russell Roberson (C) Hank Ellzey, Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Temple | Andrew Johnson (SG) Brian Blackford | |
| 03:30 | Temple | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:30 | Temple | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Luther Shull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Colin Londono (fresh) PF - Donald Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Roberson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Clack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) SF - Jesse Jauregui (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ellis Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Johnson - foul #3 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Burpo (PF) Donald Mullen | |
| Subs | Temple | Damek Mitkowski (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Ellis Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 02:59 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:46 | Dayton | Andrew Burpo makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Shull | 34-31 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Williams - foul #3 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Hank Ellzey (SG), Donald Mullen (SF), Jeremy Sanders (PF) Luther Shull, Lawrence Williams, Colin Londono, Andrew Burpo | |
| Subs | Temple | James Harris (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Anthony Sharp (SF), Forrest Nicholas (C) James Clack, Jesse Jauregui, John Johnson, Ellis Robinson | |
| 02:24 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Damek Mitkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Anthony Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:13 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 02:11 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Jeremy Sanders steps in front of the Damek Mitkowski pass | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | Dayton | Donald Mullen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael McAbier (PF) Damek Mitkowski | |
| 01:48 | Temple | James Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 01:46 | Dayton | Russell Roberson pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | James Harris is called for the reach on Cleveland Galeano in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Rickie Merritt (SF) Hank Ellzey | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Michael McAbier grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Anthony Sharp misses the jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 01:15 | Dayton | Jeremy Sanders snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Harris - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bert Jackson (PF) Donald Mullen | |
| Subs | Temple | James Clack (PG), Jesse Jauregui (SG), John Johnson (PF) James Harris, Daniel Smith, Michael McAbier | |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:10 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Forrest Nicholas pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:56 | Temple | Jesse Jauregui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Blackford (SF) Anthony Sharp | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 00:40 | Temple | James Clack is hacked by Rickie Merritt - foul #2 on Rickie Merritt, team foul #9 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Dayton | Hank Ellzey (SG) Jeremy Sanders | |
| Subs | Temple | Ellis Robinson (PF) John Johnson | |
| 00:40 | Temple | James Clack makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:40 | Temple | James Clack misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Bert Jackson snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano hits a 3 from straight away | 39-32 |
| 00:05 | Temple | James Clack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Russell Roberson grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Russell Roberson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 39-32 |