| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Timothy Schaper (fresh) SG - Steven Mele (fresh) SF - Gerald Fegan (fresh) PF - David Faison (fresh) C - Richard Caruso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fresh) SG - Lawrence Toscano (fresh) SF - Jason Gills (fresh) PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) C - Long Ming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Long Ming | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Timothy Schaper is called for the reach on Jason Gills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Schaper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Fowlkes | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano's pass is intercepted by David Faison in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Fegan | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Jason Gills scores on a floater in the lane set up by Long Ming | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Long Ming snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Long Ming misses long on a floater from the left block | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Faison | 6-5 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Timothy Schaper steps in front of the Jason Gills pass | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Toscano - foul #1 on Lawrence Toscano, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine (PG), Richard Bender (SG), Jason Mose (SF), Roger McCabe (PF), Todd Patt (C) Timothy Schaper, Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan, David Faison, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), David Lowery (SF), Jose Torres (PF), Ty Davis (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Leonardo Romano is fouled on the floor by Robert Fontaine - foul #1 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | The refs have stopped play. Todd Patt is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade (SF) Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:36 | Temple | Victor Frazier's layup is rejected by Roger McCabe | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Jose Torres hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Lowery swats the shot by Robert Fontaine | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fontaine | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jose Torres | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Bender (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Wade (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Mose (fairly fresh) C - Roger McCabe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leonardo Romano (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Frazier (fairly fresh) SF - David Lowery (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ty Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Temple | Leonardo Romano connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine scores on a floater from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Leonardo Romano can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wade | 10-10 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe is hacked by Leonardo Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonardo Romano, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Gerald Fegan (SF), David Faison (PF), Richard Caruso (C) Robert Fontaine, Richard Bender, Kenneth Wade, Jason Mose, Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Shane Agnew (C) Leonardo Romano, Victor Frazier, David Lowery, Jose Torres, Ty Davis | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan is hacked by Shane Agnew - foul #1 on Shane Agnew, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Faison | 13-10 |
| 14:22 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano is fouled on the floor by Steven Mele - foul #1 on Steven Mele, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose (SF) Gerald Fegan | |
| Subs | Temple | Long Ming (C) Lynn Croft | |
| 14:07 | Temple | Long Ming is fouled on the floor by Richard Caruso - foul #1 on Richard Caruso, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG) Ruben Maglione | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Shane Agnew | |
| 13:48 | Temple | David Faison denies the turnaround by Lynn Croft | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Long Ming tips it home | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan (SF), Todd Patt (C) Jason Mose, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:06 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes scores on a shot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison scores on a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Lawrence Toscano - foul #2 on Lawrence Toscano, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Robert Fontaine (SG), Jason Mose (SF) Timothy Schaper, Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (SG), Shane Agnew (PF) Lawrence Toscano, Lynn Croft | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:19 | Temple | Leonardo Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe (C) Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (C) Long Ming | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 12:01 | Temple | The rebound goes to Shane Agnew | 16-14 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Jose Torres knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Fowlkes | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ruben Maglione (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Mose (tiring) PF - David Faison (tired) 3 pts. C - Roger McCabe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonardo Romano (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jason Gills (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Shane Agnew (fairly fresh) C - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Leonardo Romano is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonardo Romano, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG), Richard Bender (SG) Ruben Maglione, David Faison | |
| Subs | Temple | David Lowery (SG), Lynn Croft (PF) Leonardo Romano, Shane Agnew | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Roger McCabe steals it from Victor Fowlkes in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lynn Croft denies the turnaround by Timothy Schaper | 18-16 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Jose Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes is fouled in the backcourt by Roger McCabe - foul #1 on Roger McCabe, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele (SG), Kenneth Wade (SF), Todd Patt (PF) Richard Bender, Robert Fontaine, Jason Mose | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Long Ming (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lynn Croft | |
| 10:53 | Temple | David Lowery knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jason Gills | 18-18 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison (PF) Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Frazier (SG) Jason Gills | |
| 10:27 | Temple | Ty Davis is hacked by Timothy Schaper - foul #2 on Timothy Schaper, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Richard Caruso (C) Timothy Schaper, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Jose Torres | |
| 10:20 | Temple | Ty Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Long Ming grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:02 | Temple | Lynn Croft scores on a runner from the right block | 18-20 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele is fouled on the floor by Lynn Croft - foul #1 on Lynn Croft, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), Robert Fontaine (SG), Gerald Fegan (SF), Jason Mose (PF), Roger McCabe (C) Ruben Maglione, Steven Mele, Kenneth Wade, David Faison, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Jason Gills (SF), Shane Agnew (PF) Ty Davis, Victor Frazier, Lynn Croft | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Mose | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Temple | David Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-20 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Fontaine | 23-20 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (C) Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Frazier (SG), Jose Torres (C) David Lowery, Long Ming | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose is fouled on the floor by Shane Agnew - foul #2 on Shane Agnew, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Lynn Croft (PF) Victor Fowlkes, Shane Agnew | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jason Mose misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:59 | Temple | Victor Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Victor Frazier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso (C) Jason Mose | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan scores on a shot near the basket | 25-20 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Jason Gills misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Fegan - foul #1 on Gerald Fegan, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Roger McCabe (C) Robert Fontaine, Richard Bender, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:33 | Temple | Jason Gills makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:33 | Temple | Jason Gills makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jason Gills - foul #1 on Jason Gills, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), David Lowery (SG) Ty Davis, Victor Frazier | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Jose Torres scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lynn Croft | 27-24 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (SG), Kenneth Wade (SF), David Faison (PF) Steven Mele, Gerald Fegan, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | Long Ming (C) Lynn Croft | |
