| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Falcone (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gillispie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Workman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Goods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Gary Falcone is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Gillispie | 46-41 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Richard Price is hacked by Claude Stafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Claude Stafford, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Rickey Yamada (SF) Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Workman - foul #1 on Curtis Workman, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Paul Gillispie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eugene Goods - foul #2 on Eugene Goods, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Curtis Workman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Paul Gillispie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Bailey - foul #2 on Robert Bailey, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Charles Smith (C) Gary Falcone, Rickey Yamada, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett (SF), Donald Schrum (PF) Ryan Frazier, Eugene Goods | |
| 18:28 | Temple | Paul Gillispie misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Richard Price misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 17:46 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris can't connect on a shot from the left block | 49-44 |
| 17:45 | Temple | Paul Gillispie gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Bobby Garrett is called for the reach on Claude Stafford - foul #2 on Bobby Garrett, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Joseph Koch (SG), Rickey Yamada (SF), Wallace Miller (PF), Curtis Workman (C) Edwin Welch, Claude Stafford, Jeffrey Harris, Paul Gillispie, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier (SF) Bobby Garrett | |
| 17:11 | Temple | Curtis Workman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 17:10 | Rhode Island | Richard Price grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 16:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Joseph Koch | 49-44 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Curtis Workman is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-44 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Donald Schrum grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Richard Price is hacked by Rickey Yamada in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rickey Yamada, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Edwin Welch (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Paul Gillispie (PF) Gary Falcone, Joseph Koch, Rickey Yamada, Wallace Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett (SF), Eugene Goods (PF) Ryan Frazier, Donald Schrum | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Richard Price comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Paul Gillispie gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the contested jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Difranco | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gillispie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Workman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Goods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Richard Price makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene Goods | 51-47 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Wright - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Claude Stafford (SG), Wallace Miller (PF), Charles Smith (C) Richard Difranco, Edwin Welch, Paul Gillispie, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf (PG), Ryan Frazier (SF), Roy Smith (C) Charles Wright, Bobby Garrett, Robert Bailey | |
| 15:14 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Knopf | 53-49 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Wallace Miller hits a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Smith | 55-49 |
| 14:39 | Rhode Island | Claude Stafford takes the ball from Roy Smith in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gary Falcone | 57-49 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Richard Price misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 14:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Gary Falcone | 57-49 |
| 14:01 | Temple | Claude Stafford clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 57-49 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Richard Price is whistled for a carry | 57-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Joseph Koch (SG), Rickey Yamada (SF), Paul Gillispie (PF), Curtis Workman (C) Gary Falcone, Claude Stafford, Jeffrey Harris, Wallace Miller, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Wright (SG), Bobby Garrett (SF), Donald Schrum (PF) Richard Price, Ryan Frazier, Eugene Goods | |
| 13:37 | Temple | Paul Gillispie drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Workman | 59-49 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett double dribbles | 59-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Claude Stafford (SG) Richard Difranco, Joseph Koch | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Carlson (SF), Robert Bailey (C) Edward Knopf, Roy Smith | |
| 12:46 | Temple | Curtis Workman double dribbles | 59-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Joseph Koch (SG), Wallace Miller (PF), Edmond Dotts (C) Gary Falcone, Claude Stafford, Paul Gillispie, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Rickey Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Robert Bailey is called for the reach on Edmond Dotts - foul #3 on Robert Bailey, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Claude Stafford (SG), Paul Gillispie (PF), Curtis Workman (C) Richard Difranco, Joseph Koch, Wallace Miller, Edmond Dotts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Price (SG), Ryan Frazier (SF) Bobby Garrett, Robert Bailey | |
| 12:05 | Temple | Richard Price steals it from Gary Falcone | 59-49 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Price comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Gillispie - foul #1 on Paul Gillispie, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Koch (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Wallace Miller (PF) Claude Stafford, Rickey Yamada, Paul Gillispie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf (PG), Eugene Goods (C) Charles Wright, John Carlson | |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Price makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Price makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Richard Price makes the 3rd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Falcone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Miller (fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Workman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Edward Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Schrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Goods (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris is called for traveling | 59-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Claude Stafford (SG), Rickey Yamada (SF), Paul Gillispie (PF), Edmond Dotts (C) Gary Falcone, Joseph Koch, Jeffrey Harris, Wallace Miller, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roy Smith (C) Donald Schrum | |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Paul Gillispie is called for the reach on Richard Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Gillispie, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Richard Price connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Claude Stafford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Paul Gillispie gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Paul Gillispie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier misses the lay-in | 59-55 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Edmond Dotts gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:16 | Temple | Claude Stafford buries a driving attempt in the lane | 61-55 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 09:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Gillispie | 61-55 |
| 09:54 | Temple | Edward Knopf takes the ball from Richard Difranco in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Paul Gillispie steals it from Ryan Frazier | 61-55 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Richard Difranco is hacked by Edward Knopf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Knopf, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Joseph Koch (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Wallace Miller (PF), Curtis Workman (C) Richard Difranco, Claude Stafford, Rickey Yamada, Paul Gillispie, Edmond Dotts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Wright (PG), Bobby Garrett (SG), John Carlson (SF), Donald Schrum (PF), Robert Bailey (C) Edward Knopf, Richard Price, Ryan Frazier, Eugene Goods, Roy Smith | |
| 09:33 | Temple | Wallace Miller misses the driving attempt in the paint | 61-55 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:14 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | John Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Donald Schrum's floater is tipped away by Wallace Miller | 61-55 |
