| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Harper (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Wendel (fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Carl Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Marquis Jones inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Temple | Carl Ferrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Vance Hannah grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Loren Huston is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Ferrell - foul #2 on Carl Ferrell, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Loren Huston can't finish the layup | 31-23 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | John Harper blows the layup but he's fouled by Carl Ferrell - foul #3 on Carl Ferrell, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland (C) Carl Ferrell | |
| 19:08 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | John Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:52 | Temple | Marquis Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 33-23 |
| 18:51 | Xavier | John Harper snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Alex Manuel - foul #2 on Alex Manuel, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Alex Manuel | |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Richard Wendel grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:32 | Temple | Richard Wendel is fouled on the floor by John Harper - foul #1 on John Harper, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (SG), Jeremy Dublin (SF) Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones | |
| 18:08 | Temple | John Harper steals it from Lawrence Cumberland | 34-23 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is hacked by Paul Macdougall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #4 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG) Walter Parnell | |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Vance Hannah is whistled for a carry | 34-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF) Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:25 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Steven Mangano gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:10 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Mangano | 36-23 |
| 16:50 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-23 |
| 16:49 | Xavier | Matthew Pate snags the defensive board | 36-23 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-23 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Roy Dixon is hacked by Ronald Hutchinson - foul #1 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #2 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield, Matthew Pate | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Marquis Jones (SF), Alex Manuel (PF), Tommy Lacroix (C) Roy Dixon, Jeremy Dublin, Paul Macdougall, Lawrence Cumberland | |
| 16:03 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | John Harper pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Wendel (fairly fresh) SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Manuel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Tommy Lacroix (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Loren Huston is open and buries a shot from the right block set up by Gil Carberry | 40-23 |
| 15:26 | Temple | Alex Manuel loses the dribble to Vance Hannah | 40-23 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | John Harper drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Edmond Roberts | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:04 | Temple | Richard Wendel drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on John Harper - foul #2 on John Harper, team foul #3 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Ferrell (C) Tommy Lacroix | |
| 15:04 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the free throw | 42-25 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gil Carberry | 44-25 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 14:27 | Temple | Carl Ferrell tips it back up and in | 44-27 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Vance Hannah misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Alex Manuel snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:05 | Temple | Richard Wendel is fouled on the floor by Edmond Roberts - foul #2 on Edmond Roberts, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (SG), Jeremy Dublin (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF) Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones, Alex Manuel | |
| 13:54 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin is called for traveling | 44-27 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-27 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Matthew Pate gets the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the tip | 44-27 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Roy Dixon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-27 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Matthew Pate grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart tips it in | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:18 | Temple | Carl Ferrell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Pate - foul #2 on Matthew Pate, team foul #5 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield, Matthew Pate | |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF) Jeremy Dublin, Paul Macdougall | |
| 12:18 | Temple | Carl Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 12:18 | Temple | Carl Ferrell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-29 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Roy Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Ferrell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:57 | Temple | Roy Dixon scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-31 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Loren Huston misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Cumberland - foul #2 on Lawrence Cumberland, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Tommy Lacroix (C) Walter Parnell, Dikembe Sow, Carl Ferrell | |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Loren Huston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:38 | Temple | Richard Wendel drills a driving attempt from the left block | 48-33 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Gil Carberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:26 | Temple | Richard Wendel hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Dixon | 48-35 |
| 11:09 | Xavier | John Harper misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-35 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | Vance Hannah tips it home | 50-35 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses short on a floater from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Marquis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:27 | Temple | Roy Dixon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Marquis Jones | 50-38 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Gil Carberry misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-38 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Marquis Jones grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 09:59 | Temple | Roy Dixon is hacked by Gil Carberry - foul #1 on Gil Carberry, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Matthew Pate (C) Gil Carberry, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston, John Harper | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Dublin (PG), Paul Macdougall (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Alex Manuel (PF), David Glover (C) Roy Dixon, Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones, Lawrence Cumberland, Tommy Lacroix | |
| 09:52 | Temple | Ronald Mansfield takes the ball from Paul Macdougall | 50-38 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alex Manuel - foul #3 on Alex Manuel, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:08 | Temple | David Glover connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Mansfield - foul #1 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG) Paul Macdougall | |
| 09:08 | Temple | David Glover makes the free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Matthew Pate lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart and he's fouled by David Glover - foul #1 on David Glover, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Loren Huston (PF) Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Ferrell (C) David Glover | |
