| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fresh) SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) SF - Randy Thomas (fresh) PF - George Wiens (fresh) C - John Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fresh) SG - Harold Graves (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Price wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Temple | George Wiens is open and lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Harold Graves is hacked by John Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Harold Graves connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Monroe | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Temple | George Wiens loses the dribble to Jim Nordin | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss slams it home on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | Temple | John Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Randy Thomas can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Temple | John Price grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Temple | George Wiens hits a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss scores on a floater from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 17:45 | Temple | John Price clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:44 | Temple | Frank Cannon misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | James Monroe pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | James Terry can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Temple | John Price snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:11 | Temple | Jim Nordin takes the ball from George Wiens | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Cannon - foul #1 on Frank Cannon, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Charles Young (SG), Christopher Thompson (SF), Evan Ward (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) John Sanders, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, George Wiens, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) James Monroe, Jim Nordin, James Terry | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Marco Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bradley Yuhas | 4-8 |
| 16:16 | Xavier | Edward Delaney is open and scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 4-10 |
| 16:06 | Temple | Christopher Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is fouled on the floor by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), Frank Cannon (SG), George Wiens (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Marco Russo, Christopher Thompson, Evan Ward, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), George Flynn (SG), James Monroe (SF), Jim Nordin (PF), James Terry (C) Teddy Sluss, Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, Edward Delaney, Bradley Yuhas | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Frank Cannon (fresh) SF - Charles Young (fresh) PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) SG - George Flynn (fresh) SF - James Monroe (fresh) PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Terry (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Jim Nordin makes the floater in the paint | 4-12 |
| 15:10 | Temple | Michael Holmes misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-12 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Jim Nordin grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Randy Thomas (SF) Michael Holmes, Charles Young | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:50 | Temple | Randy Thomas makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Wiens | 7-12 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | John Sanders is called for the reach on Antoine Hartwig in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), John Price (C) John Sanders, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | George Flynn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Randy Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Christopher Thompson (SF), Evan Ward (PF) Michael Holmes, Randy Thomas, George Wiens | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) George Flynn, James Monroe, Jim Nordin, James Terry | |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 13:54 | Temple | Frank Cannon grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 13:49 | Temple | Frank Cannon buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Thompson | 9-15 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:37 | Temple | Christopher Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:18 | Temple | Marco Russo hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Evan Ward | 11-15 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marco Russo - foul #2 on Marco Russo, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), Charles Young (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Marco Russo, Frank Cannon, Christopher Thompson, Evan Ward, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), James Monroe (SF), James Terry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Leonard Harrison, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:57 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Charles Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 12:31 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Meyers | 11-16 |
| 12:12 | Temple | George Wiens misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Delaney - foul #1 on Edward Delaney, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF) Teddy Sluss, Edward Delaney | |
| 12:12 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:12 | Temple | George Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Jim Nordin gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Terry misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Thomas - foul #1 on Randy Thomas, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG) Michael Holmes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by George Flynn - foul #1 on George Flynn, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Thompson (PF) George Wiens | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:48 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Benjamin Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Terry | 13-18 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | James Monroe drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Young (fresh) SG - Frank Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Thompson (fresh) C - Benjamin Meyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - George Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Nordin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Christopher Thompson drills a runner from the right block and he's hacked by James Monroe - foul #1 on James Monroe, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Ward (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Randy Thomas, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Bradley Yuhas (C) George Flynn, James Monroe, James Terry | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Christopher Thompson makes the free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Young - foul #1 on Charles Young, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Thomas (SF), John Price (C) Christopher Thompson, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Bradley Yuhas is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #1 on Bradley Yuhas, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| 10:44 | Temple | John Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-22 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss's fadeaway is rejected by John Price | 16-22 |
| 10:21 | Temple | John Price snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Frank Cannon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Jim Nordin snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Harold Graves is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 16-25 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Bradley Yuhas blocks the short jumper by Charles Young | 16-25 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | Harold Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 16-25 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:58 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Graves | 16-27 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Evan Ward clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-27 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Jim Nordin gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Harold Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Young - foul #2 on Charles Young, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Holmes (PG), Christopher Thompson (SG), Benjamin Meyers (SF), George Wiens (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Charles Young, Frank Cannon, Randy Thomas, Evan Ward, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Teddy Sluss, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Harold Graves makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:42 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Christopher Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Meyers | 19-28 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Harold Graves misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | James Monroe gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harold Graves | 19-31 |
