| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Waites (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fresh) SG - Lawrence Toscano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Gills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) 8 pts. C - Long Ming (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder comes up short on the floater in the lane | 29-29 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Long Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes lays it in | 29-31 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Long Ming snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 19:08 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Gills | 29-36 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Guy and the foul's on Lawrence Toscano - foul #3 on Lawrence Toscano, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves (PG), Charles Funk (SF), Arthur Galusha (PF) Charles Guy, Harold Attaway, Tony Waites | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), David Lowery (SG), Jose Torres (PF), Ty Davis (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Ty Davis is hacked by Raymond Snyder - foul #2 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Cary Boothby (C) Raymond Snyder, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Frazier (SG) Jason Gills | |
| 17:34 | Temple | Leonardo Romano scores on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk is hacked by Jose Torres - foul #1 on Jose Torres, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG) Russell Matheney | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy connects on the open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Galusha | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Leonardo Romano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:43 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Funk | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Jose Torres misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-39 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | Arthur Galusha scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Cary Boothby | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Funk (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Galusha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cary Boothby (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leonardo Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Victor Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lowery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Torres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ty Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Temple | Henry Reeves steps in front of the Victor Frazier pass | 39-39 |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves hits the finger roll | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | Temple | Ty Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Victor Frazier grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 14:30 | Temple | Victor Frazier makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Leonardo Romano - foul #3 on Leonardo Romano, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Christopher Roundtree (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Henry Reeves, Charles Funk, Arthur Galusha, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Leonardo Romano, Victor Frazier, David Lowery, Jose Torres, Ty Davis | |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:16 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Jason Gills misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Roundtree - foul #4 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Tony Waites (PF) Charles Guy, Christopher Roundtree | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:56 | Temple | Jason Gills misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Jason Gills makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas is fouled on the floor by Long Ming - foul #1 on Long Ming, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | The pull-up jumper by Tony Waites is blocked by Long Ming | 43-43 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 13:03 | Temple | Raymond Snyder picks off the pass by Lynn Croft | 45-43 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas is denied on a layup by Long Ming | 45-43 |
| 12:53 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Waites | 45-43 |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas is open but can't throw it down | 45-43 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Lynn Croft grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Jason Gills misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:44 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Toscano steals the ball from Raymond Snyder | 45-43 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 11:25 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Russell Matheney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Waites (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Douglas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Toscano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Victor Fowlkes steals it from Raymond Snyder | 45-43 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Jason Gills clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-43 |
| 10:52 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 10:50 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites is hacked by Lynn Croft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lynn Croft, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Noel Warf (SF), Cary Boothby (C) Russell Matheney, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (PF), Shane Agnew (C) Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Jose Torres misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Tony Waites - foul #1 on Tony Waites, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Frazier (SG) Lawrence Toscano | |
| 10:28 | Temple | Jose Torres makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Jose Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:25 | Rhode Island | Noel Warf is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Jason Gills is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Gills, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Funk (PF) Tony Waites | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), David Lowery (SF) Victor Fowlkes, Jason Gills | |
| 09:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 09:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Leonardo Romano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 09:03 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Guy | 52-45 |
| 08:45 | Temple | David Lowery misses long on a runner near the basket | 52-45 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 08:31 | Rhode Island | Charles Funk is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG), Harold Attaway (SF), Arthur Galusha (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Charles Guy, Henry Reeves, Noel Warf, Charles Funk, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Leonardo Romano, Victor Frazier, David Lowery, Jose Torres, Shane Agnew | |
| 08:18 | Temple | Long Ming can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 08:17 | Temple | Jason Gills snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:09 | Temple | Jason Gills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-45 |
| 08:08 | Temple | Lynn Croft hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney misses the jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Ty Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Thomas Douglas denies the turnaround by Long Ming | 52-47 |
| 07:30 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Long Ming is called for the reach on Thomas Douglas - foul #2 on Long Ming, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves (SG), Christopher Roundtree (PF) Raymond Snyder, Arthur Galusha | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG) Ty Davis | |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Russell Matheney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Toscano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Temple | Christopher Roundtree blocks the short jumper by Lynn Croft | 54-49 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree scores on a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Lynn Croft - foul #2 on Lynn Croft, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby (C) Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:50 | Temple | Long Ming snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Jason Gills clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Jason Gills tips it back up and in | 56-51 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Cary Boothby's pass is intercepted by Victor Fowlkes | 56-51 |
