| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Carter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Craig (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joe Holden (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bayerl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Javier Villa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl dunks the ball set up by Curtis Pate and he's hacked by James Myers - foul #3 on James Myers, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Steven Adams (PF), Charles Zornes (C) Charles Lowe, Kevin Craig, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:44 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:28 | Temple | Steven Adams misses the jumper in the lane | 34-40 |
| 19:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Anthony Mitchell | 34-40 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Curtis Pate connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Stanley Johnson - foul #3 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Charles Lowe (SG), Kevin Craig (PF), Peter Hurley (C) James Myers, Stanley Johnson, Steven Adams, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Curtis Pate misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Javier Villa grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | A charge is called on Joe Holden - foul #3 on Joe Holden, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Temple | James Myers (PG), James James (SF), Charles Zornes (C) Michael Thorpe, Wendell Carter, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG) Joe Holden | |
| 19:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Wendell Carter (SF), Steven Adams (PF), Peter Hurley (C) James James, Kevin Craig, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 19:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:00 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Myers | 36-42 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Peter Hurley hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Charles Lowe | 38-42 |
| 17:59 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Javier Villa tips it in | 38-44 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Steven Adams is hacked by Javier Villa - foul #2 on Javier Villa, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), James James (SF), Kevin Craig (PF), Charles Zornes (C) James Myers, Wendell Carter, Steven Adams, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF), Donald Nall (C) Anthony Mitchell, Javier Villa | |
| 17:22 | Temple | Kevin Craig clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Bayerl - foul #3 on Jack Bayerl, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF) Jack Bayerl | |
| 17:22 | Temple | Kevin Craig makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:22 | Temple | Kevin Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 16:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to Kevin Craig | 40-44 |
| 16:44 | Temple | Charles Zornes scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James James | 42-44 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | James Giles's pass is intercepted by Charles Lowe | 42-44 |
| 16:04 | Temple | Kevin Craig's pass is intercepted by Curtis Pate | 42-44 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | James Giles misses badly on a shot from the left block | 42-44 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Donald Nall pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James James (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Zornes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Nall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Temple | James Myers (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Wendell Carter (SF), Steven Adams (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Michael Thorpe, Charles Lowe, James James, Kevin Craig, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Curtis Pate, James Giles, Donald Nall | |
| 15:09 | Temple | Peter Hurley is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Kevin Craig (PF) Steven Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Peter Hurley denies the turnaround by Joe Holden | 42-44 |
| 14:55 | Temple | Stanley Johnson grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:41 | Temple | James Myers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wendell Carter | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Kevin Craig snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:09 | Temple | James Myers drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 46-44 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Javier Villa is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (SG), Steven Adams (PF), Charles Zornes (C) Wendell Carter, Kevin Craig, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG) Jeffery Wilson | |
| 13:30 | Temple | James Myers hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 48-44 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Wendell Carter (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Charles Lowe, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Curtis Pate (SG), Anthony Mitchell (C) Dwayne Boden, Javier Villa | |
| 12:52 | Temple | Jack Bayerl is called for the reach on Peter Hurley - foul #4 on Jack Bayerl, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (SG) Wendell Carter | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), James Giles (C) Joe Holden, Jack Bayerl, Dikembe Akuchie | |
| 12:38 | Temple | James Myers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Lowe | 51-44 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant blows the layup | 51-44 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Peter Hurley snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 12:03 | Temple | Steven Adams scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 53-44 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | Charles Lowe takes the ball from Oscar Bryant | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steven Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Hurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Charles Lowe is hacked by Oscar Bryant - foul #3 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Wendell Carter (SF), Kevin Craig (PF), Charles Zornes (C) James Myers, Stanley Johnson, Steven Adams, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Javier Villa (C) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Anthony Mitchell, James Giles | |
| 11:16 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Joe Holden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Kevin Craig grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 10:35 | Temple | Charles Zornes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Carter | 57-44 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Charles Zornes snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Thorpe | 59-44 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Craig - foul #2 on Kevin Craig, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Temple | James Myers (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Peter Hurley (C) Michael Thorpe, Charles Lowe, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG) Curtis Pate | |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:49 | Temple | James Myers can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 09:25 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Zornes (C) Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) Joe Holden | |
