| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Dowdell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rosen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Gould (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steve Lipton (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:37 | Temple | Henry Joseph gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:29 | Temple | William Jones steals it from Robert Johnson | 39-35 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Bell - foul #1 on Richard Bell, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Henry Joseph misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Johnson steps in front of the John Rosen pass in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Robert Johnson jams it | 41-38 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Lester Price is called for the reach on Craig Gould - foul #3 on Lester Price, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Emery Timmons (PG), Stan Thurman (SG), Lloyd Elliott (SF), Roger Hunter (PF), Mike Garling (C) Robert Johnson, Henry Joseph, Lester Price, Brian Dowdell, Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Chin (PG), Thomas Stone (SF), Chris Elzey (PF) Wayne Henry, Craig Gould, Steve Lipton | |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Stan Thurman takes the ball from Chi Chin | 41-38 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Emery Timmons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | William Jones banks in the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Mike Garling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Emery Timmons | 43-40 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | William Jones knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Chi Chin | 43-42 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Emery Timmons knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stan Thurman | 45-42 |
| 16:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chi Chin | 45-44 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Mike Garling can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Johnson (PG), Henry Joseph (SG), Richard Bell (C) Emery Timmons, Lloyd Elliott, Roger Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry (PG), Joseph Parker (SG), Craig Gould (SF), Steve Lipton (PF), Stephen Mulvihill (C) Chi Chin, John Rosen, Thomas Stone, Chris Elzey, William Jones | |
| 16:03 | Temple | Mike Garling misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Mike Garling makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Thurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Garling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Parker (fresh) SF - Craig Gould (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Steve Lipton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Mulvihill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stan Thurman - foul #3 on Stan Thurman, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Lester Price (SF), Brian Dowdell (PF) Stan Thurman, Mike Garling | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:38 | Temple | Richard Bell grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Brian Dowdell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 15:01 | Temple | Henry Joseph gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Richard Bell hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry is hacked by Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Gilliam (C) Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Charles (SF), John Young (PF) Craig Gould, Steve Lipton | |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | John Young can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Brian Dowdell gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph Parker pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Joseph Parker is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Emery Timmons (PG), Roger Hunter (PF) Robert Johnson, Brian Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Chin (PG), John Rosen (SG), Thomas Stone (SF), Chris Elzey (PF), William Jones (C) Wayne Henry, Joseph Parker, Jason Charles, John Young, Stephen Mulvihill | |
| 13:34 | Temple | Thomas Stone is called for the reach on Henry Joseph - foul #1 on Thomas Stone, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| 13:29 | Temple | Henry Joseph buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone is hacked by Lester Price in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Price, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Lloyd Elliott (SF), Richard Bell (C) Lester Price, Ryan Gilliam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey is hacked by Roger Hunter - foul #3 on Roger Hunter, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Craig Gould (SF) Thomas Stone | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Henry Joseph is called for the reach on John Rosen - foul #3 on Henry Joseph, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton (PF) Chris Elzey | |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | John Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | John Rosen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Lloyd Elliott is fouled on the floor by Craig Gould - foul #2 on Craig Gould, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Stan Thurman (SG), Brian Dowdell (PF) Henry Joseph, Roger Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:36 | Temple | Richard Bell travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Johnson (PG) Lloyd Elliott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry (PG) Chi Chin | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | John Rosen is hacked by Emery Timmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emery Timmons, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | John Rosen misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Richard Bell grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Brian Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Steve Lipton - foul #2 on Steve Lipton, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Mike Garling (C) Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone (SG), Jason Charles (SF) John Rosen, Craig Gould | |
| 12:13 | Temple | Robert Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stan Thurman | 56-47 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone loses the dribble to Emery Timmons | 56-47 |
| 11:55 | Temple | Jason Charles is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Jason Charles, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Joseph (SG), Ryan Gilliam (C) Emery Timmons, Brian Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey (PF), John Young (C) Steve Lipton, William Jones | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Joseph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stan Thurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mike Garling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Charles (fresh) PF - Chris Elzey (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Young (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Temple | Robert Johnson is hacked by Chris Elzey - foul #2 on Chris Elzey, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Hunter (PF) Mike Garling | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Rosen (SG) Jason Charles | |
| 11:21 | Temple | Stan Thurman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | John Young hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Hunter - foul #4 on Roger Hunter, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Lloyd Elliott (SF), Brian Dowdell (PF) Stan Thurman, Roger Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Chin (PG), Craig Gould (SF), Stephen Mulvihill (C) Wayne Henry, Thomas Stone, Chris Elzey | |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Ryan Gilliam snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Lloyd Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Bell (C) Ryan Gilliam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Elzey (PF), William Jones (C) John Young, Stephen Mulvihill | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | John Rosen misses badly on a shot from the left block | 56-47 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Brian Dowdell snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Richard Bell misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Emery Timmons (PG), Stan Thurman (SF), Mike Garling (PF) Robert Johnson, Lloyd Elliott, Brian Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone (SG), Jason Charles (SF), Steve Lipton (PF) John Rosen, Craig Gould, Chris Elzey | |
