| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | William Hull inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson drills a driving attempt from the right block | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Wayne Carlson lays it in and the foul's on William Hull - foul #3 on William Hull, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), James Kapoor (C) Richard Schweers, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| 19:25 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Baughman picks off the pass by James Kapoor | 35-31 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Robert Baughman knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norris Hall | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook is hacked by Norris Hall - foul #1 on Norris Hall, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Thomas Olson, Mark Cowell, James Kapoor | |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Schweers out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Wayne Carlson - foul #3 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (C) Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:06 | Temple | Justin Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Robert Baughman connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Justin Williams | 39-36 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Norris Hall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Micheal Abe (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), James Kapoor (C) Richard Schweers, Donald Crook, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| 16:36 | Temple | Donald Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Brett Casey (C) Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF) Alvaro Franco, James Kapoor | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Casey - foul #1 on Brett Casey, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Donald Daniels gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Donald Daniels misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Ellis - foul #2 on Carlos Ellis, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Carlson (C) Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF), James Kapoor (C) Richard Schweers, Micheal Abe, Carlos Ellis | |
| 15:58 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:58 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Rice (fresh) PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Bhatia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Cowell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 41-37 |
| 15:27 | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mark Cowell | 41-37 |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-37 |
| 14:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wayne Carlson | 41-37 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Jenkins | 44-37 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Jenkins steps in front of the Alvaro Franco pass | 44-37 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins misses the lay-in | 44-37 |
| 13:54 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Bhatia | 46-40 |
| 13:20 | Temple | Wayne Carlson scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-40 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Alvaro Franco is called for the reach on Jonathan Poyner - foul #1 on Alvaro Franco, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner, James Rice, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell, James Kapoor | |
| 12:33 | Temple | Rudy Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Ellis | 48-40 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Robert Baughman snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Olsen | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rudy Cox - foul #2 on Rudy Cox, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:39 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Justin Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis clanks a floater from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Rudy Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:50 | Temple | Robert Baughman buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Williams | 50-41 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | William Hull misses short on a floater from close range | 50-41 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-41 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is fouled on the floor by Robert Baughman - foul #1 on Robert Baughman, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), Donald Daniels (PF) Justin Williams, Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, Clarence Olsen | |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Cowell out of the doubleteam | 50-43 |
| 09:36 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Robert Baughman is blocked by Carlos Ellis | 50-43 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell scores on a runner in the paint set up by William Hull | 50-45 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | William Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers connects on the fadeaway from close range | 50-47 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Norris Hall misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Ellis | 50-47 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Daniels - foul #2 on Donald Daniels, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) Robert Baughman, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Donald Crook (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, Mark Cowell | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brett Casey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Bhatia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Crook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Justin Williams drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Poyner | 52-49 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Jenkins steps in front of the Thomas Olson pass in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 06:56 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brett Casey - foul #2 on Brett Casey, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SF) Jonathan Poyner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SG), Carlos Ellis (PF) Richard Schweers, Brian Bhatia | |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Justin Williams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Brett Casey tips it in | 57-50 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 06:12 | Temple | Justin Williams gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Thomas Olson steals the ball from Jeremy Jenkins | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Brett Casey - foul #3 on Brett Casey, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), Donald Daniels (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) Jeremy Jenkins, Justin Williams, Rudy Cox, Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF) Micheal Abe, Donald Crook | |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson is hacked by James Rice - foul #1 on James Rice, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF) James Rice | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell (C) Clarence Olsen | |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:12 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 57-52 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Wayne Carlson - foul #4 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG) Alvaro Franco | |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:17 | Temple | Robert Baughman loses the dribble to Brian Bhatia | 57-54 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis buries a fadeaway from the right block | 57-56 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Robert Baughman is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Rudy Cox (C) Robert Baughman, Norris Hall, Wayne Carlson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), William Hull (SF), James Kapoor (C) Thomas Olson, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Schweers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Hull (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Ellis (tiring) 14 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. C - James Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Rudy Cox snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:09 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ellis - foul #3 on Carlos Ellis, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Donald Crook (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Richard Schweers, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, James Kapoor | |
| 02:52 | Temple | Donald Daniels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Olsen | 57-56 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook gets the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell is whistled for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Norris Hall (SF), Brett Casey (C) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner, Rudy Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Donald Crook, Mark Cowell, Clarence Olsen | |
| 01:55 | Temple | Robert Baughman clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Olson - foul #2 on Thomas Olson, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Carlson (C) Brett Casey | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen (C) James Kapoor | |
| 01:55 | Temple | Robert Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Robert Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 01:37 | Temple | Robert Baughman pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Temple | Robert Baughman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norris Hall | 61-56 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the jumper from close range | 61-58 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Donald Daniels double dribbles | 61-58 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #3 on Donald Daniels, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Temple | Thomas Olson is called for the reach on Robert Baughman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Olson, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Robert Baughman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Olson - foul #4 on Thomas Olson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Daniels swats the layup by Carlos Ellis | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis tips it but misses | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Robert Baughman gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Temple | Robert Baughman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Olson - foul #5 on Thomas Olson, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG) Thomas Olson | |
| 00:08 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #4 on Donald Daniels, team foul #12 | 61-60 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-62 |