| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert George (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Wetzel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | Walter Crews is called for the reach on Eric Owens - foul #3 on Walter Crews, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Golliday (PG), Thomas Galasso (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Eric Owens, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), John Davis (C) James Wetzel, Walter Crews | |
| 19:34 | Temple | The jump hook by Thomas Galasso is blocked by Robert George | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:19 | Xavier | James Robertson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Robertson, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG) Gregory Golliday | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SG), Adam Whitley (C) Robert George, James Robertson | |
| 19:01 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Vincent Jensen and the foul's on Adam Whitley - foul #3 on Adam Whitley, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), George Earl (C) James Chacon, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert George (PF) Adam Whitley | |
| 19:01 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Robert George is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #1 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 40-36 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Thomas Galasso gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Thomas Galasso grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:04 | Temple | The jump hook by Vincent Jensen is blocked by Robert George | 40-36 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | Robert George gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | James Chacon takes the ball from John Davis | 40-36 |
| 17:37 | Temple | James Chacon lays it in | 42-36 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Richard Lang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Wetzel | 42-36 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Thomas Galasso blocks the jumper by Paul Reese | 42-36 |
| 17:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to Vincent Jensen | 42-36 |
| 16:58 | Temple | Chris Tilley loses the dribble to Richard Lang | 42-36 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | James Wetzel banks in the layup set up by Richard Lang | 42-38 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Galasso | 42-38 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Vincent Jensen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #2 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Gregory Golliday (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Eric Owens (PF), George Earl (C) James Chacon, Vincent Jensen, Rudolph Hayhurst, Thomas Galasso, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF) James Wetzel, Richard Lang | |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Paul Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:00 | Temple | Gregory Golliday makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Rowlett | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Golliday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Emery (fresh) SF - Joseph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Eric Owens denies the turnaround by Robert George | 47-40 |
| 15:47 | Temple | James Rowlett pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:32 | Temple | Jim Andersen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Owens | 49-40 |
| 15:24 | Xavier | Frank Emery makes the turnaround near the basket | 49-42 |
| 15:09 | Temple | Gregory Golliday is fouled on the floor by Frank Emery - foul #2 on Frank Emery, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG) Gregory Golliday | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), James Wetzel (SF), James Robertson (PF), Walter Crews (C) Paul Reese, Frank Emery, Robert George, John Davis | |
| 14:57 | Temple | Jim Andersen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robin Belliveau (PG) Joseph Ford | |
| 14:44 | Xavier | James Wetzel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Vincent Jensen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:25 | Temple | James Rowlett misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Wetzel | 49-42 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 14:01 | Temple | George Earl gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:41 | Temple | James Rowlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF) Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG) Robin Belliveau, James Wetzel | |
| 13:22 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:21 | Temple | George Earl grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 13:01 | Temple | Eric Owens makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Rowlett | 51-42 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Walter Crews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG), Jim Andersen (SF) James Chacon, Rudolph Hayhurst | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Richard Lang | |
| 12:37 | Temple | James Rowlett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-42 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses long on a shot near the basket | 51-42 |
| 12:29 | Temple | George Earl gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:14 | Temple | Eric Owens knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Robert George can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 12:04 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 11:52 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Wetzel | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Earl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Temple | James Rowlett drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Earl and he's fouled by Walter Crews - foul #4 on Walter Crews, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), Thomas Galasso (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Vincent Jensen, Jim Andersen, Eric Owens, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Frank Emery (SG), John Davis (C) Paul Reese, Robert George, Walter Crews | |
| 11:38 | Temple | James Rowlett misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Davis | 55-45 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | John Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Rowlett - foul #2 on James Rowlett, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG) James Rowlett | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Ford (SG) Frank Emery | |
| 11:26 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:26 | Temple | Chris Tilley gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:21 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Chacon | 57-45 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Chris Tilley buries a turnaround in the lane set up by James Chacon | 59-45 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Joseph Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Gregory Golliday (SG), Eric Owens (PF), George Earl (C) James Chacon, Vincent Jensen, Thomas Galasso, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel | |
| 10:27 | Temple | George Earl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Michael Banks (C) James Rowlett, Rudolph Hayhurst, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Robert George comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 59-45 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Richard Lang tips it in | 59-47 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Eric Owens misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Paul Reese - foul #2 on Paul Reese, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Vincent Jensen (SG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), George Earl (C) James Chacon, Gregory Golliday, Jim Andersen, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), James Wetzel (SF) Robert George, Richard Lang | |