| 10:05 | Temple | Richard Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Richard Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | William Jones misses long on a shot from close range | 58-47 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Jason Charles grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | William Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 09:31 | Temple | Mike Garling pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Richard Bell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Gilliam (C) Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry (PG), Stephen Mulvihill (C) Chi Chin, William Jones | |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Henry | 58-50 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Emery Timmons misses the easy layup | 58-50 |
| 08:42 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Gilliam | 58-50 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Stan Thurman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Ryan Gilliam pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Ryan Gilliam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Emery Timmons gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Ryan Gilliam makes the shot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Emery Timmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Joseph (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stan Thurman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mike Garling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Gilliam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Stone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Charles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Lipton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Mulvihill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Stone misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-50 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Stan Thurman snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Emery Timmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Henry | 60-52 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Mike Garling travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Hunter (PG), Lester Price (SF), Brian Dowdell (PF), Richard Bell (C) Emery Timmons, Henry Joseph, Mike Garling, Ryan Gilliam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chi Chin (PG), John Rosen (SG), Craig Gould (SF), Chris Elzey (PF), William Jones (C) Wayne Henry, Thomas Stone, Jason Charles, Steve Lipton, Stephen Mulvihill | |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | John Rosen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Richard Bell is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Johnson (PG) Roger Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:02 | Temple | Richard Bell makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Richard Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | John Rosen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-52 |
| 05:40 | Temple | Richard Bell gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Stan Thurman loses the dribble to John Rosen | 62-52 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | John Rosen is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-52 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Richard Bell pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:01 | Temple | William Jones picks off the pass by Lester Price | 62-52 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Craig Gould - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Joseph (SG), Lloyd Elliott (SF), Roger Hunter (C) Stan Thurman, Lester Price, Richard Bell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry (PG), John Young (PF) Chi Chin, Chris Elzey | |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Craig Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:16 | Temple | Lloyd Elliott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | John Rosen grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Joseph - foul #4 on Henry Joseph, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Parker (SG), Jason Charles (SF) John Rosen, Craig Gould | |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Jason Charles grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | William Jones can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | William Jones gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | William Jones misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 62-55 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Jason Charles tips it in | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Joseph (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lloyd Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Dowdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) C - William Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Temple | Roger Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Emery Timmons (SG), Lester Price (SF) Henry Joseph, Brian Dowdell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Mulvihill (C) William Jones | |
| 03:27 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Lester Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 03:11 | Temple | Roger Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:51 | Temple | The jumper by Lester Price is denied by John Young | 62-57 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Stephen Mulvihill | 62-57 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Bell (C) Lloyd Elliott | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Rosen (SG), Craig Gould (SF), Steve Lipton (PF), William Jones (C) Joseph Parker, Jason Charles, John Young, Stephen Mulvihill | |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | John Rosen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Richard Bell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-57 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Wayne Henry pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | William Jones is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Henry | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Emery Timmons misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Rosen - foul #1 on John Rosen, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Joseph (SG), Brian Dowdell (PF) Robert Johnson, Roger Hunter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:56 | Temple | Emery Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Emery Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Henry | 63-62 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Brian Dowdell scores on a 3 from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Steve Lipton makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Jones | 66-65 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Richard Bell buries a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | John Rosen connects on the floater near the basket set up by Steve Lipton | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Temple | Henry Joseph is whistled for traveling | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Richard Bell is called for the reach on John Rosen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bell, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | John Rosen makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | John Rosen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Richard Bell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 71-69 |