| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timmy Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Guion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Larry Jones inbounds the ball | 22-36 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Temple | Timmy Gephart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 25-36 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Gregg Pepper | 25-38 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Michael Anderson is hacked by Arthur Bradley - foul #1 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein (SG), William Goad (SF), Leonard Walton (C) Timmy Gephart, Larry Jones, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:34 | Temple | William Goad scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Anderson and the foul's on Larry Nieman - foul #3 on Larry Nieman, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Barber (PF) Larry Nieman | |
| 18:34 | Temple | William Goad makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gregg Pepper | 28-40 |
| 17:51 | Temple | William Goad makes the driving attempt from close range | 30-40 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw misses long on an open runner in the lane | 30-40 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw tips it in | 30-42 |
| 17:09 | Temple | William Goad hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Ronald Dobberstein is called for the reach on Arthur Bradley - foul #1 on Ronald Dobberstein, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Holland (PG), Timmy Gephart (SF), Terry Asbury (C) Michael Anderson, William Goad, Leonard Walton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF), Charles Schneider (C) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly, James Upshaw | |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Barber and he's fouled by Ronald Dobberstein - foul #2 on Ronald Dobberstein, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Guion (C) Terry Asbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 16:10 | Temple | 3 seconds is called on Brian French | 30-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Anderson (PG), Terry Asbury (C) Ronald Dobberstein, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-45 |
| 15:43 | Temple | Robert Holland gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timmy Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Asbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lance Packard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tardif (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Willie Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Schneider (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Temple | Brian French's floater is tipped away by Charles Schneider | 30-45 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Terry Asbury can't tip it in | 30-45 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard is fouled on the floor by Brian French - foul #3 on Brian French, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein (PG), William Goad (SF), Joseph Guion (C) Michael Anderson, Timmy Gephart, Terry Asbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Troy Kelly (SF), Larry Nieman (PF) Lance Packard, Willie Mitchell, Michael Barber | |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Joseph Guion denies the turnaround by Larry Nieman | 30-45 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Nieman | 30-45 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Troy Kelly | 30-47 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 32-47 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Troy Kelly | 32-49 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Robert Tardif steals it from Ronald Dobberstein | 32-49 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Arthur Bradley | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:34 | Temple | A charge is called on Robert Holland - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Anderson (PG), Timmy Gephart (SG), Leonard Walton (SF), Terry Asbury (C) Ronald Dobberstein, Robert Holland, William Goad, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Gregg Pepper (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF), James Upshaw (C) Arthur Bradley, Robert Tardif, Troy Kelly, Charles Schneider | |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Willie Mitchell | 32-53 |
| 12:01 | Temple | Timmy Gephart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-53 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Brian French is called for the reach on Larry Nieman - foul #4 on Brian French, team foul #5 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Jones (SF), Joseph Guion (C) Brian French, Terry Asbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Barber (PF) Larry Nieman | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timmy Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Walton (fresh) C - Joseph Guion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lance Packard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Willie Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | James Upshaw blows the layup | 32-53 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Joseph Guion grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 10:53 | Temple | Joseph Guion can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-53 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber tips it but misses | 32-53 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Joseph Guion gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Willie Mitchell steps in front of the Joseph Guion pass | 32-53 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber is fouled on the floor by Leonard Walton - foul #1 on Leonard Walton, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein (PG), William Goad (SF), Terry Asbury (PF) Michael Anderson, Larry Jones, Leonard Walton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Troy Kelly (SF), Larry Nieman (PF) Lance Packard, Gregg Pepper, Willie Mitchell, James Upshaw | |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Joseph Guion is called for the reach on Troy Kelly - foul #2 on Joseph Guion, team foul #7 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Holland (SG) Timmy Gephart | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider (C) Michael Barber | |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Joseph Guion gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 09:09 | Temple | Joseph Guion buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Dobberstein and the foul's on Larry Nieman - foul #4 on Larry Nieman, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Timmy Gephart (SG) Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Barber (PF) Larry Nieman | |
