| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) SG - Claude Brock (fresh) SF - John Evans (fresh) PF - Charles Gates (fresh) C - Gary Hyder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ivan Zoltek (fresh) SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) PF - Timothy Flynn (fresh) C - Robert Stewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Zoltek - foul #1 on Ivan Zoltek, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Temple | Timothy Flynn drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Wilkens | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Timothy Flynn knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Ivan Zoltek | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | John Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Temple | Timothy Flynn scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Stewart | 2-6 |
| 17:35 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Timothy Flynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Peter Minner (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jarrett Stevens, Claude Brock, John Evans, Charles Gates, Gary Hyder | |
| Subs | Temple | Gene Pavone (SF), Harry Lam (C) Jurica Cywinski, Robert Stewart | |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Ivan Zoltek steals the ball from Augustus Lewinski in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Ivan Zoltek misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin is hacked by Ivan Zoltek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Zoltek, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Edward Burnside (SF), John Daniel (PF) Ivan Zoltek, Thomas Wilkens, Timothy Flynn | |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Harry Lam pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | Temple | Harry Lam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jurica Cywinski (SF) Edward Burnside | |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin is hacked by John Daniel - foul #1 on John Daniel, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG) Darrell Franklin | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Wilkens (SG), Robert Stewart (C) Gene Pavone, Harry Lam | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Minner (fresh) SF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) PF - Arnold Matthews (fresh) C - Augustus Lewinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Phillip Giddings (fresh) SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jurica Cywinski (fresh) PF - John Daniel (fresh) C - Robert Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Robert Stewart gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens is denied on a layup by Robert Stewart | 4-6 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Minner | 4-6 |
| 15:01 | Rhode Island | Jurica Cywinski steals it from Peter Minner | 4-6 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Phillip Giddings misses the dunk | 4-6 |
| 14:57 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Minner, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG), John Evans (SF), Charles Gates (PF), Gary Hyder (C) Peter Minner, Jack McCalpin, Arnold Matthews, Augustus Lewinski | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), David Moore (SG), Gene Pavone (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Harry Lam (C) Phillip Giddings, Thomas Wilkens, Jurica Cywinski, John Daniel, Robert Stewart | |
| 14:22 | Temple | Gene Pavone is fouled on the floor by Gary Hyder - foul #1 on Gary Hyder, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (PG) Jarrett Stevens | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:14 | Temple | Timothy Flynn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gary Hyder - foul #2 on Gary Hyder, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews (C) Gary Hyder | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:14 | Temple | Timothy Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:14 | Temple | Timothy Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | John Evans connects on the open floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 13:49 | Temple | Harry Lam can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 6-9 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | John Evans snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Claude Brock double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Stewart (C) Harry Lam | |
| 13:37 | Temple | Timothy Flynn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Gates - foul #1 on Charles Gates, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG) Claude Brock | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Wilkens (SG) David Moore | |
| 13:37 | Temple | Timothy Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Timothy Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin's pass is intercepted by Edward Burnside | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Burnside | 6-14 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Wilkens steals the ball from Allen Harris in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 13:09 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens lays it in | 6-16 |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Edward Burnside picks off the pass by Allen Harris in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| 12:51 | Temple | Robert Stewart makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Edward Burnside | 6-18 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-18 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Timothy Flynn snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-18 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Edward Burnside hits the follow up shot | 6-20 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | John Evans misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-20 |
| 11:54 | Temple | Timothy Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 6-20 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Darrell Franklin (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) SF - John Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (tiring) C - Arnold Matthews (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward Burnside (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Pavone (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Flynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gene Pavone | 6-23 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-23 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews grabs the offensive board | 6-23 |
| 11:09 | Rhode Island | John Evans is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #4 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Claude Brock (SG), Peter Minner (SF), Augustus Lewinski (PF), Jack McCalpin (C) Darrell Franklin, Allen Harris, John Evans, Charles Gates, Arnold Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), David Moore (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Edward Burnside, Thomas Wilkens, Gene Pavone, Timothy Flynn, Robert Stewart | |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-23 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Phillip Giddings can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-23 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin grabs the board | 8-23 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-23 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Harry Lam drills a shot in the lane set up by Jurica Cywinski and he's fouled by Jarrett Stevens - foul #1 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #5 | 8-25 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Harry Lam makes the free throw | 8-26 |
| 10:15 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-26 |
