| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Joel Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Waltman (fresh) SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Topolinski (fresh) C - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is hacked by James Waltman - foul #2 on James Waltman, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | John Smith is called for traveling | 45-30 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Joel Woods clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Hutchinson - foul #1 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Carlos Lara (PF) Ivan Topolinski | |
| 18:42 | Temple | Joel Woods makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Joel Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:42 | Temple | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Carlos Lara knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Carlos Lara blocks the short jumper by Johnny Anderson | 45-33 |
| 18:07 | Xavier | Randy Russell gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Carlos Lara is called for the reach on Randy Russell - foul #2 on Carlos Lara, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Robert Boyd (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Randy Russell, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), David Caskey (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), William Cooper (C) Joel Woods, James Waltman, Dikembe Sow, James Anderson | |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 17:25 | Temple | William Cooper gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:07 | Temple | Carlos Lara misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 17:05 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Carlos Lara is called for the reach on Ronald Mansfield - foul #3 on Carlos Lara, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG) David Burnette, Bryan Rogers | |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Topolinski (PF) Carlos Lara | |
| 16:23 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by William Cooper - foul #3 on William Cooper, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Anderson (C) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), James Waltman (SG), Sam Harris (C) Gary Iwanski, Fred Zacher, William Cooper | |
| 16:23 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:59 | Temple | James Waltman is whistled for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF), Randy Russell (PF) John Smith, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Dikembe Sow (SF) James Waltman, David Caskey | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Joel Woods (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Topolinski (fresh) C - Sam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Woods - foul #2 on Joel Woods, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 49-33 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-33 |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 15:04 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Warrior | 52-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:48 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ivan Topolinski, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), John Smith (SF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Philip Warrior, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), James Anderson (C) Joel Woods, Dikembe Sow, Ivan Topolinski, Sam Harris | |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Russell | 52-33 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 52-33 |
| 13:57 | Temple | James Anderson grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Ryan Robertson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Randy Russell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 13:21 | Temple | Gary Iwanski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Temple | Fred Zacher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 12:37 | Temple | Fred Zacher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Carlos Lara knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 52-38 |
| 12:01 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-38 |
| 11:59 | Temple | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Burnette (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Mansfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Iwanski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Zacher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Lara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Temple | James Anderson is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) David Burnette, Bryan Rogers, John Smith, Randy Russell, Ronald Mansfield | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), James Waltman (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), William Cooper (C) Ryan Robertson, Gary Iwanski, Fred Zacher, Carlos Lara, James Anderson | |
| 11:29 | Xavier | Philip Warrior comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 11:27 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 11:05 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Dikembe Sow is called for the reach on Philip Warrior in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| 11:03 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:03 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Dikembe Sow drills a fadeaway from the right side | 52-42 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-42 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson tips it home | 54-42 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Joel Woods comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-42 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:24 | Xavier | Joel Woods takes the ball from Danny Baumgart in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| 10:23 | Temple | Dikembe Sow slams it home on a nice dish by Joel Woods | 54-44 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Robert Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield (PF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Temple | David Caskey (SF), Sam Harris (C) Dikembe Sow, William Cooper | |
| 10:10 | Temple | Ronald Mansfield denies the turnaround by Joel Woods | 54-44 |
| 10:08 | Temple | David Caskey tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Warrior | 57-46 |
| 09:30 | Temple | James Waltman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ivan Topolinski | 57-48 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Philip Warrior throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), James Lajoie (SF), Robert Boyd (C) Danny Baumgart, Ronald Hutchinson, Philip Warrior, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Dikembe Sow (SF), William Cooper (PF) Joel Woods, James Waltman, Ivan Topolinski | |
| 09:02 | Temple | David Caskey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-48 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Lajoie | 57-48 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 08:33 | Temple | The rebound goes to William Cooper | 57-48 |
