| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fresh) PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #1 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Richard Terrell is fouled on the floor by Harold Harding - foul #1 on Harold Harding, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt buries a runner from the right block set up by Leroy Abril | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Vince Pfister | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Richard Terrell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Marquis Jones | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is fouled on the floor by William Gouge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Antione Brown (PF) Leroy Abril, William Gouge, Marquis Jones, Richard Terrell | |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is denied on a layup by Antione Brown | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Stephen Oden pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:15 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by Stephen Oden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Richard Wendel blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 10-4 |
| 16:19 | Temple | Stephen Oden connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Walter Parnell | 10-7 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Harding | 12-7 |
| 15:41 | Temple | Richard Wendel drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Antione Brown | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fairly fresh) C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Stephen Oden steals the ball from Brad Jurgens in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 15:10 | Temple | Antione Brown tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Martines | 12-9 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Richard Wendel gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Paul Macdougall's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Harding | 12-9 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Vince Pfister | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vince Pfister | 15-9 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Paul Macdougall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell, Stephen Oden, Richard Wendel, Paul Macdougall, Antione Brown | |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Thomas James is blocked by Marquis Jones | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Karnofski | 15-9 |
| 13:16 | Rhode Island | Victor Aleman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Leroy Abril snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:09 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt is fouled on the floor by Victor Aleman - foul #1 on Victor Aleman, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Richard Terrell is hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #2 on Victor Aleman, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG) Victor Aleman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:39 | Temple | Richard Terrell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Abril | 15-11 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas James is called for 10 seconds | 15-11 |
| 12:18 | Temple | William Gouge is fouled on the floor by Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Terrell | 15-13 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Harding (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Albert Cunningham (C) Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Mark Narcisse (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Bradley (fresh) C - Albert Cunningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Temple | Richard Terrell scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Gouge | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:38 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the dunk | 17-15 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse is hacked by Richard Terrell - foul #1 on Richard Terrell, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Clarence Karnofski (SG) Stanley Brown, Mark Narcisse | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF) Marquis Jones, Richard Terrell | |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is hacked by Roy Dixon - foul #1 on Roy Dixon, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF) Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski tips it home | 19-15 |
| 09:45 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the easy layup | 19-15 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 09:19 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 09:17 | Temple | William Gouge grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:56 | Temple | The 3pt attempt by Roy Dixon is denied by Thomas James | 19-15 |
| 08:55 | Temple | William Gouge tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Albert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas James loses the ball out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James, Albert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Richard Terrell (PF) Roy Dixon, William Gouge, Stephen Oden, Paul Macdougall | |
| 08:24 | Temple | Leroy Abril hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Kleinschmidt | 19-17 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding is fouled in the backcourt by Marquis Jones - foul #1 on Marquis Jones, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF), Antione Brown (C) Marquis Jones, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Brad Jurgens steals the ball from Antione Brown | 21-17 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Terrell denies the turnaround by Mark Narcisse | 21-17 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Martines | 21-17 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Richard Terrell picks off the pass by Mark Narcisse | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brad Jurgens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Narcisse (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Harding (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fresh) C - Chris Martines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Temple | Walter Parnell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 07:08 | Temple | Richard Terrell tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vince Pfister, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Thomas James (SG), Clarence Karnofski (SF), Donald Braziel (C) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Harold Harding, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), Stephen Oden (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown | |
| 06:56 | Temple | William Gouge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:38 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown blows the layup | 21-19 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SG) Vince Pfister | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Richard Terrell | |
| 06:21 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:03 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Brown is blocked by Martin Kleinschmidt | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas James hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 25-21 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Harold Harding (SF), Ronnie Bradley (PF), Chris Martines (C) Stanley Brown, Clarence Karnofski, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Marquis Jones (SF) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden | |
| 05:20 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:20 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Dixon - foul #2 on Roy Dixon, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Richard Wendel (SG) Roy Dixon, William Gouge | |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:51 | Temple | Paul Macdougall throws it down on a great pass from Richard Wendel and he's hacked by Harold Harding - foul #2 on Harold Harding, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF) Harold Harding, Ronnie Bradley | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (SG) Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 04:51 | Temple | Paul Macdougall makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Walter Parnell swats the short shot by Chris Martines | 25-25 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Marquis Jones grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:24 | Temple | Walter Parnell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Abril | 25-28 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Vince Pfister snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Macdougall - foul #2 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown (PG), Victor Aleman (SG), Harold Harding (SF) Brad Jurgens, Mark Narcisse, Clarence Karnofski | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), William Gouge (SG), Stephen Oden (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Walter Parnell, Marquis Jones, Paul Macdougall, Richard Wendel | |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 03:26 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Antione Brown | 26-28 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SG - Victor Aleman (fresh) SF - Harold Harding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vince Pfister (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Oden (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Antione Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Stanley Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas James (PF), Donald Braziel (C) Vince Pfister, Chris Martines | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Roy Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Terrell | 26-34 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Harold Harding makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Victor Aleman | 28-34 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Richard Terrell scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Gouge and he's hacked by Victor Aleman - foul #3 on Victor Aleman, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens (PG), Mark Narcisse (SG) Stanley Brown, Victor Aleman | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Marquis Jones (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, Antione Brown | |
| 02:10 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Thomas James pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Harold Harding is denied by Martin Kleinschmidt | 28-36 |
| 01:40 | Temple | The rebound goes to Marquis Jones | 28-36 |
| 01:36 | Temple | William Gouge scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Parnell | 28-38 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Harding | 30-38 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Walter Parnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas James grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Brad Jurgens is called for traveling | 30-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski (SF), Vince Pfister (PF), Chris Martines (C) Harold Harding, Thomas James, Donald Braziel | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Paul Macdougall (PF) Walter Parnell, William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Richard Wendel is hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SF) Marquis Jones | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clarence Karnofski, team foul #11 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) Roy Dixon | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Chris Martines blocks the short jumper by Paul Macdougall | 30-39 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Clarence Karnofski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-39 |