| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (fresh) SF - Frank Zachariah (fresh) PF - George McDuffie (fresh) C - Alex Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) SF - Thomas Young (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (fresh) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Runion wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | The short jumper by Hugh Moore is denied by Alex Wood | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Temple | Frank Zachariah gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Temple | Richard Runion steals it from Vasily Ciersezwski in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Thomas Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama is hacked by Hugh Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hugh Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Temple | George McDuffie tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Zachariah - foul #1 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to George McDuffie | 2-1 |
| 18:53 | Temple | Frank Zachariah misses the jump hook from the left block | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Frank Zachariah tips it back up and in | 4-1 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama's pass is intercepted by Eric Draves in the backcourt | 4-1 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves banks in the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Temple | George McDuffie tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Hugh Moore | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Thomas Young | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Temple | Alex Wood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Thomas Young is denied on a layup by Alex Wood | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Temple | George McDuffie snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Temple | Alex Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Christopher Storm (SF), Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Vasily Ciersezwski, Frank Zachariah, George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion, Hugh Moore | |
| 16:58 | Xavier | Daniel Lever is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Lever, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Fernando Gomez | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Brad Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | Temple | Fernando Gomez snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Christopher Storm misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | David Bailey gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | Brad Davis hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Pearson | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | Temple | Christopher Storm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:48 | Temple | Fernando Gomez hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Glasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Storm (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) C - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Lever (fairly fresh) SF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Wolfe (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | John Pearson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Pearson, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), James McGee (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF), George McDuffie (PF) Steve Calton, Daniel Glasser, Joshua Barnes, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| 15:34 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James McGee | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Storm - foul #1 on Christopher Storm, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Frank Zachariah (SF), Alex Wood (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Wayne Jensen, Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) Daniel Lever | |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Alex Wood snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Frank Zachariah hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 11-8 |
| 14:46 | Xavier | Liang Hong gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Liang Hong | 11-11 |
| 14:39 | Temple | Eric Draves picks off the pass by Vasily Ciersezwski in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Eric Draves is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Liang Hong | 11-13 |
| 14:20 | Temple | Frank Zachariah is fouled on the floor by Eric Draves - foul #1 on Eric Draves, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Christopher Storm (C) James McGee, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 14:04 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Storm | 14-13 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Zachariah - foul #2 on Frank Zachariah, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Frank Zachariah | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), David Bailey (PF) Eric Draves, Richard Runion | |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:43 | Temple | David Bailey takes the ball from Dikembe Akiyama | 14-15 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | David Bailey is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG), Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Vasily Ciersezwski, George McDuffie, Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Hugh Moore banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Joshua Barnes hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Alex Wood (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Daniel Lever, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| 12:58 | Temple | Joshua Barnes makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Richard Runion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Temple | George McDuffie (PF) Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:51 | Temple | Daniel Glasser is hacked by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Bailey (C) Hugh Moore | |
| 12:51 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:51 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Eric Draves is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 12:16 | Temple | Alex Wood clanks a floater from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Thomas Young gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 12:15 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-19 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG), Christopher Storm (SF), Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Daniel Glasser, Wayne Jensen, George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Thomas Young | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Joshua Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 11:46 | Temple | Christopher Storm connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Calton | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Steve Calton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McGee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Storm (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Gochenour (tired) 1 pts. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) PF - Richard Runion (tired) C - David Bailey (tiring) | |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Steve Calton steals the ball from Eric Draves in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 11:35 | Temple | James McGee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 22-19 |
| 11:25 | Xavier | David Bailey is whistled for a carry | 22-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, James McGee, Joshua Barnes, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), John Pearson (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 11:03 | Temple | Christopher Storm scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Akiyama | 24-19 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | George McDuffie is called for the reach on Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on George McDuffie, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF) John Pearson | |
| 10:54 | Xavier | David Bailey blows the layup | 24-19 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Brad Davis tips it home | 24-21 |
| 10:30 | Temple | George McDuffie's pass is intercepted by Brad Davis | 24-21 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Daniel Lever throws it down on a nice dish by Brad Davis | 24-23 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vasily Ciersezwski, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Glasser (SG), Christopher Storm (SF), Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Vasily Ciersezwski, Wayne Jensen, George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF) Daniel Lever, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Brad Davis misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-23 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | David Bailey tips it but misses | 24-23 |