| 08:14 | Temple | Ryan Robertson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Cooper - foul #4 on William Cooper, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), John Smith (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) David Burnette, James Lajoie, Ronald Mansfield, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Temple | James Waltman (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), James Anderson (C) David Caskey, Dikembe Sow, William Cooper, Sam Harris | |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Waltman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Zacher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Lara (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 60-50 |
| 07:22 | Temple | Fred Zacher clanks a 3 from straight away | 60-50 |
| 07:20 | Xavier | Randy Russell pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 06:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 60-50 |
| 06:35 | Xavier | John Smith knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart | 62-50 |
| 06:19 | Temple | Ryan Robertson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Anderson - foul #1 on Johnny Anderson, team foul #2 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), James Lajoie (PF), Robert Boyd (C) Bryan Rogers, Randy Russell, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF) Ryan Robertson, James Waltman, Fred Zacher, Carlos Lara | |
| 05:51 | Temple | James Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Dikembe Sow tips it back up and in | 62-52 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is hacked by Dikembe Sow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF) John Smith, James Lajoie | |
| Subs | Temple | William Cooper (C) James Anderson | |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:25 | Temple | William Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| Subs | Temple | Sam Harris (C) Ivan Topolinski | |
| 05:22 | Xavier | David Burnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Carlos Lara (PF) Sam Harris | |
| 05:10 | Temple | Carlos Lara is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Carlos Lara, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Caskey (SF) Dikembe Sow | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Gary Iwanski is called for the reach on Ronald Hutchinson - foul #1 on Gary Iwanski, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Russell (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) Ronald Mansfield, Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) Gary Iwanski | |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Temple | Johnny Anderson denies the turnaround by William Cooper | 66-52 |
| 04:28 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Philip Warrior | 68-52 |
| 03:45 | Temple | Joel Woods is hacked by Ronald Hutchinson - foul #2 on Ronald Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), John Smith (SF) David Burnette, Ronald Hutchinson, Philip Warrior | |
| Subs | Temple | James Waltman (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Ivan Topolinski (PF), James Anderson (C) Joel Woods, David Caskey, Carlos Lara, William Cooper | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Waltman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Topolinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Temple | Johnny Anderson swats the layup by Ryan Robertson | 68-52 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Randy Russell gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Robertson - foul #4 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #12 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Lajoie (SF), Ronald Mansfield (PF), Robert Boyd (C) John Smith, Randy Russell, Johnny Anderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Iwanski (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Fred Zacher (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), Sam Harris (C) Ryan Robertson, James Waltman, Dikembe Sow, Ivan Topolinski, James Anderson | |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Sam Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 03:16 | Temple | Ronald Mansfield takes the ball from Fred Zacher | 68-52 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Joel Woods is called for the reach on Bryan Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Woods, team foul #13 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:04 | Temple | Fred Zacher misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 70-52 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Robert Boyd pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | David Burnette is hacked by Joel Woods in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Woods, team foul #14 | 70-52 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Carlos Lara is whistled for a carry | 71-52 |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers is open but misses the lay-in | 71-52 |
| 02:27 | Temple | Fred Zacher pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Joel Woods clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-52 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | David Burnette grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | Sam Harris is called for the reach on David Burnette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Harris, team foul #15 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Temple | David Caskey (SF) Fred Zacher | |
| 02:10 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:10 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Gary Iwanski travels with the ball | 72-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Boyd (C) James Lajoie | |
| Subs | Temple | William Cooper (C) Sam Harris | |
| 01:29 | Xavier | David Burnette clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Caskey - foul #1 on David Caskey, team foul #16 | 72-52 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | David Burnette misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:29 | Temple | Carlos Lara gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 01:05 | Temple | Philip Warrior is called for the reach on Carlos Lara - foul #2 on Philip Warrior, team foul #4 | 73-52 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Joel Woods is fouled on the floor by Bryan Rogers - foul #1 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #5 | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Temple | David Caskey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Philip Warrior connects on the open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Boyd and the foul's on David Caskey - foul #2 on David Caskey, team foul #17 | 75-52 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses the free throw | 75-52 |
| 00:30 | Temple | The rebound goes to Carlos Lara | 75-52 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Carlos Lara misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Boyd - foul #1 on Robert Boyd, team foul #6 | 75-52 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Carlos Lara makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | David Burnette runs out the clock | 75-54 |