| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) SG - Dan Arce (fresh) SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (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 | Dayton | Benny Wilson 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) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Temple | Long Ming gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Temple | Mark Sanborn steps in front of the Long Ming pass | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Dayton | Dan Arce blows the wide open dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Dayton | Tommy Smith grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Tommy Smith hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dan Arce and he's fouled by Lynn Croft - foul #1 on Lynn Croft, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Mark Sanborn - foul #1 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Toscano - foul #1 on Lawrence Toscano, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Dayton | Dan Arce misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Long Ming gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Temple | Long Ming loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Benny Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Gills - foul #1 on Jason Gills, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Adam Callahan (SF) Jarogniew Baranski, Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes's floater is tipped away by Adam Callahan | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | Dayton | Benny Wilson grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic is hacked by Victor Fowlkes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Fowlkes, team foul #4 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (SG), Ronnie Morris (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Dan Arce, Mark Sanborn, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Jose Torres (PF), Ty Davis (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 17:14 | Dayton | Leonardo Romano steals the ball from Oleg Solgovic | 5-3 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Leonardo Romano comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:08 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Ronnie Morris | 5-3 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | Stephen Smith can't throw it down | 5-3 |
| 16:49 | Temple | Jason Gills grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Leonardo Romano drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Gills | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Stephen Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Tommy Smith (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF) Howard Longoria, Adam Callahan, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | David Lowery (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Lawrence Toscano, Jason Gills, Jose Torres | |
| 16:11 | Temple | Long Ming can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Long Ming can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 16:08 | Dayton | Tommy Smith grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 15:55 | Dayton | Tommy Smith is hacked by David Lowery - foul #1 on David Lowery, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Victor Frazier (SG) Ty Davis, Leonardo Romano | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fresh) SG - Dan Arce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sanborn (fresh) C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fresh) SG - Victor Frazier (fresh) SF - David Lowery (fresh) PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) 3 pts. C - Long Ming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Tommy Smith scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Benny Wilson and he's hacked by David Lowery - foul #2 on David Lowery, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF), Jose Torres (C) David Lowery, Long Ming | |
| 15:36 | Dayton | Tommy Smith makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Jason Gills's layup is rejected by Mark Sanborn | 8-6 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Lynn Croft hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Frazier - foul #1 on Victor Frazier, team foul #7 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Morris (PF) Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Toscano (SG), Shane Agnew (C) Jason Gills, Lynn Croft | |
| 15:02 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Victor Frazier gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Victor Frazier steps in front of the Jarogniew Baranski pass in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Jose Torres can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 8-11 |
| 14:23 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Benny Wilson | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Dan Arce | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Victor Frazier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Jose Torres hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Shane Agnew is called for the reach on Ronnie Morris - foul #1 on Shane Agnew, team foul #8 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Howard Longoria (SG), Adam Callahan (SF), Mark Sanborn (PF) Jarogniew Baranski, Dan Arce, Tommy Smith, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Leonardo Romano (SG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Victor Frazier, Jose Torres, Shane Agnew | |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:30 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Leonardo Romano's floater is knocked away by Mark Sanborn | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Howard Longoria gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Smith (C) Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:34 | Temple | Leonardo Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Shane Agnew (PF) Lynn Croft | |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Howard Longoria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Long Ming banks in the layup | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Leonardo Romano steps in front of the Oleg Solgovic pass in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 11:44 | Temple | Long Ming misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Ty Davis gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Oleg Solgovic (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Longoria (fresh) SF - Adam Callahan (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Sanborn (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ty Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Leonardo Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Gills (fresh) PF - Shane Agnew (fresh) C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Temple | Leonardo Romano scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Gills and he's fouled by Howard Longoria - foul #1 on Howard Longoria, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Tommy Smith (SF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Howard Longoria, Adam Callahan, Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Toscano (SG), Victor Frazier (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Jose Torres (C) Ty Davis, Jason Gills, Shane Agnew, Long Ming | |
| 11:18 | Temple | Leonardo Romano misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:18 | Dayton | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Jose Torres is called for the reach on Benny Wilson - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #9 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Morris (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG) Leonardo Romano | |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | Benny Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes loses the dribble to Jarogniew Baranski in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 10:25 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jarogniew Baranski | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF) Victor Frazier | |
| 09:51 | Dayton | Tommy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (PG), Mark Sanborn (PF) Jarogniew Baranski, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Shane Agnew (C) Lynn Croft | |
| 09:38 | Temple | Dan Arce is called for the reach on Jason Gills - foul #1 on Dan Arce, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Stephen Smith (C) Dan Arce, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | Temple | Long Ming (C) Jose Torres | |
