| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Kinsey (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Church (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Peter Fish inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Peter Fish's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Church | 30-38 |
| 19:45 | Xavier | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 19:26 | Temple | Peter Fish connects on the runner in the paint set up by Marc Dickey and he's fouled by Stephen Stern - foul #3 on Stephen Stern, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| 19:26 | Temple | Peter Fish misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | Thomas Church pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 32-38 |
| 19:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Scott Nevins | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Peter Fish misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Stephen McAlexander - foul #3 on Stephen McAlexander, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (PF) Stephen McAlexander | |
| 18:50 | Temple | Peter Fish makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Peter Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Peter Fish makes the 3rd free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Donald Davis denies the turnaround by Lazaro Marino | 34-38 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | Thomas Church tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Scott Nevins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 37-42 |
| 17:51 | Temple | William Smith swats the short shot by Peter Fish | 37-42 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Scott Nevins is called for the reach on Lazaro Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Nevins, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Kyle Harris (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), John Martel (PF), John Falls (C) Scott Nevins, Marc Dickey, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Thomas Church is denied on a dunk by John Falls | 37-42 |
| 17:36 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:20 | Temple | Kyle Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Deanda | 40-42 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 16:54 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Lazaro Marino steals the ball from John Falls | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 16:14 | Temple | Kyle Harris knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Falls | 43-45 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Calvin Deanda - foul #2 on Calvin Deanda, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), Peter Fish (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Calvin Deanda, Kyle Harris, Victor Elliott, John Martel, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Dikembe Amoroso, William Smith | |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Temple | Scott Nevins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Thomas Church is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lazaro Marino | 43-49 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Marc Dickey knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Thomas Church knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lazaro Marino and he's hacked by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Marc Dickey, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Russell Kinsey | |
| 14:38 | Xavier | Thomas Church makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Peter Fish clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 14:15 | Temple | Kyle Harris gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:58 | Temple | Kyle Harris can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Thomas Church gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 13:50 | Temple | The rebound goes to Peter Fish | 46-52 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Peter Fish scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Nevins | 49-52 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Stephen Stern tips it home | 49-54 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Stern | 49-54 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Kyle Harris is hacked by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), John Martel (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), John Falls (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF), William Smith (C) Lazaro Marino, Lawrence Moffett, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, Thomas Church | |
| 12:00 | Temple | John Martel makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Donald Capetillo - foul #1 on Donald Capetillo, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 12:00 | Temple | John Martel makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Calvin Deanda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Martel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Falls (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Russell Kinsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | William Smith clanks a runner in the lane | 52-56 |
| 11:49 | Temple | John Martel pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:43 | Temple | John Martel knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Deanda | 55-56 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses the lay-in | 55-56 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 55-56 |
| 11:18 | Temple | Calvin Deanda grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:06 | Temple | Calvin Deanda misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Donald Capetillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 10:45 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander tips it but misses | 55-56 |
| 10:43 | Temple | John Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:22 | Temple | John Falls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Bradley Smith gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Stephen McAlexander denies the turnaround by John Martel | 55-56 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:45 | Temple | Donald Capetillo is called for the reach on John Martel - foul #2 on Donald Capetillo, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), Peter Fish (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Calvin Deanda, John Martel, Victor Elliott, John Falls, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Thomas Church (C) Donald Capetillo, Dikembe Amoroso, William Smith | |
| 09:38 | Temple | Scott Nevins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Fish | 58-56 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey tips it home | 58-58 |
| 09:08 | Temple | Peter Fish hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Kesse Ashalintubbi is called for the reach on Russell Kinsey - foul #1 on Kesse Ashalintubbi, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Bradley Smith (C) Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF) Thomas Church | |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses short on a turnaround from close range | 61-58 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Peter Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 08:17 | Temple | Bradley Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Nevins | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Dickey - foul #1 on Marc Dickey, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG) Marc Dickey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SG) Russell Kinsey | |
| 08:08 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the tip | 63-58 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Stern | 63-58 |
| 07:50 | Xavier | The jump hook by Stephen Stern is blocked by Donald Davis | 63-58 |
| 07:48 | Temple | Kyle Harris gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Scott Nevins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen McAlexander (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Lazaro Marino takes the ball from Donald Davis | 63-58 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Peter Fish steals the ball from Stephen McAlexander in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 07:13 | Temple | Peter Fish hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Nevins | 66-58 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Victor Elliott (SF), John Martel (PF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Scott Nevins, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (PG), Donald Capetillo (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), Thomas Church (C) Lazaro Marino, Lawrence Moffett, Ronald Brown, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:49 | Temple | John Martel grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Kyle Harris connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey is hacked by Calvin Deanda - foul #3 on Calvin Deanda, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Marc Dickey (SG) Kyle Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (PF) Stephen Stern | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:57 | Temple | John Martel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amoroso | 69-60 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso scores on a 3 from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Marc Dickey buries a jump hook in the paint set up by John Martel and he's hacked by Donald Capetillo - foul #3 on Donald Capetillo, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Peter Fish (SF), John Falls (C) Calvin Deanda, Victor Elliott, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG), Ronald Brown (SF), Stephen McAlexander (PF) Donald Capetillo, Dikembe Amoroso, William Smith | |
| 05:29 | Temple | Marc Dickey makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Brown | 72-65 |
| 04:57 | Temple | John Martel connects on the jump hook in the paint | 74-65 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Marc Dickey is called for the reach on Russell Kinsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marc Dickey, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (SG) Marc Dickey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Ronald Brown, Thomas Church | |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Russell Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 04:43 | Temple | John Falls misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-67 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Peter Fish snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 04:23 | Temple | Scott Nevins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett's pass is intercepted by Scott Nevins in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 04:12 | Temple | Peter Fish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | William Smith misses long on a shot from the baseline | 74-67 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander is hacked by John Martel - foul #3 on John Martel, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Marc Dickey (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Scott Nevins, Kyle Harris, Peter Fish, John Martel, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Capetillo (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), Thomas Church (C) Russell Kinsey, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Stephen McAlexander makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Calvin Deanda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Dickey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lazaro Marino (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Donald Capetillo (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen McAlexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Temple | Thomas Church blocks the short jumper by Kesse Ashalintubbi | 74-69 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Bradley Smith gets the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Bradley Smith lays it in set up by Calvin Deanda | 76-69 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Kyle Harris (PG), Peter Fish (SF) Calvin Deanda, Victor Elliott | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SG), Stephen Stern (PF) Lazaro Marino, Donald Capetillo, Stephen McAlexander | |
| 02:29 | Xavier | Peter Fish steals it from Thomas Church | 76-69 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Marc Dickey lays it in on a great pass from Peter Fish | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Bradley Smith steals the ball from Lawrence Moffett in the backcourt | 78-69 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Nevins (PG), Donald Davis (PF) Kyle Harris, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Xavier | Russell Kinsey (PG) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Temple | Scott Nevins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lazaro Marino (PG) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 01:33 | Xavier | Bradley Smith swats the layup by Lazaro Marino | 78-69 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Donald Davis grabs the board | 78-69 |
| 01:12 | Temple | Marc Dickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-69 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Scott Nevins tips it in | 80-69 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 80-69 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Bradley Smith makes the driving attempt in the lane | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Smith - foul #3 on Bradley Smith, team foul #10 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Calvin Deanda (PG), Kyle Harris (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), John Martel (PF), John Falls (C) Scott Nevins, Marc Dickey, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Lazaro Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Temple | Kyle Harris is called for traveling | 82-71 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't finish the layup | 82-71 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 82-71 |