| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fresh) SG - Lawrence Laliberte (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (fresh) PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) C - Earl Fulmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Hill (fresh) SG - Jose Vasquez (fresh) SF - John Hutton (fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) C - Michael Leland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Thomas Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Temple | Thomas Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | James Hill picks off the pass by Lawrence Laliberte in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Temple | James Hill's floater is knocked away by Earl Fulmer | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Temple | Thomas Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Goldsmith | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Temple | Thomas Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith is fouled in the backcourt by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards misses the open dunk but the foul's on Michael Leland - foul #1 on Michael Leland, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Thomas Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jose Vasquez - foul #1 on Jose Vasquez, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Shawn David (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Jabari Ahmed (C) James Goldsmith, Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher McKone (PG), Charles Dutton (SG), Rafael Velez (SF), Don Craig (PF), Christopher Oren (C) James Hill, Jose Vasquez, John Hutton, Thomas Davis, Michael Leland | |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Don Craig | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Don Craig scores on a jump hook near the basket | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Oren - foul #1 on Christopher Oren, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF) Lawrence Laliberte, Shawn David | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Ott (SG), Thomas Davis (PF) Rafael Velez, Christopher Oren | |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | Temple | Christopher McKone is hacked by David Potulski in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Potulski, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Temple | Wesley Connor (PG) Charles Dutton | |
| 16:05 | Temple | The jump hook by Don Craig is blocked by Jabari Ahmed | 10-5 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Don Craig snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | Temple | David Potulski takes the ball from Don Craig | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (fairly fresh) SG - Philip Mays (fresh) SF - Michael Pickerel (tiring) PF - Scott Hyland (fairly fresh) C - Jabari Ahmed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Wesley Connor (fresh) SG - Christopher McKone (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Ott (fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (tiring) 3 pts. C - Don Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Philip Mays, Scott Hyland, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Temple | James Hill (PG), Jose Vasquez (SG), Charles Dutton (SF) Wesley Connor, Christopher McKone, Kenneth Ott | |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | David Potulski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 10-5 |
| 15:03 | Temple | Thomas Davis loses the dribble to David Potulski in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel lays it up and in set up by David Potulski | 12-5 |
| 14:40 | Temple | Thomas Davis scores on a jumper from the right side set up by James Hill and the foul's on Thomas Richards - foul #1 on Thomas Richards, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Scott Hyland (PF), Shawn David (C) Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | Rafael Velez (SF), Christopher Oren (C) Charles Dutton, Don Craig | |
| 14:40 | Temple | Thomas Davis makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Christopher Oren grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Jose Vasquez's pass is intercepted by James Goldsmith | 12-8 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland makes the wide open floater from the right side | 14-8 |
| 13:38 | Temple | Rafael Velez is denied on a layup by Scott Hyland | 14-8 |
| 13:36 | Rhode Island | Shawn David grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland is called for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Thomas Richards (PF), Jabari Ahmed (C) Ronald Roy, David Potulski, James Goldsmith, Scott Hyland, Shawn David | |
| Subs | Temple | Wesley Connor (PG), Kenneth Ott (SG), Charles Dutton (SF), Don Craig (PF), Michael Leland (C) James Hill, Jose Vasquez, Rafael Velez, Thomas Davis, Christopher Oren | |
| 12:58 | Temple | Michael Leland drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Ott | 14-10 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Michael Leland snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:34 | Temple | Kenneth Ott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Don Craig - foul #1 on Don Craig, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (PF) Robert Beavers, Philip Mays, Thomas Richards | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher McKone (PG), Jose Vasquez (SG), John Hutton (SF) Wesley Connor, Kenneth Ott, Charles Dutton | |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:03 | Temple | Christopher McKone loses the dribble to Scott Hyland in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Michael Leland - foul #2 on Michael Leland, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer (C) Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Davis (PF), Christopher Oren (C) Don Craig, Michael Leland | |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Laliberte (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Michael Pickerel (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jabari Ahmed (tiring) 8 pts. C - Earl Fulmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Christopher McKone (fresh) SG - Jose Vasquez (tiring) SF - John Hutton (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (tiring) 6 pts. C - Christopher Oren (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Temple | Thomas Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland (PF) Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher McKone picks off the pass by James Goldsmith | 19-10 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Christopher Oren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Thomas Richards (PF) James Goldsmith, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Temple | Rafael Velez (PF), Don Craig (C) Thomas Davis, Christopher Oren | |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Roy | 22-10 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Christopher McKone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 10:18 | Temple | John Hutton tips it in | 22-12 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Velez - foul #1 on Rafael Velez, team foul #8 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Scott Hyland (PF), Jabari Ahmed (C) Lawrence Laliberte, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | Wesley Connor (PG), Kenneth Ott (SG), Charles Dutton (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Christopher Oren (C) Christopher McKone, Jose Vasquez, John Hutton, Rafael Velez, Don Craig | |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Christopher Oren gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:43 | Temple | The jump hook by Christopher Oren is blocked by Jabari Ahmed | 22-12 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | David Potulski is hacked by Kenneth Ott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Ott, team foul #9 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG) Ronald Roy | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | David Potulski misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:38 | Temple | Thomas Davis gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Thomas Davis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 09:18 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Ott - foul #2 on Kenneth Ott, team foul #10 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers (PG), Shawn David (C) David Potulski, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Temple | James Hill (PG), Christopher McKone (SG), Don Craig (C) Wesley Connor, Kenneth Ott, Christopher Oren | |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Thomas Davis pulls down the rebound | 24-12 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Thomas Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-12 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel grabs the board | 24-12 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Thomas Richards (PF) Philip Mays, Michael Pickerel, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Vasquez (SG) Christopher McKone | |
