| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled on the floor by Harold Harding - foul #1 on Harold Harding, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from William Gouge | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Leroy Abril grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Vince Pfister | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Temple | William Gouge is fouled on the floor by Vince Pfister - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Temple | William Gouge drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marquis Jones | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Richard Terrell gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Temple | Richard Terrell drills a floater from the right block set up by William Gouge | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses the runner in the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Stephen Oden (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF), Antione Brown (C) William Gouge, Marquis Jones, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (C) Chris Martines | |
| 17:08 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Oden - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Leroy Abril | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is called for traveling | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Vince Pfister | |
| 16:38 | Temple | Paul Macdougall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding | |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to Antione Brown | 8-2 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Antione Brown travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Stanley Brown, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) SF - Richard Wendel (fresh) PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Roy Dixon takes the ball from Brad Jurgens in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 15:31 | Temple | Chris Martines denies the turnaround by Richard Wendel | 8-2 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister's floater is tipped away by Richard Wendel | 8-2 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Vince Pfister | 8-2 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Stephen Oden gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Roy Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Antione Brown (C) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, Richard Wendel, Paul Macdougall, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 14:16 | Temple | William Gouge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Thomas James gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is fouled in the backcourt by William Gouge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas James misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Gouge - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) William Gouge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Thomas James makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:38 | Temple | Marquis Jones buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Stanley Brown - foul #1 on Stanley Brown, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:38 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | Thomas James's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Kleinschmidt | 11-4 |
| 13:27 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Mark Narcisse takes the ball from Leroy Abril | 11-4 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding jams it set up by Mark Narcisse | 11-6 |
| 13:01 | Temple | Richard Terrell blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Leroy Abril tips it back up and in | 13-6 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas James is hacked by Leroy Abril - foul #1 on Leroy Abril, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Stanley Brown, Mark Narcisse, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SF) Marquis Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF) Harold Harding | |
| 12:04 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt drills a 3 from straight away set up by Walter Parnell | 16-6 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF), Antione Brown (C) Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:45 | Temple | Roy Dixon scores on a 3 from the right corner | 19-6 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Oden (fresh) PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) C - Antione Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 19-8 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Paul Macdougall hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roy Dixon | 22-8 |
| 10:46 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister buries a runner from the left block | 22-10 |
| 10:31 | Temple | Victor Aleman picks off the pass by Roy Dixon | 22-10 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the lay-in | 22-10 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski grabs the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Oden - foul #2 on Stephen Oden, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Walter Parnell, Stephen Oden, Paul Macdougall, Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Marquis Jones - foul #1 on Marquis Jones, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:35 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-12 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-12 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Marquis Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-12 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham (C) Donald Braziel | |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the shot near the basket | 24-14 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt buries a runner in the paint | 26-14 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is whistled for a carry | 26-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Paul Macdougall (PF) Richard Wendel, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF) Stanley Brown, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Thomas James | |
| 07:56 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Marquis Jones gets the offensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt blows the dunk but he's hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #2 on Vince Pfister, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Vince Pfister, Albert Cunningham | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 1st free throw | 26-14 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Parnell (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Marquis Jones (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Donald Braziel (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Leroy Abril steals it from Victor Aleman in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-14 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the tip | 27-14 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Clarence Karnofski | 27-14 |
| 07:04 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-14 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Paul Macdougall pulls down the rebound | 27-14 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brad Jurgens - foul #1 on Brad Jurgens, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Terrell (PF) Leroy Abril, Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Chris Martines (C) Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Donald Braziel | |
| 06:38 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Ronnie Bradley grabs the board | 28-14 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Walter Parnell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Parnell, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Antione Brown gets the rebound | 28-14 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Antione Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Ronnie Bradley - foul #1 on Ronnie Bradley, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| 06:27 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines grabs the board | 28-14 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Marquis Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG) Brad Jurgens | |
| 05:49 | Temple | Chris Martines takes the ball from Richard Wendel | 28-14 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:29 | Temple | Walter Parnell is hacked by Harold Harding - foul #2 on Harold Harding, team foul #8 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) Roy Dixon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF) Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding | |
| 05:29 | Temple | Walter Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Walter Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-14 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Leroy Abril is called for the reach on Clarence Karnofski - foul #2 on Leroy Abril, team foul #8 | 30-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Marquis Jones (SF) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Stanley Brown, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Albert Cunningham | 30-16 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by Marquis Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marquis Jones, team foul #9 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (SF), Antione Brown (PF) Marquis Jones, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Paul Macdougall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-18 |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-18 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the offensive board | 30-18 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-18 |
| 03:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Macdougall | 30-18 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Roy Dixon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Wendel | 33-18 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wendel (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Paul Macdougall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Victor Aleman (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Karnofski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Braziel (fairly fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Stephen Oden (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, Paul Macdougall, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG), Harold Harding (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Brad Jurgens, Victor Aleman, Clarence Karnofski, Donald Braziel, Albert Cunningham | |
| 03:18 | Temple | Richard Terrell is hacked by Vince Pfister - foul #3 on Vince Pfister, team foul #9 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Vince Pfister | |
| 03:18 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 03:18 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding hits a driving attempt near the basket | 35-20 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled on the floor by Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #10 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Antione Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Brown | 37-23 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-23 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the tip | 37-23 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Stephen Oden snags the offensive board | 37-23 |
| 01:42 | Temple | William Gouge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas James pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by William Gouge in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Gouge, team foul #10 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Marquis Jones (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF) William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Stanley Brown, Thomas James, Chris Martines | |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Paul Macdougall misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 01:11 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Kleinschmidt | 37-25 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Stephen Oden's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Bradley | 37-25 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Jurgens and he's hacked by Paul Macdougall - foul #1 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #11 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Antione Brown (C) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Donald Braziel (C) Harold Harding, Albert Cunningham | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Antione Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Leroy Abril's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Terrell (PF) Marquis Jones, Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman (SG) Mark Narcisse | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-27 |