| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fresh) SG - William Jordan (fresh) SF - Marcus Thomas (fresh) PF - Richard Manns (fresh) C - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) SF - James Holloway (fresh) PF - Thomas Caruso (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Temple | William Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Temple | William Jordan is fouled on the floor by Robert Thrasher - foul #1 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Marcus Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Marcus Thomas makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Manns | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Marcus Thomas - foul #1 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Richard Manns pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:34 | Temple | Tim Brooks hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Marcus Thomas | 6-0 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Caruso, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Temple | William Jordan is whistled for traveling | 6-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (C) Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is hacked by Marcus Thomas - foul #2 on Marcus Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF) Marcus Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | James Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Holloway | 6-2 |
| 15:35 | Temple | Donald Fortier is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Norman (fresh) PF - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) SG - Robert Thrasher (fairly fresh) SF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Manns - foul #1 on Richard Manns, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (C) Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (PG), James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Eric Nathan (C) Lucas Moore, Robert Thrasher, James Holloway, Eugene Ordway | |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:21 | Temple | The rebound goes to Warren Collinsworth | 8-3 |
| 14:55 | Temple | John Norman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 8-3 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Eric Nathan snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss's layup is rejected by Richard Manns | 8-3 |
| 14:25 | Temple | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 8-3 |
| 13:54 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to John Norman | 8-3 |
| 13:31 | Temple | William Jordan's pass is intercepted by James McGarity | 8-3 |
| 13:24 | Rhode Island | James Craven misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-3 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 13:21 | Temple | William Jordan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (SG), Sammy Thomas (SF), Donald Fortier (PF), Hans Dombrowski (C) William Jordan, John Norman, Richard Manns, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Holloway (SF), Eugene Ordway (C) James Craven, James McGarity, Scott Foss, Thomas Caruso | |
| 13:01 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is fouled on the floor by Sammy Thomas - foul #1 on Sammy Thomas, team foul #5 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF) Eric Nathan | |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Ordway and he's fouled by Sammy Thomas - foul #2 on Sammy Thomas, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Temple | John Norman (SF) Sammy Thomas | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:48 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 12:48 | Temple | John Norman gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Tim Brooks hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Farley | 11-5 |
| 12:07 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Lucas Moore is blocked by Hans Dombrowski | 11-5 |
| 12:06 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Eugene Ordway is called for the reach on John Norman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Richard Manns (PF) Tim Brooks, Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Foss (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 11:42 | Temple | The short jumper by Richard Manns is denied by Eugene Ordway | 11-5 |
| 11:40 | Temple | William Jordan snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 11:21 | Temple | John Norman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 11-5 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jordan (fairly fresh) SF - John Norman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Thrasher (fresh) SF - James Holloway (fresh) PF - Scott Foss (fresh) C - Eugene Ordway (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Farley - foul #1 on Robert Farley, team foul #7 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Tim Brooks (PG), Warren Collinsworth (C) Robert Farley, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Eric Nathan (PF) Robert Thrasher, Scott Foss | |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:04 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:35 | Temple | John Norman's pass is intercepted by Eric Nathan | 11-7 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | James McGarity clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | James Holloway tips it back up and in | 11-9 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Eugene Ordway is called for the reach on William Jordan - foul #2 on Eugene Ordway, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (PG), Scott Foss (SF), Thomas Caruso (PF) Lucas Moore, James Holloway, Eugene Ordway | |
| 09:45 | Temple | John Norman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Nathan - foul #1 on Eric Nathan, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (SG), Donald Fortier (C) William Jordan, Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher (PG) James Craven | |
| 09:45 | Temple | John Norman misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 09:45 | Temple | John Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | James McGarity hits a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Farley - foul #2 on Robert Farley, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG), Hans Dombrowski (C) Robert Farley, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | James McGarity makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:23 | Temple | Scott Foss takes the ball from Donald Fortier in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss loses the dribble to Donald Fortier | 12-12 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Robert Thrasher is called for the reach on Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thrasher, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Robert Thrasher, Eric Nathan | |
