| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Hurley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Peter Hurley inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Charles Lowe can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 38-31 |
| 19:46 | Temple | Clarence Page snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is hacked by David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG) Charles Lowe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:25 | Temple | Walter Donnelly hits the finger roll set up by Michael Thorpe | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 40-31 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Peter Hurley snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Knepp - foul #2 on David Knepp, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:28 | Temple | Charles Lowe clanks a floater from the left side | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | David Knepp gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | David Knepp drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bryon Brooks | 40-33 |
| 17:58 | Temple | Charles Lowe knocks in the shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks loses the dribble to Peter Hurley | 42-33 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the jump hook in the lane | 42-33 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | David Knepp double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Clarence Page (PF) Charles Lowe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Thorpe | 44-33 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is called for traveling | 44-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| 16:20 | Temple | Charles Lowe comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:05 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Donnelly | 44-33 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Walter Donnelly snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Thorpe | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Donnelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #3 on Clarence Page, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (SF) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Stanley Johnson comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a floater in the lane | 48-35 |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-37 |
| 15:13 | Temple | Peter Hurley tips it home | 50-37 |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Walter Donnelly snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to David Knepp | 53-37 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Ernie Taylor blocks the short jumper by Alan Hawks | 53-37 |
| 14:00 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 13:45 | Temple | Peter Hurley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thorpe | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 13:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks banks in the layup on a great pass from Rudolph Guenther | 55-39 |
| 13:07 | Temple | Michael Thorpe is fouled on the floor by Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Jack Morrisey, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 12:54 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses short on a floater near the basket | 55-39 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kenneth Van Zant | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #3 on Eugene Danner, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:28 | Temple | Michael Thorpe buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eugene Danner | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls loses the dribble to Charles Lowe | 58-40 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the finger roll | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Donnelly (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses badly on a floater from the right side | 60-40 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Walter Donnelly clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #2 on Alan Hawks, team foul #5 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (SF) Michael Thorpe, Eugene Danner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 11:20 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 11:11 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Peter Hurley gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Walter Donnelly lays it up and in set up by Stanley Johnson | 64-40 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits a turnaround from the right block | 64-42 |
| 10:30 | Temple | Clarence Page loses the ball out of bounds | 64-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF), Michael Baker (C) Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Charles Lowe snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Walter Donnelly comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther scores on a jumper from the left side | 64-44 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 09:20 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker hits the finger roll set up by Ashley Pauls | 64-46 |
| 08:47 | Temple | Walter Donnelly's floater is tipped away by Michael Baker | 64-46 |
| 08:45 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thorpe | 64-46 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Michael Thorpe clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Bryon Brooks - foul #2 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 08:29 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 3rd free throw | 66-46 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte is whistled for traveling | 66-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Walter Donnelly (C) Michael Thorpe, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:57 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-46 |
| 07:56 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Donnelly (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryon Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled on the floor by Walter Donnelly - foul #4 on Walter Donnelly, team foul #4 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Hurley (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the layup | 66-46 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:09 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Alan Hawks is denied by Peter Hurley | 66-46 |
| 07:08 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 66-46 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 06:44 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 06:27 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the finger roll set up by Fred Ponte | 66-48 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Charles Lowe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 06:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 66-48 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is hacked by Clarence Page - foul #4 on Clarence Page, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Walter Donnelly (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), David Knepp (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Bernard Vincent, Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, Bryon Brooks | |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for a carry | 66-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:05 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF) Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:05 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:55 | Rhode Island | David Knepp blows the layup | 67-48 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Walter Donnelly pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Michael Thorpe hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it in | 70-50 |
| 03:59 | Temple | Walter Donnelly's floater is tipped away by Michael Baker | 70-50 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 70-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Page (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Walter Donnelly (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 03:47 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:21 | Temple | Michael Thorpe is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #6 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Peter Hurley (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF) Rudolph Guenther, Alan Hawks | |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Jack Morrisey is called for the reach on Charles Lowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) Michael Baker | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:06 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Michael Thorpe takes the ball from David Knepp | 72-52 |
| 02:46 | Temple | Charles Lowe banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Thorpe | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Michael Thorpe, Walter Donnelly | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, David Knepp | |
| 02:05 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Alan Hawks - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #9 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG), Walter Donnelly (C) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Alan Hawks | |
| 02:05 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Peter Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-52 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Peter Hurley denies the turnaround by Bryon Brooks | 76-52 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Walter Donnelly snags the defensive board | 76-52 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 76-52 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 76-52 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Vincent | 76-55 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Ernie Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 76-55 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Walter Donnelly grabs the offensive rebound | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Temple | Michael Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 76-55 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther travels with the ball | 76-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Michael Thorpe, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte, Michael Baker | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe runs out the clock | 76-55 |