| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fresh) C - Paul Melchor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | James Smith inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Temple | Wilson Jennings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 19:43 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Wilson Jennings takes the ball from Matthew Decesare | 39-33 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Paul Melchor is fouled on the floor by Randall Summer - foul #1 on Randall Summer, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), James Judah (C) Daniel Jackson, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:07 | Temple | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Randall Summer - foul #2 on Randall Summer, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 18:54 | Temple | James Smith hits the finger roll and the foul's on Stephen Peacock - foul #1 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| 18:54 | Temple | James Smith makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | James King is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG) Roger Rawls | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:29 | Temple | Daniel Jackson is hacked by Matthew Decesare - foul #1 on Matthew Decesare, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG) Daniel Jackson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:17 | Temple | James Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:16 | Temple | James Judah grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:56 | Temple | Stephen Peacock steals the ball from Roger Rawls | 42-33 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Roger Rawls steals the ball from James King | 42-33 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Randall Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:56 | Temple | James Judah hits the finger roll set up by Robert Walker | 44-33 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 16:45 | Temple | Robert Walker gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Roger Rawls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Randall Summer pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:22 | Xavier | Manuel Yates's pass is intercepted by Robert Walker | 44-33 |
| 16:04 | Temple | James Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stephen Peacock | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roger Rawls (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (fairly fresh) C - James Judah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Peacock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Decesare (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Summer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 15:27 | Temple | James Judah hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Randall Summer - foul #3 on Randall Summer, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF) Roger Rawls, James Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Huang Sun (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) James King, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, Randall Summer | |
| 15:27 | Temple | James Judah makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:27 | Temple | James Judah makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Ben Begaye can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe misses the tip | 46-36 |
| 15:14 | Temple | Cory Phillips grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Wilson Jennings buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Jackson | 48-36 |
| 14:54 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe is hacked by Daniel Jackson - foul #2 on Daniel Jackson, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips, James Judah | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe's pass is intercepted by Daniel Jackson | 48-36 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Daniel Jackson hits the finger roll | 50-36 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Huang Sun misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-36 |
| 14:24 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Smith | 50-36 |
| 14:07 | Temple | Paul Melchor knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Rawls | 52-36 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Ben Begaye can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-36 |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Huang Sun tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Jesse Shipe takes the ball from Roger Rawls | 52-38 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Steve Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Roger Rawls, James Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF) Joe Boyer | |
| 13:26 | Temple | Robert Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Jackson | 55-38 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Steve Austin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 12:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wilson Jennings | 55-38 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Ben Begaye steps in front of the Wilson Jennings pass | 55-38 |
| 12:28 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), James Smith (SF) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Matthew Decesare (PF), Randall Summer (C) Steve Austin, Ben Begaye, Huang Sun, Jesse Shipe | |
| 12:06 | Temple | Roger Rawls comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Matthew Decesare | 55-38 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 11:41 | Temple | Paul Melchor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Daniel Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Yates (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Temple | Roger Rawls comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Manuel Yates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Wilson Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 10:40 | Temple | James Smith comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Manuel Yates - foul #1 on Manuel Yates, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Judah (C) Roger Rawls, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Huang Sun (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) James King, Matthew Decesare, Randall Summer | |
| 10:40 | Temple | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 10:40 | Temple | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Manuel Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Cory Phillips (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SF) Stephen Peacock | |
| 10:11 | Temple | James Judah drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Wilson Jennings | 59-38 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Manuel Yates drills a jumper from the left side | 59-40 |
| 09:43 | Temple | Cory Phillips misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-40 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jesse Shipe | 59-40 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe banks in the layup on a great pass from Steve Austin | 59-42 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jesse Shipe - foul #4 on Jesse Shipe, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Temple | James Smith (SF) Cory Phillips | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Stephen Peacock (SF), Joe Boyer (PF), Randall Summer (C) Steve Austin, Manuel Yates, Huang Sun, Jesse Shipe | |
