| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-21 |
| 19:40 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:17 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Robert Griffin (C) Lawrence Tucker, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:07 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Lee (C) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:07 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Clarence Page's pass is intercepted by Dustin Highsmith | 33-24 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | James Caruso is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Dustin Highsmith | 33-26 |
| 18:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:26 | Temple | Clarence Page tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Robert Griffin (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:54 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the dunk | 35-26 |
| 17:52 | Temple | Robert Griffin tips it in | 37-26 |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith buries a fadeaway from the left side | 37-28 |
| 17:01 | Temple | John Masters can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 37-28 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | William Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 16:43 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Henley | 37-28 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 15:54 | Temple | Robert Griffin is fouled on the floor by Dustin Highsmith - foul #2 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Burton Lee (C) Lawrence Tucker, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Masters (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Burton Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Neal Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) C - Simon Dashner (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Temple | Richard Osborne is hacked by Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (C) Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:37 | Temple | Eugene Danner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Burton Lee (C) John Masters, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Osborne - foul #1 on Richard Osborne, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Brown (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:15 | Xavier | William Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lynn Keen | 37-31 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Clarence Page knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Joel Brown | 39-31 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Simon Dashner connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Clarence Page double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Burton Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Richard Henley (C) William Davis, Simon Dashner | |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Neal Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Ernie Taylor | 39-33 |
| 13:49 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Clarence Page buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 41-33 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Neal Walker's pass is intercepted by Eugene Danner | 41-33 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Masters and he's fouled by Richard Henley - foul #3 on Richard Henley, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Robert Griffin (PF) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice | |
| 12:46 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker makes the free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-33 |
| 12:17 | Temple | Robert Griffin grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Eugene Danner splits the doubleteam and buries a shot near the basket | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:42 | Xavier | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 11:41 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Richard Henley denies the turnaround by Richard Osborne | 46-33 |
| 11:22 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 11:12 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Robert Griffin can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the jumper in the lane set up by William Davis and he's hacked by Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SG), John Rice (C) James Caruso, William Davis, Richard Henley | |
| 10:54 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 10:35 | Temple | The jumper by Burton Lee is denied by Dustin Highsmith | 46-36 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | John Rice gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | John Rice misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Griffin - foul #3 on Robert Griffin, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Burton Lee, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:13 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:57 | Temple | Joel Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range | 46-38 |
| 09:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 46-38 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Neal Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:14 | Xavier | John Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Burton Lee (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Simon Dashner (PF), Richard Henley (C) Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, John Rice | |
| 08:58 | Temple | Burton Lee makes the runner from close range set up by John Masters | 48-38 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | James Caruso misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Robert Griffin pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:11 | Temple | Clarence Page clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-38 |
| 08:09 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Neal Walker | 48-38 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Burton Lee is called for the reach on Lynn Keen - foul #2 on Burton Lee, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Joel Brown, Burton Lee, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF), John Rice (PF) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, Simon Dashner | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Caruso is fouled on the floor by Richard Osborne - foul #2 on Richard Osborne, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 07:37 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Temple | Eugene Danner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Eugene Danner drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Ernie Taylor takes the ball from William Davis after a doubleteam | 51-40 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Richard Osborne drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor | 53-40 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Richard Henley is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Ernie Taylor lays it in set up by Richard Osborne | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:17 | Xavier | James Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Burton Lee (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Neal Walker (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 04:49 | Temple | Burton Lee's pass is intercepted by Dustin Highsmith | 55-42 |
| 04:33 | Xavier | William Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lynn Keen | 55-45 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Neal Walker takes the ball from Burton Lee | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Neal Walker scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Lynn Keen and he's fouled by Ernie Taylor - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Joel Brown, Burton Lee, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Simon Dashner | |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Neal Walker makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner is hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Joel Brown (SG) John Masters, Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (SF) William Davis | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Neal Walker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Joel Brown makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Danner out of a doubleteam | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 02:57 | Temple | Joel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Eugene Danner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Brown and he's hacked by Derrick Tosh - foul #2 on Derrick Tosh, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) Richard Osborne, Joel Brown, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF), Simon Dashner (C) Dustin Highsmith, Richard Henley | |
| 02:35 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | John Rice snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | John Rice buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Tosh | 59-50 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is hacked by John Rice - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) John Masters | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), William Davis (SG), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Richard Henley (C) Lynn Keen, Neal Walker, John Rice, Simon Dashner | |
| 01:31 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-50 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | William Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Temple | Ernie Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG) Lawrence Tucker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:43 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | William Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-52 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Temple | Eugene Danner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-52 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Clarence Page gets the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Richard Osborne runs out the clock | 63-52 |