| 06:02 | Temple | Lynn Croft scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Lynn Croft is called for the reach on Christopher Roundtree in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lynn Croft, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Charles Funk (SF), Tony Waites (C) Russell Matheney, Harold Attaway, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), David Lowery (SF), Jose Torres (PF), Shane Agnew (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Shane Agnew | 56-53 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Shane Agnew misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Funk - foul #1 on Charles Funk, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder (SG) Henry Reeves | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:50 | Temple | Shane Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Shane Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 05:30 | Temple | Shane Agnew gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:19 | Temple | David Lowery misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Shane Agnew snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Shane Agnew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas (C) Christopher Roundtree | |
| Subs | Temple | Ty Davis (PG), Lawrence Toscano (SG) Leonardo Romano, Victor Frazier | |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-55 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Ty Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:35 | Temple | Jose Torres makes the shot from the left block | 56-57 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Toscano | 56-57 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Ty Davis lays it in set up by Lawrence Toscano | 56-59 |
| 03:53 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Charles Funk | 58-59 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Ty Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites loses the ball out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Noel Warf (SF), Christopher Roundtree (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Charles Funk, Tony Waites, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), Jason Gills (SF), Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Ty Davis, Lawrence Toscano, David Lowery, Jose Torres, Shane Agnew | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Russell Matheney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Noel Warf (fresh) PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Cary Boothby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leonardo Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Victor Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Gills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Gills | 58-61 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway (SF), Thomas Douglas (C) Noel Warf, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG) Victor Frazier | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Jason Gills pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:30 | Temple | Henry Reeves steals it from Victor Fowlkes in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Long Ming is called for the reach on Henry Reeves - foul #3 on Long Ming, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Henry Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Lynn Croft gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Reeves - foul #1 on Henry Reeves, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Torres (C) Long Ming | |
| 02:03 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Guy and the foul's on Leonardo Romano - foul #4 on Leonardo Romano, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Toscano (SG), Long Ming (C) Leonardo Romano, Jose Torres | |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano is fouled on the floor by Raymond Snyder - foul #3 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes is hacked by Raymond Snyder - foul #4 on Raymond Snyder, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 01:01 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Douglas | 65-64 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Raymond Snyder steals it from Lawrence Toscano | 65-64 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy banks in the layup set up by Raymond Snyder | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Raymond Snyder loses the ball out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jason Gills misses long on a fullcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Attaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roundtree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Toscano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gills (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Temple | Long Ming wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Victor Fowlkes tips it home | 67-69 |
| 04:20 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Snyder | 70-69 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Lynn Croft lays it up and in | 70-71 |
| 03:52 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree can't throw it down | 70-71 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree tips it in | 72-71 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Lynn Croft banks in the layup | 72-73 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 72-73 |
| 03:20 | Temple | Jason Gills pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Long Ming banks in the layup on a great pass from Victor Fowlkes | 72-75 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Russell Matheney (PG), Henry Reeves (SG), Charles Funk (SF), Tony Waites (PF), Cary Boothby (C) Charles Guy, Raymond Snyder, Harold Attaway, Christopher Roundtree, Thomas Douglas | |
| Subs | Temple | Leonardo Romano (PG), Victor Frazier (SG), David Lowery (SF), Jose Torres (PF), Ty Davis (C) Victor Fowlkes, Lawrence Toscano, Jason Gills, Lynn Croft, Long Ming | |
| 02:54 | Temple | Jose Torres misses the shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Ty Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:53 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Guy (PG), Raymond Snyder (SG), Christopher Roundtree (PF), Thomas Douglas (C) Russell Matheney, Henry Reeves, Tony Waites, Cary Boothby | |
| Subs | Temple | Jason Gills (SF) Victor Frazier | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Jason Gills double dribbles | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Toscano (SG) David Lowery | |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 72-75 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Jose Torres snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway (SF) Charles Funk | |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Fowlkes (PG) Leonardo Romano | |
| 02:02 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Harold Attaway pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy is called for 10 seconds | 72-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lynn Croft (PF), Long Ming (C) Jose Torres, Ty Davis | |
| 01:36 | Temple | Long Ming hits a floater from close range | 72-77 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Christopher Roundtree drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Raymond Snyder | 75-77 |
| 01:14 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Roundtree - foul #5 on Christopher Roundtree, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Waites (PF) Christopher Roundtree | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:14 | Temple | Lynn Croft misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:14 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Snyder | 77-78 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Charles Guy (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Snyder (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Attaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Waites (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Victor Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Toscano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Gills (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lynn Croft (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Ming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Temple | Lawrence Toscano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-78 |
| 00:23 | Rhode Island | Lynn Croft swats the shot by Raymond Snyder | 77-78 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites snags the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Douglas's fadeaway is rejected by Long Ming | 77-78 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Tony Waites gets the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Victor Fowlkes steals the ball from Tony Waites | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Temple | Charles Guy is called for the reach on Lynn Croft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Guy, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Lynn Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Guy hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-80 |