| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip McQuay (fresh) SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodger Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Rodger Dennis inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:58 | Temple | Donald Colangelo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (SG) Thomas Truesdale | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | John Lor buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Philip McQuay | 24-28 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Donald Colangelo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rodger Dennis | 24-31 |
| 19:03 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson is fouled on the floor by Donald Colangelo - foul #2 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Mile Zahniser, Rodger Dennis, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson connects on the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Donald Colangelo - foul #3 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG), Rodger Dennis (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF) Donald Colangelo, Geoffrey Craig, Jesse Motsinger | |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson misses the free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Rodger Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Temple | Mile Zahniser is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Tracey Williamson can't finish the layup | 26-31 |
| 18:28 | Temple | Nicholas Khang gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Nicholas Khang misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Philip McQuay - foul #2 on Philip McQuay, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, Philip McQuay, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Williams (C) Randy Croy | |
| 17:59 | Temple | Nicholas Khang makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Nicholas Khang misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Kevin Claar can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | James Arechiga hits a jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Rodger Dennis is called for a backcourt violation | 28-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| 17:04 | Xavier | James Arechiga is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Arechiga, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SF) Geoffrey Craig | |
| 16:38 | Temple | Rodger Dennis hits a 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Ronald Parker misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Mile Zahniser - foul #2 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Dominick Cook (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Christopher Caley, Kevin Claar, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF), Nicholas Khang (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Rodger Dennis, Jesse Motsinger, Randy Croy | |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Ronald Parker misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:48 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mile Zahniser | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip McQuay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bluford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Truesdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Dominick Cook blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mile Zahniser - foul #3 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF) Ronald Parker | |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SF), Randy Croy (C) Geoffrey Craig, Raymond Williams | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Dominick Cook misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Dominick Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:32 | Temple | The rebound goes to Nicholas Khang | 29-37 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Randy Croy knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Mile Zahniser | 29-39 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | John Lor makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Randy Croy comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Bluford - foul #1 on Jason Bluford, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), James Arechiga (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, Philip McQuay, Dominick Cook, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | Jesse Motsinger (PF) Nicholas Khang | |
| 14:25 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar is whistled for a carry | 31-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF) Tracey Williamson | |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Williams (C) Randy Croy | |
| 13:34 | Temple | Mile Zahniser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Karl Buckingham | 31-41 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham banks in the layup set up by Christopher Caley | 33-41 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Mile Zahniser's pass is intercepted by Kevin Claar in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Kevin Claar lays it in | 35-41 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Rodger Dennis is called for 10 seconds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Christopher Caley, Kevin Claar, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| 12:41 | Xavier | John Lor's fadeaway is rejected by Rodger Dennis | 35-41 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Randy Croy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Randy Croy can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jason Bluford - foul #2 on Jason Bluford, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Dominick Cook (PF) James Mahoney, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF) Rodger Dennis | |
| 12:22 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Randy Croy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Tracey Williamson | 37-43 |
| 11:37 | Temple | Randy Croy is open and lays it up and in | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tracey Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bluford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mile Zahniser (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Truesdale (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Khang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Randy Croy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Xavier | John Lor is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Khang - foul #3 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Parker (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), James Mahoney (SF), James Arechiga (PF), Karl Buckingham (C) John Lor, Christopher Caley, Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook, Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Geoffrey Craig, Randy Croy | |
| 10:56 | Xavier | James Mahoney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Parker | 39-45 |
| 10:27 | Temple | Mile Zahniser is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Colangelo (PG), Jesse Motsinger (PF) Mile Zahniser, Nicholas Khang | |
| 10:09 | Xavier | James Mahoney banks in the layup | 41-45 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Donald Colangelo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Williams | 41-48 |
| 09:27 | Xavier | James Arechiga misses long on a shot from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:03 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Colangelo | 41-50 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Jesse Motsinger steals the ball from James Mahoney | 41-50 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Ronald Parker is called for the reach on Donald Colangelo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Parker, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Jason Bluford (C) Ronald Parker, Philip McQuay, James Mahoney, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Temple | Nicholas Khang (PF), Randy Croy (C) Jesse Motsinger, Raymond Williams | |