| 09:26 | Temple | Daniel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:26 | Xavier | Randall Summer grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | James King knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ben Begaye | 60-45 |
| 09:09 | Temple | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Joe Boyer pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 08:42 | Temple | Robert Walker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-48 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | Joe Boyer gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | James King misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Paul Melchor (C) Daniel Jackson, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Decesare (PF) Joe Boyer | |
| 08:26 | Xavier | James King misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Roger Rawls gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:01 | Temple | Roger Rawls makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 63-48 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-48 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Summer | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Judah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Begaye (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Decesare (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Summer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Xavier | Ben Begaye comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock tips it but misses | 63-48 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Randall Summer snags the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Ben Begaye scores on a jumper from close range | 63-50 |
| 07:03 | Temple | Ben Begaye steals it from Robert Walker | 63-50 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock makes the shot from close range | 63-52 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Roger Rawls connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Walker | 66-52 |
| 06:24 | Xavier | James King double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Robert Walker, James Smith, James Judah | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Jesse Shipe (C) James King, Ben Begaye, Stephen Peacock, Randall Summer | |
| 06:10 | Temple | Wilson Jennings loses the dribble to Steve Austin | 66-52 |
| 06:06 | Xavier | Steve Austin hits the finger roll | 66-54 |
| 05:48 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the shot from the left side | 66-54 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Roger Rawls pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Cory Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jackson | 68-54 |
| 05:16 | Xavier | Manuel Yates hits a jumper from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 04:59 | Temple | Daniel Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Manuel Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:50 | Xavier | Matthew Decesare's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (SG), James Smith (SF), James Judah (C) Roger Rawls, Cory Phillips, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Peacock (SF), Huang Sun (PF) Joe Boyer, Matthew Decesare | |
| 04:39 | Temple | Wilson Jennings is hacked by Huang Sun - foul #2 on Huang Sun, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Wilson Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Jesse Shipe gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Steve Austin lays it up and in | 68-58 |
| 04:14 | Temple | James Judah misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Austin - foul #2 on Steve Austin, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG) Steve Austin | |
| 04:14 | Temple | James Judah makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:14 | Temple | James Judah misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jesse Shipe | 69-58 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Huang Sun scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:31 | Temple | Robert Walker is hacked by Manuel Yates - foul #2 on Manuel Yates, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Roger Rawls (SG), Cory Phillips (SF) Daniel Jackson, James Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ben Begaye (SG), Randall Summer (C) Manuel Yates, Jesse Shipe | |
| 03:31 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 03:31 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roger Rawls (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilson Jennings (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Judah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Begaye (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Peacock (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Huang Sun (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Randall Summer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Ben Begaye is fouled on the floor by Robert Walker - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #3 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Jackson (PG), James Smith (SF), Paul Melchor (C) Robert Walker, Cory Phillips, Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:56 | Xavier | Stephen Peacock is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #11 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG) James King | |
| 02:32 | Temple | James Smith scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Walker (PG), Cory Phillips (SF), Wilson Jennings (PF) Daniel Jackson, James Smith, Paul Melchor | |
| Subs | Xavier | James King (PG), Manuel Yates (SG), Matthew Decesare (PF), Jesse Shipe (C) Steve Austin, Ben Begaye, Huang Sun, Randall Summer | |
| 02:21 | Xavier | James King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 02:19 | Temple | Cory Phillips grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Roger Rawls misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-61 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Cory Phillips tips it home | 75-61 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | James King drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Shipe | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:21 | Temple | James King steps in front of the Roger Rawls pass | 75-64 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | James King clanks a jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 01:11 | Temple | Cory Phillips pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Stephen Peacock is called for the reach on Cory Phillips - foul #3 on Stephen Peacock, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Williams (C) Wilson Jennings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Austin (PG), Ben Begaye (SG), Joe Boyer (SF), Huang Sun (PF), Randall Summer (C) James King, Manuel Yates, Stephen Peacock, Matthew Decesare, Jesse Shipe | |
| 01:07 | Temple | Cory Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:07 | Temple | Cory Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Randall Summer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Ben Begaye pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Huang Sun loses the ball out of bounds | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Huang Sun is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #3 on Huang Sun, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Joe Boyer loses the dribble to Robert Walker | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Walker runs out the clock | 78-64 |