| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) SG - Jason Howard (fresh) SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) SG - Harold Sharpe (fresh) SF - Juan Medina (fresh) PF - Robert McCandless (fresh) C - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sheldon Collman - foul #1 on Sheldon Collman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Temple | Rogelio Giordano is called for the reach on Reynaldo Diaz - foul #1 on Rogelio Giordano, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz is hacked by Jason Howard - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Sheldon Collman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Giordano grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Juan Medina gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Temple | Rogelio Giordano swats the short shot by Juan Medina | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Harold Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:35 | Temple | Robert McCandless pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:15 | Temple | Juan Medina scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sheldon Collman and the foul's on Jason Howard - foul #2 on Jason Howard, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (SG) Jason Howard | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:15 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the free throw | 1-3 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Juan Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 16:06 | Rhode Island | Joseph England connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Elbert Moore | 3-3 |
| 15:38 | Temple | Harold Sharpe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 15:36 | Temple | Robert McCandless hits the follow up shot | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jason Banks (fresh) SG - Joseph England (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Sharpe (fresh) SF - Juan Medina (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert McCandless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Chris Carson (PF), Anthony Gilmore (C) Jason Banks, Elbert Moore, Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 15:00 | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-7 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph England | 6-7 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Sheldon Collman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Reynaldo Diaz - foul #1 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Elbert Moore (PF) Billy Harewood, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:59 | Temple | Anthony Gilmore swats the short shot by Juan Medina | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | Temple | Juan Medina hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (SG) Joseph England | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:16 | Temple | Juan Medina misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Elbert Moore is blocked by Reynaldo Diaz | 8-9 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Sheldon Collman grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Anthony Gilmore steps in front of the Reynaldo Diaz pass | 8-9 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore's pass is intercepted by Reynaldo Diaz | 8-9 |
| 12:19 | Temple | Harold Sharpe clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Banks | 11-9 |
| 11:58 | Temple | Sheldon Collman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Chris Carson, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph England | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) SG - Joseph England (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) SF - Juan Medina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert McCandless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Diaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Temple | Harold Sharpe is hacked by Rogelio Giordano - foul #2 on Rogelio Giordano, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:09 | Temple | Juan Medina misses short on a shot from the right side | 13-9 |
| 11:08 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Medina | 13-9 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Juan Medina misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph England - foul #1 on Joseph England, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Chris Carson (PF) Billy Harewood, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:47 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 10:47 | Temple | Juan Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Juan Medina is called for the reach on Joseph England - foul #1 on Juan Medina, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Gilmore | 16-11 |
| 09:34 | Temple | Robert McCandless hits a turnaround in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Joseph England misses the floater from the left side | 16-13 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:45 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Juan Medina snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Sheldon Collman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert McCandless | 16-16 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Harold Sharpe steals it from Robert Carter | 16-16 |
| 08:06 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Banks - foul #1 on Jason Banks, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Elbert Moore (PF) Jason Banks, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (PG), Mike Harrison (SF), Jo-Long Xiong (PF), Roberto Medrano (C) Sheldon Collman, Juan Medina, Robert McCandless, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| 08:06 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Temple | Harold Sharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:42 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Roberto Medrano snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:21 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Mike Harrison | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Billy Harewood (fresh) SG - Joseph England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) SG - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Mike Harrison (fresh) PF - Jo-Long Xiong (fresh) C - Roberto Medrano (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore is hacked by Mike Harrison - foul #1 on Mike Harrison, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Carson (C) Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG) Harold Sharpe | |
| 06:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph England | 19-20 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Sheldon Collman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Harewood - foul #1 on Billy Harewood, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG), Jason Howard (SG) Joseph England, Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Temple | Reynaldo Diaz (C) Roberto Medrano | |
| 06:34 | Temple | Sheldon Collman makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Sheldon Collman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Reynaldo Diaz - foul #2 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Juan Medina (SF), Roberto Medrano (C) Sheldon Collman, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:58 | Temple | Mike Harrison misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mike Harrison - foul #2 on Mike Harrison, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Sharpe (SG), Robert McCandless (PF) Mike Harrison, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:13 | Temple | Juan Medina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore (C) Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG) Jose Flores | |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore can't finish the layup | 23-22 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Howard | 25-22 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Robert McCandless knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Harold Sharpe | 25-24 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Banks and he's hacked by Roberto Medrano - foul #1 on Roberto Medrano, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (PG), Robert Carter (SF), Rogelio Giordano (C) Jason Banks, Billy Harewood, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SF), Reynaldo Diaz (C) Juan Medina, Roberto Medrano | |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore makes the free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Harold Sharpe is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Giordano - foul #3 on Rogelio Giordano, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Carson (C) Rogelio Giordano | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:34 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Harold Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Diaz - foul #3 on Reynaldo Diaz, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mike Harrison (SF), Roberto Medrano (C) Harold Sharpe, Reynaldo Diaz | |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:12 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joseph England (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elbert Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Carson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Flores (fresh) SF - Mike Harrison (fresh) PF - Robert McCandless (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Medrano (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Temple | Mike Harrison drills a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Joseph England is hacked by Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Banks (PG) Jason Howard | |
| Subs | Temple | Juan Medina (SF) Sheldon Collman | |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Joseph England makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | Joseph England makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Chris Carson is called for the reach on Roberto Medrano - foul #1 on Chris Carson, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jason Howard (SG), Anthony Gilmore (C) Joseph England, Elbert Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | Jo-Long Xiong (PF) Robert McCandless | |
| 02:25 | Temple | Roberto Medrano makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Roberto Medrano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:20 | Rhode Island | Jason Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Roberto Medrano drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Flores | 32-33 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | Robert Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anthony Gilmore | 35-33 |
| 01:18 | Temple | Mike Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Anthony Gilmore grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Jason Howard buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Banks | 38-33 |
| 00:50 | Temple | A charge is called on Mike Harrison - foul #3 on Mike Harrison, team foul #10 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph England (SF), Elbert Moore (PF) Robert Carter, Anthony Gilmore | |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Harold Sharpe (SG), Robert McCandless (PF) Jose Flores, Mike Harrison, Jo-Long Xiong | |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Chris Carson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Banks | 40-33 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Robert McCandless clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Banks - foul #2 on Jason Banks, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Billy Harewood (PG), Anthony Gilmore (C) Jason Banks, Chris Carson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Robert McCandless makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Robert McCandless makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Elbert Moore knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph England | 42-35 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Sheldon Collman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 42-35 |