| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | John Brown inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brown | 34-27 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Martin Kleinschmidt | 34-27 |
| 19:01 | Temple | John Brown's pass is intercepted by Robert Merritt | 34-27 |
| 18:41 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:40 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Richard Terrell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Cardella - foul #1 on Daniel Cardella, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick can't finish the uncontested layup | 34-27 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:09 | Temple | Thurman Scarbrough steps in front of the Leroy Abril pass | 34-27 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Kirkpatrick | 36-27 |
| 16:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the easy layup | 36-27 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Robert Merritt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Cardella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-27 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Robert Merritt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 15:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 15:00 | Temple | Daniel Cardella steals it from Martin Kleinschmidt | 39-27 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Kirkpatrick | 41-27 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Stephen Oden scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Martin Kleinschmidt | 41-30 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Robert Merritt misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 41-30 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Bill Moronta (SF), Loren Huston (PF), Adam Strait (C) Alfred Jackson, Robert Merritt, Robert Kirkpatrick, Daniel Cardella, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Antione Brown (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 13:38 | Xavier | William Gouge picks off the pass by Robert Blass | 41-30 |
| 13:35 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses the easy layup | 41-30 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Loren Huston gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Robert Blass is hacked by Walter Parnell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Parnell, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Adam Strait makes the runner from the baseline | 43-30 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Walter Parnell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin misses the tip | 43-30 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Adam Strait grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Adam Strait is hacked by William Gouge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Bill Moronta knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edmond Roberts | 45-30 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Bill Moronta picks off the pass by Richard Wendel | 45-30 |
| 12:13 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is hacked by Richard Wendel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Wendel, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick (SF) Bill Moronta | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), Richard Terrell (PF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Antione Brown, Ronald Bodkin | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Adam Strait hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Edmond Roberts | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Edmond Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Loren Huston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Strait (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Dixon (fresh) SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:36 | Temple | Stephen Oden connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Gouge | 47-33 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Roy Dixon steals it from Robert Kirkpatrick in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:15 | Temple | Stephen Oden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 11:13 | Temple | Stephen Oden grabs the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Roy Dixon clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Loren Huston - foul #1 on Loren Huston, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Daniel Cardella (PF), Travis Moore (C) Edmond Roberts, Robert Blass, Loren Huston, Adam Strait | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (SF), Antione Brown (PF) William Gouge, Richard Terrell | |
| 11:05 | Temple | Roy Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Roy Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Bill Moronta is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Moronta, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Stephen Oden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 10:39 | Temple | Antione Brown tips it in | 47-37 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bill Moronta | 49-37 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Daniel Cardella steals it from Antione Brown | 49-37 |
| 09:33 | Xavier | Bill Moronta knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 09:14 | Temple | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Robert Kirkpatrick, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Alfred Jackson, Bill Moronta, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), Richard Wendel (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Roy Dixon, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Antione Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 09:00 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #2 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Adam Strait (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Robert Blass, Robert Kirkpatrick, Daniel Cardella | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (PG) Leroy Abril | |
| 09:00 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Adam Strait misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 08:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Walter Parnell | 51-38 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Walter Parnell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Wendel | 51-41 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Robert Merritt comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on William Gouge - foul #3 on William Gouge, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Robert Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Robert Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Robert Merritt makes the 3rd free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Bodkin, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Blass (PG), Bill Moronta (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Adam Strait, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), John Brown (SF), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Gouge, Richard Wendel, Ronald Bodkin | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Blass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Moronta (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Parnell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 4 reb. C - Martin Kleinschmidt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG) Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:18 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Moronta | 59-41 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Cardella - foul #2 on Daniel Cardella, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Loren Huston (PF), Travis Moore (C) Bill Moronta, Daniel Cardella, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (SG), Ronald Bodkin (PF), Antione Brown (C) Walter Parnell, Richard Terrell, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 06:36 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:36 | Temple | Leroy Abril makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | John Brown steals the ball from Robert Blass in the backcourt | 59-43 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Stephen Oden misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Travis Moore grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on Robert Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Stephen Oden, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Adam Strait (C) Alfred Jackson, Robert Blass, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), William Gouge (SF) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Antione Brown misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Merritt - foul #1 on Robert Merritt, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Travis Moore (C) Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Ronald Bodkin | |
| 05:39 | Temple | Antione Brown misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Adam Strait comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 61-44 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:49 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 61-44 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it back up and in | 61-46 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Robert Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Antione Brown gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses long on a shot in the lane | 61-46 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt tips it in | 61-48 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Martin Kleinschmidt is called for the reach on Travis Moore - foul #3 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #9 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Blass (SG), Bill Moronta (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Edmond Roberts, Robert Merritt, Robert Kirkpatrick, Adam Strait | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), Stephen Oden (SG), John Brown (SF), Richard Terrell (PF), Ronald Bodkin (C) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, William Gouge, Antione Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Travis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:50 | Xavier | Travis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 03:25 | Temple | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Blass (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Moronta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. C - Travis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Bodkin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Temple | John Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 03:04 | Temple | John Brown's pass is intercepted by Bill Moronta | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson is hacked by Stephen Oden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Oden, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Loren Huston (PF), Adam Strait (C) Daniel Cardella, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Walter Parnell (SG), William Gouge (SF), Antione Brown (C) Leroy Abril, Stephen Oden, John Brown, Richard Terrell | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Walter Parnell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Dixon | 65-51 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Robert Blass clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 02:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ronald Bodkin | 65-51 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Ronald Bodkin tips it in | 65-53 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Bill Moronta throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (PG) Alfred Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SF) Roy Dixon | |
| 02:03 | Temple | William Gouge hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Edmond Roberts - foul #3 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 02:03 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:03 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Robert Blass buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edmond Roberts | 68-55 |
| 01:35 | Temple | Walter Parnell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Gouge | 68-58 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Adam Strait connects on the open fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Blass | 70-58 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Walter Parnell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Loren Huston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Temple | William Gouge is fouled in the backcourt by Edmond Roberts - foul #4 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| 00:39 | Temple | William Gouge misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Adam Strait grabs the board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Walter Parnell picks off the pass by Edmond Roberts in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Antione Brown clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Blass - foul #1 on Robert Blass, team foul #10 | 70-58 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Blass | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Antione Brown clanks a turnaround near the basket | 72-60 |