| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wendel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) C - Carl Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Marquis Jones inbounds the ball | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 19:45 | Temple | Alex Manuel tips it but misses | 43-25 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 43-25 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Martines | 43-27 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Walter Parnell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alex Manuel | 46-27 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Hardin | 46-29 |
| 18:44 | Temple | Marquis Jones is hacked by James Hardin - foul #3 on James Hardin, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Alex Manuel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG) James Hardin | |
| 18:29 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-29 |
| 18:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Chris Martines | 46-29 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Paul Macdougall takes the ball from Daren Jones | 46-29 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Richard Wendel is fouled on the floor by Abel Harman - foul #3 on Abel Harman, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (SG), Jeremy Dublin (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (C) Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones, Carl Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 17:50 | Temple | Roy Dixon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Macdougall | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:36 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom dunks the ball | 49-31 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Walter Parnell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Parnell, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG), Alex Manuel (PF) Walter Parnell, Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rogelio Gonzalez and he's fouled by Alex Manuel - foul #3 on Alex Manuel, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (C) Alex Manuel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) James Hardin | |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses the free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 16:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dublin | 49-33 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Mark Narcisse steals the ball from Tommy Lacroix | 49-33 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 16:03 | Temple | The rebound goes to Tommy Lacroix | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Dublin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Lacroix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Fred Wisdom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rogelio Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Temple | Fred Wisdom steps in front of the Lawrence Cumberland pass | 49-33 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| 15:26 | Temple | Roy Dixon comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Alex Manuel (PF), Carl Ferrell (C) Richard Wendel, Jeremy Dublin, Lawrence Cumberland, Tommy Lacroix | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Abel Harman (SG), Donald Braziel (PF) Fred Wisdom, Daren Jones, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 15:26 | Temple | Roy Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:26 | Temple | Roy Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hardin | 50-38 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Carl Ferrell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 14:55 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Abel Harman | 50-40 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Mark Narcisse takes the ball from Marquis Jones | 50-40 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | James Hardin hits the finger roll set up by Mark Narcisse | 50-42 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Alex Manuel is fouled on the floor by Donald Braziel - foul #2 on Donald Braziel, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), David Glover (C) Roy Dixon, Paul Macdougall, Marquis Jones, Carl Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:46 | Temple | Walter Parnell is hacked by Abel Harman - foul #4 on Abel Harman, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Dublin (SF) Dikembe Sow | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| 13:34 | Temple | Richard Wendel double dribbles | 50-42 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Hardin | 50-44 |
| 13:09 | Temple | James Hardin picks off the pass by Walter Parnell in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 12:50 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daren Jones | 50-47 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Walter Parnell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Wendel - foul #1 on Richard Wendel, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), Carl Ferrell (C) Richard Wendel, Jeremy Dublin, Alex Manuel, David Glover | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | James Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:57 | Temple | Paul Macdougall clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Temple | Carl Ferrell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Temple | Marquis Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-48 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Marquis Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Cumberland - foul #1 on Lawrence Cumberland, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (SG), Jeremy Dublin (SF), Alex Manuel (PF), Tommy Lacroix (C) Paul Macdougall, Marquis Jones, Lawrence Cumberland, Carl Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | James Hardin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Roy Dixon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Walter Parnell | 52-53 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Daren Jones - foul #1 on Daren Jones, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF), Lawrence Cumberland (C) Walter Parnell, Jeremy Dublin, Alex Manuel, Tommy Lacroix | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 08:37 | Temple | Marquis Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Wendel and the foul's on Daren Jones - foul #2 on Daren Jones, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Paul Macdougall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 08:12 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Marquis Jones | 55-55 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Paul Macdougall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Paul Macdougall gets the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daren Jones (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Martines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Temple | Marquis Jones can't finish the layup | 55-55 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones travels in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), Carl Ferrell (C) Roy Dixon, Marquis Jones | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG) Daren Jones | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Sow | 57-55 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse travels in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Dublin (PG) Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:56 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Abel Harman | 59-57 |
| 06:22 | Temple | Richard Wendel is hacked by Donald Braziel - foul #3 on Donald Braziel, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Marquis Jones (SF), Tommy Lacroix (PF), David Glover (C) Dikembe Sow, Paul Macdougall, Carl Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (SF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| 06:22 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Abel Harman | 59-57 |
| 05:53 | Rhode Island | James Hardin's pass is intercepted by Richard Wendel | 59-57 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix misses the dunk | 59-57 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Braziel | 59-57 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-57 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:09 | Temple | Fred Wisdom is called for the reach on Jeremy Dublin - foul #3 on Fred Wisdom, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), Carl Ferrell (C) Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones, Tommy Lacroix, David Glover | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF), Chris Martines (C) Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 05:09 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:09 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-57 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 04:30 | Temple | Walter Parnell grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Dublin | 63-57 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Dublin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ferrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Narcisse (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Donald Braziel (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Martines (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF), David Glover (C) Jeremy Dublin, Dikembe Sow, Lawrence Cumberland, Carl Ferrell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (PG), Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) James Hardin, Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 03:10 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:08 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez tips it in | 63-62 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Marquis Jones misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 02:37 | Temple | Walter Parnell tips it but misses | 63-62 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 02:11 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Walter Parnell gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF), Carl Ferrell (C) Walter Parnell, David Glover | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:54 | Temple | Marquis Jones connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Paul Macdougall | 65-62 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Marquis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Marquis Jones hits the finger roll | 67-62 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Richard Wendel (SG) Roy Dixon, Paul Macdougall | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | Marquis Jones takes the ball from Mark Narcisse in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Walter Parnell throws it down on a nice dish by Marquis Jones | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is hacked by Marquis Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marquis Jones, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Hardin | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Temple | Chris Martines steps in front of the Marquis Jones pass | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Marquis Jones snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | James Hardin is called for the reach on Marquis Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hardin, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland (PF) Alex Manuel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Marquis Jones pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Marquis Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Harman - foul #5 on Abel Harman, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF) Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| 00:03 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-65 |