| 09:13 | Temple | Charles Zornes misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Dwayne Boden - foul #2 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #8 | 59-46 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Charles Zornes makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Charles Zornes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:53 | Xavier | Javier Villa connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-48 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Charles Zornes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 08:41 | Temple | Charles Zornes hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | Wendell Carter swats the short shot by Oscar Bryant | 62-48 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Charles Zornes snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 08:05 | Temple | James Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Javier Villa snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 07:48 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-48 |
| 07:47 | Temple | James Myers snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Wendell Carter lays it in on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 64-48 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:22 | Xavier | The jump hook by Dwayne Boden is blocked by Charles Zornes | 64-48 |
| 07:21 | Temple | Charles Zornes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Zornes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) SF - Dwayne Boden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Javier Villa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Temple | Charles Zornes buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Stanley Johnson | 66-48 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 66-48 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Boden | 66-48 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is hacked by James Myers - foul #4 on James Myers, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Charles Lowe (SG), James James (SF), Steven Adams (PF), Peter Hurley (C) James Myers, Stanley Johnson, Wendell Carter, Kevin Craig, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (PG), Curtis Pate (SG), Jack Bayerl (SF), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson, Dwayne Boden, Dikembe Akuchie, Javier Villa | |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Joe Holden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:47 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Steven Adams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Steven Adams makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Steven Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Giles | 67-50 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joe Holden | 67-53 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Steven Adams makes the shot from the right wing set up by Michael Thorpe | 69-53 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | James Giles is fouled on the floor by Peter Hurley - foul #3 on Peter Hurley, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Temple | James Myers (PG) Michael Thorpe | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Joe Holden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 05:39 | Temple | Steven Adams snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 05:18 | Temple | James Myers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Hurley and he's hacked by Anthony Mitchell - foul #2 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SF) James James | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:18 | Temple | James Myers makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-53 |
| 05:02 | Temple | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Curtis Pate - foul #3 on Curtis Pate, team foul #11 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Wendell Carter (SF), Kevin Craig (PF) James Myers, Stanley Johnson, Steven Adams | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (PF), Donald Nall (C) Anthony Mitchell, James Giles | |
| 04:40 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-53 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF) Joe Holden, Jacob Ewing | |
| 04:23 | Temple | Michael Thorpe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 73-53 |
| 04:21 | Temple | Charles Lowe tips it home | 75-53 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie blows the layup | 75-53 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Dikembe Akuchie tips it home | 75-55 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Temple | Dikembe Akuchie picks off the pass by Michael Thorpe | 75-55 |
| 03:20 | Xavier | Jack Bayerl scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lowe (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Hurley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bayerl (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Nall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Temple | Dikembe Akuchie blocks the short jumper by Wendell Carter | 75-58 |
| 02:51 | Xavier | Curtis Pate gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Thorpe - foul #2 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Temple | James Myers (PG), Stanley Johnson (SF), Steven Adams (PF), Charles Zornes (C) Michael Thorpe, Wendell Carter, Kevin Craig, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Anthony Mitchell (PF), James Giles (C) Curtis Pate, Jack Bayerl, Dikembe Akuchie, Donald Nall | |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Lowe is hacked by James Giles - foul #2 on James Giles, team foul #12 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (PF) Oscar Bryant | |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 01:52 | Xavier | James Giles misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-60 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 77-60 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden scores on a 3 from the left wing | 77-63 |
| 01:09 | Temple | James Myers connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-63 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Charles Lowe takes the ball from Jeffery Wilson | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Temple | James Myers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-63 |
| Subs | Temple | Wendell Carter (SF), Kevin Craig (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Steven Adams, Charles Zornes | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG) Jacob Ewing | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | James Giles's floater is knocked away by James Myers | 80-63 |
| 00:50 | Temple | James Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 80-63 |
| 00:25 | Temple | James Myers makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Hurley | 82-63 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Craig - foul #3 on Kevin Craig, team foul #8 | 82-63 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:20 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Temple | James Myers runs out the clock | 82-64 |