| 07:49 | Temple | Long Ming hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Ruben Maglione (fresh) SG - Richard Bender (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Wade (fresh) PF - David Faison (tired) 3 pts. C - Roger McCabe (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lowery (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jason Gills (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jose Torres (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Long Ming (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe drills a floater from close range set up by Kenneth Wade | 29-24 |
| 07:23 | Temple | Jason Gills misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-24 |
| 07:21 | Temple | David Lowery tips it in | 29-26 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 29-26 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Jason Gills throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Jason Mose (SF), Todd Patt (PF), Richard Caruso (C) Ruben Maglione, Richard Bender, Kenneth Wade, David Faison, Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), Lynn Croft (PF) Victor Fowlkes, David Lowery, Jose Torres | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Victor Frazier - foul #1 on Victor Frazier, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Steven Mele makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:45 | Temple | Robert Fontaine steps in front of the Jason Gills pass in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine can't finish the layup | 32-26 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso can't tip it in | 32-26 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Victor Frazier gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Ty Davis's pass is intercepted by Jason Mose | 32-26 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor Frazier - foul #2 on Victor Frazier, team foul #10 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan (SF) Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | David Lowery (SG), Jose Torres (C) Victor Frazier, Long Ming | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Lynn Croft is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 33-28 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ty Davis is called for the reach on Robert Fontaine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ty Davis, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison (PF), Todd Patt (C) Gerald Fegan, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG) Ty Davis | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Jose Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Lynn Croft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Jose Torres grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 04:55 | Temple | David Lowery drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Steven Mele - foul #2 on Steven Mele, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Richard Bender (SG), Kenneth Wade (SF), Roger McCabe (C) Robert Fontaine, Steven Mele, Jason Mose, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | Long Ming (C) Jose Torres | |
| 04:55 | Temple | David Lowery makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Maglione | 38-31 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Lynn Croft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender loses the dribble to Lynn Croft | 38-31 |
| 04:17 | Temple | David Faison steps in front of the David Lowery pass | 38-31 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Roger McCabe | 38-31 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Gills - foul #2 on Jason Gills, team foul #12 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Timothy Schaper (PG), Robert Fontaine (SG), Jason Mose (PF), Richard Caruso (C) Ruben Maglione, Richard Bender, David Faison, Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Victor Frazier (SF), Shane Agnew (PF), Jose Torres (C) Victor Fowlkes, David Lowery, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Timothy Schaper (fresh) SG - Robert Fontaine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Wade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Mose (tiring) C - Richard Caruso (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leonardo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Toscano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Agnew (fresh) C - Jose Torres (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Robert Fontaine steals the ball from Victor Frazier | 39-31 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine lays it up and in | 41-31 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Robert Fontaine is called for the reach on Lawrence Toscano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fontaine, team foul #9 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan (SF) Kenneth Wade | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:17 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan makes the floater near the basket set up by Timothy Schaper | 43-33 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Timothy Schaper is called for the reach on Leonardo Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Schaper, team foul #10 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), Steven Mele (SG), Todd Patt (PF), Roger McCabe (C) Timothy Schaper, Robert Fontaine, Jason Mose, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (C) Jose Torres | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Leonardo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Leonardo Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Roger McCabe | 43-33 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan is hacked by Victor Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Frazier, team foul #13 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Long Ming (C) Victor Frazier | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Long Ming pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 02:49 | Temple | Gerald Fegan steals the ball from Ty Davis in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Leonardo Romano - foul #3 on Leonardo Romano, team foul #14 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Lowery (SF) Leonardo Romano | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Fegan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Roger McCabe | 46-33 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gerald Fegan | 49-33 |
| 02:05 | Temple | David Lowery clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Todd Patt | 49-33 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione (PG), Robert Fontaine (SF), Jason Mose (PF), Richard Caruso (C) Richard Bender, Gerald Fegan, Todd Patt, Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF), Jose Torres (PF) David Lowery, Long Ming | |
| 01:48 | Temple | Shane Agnew lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Toscano and he's hacked by Steven Mele - foul #3 on Steven Mele, team foul #11 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (SG) Steven Mele | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:48 | Temple | Shane Agnew misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione is hacked by Jose Torres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #15 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Shane Agnew | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Ty Davis is hacked by Ruben Maglione - foul #1 on Ruben Maglione, team foul #12 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison (PF), Todd Patt (C) Jason Mose, Richard Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:30 | Temple | Ty Davis misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Ty Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Faison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender misses badly on the uncontested runner from the left block | 51-36 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Ty Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 00:59 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade (SF), Roger McCabe (C) Richard Bender, Todd Patt | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Shane Agnew (PF), Long Ming (C) Ty Davis, Lynn Croft, Jose Torres | |
| 00:41 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roger McCabe snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ruben Maglione is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (SG), Jason Mose (PF) Ruben Maglione, David Faison | |
| Subs | Temple | David Lowery (SF) Jason Gills | |
| 00:24 | Temple | Kenneth Wade steals it from Victor Fowlkes | 51-36 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Fontaine can't finish the layup | 51-36 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade is fouled on the floor by Victor Fowlkes - foul #1 on Victor Fowlkes, team foul #16 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Caruso (C) Roger McCabe | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF), Jose Torres (C) Shane Agnew, Long Ming | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | Temple | David Lowery hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 53-36 |