| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fresh) SG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) SF - Lewis Landers (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) C - John Macaulay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) SG - Randall Buker (fresh) SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Temple | Louis Diggs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Temple | The short jumper by John Macaulay is denied by Charles Whiten | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Temple | Lewis Landers gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Temple | Mario Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Lewis Landers tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Louis Diggs pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Temple | John Macaulay banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Diggs and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| 18:17 | Temple | John Macaulay misses the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Donald Noguera | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Randall Buker takes the ball from Mario Jacobs | 4-0 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten is hacked by Louis Diggs - foul #1 on Louis Diggs, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten's pass is intercepted by John Macaulay | 4-0 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | The refs have stopped play. Donald Noguera is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (SG), John Simmons (SF), Robert Thorton (C) Randall Buker, Frank Shaw, Donald Noguera | |
| 16:30 | Temple | Louis Diggs is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Samuel Leonard (SG), Daniel Danos (PF) Ross Robison, Mario Jacobs, Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (PG) Ralph Barbee | |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy is hacked by Samuel Leonard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Leonard - foul #2 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Gerald Millay (C) Samuel Leonard, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Lewis Landers loses the dribble to Ted McCoy | 4-2 |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 15:48 | Temple | Daniel Danos grabs the board | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) SG - Angel Gallo (fresh) SF - Lewis Landers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Danos (fresh) C - Gerald Millay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jerry Wayland (fresh) SG - Ted McCoy (fresh) SF - John Simmons (fresh) PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) C - Robert Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Temple | Ross Robison is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Wayland - foul #1 on Jerry Wayland, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF) Ross Robison, Lewis Landers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Randall Buker (SG), Frank Shaw (SF), Scott Andrews (C) Jerry Wayland, Ted McCoy, John Simmons, Charles Whiten | |
| 15:30 | Temple | Daniel Danos is hacked by Robert Thorton - foul #1 on Robert Thorton, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Daniel Danos can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Daniel Danos steps in front of the Ralph Barbee pass in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Angel Gallo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 4-2 |
| 14:29 | Temple | The rebound goes to Gerald Millay | 4-2 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Angel Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Lewis Landers (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo, Matthew Mosley, Daniel Danos, Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten (PF) Robert Thorton | |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Macaulay - foul #1 on John Macaulay, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), John Simmons (SF) Ralph Barbee, Frank Shaw | |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Lewis Landers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Scott Andrews - foul #1 on Scott Andrews, team foul #5 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (PG) Randall Buker | |
| 14:04 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Wayland | 6-5 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Lewis Landers scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by John Simmons - foul #1 on John Simmons, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton (C) Scott Andrews | |
| 13:41 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 13:19 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Ross Robison - foul #1 on Ross Robison, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Millay (PG), Angel Gallo (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF) Ross Robison, Mario Jacobs, Lewis Landers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Frank Shaw (SF) Jerry Wayland, John Simmons | |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:00 | Temple | Gerald Millay clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 12:59 | Temple | John Macaulay tips it in | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten's layup is rejected by John Macaulay | 11-8 |
| 12:39 | Temple | John Macaulay grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:32 | Temple | Angel Gallo misses the 3 from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Shaw | 11-8 |
| 12:29 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Daniel Danos (PF) Louis Diggs, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Scott Andrews (C) Ted McCoy, Robert Thorton | |
| 12:06 | Temple | Ross Robison hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews misses the jumper in the paint | 13-8 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews can't tip it in | 13-8 |
| 11:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Gerald Millay | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Mosley (fresh) PF - Daniel Danos (fresh) C - Gerald Millay (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Shaw (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Andrews (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Temple | Angel Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo, Matthew Mosley, Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), John Simmons (SF), Donald Noguera (C) Ralph Barbee, Frank Shaw, Scott Andrews | |
| 11:05 | Rhode Island | John Simmons hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ted McCoy | 13-11 |
| 10:49 | Temple | Charles Whiten steals it from Ross Robison | 13-11 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Whiten | 13-14 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Ross Robison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Daniel Danos grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:50 | Temple | John Macaulay comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:48 | Temple | Lewis Landers gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:27 | Temple | John Macaulay misses short on a runner from the right block | 13-14 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Lewis Landers picks off the pass by Charles Whiten | 13-14 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Randall Buker is called for the reach on Ross Robison - foul #1 on Randall Buker, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), Gerald Millay (C) Mario Jacobs, Lewis Landers, Daniel Danos, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Douglas Neagle (SG), Frank Shaw (SF), Robert Thorton (PF), Scott Andrews (C) Ted McCoy, Randall Buker, John Simmons, Charles Whiten, Donald Noguera | |
