| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) SF - John Carson (fresh) PF - James Rand (fresh) C - Richard Manns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) PF - Elmer Dube (fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is alone and throws it down set up by Lucas Moore | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Temple | Tim Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Oldaker - foul #1 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Akim Kubinski | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Temple | John Carson loses the dribble to Mitchell Rickert in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Akim Kubinski loses the dribble to Elmer Dube | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Richard Manns - foul #1 on Richard Manns, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Lucas Moore, Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Temple | James Rand gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Temple | James Holloway steals the ball from John Carson in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by John Carson - foul #1 on John Carson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:55 | Temple | John Carson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James McGarity | 0-6 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James McGarity - foul #1 on James McGarity, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Robert Thrasher, James McGarity, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 16:14 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG) Marcus Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) SG - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Carson (fairly fresh) PF - James Rand (fairly fresh) C - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Dube (fresh) C - Eric Nathan (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Temple | John Carson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Brooks | 5-6 |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd's pass is intercepted by James Rand | 5-6 |
| 14:44 | Temple | John Carson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Manns | 5-6 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Richard Manns is hacked by Eric Nathan - foul #1 on Eric Nathan, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG), William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF), Donald Fortier (C) Tim Brooks, Akim Kubinski, John Carson, James Rand, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Mitchell Rickert (C) Lucas Moore, Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube, Eric Nathan | |
| 13:40 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Thomas Caruso - foul #1 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SF) John Norman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:32 | Temple | Marcus Thomas's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Rickert | 8-7 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Marcus Thomas snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:42 | Temple | James Holloway blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by William Jordan | 8-7 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | James Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Carson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James McGarity (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Fortier - foul #1 on Donald Fortier, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Akim Kubinski (SG), James Rand (PF), Richard Manns (C) Marcus Thomas, William Jordan, Warren Collinsworth, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (PF) Robert Thrasher, James McGarity, James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lucas Moore and he's hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #1 on Tim Brooks, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (C) Mitchell Rickert | |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Akim Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Akim Kubinski is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-10 |
| 10:04 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube tips it but misses | 8-10 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube is hacked by Richard Manns - foul #2 on Richard Manns, team foul #7 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert (C) Eric Nathan | |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Nathan Lloyd - foul #1 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Deason (SG), James McGarity (SF), James Holloway (PF) Frank Oldaker, Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube | |
| 09:16 | Temple | Akim Kubinski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore is hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #2 on Tim Brooks, team foul #8 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (PG) Tim Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (SG) Bruce Deason | |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 08:58 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Akim Kubinski is hacked by Lucas Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lucas Moore, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan (PF) Lucas Moore | |
| 08:28 | Temple | John Carson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Marcus Thomas grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 08:09 | Temple | James Rand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 08:08 | Temple | Marcus Thomas tips it but misses | 8-12 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-12 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Holloway | 8-12 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on John Carson - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #9 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF), Warren Collinsworth (PF) Akim Kubinski, John Carson, James Rand | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG), Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (PF), Thomas Caruso (C) James McGarity, James Holloway, Eric Nathan, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 07:22 | Temple | Marcus Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 07:20 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Marcus Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - William Jordan (fresh) SF - John Norman (fresh) PF - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Fortier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - Nathan Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elmer Dube (fresh) C - Thomas Caruso (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Elmer Dube | 10-16 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Frank Oldaker is called for the reach on William Jordan - foul #2 on Frank Oldaker, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG) John Norman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Bruce Deason (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Robert Thrasher, Frank Oldaker, Thomas Caruso | |
| 06:51 | Temple | William Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 06:51 | Temple | William Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucas Moore and he's fouled by Warren Collinsworth - foul #1 on Warren Collinsworth, team foul #10 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF), James Rand (PF) Akim Kubinski, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG) Bruce Deason | |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Elmer Dube makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Marcus Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Rand | 15-19 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Elmer Dube | 15-22 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Lloyd - foul #2 on Nathan Lloyd, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF) William Jordan, John Norman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Nathan Lloyd, Elmer Dube, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 05:07 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:07 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Holloway | 17-24 |
| 04:28 | Temple | John Carson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 04:27 | Temple | James Rand tips it home | 19-24 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (PF) James Rand | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG), Bruce Deason (SG), Mitchell Rickert (C) Lucas Moore, James McGarity, Eric Nathan | |
| 03:39 | Temple | Akim Kubinski is hacked by Bruce Deason - foul #1 on Bruce Deason, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Richard Manns (C) Marcus Thomas, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Oldaker (SG) Bruce Deason | |
| 03:39 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Tim Brooks steals it from Mitchell Rickert out of a doubleteam | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Carson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Manns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Oldaker (fresh) SF - James Holloway (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) C - Mitchell Rickert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Temple | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Tim Brooks - foul #1 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), John Norman (SF) Akim Kubinski, John Carson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd (SF), Elmer Dube (PF) James Holloway, Thomas Caruso | |
| 03:01 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane | 20-24 |
| 02:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Manns | 20-24 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Tim Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Mitchell Rickert pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses the easy open layup | 20-24 |
| 01:52 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), John Carson (SF), James Rand (PF) William Jordan, John Norman, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), James McGarity (SG), James Holloway (PF), Eric Nathan (C) Robert Thrasher, Frank Oldaker, Elmer Dube, Mitchell Rickert | |
| 01:50 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | John Carson takes the ball from Eric Nathan | 22-24 |
| 01:08 | Temple | John Carson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-24 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | James McGarity pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Nathan Lloyd misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 25-24 |