| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 17 pts. C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) John Masters | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:16 | Temple | Clarence Page misses long on a shot from the left block | 27-33 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Joel Brown | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is denied on a layup by Ernie Taylor | 29-33 |
| 18:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 29-33 |
| 18:16 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Ernie Taylor blocks the short jumper by Ambrose Shelton | 29-33 |
| 17:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joel Brown | 29-33 |
| 17:29 | Temple | The short jumper by Joel Brown is denied by Alan Hawks | 29-33 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:58 | Rhode Island | Joel Brown steals the ball from Alan Hawks | 29-33 |
| 16:38 | Temple | Joel Brown misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ambrose Shelton - foul #4 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Ambrose Shelton, Bryon Brooks | |
| 16:38 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:38 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Clarence Page blocks the short jumper by Alan Hawks | 31-33 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Joel Brown grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Clarence Page is fouled on the floor by Glenn Thomas - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Burke (C) Alan Hawks | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Burton Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 15:43 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 15:29 | Temple | Burton Lee misses the driving attempt in the paint | 31-33 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Robert Griffin tips it in | 33-33 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF) Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (C) Keith Burke | |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:55 | Temple | John Masters misses badly on a shot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #3 on Robert Griffin, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SF), Alan Hawks (PF) Glenn Thomas, Michael Baker | |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 14:36 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Robert Griffin banks in the layup set up by John Masters | 35-35 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 13:32 | Temple | John Masters misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #3 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Burton Lee, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (SG), Michael Baker (PF) Kenneth Van Zant, Ronald Jeffords | |
| 13:32 | Temple | John Masters misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:32 | Temple | John Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | John Masters takes the ball from Jack Morrisey in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses short on a jumper in the lane | 36-37 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Rhode Island | Eugene Danner is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey - foul #4 on Eugene Danner, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (C) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks | |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 12:16 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Joel Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Vincent | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the finger roll | 38-40 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Bryon Brooks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Bernard Vincent, Michael Baker | |
| 10:44 | Temple | Eugene Danner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is called for 10 seconds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Burton Lee (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), Keith Burke (PF) Ronald Jeffords, Alan Hawks | |
| 10:23 | Temple | Joel Brown drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Masters | 40-40 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Keith Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Joel Brown, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Keith Burke | |
| 09:47 | Temple | Eugene Danner lays it in and he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:47 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jack Morrisey and the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #4 on Robert Griffin, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Alan Hawks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Ambrose Shelton, Bryon Brooks | |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:14 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is denied on a layup by Michael Baker | 43-43 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 09:04 | Temple | Joel Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:47 | Temple | John Masters connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is denied on a layup by Ernie Taylor | 45-43 |
| 08:21 | Temple | John Masters grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | Temple | John Masters is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Joel Brown, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SF), Bryon Brooks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Glenn Thomas, Michael Baker | |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jack Morrisey | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Burton Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Danner | 47-45 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Jack Morrisey | 47-47 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Richard Osborne is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Michael Baker (PF) Ronald Jeffords, Alan Hawks | |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton's pass is intercepted by Clarence Page | 47-47 |
| 05:55 | Temple | John Masters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 05:04 | Temple | John Masters comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (SG), Alan Hawks (PF) Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's floater is tipped away by Robert Griffin | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Alan Hawks denies the turnaround by Ernie Taylor | 47-52 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Joel Brown gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Joel Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Richard Osborne grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Jack Morrisey steps in front of the Joel Brown pass | 47-52 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey lays it in | 47-54 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 03:19 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is denied on a dunk by Robert Griffin | 47-54 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:59 | Temple | John Masters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Eugene Danner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 02:42 | Temple | Eugene Danner pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Glenn Thomas steps in front of the Robert Griffin pass | 47-54 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 01:46 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Joel Brown is blocked by Bryon Brooks | 47-54 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ernie Taylor - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Temple | John Masters is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for traveling | 47-55 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Joel Brown is fouled on the floor by Glenn Thomas - foul #2 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Temple | John Masters misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by John Masters - foul #3 on John Masters, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Keith Burke (PF) Glenn Thomas, Alan Hawks | |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is hacked by John Masters - foul #4 on John Masters, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Joel Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by John Masters - foul #5 on John Masters, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) John Masters | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Eugene Danner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a fadeaway from the right block | 51-59 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Joel Brown is called for the reach on Bryon Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Eugene Danner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is hacked by Richard Osborne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Osborne, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey runs out the clock | 51-61 |