| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cottingham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Lazaro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kessler (fresh) PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin McKray (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Kessler inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Franklin McKray evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Floyd Bonner steals it from Jason Edwards | 30-23 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | John Kessler is called for the reach on Hubert Abney - foul #2 on John Kessler, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kirby (SF) John Kessler | |
| 18:43 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel can't finish the layup | 32-23 |
| 18:37 | Temple | Jason Edwards snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 18:15 | Temple | John Kirby hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jason Edwards | 32-26 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray swats the layup by Norman Pearl | 32-26 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Jason Edwards gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:51 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel buries a jump hook from the left block set up by John Kirby | 32-28 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Franklin McKray - foul #2 on Franklin McKray, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale (SF), James Mignone (PF) John Cottingham, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), John Kessler (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF), Weston Gumm (C) Louis Nathaniel, Michael Lazaro, John Kirby, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:24 | Temple | John Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale misses badly on a shot near the basket | 34-28 |
| 16:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joseph Stephens | 34-28 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Weston Gumm lays it in | 34-30 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck banks in the layup on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Martindale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Mignone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) SF - John Kessler (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses long on a jump hook from close range | 36-30 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), John Cottingham (SF), Roberto Ruiz (PF) Hubert Abney, Norman Pearl, Antonio Martindale, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kirby (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, John Kessler, Joseph Stephens, Weston Gumm | |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Michael Lazaro makes the contested 3 from the right wing set up by Vyacheslav Perkowski | 38-33 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dustin Paniagua | 40-33 |
| 14:19 | Temple | John Kirby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Paniagua - foul #1 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Edwards (PF) Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 14:19 | Temple | John Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:19 | Temple | John Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | William Chung tips it in | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Temple | Jason Edwards's floater is tipped away by Roberto Ruiz | 42-35 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Louis Nathaniel steals the ball from Dustin Paniagua | 42-35 |
| 13:06 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Jason Edwards, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), James Mignone (C) Eric Mealy, Dustin Paniagua, Roberto Ruiz, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), John Kessler (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (C) Louis Nathaniel, John Kirby, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:22 | Temple | John Kessler connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-37 |
| 12:20 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale (SF) John Cottingham | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Weston Gumm (SF) Harold Reed, Michael Lazaro, John Kessler | |
| 12:01 | Temple | Weston Gumm loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck (C) James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG) Joseph Stephens | |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 11:43 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Hubert Abney | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Reed (fresh) SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) PF - Weston Gumm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck is open and buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 45-37 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Larry Hayes can't connect on a runner near the basket | 45-37 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Weston Gumm snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Antonio Martindale is called for the reach on Edward McHenry - foul #2 on Antonio Martindale, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), John Cottingham (SF), Roberto Ruiz (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Norman Pearl, Antonio Martindale, Floyd Bonner, Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), John Kessler (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Harold Reed, Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, Weston Gumm, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 10:29 | Temple | The jumper by Louis Nathaniel is denied by William Chung | 45-37 |
| 10:27 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin McKray | 45-37 |
| 10:13 | Temple | Franklin McKray comes up short on the floater in the paint | 45-37 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Joseph Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the contested floater in the lane on a great pass from Louis Nathaniel | 45-39 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham's floater is tipped away by Joseph Stephens | 45-39 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Joseph Stephens pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Stephens | 45-42 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 08:47 | Temple | John Kessler grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:41 | Temple | John Kessler is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), James Mignone (PF), Jason Groesbeck (C) Dustin Paniagua, John Cottingham, Roberto Ruiz, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), Edward McHenry (SG), John Kirby (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Weston Gumm (C) Louis Nathaniel, Michael Lazaro, John Kessler, Joseph Stephens, Franklin McKray | |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF) Eric Mealy, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG) Harold Reed | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Jason Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) SF - John Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. C - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Jason Edwards steals the ball from Norman Pearl | 45-42 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Jason Edwards hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (PG), John Cottingham (SF), Roberto Ruiz (PF) Hubert Abney, Antonio Martindale, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG), Michael Lazaro (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (C) Edward McHenry, John Kirby, Weston Gumm | |
| 06:52 | Temple | Jason Edwards makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 06:07 | Temple | Jason Edwards clanks a floater near the basket | 47-45 |
| 06:06 | Temple | Larry Hayes tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is hacked by Michael Lazaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lazaro, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (PG), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Joseph Stephens (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Larry Hayes, Jason Edwards, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Cottingham | 49-45 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Harold Reed misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 04:43 | Temple | John Kessler misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Reed - foul #1 on Harold Reed, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Eric Mealy, Dustin Paniagua, John Cottingham, Roberto Ruiz, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG), John Kirby (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Harold Reed, Michael Lazaro, John Kessler, Joseph Stephens | |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward McHenry - foul #3 on Edward McHenry, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck (C) William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (PF) Franklin McKray | |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:05 | Temple | John Kirby clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-45 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Edward McHenry can't tip it in | 54-45 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses the tip | 54-45 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck is hacked by Weston Gumm in the backcourt - foul #1 on Weston Gumm, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Temple | Edward McHenry can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-45 |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Martindale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward McHenry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck connects on the turnaround in the lane | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Temple | John Kirby clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Weston Gumm is called for the reach on Antonio Martindale - foul #2 on Weston Gumm, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), James Mignone (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Norman Pearl, Floyd Bonner, Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG), Joseph Stephens (PF) Louis Nathaniel, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:06 | Temple | Edward McHenry is hacked by Dustin Paniagua - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Reed (PG) Edward McHenry | |
| 01:55 | Temple | Joseph Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Mignone - foul #2 on James Mignone, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG) Harold Reed | |
| 01:55 | Temple | Joseph Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Joseph Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 60-46 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Edward McHenry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Edward McHenry snags the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 01:07 | Temple | John Kirby loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale travels with the ball | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Weston Gumm can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Floyd Bonner - foul #2 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Joseph Stephens is called for the reach on Antonio Martindale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Stephens, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Antonio Martindale misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Joseph Stephens grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Larry Hayes connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy runs out the clock | 61-48 |