| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fresh) SG - Walter Allen (fresh) SF - David Richards (fresh) PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) C - Charles Cosey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) SG - Harold Rentschler (fresh) SF - John Blocher (fresh) PF - Bobby Purtell (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Bobby Purtell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | John Blocher misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Harold Rentschler hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Charles Cosey | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Temple | John Blocher double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby is hacked by Robert Dibenedetto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Dibenedetto, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the easy dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Blocher - foul #1 on John Blocher, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Temple | Leland Mosby picks off the pass by Bobby Purtell | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG), Javier Vargas (PF) Robert Dibenedetto, Bobby Purtell | |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Temple | John Blocher snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Temple | John Blocher clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Leland Mosby - foul #1 on Leland Mosby, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (C) Robert Dixon | |
| 17:10 | Temple | John Blocher misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Temple | John Blocher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:51 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jose Torres | 3-3 |
| 16:30 | Temple | Javier Vargas hits a fadeaway from close range | 3-5 |
| 16:24 | Saint Louis | Javier Vargas takes the ball from Leland Mosby in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Cary Cotton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 16:09 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby scores on a floater from the left side set up by David Richards and he's fouled by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), Jason Gills (SG), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Harold Rentschler, John Blocher, Javier Vargas, Jose Torres | |
| 16:04 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Robert Dixon hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Allen (fresh) SF - David Richards (fairly fresh) PF - Zachary Bates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) SG - Jason Gills (fresh) SF - Cary Cotton (fresh) PF - Bobby Purtell (fresh) C - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | Jason Gills is called for the reach on Charles Cosey - foul #1 on Jason Gills, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF), Henry Sasser (C) Leland Mosby, David Richards, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (SF) Cary Cotton | |
| 14:57 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Victor Carlton | 9-7 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jason Gills | 9-10 |
| 14:30 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Allen | 12-10 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Robert Dixon misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 12-10 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Bobby Purtell grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Victor Carlton is called for the reach on Bobby Purtell - foul #1 on Victor Carlton, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (SG), Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Walter Allen, Victor Carlton, Robert Shore | |
| Subs | Temple | Cary Cotton (PG), Harold Rentschler (SG), John Blocher (SF), Jose Torres (C) Robert Dibenedetto, Jason Gills, Bobby Purtell, Robert Dixon | |
| 13:58 | Temple | Zachary Bates swats the short shot by John Blocher | 12-10 |
| 13:56 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:53 | Saint Louis | Cary Cotton steals it from Henry Sasser in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Cary Cotton misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Sund - foul #1 on Matthew Sund, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), David Richards (SF) John Guice, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Javier Vargas | |
| 13:44 | Temple | Cary Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Cary Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:31 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby is fouled on the floor by John Blocher - foul #2 on John Blocher, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG) John Blocher | |
| 13:10 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 12:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Cary Cotton | 12-12 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:36 | Saint Louis | David Richards pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:29 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Bates | 14-12 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Cary Cotton's pass is intercepted by David Richards | 14-12 |
| 11:59 | Saint Louis | David Richards connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Leland Mosby | 16-12 |
| 11:46 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Zachary Bates | 16-12 |
| 11:41 | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates's pass is intercepted by Robert Dibenedetto in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 11:30 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Cary Cotton | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Leland Mosby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Sund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cosey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Rentschler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cary Cotton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) C - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lynn Croft | 16-15 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby is hacked by Robert Dibenedetto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Dibenedetto, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF), Henry Sasser (C) Matthew Sund, David Richards, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Temple | Javier Vargas (PG), Jason Gills (SG), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Robert Dibenedetto, Harold Rentschler, Lynn Croft, Jose Torres | |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:11 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Henry Sasser picks off the pass by Javier Vargas | 18-15 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Jason Gills is called for the reach on Leland Mosby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Gills, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Rentschler (SG) Jason Gills | |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:43 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Javier Vargas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Javier Vargas, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Guice (PG) Leland Mosby | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:00 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Carlton | 23-15 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Bobby Purtell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 09:30 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Cary Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Harold Rentschler scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 09:02 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen double dribbles | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Parkhurst (SF), Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Victor Carlton, Robert Shore, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Bobby Purtell | |
