| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Henrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ciesielski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Kemp (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Wesley Fulton is denied by Timothy Wright | 28-39 |
| 19:40 | Temple | Timothy Wright snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Robert Deans splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 19:17 | Temple | Timothy Wright snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Ralph Henrich is hacked by Michael Cross - foul #1 on Michael Cross, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Ralph Henrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Matthews (PF), Mathew Bodden (C) Darryl Rogers, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 18:15 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Ciesielski | 28-39 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Ralph Henrich is hacked by Wesley Fulton - foul #1 on Wesley Fulton, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (PG), John Vera (SF) Robert Deans, John Ciesielski | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:36 | Temple | Daryl Danford buries a jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Pete Ramsey | 30-41 |
| 17:02 | Temple | Daryl Danford can't throw it down | 30-41 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:59 | Rhode Island | John Vera is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Vera, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Darryl Rogers (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Ralph Henrich, Eugene Matthews, Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | George Kemp hits the finger roll | 30-43 |
| 16:28 | Temple | John Vera misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 16:27 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Michael Cross is blocked by Darryl Rogers | 30-43 |
| 16:05 | Temple | John Vera pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:46 | Temple | Timothy Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daryl Danford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Vera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cross (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| Subs | Temple | John Ciesielski (SG), Dwight Yates (SF), Peter Rankins (C) Daryl Danford, John Vera, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Mark Pieper (SF), Frank Hoffer (PF) Pete Ramsey, Thomas Jones, Michael Cross | |
| 15:27 | Temple | Dwight Yates is hacked by Mark Pieper - foul #2 on Mark Pieper, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Ralph Henrich (SG), Mathew Bodden (C) Darryl Rogers, Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SG) Wesley Fulton | |
| 15:07 | Temple | Robert Deans clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 14:36 | Rhode Island | Ralph Henrich steals the ball from Mark Pieper | 30-43 |
| 14:22 | Temple | John Ciesielski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-43 |
| 14:21 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Bodden | 30-43 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Dwight Yates is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Ciesielski | 32-43 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mathew Bodden - foul #1 on Mathew Bodden, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (PG), John Vera (SF), Eugene Matthews (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Robert Deans, Dwight Yates, John Ciesielski, Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey (PG), Wesley Fulton (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Michael Cross (PF) William Kindig, Richard Landwehr, Mark Pieper, Frank Hoffer | |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:26 | Temple | Timothy Wright buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Henrich | 34-44 |
| 13:23 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Darryl Rogers (PF) John Vera | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Hoffer (C) George Kemp | |
| 13:07 | Temple | Eugene Matthews's pass is intercepted by Michael Cross | 34-44 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Rankins (C) Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:52 | Temple | 3 seconds is called on Ralph Henrich | 34-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (PF) Michael Cross | |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-44 |
| 12:30 | Temple | Daryl Danford grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 12:18 | Temple | The jump hook by Peter Rankins is blocked by Frank Hoffer | 34-44 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 34-47 |
| 11:41 | Temple | Eugene Matthews misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 11:40 | Temple | Darryl Rogers tips it in | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daryl Danford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Henrich (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Rankins (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Pieper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Hoffer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-47 |
| 11:23 | Temple | Daryl Danford grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Ralph Henrich connects on the jump hook from the right block | 38-47 |
| 11:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper hits the follow up shot | 38-49 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Ralph Henrich is fouled on the floor by Wesley Fulton - foul #2 on Wesley Fulton, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), John Ciesielski (SG), Dwight Yates (SF), Mathew Bodden (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Daryl Danford, Ralph Henrich, Eugene Matthews, Darryl Rogers, Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Richard Landwehr (SG), Michael Cross (PF), George Kemp (C) Pete Ramsey, Wesley Fulton, Thomas Jones, Frank Hoffer | |
| 10:24 | Temple | John Ciesielski is hacked by Richard Landwehr - foul #1 on Richard Landwehr, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Dwight Yates is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Dwight Yates, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Temple | John Vera (SF) Dwight Yates | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Mathew Bodden swats the shot by George Kemp | 38-49 |
| 09:58 | Temple | John Ciesielski snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 09:42 | Temple | John Ciesielski makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Deans | 40-49 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the driving attempt from the left block | 40-49 |
| 09:25 | Temple | Timothy Wright grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Robert Deans buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Bodden | 43-49 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | George Kemp hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Landwehr | 43-51 |
| 08:23 | Temple | Mathew Bodden misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Mark Pieper | 43-51 |
| 08:16 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by George Kemp is denied by Mathew Bodden | 43-51 |
| 08:14 | Temple | John Ciesielski gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Robert Deans evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:00 | Temple | Timothy Wright hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Wright - foul #3 on Timothy Wright, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (PG), Ralph Henrich (SG), Dwight Yates (SF), Darryl Rogers (PF), Peter Rankins (C) Robert Deans, John Ciesielski, John Vera, Mathew Bodden, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey (PG), Wesley Fulton (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Frank Hoffer (PF) William Kindig, Richard Landwehr, Mark Pieper, Michael Cross | |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:38 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ralph Henrich | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daryl Danford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Henrich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwight Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Rankins (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Hoffer (fairly fresh) C - George Kemp (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Peter Rankins blows the layup but he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #1 on George Kemp, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willard Burns (C) George Kemp | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Peter Rankins makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Peter Rankins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | Peter Rankins takes the ball from Wesley Fulton | 47-52 |
| 06:56 | Temple | Dwight Yates misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Darryl Rogers gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Peter Rankins is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Eugene Matthews (PF) Daryl Danford, Darryl Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Cross (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Ralph Henrich lays it in on a great pass from Robert Deans | 49-54 |
