| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Heflin inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Xavier | James Caruso misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 19:48 | Temple | Joe Lloyd gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Richard Henley steals it from Joe Lloyd | 21-26 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joe Lloyd - foul #1 on Joe Lloyd, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:49 | Temple | Eugene Danner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 18:48 | Temple | Joe Lloyd tips it but misses | 23-26 |
| 18:47 | Temple | Joe Lloyd tips it in | 23-28 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 18:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 23-28 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Richard Osborne misses long on a shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | John Heflin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:27 | Temple | Joe Lloyd grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Robert Griffin can't connect on a shot from the left block | 23-28 |
| 17:02 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Lloyd | 23-28 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Robert Griffin clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Henley - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Simon Dashner (SF), John Rice (C) Derrick Tosh, John Heflin, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Eugene Danner, Joe Lloyd | |
| 16:35 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | John Rice misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Hall - foul #1 on Brandon Hall, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Joe Lloyd (C) Robert Griffin | |
| 16:26 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | John Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Joe Lloyd misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG) James Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:04 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Joe Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Richard Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Brandon Hall swats the short shot by Simon Dashner | 25-32 |
| 15:47 | Temple | Clarence Page gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 15:34 | Temple | Clarence Page loses the dribble to Richard Henley | 25-32 |
| 15:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), James Caruso (SG), John Heflin (SF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Lynn Keen, Frank Rounds, Simon Dashner, Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Richard Osborne, Brandon Hall | |
| 15:04 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Alexander and he's fouled by John Rice - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Brandon Hall (SF) Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner | |
| 15:04 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is fouled on the floor by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Eugene Danner (SF) Richard Osborne, Brandon Hall | |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Tucker - foul #1 on Lawrence Tucker, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG) Donald Alexander | |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:16 | Temple | Eugene Danner's pass is intercepted by James Caruso | 27-35 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | John Heflin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | James Caruso grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | James Caruso clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 13:44 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 27-35 |
| 13:15 | Temple | The jump hook by Joe Lloyd is blocked by John Heflin | 27-35 |
| 13:14 | Xavier | John Heflin gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | John Heflin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 12:50 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 27-35 |
| 12:48 | Xavier | James Caruso gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Joe Lloyd - foul #2 on Joe Lloyd, team foul #5 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), Richard Henley (PF) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, John Heflin, John Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Joe Lloyd | |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:25 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Brandon Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Henley - foul #2 on Richard Henley, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Francis Tuttle (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Tucker (SG) Joel Brown | |
| 11:56 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Brandon Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Brandon Hall picks off the pass by Francis Tuttle | 27-36 |
| 11:25 | Temple | Clarence Page comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-36 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Richard Henley | 27-36 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Donald Alexander is called for the reach on Lynn Keen - foul #3 on Donald Alexander, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), James Caruso (SG) Lynn Keen, Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Brandon Hall, Clarence Page | |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Eugene Danner steals it from Simon Dashner | 27-36 |
| 10:58 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Danner | 27-38 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | James Caruso hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derrick Tosh | 29-38 |
| 10:10 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker is hacked by Francis Tuttle - foul #1 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Heflin (SF) Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Robert Griffin | |
| 10:00 | Temple | Clarence Page is hacked by John Heflin - foul #2 on John Heflin, team foul #6 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (C) Simon Dashner | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (C) Joe Lloyd | |
| 09:43 | Temple | Richard Henley swats the short shot by Clarence Page | 29-38 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Caruso | 29-38 |
| 09:31 | Xavier | John Heflin is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (C) John Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Donald Alexander, Joel Brown, Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin | |
| 09:07 | Temple | Richard Osborne hits a fadeaway from the left side | 29-40 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Heflin - foul #3 on John Heflin, team foul #7 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Brandon Hall (SF), Robert Griffin (PF) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Clarence Page | |
| 08:38 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 08:21 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Richard Henley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) SF - John Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Henley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Danner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lloyd (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Temple | Lynn Keen steals the ball from Joe Lloyd | 32-42 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Frank Rounds clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Griffin, team foul #7 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), John Rice (PF), Francis Tuttle (C) Lynn Keen, John Heflin, Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Osborne (PG), Lawrence Tucker (SG), Clarence Page (PF) Donald Alexander, Eugene Danner, Joe Lloyd | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:22 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 06:53 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 34-42 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Francis Tuttle steps in front of the Brandon Hall pass | 34-42 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Robert Griffin steps in front of the James Caruso pass | 34-42 |
| 05:51 | Temple | Lawrence Tucker drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Hall | 34-45 |
| 05:37 | Xavier | Robert Griffin steals it from James Caruso | 34-45 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Richard Osborne drills a runner from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Derrick Tosh (PG), John Heflin (SF), Richard Henley (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Frank Rounds, Simon Dashner, John Rice, Francis Tuttle | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Joe Lloyd (C) Brandon Hall, Robert Griffin | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith can't finish the layup | 34-47 |
| 04:55 | Temple | Eugene Danner snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Eugene Danner connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Tucker | 34-49 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | James Caruso is whistled for traveling | 34-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Frank Rounds (SG), Simon Dashner (SF), John Rice (PF), Francis Tuttle (C) Derrick Tosh, James Caruso, John Heflin, Richard Henley, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Alexander (PG), Joel Brown (SG), Brandon Hall (SF), Burton Lee (PF), Robert Griffin (C) Richard Osborne, Lawrence Tucker, Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Joe Lloyd | |
| 04:08 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joel Brown | 34-51 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rounds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Simon Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Donald Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Brown (fresh) SF - Brandon Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Burton Lee (fresh) C - Robert Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Temple | Robert Griffin hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joel Brown | 34-53 |
| 03:18 | Xavier | Lynn Keen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Robert Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 02:50 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 34-53 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Frank Rounds takes the ball from Brandon Hall | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Brandon Hall is called for the reach on Simon Dashner - foul #2 on Brandon Hall, team foul #8 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neal Walker (SG) Frank Rounds | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Simon Dashner misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Robert Griffin snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 01:51 | Temple | Brandon Hall connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joel Brown | 34-55 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | Lynn Keen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-55 |
| 01:36 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 34-55 |
| 01:31 | Temple | Neal Walker takes the ball from Donald Alexander in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Simon Dashner hits the finger roll set up by Neal Walker | 36-55 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Robert Griffin clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Francis Tuttle - foul #2 on Francis Tuttle, team foul #8 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Frank Rounds (SG) Neal Walker | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:10 | Temple | Robert Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 01:10 | Temple | Robert Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Francis Tuttle misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-56 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Robert Griffin gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Temple | Brandon Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Brown | 36-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Brown - foul #1 on Joel Brown, team foul #9 | 36-58 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Frank Rounds misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Frank Rounds makes the 3rd free throw | 38-58 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Donald Alexander runs out the clock | 38-58 |