| 09:09 | Temple | Joseph Guion makes the free throw | 35-53 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly is hacked by Joseph Guion - foul #3 on Joseph Guion, team foul #8 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Holland (SG), Leonard Walton (C) Timmy Gephart, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 08:49 | Temple | Leonard Walton grabs the board | 35-54 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Terry Asbury hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Dobberstein | 37-54 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif is fouled on the floor by Robert Holland - foul #2 on Robert Holland, team foul #9 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Anderson (PG), Timmy Gephart (SG), Joseph Guion (C) Ronald Dobberstein, Robert Holland, Leonard Walton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Upshaw (C) Charles Schneider | |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Terry Asbury snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Joseph Guion misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 37-54 |
| 07:54 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timmy Gephart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Goad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Asbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Guion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tardif (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Temple | James Upshaw swats the short shot by Terry Asbury | 37-56 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Timmy Gephart - foul #3 on Timmy Gephart, team foul #10 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Larry Jones (SF), Brian French (PF), Leonard Walton (C) Michael Anderson, Timmy Gephart, William Goad, Terry Asbury, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper (SG), Willie Mitchell (SF), Larry Nieman (PF) Arthur Bradley, Troy Kelly, Michael Barber | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Brian French snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-57 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Walton - foul #2 on Leonard Walton, team foul #11 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Timmy Gephart (SG), William Goad (SF), Joseph Guion (C) Robert Holland, Larry Jones, Leonard Walton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider (C) James Upshaw | |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Brian French lays it up and in set up by Ronald Dobberstein | 42-59 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Brian French snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 05:40 | Temple | William Goad buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Dobberstein | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Schneider | 45-61 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Brian French misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-61 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Brian French grabs the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Joseph Guion scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Dobberstein | 47-61 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Anderson (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Larry Jones (SF), Terry Asbury (C) Ronald Dobberstein, Timmy Gephart, William Goad, Joseph Guion | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Troy Kelly (SF), James Upshaw (C) Robert Tardif, Willie Mitchell, Charles Schneider | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Kelly | 47-63 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Brian French drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-63 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman tips it in | 49-65 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Terry Asbury connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Brian French | 51-65 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Asbury - foul #2 on Terry Asbury, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein (PG), Timmy Gephart (SG), William Goad (SF), Leonard Walton (C) Michael Anderson, Robert Holland, Larry Jones, Terry Asbury | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:29 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ronald Dobberstein (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timmy Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Goad (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Leonard Walton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Upshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Larry Nieman picks off the pass by Leonard Walton | 51-67 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly is fouled on the floor by William Goad - foul #2 on William Goad, team foul #13 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Holland (SG), Terry Asbury (C) Timmy Gephart, Brian French | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Packard (PG), Robert Tardif (SG), Michael Barber (PF), Charles Schneider (C) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Larry Nieman, James Upshaw | |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Ronald Dobberstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Terry Asbury hits the follow up shot | 53-69 |
| 01:57 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard loses the dribble to William Goad | 53-69 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Robert Holland lays it up and in set up by William Goad | 55-69 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Tardif | 55-72 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Terry Asbury scores on a fadeaway from close range | 57-72 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber misses the jumper in the lane | 57-72 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider tips it in | 57-74 |
| 00:51 | Temple | Terry Asbury blows the layup | 57-74 |
| 00:50 | Temple | William Goad tips it but misses | 57-74 |
| 00:49 | Temple | Terry Asbury snags the offensive board | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Temple | Robert Holland is fouled on the floor by Michael Barber - foul #1 on Michael Barber, team foul #4 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell (SF) Troy Kelly | |
| 00:44 | Temple | William Goad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Tardif scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lance Packard | 57-76 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Robert Holland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Dobberstein | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Lance Packard runs out the clock | 60-76 |