| 08:50 | Temple | Ross Robison makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 08:50 | Temple | Ross Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG) Ross Robison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:22 | Temple | Frank Shaw steals it from Louis Diggs | 15-14 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo is called for the reach on Ralph Barbee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Angel Gallo, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Angel Gallo gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Angel Gallo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Mosley | 18-14 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Thorton and he's hacked by Gerald Millay - foul #1 on Gerald Millay, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Macaulay (C) Angel Gallo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:41 | Temple | John Macaulay buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Diggs | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Millay (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Mario Jacobs (tiring) SF - Matthew Mosley (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) SG - Douglas Neagle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) PF - Robert Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Andrews (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Matthew Mosley grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 07:09 | Temple | John Macaulay misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews hits a wide open 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-20 |
| 06:19 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ralph Barbee and the foul's on Mario Jacobs - foul #1 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (PG), Angel Gallo (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), Daniel Danos (C) Gerald Millay, Mario Jacobs, Matthew Mosley, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Randall Buker (SG), John Simmons (SF), Charles Whiten (PF) Ralph Barbee, Douglas Neagle, Frank Shaw, Scott Andrews | |
| 06:04 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:44 | Temple | Ross Robison can't throw it down | 20-23 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Daniel Danos tips it home | 22-23 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Louis Diggs picks off the pass by Randall Buker in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Ross Robison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Thorton - foul #2 on Robert Thorton, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Temple | John Macaulay (C) Daniel Danos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera (C) Robert Thorton | |
| 05:15 | Temple | Ross Robison misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Ross Robison misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 04:59 | Temple | Louis Diggs snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:36 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:30 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo takes the ball from Randall Buker in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Ross Robison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | John Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo steals the ball from John Simmons in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Ross Robison misses long on a shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | John Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the fadeaway in the paint | 22-23 |
| 03:51 | Temple | John Macaulay grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Louis Diggs buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ross Robison (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Landers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Diggs (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Macaulay (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Whiten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Noguera (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo takes the ball from Ted McCoy | 25-23 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Angel Gallo lays it up and in | 27-23 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | John Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Gallo - foul #2 on Angel Gallo, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Leonard (SG), Matthew Mosley (SF), Daniel Danos (PF), Gerald Millay (C) Angel Gallo, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs, John Macaulay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Frank Shaw (SF), Scott Andrews (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Ted McCoy, Randall Buker, Charles Whiten, Donald Noguera | |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:13 | Temple | Daniel Danos grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 02:55 | Temple | Scott Andrews swats the layup by Daniel Danos | 27-23 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Matthew Mosley tips it back up and in | 29-23 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Ross Robison is called for the reach on Ralph Barbee - foul #2 on Ross Robison, team foul #10 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle (SG) John Simmons | |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Gerald Millay snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 02:05 | Temple | Matthew Mosley buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Leonard | 31-24 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Scott Andrews | 31-26 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Gerald Millay - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), John Macaulay (C) Ross Robison, Samuel Leonard, Matthew Mosley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Charles Whiten (PF), Donald Noguera (C) Frank Shaw, Scott Andrews, Daniel Johnson | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Gerald Millay makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Gerald Millay misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 01:05 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker travels with the ball | 32-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG) Gerald Millay | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (PG), Frank Shaw (SF) Ralph Barbee, Douglas Neagle | |
| 00:54 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland misses short on an open floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 00:37 | Temple | John Macaulay grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Charles Whiten steps in front of the Angel Gallo pass | 32-26 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw is fouled on the floor by Lewis Landers - foul #1 on Lewis Landers, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Diggs (PF) Daniel Danos | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Ted McCoy (SG), Robert Thorton (C) Jerry Wayland, Randall Buker, Donald Noguera | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Lewis Landers clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-28 |