| 09:23 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano makes the 3 from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Long Ming is called for the reach on Howard Longoria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Long Ming, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Adam Callahan (SF) Tommy Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Howard Longoria makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:21 | Dayton | Howard Longoria makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Longoria - foul #2 on Howard Longoria, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG) Howard Longoria | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:11 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Shane Agnew - foul #2 on Shane Agnew, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), Lynn Croft (PF) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Shane Agnew | |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Mark Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Long Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Long Ming misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Sanborn - foul #2 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alberto Gallo (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Mark Sanborn, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Long Ming makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Long Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | Benny Wilson is called for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG), Tommy Smith (SF), Ronnie Morris (PF) Oleg Solgovic, Adam Callahan, Alberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (C) Long Ming | |
| 07:57 | Temple | Jose Torres hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ty Davis | 19-26 |
| 07:41 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Smith | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Arce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tommy Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benny Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ty Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Frazier (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Gills (fairly fresh) PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jose Torres (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Jose Torres is fouled on the floor by Benny Wilson - foul #1 on Benny Wilson, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Stephen Smith (C) Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Long Ming (C) Ty Davis, Victor Frazier, Lynn Croft | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Jose Torres misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:26 | Dayton | Dan Arce snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:24 | Dayton | Long Ming steals it from Ronnie Morris in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 07:11 | Temple | Jose Torres double dribbles | 22-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (SG), Alberto Gallo (C) Dan Arce, Ronnie Morris | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF) Jose Torres | |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oleg Solgovic | 24-26 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 06:34 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 06:15 | Dayton | Tommy Smith is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 24-26 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Long Ming gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Long Ming connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Toscano | 24-28 |
| 05:35 | Dayton | Tommy Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Long Ming | 24-28 |
| 05:34 | Temple | Long Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Toscano, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dan Arce (SG), Adam Callahan (SF), Ronnie Morris (PF), Benny Wilson (C) Oleg Solgovic, Tommy Smith, Stephen Smith, Alberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Victor Frazier (SF), Jose Torres (PF) Lawrence Toscano, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft | |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jose Torres - foul #2 on Jose Torres, team foul #13 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PF) Jose Torres | |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:56 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:56 | Temple | Ty Davis pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Long Ming makes the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Ronnie Morris - foul #1 on Ronnie Morris, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG) Jarogniew Baranski | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF) Leonardo Romano | |
| 04:27 | Temple | Long Ming misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:27 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Benny Wilson blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 04:10 | Dayton | Adam Callahan misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Long Ming snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Long Ming is hacked by Dan Arce - foul #2 on Dan Arce, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG) Dan Arce | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (SG), Lynn Croft (PF) Victor Frazier, Ty Davis | |
| 04:02 | Temple | Long Ming misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Jason Gills grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:49 | Temple | Benny Wilson steals it from Long Ming | 25-30 |
| 03:31 | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Lynn Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jarogniew Baranski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Solgovic (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Callahan (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonardo Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Gills (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Ming (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Leonardo Romano blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 03:20 | Temple | Jason Gills tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Jason Gills is called for the reach on Adam Callahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Gills, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Howard Longoria (PG), Dan Arce (SG), Mark Sanborn (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Jarogniew Baranski, Oleg Solgovic, Ronnie Morris, Benny Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Toscano (SG), David Lowery (SF), Jose Torres (PF), Shane Agnew (C) Leonardo Romano, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Adam Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:18 | Dayton | Adam Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Jose Torres connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 02:36 | Dayton | Stephen Smith knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Longoria | 29-34 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Jose Torres misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Sanborn - foul #3 on Mark Sanborn, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tommy Smith (SF), Alberto Gallo (C) Adam Callahan, Mark Sanborn | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG) Victor Fowlkes | |
| 02:21 | Temple | Jose Torres makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Jose Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:09 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Alberto Gallo, team foul #11 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Morris (SF), Benny Wilson (C) Tommy Smith, Alberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Frazier (SG) Lawrence Toscano | |
| 01:47 | Temple | David Lowery's layup is rejected by Benny Wilson | 29-36 |
| 01:46 | Temple | Ty Davis tips it in | 29-38 |
| 01:27 | Dayton | Howard Longoria is open but misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Howard Longoria snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 01:08 | Dayton | Ronnie Morris misses the easy layup | 29-38 |
| 01:06 | Temple | David Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Victor Frazier misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Dayton | Oleg Solgovic (PG), Tommy Smith (SF), Alberto Gallo (PF) Howard Longoria, Ronnie Morris, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Ty Davis, David Lowery, Jose Torres, Shane Agnew | |
| 00:47 | Temple | Victor Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Victor Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Victor Frazier - foul #2 on Victor Frazier, team foul #15 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jarogniew Baranski (PG) Dan Arce | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF) Victor Frazier | |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | Tommy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Long Ming snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Long Ming misses the lay-in | 29-40 |
| 00:03 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Alberto Gallo clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-40 |