| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kessler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin McKray (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | John Kessler steps in front of the Eric Mealy pass | 38-39 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Jason Edwards scores on a jump hook in the lane | 38-41 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Louis Nathaniel takes the ball from Hubert Abney in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 19:13 | Temple | William Chung is called for the reach on Jason Edwards - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 18:59 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel's floater is tipped away by William Chung | 38-41 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Temple | John Kessler clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | William Chung snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 38-41 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 40-41 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Jason Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Edward McHenry is hacked by John Cottingham - foul #3 on John Cottingham, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) John Cottingham, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Weston Gumm can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski tips it in | 42-43 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Louis Thomas swats the shot by Larry Hayes | 42-43 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Michael Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:57 | Temple | Michael Sanders makes the floater from the right side | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mignone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Floyd Bonner (PF), Maurice Hogg (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Terry Richins (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Franklin McKray's floater is knocked away by Floyd Bonner | 42-45 |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the finger roll set up by John Cottingham and he's hacked by John Kessler - foul #3 on John Kessler, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 15:23 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:51 | Temple | John Kessler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham is hacked by Terry Richins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Richins, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG) Gary Labarre, Terry Richins | |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 14:40 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg tips it home | 47-45 |
| 14:24 | Temple | Franklin McKray connects on the shot from the right block | 47-47 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | John Kessler steals it from Norman Pearl | 47-47 |
| 13:53 | Temple | John Kessler is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 47-49 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Chung | 49-49 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Edward McHenry - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 12:57 | Temple | Larry Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Vyacheslav Perkowski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Perkowski, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas's dunk attempt is rejected by Vyacheslav Perkowski | 49-49 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Michael Sanders gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:20 | Temple | A charge is called on Weston Gumm - foul #2 on Weston Gumm, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG) Larry Hayes | |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Weston Gumm steps in front of the Norman Pearl pass in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Norman Pearl takes the ball from Gary Labarre | 49-49 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mignone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) C - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Temple | Louis Clark lays it up and in and he's fouled by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Temple | Franklin McKray (C) Michael Sanders | |
| 11:27 | Temple | Louis Clark misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:27 | Rhode Island | James Mignone snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Gary Labarre is called for the reach on Norman Pearl - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF), William Chung (C) Eric Mealy, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG) Gary Labarre, Louis Clark | |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SF) Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 10:52 | Temple | Franklin McKray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray is called for the reach on Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Franklin McKray, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF) Larry Hayes, Weston Gumm | |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray steals it from William Chung | 51-51 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Edward McHenry can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Cottingham - foul #4 on John Cottingham, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SG), James Mignone (C) John Cottingham, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG) Louis Nathaniel | |
| 10:19 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Edward McHenry buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | Gary Labarre steals the ball from Norman Pearl in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 09:28 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses the lay-in | 54-53 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | James Mignone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 56-53 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Gary Labarre is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), Maurice Hogg (C) Dustin Paniagua, Floyd Bonner, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) Gary Labarre, Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:43 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 08:36 | Temple | Franklin McKray grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Franklin McKray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 08:28 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Hubert Abney | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), Weston Gumm (PF) Larry Hayes, Michael Sanders | |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Weston Gumm pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Louis Clark clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Nathaniel - foul #3 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), William Chung (C) Dustin Paniagua, Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), John Kessler (SF) Louis Nathaniel, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:57 | Temple | Weston Gumm pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tired) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Cottingham (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Richins (fresh) 4 pf. SF - John Kessler (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin McKray (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Temple | John Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Floyd Bonner (PF) Norman Pearl, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | William Chung can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Franklin McKray snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 07:12 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terry Richins | 56-56 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | William Chung lays it in | 58-56 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Weston Gumm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 06:25 | Temple | Louis Clark snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:06 | Temple | John Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Cottingham - foul #5 on John Cottingham, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Hubert Abney, John Cottingham, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Jason Edwards (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Clark, Terry Richins, Weston Gumm, Franklin McKray | |
