| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Francis Lyon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Horace Estes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Temple | Patrick Cox denies the turnaround by Louis Trent | 24-31 |
| 19:34 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 24-31 |
| 19:08 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Louis Trent misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 18:53 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Jeffcoat | 24-31 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Edwin Welch snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Jackie Gould is fouled on the floor by Francis Lyon - foul #3 on Francis Lyon, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Francis Lyon | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF) Edwin Welch, Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa | |
| 18:20 | Temple | Louis Trent lays it in despite the doubleteam | 24-33 |
| 17:51 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Harry Hinojosa (SF) Floyd Francis, David Holmes | |
| 17:25 | Temple | The short jumper by Edwin Welch is denied by Horace Estes | 24-33 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Edwin Welch blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gerard Milardo - foul #1 on Gerard Milardo, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | David Holmes (SF) Harry Hinojosa | |
| 17:09 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Edwin Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Holmes - foul #2 on David Holmes, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Harry Hinojosa (SF) Edwin Welch, David Holmes | |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:28 | Temple | Louis Trent's dunk attempt is rejected by Horace Estes | 26-35 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the fadeaway from the right block | 26-35 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Tim Span gets the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa grabs the board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tim Span (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Floyd Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Temple | Floyd Francis is hacked by Patrick Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Cox, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), John Johnson (PF) Patrick Cox, Tim Span | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), David Holmes (SF) Floyd Francis, Harry Hinojosa | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-35 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst can't tip it in | 26-35 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 26-35 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Jeffcoat - foul #3 on Daniel Jeffcoat, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harry Hinojosa (SF) David Holmes | |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:48 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:48 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:48 | Temple | Daniel Jeffcoat makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | John Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Holmes (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 14:08 | Temple | David Holmes misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | John Hairston gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Louis Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:26 | Temple | Edwin Welch comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Richard Hughes | 28-37 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | David Holmes picks off the pass by Johnny Viens | 28-37 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Louis Trent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-37 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Oscar Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Louis Trent is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Welch out of a doubleteam | 28-39 |
| 11:56 | Rhode Island | John Hairston scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Louis Trent makes the floater from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) SF - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) PF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Estes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fairly fresh) SF - David Holmes (fresh) PF - Louis Trent (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Louis Trent - foul #1 on Louis Trent, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Tim Span (C) Johnny Viens, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), James Cecere (PF), Daniel Jeffcoat (C) Edwin Welch, Rudolph Hayhurst, David Holmes, Louis Trent, Oscar Edwards | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 11:02 | Temple | Jackie Gould buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Cecere | 32-43 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | John Johnson clanks a shot near the basket | 32-43 |
| 10:32 | Temple | Jackie Gould grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 10:27 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't finish the layup | 32-43 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | John Hairston grabs the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox (PG), Francis Lyon (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:42 | Temple | James Cecere hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 09:22 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Tim Span | 34-43 |
| 09:11 | Temple | Floyd Francis double dribbles | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Horace Estes (C) John Hairston, Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), Louis Trent (PF) Floyd Francis, Jackie Gould, James Cecere | |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Francis Lyon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Francis Lyon - foul #4 on Francis Lyon, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Francis Lyon | |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG) Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| 08:34 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:34 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Rhode Island | Louis Trent picks off the pass by Patrick Cox | 34-45 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Louis Trent works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 08:03 | Temple | James Chacon can't tip it in | 34-45 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Louis Trent tips it back up and in | 34-47 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Louis Trent pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Chacon (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Jeffcoat (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa misses the easy layup | 34-47 |
| 07:40 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa tips it back up and in | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 07:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Daniel Jeffcoat | 34-49 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Edwin Welch is hacked by Horace Estes - foul #3 on Horace Estes, team foul #6 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), James Cecere (PF) Edwin Welch, James Chacon, Louis Trent | |
| 06:45 | Temple | Jackie Gould's floater is tipped away by Tim Span | 34-49 |
| 06:43 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to James Cecere | 34-49 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Jackie Gould is fouled on the floor by Tim Span as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Tim Span, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo's pass is intercepted by Jackie Gould | 34-51 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Gerard Milardo picks off the pass by Daniel Jeffcoat | 34-51 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses the lay-in | 34-51 |
| 05:51 | Temple | Floyd Francis snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-51 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Floyd Francis pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 05:33 | Temple | Floyd Francis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jackie Gould | 34-53 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Hughes and the foul's on Floyd Francis - foul #1 on Floyd Francis, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Stewart Reddick (SF), Michael Merlino (C) Richard Hughes, Gerard Milardo, Horace Estes | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), David Holmes (SF), Oscar Edwards (C) Jackie Gould, Harry Hinojosa, Daniel Jeffcoat | |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (PF) Stewart Reddick, Michael Merlino | |
| Subs | Temple | Edwin Welch (PG), Harry Hinojosa (SF), Louis Trent (PF) Floyd Francis, David Holmes, James Cecere | |
| 04:51 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Patrick Cox makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Trent | 40-58 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Tim Span buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 42-58 |
| 03:53 | Temple | Harry Hinojosa drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Edwards | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | John Johnson tips it in | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Patrick Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Viens (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Edwin Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) SF - Harry Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Trent (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Michael Merlino (C) Patrick Cox, Richard Hughes, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF) Edwin Welch, Harry Hinojosa, Louis Trent | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is called for traveling | 44-60 |
| 02:59 | Temple | Floyd Francis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Floyd Francis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Francis, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (SF) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Oscar Edwards steals it from Michael Merlino | 44-60 |
| 02:27 | Temple | John Hairston steals it from Floyd Francis | 44-60 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | John Hairston banks in the layup | 46-60 |
| 02:22 | Temple | James Cecere is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Gerard Milardo | |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG) Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino is fouled on the floor by Oscar Edwards - foul #2 on Oscar Edwards, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | James Chacon takes the ball from Johnny Viens | 46-60 |
| 02:00 | Temple | Floyd Francis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Chacon | 46-62 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses short on a jumper in the lane | 46-62 |
| 01:50 | Temple | David Holmes snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 01:45 | Temple | James Chacon is fouled in the backcourt by John Hairston - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) Stewart Reddick | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Floyd Francis | |
| 01:45 | Temple | James Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:45 | Temple | James Chacon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst grabs the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 01:21 | Temple | David Holmes's pass is intercepted by Johnny Viens | 46-63 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino misses the tip | 46-63 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the offensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the driving attempt in the paint | 46-63 |
| 01:00 | Temple | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Temple | David Holmes connects on the open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Chacon | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Tim Span loses the dribble to Oscar Edwards | 46-65 |
| 00:09 | Temple | James Cecere can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Merlino grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 00:05 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Floyd Francis (PG) James Chacon | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Floyd Francis runs out the clock | 46-65 |