| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fresh) C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Morrisey | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Temple | Eugene Danner's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Hawks | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker tips it in | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Lawrence Tucker | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Glenn Thomas is called for the reach on Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Glenn Thomas, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Temple | Joel Brown blows the layup | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Donald Alexander, Burton Lee | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Temple | Bryon Brooks steals the ball from Eugene Danner | 5-5 |
| 15:56 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Robert Griffin, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG), Ronald Jeffords (SG), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Glenn Thomas, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fresh) C - Burton Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Brown - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Joel Brown, Burton Lee | |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Kenneth Van Zant steals it from Richard Osborne | 7-5 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:55 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the floater from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Van Zant | 9-7 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Ambrose Shelton - foul #1 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Glenn Thomas (SF), Bryon Brooks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Ambrose Shelton, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Burton Lee (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Ernie Taylor | |
| 13:23 | Temple | Jack Morrisey is called for the reach on Robert Griffin - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) Donald Alexander, Burton Lee | |
| 13:18 | Temple | John Masters loses the dribble to Bryon Brooks | 9-9 |
| 12:52 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey is called for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| 12:38 | Temple | John Masters misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-9 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 9-9 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Tucker is blocked by Bryon Brooks | 12-9 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Bryon Brooks | 15-9 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Clarence Page loses the ball out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF), Alan Hawks (PF) Ronald Jeffords, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Burton Lee (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page, Robert Griffin | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ambrose Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Burton Lee (fresh) C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Burton Lee - foul #1 on Burton Lee, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) John Masters, Joel Brown, Burton Lee | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Eugene Danner blows the layup but the foul's on Ambrose Shelton - foul #2 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG) Ambrose Shelton | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG) Donald Alexander, Lawrence Tucker | |
| 11:01 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:01 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Robert Griffin (PF) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:23 | Temple | John Masters misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 18-10 |
| 10:21 | Temple | Ernie Taylor tips it back up and in | 18-12 |
| 10:01 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Danner | 18-12 |
| 10:00 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the finger roll set up by John Masters | 18-14 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:14 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:08 | Temple | John Masters comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Robert Griffin | |
| 09:08 | Temple | John Masters makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:08 | Temple | John Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled on the floor by Joel Brown - foul #2 on Joel Brown, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) John Masters, Joel Brown | |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #2 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:44 | Temple | Richard Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Eugene Danner steals the ball from Michael Baker | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Temple | Eugene Danner lays it in | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| 07:41 | Temple | Richard Osborne drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Alexander | 18-21 |
| 07:39 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent's pass is intercepted by Donald Alexander in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) SF - Glenn Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Hawks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the lay-in | 18-21 |
| 07:33 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is whistled for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SF), Bryon Brooks (C) Glenn Thomas, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG) Richard Osborne, Donald Alexander | |
| 06:46 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (SF) Eugene Danner | |
| 06:46 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Clarence Page is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ambrose Shelton (SF), Alan Hawks (PF) Bernard Vincent, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Robert Griffin (C) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker, Burton Lee, Ernie Taylor | |
| 06:21 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (PG) Ronald Jeffords | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Clarence Page | |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:00 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:51 | Temple | John Masters connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Tucker | 18-25 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Tucker takes the ball from Kenneth Van Zant | 18-25 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker scores on a jumper from the right side | 18-27 |
| 04:41 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks loses the dribble to Robert Griffin | 18-27 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a turnaround from the left block | 18-29 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-29 |
| 03:53 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ambrose Shelton - foul #3 on Ambrose Shelton, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Jeffords (SG), Glenn Thomas (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Keith Burke (C) Jack Morrisey, Ambrose Shelton, Alan Hawks, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Burton Lee (C) John Masters, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| 03:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Keith Burke gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Jeffords (fresh) SF - Glenn Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Brown (fresh) PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Burton Lee (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant is fouled on the floor by Richard Osborne - foul #2 on Richard Osborne, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Lawrence Tucker | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Joel Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-30 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Joel Brown misses the tip | 20-30 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Osborne steps in front of the Michael Baker pass | 20-30 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Clarence Page comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 20-30 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Eugene Danner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-30 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | Keith Burke pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Jeffords | 22-30 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Kenneth Van Zant steals it from Clarence Page | 22-30 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Danner - foul #2 on Eugene Danner, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Alan Hawks (PF), Bryon Brooks (C) Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker, Keith Burke | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Burton Lee | |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Glenn Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:01 | Temple | Clarence Page gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Joel Brown buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Masters | 22-32 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 00:15 | Temple | John Masters pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is whistled for traveling | 22-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (PG), Michael Baker (PF) Bernard Vincent, Ronald Jeffords | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) John Masters, Joel Brown | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 22-32 |