| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Skow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Cupps (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Paine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Seevers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Stradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 19:29 | Temple | James Smith lays it up and in | 27-34 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Roger Rawls gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:10 | Temple | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Edward Stradford | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford clanks a turnaround in the paint | 27-34 |
| 19:02 | Temple | Wilson Jennings gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Richard Seevers is called for the reach on Paul Melchor - foul #2 on Richard Seevers, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Cory Phillips (SF), James Judah (PF), Brian Williams (C) Roger Rawls, James Smith, Wilson Jennings, Paul Melchor | |
| 18:26 | Temple | Daniel Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 18:24 | Temple | Daniel Jackson snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Andrew Skow steps in front of the Robert Walker pass | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Skow and he's hacked by Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips | |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:50 | Temple | Daniel Jackson is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 30-36 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Judah - foul #2 on James Judah, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Antonio (SF) Scott Paine | |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Phillips (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) James Smith, Brian Williams | |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Wilson Jennings drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Walker | 32-38 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Andrew Skow | 34-38 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Richard Seevers denies the turnaround by James Judah | 34-38 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Temple | James Judah gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:26 | Temple | James Judah dunks the ball set up by Daniel Jackson and he's fouled by Christopher Antonio - foul #1 on Christopher Antonio, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Paine (SF) Christopher Antonio | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, Wilson Jennings | |
| 16:26 | Temple | James Judah makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford snags the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Melchor - foul #2 on Paul Melchor, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG) Robert Walker | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Skow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Cupps (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Paine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Seevers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Stradford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Judah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Temple | James Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane | 36-41 |
| 15:27 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers clanks a shot from the right block | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine tips it home | 38-41 |
| 15:08 | Temple | James Smith misses the easy layup | 38-41 |
| 15:06 | Temple | James Judah gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:49 | Temple | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Scott Paine - foul #2 on Scott Paine, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Antonio (SF) Scott Paine | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), Wilson Jennings (PF) Daniel Jackson, Paul Melchor | |
| 14:33 | Temple | Roger Rawls is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Cupps - foul #3 on Anthony Cupps, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa (SG) Anthony Cupps | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:33 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Roger Rawls grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Wilson Jennings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Seevers - foul #3 on Richard Seevers, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Casey Cole (PF) Richard Seevers | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Robert Walker, James Smith, James Judah | |
| 14:04 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Wilson Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Rhode Island | Casey Cole can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | Temple | Wilson Jennings snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Wilson Jennings comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-44 |
| 13:24 | Temple | Daniel Jackson tips it in | 38-46 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Casey Cole hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Skow and he's fouled by Cory Phillips - foul #1 on Cory Phillips, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hinojosa (SG), Scott Paine (SF), Ross Zirbel (C) Andrew Skow, Christopher Antonio, Edward Stradford | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Smith (SF), James Judah (PF), Brian Williams (C) Roger Rawls, Cory Phillips, Wilson Jennings, Paul Melchor | |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Casey Cole misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:05 | Temple | James Judah gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Douglas Sousa is called for the reach on Daniel Jackson - foul #1 on Douglas Sousa, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG) Daniel Jackson | |
| 12:25 | Temple | The short jumper by James Smith is denied by Casey Cole | 40-46 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Casey Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Casey Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | Temple | Brian Williams grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 11:40 | Temple | James Smith loses the dribble to Douglas Sousa | 40-46 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa lays it in | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Douglas Sousa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hinojosa (fresh) SF - Scott Paine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Rawls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - James Judah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | James Judah is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-46 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow (PG), Edward Stradford (SF) Douglas Sousa, Scott Paine | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF), Paul Melchor (C) Roger Rawls, James Smith, Brian Williams, James Judah | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:50 | Temple | Daniel Jackson jams it on a great pass from Cory Phillips | 44-48 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford is whistled for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa (SG), Christopher Antonio (SF) John Hinojosa, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), James Judah (PF) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips, Wilson Jennings | |
| 10:11 | Temple | James Smith misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Antonio - foul #2 on Christopher Antonio, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, James Judah | |
| 10:11 | Temple | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:11 | Temple | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford is called for 3 seconds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps (SG), Richard Seevers (PF) Douglas Sousa, Casey Cole | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Judah (PF) Robert Walker, Wilson Jennings | |
| 09:40 | Temple | James Judah hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 44-51 |
| 09:37 | Rhode Island | Daniel Jackson takes the ball from Andrew Skow in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 09:34 | Temple | Daniel Jackson lays it in | 44-53 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-53 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford tips it home | 46-53 |
| 08:56 | Temple | James Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Christopher Antonio | 46-53 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Skow | 49-53 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Roger Rawls is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 49-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hinojosa (SG), Scott Paine (SF), Ross Zirbel (C) Andrew Skow, Christopher Antonio, Edward Stradford | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Cory Phillips (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Roger Rawls, James Smith, Paul Melchor | |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Walker picks off the pass by Richard Seevers | 49-53 |
| 07:30 | Temple | Richard Seevers steps in front of the Wilson Jennings pass | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Anthony Cupps (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Hinojosa (fresh) SF - Scott Paine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Seevers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Judah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Wilson Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow (PG), Edward Stradford (C) John Hinojosa, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Paul Melchor grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:08 | Temple | James Smith is called for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Antonio (SF) Scott Paine | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Anthony Cupps, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Sousa (SG) Anthony Cupps | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Judah (C) Roger Rawls, Paul Melchor | |
| 05:27 | Temple | Robert Walker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Edward Stradford | 51-53 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Antonio | 54-53 |
| 04:38 | Temple | Robert Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 04:37 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 04:06 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers misses the tip | 54-53 |
| 04:05 | Temple | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Daniel Jackson grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Daniel Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Stradford - foul #3 on Edward Stradford, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hinojosa (SG), Scott Paine (SF), Casey Cole (PF), Ross Zirbel (C) Douglas Sousa, Christopher Antonio, Richard Seevers, Edward Stradford | |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Cory Phillips (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Paul Melchor (C) Robert Walker, James Smith, Wilson Jennings, James Judah | |
| 03:45 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | John Hinojosa makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Skow | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Skow (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Paine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Zirbel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Temple | Roger Rawls banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Daniel Jackson | 56-56 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-56 |
| 02:52 | Temple | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 56-56 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Daniel Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Ross Zirbel pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps (PG), Douglas Sousa (SG), Richard Seevers (PF), Edward Stradford (C) Andrew Skow, John Hinojosa, Casey Cole, Ross Zirbel | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), James Smith (SF), James Judah (PF) Daniel Jackson, Cory Phillips, Brian Williams | |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Judah - foul #3 on James Judah, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wilson Jennings (PF) James Judah | |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Wilson Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Phillips (SF), James Judah (PF) James Smith, Wilson Jennings | |
| 01:55 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford blows the dunk | 58-56 |
| 01:53 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Melchor | 58-56 |
| 01:46 | Temple | James Judah connects on the turnaround from close range | 58-58 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Roger Rawls picks off the pass by Richard Seevers | 58-58 |
| 01:27 | Temple | Robert Walker misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Richard Seevers gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Anthony Cupps drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 00:51 | Temple | Richard Seevers blocks the short jumper by Roger Rawls | 61-58 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Scott Paine, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Smith (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Roger Rawls shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine is hacked by Daniel Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Skow (PG), Casey Cole (PF) Douglas Sousa, Richard Seevers | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Scott Paine misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford is hacked by Paul Melchor - foul #3 on Paul Melchor, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Edward Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Daniel Jackson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-58 |