| 09:48 | Temple | John Daniel misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-26 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 8-26 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Peter Minner | |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (SG), Timothy Flynn (PF), Robert Stewart (C) David Moore, John Daniel, Harry Lam | |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the free throw | 10-26 |
| 09:24 | Temple | Timothy Flynn gets the rebound | 10-26 |
| 09:04 | Temple | Phillip Giddings loses the dribble to Augustus Lewinski | 10-26 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens makes the floater from the left side | 12-26 |
| 08:21 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Phillip Giddings and the foul's on Jack McCalpin - foul #1 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #6 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (C) Jack McCalpin, Augustus Lewinski | |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Burnside (PG), Thomas Wilkens (SG), Gene Pavone (SF) Phillip Giddings, Dikembe Akiyama, Timothy Flynn | |
| 08:21 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski makes the free throw | 12-29 |
| 08:09 | Rhode Island | Jurica Cywinski steals it from Arnold Matthews | 12-29 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Gene Pavone loses the dribble to Jarrett Stevens | 12-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Claude Brock (tiring) SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) PF - Charles Gates (tired) C - Arnold Matthews (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edward Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Pavone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jurica Cywinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates scores on a shot from the left block | 14-29 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Edward Burnside is fouled on the floor by Jarrett Stevens - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (PG), Allen Harris (SG), John Evans (SF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jarrett Stevens, Claude Brock, Darrell Franklin, Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Temple | John Daniel (PF), Harry Lam (C) Jurica Cywinski, Robert Stewart | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Edward Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Edward Burnside misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | John Evans loses the dribble to Thomas Wilkens | 14-30 |
| 06:41 | Temple | John Daniel comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-30 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Burnside - foul #1 on Edward Burnside, team foul #6 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Moore (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (SG) Edward Burnside, Thomas Wilkens | |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:20 | Temple | Gene Pavone's floater is knocked away by Augustus Lewinski | 15-30 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:54 | Rhode Island | John Evans hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-30 |
| 05:52 | Temple | The rebound goes to Harry Lam | 15-30 |
| 05:45 | Temple | John Daniel travels with the ball | 15-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Claude Brock (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF) Peter Minner, Allen Harris, John Evans | |
| Subs | Temple | Phillip Giddings (PG), Edward Burnside (SF), Timothy Flynn (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Gene Pavone, John Daniel, Harry Lam | |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin double dribbles | 15-30 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Robert Stewart is hacked by Arnold Matthews - foul #1 on Arnold Matthews, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Augustus Lewinski | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Robert Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Timothy Flynn steals the ball from Arnold Matthews | 15-30 |
| 04:37 | Temple | Phillip Giddings knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edward Burnside and he's fouled by Darrell Franklin - foul #1 on Darrell Franklin, team foul #9 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (SG), John Evans (SF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Claude Brock, Darrell Franklin, Arnold Matthews | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Wilkens (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), Harry Lam (C) David Moore, Edward Burnside, Robert Stewart | |
| 04:37 | Temple | Phillip Giddings makes the free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates travels with the ball | 15-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Gene Pavone (SF) Jurica Cywinski | |
| 03:54 | Temple | Peter Minner steps in front of the Harry Lam pass | 15-33 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Peter Minner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gates (tired) 2 pts. C - Augustus Lewinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Phillip Giddings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wilkens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Pavone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Flynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Lam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Timothy Flynn swats the short shot by Charles Gates | 15-33 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Timothy Flynn gets the rebound | 15-33 |
| 03:21 | Temple | Timothy Flynn drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Giddings | 15-35 |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-35 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | John Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-35 |
| 02:37 | Temple | Gene Pavone knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Giddings | 18-37 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-37 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | John Evans hits the follow up shot | 20-37 |
| 01:57 | Temple | Gene Pavone scores on a shot near the basket set up by Phillip Giddings | 20-39 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-39 |
| 01:44 | Temple | Gene Pavone grabs the defensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Timothy Flynn comes up short on the shot from close range | 20-39 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Phillip Giddings clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-39 |
| 01:15 | Temple | Thomas Wilkens misses the tip | 20-39 |
| 01:14 | Temple | Phillip Giddings gets the offensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Gene Pavone misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-39 |
| 01:04 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Timothy Flynn picks off the pass by John Evans | 20-39 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Phillip Giddings can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-39 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Thomas Wilkens - foul #1 on Thomas Wilkens, team foul #7 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Allen Harris (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Gary Hyder (C) Jack McCalpin, Peter Minner, John Evans, Augustus Lewinski | |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Zoltek (PG), David Moore (SG), Jurica Cywinski (SF), John Daniel (PF), Robert Stewart (C) Phillip Giddings, Thomas Wilkens, Gene Pavone, Timothy Flynn, Harry Lam | |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder snags the offensive board | 20-39 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 20-39 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jurica Cywinski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-39 |