| 08:27 | Temple | Rodger Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | John Lor knocks in the floater from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Randy Croy's pass is intercepted by John Lor in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | John Lor lays it in | 45-50 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tracey Williamson - foul #2 on Tracey Williamson, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) Tracey Williamson | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (SG) Thomas Truesdale | |
| 07:27 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:27 | Temple | Rodger Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Bluford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mile Zahniser (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rodger Dennis (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Khang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Croy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Xavier | John Lor hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Donald Colangelo is hacked by Kevin Claar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Claar, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (SG), Tracey Williamson (SF) Kevin Claar, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF), Raymond Williams (C) Rodger Dennis, Randy Croy | |
| 07:09 | Temple | Donald Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:09 | Temple | Donald Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers connects on the shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Mile Zahniser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip McQuay (SG), Ronald Parker (SF) John Lor, Tracey Williamson | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), Rodger Dennis (SF), Randy Croy (C) Mile Zahniser, Geoffrey Craig, Raymond Williams | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Rodger Dennis is called for the reach on Ronald Parker - foul #2 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dominick Cook (C) Jason Bluford | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | Ronald Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:42 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 05:40 | Temple | Randy Croy snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:25 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Christopher Caley pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Khang - foul #4 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Karl Buckingham (C) Philip McQuay, Ronald Parker, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (SG), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Thomas Truesdale, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:11 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Mile Zahniser is hacked by Christopher Caley - foul #2 on Christopher Caley, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), James Arechiga (PF) Christopher Caley, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Croy (C) Raymond Williams | |
| 04:57 | Temple | Mile Zahniser makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Mile Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:40 | Xavier | James Arechiga knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Lor | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | James Mahoney grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:16 | Xavier | James Mahoney scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Lor | 58-56 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | Kevin Claar pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | John Lor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF) James Mahoney | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), Nicholas Khang (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Mile Zahniser, Jesse Motsinger, Randy Croy | |
| 03:47 | Temple | Rodger Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 03:46 | Temple | Donald Colangelo grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:24 | Temple | Raymond Williams's layup is rejected by Karl Buckingham | 58-56 |
| 03:23 | Xavier | James Arechiga grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tracey Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Buckingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Colangelo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Truesdale (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodger Dennis (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Khang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Xavier | James Arechiga knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:33 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Lor - foul #2 on John Lor, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Caley (PG), Philip McQuay (SG), Ronald Parker (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Jason Bluford (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, Tracey Williamson, James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis, Nicholas Khang, Raymond Williams | |
| 02:33 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Thomas Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (SG) Thomas Truesdale | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Jason Bluford hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dominick Cook and he's fouled by Randy Croy - foul #2 on Randy Croy, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracey Williamson (SF) Ronald Parker | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Truesdale (SG), Nicholas Khang (PF) Mile Zahniser, Jesse Motsinger | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | Jason Bluford makes the free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 63-58 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Philip McQuay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Khang - foul #5 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Rodger Dennis (SF), Jesse Motsinger (PF), Raymond Williams (C) Geoffrey Craig, Nicholas Khang, Randy Croy | |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Philip McQuay steals it from Rodger Dennis in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is hacked by Donald Colangelo - foul #4 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Tracey Williamson, Dominick Cook | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Christopher Caley misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Temple | Donald Colangelo misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger tips it home | 66-60 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Christopher Caley is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Colangelo - foul #5 on Donald Colangelo, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Mile Zahniser (PG) Donald Colangelo | |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Rodger Dennis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Jason Bluford gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Mile Zahniser is called for the reach on Jason Bluford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (SF) Mile Zahniser | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Jason Bluford misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Jason Bluford misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Temple | Rodger Dennis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-60 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Christopher Caley gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Rodger Dennis is called for the reach on Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodger Dennis, team foul #14 | 68-60 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Christopher Caley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Jesse Motsinger's layup is rejected by Christopher Caley | 70-60 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Philip McQuay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-60 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Raymond Williams scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Christopher Caley - foul #3 on Christopher Caley, team foul #10 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Tracey Williamson (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers, James Arechiga | |
| Subs | Temple | Randy Croy (C) Rodger Dennis | |
| 00:05 | Temple | Raymond Williams makes the free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Lor runs out the clock | 72-63 |