| 05:35 | Rhode Island | Ralph Henrich picks off the pass by Willard Burns in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 05:23 | Temple | Eugene Matthews's pass is intercepted by Pete Ramsey | 49-54 |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Eugene Matthews banks in the layup and he's hacked by Willard Burns - foul #2 on Willard Burns, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (PG), John Ciesielski (SG), John Vera (SF), Frank Howard (C) Robert Deans, Ralph Henrich, Dwight Yates, Peter Rankins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (PG), Thomas Jones (SF), George Kemp (C) Pete Ramsey, Willard Burns, Frank Hoffer | |
| 04:40 | Temple | Eugene Matthews makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones is hacked by Daryl Danford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daryl Danford, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Darryl Rogers (PF) Eugene Matthews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cross | 52-59 |
| 03:52 | Temple | John Vera hits a jump hook from the right block | 54-59 |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | William Kindig makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Cross | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daryl Danford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Ciesielski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Kindig (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley Fulton (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cross (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:23 | Temple | Frank Howard's floater is tipped away by Michael Cross | 54-62 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | George Kemp grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | John Ciesielski is called for the reach on Wesley Fulton - foul #2 on John Ciesielski, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Deans (PG), Ralph Henrich (SG), Dwight Yates (SF), Mathew Bodden (PF), Timothy Wright (C) Daryl Danford, John Ciesielski, John Vera, Darryl Rogers, Frank Howard | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Landwehr (SG), Mark Pieper (PF) Wesley Fulton, Michael Cross | |
| 02:46 | Rhode Island | Ralph Henrich steals it from George Kemp | 54-62 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Robert Deans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-62 |
| 02:29 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Yates | 54-62 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Dwight Yates misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Matthews (PF) Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey (PG) Richard Landwehr | |
| 01:52 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Ralph Henrich pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Eugene Matthews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Henrich | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Robert Deans steals it from Pete Ramsey in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Dwight Yates jams it set up by Robert Deans | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Darryl Rogers (PF) Eugene Matthews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG), Michael Cross (PF) William Kindig, Mark Pieper | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Temple | Darryl Rogers knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Michael Cross - foul #2 on Michael Cross, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Darryl Rogers makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | George Kemp can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-62 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Ralph Henrich grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | Temple | Robert Deans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Deans is called for the reach on Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Deans, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Ralph Henrich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Dwight Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Ralph Henrich connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Henrich (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwight Yates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Darryl Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cross (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | George Kemp wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Ralph Henrich is called for the reach on Wesley Fulton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Henrich, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Temple | John Ciesielski (SF), Mathew Bodden (C) Dwight Yates, Timothy Wright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Pieper (SF), Frank Hoffer (PF) Thomas Jones, Michael Cross | |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:54 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to George Kemp | 64-64 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by George Kemp | 64-66 |
| 04:30 | Temple | George Kemp steals the ball from Mathew Bodden | 64-66 |
| 04:10 | Rhode Island | George Kemp blows the layup | 64-66 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | George Kemp hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Robert Deans buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Rogers | 67-68 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | George Kemp is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Pete Ramsey | 67-70 |
| 03:18 | Temple | John Ciesielski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Deans | 70-70 |
| 02:56 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hoffer | 70-72 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Dwight Yates (SF), Timothy Wright (C) John Ciesielski, Mathew Bodden | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones (SF), Michael Cross (PF) Mark Pieper, Frank Hoffer | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Darryl Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 02:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Kemp | 70-72 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dwight Yates - foul #5 on Dwight Yates, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Daryl Danford (SG), John Vera (SF), Eugene Matthews (PF) Ralph Henrich, Dwight Yates, Darryl Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Daryl Danford snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Robert Deans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| Subs | Temple | John Ciesielski (SF) John Vera | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Michael Cross hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Wesley Fulton | 70-75 |
| 02:08 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Temple | Ralph Henrich (SG), Darryl Rogers (PF) Daryl Danford, Eugene Matthews | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:57 | Temple | Robert Deans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Darryl Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Ralph Henrich misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on George Kemp - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Ralph Henrich makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Ralph Henrich makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:13 | Temple | The rebound goes to Timothy Wright | 72-75 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Timothy Wright is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Thomas Jones grabs the board | 72-75 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Deans (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Henrich (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Ciesielski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darryl Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Pete Ramsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wesley Fulton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Cross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton hits a fadeaway from the left side | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Temple | Robert Deans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-77 |
| 00:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to George Kemp | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | George Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Henrich - foul #3 on Ralph Henrich, team foul #10 | 72-77 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:22 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Ralph Henrich works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Deans - foul #2 on Robert Deans, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Kindig (SG) Wesley Fulton | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Pete Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Ralph Henrich works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | George Kemp pulls down the rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Deans is called for the reach on George Kemp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Deans, team foul #12 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wesley Fulton (SG) William Kindig | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | George Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Ciesielski misses the fullcourt shot | 75-81 |