| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) SG - Ross Robison (fresh) SF - Lewis Landers (fresh) PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) C - Eric Rosamond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) SG - Randall Buker (fresh) SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) PF - Garland Mills (fresh) C - Donald Noguera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Eric Rosamond 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) | |
| 19:36 | Temple | Louis Diggs is fouled on the floor by Garland Mills - foul #1 on Garland Mills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | Gerald Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Smith - foul #1 on Gerald Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Lewis Landers drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Diggs | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Barbee | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Ross Robison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Eric Rosamond snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Louis Diggs can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Garland Mills - foul #2 on Garland Mills, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson (PF) Garland Mills | |
| 17:29 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Louis Diggs's pass is intercepted by Frank Shaw | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Eric Rosamond pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Eric Rosamond misses short on a shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Gerald Smith is called for the reach on Frank Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Smith, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Angel Gallo (SG), Samuel Leonard (SF), Paul McLeese (PF), Paul Hawk (C) Gerald Smith, Ross Robison, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (SG), Robert Thorton (C) Randall Buker, Donald Noguera | |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Mario Jacobs steps in front of the Frank Shaw pass | 2-5 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Daniel Johnson steps in front of the Angel Gallo pass | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) SG - Angel Gallo (fresh) SF - Samuel Leonard (fresh) PF - Paul McLeese (fresh) C - Paul Hawk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted McCoy (fresh) SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Thorton (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo steals it from Ted McCoy | 2-5 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Angel Gallo is hacked by Ted McCoy - foul #1 on Ted McCoy, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Landers (SF) Samuel Leonard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Douglas Neagle (SF) Ralph Barbee, Frank Shaw | |
| 15:16 | Temple | Angel Gallo hits a floater from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Lewis Landers takes the ball from Randall Buker in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Mario Jacobs lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Landers | 6-5 |
| 14:57 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Neagle | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Temple | Angel Gallo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Angel Gallo gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Mario Jacobs makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Lewis Landers | 8-7 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Mario Jacobs is called for the reach on Ted McCoy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Leonard (PG), Ross Robison (SG), Louis Diggs (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Mario Jacobs, Angel Gallo, Paul McLeese, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Frank Shaw (SF), Scott Andrews (PF), Donald Noguera (C) Ted McCoy, Douglas Neagle, Daniel Johnson, Robert Thorton | |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Francis Kimble steps in front of the Randall Buker pass | 8-7 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Ross Robison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ross Robison, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Rosamond (C) Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland (SG) Randall Buker | |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Ross Robison snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Samuel Leonard buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ross Robison | 10-7 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera can't connect on a shot from the right block | 10-7 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Louis Diggs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Lewis Landers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Ross Robison grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Samuel Leonard blows the layup | 10-7 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 10-7 |
| 12:08 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ross Robison | 10-7 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Lewis Landers connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Leonard | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Samuel Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Landers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Diggs (fairly fresh) C - Eric Rosamond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Wayland (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Shaw (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Andrews (fairly fresh) C - Donald Noguera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Eric Rosamond steps in front of the Scott Andrews pass | 12-7 |
| 11:20 | Temple | Louis Diggs is denied on a layup by Donald Noguera | 12-7 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Lewis Landers tips it in | 14-7 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Angel Gallo (SF), Paul McLeese (PF), Paul Hawk (C) Samuel Leonard, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Randall Buker (SG), Douglas Neagle (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Robert Thorton (C) Ralph Barbee, Jerry Wayland, Frank Shaw, Scott Andrews, Donald Noguera | |
| 10:41 | Temple | Ted McCoy takes the ball from Mario Jacobs | 14-7 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Ross Robison clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-7 |
| 10:23 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-7 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Angel Gallo snags the defensive board | 14-7 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Ross Robison knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Jacobs | 16-7 |
| 09:33 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 16-7 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson tips it back up and in | 16-9 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is hacked by Randall Buker - foul #1 on Randall Buker, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Landers (SF), Timothy Helms (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Angel Gallo, Paul McLeese, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw (SF), Donald Noguera (C) Douglas Neagle, Robert Thorton | |
