| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rand (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Graves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Richard Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 19:46 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 26-42 |
| 19:22 | Xavier | Ronald Brown drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jimmie Lyon | 28-42 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Rolando Cano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-42 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon and the foul's on David Graves - foul #2 on David Graves, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG) Rolando Cano | |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Andreas Conti scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 18:04 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is hacked by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Warren Ruck (PF) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SG), Luis Tillman (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), John Falls (C) James Rand, David Graves, Donald Davis, Bradley Smith | |
| 17:58 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Tracy Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Tracy Williams, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG) Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 17:19 | Temple | Luis Tillman loses the dribble to William Smith | 31-45 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Jimmie Lyon, William Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG) Andreas Conti | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Richard Boettcher is called for the reach on John Carson - foul #2 on Richard Boettcher, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Temple | Bradley Smith (C) Luis Tillman | |
| 16:37 | Temple | Rolando Cano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Smith | 34-48 |
| 16:05 | Temple | Ronald Brown steals the ball from John Falls | 34-48 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the lay-in | 34-48 |
| 15:43 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carson (fairly fresh) SF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Falls (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Temple | Bradley Smith lays it up and in set up by Rolando Cano | 34-50 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 15:07 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 14:48 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-50 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Richard Smith | 36-50 |
| 14:06 | Temple | Bradley Smith buries a shot from the left block | 36-52 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 13:56 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Moffett - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Boettcher, Lawrence Moffett, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), James Rand (SG), David Graves (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Rolando Cano, John Carson, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| 13:34 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:34 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Ronald Brown grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Rand - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | Luis Tillman (C) Bradley Smith | |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:11 | Xavier | Ronald Brown snags the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Tracy Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon gets the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:34 | Xavier | Ronald Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 12:09 | Temple | David Graves is whistled for a carry | 39-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG) James Rand | |
| 11:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 11:38 | Temple | David Graves gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmie Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fairly fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andreas Conti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Kubinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Tillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Temple | Akim Kubinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Andreas Conti | 39-54 |
| 11:07 | Xavier | Ronald Brown makes the shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (SG), Bradley Smith (C) Andreas Conti, Luis Tillman | |
| 11:03 | Temple | Akim Kubinski misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Akim Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-55 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski gets the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett hits the follow up shot | 43-55 |
| 09:53 | Temple | David Graves misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 09:52 | Temple | Donald Davis hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | Richard Smith scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Jimmie Lyon | 45-57 |
| 09:17 | Temple | Bradley Smith is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #2 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Boettcher (SG) Jimmie Lyon, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (SF) Akim Kubinski, David Graves | |
| 09:10 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Moffett - foul #3 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Warren Ruck (PF) Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:10 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | William Smith misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Smith - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:56 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 08:56 | Xavier | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 49-59 |
| 08:05 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Bradley Smith can't tip it in | 49-59 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Bradley Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 07:43 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Kesse Ashalintubbi | 49-59 |
| 07:33 | Temple | Bradley Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Warren Ruck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rand (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kesse Ashalintubbi - foul #1 on Kesse Ashalintubbi, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Tracy Williams, Ronald Brown, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), John Carson (SG), Luis Tillman (SF), John Falls (PF) Rolando Cano, James Rand, Kesse Ashalintubbi, Donald Davis | |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:13 | Temple | John Carson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Bradley Smith tips it in | 51-61 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski double dribbles | 51-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (C) Bradley Smith | |
| 06:34 | Temple | Luis Tillman's floater is tipped away by William Smith | 51-61 |
| 06:33 | Temple | John Falls tips it home | 51-63 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Andreas Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:59 | Temple | John Falls is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Moffett - foul #4 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rand (SG), David Graves (SF), Donald Davis (PF) John Carson, Luis Tillman, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| 05:59 | Temple | John Falls makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:59 | Temple | John Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon is hacked by Andreas Conti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andreas Conti, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bradley Smith (C) John Falls | |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 05:38 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:15 | Temple | Bradley Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Smith | 51-65 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Smith and the foul's on James Rand - foul #2 on James Rand, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Richard Smith, Tracy Williams | |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF) Andreas Conti, Donald Davis | |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:54 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 04:27 | Temple | James Rand is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), William Smith (C) Jimmie Lyon, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), Luis Tillman (PF) James Rand, Bradley Smith | |
| 04:08 | Xavier | Warren Ruck is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett (SF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (PF) David Graves | |
| 03:43 | Temple | John Falls is fouled on the floor by Warren Ruck - foul #3 on Warren Ruck, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Richard Smith, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Akim Kubinski, Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| 03:43 | Temple | John Falls makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 03:43 | Temple | John Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 03:29 | Temple | John Falls gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Boettcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carson (fresh) SF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - John Falls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Temple | John Falls's pass is intercepted by Tracy Williams | 53-67 |
| 03:02 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-67 |
| 03:00 | Temple | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:44 | Temple | John Falls knocks in the jumper in the paint | 53-69 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Tracy Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 01:55 | Temple | John Falls hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Luis Tillman | 56-71 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | John Carson is called for the reach on Richard Boettcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (SG), Ronald Brown (SF) Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF) Rolando Cano, Donald Davis | |
| 01:52 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:52 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Luis Tillman comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #10 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Richard Boettcher | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:29 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi grabs the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Luis Tillman is fouled on the floor by Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Buczynski, team foul #11 | 56-71 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Luis Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Luis Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Andreas Conti is called for the reach on Jimmie Lyon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andreas Conti, team foul #9 | 56-72 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:06 | Temple | John Falls gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:41 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-72 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Luis Tillman - foul #1 on Luis Tillman, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Temple | John Carson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 59-72 |