| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Findley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Chung (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 19:43 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Louis Clark is whistled for a carry | 35-42 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Garcia - foul #1 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Clark - foul #1 on Louis Clark, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (SF) John Kessler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Louis Clark grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Bonner - foul #1 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Michael Sanders (C) Eduardo Garcia, Louis Clark, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:45 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Weston Gumm is called for the reach on Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Weston Gumm, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF) Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy lays it up and in set up by Hubert Abney and he's hacked by Richard Homan - foul #2 on Richard Homan, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Eric Mealy picks off the pass by Larry Hayes | 37-46 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Richard Homan steps in front of the Maurice Hogg pass | 37-46 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Terry Richins is hacked by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (PG), Louis Clark (SG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Terry Richins, Larry Hayes, Richard Homan, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Hubert Abney is called for the reach on Gary Labarre - foul #1 on Hubert Abney, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG) Gary Labarre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 17:09 | Temple | John Kessler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 17:08 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Vyacheslav Perkowski | 37-46 |
| 16:53 | Temple | Floyd Bonner denies the turnaround by Richard Findley | 37-46 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Richard Findley grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Louis Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Eduardo Garcia | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 16:10 | Temple | Richard Findley gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:45 | Temple | John Kessler misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 40-46 |
| 15:44 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Findley (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Temple | John Kessler is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bonner - foul #2 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Eduardo Garcia, Louis Clark, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Larry Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses long on a shot from close range | 40-46 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Larry Hayes snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Robert Fowler is called for the reach on Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Robert Fowler, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-46 |
| 14:32 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Weston Gumm | 40-46 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Weston Gumm clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-46 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Larry Hayes tips it but misses | 40-46 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | William Diehl is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hayes - foul #2 on Larry Hayes, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | William Diehl misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | William Diehl tips it in | 40-48 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Michael Sanders travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Clark (SG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Terry Richins, Richard Homan, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Herbert Bridges (PF) Jason Alston, William Diehl, Maurice Hogg | |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 13:19 | Temple | John Kessler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Herbert Bridges grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 12:59 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas loses the dribble to John Kessler | 40-50 |
| 12:36 | Temple | Richard Findley is whistled for traveling | 40-50 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Weston Gumm (PF) Gary Labarre, Louis Clark, Vyacheslav Perkowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), William Diehl (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, Dustin Paniagua, Robert Fowler, Herbert Bridges, Louis Thomas | |
| 12:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Alston, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 12:18 | Temple | John Kessler loses the dribble to Eric Mealy | 40-50 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | William Chung drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Diehl and he's hacked by James Pines - foul #3 on James Pines, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (C) James Pines, John Kessler, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:59 | Temple | Michael Sanders pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Diehl - foul #2 on William Diehl, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) William Diehl | |
| 11:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:42 | Temple | Weston Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Richard Homan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Weston Gumm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Chung (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG) Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:07 | Temple | Terry Richins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to William Chung | 41-54 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy is fouled in the backcourt by Weston Gumm - foul #4 on Weston Gumm, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG), John Kessler (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF) Eduardo Garcia, Richard Homan, Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), Robert Fowler (SG), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:03 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Terry Richins misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-56 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Labarre - foul #1 on Gary Labarre, team foul #9 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Findley (C) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SG) Eric Mealy | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:51 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Findley | 41-56 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Terry Richins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Diehl (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney is hacked by Terry Richins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Richins, team foul #10 | 41-56 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:17 | Temple | Gary Labarre misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Richard Findley takes the ball from Louis Thomas | 41-58 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:06 | Rhode Island | Richard Findley steals it from Hubert Abney | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:48 | Temple | Richard Findley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-58 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Gary Labarre steals it from Maurice Hogg | 44-58 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Gary Labarre lays it in | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Fowler | 46-60 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Louis Clark (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Michael Sanders (PF), Larry Hayes (C) Terry Richins, Gary Labarre, John Kessler, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SG), Eric Mealy (SF), William Chung (PF), Floyd Bonner (C) Hubert Abney, William Diehl, Robert Fowler, Maurice Hogg, Louis Thomas | |
| 08:05 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | William Chung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sanders - foul #2 on Michael Sanders, team foul #11 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Weston Gumm (PF) Richard Homan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 07:42 | Temple | Louis Clark misses the shot from the baseline | 48-62 |
| 07:40 | Temple | Weston Gumm grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Weston Gumm (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Alston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Chung (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Eric Mealy, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Larry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Eduardo Garcia is called for the reach on Jason Alston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #12 | 49-62 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:24 | Temple | Weston Gumm gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:20 | Temple | Louis Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua is hacked by Louis Clark - foul #2 on Louis Clark, team foul #13 | 49-62 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Temple | Michael Sanders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jason Alston | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Weston Gumm blows the layup | 49-66 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Michael Sanders can't tip it in | 49-66 |
| 06:06 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner is open but misses the lay-in | 49-66 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner tips it in | 49-68 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Larry Hayes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eduardo Garcia | 52-68 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-70 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia is fouled on the floor by Floyd Bonner - foul #3 on Floyd Bonner, team foul #9 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG), Richard Homan (SF), Vyacheslav Perkowski (PF), Richard Findley (C) Louis Clark, Larry Hayes, Weston Gumm, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG), William Diehl (SG), Robert Fowler (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF), Louis Thomas (C) Jason Alston, Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, William Chung, Floyd Bonner | |
| 05:00 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:00 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Terry Richins grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Terry Richins misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Maurice Hogg | 53-70 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Findley - foul #3 on Richard Findley, team foul #14 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) Eduardo Garcia | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney misses the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Terry Richins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Terry Richins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Labarre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Homan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Perkowski (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Findley (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Vyacheslav Perkowski is called for traveling | 53-73 |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Weston Gumm (PF), Michael Sanders (C) Terry Richins, Richard Homan, Vyacheslav Perkowski, Richard Findley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Alston (PG), Herbert Bridges (PF) Hubert Abney, Maurice Hogg | |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas misses badly on a runner from the right block | 53-73 |
| 02:45 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas hits the follow up shot | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Temple | James Pines's pass is intercepted by Robert Fowler | 53-75 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | William Diehl travels with the ball | 53-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Terry Richins (SG) Gary Labarre | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 02:01 | Temple | Larry Hayes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-75 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Alston | 53-77 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Larry Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Homan (SF) James Pines | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (C) Herbert Bridges | |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Weston Gumm steals the ball from Jason Alston in the backcourt | 53-77 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Weston Gumm travels with the ball | 53-77 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Terry Richins steals it from Maurice Hogg in the backcourt | 53-77 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Terry Richins misses the lay-in | 53-77 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Weston Gumm - foul #5 on Weston Gumm, team foul #15 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Labarre (SG) Weston Gumm | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Robert Fowler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Hogg | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg is hacked by Michael Sanders - foul #3 on Michael Sanders, team foul #16 | 53-77 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Temple | Michael Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-79 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-79 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Jason Alston runs out the clock | 53-79 |