| 08:27 | Temple | James Hill hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Dutton | 24-15 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Vasquez - foul #2 on Jose Vasquez, team foul #11 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer (C) Shawn David | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher McKone (SG), John Hutton (SF), Rafael Velez (PF) Jose Vasquez, Charles Dutton, Thomas Davis | |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski misses the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Christopher McKone snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:22 | Temple | David Potulski is called for the reach on James Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Potulski, team foul #3 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (SF) David Potulski | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:10 | Temple | Christopher McKone is called for traveling | 24-15 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer snags the offensive board | 24-15 |
| 07:20 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Laliberte | 27-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Robert Beavers (fairly fresh) SG - Lawrence Laliberte (tired) 1 pts. SF - James Goldsmith (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Richards (tired) 4 pts. C - Earl Fulmer (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher McKone (tiring) SF - John Hutton (tired) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Velez (tiring) C - Don Craig (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Temple | James Goldsmith steals the ball from James Hill | 27-15 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith throws it down | 29-15 |
| 06:46 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Shawn David (C) Robert Beavers, Lawrence Laliberte, James Goldsmith, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | Wesley Connor (PG), Charles Dutton (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Christopher Oren (C) James Hill, John Hutton, Rafael Velez, Don Craig | |
| 06:36 | Temple | Charles Dutton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-15 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Thomas Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:15 | Temple | Christopher Oren's layup is rejected by Shawn David | 29-15 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel loses the dribble to Charles Dutton in the backcourt | 29-15 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Thomas Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-15 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Shawn David pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | Shawn David scores on a jump hook from the left block | 31-15 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Christopher McKone buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Davis | 31-17 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Charles Dutton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Lawrence Laliberte (SG), Jabari Ahmed (C) Ronald Roy, Philip Mays, Shawn David | |
| Subs | Temple | James Hill (PG), John Hutton (SF), Don Craig (C) Wesley Connor, Christopher McKone, Christopher Oren | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Laliberte | 37-17 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Thomas Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Hill | 37-20 |
| 04:25 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers (PG), Earl Fulmer (C) Michael Pickerel, Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher McKone (SG) Charles Dutton | |
| 04:03 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Earl Fulmer | 39-20 |
| 03:41 | Temple | James Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Beavers - foul #1 on Robert Beavers, team foul #4 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Philip Mays (SG), Thomas Richards (PF) Robert Beavers, Lawrence Laliberte, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Vasquez (SG), Kenneth Ott (SF), Rafael Velez (PF), Michael Leland (C) Christopher McKone, John Hutton, Thomas Davis, Don Craig | |
| 03:22 | Temple | Thomas Richards is called for the reach on Rafael Velez - foul #2 on Thomas Richards, team foul #5 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel (SF) James Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:08 | Temple | Rafael Velez misses the shot from the right side | 39-20 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Pickerel (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (tired) 4 pts. C - Jabari Ahmed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jose Vasquez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Ott (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Velez (fairly fresh) C - Michael Leland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Philip Mays | 41-20 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Jose Vasquez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Richards - foul #3 on Thomas Richards, team foul #6 | 41-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), James Goldsmith (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Philip Mays, Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Temple | Wesley Connor (PG), Charles Dutton (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) James Hill, Kenneth Ott, Rafael Velez | |
| 02:25 | Temple | Jose Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Jose Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-22 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy can't tip it in | 41-22 |
| 02:10 | Temple | Michael Leland grabs the board | 41-22 |
| 01:54 | Temple | Michael Leland misses the shot from the baseline | 41-22 |
| 01:53 | Temple | Jose Vasquez snags the offensive board | 41-22 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Michael Leland misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-22 |
| 01:37 | Rhode Island | David Potulski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-22 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Goldsmith | 43-22 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Michael Leland comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Fulmer - foul #1 on Earl Fulmer, team foul #7 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers (PG), Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Jabari Ahmed (PF), Shawn David (C) Ronald Roy, James Goldsmith, Scott Hyland, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Temple | James Hill (PG), John Hutton (SF), Christopher Oren (PF) Wesley Connor, Charles Dutton, Thomas Davis | |
| 00:44 | Temple | Michael Leland misses the 1st free throw | 43-22 |
| 00:44 | Temple | Michael Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed gets the rebound | 43-22 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 43-22 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Jose Vasquez snags the defensive board | 43-22 |
| 00:05 | Temple | John Hutton scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Oren | 43-25 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | David Potulski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Hutton clanks a fullcourt shot | 45-25 |