| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) PF - David Knepp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 19:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:25 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is fouled on the floor by Glenn Thomas - foul #2 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:10 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin is called for the reach on Glenn Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Griffin, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 32-29 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Charles Lowe buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eugene Danner | 34-29 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | John Masters blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Ambrose Shelton | 34-29 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | David Knepp grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | David Knepp travels with the ball | 34-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Clarence Page clanks a runner in the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 17:11 | Temple | John Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:51 | Temple | John Masters knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor and the foul's on Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Hurley (PF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Glenn Thomas, Ambrose Shelton | |
| 16:51 | Temple | John Masters makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp can't throw it down | 37-29 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a floater from the left side | 39-29 |
| 16:08 | Rhode Island | David Knepp connects on the jumper from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 15:47 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Fred Ponte | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Rhode Island | Clarence Page takes the ball from Fred Ponte | 39-31 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a floater from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), Ambrose Shelton (SF) Fred Ponte, Bryon Brooks | |
| 14:32 | Temple | Eugene Danner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:44 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 41-31 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG) John Masters | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Glenn Thomas, David Knepp | |
| 13:15 | Temple | Clarence Page buries a jumper from the right side set up by Stanley Johnson | 43-31 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Clarence Page is called for the reach on Ambrose Shelton - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 43-33 |
| 12:28 | Temple | Robert Griffin is fouled on the floor by Ambrose Shelton - foul #3 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG) Fred Ponte | |
| 12:17 | Temple | Clarence Page knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Lowe and he's fouled by Alan Hawks - foul #4 on Alan Hawks, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF) Ambrose Shelton | |
| 12:17 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Stanley Johnson steals it from Jack Morrisey in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Bryon Brooks steals it from Robert Griffin | 45-33 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Peter Hurley pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Temple | The jump hook by Peter Hurley is blocked by Alan Hawks | 45-34 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | John Masters is called for the reach on David Knepp - foul #1 on John Masters, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Glenn Thomas, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Lowe - foul #2 on Charles Lowe, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:36 | Temple | Stanley Johnson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Masters | 47-36 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Page - foul #3 on Clarence Page, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Ernie Taylor, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Glenn Thomas (SG), Alan Hawks (C) Fred Ponte, Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:18 | Temple | Peter Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:09 | Temple | John Masters scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Lowe | 50-37 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Hawks | 50-39 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eugene Danner, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ambrose Shelton, David Knepp | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Ponte and he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #5 on Robert Griffin, team foul #9 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 50-41 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor knocks in the shot from the left block | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Thomas | 52-44 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Charles Lowe drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stanley Johnson | 55-44 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the finger roll | 55-46 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Page | 57-46 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Charles Lowe steals it from Bryon Brooks | 57-46 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alan Hawks - foul #5 on Alan Hawks, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 05:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 05:03 | Temple | Stanley Johnson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Masters | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Ernie Taylor - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Charles Lowe connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clarence Page | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Glenn Thomas, David Knepp | |
| 03:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #4 on Eugene Danner, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:25 | Temple | Stanley Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Masters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Ponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Fred Ponte | 66-57 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), David Knepp (PF) Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| 02:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (C) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (C) Bryon Brooks | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 68-59 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Clarence Page hits a jumper from the right block set up by Peter Hurley | 70-59 |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Peter Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Hurley | 70-59 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 00:56 | Temple | Fred Ponte picks off the pass by Stanley Johnson | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG) Fred Ponte | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-59 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Morrisey | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe runs out the clock | 72-61 |