| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) SG - Josh Hill (fresh) SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) C - Patrick Roland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) SG - Russell Myrick (fresh) SF - Michael Tate (fresh) PF - Timothy Helms (fresh) C - Paul McLeese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Paul McLeese wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence 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) | |
| 19:35 | Temple | Russell Myrick is denied on a layup by Dean Tatum | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Providence | The rebound goes to Josh Hill | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Providence | Patrick Roland knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Josh Hill | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Paul McLeese connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Providence | John Phillips hits the finger roll on a great pass from Josh Hill | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Paul McLeese lays it up and in set up by Russell Myrick | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Providence | Terry Colbert is hacked by Michael Tate - foul #1 on Michael Tate, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:10 | Providence | Josh Hill scores on a shot from the left wing set up by John Phillips and he's hacked by Timothy Helms - foul #1 on Timothy Helms, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:10 | Temple | The rebound goes to Timothy Helms | 6-4 |
| 17:51 | Temple | Michael Tate lays it up and in on a nice dish by Russell Myrick | 6-6 |
| 17:34 | Providence | Gerald Smith steps in front of the Patrick Roland pass | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Temple | Gerald Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Providence | John Phillips gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:13 | Providence | Josh Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Myrick - foul #1 on Russell Myrick, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Gary Allen (C) Josh Hill, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Cowans (PG), Alexander Gravelle (SG), William Hodge (SF), Eric Rosamond (PF), Paul Hawk (C) Gerald Smith, Russell Myrick, Michael Tate, Timothy Helms, Paul McLeese | |
| 16:56 | Providence | David Sanders is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Temple | Paul Hawk grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Alexander Gravelle misses the floater from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Providence | David Sanders is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Sanders, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Gerber (SF) John Phillips, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:16 | Temple | Paul Hawk misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Allen - foul #1 on Gary Allen, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) David Gerber | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:16 | Temple | Paul Hawk makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Paul Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:10 | Providence | William Hodge picks off the pass by David Sanders in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Dennis Cowans connects on the shot from close range | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) SG - David Sanders (fresh) SF - John Wilson (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) C - Gary Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dennis Cowans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Gravelle (fairly fresh) SF - William Hodge (fresh) PF - Paul Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Rosamond (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Providence | Gary Allen scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from David Sanders | 8-10 |
| 15:23 | Temple | William Hodge misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Dennis Cowans grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Eric Rosamond is fouled on the floor by David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Philip Brooks (PF), Patrick Roland (C) Trevor Canterbury, David Sanders, John Wilson, Terry Colbert, Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Russell Myrick (SG), Michael Tate (SF), Timothy Helms (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Dennis Cowans, Alexander Gravelle, William Hodge, Paul Hawk, Eric Rosamond | |
| 14:51 | Temple | Russell Myrick is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Dean Tatum is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Phillips | 11-10 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Francis Kimble connects on the jump hook in the paint | 11-12 |
| 14:12 | Providence | Josh Hill is hacked by Russell Myrick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Myrick, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Cowans (SG), Lei Huang (SF) Russell Myrick, Michael Tate | |
| 13:57 | Providence | Dean Tatum clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 13:55 | Providence | Patrick Roland can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 13:54 | Providence | Patrick Roland gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | Providence | John Phillips comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lei Huang - foul #1 on Lei Huang, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul McLeese (C) Francis Kimble | |
| 13:35 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:35 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | Temple | Dennis Cowans tips it but misses | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | Providence | Terry Colbert gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Providence | Josh Hill misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Paul McLeese pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:04 | Temple | Dennis Cowans clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Josh Hill - foul #1 on Josh Hill, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Gerber (SF) John Phillips, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Temple | William Hodge (SF), Paul Hawk (PF) Lei Huang, Timothy Helms | |
| 13:04 | Temple | Dennis Cowans makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:04 | Temple | Dennis Cowans makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:49 | Providence | Josh Hill is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Gerald Smith snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Temple | Gerald Smith loses the dribble to David Gerber | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | Providence | Terry Colbert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Gerald Smith grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Gerald Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) SG - Josh Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Gerber (fresh) PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Cowans (tiring) 4 pts. SF - William Hodge (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul McLeese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Providence | Patrick Roland's floater is tipped away by William Hodge | 13-16 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Paul Hawk grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:29 | Temple | Dennis Cowans can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-16 |
| 11:28 | Temple | Dennis Cowans grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Paul McLeese scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-18 |
| 10:53 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 10:52 | Providence | Josh Hill gets the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:39 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), John Wilson (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (PF), Philip Brooks (C) Trevor Canterbury, Josh Hill, David Gerber, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Temple | Alexander Gravelle (SG), Michael Tate (SF), Eric Rosamond (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Dennis Cowans, William Hodge, Paul Hawk, Paul McLeese | |
| 10:25 | Temple | Eric Rosamond makes the turnaround from the baseline | 13-20 |
| 10:01 | Providence | John Wilson can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 09:59 | Providence | John Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:54 | Providence | Philip Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 09:52 | Providence | John Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:37 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 09:36 | Temple | Alexander Gravelle gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Gerald Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 09:06 | Providence | John Phillips is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Terry Colbert (PF) John Wilson, Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Lei Huang (SF), Timothy Helms (PF) Michael Tate, Francis Kimble | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Timothy Helms scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Smith | 13-24 |
| 08:40 | Providence | Alexander Gravelle is called for the reach on John Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Gravelle, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG), Patrick Roland (C) Josh Hill, Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Cowans (PG), Paul McLeese (C) Gerald Smith, Eric Rosamond | |