| 08:56 | Temple | Wallace Miller pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:46 | Temple | John Carlson takes the ball from Curtis Workman | 61-55 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | John Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-57 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Curtis Workman knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Gary Falcone | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gary Falcone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Koch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Workman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bobby Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Schrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Carlson | 63-57 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Claude Stafford (SG), Rickey Yamada (SF), Paul Gillispie (PF), Charles Smith (C) Gary Falcone, Joseph Koch, Jeffrey Harris, Wallace Miller, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Price (SG), Ryan Frazier (SF), Eugene Goods (PF) Bobby Garrett, John Carlson, Donald Schrum | |
| 06:48 | Temple | Charles Smith double dribbles | 63-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf (PG) Charles Wright | |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG) Richard Difranco | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:25 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the contested jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Gary Falcone steals the ball from Eugene Goods in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Gary Falcone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Charles Smith tips it in | 67-57 |
| 05:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 05:31 | Temple | Rickey Yamada grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 05:19 | Temple | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Bailey - foul #4 on Robert Bailey, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Joseph Koch (SG), Jeffrey Harris (SF), Wallace Miller (PF) Gary Falcone, Claude Stafford, Rickey Yamada, Paul Gillispie | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Wright (PG), Roy Smith (C) Edward Knopf, Robert Bailey | |
| 05:19 | Temple | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:19 | Temple | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eugene Goods | 68-57 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier is hacked by Joseph Koch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Koch, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Claude Stafford (SG), Curtis Workman (C) Joseph Koch, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-60 |
| 04:43 | Temple | Wallace Miller banks in the layup | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Miller - foul #3 on Wallace Miller, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Koch (SG), Paul Gillispie (PF) Claude Stafford, Wallace Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Schrum (PF) Eugene Goods | |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Smith | 70-60 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Donald Schrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf (PG), Bobby Garrett (SF) Richard Price, Ryan Frazier | |
| 04:14 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris misses the turnaround near the basket | 70-60 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Paul Gillispie grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 03:53 | Temple | Curtis Workman misses long on a floater from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright grabs the board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Charles Wright misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Roy Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Roy Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Knopf | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Difranco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Gillispie (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Curtis Workman (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Edward Knopf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Bobby Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Schrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:11 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Garrett - foul #3 on Bobby Garrett, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Falcone (PG), Claude Stafford (SG), Wallace Miller (PF), Charles Smith (C) Richard Difranco, Joseph Koch, Paul Gillispie, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Richard Price (SG), Ryan Frazier (SF), John Carlson (PF), Eugene Goods (C) Edward Knopf, Charles Wright, Bobby Garrett, Donald Schrum, Roy Smith | |
| 03:11 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:11 | Temple | Jeffrey Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 03:11 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Eugene Goods | 71-62 |
| 02:47 | Rhode Island | Richard Price makes the wide open 3 from the left wing | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Claude Stafford clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Cox - foul #2 on Patrick Cox, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Rickey Yamada (SF), Curtis Workman (C) Jeffrey Harris, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey (C) Eugene Goods | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Claude Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:35 | Temple | Claude Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Bailey tips it in | 73-67 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Curtis Workman makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier is hacked by Rickey Yamada - foul #4 on Rickey Yamada, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffrey Harris (SF), Paul Gillispie (PF) Rickey Yamada, Wallace Miller | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Wright (PG), Eugene Goods (PF) Patrick Cox, John Carlson | |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Paul Gillispie snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Temple | Paul Gillispie is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wright - foul #3 on Charles Wright, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Joseph Koch (SG) Claude Stafford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:44 | Temple | Paul Gillispie misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:44 | Temple | Paul Gillispie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Ryan Frazier travels in the backcourt | 76-67 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Joseph Koch is hacked by Richard Price - foul #1 on Richard Price, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Joseph Koch makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Joseph Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Richard Price double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Difranco (PG), Rickey Yamada (SF), Wallace Miller (PF), Charles Smith (C) Gary Falcone, Jeffrey Harris, Paul Gillispie, Curtis Workman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf (PG), Bobby Garrett (SG), John Carlson (SF), Donald Schrum (PF), Roy Smith (C) Charles Wright, Richard Price, Ryan Frazier, Eugene Goods, Robert Bailey | |
| 01:35 | Temple | Wallace Miller is hacked by Donald Schrum - foul #2 on Donald Schrum, team foul #13 | 78-67 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Wallace Miller misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Wallace Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett lays it in | 79-69 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Richard Difranco is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Knopf - foul #4 on Edward Knopf, team foul #14 | 79-69 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Richard Difranco makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Richard Difranco makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:55 | Rhode Island | Bobby Garrett's floater is tipped away by Charles Smith | 81-69 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | John Carlson misses the tip | 81-69 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Joseph Koch pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Temple | Rickey Yamada loses the dribble to Edward Knopf in the backcourt | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Bobby Garrett is denied by Charles Smith | 81-69 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | John Carlson can't tip it in | 81-69 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Wallace Miller grabs the board | 81-69 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Charles Smith drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rickey Yamada | 83-69 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Smith and he's hacked by Richard Difranco - foul #2 on Richard Difranco, team foul #9 | 83-71 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Edward Knopf makes the free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Richard Difranco runs out the clock | 83-72 |