| 06:06 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | Temple | John Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Hayes - foul #3 on Larry Hayes, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG) John Kessler | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the runner from close range | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 59-57 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Larry Hayes steps in front of the Eric Mealy pass | 59-57 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Edward McHenry makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Nathaniel | 59-60 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 59-60 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-60 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Jason Edwards pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Louis Nathaniel, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SF), Maurice Hogg (C) Eric Mealy, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Terry Richins (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Franklin McKray (C) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, Larry Hayes, Michael Sanders | |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Vyacheslav Perkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Perkowski, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Franklin McKray gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Jason Edwards misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski can't tip it in | 60-60 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Gary Labarre - foul #2 on Gary Labarre, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (PF) Jason Edwards | |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:42 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tired) 22 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Richins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin McKray (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Temple | Franklin McKray lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Weston Gumm | 62-62 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Vyacheslav Perkowski steps in front of the Norman Pearl pass in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 03:03 | Temple | Terry Richins loses the ball out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Mignone (C) Maurice Hogg | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG) Gary Labarre | |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Richins - foul #5 on Terry Richins, team foul #13 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF) Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Michael Sanders (C) Terry Richins, Franklin McKray | |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:25 | Temple | The short jumper by Louis Clark is denied by James Mignone | 63-62 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:03 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-62 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Norman Pearl - foul #4 on Norman Pearl, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Hubert Abney, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (SG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Louis Clark, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 69-64 |
| 01:08 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 01:06 | Temple | John Kessler tips it home | 69-66 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray steps in front of the Dustin Paniagua pass in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Temple | Franklin McKray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-66 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Jason Edwards pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Edwards | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Edward McHenry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Edwards | 69-69 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kessler (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin McKray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | William Chung wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 04:41 | Temple | The rebound goes to Franklin McKray | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jason Edwards | 69-71 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Louis Nathaniel steals it from Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a shot from the left side | 69-71 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 03:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Franklin McKray | 69-71 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Franklin McKray is fouled on the floor by Norman Pearl - foul #5 on Norman Pearl, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF) Louis Nathaniel, Edward McHenry, John Kessler, Jason Edwards | |
| 03:45 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the easy layup | 69-73 |
| 03:33 | Temple | Louis Clark pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 03:28 | Temple | Larry Hayes connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Louis Clark | 69-75 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas is fouled on the floor by Louis Clark - foul #3 on Louis Clark, team foul #14 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Sanders (C) Franklin McKray | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney snags the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 02:55 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), Edward McHenry (SG) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes | |
| 02:33 | Temple | Edward McHenry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| 02:29 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy's pass is intercepted by Michael Sanders in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eric Mealy - foul #1 on Eric Mealy, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | James Mignone misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #15 | 72-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | James Mignone makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | James Mignone misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-75 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is whistled for traveling | 73-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF), William Chung (C) Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 01:25 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel slams it home on a nice dish by Franklin McKray and he's fouled by Eric Mealy - foul #2 on Eric Mealy, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Louis Nathaniel makes the free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney double dribbles | 73-78 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Eric Mealy, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Franklin McKray makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Louis Nathaniel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Edward McHenry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kessler (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Franklin McKray (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 73-80 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Edward McHenry grabs the defensive rebound | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Temple | Edward McHenry is hacked by Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #12 | 73-80 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Edward McHenry makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Edward McHenry misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 73-81 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy's pass is intercepted by Louis Nathaniel in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| 00:41 | Temple | John Kessler is fouled on the floor by Eric Mealy - foul #4 on Eric Mealy, team foul #13 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Larry Hayes (SG) Edward McHenry | |
| 00:41 | Temple | John Kessler misses the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 00:41 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray picks off the pass by Eric Mealy | 73-82 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on John Kessler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #14 | 73-82 |
| 00:34 | Temple | John Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:34 | Temple | John Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 73-83 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Franklin McKray is called for the reach on William Chung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin McKray, team foul #16 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Larry Hayes is hacked by Dustin Paniagua in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #15 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Bergeson (PG), Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF) Dustin Paniagua, Louis Thomas, James Mignone | |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Nathaniel (PG), John Kessler (SF), Jason Edwards (PF), Franklin McKray (C) Edward McHenry, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| 00:29 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney scores on a shot near the basket | 76-84 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Larry Hayes is hacked by Thomas Bergeson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bergeson, team foul #16 | 76-84 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Jason Edwards grabs the offensive board | 76-85 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Hubert Abney is called for the reach on Jason Edwards - foul #2 on Hubert Abney, team foul #17 | 76-85 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 78-87 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Larry Hayes is hacked by Thomas Bergeson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bergeson, team foul #18 | 78-87 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | John Kessler is called for the reach on Eric Mealy - foul #4 on John Kessler, team foul #17 | 78-88 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward McHenry (PG), Vyacheslav Perkowski (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Louis Nathaniel, John Kessler, Jason Edwards, Franklin McKray | |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to Michael Sanders | 79-88 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Edward McHenry runs out the clock | 79-88 |