| 09:50 | Temple | Eric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Eric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Paul Reese can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 09:29 | Temple | George Earl pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:20 | Temple | Vincent Jensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | James Robertson grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 09:05 | Xavier | John Davis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 09:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eric Owens | 61-47 |
| 08:44 | Temple | James Rowlett hits a floater from the right block and he's fouled by James Wetzel - foul #1 on James Wetzel, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Thomas Galasso (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Vincent Jensen, Rudolph Hayhurst, Eric Owens, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Robert George (SG) Paul Reese, Frank Emery | |
| 08:44 | Temple | James Rowlett makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 08:23 | Xavier | Richard Lang buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 08:05 | Temple | James Rowlett drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Chris Tilley | 66-50 |
| 07:40 | Xavier | Robert George is called for traveling | 66-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Golliday (PG), Vincent Jensen (SG), Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), George Earl (C) James Rowlett, James Chacon, Jim Andersen, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Walter Crews (C) James Wetzel, John Davis | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gregory Golliday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Jensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolph Hayhurst (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Galasso (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Reese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - Richard Lang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Robertson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Temple | Vincent Jensen misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Walter Crews grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Paul Reese knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Lang | 66-52 |
| 06:52 | Temple | A charge is called on Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #3 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Eric Owens (PF), Chris Tilley (C) Gregory Golliday, Thomas Galasso, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Richard Lang | |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Robert George lays it up and in set up by James Robertson | 66-54 |
| 06:16 | Temple | James Chacon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Robert George snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Robert George misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Walter Crews tips it back up and in | 66-56 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Eric Owens lays it in | 68-56 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Robert George drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Wetzel | 68-58 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Vincent Jensen | 70-58 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | Robert George's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Owens | 70-58 |
| 04:47 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 04:24 | Temple | James Chacon can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Paul Reese - foul #3 on Paul Reese, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Temple | James Rowlett (PG), Jim Andersen (SF), Thomas Galasso (PF), George Earl (C) Vincent Jensen, Rudolph Hayhurst, Eric Owens, Chris Tilley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Lang (PG), Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF) Paul Reese, Robert George, James Wetzel | |
| 04:24 | Temple | James Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:24 | Temple | James Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:21 | Xavier | James Rowlett steps in front of the Richard Lang pass in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 04:15 | Temple | James Rowlett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | James Robertson snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Galasso - foul #2 on Thomas Galasso, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Gregory Golliday (SG) James Chacon | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wetzel (SF) Frank Emery | |
| 04:00 | Xavier | James Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | James Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Temple | Walter Crews steals it from George Earl | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Rowlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Golliday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Galasso (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Earl (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Lang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wetzel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Robertson (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Crews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Joseph Ford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 71-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Vincent Jensen (SG), Michael Banks (PF) Gregory Golliday, Thomas Galasso | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Reese (PG), Robert George (SG) Joseph Ford, James Wetzel | |
| 02:44 | Temple | James Rowlett loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 71-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst (SF), Eric Owens (PF) Jim Andersen, Michael Banks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Richard Lang misses the fadeaway from the right side | 71-59 |
| 02:33 | Temple | James Rowlett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Walter Crews swats the short shot by James Rowlett | 71-59 |
| 02:07 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst grabs the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 01:47 | Temple | Rudolph Hayhurst misses short on a jumper from the left block | 71-59 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Eric Owens tips it home | 73-59 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Walter Crews misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rudolph Hayhurst - foul #4 on Rudolph Hayhurst, team foul #6 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Temple | James Chacon (PG), Gregory Golliday (SG), Jim Andersen (SF), Thomas Galasso (PF), Chris Tilley (C) James Rowlett, Vincent Jensen, Rudolph Hayhurst, Eric Owens, George Earl | |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Emery (SG), Joseph Ford (SF), John Davis (PF) Robert George, Richard Lang, James Robertson | |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Walter Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 01:13 | Temple | Thomas Galasso hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 73-61 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | John Davis snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 01:03 | Xavier | John Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-61 |
| 01:02 | Temple | Thomas Galasso gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:58 | Temple | James Chacon misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Emery - foul #3 on Frank Emery, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Whitley (C) Walter Crews | |
| 00:58 | Temple | James Chacon makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:58 | Temple | James Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | John Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #10 | 75-61 |
| 00:24 | Temple | James Chacon misses long on a floater from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Joseph Ford snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | John Davis makes the floater from the left side | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Temple | James Chacon runs out the clock | 75-63 |