| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Randy Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Temple | Keith Beane steals it from John Sanders | 38-38 |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is hacked by Randy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Thomas, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-38 |
| 19:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Sanders | 38-38 |
| 18:54 | Temple | John Sanders can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | George Wiens steps in front of the Thomas Mathis pass in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 18:37 | Temple | John Sanders hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Cannon | 38-41 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is called for 3 seconds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Charles Young (SG), Christopher Thompson (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) John Sanders, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| 17:54 | Temple | Scott Barnes is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #2 on Scott Barnes, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG) Keith Beane | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:47 | Temple | Evan Ward knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | Marco Russo is called for the reach on Bradley Tripp - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:22 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis throws it down on a nice dish by Hung Wang | 40-43 |
| 17:01 | Temple | Marco Russo connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Thompson | 40-45 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Rolston | 42-45 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Evan Ward scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marco Russo | 42-47 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rolston | 44-47 |
| 16:06 | Temple | Charles Young travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Robert Rolston, Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF), John Price (C) Marco Russo, Charles Young, Christopher Thompson, Evan Ward, Benjamin Meyers | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by John Price - foul #2 on John Price, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:45 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Randy Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Keith Beane and he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:53 | Temple | Frank Cannon connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Price and he's hacked by Bradley Tripp - foul #3 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| 14:53 | Temple | Frank Cannon makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:37 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 14:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to George Wiens | 49-50 |
| 14:19 | Temple | Keith Beane steals the ball from John Price | 49-50 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 14:13 | Temple | Randy Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Harris Brault steals it from George Wiens | 49-50 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Hanson | 52-50 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Frank Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Randy Thomas grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 13:09 | Temple | George Wiens misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-50 |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis's pass is intercepted by Randy Thomas in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 13:04 | Temple | Randy Thomas hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | John Price is called for the reach on Keith Beane in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Price, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Keith Beane, Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Charles Young (SG), Christopher Thompson (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) John Sanders, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Hung Wang, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Charles Young hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Thompson | 52-55 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Benjamin Meyers (C) Jeff Houlihan | |
| 11:56 | Temple | Ray Wilson is called for the reach on Christopher Thompson - foul #3 on Ray Wilson, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Christopher Thompson, Evan Ward | |
| 11:31 | Temple | Sean Davis is called for the reach on Frank Cannon - foul #2 on Sean Davis, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Hung Wang, Robert Rolston, Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF) Benjamin Meyers | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harris Brault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Charles Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Frank Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is hacked by Michael Holmes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Paul Winegar (C) Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), Evan Ward (PF), John Price (C) Michael Holmes, Frank Cannon, Charles Young, George Wiens, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 57-55 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Christopher Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Evan Ward swats the layup by Gregory Hanson | 57-55 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Keith Beane steals the ball from Marco Russo | 59-55 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 62-55 |
| 08:54 | Temple | Marco Russo misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Keith Beane - foul #1 on Keith Beane, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Scott Barnes (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Ray Wilson, Gregory Hanson, Paul Winegar | |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Charles Young (SF), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Christopher Thompson, Randy Thomas, Evan Ward, John Price | |
| 08:54 | Temple | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:54 | Temple | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Charles Young is called for the reach on Thomas Mathis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Young, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG) Marco Russo | |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:34 | Temple | John Sanders hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin Meyers | 62-59 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp tips it in | 64-59 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Charles Young connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sanders | 64-62 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is hacked by John Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Sanders, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Thomas (SF), Evan Ward (PF), John Price (C) Charles Young, George Wiens, Benjamin Meyers | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 07:42 | Temple | The rebound goes to Randy Thomas | 64-62 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Evan Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 64-62 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Scott Barnes grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (tiring) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Rolston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Evan Ward (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Barnes | 67-62 |
| 06:59 | Temple | Randy Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF) Keith Beane, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), Christopher Thompson (SF), Jeff Houlihan (C) John Sanders, Randy Thomas, John Price | |
| 06:43 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Jeff Houlihan grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Christopher Thompson's pass is intercepted by Ray Wilson | 67-62 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson slams it home | 69-62 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Michael Holmes clanks a shot from the left side | 69-62 |
| 05:52 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holmes | 69-62 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Christopher Thompson is fouled on the floor by Harris Brault - foul #2 on Harris Brault, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Bradley Tripp (C) Hung Wang, Ray Wilson, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Charles Young (SF), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Michael Holmes, Frank Cannon, Evan Ward, Jeff Houlihan | |
| 05:35 | Temple | Christopher Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Christopher Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is fouled on the floor by George Wiens - foul #1 on George Wiens, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Scott Barnes (PF) Harris Brault, Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG) Christopher Thompson | |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:02 | Temple | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Bradley Tripp - foul #4 on Bradley Tripp, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Price (C) George Wiens | |
| 05:02 | Temple | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 05:02 | Temple | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| 04:43 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 04:24 | Temple | Charles Young misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 04:22 | Temple | John Sanders tips it but misses | 71-66 |