| 07:31 | Temple | James Terry swats the short shot by George Wiens | 19-31 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Edward Delaney snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benjamin Meyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Wiens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Houlihan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Antoine Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Graves (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Terry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 07:08 | Xavier | James Terry hits the follow up shot | 19-33 |
| 06:50 | Temple | George Wiens makes the jump hook from close range | 21-33 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | George Wiens is called for the reach on Edward Delaney in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Wiens, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG), Randy Thomas (SF), John Price (C) Christopher Thompson, Benjamin Meyers, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), George Flynn (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, James Monroe | |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Edward Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:48 | Temple | Randy Thomas snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Frank Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jim Nordin (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Michael Holmes steals the ball from George Flynn in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 06:26 | Temple | John Price loses the dribble to Teddy Sluss | 21-33 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Jim Nordin misses the lay-in | 21-33 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | Jim Nordin tips it in | 21-35 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Frank Cannon tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Cannon, team foul #10 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Thompson (SG) Frank Cannon | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry | |
| 05:55 | Xavier | Jim Nordin is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-35 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Christopher Thompson pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:28 | Temple | John Price misses the jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Randy Thomas can't tip it in | 21-35 |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss is hacked by Christopher Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #11 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Ward (PF) George Wiens | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (SG), James Monroe (SF) George Flynn, Leonard Harrison | |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 05:23 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 05:03 | Temple | Antoine Hartwig steps in front of the John Price pass | 21-37 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Jim Nordin slams it home on a nice dish by Antoine Hartwig | 21-39 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Michael Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | George Flynn (SG), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Teddy Sluss, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig double dribbles | 21-39 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG) Antoine Hartwig | |
| 04:04 | Temple | Randy Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-39 |
| 04:03 | Xavier | George Flynn gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | George Flynn hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Evan Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 03:51 | Temple | George Flynn steals it from Randy Thomas out of a doubleteam | 21-39 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 21-39 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Edward Delaney tips it but misses | 21-39 |
| 03:33 | Xavier | Teddy Sluss snags the offensive board | 21-39 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | James Monroe is hacked by Christopher Thompson - foul #2 on Christopher Thompson, team foul #12 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Marco Russo (SG), Charles Young (SF), Benjamin Meyers (PF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Michael Holmes, Christopher Thompson, Randy Thomas, Evan Ward, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonard Harrison (PF) Edward Delaney | |
| 03:25 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 03:25 | Xavier | James Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Sanders (fresh) SG - Marco Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Young (fresh) PF - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeff Houlihan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Teddy Sluss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Flynn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Monroe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Terry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Temple | Charles Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-41 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | James Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | George Flynn is called for traveling | 21-41 |
| Subs | Temple | George Wiens (PF) Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antoine Hartwig (PG), Harold Graves (SG), Jim Nordin (PF) Teddy Sluss, George Flynn, James Monroe | |
| 02:36 | Temple | Harold Graves is called for the reach on Benjamin Meyers - foul #1 on Harold Graves, team foul #6 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Temple | John Price (C) Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas (C) James Terry | |
| 02:27 | Temple | Harold Graves is called for the reach on George Wiens - foul #2 on Harold Graves, team foul #7 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Cannon (SG) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:27 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 02:27 | Temple | George Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Charles Young is called for the reach on Leonard Harrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Young, team foul #13 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Benjamin Meyers (SF), Jeff Houlihan (C) Charles Young, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:24 | Xavier | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Antoine Hartwig is called for the reach on John Sanders - foul #2 on Antoine Hartwig, team foul #8 | 23-43 |
| 02:14 | Temple | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:14 | Temple | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Harold Graves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 01:57 | Temple | George Wiens grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 01:39 | Temple | A charge is called on Benjamin Meyers - foul #1 on Benjamin Meyers, team foul #14 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Marco Russo (PG), Christopher Thompson (SF), John Price (C) John Sanders, Benjamin Meyers, Jeff Houlihan | |
| Subs | Xavier | Teddy Sluss (PG), George Flynn (SG), James Monroe (SF), Edward Delaney (PF), James Terry (C) Antoine Hartwig, Harold Graves, Leonard Harrison, Jim Nordin, Bradley Yuhas | |
| 01:21 | Xavier | James Monroe is called for 5 seconds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Evan Ward (PF) George Wiens | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:06 | Temple | Edward Delaney steals the ball from Marco Russo | 25-43 |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Frank Cannon picks off the pass by Teddy Sluss | 25-43 |
| 00:29 | Temple | Christopher Thompson is whistled for a carry | 25-43 |
| Subs | Temple | John Sanders (PG), Randy Thomas (SF), George Wiens (PF) Marco Russo, Christopher Thompson, John Price | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Graves (SG), Leonard Harrison (SF), Jim Nordin (PF), Bradley Yuhas (C) George Flynn, James Monroe, Edward Delaney, James Terry | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Teddy Sluss | 25-45 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Randy Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Bradley Yuhas snags the defensive board | 25-45 |