| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fresh) C - John Falls (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Luis Tillman inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Tillman | 35-36 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | James Rand is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Buczynski - foul #1 on James Rand, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 35-36 |
| 19:14 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:53 | Temple | James Rand misses the floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:52 | Temple | John Falls tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | Richard Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 18:36 | Temple | John Falls grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:23 | Temple | The jumper by Rolando Cano is denied by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 37-36 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | Warren Ruck gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Falls - foul #1 on John Falls, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), Andreas Conti (SG), Akim Kubinski (SF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (PF), Richard Manns (C) Rolando Cano, James Rand, Luis Tillman, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Mark Thomas (PF) Tracy Williams, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:38 | Temple | Richard Manns misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Warren Ruck - foul #4 on Warren Ruck, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Banda (C) Warren Ruck | |
| 17:38 | Temple | Richard Manns makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:38 | Temple | Richard Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:35 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is hacked by Vyacheslav Zakarian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Zakarian, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF) Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:27 | Xavier | Kesse Ashalintubbi blocks the jumper by Richard Boettcher | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Andreas Conti steals it from Richard Boettcher | 38-37 |
| 17:08 | Temple | John Carson slams it home set up by Andreas Conti | 40-37 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Mark Thomas's pass is intercepted by Kesse Ashalintubbi | 40-37 |
| 16:46 | Temple | Andreas Conti misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Alberto Castro hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 40-37 |
| 16:19 | Temple | Richard Manns gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:06 | Temple | John Carson's pass is intercepted by Richard Boettcher | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Alberto Castro lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Boettcher | 40-39 |
| 15:34 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Carson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andreas Conti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Akim Kubinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Manns (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Boettcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Castro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmer (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:53 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Andreas Conti snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:25 | Temple | Dikembe Banda picks off the pass by Akim Kubinski | 42-39 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to Richard Manns | 42-39 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Richard Manns can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | Temple | Richard Manns tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 13:25 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Vule Zimmer | 44-42 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), David Graves (SF), John Falls (C) John Carson, Andreas Conti, Akim Kubinski, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Casey Streitenberge (SF), Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Boettcher, Alberto Castro, Vule Zimmer, Mark Thomas, Dikembe Banda | |
| 13:11 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | John Falls swats the short shot by Casey Streitenberge | 46-42 |
| 12:53 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Xavier | James Rand is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on James Rand, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Luis Tillman (PF) Kesse Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:26 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Warren Ruck | 46-44 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Rolando Cano is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #1 on Tracy Williams, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 11:56 | Temple | James Rand misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 11:55 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Warren Ruck | 46-44 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Falls - foul #2 on John Falls, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian (C) John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Rolando Cano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Luis Tillman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vyacheslav Zakarian (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Temple | Richard Smith is called for the reach on James Rand - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (C) Luis Tillman | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:11 | Temple | James Rand buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Rolando Cano | 48-46 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it in on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 48-48 |
| 10:45 | Temple | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on Rolando Cano - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Temple | Rolando Cano hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Rand - foul #3 on James Rand, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:02 | Temple | Rolando Cano loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Luis Tillman (PF) Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG) Tracy Williams | |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Smith | 50-53 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Luis Tillman buries a fadeaway in the lane | 52-53 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Warren Ruck misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 09:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Falls | 52-53 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Casey Streitenberge steals it from James Rand | 52-53 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 08:24 | Temple | John Falls snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:15 | Temple | James Rand misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Falls - foul #3 on John Falls, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG), John Carson (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (C) Rolando Cano, James Rand, David Graves, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG), Alberto Castro (SG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Richard Boettcher, Richard Smith, Casey Streitenberge, Warren Ruck | |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Tillman | 54-54 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andreas Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Vyacheslav Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vyacheslav Buczynski (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:24 | Temple | John Carson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andreas Conti | 56-56 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | The short jumper by Vyacheslav Buczynski is denied by Luis Tillman | 56-56 |
| 06:07 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski tips it in | 56-58 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Zakarian - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), Akim Kubinski (SF), Richard Manns (PF), John Falls (C) Andreas Conti, John Carson, Luis Tillman, Kesse Ashalintubbi, Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SG), Vule Zimmer (SF), Warren Ruck (C) Alberto Castro, Dikembe Banda, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 05:42 | Temple | John Falls misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Ruck - foul #5 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF) Warren Ruck | |
| 05:42 | Temple | John Falls misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:42 | Temple | John Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:05 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Vyacheslav Buczynski is blocked by John Falls | 57-58 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Vule Zimmer | 57-58 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | John Falls steps in front of the Richard Boettcher pass | 57-58 |
| 04:45 | Temple | James Rand misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski hits the finger roll set up by Tracy Williams | 57-60 |
| 04:09 | Temple | James Rand misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Mark Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Rand - foul #4 on James Rand, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), David Graves (SF), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (C) Rolando Cano, Akim Kubinski, Richard Manns, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alberto Castro (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF) Tracy Williams, Vule Zimmer, Vyacheslav Buczynski | |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 03:35 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian loses the ball out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (PG) James Rand | |
| Subs | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge (SF) Richard Boettcher | |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-61 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andreas Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Carson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kesse Ashalintubbi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Vyacheslav Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Alberto Castro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Streitenberge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Thomas (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Temple | John Carson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Alberto Castro - foul #1 on Alberto Castro, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Temple | John Falls (C) Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:49 | Temple | John Carson makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:49 | Temple | John Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:49 | Temple | John Carson makes the 3rd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SG), Vyacheslav Zakarian (PF), Richard Manns (C) John Carson, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (PG), Vule Zimmer (PF) Alberto Castro, Mark Thomas | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Vule Zimmer connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Smith | 60-63 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Vyacheslav Zakarian comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG), Luis Tillman (PF) Akim Kubinski, Richard Manns | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (PG) Richard Boettcher | |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Banda tips it back up and in | 60-65 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Rolando Cano (PG), James Rand (SG), Kesse Ashalintubbi (PF), John Falls (C) John Carson, Andreas Conti, Luis Tillman, Vyacheslav Zakarian | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Dikembe Banda, Vule Zimmer | |
| 01:36 | Temple | James Rand is fouled on the floor by Tracy Williams - foul #3 on Tracy Williams, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| 01:36 | Temple | James Rand misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Mark Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | John Falls swats the shot by Vyacheslav Buczynski | 60-65 |
| 01:15 | Temple | David Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:03 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi travels with the ball | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Casey Streitenberge hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Williams | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Temple | James Rand drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rolando Cano | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith is hacked by Rolando Cano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rolando Cano, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Rolando Cano is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Rolando Cano, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Boettcher (SF) Casey Streitenberge | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled in the backcourt by Rolando Cano - foul #5 on Rolando Cano, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Temple | John Carson (PG) Rolando Cano | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Temple | James Rand misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Vyacheslav Buczynski snags the defensive board | 63-71 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher is fouled in the backcourt by James Rand - foul #5 on James Rand, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Andreas Conti (SG) James Rand | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Richard Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Kesse Ashalintubbi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Akim Kubinski (SF), Luis Tillman (PF), Vyacheslav Zakarian (C) David Graves, Kesse Ashalintubbi, John Falls | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Tracy Williams runs out the clock | 63-73 |