| 08:23 | Providence | David Gerber clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 08:22 | Providence | Dean Tatum grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:10 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Paul McLeese - foul #1 on Paul McLeese, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), Josh Hill (SG) John Phillips, Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG) Alexander Gravelle | |
| 08:10 | Providence | Patrick Roland makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Paul McLeese grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 07:57 | Temple | The jump hook by Gerald Smith is blocked by Patrick Roland | 14-24 |
| 07:56 | Providence | The rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 14-24 |
| 07:52 | Providence | Josh Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-24 |
| Subs | Providence | John Wilson (PF) Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Tate (SF), Paul Hawk (C) Lei Huang, Paul McLeese | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Timothy Helms is hacked by Trevor Canterbury - foul #1 on Trevor Canterbury, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Erik Ruelas (SF), Philip Brooks (C) David Gerber, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Temple | William Hodge (PG), Francis Kimble (C) Gerald Smith, Timothy Helms | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) SG - Josh Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Ruelas (fresh) PF - John Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - William Hodge (fresh) SG - Dennis Cowans (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Michael Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hawk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Temple | William Hodge hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Josh Hill - foul #2 on Josh Hill, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) Josh Hill, Erik Ruelas | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:11 | Temple | William Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:11 | Temple | William Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:11 | Providence | Terry Colbert snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Dean Tatum is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-25 |
| 06:52 | Temple | William Hodge pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 06:47 | Temple | William Hodge drills a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Terry Colbert - foul #1 on Terry Colbert, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Gary Allen (PF) Trevor Canterbury, Terry Colbert | |
| Subs | Temple | Alexander Gravelle (SG), Lei Huang (SF), Timothy Helms (PF) Dennis Cowans, Michael Tate, Paul Hawk | |
| 06:47 | Temple | William Hodge makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:34 | Providence | John Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dean Tatum | 17-28 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Lei Huang can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 17-28 |
| 06:21 | Providence | Dean Tatum grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 06:19 | Providence | John Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by William Hodge - foul #1 on William Hodge, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Eric Rosamond (C) William Hodge, Francis Kimble | |
| 06:19 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:19 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Alexander Gravelle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-28 |
| 06:09 | Providence | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 19-28 |
| 05:48 | Providence | Gary Allen double dribbles | 19-28 |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG), Erik Ruelas (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Wilson, Dean Tatum, Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Tate (SF), Paul McLeese (C) Lei Huang, Timothy Helms | |
| 05:28 | Temple | Michael Tate is hacked by David Gerber - foul #1 on David Gerber, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Temple | Dennis Cowans (SG), Paul Hawk (PF) Alexander Gravelle, Eric Rosamond | |
| 05:28 | Temple | Michael Tate makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:28 | Temple | Michael Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Erik Ruelas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Michael Tate - foul #2 on Michael Tate, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Temple | William Hodge (SF), Francis Kimble (C) Michael Tate, Paul McLeese | |
| 05:02 | Providence | Erik Ruelas misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Erik Ruelas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Erik Ruelas misses the 3rd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:02 | Temple | Paul Hawk pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Francis Kimble can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 04:45 | Temple | William Hodge tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| 04:29 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury banks in the layup set up by Terry Colbert | 22-32 |
| 04:25 | Temple | David Gerber steals it from Paul Hawk | 22-32 |
| 04:11 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Paul Hawk snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Gerber - foul #2 on David Gerber, team foul #10 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (PF), Philip Brooks (C) Trevor Canterbury, David Gerber, Erik Ruelas, Terry Colbert, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Myrick (SG), Lei Huang (SF), Timothy Helms (PF), Eric Rosamond (C) Dennis Cowans, William Hodge, Paul Hawk, Francis Kimble | |
| 03:48 | Temple | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:48 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:48 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 03:28 | Providence | Russell Myrick steps in front of the Dean Tatum pass | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - David Sanders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Myrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lei Huang (fresh) PF - Timothy Helms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Rosamond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Timothy Helms misses badly on a shot from close range | 22-33 |
| 03:07 | Providence | Philip Brooks pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:51 | Providence | Dean Tatum banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by David Sanders | 24-33 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Josh Hill is called for the reach on Lei Huang - foul #3 on Josh Hill, team foul #11 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), John Wilson (PF) Josh Hill, Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Tate (SF), Paul McLeese (C) Gerald Smith, Timothy Helms | |
| 02:26 | Temple | Lei Huang makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Lei Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:08 | Providence | David Sanders is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Phillips | 26-35 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Eric Rosamond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SG), Patrick Roland (C) David Sanders, Gary Allen | |
| Subs | Temple | William Hodge (PG), Paul Hawk (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Lei Huang, Eric Rosamond, Paul McLeese | |
| 01:39 | Providence | Dean Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Francis Kimble snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:21 | Temple | Russell Myrick misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #12 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Providence | Erik Ruelas (SF) Dean Tatum | |
| Subs | Temple | Alexander Gravelle (PG) William Hodge | |
| 01:21 | Temple | Russell Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:21 | Temple | Russell Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:21 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:19 | Providence | John Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 01:00 | Temple | David Gerber is called for the reach on Russell Myrick - foul #3 on David Gerber, team foul #13 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), Terry Colbert (PF), Philip Brooks (C) David Gerber, John Wilson, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Temple | Timothy Helms (PF), Paul McLeese (C) Paul Hawk, Francis Kimble | |
| 01:00 | Temple | Russell Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Russell Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:00 | Providence | Philip Brooks grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 00:39 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline set up by John Phillips | 28-37 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Russell Myrick makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alexander Gravelle and he's hacked by David Sanders - foul #3 on David Sanders, team foul #14 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), John Wilson (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, David Sanders, Erik Ruelas, Philip Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | William Hodge (PG), Eric Rosamond (PF) Alexander Gravelle, Timothy Helms | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Russell Myrick makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Trevor Canterbury misses the wide open floater near the basket | 28-40 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Paul McLeese grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Paul McLeese misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |