| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lyle Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rickey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | John Smith inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Xavier | Peter McCarry drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Louis Gomes | 26-26 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Salvador Gomez lays it in set up by Lyle Smith | 26-28 |
| 18:44 | Xavier | John Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 18:43 | Temple | Lyle Smith snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Dale Nair gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it back up and in | 28-28 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Anthony Wallace misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 17:22 | Xavier | John Smith gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rickey Todd - foul #1 on Rickey Todd, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Alfred Parker (PF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Rickey Todd, Anthony Wallace | |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Dale Nair misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Dale Nair makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:27 | Temple | Joel Woods drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | John Smith travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), David Burnette (SG) Peter McCarry, Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Temple | Dylan Cummings (C) Billy Davies | |
| 15:52 | Temple | Carl Green is denied on a dunk by Louis Gomes | 29-31 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Louis Gomes | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lawrence Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Green (fresh) PF - Alfred Parker (fresh) C - Dylan Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | David Burnette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Greenwood | 32-31 |
| 15:06 | Temple | Carl Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 32-31 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), Dale Nair (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Temple | Salvador Gomez (SF), Billy Davies (C) Carl Green, Dylan Cummings | |
| 14:26 | Temple | Cyril Wilker takes the ball from Alfred Parker | 32-31 |
| 13:58 | Xavier | Dale Nair can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:36 | Xavier | Salvador Gomez steals it from John Smith | 32-31 |
| 13:13 | Temple | Joel Woods double dribbles | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Carl Green (SF), Rickey Todd (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) Joel Woods, Salvador Gomez, Alfred Parker, Billy Davies | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Rickey Todd - foul #2 on Rickey Todd, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Peter McCarry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Burnette | 35-31 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Hunter Stucker takes the ball from Anthony Wallace | 35-31 |
| 11:26 | Xavier | John Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burnette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lawrence Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Eidemiller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Green (fresh) PF - Rickey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Temple | Anthony Wallace can't connect on a floater from close range | 38-31 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 38-31 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | John Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Peter McCarry | 40-31 |
| 10:15 | Temple | Peter McCarry takes the ball from Carl Green | 40-31 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Eidemiller - foul #1 on Daniel Eidemiller, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (PG), Dale Nair (SG), Louis Gomes (PF) Peter McCarry, David Burnette, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Alfred Parker (PF), Billy Davies (C) Daniel Eidemiller, Carl Green, Rickey Todd, Anthony Wallace | |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Alfred Parker grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 09:27 | Temple | Lawrence Cooper knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 09:00 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood scores on a shot from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Joel Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Louis Gomes grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | John Smith hits the finger roll | 44-33 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Billy Davies travels with the ball | 44-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SF), Cyril Wilker (PF) John Smith, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Dylan Cummings (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Alfred Parker, Billy Davies | |
| 07:59 | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-33 |
| 07:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to Salvador Gomez | 44-33 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Salvador Gomez is denied on a layup by Cyril Wilker | 44-33 |
| 07:27 | Xavier | David Burnette pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gregory Greenwood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burnette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lyle Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joel Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dylan Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-33 |
| 06:57 | Temple | Salvador Gomez pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 06:33 | Temple | Lyle Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lyle Smith, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Peter McCarry (PG), John Smith (SF), Louis Gomes (C) Gregory Greenwood, David Burnette, Hunter Stucker | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Rickey Todd (PF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Joel Woods, Dylan Cummings, Anthony Wallace | |
| 06:14 | Xavier | John Smith is hacked by Salvador Gomez - foul #2 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Rickey Todd picks off the pass by Louis Gomes | 44-33 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Lawrence Cooper is fouled on the floor by Louis Gomes - foul #1 on Louis Gomes, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Alfred Parker (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Rickey Todd, Billy Davies | |
| 05:11 | Temple | Anthony Wallace misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 05:09 | Temple | Salvador Gomez hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 04:27 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | John Smith tips it in | 49-37 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Temple | Anthony Wallace misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 03:42 | Temple | Anthony Wallace tips it in | 49-39 |
| 03:42 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG), Hunter Stucker (C) David Burnette, Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Rickey Todd (PF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Alfred Parker, Anthony Wallace | |
| 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) | |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Carl Green steals it from Peter McCarry in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Carl Green throws it down | 49-41 |
| 03:17 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 49-41 |
| 03:15 | Temple | Carl Green pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Nair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Lawrence Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Woods (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Temple | John Smith picks off the pass by Joel Woods | 49-41 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Joel Woods steals it from Peter McCarry | 49-41 |
| 02:26 | Temple | Carl Green is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Louis Gomes (PF) Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Temple | Lyle Smith (PG), Daniel Eidemiller (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Anthony Wallace (C) Lawrence Cooper, Joel Woods, Carl Green, Billy Davies | |
| 02:01 | Temple | Salvador Gomez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 01:59 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | John Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Wallace - foul #2 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) Louis Gomes | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Anthony Wallace hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Eidemiller | 51-43 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Daniel Eidemiller is called for the reach on Peter McCarry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Eidemiller, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 01:17 | Temple | Rickey Todd snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 01:03 | Temple | John Smith picks off the pass by Salvador Gomez | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Peter McCarry is hacked by Lyle Smith - foul #2 on Lyle Smith, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Peter McCarry misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Anthony Wallace | 52-43 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Temple | Salvador Gomez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 52-43 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle Smith - foul #3 on Lyle Smith, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Rickey Todd knocks in the turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dale Nair (SG) David Burnette | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:42 | Temple | Rickey Todd misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cyril Wilker | 54-45 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Eidemiller - foul #3 on Daniel Eidemiller, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Dale Nair | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:39 | Temple | Rickey Todd snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 00:32 | Temple | Daniel Eidemiller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | John Smith grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Lyle Smith is called for the reach on John Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lyle Smith, team foul #11 | 54-45 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Anthony Wallace drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lyle Smith | 56-47 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Daniel Eidemiller is called for the reach on David Burnette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Eidemiller, team foul #12 | 56-47 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | David Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Lyle Smith travels in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gregory Greenwood (SG), Louis Gomes (PF) John Smith, Cyril Wilker | |
| Subs | Temple | Lawrence Cooper (PG), Joel Woods (SG), Carl Green (SF), Alfred Parker (PF), Billy Davies (C) Lyle Smith, Daniel Eidemiller, Salvador Gomez, Rickey Todd, Anthony Wallace | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Peter McCarry runs out the clock | 58-47 |