| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | William Hull inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Daniels - foul #2 on Donald Daniels, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Crook (SF), James Kapoor (C) William Hull, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 19:51 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Robert Baughman's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Crook | 37-38 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #3 on Donald Daniels, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SG), William Hull (SF) Alvaro Franco, Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (PF) Donald Daniels | |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis connects on the shot near the basket set up by Thomas Olson | 39-38 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Robert Baughman buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rudy Cox | 39-40 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | William Hull is fouled on the floor by Robert Baughman - foul #1 on Robert Baughman, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Micheal Abe, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Robert Baughman steals it from Mark Cowell out of a doubleteam | 39-40 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Justin Williams lays it up and in set up by Robert Baughman | 39-42 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell is fouled on the floor by Rudy Cox as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Rudy Cox, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF) Donald Crook, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), Brett Casey (PF) Justin Williams, Rudy Cox | |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Poyner steals it from Alvaro Franco | 39-42 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Norris Hall buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | William Hull can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 17:06 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brett Casey | 39-45 |
| 16:53 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carlos Ellis - foul #2 on Carlos Ellis, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Crook (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) William Hull, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), James Rice (SF) Robert Baughman, Norris Hall | |
| 16:53 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:53 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Olsen | 39-45 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia (SF) Donald Crook | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) James Rice | |
| 16:27 | Temple | Wayne Carlson knocks in the turnaround from close range | 39-47 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-47 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Justin Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvaro Franco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Bhatia (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeremy Jenkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brett Casey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco is hacked by Wayne Carlson - foul #1 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Donald Crook (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), James Kapoor (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Justin Williams, Brett Casey | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Crook | 41-47 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Jenkins | 41-49 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-49 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell tips it in | 43-49 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Kapoor | 43-49 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-49 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook grabs the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-49 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Donald Crook misses long on a floater from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Donald Daniels swats the layup by James Kapoor | 43-49 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 12:52 | Temple | James Rice is hacked by Donald Crook - foul #2 on Donald Crook, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Thomas Olson, Donald Crook, Mark Cowell, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Rudy Cox (C) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner, James Rice, Wayne Carlson | |
| 12:38 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the dunk | 43-49 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Donald Daniels grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Norris Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Justin Williams misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | William Hull drills a runner from the baseline set up by Carlos Ellis | 45-49 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Rudy Cox misses the lay-in | 45-49 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | William Hull gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Clarence Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis comes up short on the floater from the left block | 45-49 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Robert Baughman gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 11:12 | Temple | Norris Hall travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF) Alvaro Franco, William Hull | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 45-49 |
| 10:59 | Temple | Donald Daniels pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Robert Baughman buries a jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen loses the dribble to Rudy Cox | 45-51 |
| 10:21 | Temple | Rudy Cox is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Mark Cowell (C) Thomas Olson, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Brett Casey (PF), Wayne Carlson (C) Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Donald Daniels, Rudy Cox | |
| 10:10 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Carlson | 45-51 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 09:48 | Temple | James Rice tips it home | 45-53 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Bhatia | 47-53 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Wayne Carlson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Brian Bhatia pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Micheal Abe (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, Brian Bhatia, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Norris Hall (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Robert Baughman, James Rice, Wayne Carlson | |
| 08:50 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Carlos Ellis - foul #3 on Carlos Ellis, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Donald Daniels makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Brett Casey - foul #3 on Brett Casey, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (PG) Jeremy Jenkins | |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:18 | Temple | Norris Hall is hacked by Richard Schweers - foul #4 on Richard Schweers, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), William Hull (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Richard Schweers, Micheal Abe, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (C) Brett Casey | |
| 08:06 | Temple | Norris Hall connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Williams | 49-59 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis makes the floater from the left wing | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Olson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Cowell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Justin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rudy Cox (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Temple | Justin Williams is hacked by Thomas Olson - foul #3 on Thomas Olson, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers (SG), Micheal Abe (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, William Hull, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), James Rice (SG), Wayne Carlson (C) Justin Williams, Jonathan Poyner, Rudy Cox | |
| 07:04 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't throw it down but the foul's on Micheal Abe - foul #2 on Micheal Abe, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Crook (SF) Micheal Abe | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Knudsen (SF) Norris Hall | |
| 07:04 | Temple | Robert Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Robert Baughman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Carlos Ellis slams it home on a great pass from Richard Schweers out of a doubleteam | 53-61 |
| 06:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 53-61 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Crook | 53-61 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson is called for traveling | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Mark Cowell (PF), James Kapoor (C) Thomas Olson, Donald Crook, Carlos Ellis, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG), Jonathan Poyner (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) James Rice, Michael Knudsen, Donald Daniels | |
| 05:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Kapoor - foul #1 on James Kapoor, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Hull (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF) Brian Bhatia, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF) Robert Baughman | |
| 05:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell can't throw it down | 53-63 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Wayne Carlson pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Justin Williams hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Norris Hall | 53-65 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Wayne Carlson is called for the reach on Richard Schweers - foul #2 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Brian Bhatia (SF), James Kapoor (PF), Clarence Olsen (C) Alvaro Franco, William Hull, Carlos Ellis, Mark Cowell | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Brett Casey (C) Justin Williams, Wayne Carlson | |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:06 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brett Casey | 53-65 |
| 04:46 | Temple | Norris Hall misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Brett Casey tips it home | 53-67 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers makes the contested floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Olson | 55-67 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Norris Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-70 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Bhatia and he's fouled by Rudy Cox - foul #4 on Rudy Cox, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (PG), Donald Crook (SF), Carlos Ellis (PF) Thomas Olson, Brian Bhatia, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), James Rice (SG), Michael Knudsen (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Jeremy Jenkins, Jonathan Poyner, Norris Hall, Rudy Cox | |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | James Kapoor makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Michael Knudsen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Baughman | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alvaro Franco (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Schweers (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Crook (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Carlos Ellis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kapoor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Knudsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brett Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-72 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Kapoor | 58-72 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Richard Schweers splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left block set up by James Kapoor | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Richard Schweers is called for the reach on Brett Casey - foul #5 on Richard Schweers, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Olson (PG), Micheal Abe (SG), William Hull (SF), Mark Cowell (C) Alvaro Franco, Richard Schweers, Donald Crook, James Kapoor | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) Michael Knudsen | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Brett Casey makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Brett Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Brett Casey blocks the short jumper by Carlos Ellis | 60-74 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe tips it in | 62-74 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Norris Hall (SF), Wayne Carlson (C) James Rice, Brett Casey | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Thomas Olson is called for the reach on Norris Hall - foul #4 on Thomas Olson, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco (SG), Brian Bhatia (SF), Clarence Olsen (C) Micheal Abe, William Hull, Carlos Ellis | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Norris Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Norris Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 62-75 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Cowell tips it home | 64-75 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the lay-in | 64-75 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Donald Daniels tips it in | 64-77 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Wayne Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Norris Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-77 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Clarence Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Alvaro Franco misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 64-77 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Justin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Norris Hall banks in the layup and he's fouled by Brian Bhatia - foul #1 on Brian Bhatia, team foul #10 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Abe (SG), Donald Crook (PF) Thomas Olson, Clarence Olsen | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Jonathan Poyner (SG), Rudy Cox (PF), Brett Casey (C) Robert Baughman, Justin Williams, Donald Daniels, Wayne Carlson | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Norris Hall misses the free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Rudy Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins runs out the clock | 64-79 |