| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) SF - Al Tabor (fresh) PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) C - Charles Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) SG - Raymond Leroux (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) C - Frank Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Charles Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Temple | Al Tabor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Temple | Charles Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Al Tabor and the foul's on Mladen Zepp - foul #1 on Mladen Zepp, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Worsley | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Matt Brooks travels in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Ronald Langley buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Al Tabor | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 6-5 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses badly on a floater near the basket | 6-5 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Felix and he's hacked by Ronald Langley - foul #1 on Ronald Langley, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Al Tabor, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (SF), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Gary Brown gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Gary Brown comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 6-7 |
| 17:31 | Temple | Gary Brown tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | The refs have stopped play. Dale Bennett is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Dale McElvain (SG), Harold Worsley (SF) Ralph Felix, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett | |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Robert Piner snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:47 | Temple | Jim Theriault can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 16:45 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville is hacked by Jim Theriault - foul #1 on Jim Theriault, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Byron Hairston (C) Gerald Gauthier, Gary Brown, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:08 | Rhode Island | Jim Theriault takes the ball from Robert Turberville | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Al Tabor banks in the layup set up by Jim Theriault | 10-7 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley is whistled for traveling | 10-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Mladen Zepp (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Dale McElvain, Benjamin Knowles, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Al Tabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Byron Hairston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Robert Turberville steals it from Al Tabor | 10-7 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 10-9 |
| 15:18 | Temple | Matt Brooks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Temple | Al Tabor grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Matt Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Matt Brooks, Al Tabor, Byron Hairston | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux (SG), Dale Bennett (SF) Robert Turberville, Harold Worsley | |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Mladen Zepp, Frank Cooper | |
| 13:52 | Temple | Robert Piner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gauthier - foul #1 on Gerald Gauthier, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (PF) Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (PG) Ralph Felix | |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett travels with the ball | 16-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Richard Wethington (C) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:13 | Temple | Matt Brooks is hacked by Dale McElvain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale McElvain, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (SF) Gerald Gauthier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:01 | Temple | Ronald Langley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Wethington | 16-9 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux buries a shot near the basket | 16-11 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Ronald Langley knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Raymond Leroux - foul #2 on Raymond Leroux, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Gary Brown, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Robert Turberville (SG), Harold Worsley (SF), Mladen Zepp (PF) Dale McElvain, Raymond Leroux, Dale Bennett, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 12:08 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp misses the lay-in | 18-11 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Worsley | 18-11 |
| 11:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-11 |
| 11:44 | Temple | Al Tabor gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Al Tabor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Felix (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Temple | Ronald Langley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Felix - foul #1 on Ralph Felix, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SF) Matt Brooks, Al Tabor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (C) Frank Cooper | |
| 11:32 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:32 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno grabs the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 10:57 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck snags the defensive board | 20-11 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Langley | 22-11 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG), Richard Wethington (C) Ronald Langley, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett (SF) Harold Worsley | |
| 10:31 | Temple | Robert Piner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-11 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| 10:21 | Rhode Island | Jim Theriault steals the ball from Mladen Zepp | 22-11 |
| 10:08 | Temple | Richard Wethington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-11 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno snags the defensive board | 22-11 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett is hacked by Jimmy Clatterbuck - foul #1 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Al Tabor (SF) Jim Theriault, Gerald Gauthier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Robert Turberville, Mladen Zepp, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Jimmy Clatterbuck - foul #2 on Jimmy Clatterbuck, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (PF) Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Timothy Ellis (SG) Ralph Felix | |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Gary Brown scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Matt Brooks | 24-14 |
| 09:13 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles is called for traveling | 24-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley (SF) Frank Cooper | |
| 08:58 | Temple | Matt Brooks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 08:57 | Temple | Richard Wethington snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Robert Piner is hacked by Timothy Ellis - foul #1 on Timothy Ellis, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG), Charles Johnson (C) Robert Piner, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Frank Cooper (C) Timothy Ellis, Dale Bennett | |
| 08:23 | Temple | Ronald Langley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-14 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Benjamin Knowles misses the fadeaway from the left side | 26-14 |
| 08:08 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-14 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Felix - foul #2 on Ralph Felix, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville (PG), Giuseppe Bruno (PF) Ralph Felix, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 07:51 | Temple | Matt Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 27-14 |
| 07:51 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 07:30 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 27-14 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Tabor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale McElvain (fresh) SF - Harold Worsley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-14 |
| 07:16 | Temple | Charles Johnson tips it home | 29-14 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 29-14 |
| 06:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 29-14 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-14 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Al Tabor tips it back up and in | 31-14 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Al Tabor - foul #1 on Al Tabor, team foul #6 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Byron Hairston (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Al Tabor, Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Timothy Ellis (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF), Dale Bennett (C) Dale McElvain, Giuseppe Bruno, Frank Cooper | |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Harold Worsley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-16 |
| 06:11 | Temple | Robert Piner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-16 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier gets the offensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 05:59 | Temple | Byron Hairston blows the layup | 31-16 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp gets the rebound | 31-16 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Turberville knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Bennett | 31-19 |
| 05:28 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier's fadeaway is rejected by Mladen Zepp | 31-19 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Mladen Zepp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Richard Wethington steals it from Robert Turberville | 31-19 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Timothy Ellis steals it from Byron Hairston | 31-19 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Timothy Ellis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Turberville | 31-22 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Jim Theriault hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Byron Hairston grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Robert Piner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Timothy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett tips it in | 31-24 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Robert Piner loses the dribble to Dale Bennett | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Piner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Gauthier (fairly fresh) PF - Byron Hairston (fairly fresh) C - Richard Wethington (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Turberville (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Worsley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zepp (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Dale Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Wethington - foul #1 on Richard Wethington, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Al Tabor (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jim Theriault, Robert Piner, Gerald Gauthier, Byron Hairston, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix (PG), Raymond Leroux (SG), Benjamin Knowles (PF), Frank Cooper (C) Robert Turberville, Timothy Ellis, Harold Worsley, Mladen Zepp | |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 31-26 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck tips it home | 33-26 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Felix | 33-29 |
| 02:02 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Cooper grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-29 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 01:16 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Knowles | 33-32 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Al Tabor misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Dale Bennett pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux is fouled on the floor by Ronald Langley - foul #2 on Ronald Langley, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Giuseppe Bruno (PF) Dale Bennett | |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | Raymond Leroux misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:46 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Charles Johnson connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Al Tabor | 35-33 |
| 00:14 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 00:13 | Temple | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Al Tabor is hacked by Benjamin Knowles - foul #1 on Benjamin Knowles, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dale McElvain (SG), Mladen Zepp (PF) Raymond Leroux, Benjamin Knowles | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Ralph Felix misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-33 |