| 08:42 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 08:25 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-41 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 08:07 | Temple | Dikembe Sow can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Matthew Pate gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Loren Huston is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Loren Huston, team foul #8 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG), John Harper (C) Danny Baumgart, Matthew Pate | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wendel (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Paul Macdougall (PF), Lawrence Cumberland (C) Jeremy Dublin, Dikembe Sow, Alex Manuel, Carl Ferrell | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter Nicholson (fresh) SG - Edmond Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Hannah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Loren Huston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Richard Wendel (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Macdougall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Temple | John Harper steps in front of the Lawrence Cumberland pass | 55-41 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Loren Huston buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Edmond Roberts | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Richard Wendel misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Loren Huston - foul #4 on Loren Huston, team foul #9 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF) Peter Nicholson, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Tommy Lacroix (C) Walter Parnell, Lawrence Cumberland | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Richard Wendel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Tommy Lacroix - foul #2 on Tommy Lacroix, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PF) Paul Macdougall | |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Steven Mangano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Marquis Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Mansfield - foul #2 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #10 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG) Richard Wendel | |
| 06:32 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Marquis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Roy Dixon steals the ball from Ronald Hutchinson in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 06:20 | Temple | Roy Dixon travels with the ball | 59-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Dublin (SF) Marquis Jones | |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Roy Dixon steals it from Gil Carberry in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 06:07 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 06:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gil Carberry | 59-45 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Gil Carberry is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Parnell - foul #2 on Walter Parnell, team foul #9 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Edmond Roberts (SG), Vance Hannah (SF), Matthew Pate (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Steven Mangano, John Harper | |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (C) Walter Parnell, Tommy Lacroix | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Gil Carberry makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Gil Carberry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Roy Dixon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Edmond Roberts clanks a turnaround from the right block | 61-45 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Matthew Pate can't tip it in | 61-45 |
| 05:30 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Mansfield - foul #3 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #11 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Loren Huston (PF) Gil Carberry, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Macdougall (PF) Alex Manuel | |
| 05:26 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:26 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 05:06 | Xavier | Loren Huston connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Vance Hannah | 63-47 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-47 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Loren Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:32 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Vance Hannah is blocked by Paul Macdougall | 63-47 |
| 04:30 | Temple | The rebound goes to Roy Dixon | 63-47 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Roy Dixon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 04:24 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Sow | 63-47 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Jeremy Dublin buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Dixon | 63-49 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Matthew Pate is hacked by Roy Dixon - foul #1 on Roy Dixon, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gil Carberry (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Steven Mangano (SF) Danny Baumgart, Edmond Roberts, Vance Hannah | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Parnell (PG), Richard Wendel (SG), Marquis Jones (SF), Tommy Lacroix (PF), Carl Ferrell (C) Jeremy Dublin, Roy Dixon, Dikembe Sow, Paul Macdougall, Lawrence Cumberland | |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Matthew Pate misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Matthew Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Temple | Walter Parnell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 03:43 | Temple | Richard Wendel gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gil Carberry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Mangano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loren Huston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Pate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Walter Parnell (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Richard Wendel (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Marquis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Lacroix (fresh) C - Carl Ferrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Temple | Walter Parnell is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Walter Parnell, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG), Ronald Mansfield (PF) Gil Carberry, Loren Huston | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Dixon (PG), Jeremy Dublin (SG), Paul Macdougall (SF), David Glover (C) Walter Parnell, Richard Wendel, Marquis Jones, Carl Ferrell | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Peter Nicholson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Mangano | 64-49 |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Peter Nicholson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Mangano and the foul's on Paul Macdougall - foul #2 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #12 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Dikembe Sow (SF) Tommy Lacroix | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Peter Nicholson misses the free throw | 66-49 |
| 02:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to David Glover | 66-49 |
| 02:47 | Temple | Paul Macdougall travels with the ball | 66-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Peter Nicholson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| 02:33 | Temple | Roy Dixon is whistled for traveling | 66-49 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield is fouled on the floor by Paul Macdougall - foul #3 on Paul Macdougall, team foul #13 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter Nicholson (PG) Ronald Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland (C) David Glover | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Steven Mangano gets the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Steven Mangano knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Nicholson | 69-49 |
| 01:40 | Temple | Paul Macdougall's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Pate | 69-49 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Danny Baumgart | 69-49 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 01:11 | Temple | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cumberland | 69-49 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Steven Mangano takes the ball from Jeremy Dublin | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Steven Mangano misses the jumper from the right side | 69-49 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield tips it back up and in | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Temple | Dikembe Sow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG) Peter Nicholson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart runs out the clock | 71-49 |