| 04:20 | Temple | John Price tips it back up and in | 71-68 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Meyers picks off the pass by Thomas Mathis in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Rolston - foul #3 on Robert Rolston, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (PG), Harris Brault (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Keith Beane, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Scott Barnes, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF) Marco Russo, John Price | |
| 04:08 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 3rd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang is fouled in the backcourt by John Sanders - foul #5 on John Sanders, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG), John Price (C) John Sanders, Benjamin Meyers | |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Hung Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Randy Thomas is hacked by Ray Wilson - foul #4 on Ray Wilson, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Randy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:47 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Price - foul #4 on John Price, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG) Charles Young | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hung Wang (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harris Brault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Cannon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - John Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Temple | Michael Holmes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-72 |
| 03:10 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to John Price | 74-72 |
| 02:46 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Scott Barnes (SF) Harris Brault, Gregory Hanson | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Evan Ward (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Michael Holmes, Frank Cannon, George Wiens, John Price | |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hung Wang | 76-72 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Beane (PG), Thomas Mathis (SF) Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Young (SG), John Price (C) Randy Thomas, Benjamin Meyers | |
| 02:16 | Temple | Christopher Thompson buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Marco Russo and he's hacked by Thomas Mathis - foul #2 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Christopher Thompson misses the free throw | 76-74 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Sean Davis | 76-74 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG), Gregory Hanson (PF) Hung Wang, Scott Barnes | |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF) Evan Ward | |
| 01:58 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 76-74 |
| 01:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Price | 76-74 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG), Randy Thomas (SF) Marco Russo, Christopher Thompson | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Randy Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 76-74 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Charles Young tips it back up and in | 76-76 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis's fadeaway is rejected by John Price | 76-76 |
| 01:04 | Temple | Frank Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 00:36 | Temple | John Price comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sean Davis - foul #3 on Sean Davis, team foul #12 | 76-76 |
| 00:36 | Temple | John Price misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:36 | Temple | John Price misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Mathis | 78-76 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Gregory Hanson is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #1 on Gregory Hanson, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses the halfcourt shot | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - John Price (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Temple | John Price wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Mathis - foul #3 on Thomas Mathis, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Randy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-79 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson grabs the offensive board | 78-79 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Beane | 80-79 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Charles Young is hacked by Harris Brault - foul #3 on Harris Brault, team foul #15 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Thompson (SF) Randy Thomas | |
| 04:03 | Temple | Charles Young misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:03 | Temple | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Hanson | 82-80 |
| 03:40 | Temple | George Wiens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Young | 82-82 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Frank Cannon picks off the pass by Keith Beane in the backcourt | 82-82 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Frank Cannon connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Young | 82-85 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is fouled in the backcourt by George Wiens - foul #2 on George Wiens, team foul #12 | 82-85 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hung Wang (SG), Scott Barnes (SF), Ray Wilson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Harris Brault, Thomas Mathis, Gregory Hanson, Sean Davis | |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Randy Thomas (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Charles Young, Frank Cannon, George Wiens, John Price | |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane misses the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 02:55 | Temple | Randy Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 83-85 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Evan Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 83-85 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Gregory Hanson (PF), Sean Davis (C) Scott Barnes, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Young (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), John Price (C) Marco Russo, Christopher Thompson, Benjamin Meyers | |
| 02:38 | Temple | Charles Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 83-85 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Sean Davis | 83-85 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis loses the dribble to Randy Thomas in the backcourt | 83-85 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Evan Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-85 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis misses short on a shot in the lane | 83-85 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Evan Ward grabs the board | 83-85 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harris Brault (SG) Hung Wang | |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF) Evan Ward | |
| 01:52 | Temple | The short jumper by Randy Thomas is denied by Sean Davis | 83-85 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis pulls down the rebound | 83-85 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | John Price is called for the reach on Harris Brault - foul #5 on John Price, team foul #13 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Ward (C) John Price | |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault makes the 1st free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault misses the 2nd free throw | 84-85 |
| 01:26 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 84-85 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-85 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Charles Young hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Cannon | 84-87 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Gregory Hanson buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Keith Beane | 86-87 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Keith Beane (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harris Brault (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Hanson (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Wiens (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Evan Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 86-87 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Charles Young makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Wiens | 86-89 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Evan Ward - foul #1 on Evan Ward, team foul #14 | 86-89 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:21 | Temple | George Wiens pulls down the rebound | 86-89 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | George Wiens is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Beane - foul #2 on Keith Beane, team foul #16 | 86-89 |
| 00:18 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:18 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is fouled on the floor by Randy Thomas - foul #3 on Randy Thomas, team foul #15 | 86-91 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:12 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Frank Cannon is hacked by Keith Beane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Beane, team foul #17 | 88-91 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 88-91 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Frank Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 88-92 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Harris Brault is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 88-92 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis grabs the offensive board | 88-92 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Keith Beane is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 91-92 |