| 08:46 | Temple | Javier Vargas is hacked by John Guice - foul #1 on John Guice, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Richards (SF) Richard Parkhurst | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:28 | Temple | Cary Cotton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), Richard Parkhurst (SG) John Guice, Walter Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:09 | Saint Louis | David Richards comes up short on the shot from the left side | 23-20 |
| 08:07 | Temple | Robert Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Lynn Croft loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Purtell (PF), Jose Torres (C) Lynn Croft, Robert Dixon | |
| 07:27 | Saint Louis | Bobby Purtell denies the turnaround by Richard Parkhurst | 23-20 |
| 07:25 | Temple | Jose Torres gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Parkhurst (fresh) SF - David Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Cary Cotton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Harold Rentschler (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Javier Vargas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Purtell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jose Torres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Temple | Javier Vargas's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Bates | 23-20 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to David Richards | 23-20 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Cary Cotton picks off the pass by Matthew Sund | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Bobby Purtell buries a jump hook in the paint | 23-22 |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Cary Cotton is called for the reach on Matthew Sund in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cary Cotton, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Walter Allen (SG), Victor Carlton (SF), Robert Shore (PF), Henry Sasser (C) Richard Parkhurst, David Richards, Zachary Bates, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Bobby Purtell, Jose Torres | |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Lynn Croft comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Shore - foul #1 on Robert Shore, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG) Matthew Sund | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:54 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:54 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Shore | 25-23 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | Temple | Robert Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Harold Rentschler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Victor Carlton | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Rentschler - foul #1 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Robert Dixon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 05:04 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Shore | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Harold Rentschler is called for the reach on Walter Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #12 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Blocher (SF), Bobby Purtell (PF) Harold Rentschler, Lynn Croft | |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:01 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Walter Allen steals the ball from Bobby Purtell | 29-23 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Javier Vargas - foul #2 on Javier Vargas, team foul #13 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Zachary Bates (PF), Charles Cosey (C) Robert Shore, Henry Sasser | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SG), Jose Torres (C) Javier Vargas, Robert Dixon | |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:16 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Bobby Purtell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 03:53 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton is hacked by Bobby Purtell - foul #1 on Bobby Purtell, team foul #14 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund (PG), John Guice (SG), David Richards (SF) Leland Mosby, Walter Allen, Zachary Bates | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto (PG), Lynn Croft (PF) Cary Cotton, Bobby Purtell | |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:32 | Saint Louis | Victor Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Jose Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Jose Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Matthew Sund (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Guice (fresh) SF - David Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Carlton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Cosey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Dibenedetto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Gills (fresh) SF - John Blocher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Jose Torres knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Gills | 32-25 |
| 02:38 | Saint Louis | Lynn Croft takes the ball from John Guice | 32-25 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Lynn Croft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 02:13 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 01:51 | Saint Louis | David Richards can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Jose Torres snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | Matthew Sund pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:28 | Saint Louis | Charles Cosey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby (PG), Walter Allen (SG), Henry Sasser (SF), Zachary Bates (PF), Robert Shore (C) Matthew Sund, John Guice, David Richards, Victor Carlton, Charles Cosey | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Rentschler (SG), Bobby Purtell (PF), Robert Dixon (C) Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Jose Torres | |
| 01:12 | Temple | Harold Rentschler misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Shore - foul #2 on Robert Shore, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Harold Rentschler makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Harold Rentschler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen is fouled on the floor by Harold Rentschler - foul #3 on Harold Rentschler, team foul #15 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SG) Harold Rentschler | |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:54 | Saint Louis | Walter Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Henry Sasser is called for the reach on John Blocher - foul #1 on Henry Sasser, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| 00:34 | Temple | John Blocher makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:34 | Temple | John Blocher makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Leland Mosby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-29 |
| 00:26 | Saint Louis | Robert Shore can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Bobby Purtell grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Bobby Purtell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Robert Dibenedetto grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 00:02 | Temple | John Blocher connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Henry Sasser misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-32 |