| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 reb. C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Rhode Island | Tim Span hits the finger roll | 25-36 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Jackie Gould drills a floater from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Cecere - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF) James Rowlett, David Holmes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:51 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 27-38 |
| 18:24 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:23 | Temple | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 18:00 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst is fouled on the floor by Horace Estes - foul #2 on Horace Estes, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Eric Owens (PF), George Earl (C) James Chacon, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:47 | Temple | James Rowlett is fouled on the floor by John Hairston - foul #3 on John Hairston, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | David Holmes (SF) Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) John Hairston | |
| 17:28 | Temple | Jackie Gould clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 27-38 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) Jackie Gould, Eric Owens, George Earl | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Richard Hughes is called for the reach on James Cecere - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG), Eric Owens (PF) David Holmes, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:46 | Temple | Gerard Milardo steals the ball from Rudolph Hayhurst | 27-38 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Viens | 27-40 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Eric Owens misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 27-40 |
| 16:01 | Temple | Jackie Gould gets the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 15:43 | Temple | James Rowlett clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 15:42 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jackie Gould (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Eric Owens is called for the reach on Horace Estes - foul #2 on Eric Owens, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), George Earl (C) James Rowlett, Jackie Gould, Eric Owens, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| 15:03 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 15:01 | Temple | George Earl snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:50 | Temple | James Cecere can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Jackie Gould (SG) Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:50 | Temple | James Cecere misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:50 | Temple | James Cecere misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 29-40 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Tim Span drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Richard Hughes and he's hacked by James Chacon - foul #1 on James Chacon, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) James Chacon, Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:08 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst misses the shot from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 14:07 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 13:56 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Hughes | 29-45 |
| 13:41 | Temple | David Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-45 |
| 13:39 | Temple | James Cecere snags the offensive board | 29-45 |
| 13:19 | Temple | David Holmes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:18 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | Tim Span grabs the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | John Johnson can't connect on a runner from the left block | 29-45 |
| 12:40 | Temple | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 12:24 | Temple | David Holmes makes the floater from the baseline | 31-45 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Tim Span loses the ball out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Eric Owens (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) James Rowlett, Rudolph Hayhurst, James Cecere, George Earl | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) Richard Hughes, John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| 12:01 | Temple | Jackie Gould comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 11:39 | Temple | David Holmes grabs the board | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Chacon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Holmes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) SG - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Horace Estes (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Temple | Jackie Gould clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:08 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is fouled on the floor by Oscar Edwards - foul #1 on Oscar Edwards, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), James Cecere (PF) James Chacon, David Holmes, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tim Span (C) Horace Estes | |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 10:45 | Temple | Jackie Gould can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gerard Milardo - foul #2 on Gerard Milardo, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), David Holmes (SF), Eric Owens (PF) James Rowlett, Rudolph Hayhurst, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:45 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Jackie Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:28 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-48 |
| 10:27 | Temple | David Holmes grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 10:05 | Temple | Gerard Milardo is called for the reach on David Holmes - foul #3 on Gerard Milardo, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), James Cecere (PF) James Chacon, David Holmes, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo | |
| 09:58 | Temple | James Cecere knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 09:39 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on Stewart Reddick | 36-48 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Gerard Milardo (SF) Kevin Winkfield, Tim Span | |
| 09:13 | Temple | James Rowlett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:49 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses the tip | 36-48 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hairston | 36-50 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst is whistled for a carry | 36-50 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), David Holmes (SF), Eric Owens (PF), George Earl (C) James Rowlett, Rudolph Hayhurst, James Cecere, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF), Tim Span (C) John Johnson, Stewart Reddick | |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Tim Span clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Earl - foul #1 on George Earl, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG) James Chacon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes double dribbles | 36-51 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SG), James Cecere (PF) James Rowlett, Jackie Gould, Eric Owens | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Chacon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Earl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 07:16 | Temple | George Earl misses short on a runner near the basket | 36-51 |
| 07:15 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 07:00 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by James Cecere is blocked by Tim Span | 36-51 |
| 06:58 | Temple | James Chacon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 06:52 | Temple | George Earl misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | James Cecere blocks the jumper by Tim Span | 36-51 |
| 06:21 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst's pass is intercepted by John Hairston | 36-51 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | John Hairston connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Span | 36-53 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-53 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), Eric Owens (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) James Chacon, Rudolph Hayhurst, James Cecere, George Earl | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF) Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:38 | Temple | James Rowlett evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | John Hairston's pass is intercepted by James Rowlett | 39-53 |
| 04:54 | Temple | James Rowlett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 39-53 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 39-53 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Tim Span is blocked by Eric Owens | 39-53 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Oscar Edwards gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 04:18 | Temple | David Holmes hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Owens | 41-53 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 03:58 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the tip | 41-53 |
| 03:56 | Temple | David Holmes gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 03:34 | Temple | Jackie Gould drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 43-53 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Holmes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) C - Oscar Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Temple | David Holmes knocks in the shot from the right side | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | David Holmes picks off the pass by John Johnson in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| 02:51 | Temple | James Rowlett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Richard Hughes | 45-55 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Jackie Gould is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackie Gould, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), James Cecere (PF), George Earl (C) David Holmes, Eric Owens, Oscar Edwards | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Michael Banks (PF) James Rowlett, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Johnny Viens (SG), John Moore (C) John Hairston, Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| 02:14 | Temple | George Earl is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Owens (PF) Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:14 | Temple | George Earl makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:14 | Temple | George Earl misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is hacked by Eric Owens - foul #3 on Eric Owens, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Jackie Gould (SG), David Holmes (SF), James Cecere (PF), Oscar Edwards (C) James Chacon, George Earl, Rudolph Hayhurst, Eric Owens, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG), Richard Hughes (SG), John Johnson (SF), Tim Span (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Gerard Milardo, John Moore | |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:45 | Temple | James Rowlett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Cecere | 49-57 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Rowlett - foul #1 on James Rowlett, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Stewart Reddick | |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | John Hairston drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-60 |
| 00:51 | Temple | James Cecere makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | James Rowlett is called for the reach on John Hairston in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rowlett, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Stewart Reddick (PF) Richard Hughes, Horace Estes | |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:50 | Temple | David Holmes snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:46 | Temple | Jackie Gould drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Rowlett | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Jackie Gould is called for the reach on Stewart Reddick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jackie Gould, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:43 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:43 | Temple | James Cecere grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 00:40 | Temple | John Hairston steals it from James Rowlett in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is fouled on the floor by Jackie Gould - foul #4 on Jackie Gould, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Jackie Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Tim Span pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Gould - foul #5 on Jackie Gould, team foul #12 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SG) Jackie Gould | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:22 | Temple | James Cecere connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is fouled in the backcourt by James Rowlett - foul #3 on James Rowlett, team foul #13 | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:15 | Temple | James Cecere hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-64 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | John Johnson grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-64 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | James Rowlett is called for the reach on Tim Span in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Rowlett, team foul #14 | 57-64 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Tim Span misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Oscar Edwards pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-65 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Oscar Edwards grabs the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst scores on a 3 from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hairston runs out the clock | 60-65 |