| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Joe Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Walter Donnelly (fresh) C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Xavier | The jump hook by Anthony Mitchell is blocked by Ernie Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Temple | Stanley Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Eugene Danner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stanley Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | James Giles makes the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Stanley Johnson - foul #1 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | James Giles makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Temple | Walter Donnelly is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Charles Lowe - foul #1 on Charles Lowe, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | Xavier | William Davis is hacked by Charles Lowe - foul #2 on Charles Lowe, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG) Charles Lowe | |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Xavier | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Temple | Anthony Mitchell steals the ball from Michael Thorpe | 6-3 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Richard Henley (SF), John Rice (PF) William Davis, Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, James Giles | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner, Walter Donnelly, Ernie Taylor | |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:11 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 9-3 |
| 17:09 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Page | 9-3 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Peter Hurley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-3 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (C) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Stanley Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Peter Hurley - foul #1 on Peter Hurley, team foul #5 | 9-3 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith misses the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Clarence Page grabs the board | 10-3 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Clarence Page hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter Hurley | 10-5 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Bryant | 12-5 |
| 15:49 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) SF - Richard Henley (fresh) PF - John Rice (fresh) C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fresh) SG - John Masters (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Richard Henley is whistled for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Joe Holden (SG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), James Giles (PF) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley, John Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Ernie Taylor (C) Eugene Danner, Clarence Page, Peter Hurley | |
| 15:27 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the shot from the baseline | 12-5 |
| 15:25 | Temple | Walter Donnelly tips it home | 12-7 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 15:07 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 12-7 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Walter Donnelly can't tip it in | 12-7 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Joe Holden buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Davis | 15-7 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-7 |
| 14:16 | Xavier | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Giles misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ernie Taylor - foul #2 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #6 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Walter Donnelly, Ernie Taylor | |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Giles misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | James Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Michael Thorpe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe Holden - foul #1 on Joe Holden, team foul #1 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), John Rice (PF) William Davis, James Giles | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 13:53 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Michael Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | Joe Holden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 13:33 | Temple | Clarence Page gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:23 | Temple | Eugene Danner is hacked by Jeffery Wilson - foul #1 on Jeffery Wilson, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG) Joe Holden | |
| Subs | Temple | Walter Donnelly (PF) Clarence Page | |
| 13:06 | Temple | Michael Thorpe clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-9 |
| 13:04 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Stanley Johnson takes the ball from Oscar Bryant in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | Temple | Peter Hurley's layup is rejected by Anthony Mitchell | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:36 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 12:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Eugene Danner | 16-9 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Anthony Mitchell is called for the reach on Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), James Giles (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Jeffery Wilson, John Rice, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Clarence Page (PF), Arthur Greenway (C) Stanley Johnson, Walter Donnelly, Peter Hurley | |
| 12:16 | Temple | Dustin Highsmith blocks the jumper by Michael Thorpe | 16-9 |
| 12:15 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to John Masters | 16-9 |
| 12:07 | Temple | Clarence Page's pass is intercepted by James Giles | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | James Giles misses the floater from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:48 | Temple | The rebound goes to Clarence Page | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) PF - James Giles (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Temple | John Masters buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Clarence Page | 16-11 |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden is fouled on the floor by Eugene Danner - foul #1 on Eugene Danner, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Clarence Page, Arthur Greenway | |
| 11:11 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Walter Donnelly gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:55 | Temple | Stanley Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thorpe | 16-13 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 16-13 |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | William Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), John Rice (PF) William Davis, Dwayne Boden, James Giles | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG) Michael Thorpe | |
| 10:11 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Clarence Page (PF), Arthur Greenway (C) Charles Lowe, Peter Hurley | |
| 10:11 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:11 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Clarence Page scores on a shot near the basket | 16-17 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | Joe Holden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Walter Donnelly pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:35 | Temple | Walter Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (C) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner, Arthur Greenway | |
| 09:35 | Temple | Walter Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:35 | Temple | Walter Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:16 | Xavier | Joe Holden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Temple | John Rice is called for the reach on Clarence Page - foul #2 on John Rice, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), James Giles (PF) Oscar Bryant, John Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Michael Thorpe | |
| 09:07 | Temple | Clarence Page misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (PG), Arthur Greenway (C) Clarence Page, Peter Hurley | |
| 08:32 | Temple | Walter Donnelly is called for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG) Joe Holden | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SF), Peter Hurley (C) Eugene Danner, Arthur Greenway | |
| 08:09 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith double dribbles | 19-18 |
| Subs | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell (C) Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Clarence Page (PF), Arthur Greenway (C) John Masters, Walter Donnelly, Peter Hurley | |
| 07:56 | Temple | Stanley Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Clarence Page | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | James Giles misses the dunk | 19-20 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | James Giles tips it in | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Giles (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson clanks a shot near the basket | 21-20 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Michael Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Bryant - foul #2 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Oscar Bryant, Jeffery Wilson, James Giles, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Walter Donnelly (PF), Peter Hurley (C) Michael Thorpe, Clarence Page, Arthur Greenway | |
| 06:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-22 |
| 06:27 | Temple | The rebound goes to Walter Donnelly | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | Temple | John Masters hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Johnson | 21-24 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | William Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it back up and in | 23-24 |
| 05:43 | Temple | John Masters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 05:41 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing banks in the layup | 25-24 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Eugene Danner is hacked by Dwayne Boden - foul #1 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), John Rice (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) William Davis, Dwayne Boden, Jacob Ewing, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Michael Thorpe (SG), Ernie Taylor (C) John Masters, Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| 05:11 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:11 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Bryant | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Walter Donnelly gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 04:18 | Temple | John Rice is called for the reach on Charles Lowe - foul #3 on John Rice, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF) John Rice | |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SF) Eugene Danner | |
| 04:18 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG) Joe Holden | |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SF), Clarence Page (PF) John Masters, Walter Donnelly | |
| 03:43 | Temple | Clarence Page is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 25-28 |
| 03:41 | Temple | Clarence Page hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Boden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Giles (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Page (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernie Taylor (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Thorpe - foul #1 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith (C) Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Walter Donnelly (PF) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 03:18 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (SF) Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), John Masters (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Michael Thorpe, Eugene Danner, Walter Donnelly | |
| 02:45 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG) Richard Henley | |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF), Walter Donnelly (PF) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Joe Holden drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Richard Henley (SF) Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG) Stanley Johnson | |
| 02:17 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:02 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:48 | Temple | Ernie Taylor makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Michael Thorpe is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Thorpe, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Richard Henley, James Giles, Dustin Highsmith | |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), John Masters (SF), Clarence Page (PF) Michael Thorpe, Eugene Danner, Walter Donnelly | |
| 01:45 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:26 | Temple | John Masters slams it home on a great pass from Stanley Johnson | 31-36 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by William Davis | 33-36 |
| 00:40 | Temple | Charles Lowe makes the driving attempt near the basket | 33-38 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 00:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to John Masters | 33-38 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Stanley Johnson jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Charles Lowe | 33-40 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #11 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SG), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Joe Holden, Anthony Mitchell | |
| Subs | Temple | Michael Thorpe (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Walter Donnelly (PF) Stanley Johnson, John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Michael Thorpe scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-43 |