| 09:15 | Temple | Ross Robison makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Lewis Landers | 18-9 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Timothy Helms is called for the reach on Donald Noguera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Helms, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Jerry Wayland (SG) Ted McCoy, Randall Buker | |
| 08:57 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw drills a shot from the left block | 18-11 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Ross Robison buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Lewis Landers | 21-11 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Jacobs - foul #2 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (PG), Louis Diggs (PF), Paul Hawk (C) Mario Jacobs, Timothy Helms, Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Douglas Neagle (SF), Scott Andrews (PF) Jerry Wayland, Frank Shaw, Daniel Johnson | |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee misses the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:07 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee makes the 3rd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Angel Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 07:40 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Angel Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ross Robison (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Landers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Diggs (fairly fresh) C - Paul Hawk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Neagle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Andrews (fresh) C - Donald Noguera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Andrews | 21-16 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Paul Hawk misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Noguera - foul #1 on Donald Noguera, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul McLeese (PF), Eric Rosamond (C) Ross Robison, Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Jerry Wayland (SG), Frank Shaw (SF), Robert Thorton (PF) Ralph Barbee, Randall Buker, Douglas Neagle, Scott Andrews | |
| 06:51 | Temple | Paul Hawk misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Paul Hawk makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Jerry Wayland can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 22-16 |
| 06:35 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Donald Noguera denies the turnaround by Eric Rosamond | 22-18 |
| 06:13 | Temple | Paul Hawk tips it back up and in | 24-18 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Wayland | 24-20 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Paul Hawk buries a shot from the left block | 26-20 |
| 05:18 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Wayland | 26-23 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Paul McLeese misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-23 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Angel Gallo is called for the reach on Frank Shaw - foul #1 on Angel Gallo, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Samuel Leonard (PG), Ross Robison (SG), Timothy Helms (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Paul Hawk, Angel Gallo, Paul McLeese, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Randall Buker (SG), Daniel Johnson (PF), Scott Andrews (C) Ted McCoy, Jerry Wayland, Robert Thorton, Donald Noguera | |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Samuel Leonard connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Lewis Landers and he's fouled by Ralph Barbee - foul #1 on Ralph Barbee, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Douglas Neagle (SF) Frank Shaw | |
| 04:22 | Temple | Samuel Leonard misses the free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:22 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Francis Kimble is called for the reach on Randall Buker - foul #1 on Francis Kimble, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Mario Jacobs (SG), Louis Diggs (PF) Ross Robison, Lewis Landers, Timothy Helms | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Garland Mills (PF) Scott Andrews | |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Francis Kimble grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Samuel Leonard misses the jumper in the paint | 28-25 |
| 03:36 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) SG - Mario Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) C - Francis Kimble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Neagle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Garland Mills (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Barbee | 28-27 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Gerald Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (SF), Eric Rosamond (C) Samuel Leonard, Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| 02:42 | Temple | Eric Rosamond misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 31-27 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Louis Diggs snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Mario Jacobs is hacked by Randall Buker - foul #2 on Randall Buker, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Landers (SF), Timothy Helms (PF) Angel Gallo, Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Jerry Wayland (SG), Frank Shaw (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Robert Thorton (C) Ralph Barbee, Randall Buker, Douglas Neagle, Garland Mills, Scott Andrews | |
| 01:59 | Temple | Mario Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Mario Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Rosamond - foul #1 on Eric Rosamond, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Temple | The rebound goes to Timothy Helms | 32-28 |
| 01:25 | Temple | Lewis Landers loses the dribble to Ted McCoy | 32-28 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Gerald Smith steals it from Jerry Wayland | 32-28 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Gerald Smith is hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (SG), Samuel Leonard (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Mario Jacobs, Lewis Landers, Timothy Helms, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Garland Mills (PF), Scott Andrews (C) Jerry Wayland, Robert Thorton, Daniel Johnson | |
| 00:54 | Temple | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:54 | Temple | Francis Kimble snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 00:38 | Temple | Louis Diggs throws it down set up by Samuel Leonard | 35-28 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Leonard - foul #1 on Samuel Leonard, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Ross Robison clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ted McCoy - foul #2 on Ted McCoy, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul McLeese (PF) Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG) Ted McCoy | |
| 00:20 | Temple | Ross Robison makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Ross Robison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Gerald Smith is called for the reach on Scott Andrews in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Smith, team foul #11 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Paul Hawk (C) Gerald Smith, Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Randall Buker steps in front of the Paul Hawk pass | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Buker | 37-33 |