| Lineup | Temple | PG - Al Tabor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Langley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Bennett (fresh) C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Ronald Langley inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | Matt Brooks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mladen Zepp | 43-41 |
| 19:29 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Al Tabor buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Matt Brooks | 45-43 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Raymond Leroux is denied by Charles Johnson | 45-43 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (C) Mladen Zepp | |
| 17:20 | Temple | Charles Johnson double dribbles | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Gauthier (SG), Gary Brown (C) Matt Brooks, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), James Grinder (C) Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett | |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:50 | Temple | Gary Brown is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), James Walla (SF) Al Tabor, Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wethington (PF) Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp (C) James Grinder | |
| 16:16 | Temple | Jim Theriault misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-45 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Walla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Wethington (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Temple | Richard Wethington is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG), Matt Brooks (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Gerald Gauthier, James Walla, Richard Wethington, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Dale Bennett (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp tips it in | 45-49 |
| 15:07 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses the tip | 45-49 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Raymond Leroux | 45-49 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:51 | Temple | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Mladen Zepp - foul #2 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (C) Mladen Zepp | |
| 14:39 | Temple | James Grinder steps in front of the Al Tabor pass | 45-49 |
| 14:23 | Rhode Island | James Grinder makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Leroux | 45-51 |
| 14:09 | Temple | Dale Bennett steals the ball from Matt Brooks | 45-51 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Al Tabor gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:33 | Temple | Al Tabor misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-51 |
| 13:32 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Leroux | 45-53 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Matt Brooks connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Langley | 47-53 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Grinder | 47-55 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Gauthier (SG), James Walla (SF), Richard Wethington (PF), Gary Brown (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Ralph Felix, Brian Merrill, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett, James Grinder | |
| 12:48 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Worsley | 49-57 |
| 12:04 | Temple | Al Tabor is hacked by Robert Turberville - foul #2 on Robert Turberville, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG) Al Tabor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:49 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Richard Wethington hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Walla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Wethington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Turberville | 51-60 |
| 11:13 | Temple | Richard Wethington misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-60 |
| 11:12 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Gerald Gauthier, James Walla, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Dale Bennett (PF) Robert Turberville, Dale McElvain, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Raymond Leroux steps in front of the Jim Theriault pass | 51-60 |
| 10:27 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Leroux | 51-62 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Matt Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Langley | 54-62 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 54-64 |
| 09:28 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-64 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ralph Felix | 54-66 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Benjamin Knowles - foul #3 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (PG) Jim Theriault | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 09:03 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Al Tabor - foul #1 on Al Tabor, team foul #1 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Ronald Langley, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG) Brian Merrill | |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Matt Brooks is hacked by Mladen Zepp - foul #3 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Matt Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the runner from the left block | 57-67 |
| 08:09 | Temple | James Walla grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Leroux | 57-70 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Al Tabor (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Walla (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Leroux (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Temple | Al Tabor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 06:58 | Temple | Matt Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Al Tabor | 60-73 |
| 06:39 | Rhode Island | Jimmy Clatterbuck steals it from Mladen Zepp | 60-73 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Charles Johnson is whistled for traveling | 60-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Gauthier (SG), Ronald Langley (SF), Richard Wethington (PF) Matt Brooks, James Walla, Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Brian Merrill (SG), Benjamin Knowles (SF), Dale Bennett (PF), James Grinder (C) Ralph Felix, Dale McElvain, Raymond Leroux, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett's floater is tipped away by Ronald Langley | 60-73 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Robert Turberville | 60-73 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Turberville | 60-76 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Dale Bennett swats the layup by Al Tabor | 60-76 |
| 04:52 | Rhode Island | Brian Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles loses the dribble to Richard Wethington | 60-76 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the easy layup | 60-76 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville pulls down the rebound | 60-76 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Turberville, team foul #8 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Matt Brooks (SG), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Gary Brown (C) Al Tabor, Gerald Gauthier, Richard Wethington, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Raymond Leroux (SF), Harold Worsley (PF), Mladen Zepp (C) Robert Turberville, Brian Merrill, Benjamin Knowles, Dale Bennett, James Grinder | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck's pass is intercepted by Harold Worsley | 60-76 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Langley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Leroux (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp is fouled on the floor by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #2 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (SF) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Leroux | 60-78 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Gary Brown misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Worsley - foul #1 on Harold Worsley, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG), Richard Wethington (PF) Matt Brooks, Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Giuseppe Bruno (SF), Benjamin Knowles (C) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, Mladen Zepp | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Brown | 61-78 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville tips it back up and in | 61-80 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Robert Piner is fouled on the floor by Robert Turberville - foul #4 on Robert Turberville, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Gauthier (SG) Jim Theriault | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Grinder (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 01:54 | Temple | Robert Piner makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Robert Piner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Harold Worsley | 62-80 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-80 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Gary Brown grabs the board | 62-80 |
| 01:22 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier loses the dribble to Harold Worsley | 62-80 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale McElvain | 62-83 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Gary Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Piner | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Gerald Gauthier steps in front of the Harold Worsley pass | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-83 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville runs out the clock | 67-83 |