| 08:34 | Temple | Scott Foss is called for the reach on John Norman - foul #1 on Scott Foss, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Manns (PF) Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dikembe Apo (SG), James Holloway (SF) James McGarity, Scott Foss | |
| 08:34 | Temple | John Norman misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Donald Fortier takes the ball from James Holloway | 12-12 |
| 08:08 | Temple | William Jordan double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Warren Collinsworth (C) Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 07:46 | Rhode Island | James Holloway hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 07:31 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Dikembe Apo - foul #1 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Craven (SF), Eric Nathan (PF) Lucas Moore, Thomas Caruso | |
| 07:31 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:31 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | John Norman is called for the reach on James Holloway - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #9 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (PF) Dikembe Apo, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:11 | Temple | John Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. SG - William Jordan (tiring) SF - John Norman (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Collinsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - James McGarity (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Craven (fresh) PF - Scott Foss (fresh) C - Eric Nathan (fresh) | |
| 06:52 | Temple | James Holloway steals the ball from Tim Brooks | 14-14 |
| 06:34 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Holloway | 14-16 |
| 06:07 | Temple | William Jordan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | James Holloway grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Tim Brooks - foul #1 on Tim Brooks, team foul #10 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Fortier (PF), Hans Dombrowski (C) Richard Manns, Warren Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG), Dikembe Apo (SG), Thomas Caruso (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) James McGarity, James Craven, Scott Foss, Eric Nathan | |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | James Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 05:43 | Temple | James Holloway is called for the reach on Tim Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Tim Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Tim Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Hans Dombrowski is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Hans Dombrowski, team foul #11 | 15-17 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:22 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Donald Fortier snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Hans Dombrowski misses the floater from the right side | 15-18 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 05:01 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Apo | 15-20 |
| 05:01 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-20 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James McGarity (SG), Scott Foss (SF), Eric Nathan (C) Dikembe Apo, James Holloway, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 04:58 | Temple | Thomas Caruso picks off the pass by John Norman in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #12 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Marcus Thomas (SF), Richard Manns (PF) John Norman, Hans Dombrowski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Thomas Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Richard Manns comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 15-21 |
| 04:23 | Rhode Island | James McGarity snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Foss knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lucas Moore | 15-23 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Marcus Thomas buries a floater from the right side | 17-23 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | James McGarity misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 03:11 | Temple | Richard Manns grabs the board | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Tim Brooks (tired) 7 pts. SG - William Jordan (tired) SF - Marcus Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Manns (tiring) 3 reb. C - Donald Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Lucas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James McGarity (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Foss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Caruso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Nathan (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:44 | Temple | Richard Manns hits the finger roll set up by Tim Brooks and he's fouled by Lucas Moore - foul #1 on Lucas Moore, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Farley (SG), Warren Collinsworth (C) William Jordan, Donald Fortier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Holloway (PG), Robert Thrasher (SG), James Craven (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF), Eugene Ordway (C) Lucas Moore, James McGarity, Scott Foss, Thomas Caruso, Eric Nathan | |
| 02:44 | Temple | Richard Manns makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | James Holloway misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Marcus Thomas grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 02:32 | Temple | Robert Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Dombrowski (C) Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Holloway | 20-26 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-26 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | James Holloway snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | James Holloway is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Holloway, team foul #11 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Temple | William Jordan (SG) Tim Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore (PG) James Craven | |
| 01:32 | Temple | Lucas Moore steals it from Warren Collinsworth | 20-26 |
| 01:12 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | Lucas Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 00:53 | Rhode Island | Robert Thrasher misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-26 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Warren Collinsworth scores on a floater from close range | 22-26 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Eugene Ordway drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Lucas Moore | 22-28 |
| 00:00 | Temple | William Jordan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-28 |