| 10:04 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Liang Hong | 24-23 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Eric Draves clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Storm - foul #2 on Christopher Storm, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Wayne Jensen (SF) Dikembe Akiyama, Daniel Glasser, Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, John Pearson | |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 09:34 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Steve Calton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Wayne Jensen is fouled on the floor by Liang Hong - foul #1 on Liang Hong, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (SG), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Vasily Ciersezwski, Joshua Barnes, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Glenn Wolfe (PF) Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 09:26 | Temple | Wayne Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Glenn Wolfe | 24-25 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Eric Draves is hacked by Steve Calton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Calton, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:22 | Temple | James McGee snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 08:59 | Temple | Steve Calton is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 24-26 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 08:49 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 24-28 |
| 08:36 | Temple | George McDuffie is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James McGee | 27-28 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 08:22 | Temple | Alex Wood pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 08:22 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) Steve Calton, James McGee, George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 08:20 | Temple | Brad Davis is called for the reach on Dikembe Akiyama in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Davis, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| 08:20 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:20 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | John Pearson grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Brad Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Lever | 28-31 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Wayne Jensen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lever - foul #2 on Daniel Lever, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Daniel Lever | |
| 08:01 | Temple | Wayne Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Wayne Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Joshua Barnes steals it from Liang Hong | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dikembe Akiyama (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Glasser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Jensen (tired) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. C - Fernando Gomez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (tired) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brad Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Pearson (fairly fresh) C - David Bailey (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Temple | Daniel Glasser is hacked by Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, John Pearson | |
| 07:44 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 07:44 | Temple | Daniel Glasser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski (SG) Daniel Glasser | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:31 | Temple | Wayne Jensen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Eric Draves's fadeaway is rejected by Vasily Ciersezwski | 32-31 |
| 07:24 | Temple | Wayne Jensen grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 07:08 | Temple | Joshua Barnes tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 07:06 | Temple | Fernando Gomez pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 06:51 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski scores on a jump hook from close range | 34-31 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 06:29 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Temple | James McGee (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), George McDuffie (PF), Alex Wood (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Vasily Ciersezwski, Joshua Barnes, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), John Pearson (PF) Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| 06:05 | Xavier | Eric Draves loses the dribble to James McGee | 34-31 |
| 05:48 | Temple | George McDuffie is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block | 36-31 |
| 05:45 | Xavier | Eric Draves's pass is intercepted by James McGee in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 05:24 | Temple | The jump hook by George McDuffie is blocked by John Pearson | 36-31 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Thomas Young gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Thomas Young tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on James McGee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #12 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Fernando Gomez (C) Daniel Glasser, Wayne Jensen, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Pearson | |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-33 |
| 05:10 | Temple | James McGee makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 05:10 | Temple | James McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Wayne Jensen (SF) James McGee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF) Thomas Young | |
| 04:57 | Temple | Steven Gochenour is called for the reach on Vasily Ciersezwski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #13 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (SG) Steven Gochenour | |
| 04:57 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | David Bailey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe snags the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Glenn Wolfe blocks the jumper by George McDuffie | 39-33 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Liang Hong grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Liang Hong is hacked by Wayne Jensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Jensen, team foul #9 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Frank Zachariah (SF), Joshua Barnes (PF), Alex Wood (C) Steve Calton, Vasily Ciersezwski, Wayne Jensen, George McDuffie, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Brad Davis, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 04:02 | Temple | Richard Runion swats the short shot by Alex Wood | 39-35 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Alex Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Zachariah | 42-35 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Richard Runion is called for a backcourt violation | 42-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski (SG), Christopher Storm (C) Daniel Glasser, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Daniel Lever (SG), Hugh Moore (C) Eric Draves, Liang Hong, David Bailey | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Dikembe Akiyama (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Ciersezwski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Frank Zachariah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Storm (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lever (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Young (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Runion (tired) C - Hugh Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Temple | Christopher Storm is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-35 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Brad Davis is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #10 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (PF) Richard Runion | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski's pass is intercepted by Thomas Young in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Christopher Storm pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 03:12 | Temple | Daniel Lever takes the ball from Vasily Ciersezwski | 45-37 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 45-37 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Vasily Ciersezwski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Barnes | 48-39 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Joshua Barnes is called for the reach on Thomas Young - foul #1 on Joshua Barnes, team foul #11 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), James McGee (SG), George McDuffie (PF) Steve Calton, Vasily Ciersezwski, Joshua Barnes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Glenn Wolfe (PF) John Pearson | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Frank Zachariah lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Hugh Moore is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Brad Davis | 50-42 |
| 01:24 | Temple | Brad Davis picks off the pass by Frank Zachariah | 50-42 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Storm - foul #3 on Christopher Storm, team foul #12 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Steve Calton (PG), Daniel Glasser (SG), Alex Wood (C) Dikembe Akiyama, James McGee, Christopher Storm | |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), Richard Runion (PF) Thomas Young, Glenn Wolfe | |
| 01:06 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Alex Wood gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 00:53 | Temple | Steve Calton is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG) Brad Davis | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Frank Zachariah pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Steve Calton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Draves - foul #2 on Eric Draves, team foul #14 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Joshua Barnes (PF), Fernando Gomez (C) George McDuffie, Alex Wood | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (PF) Richard Runion | |
| 00:21 | Temple | Steve Calton makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Steve Calton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | John Pearson grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Joshua Barnes grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Joshua Barnes misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 51-43 |