| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Trahan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Antonio Trahan - foul #1 on Antonio Trahan, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:52 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:52 | Temple | Bradley Smith grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 19:44 | Temple | Antonio Trahan is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Bradley Smith's pass is intercepted by Stephen Stern | 41-30 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Stephen Stern connects on the jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Stern - foul #2 on Stephen Stern, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PG) Rolando Cano | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 18:50 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Stephen Stern can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Victor Elliott (SG) Antonio Trahan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Donald Davis grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 18:26 | Xavier | Stephen Stern pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | John Martel steps in front of the Jimmie Lyon pass in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 18:12 | Temple | Victor Elliott loses the dribble to Jimmie Lyon | 43-32 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Ronald Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:48 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is hacked by Victor Elliott - foul #2 on Victor Elliott, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), John Falls (C) Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Antonio Trahan (SG) David Graves, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:09 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rolando Cano | 46-32 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is hacked by John Martel - foul #2 on John Martel, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Fish (SF), John Falls (C) Victor Elliott, John Martel | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-32 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Peter Fish gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 16:25 | Temple | John Falls drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Trahan | 48-32 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Antonio Trahan - foul #2 on Antonio Trahan, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SG), Luis Tillman (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Antonio Trahan, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell, Warren Ruck | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | William Smith lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Ronald Brown | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:51 | Temple | Peter Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Stephen Stern snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | William Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Brown | 48-37 |
| 15:16 | Temple | David Graves hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Stern - foul #3 on Stephen Stern, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PG), Victor Elliott (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Rolando Cano, Peter Fish, Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:16 | Temple | David Graves makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Temple | David Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Stephen Stern snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | John Martel picks off the pass by William Smith in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 14:58 | Temple | David Graves misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is intercepted by Victor Elliott | 49-37 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Victor Elliott lays it in | 51-37 |
| 14:29 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:27 | Temple | John Martel snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Donald Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (PG), Antonio Trahan (SG), Peter Fish (SF), John Falls (C) John Martel, David Graves, Victor Elliott, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| 14:12 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:12 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | John Campbell misses the easy layup | 53-37 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-37 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Peter Fish misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-37 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by John Falls - foul #1 on John Falls, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Smith (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 13:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-37 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | John Campbell lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Smith | 53-39 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Peter Fish buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 12:16 | Xavier | John Campbell is whistled for traveling | 56-39 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PG), Victor Elliott (SG), Luis Tillman (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Rolando Cano, Antonio Trahan, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell | |
| 12:07 | Temple | Peter Fish misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Victor Elliott steps in front of the Jimmie Lyon pass in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Luis Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-39 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | William Smith snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Martel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Victor Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Fish (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Luis Tillman is whistled for a carry | 56-42 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Victor Elliott, Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Warren Ruck (C) Ronald Brown, William Smith | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Stephen Stern scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Smith | 56-44 |
| 10:39 | Temple | David Graves clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Donald Davis tips it home | 58-44 |
| 10:15 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 10:14 | Temple | David Graves snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 10:03 | Temple | David Graves can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | David Graves steals it from Lawrence Moffett | 58-44 |
| 09:47 | Temple | John Martel misses the easy layup | 58-44 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:31 | Temple | Warren Ruck is called for the reach on David Graves - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Antonio Trahan (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), Luis Tillman (PF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) John Martel, David Graves, Peter Fish, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| 09:13 | Temple | Rolando Cano makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Victor Elliott | 61-44 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | John Campbell misses badly on a floater in the paint | 61-44 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | John Campbell misses the tip | 61-44 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:47 | Temple | William Smith is called for the reach on Kesse Ashalintubbi - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (C) Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:23 | Temple | Antonio Trahan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rolando Cano | 64-44 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | John Campbell lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Amoroso | 64-46 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:34 | Xavier | John Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-46 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Rolando Cano grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Trahan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Falls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Antonio Trahan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Tracy Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 06:57 | Temple | John Falls pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Victor Elliott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 64-46 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Ronald Brown banks in the layup | 64-48 |
| 05:56 | Temple | Victor Elliott buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-48 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tracy Williams | 67-50 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-50 |
| Subs | Temple | John Martel (PG), David Graves (SG), Peter Fish (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Bradley Smith (C) Rolando Cano, Antonio Trahan, Victor Elliott, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell, William Smith | |
| 05:20 | Temple | Lawrence Moffett picks off the pass by Peter Fish | 67-50 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is fouled on the floor by Bradley Smith - foul #2 on Bradley Smith, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Donald Davis is hacked by Jimmie Lyon - foul #2 on Jimmie Lyon, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Donald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Stern | 69-54 |
| 04:33 | Temple | A charge is called on David Graves - foul #1 on David Graves, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Martel - foul #3 on John Martel, team foul #9 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Antonio Trahan (SG), Luis Tillman (PF) David Graves, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 04:24 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Peter Fish drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Antonio Trahan is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Trahan, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG), William Smith (C) Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:31 | Temple | John Martel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Martel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Trahan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Fish (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Xavier | Luis Tillman swats the layup by Lawrence Moffett | 74-56 |
| 03:19 | Temple | Antonio Trahan gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Luis Tillman comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Stern - foul #4 on Stephen Stern, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Temple | David Graves (SG), Victor Elliott (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Antonio Trahan, Peter Fish, Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Jimmie Lyon, Ronald Brown | |
| 03:01 | Temple | Luis Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:01 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Smith | 75-56 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett loses the dribble to Victor Elliott in the backcourt | 75-56 |
| 02:56 | Temple | John Martel hits the finger roll set up by Victor Elliott | 77-56 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Stephen Stern clanks a floater from close range | 77-56 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Luis Tillman snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Victor Elliott buries a jumper in the paint | 79-56 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Tracy Williams connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 79-59 |
| 01:52 | Temple | David Graves makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-59 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | David Graves is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Graves, team foul #11 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (C) Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 82-59 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:28 | Temple | John Martel misses the lay-in | 82-60 |
| 01:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Lawrence Moffett | 82-60 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Stephen Stern misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-60 |
| 01:12 | Temple | John Falls grabs the defensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Victor Elliott is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #9 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 00:50 | Temple | Victor Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:50 | Temple | Victor Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett's floater is tipped away by John Falls | 84-60 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the offensive board | 84-60 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Ronald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | Victor Elliott connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Martel | 86-60 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 86-60 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 86-60 |
| 00:00 | Temple | John Martel runs out the clock | 86-60 |