| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Danner | 29-30 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 18:46 | Temple | The jumper by Joe Lloyd is denied by Michael Baker | 29-32 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 18:09 | Temple | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Eugene Danner - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:34 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 29-35 |
| 17:23 | Temple | Eugene Danner is fouled on the floor by Alvin Boldt - foul #1 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (C) Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:03 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Osborne | 32-35 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 16:34 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks buries a shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alvin Boldt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:54 | Temple | Eugene Danner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Clarence Page tips it home | 36-37 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker tips it in | 36-39 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Ambrose Shelton picks off the pass by Eugene Danner | 36-39 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 3rd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Clarence Page comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #1 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 39-40 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alvin Boldt | 39-43 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Clarence Page is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Morrisey out of a doubleteam | 39-45 |
| 13:32 | Temple | The short jumper by Clarence Page is denied by Michael Baker | 39-45 |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is fouled on the floor by Joe Lloyd - foul #1 on Joe Lloyd, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Brandon Hall, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Keith Burke (C) Jack Morrisey, Alvin Boldt, Michael Baker | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is fouled on the floor by Eugene Danner - foul #4 on Eugene Danner, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) Donald Alexander | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Bryon Brooks is denied by Joe Lloyd | 39-45 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Joe Lloyd snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Richard Osborne blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 11:59 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Lloyd | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ambrose Shelton (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Keith Burke (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Temple | Eugene Danner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Lloyd | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-45 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Richard Osborne gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Burke - foul #2 on Keith Burke, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Alvin Boldt (SF), Michael Baker (C) Glenn Thomas, Ambrose Shelton, Bryon Brooks | |
| 10:57 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Keith Burke gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 10:46 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Keith Burke | |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Donald Alexander takes the ball from Michael Baker | 42-45 |
| 09:14 | Temple | Eugene Danner knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Griffin | 44-45 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Griffin picks off the pass by Alvin Boldt | 44-45 |
| 08:51 | Temple | Eugene Danner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:50 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Page | 44-45 |
| 08:35 | Temple | Eugene Danner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 47-45 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:56 | Temple | Clarence Page is hacked by Alvin Boldt - foul #2 on Alvin Boldt, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas (PG), Ambrose Shelton (SG), Keith Burke (PF) Jack Morrisey, Ronald Jeffords, Bryon Brooks | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alvin Boldt (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Burke (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Joel Brown steals the ball from Keith Burke | 47-48 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Joel Brown misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | Keith Burke snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Griffin - foul #3 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Clarence Page, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG) Alvin Boldt | |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker loses the dribble to Jack Morrisey | 47-50 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Thomas | 47-52 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Richard Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-52 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:03 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Ambrose Shelton | 47-52 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Jack Morrisey out of a doubleteam | 47-54 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker tips it in | 47-56 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Joe Lloyd knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 49-56 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF), Robert Griffin (C) Joel Brown, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Alvin Boldt (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Glenn Thomas, Keith Burke | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ambrose Shelton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alvin Boldt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Baker (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Bryon Brooks blocks the short jumper by Clarence Page | 49-59 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Robert Griffin tips it home | 51-59 |
| 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) | |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Tucker - foul #1 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Joe Lloyd (C) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Bryon Brooks blocks the short jumper by Clarence Page | 51-61 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt loses the ball out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG) Ronald Jeffords | |
| 01:56 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #1 on Brandon Hall, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:32 | Temple | Joe Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 01:23 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boldt pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:48 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-65 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is hacked by Richard Osborne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Osborne, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Keith Burke (C) Ambrose Shelton, Michael Baker | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:45 | Temple | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Brandon Hall comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-65 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Brown | 55-65 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Burton Lee gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Robert Griffin is hacked by Keith Burke - foul #3 on Keith Burke, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SG), Michael Baker (C) Ronald Jeffords, Keith Burke | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the lay-in | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Burton Lee | 55-65 |