| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Adam Strait (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gouge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Crowder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Antione Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | William Crowder inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Temple | Robert Kirkpatrick steals the ball from Leroy Abril | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | Adam Strait dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Charles | 34-28 |
| 18:48 | Temple | William Crowder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Charles - foul #1 on Charles Charles, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, Antione Brown | |
| 18:48 | Temple | William Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | Temple | William Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Richard Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the dunk but he's hacked by Adam Strait - foul #1 on Adam Strait, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Kleinschmidt (C) William Crowder | |
| 18:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #4 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF), Antione Brown (C) William Gouge, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:42 | Temple | William Crowder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | Charles Charles snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 17:15 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses the turnaround from the left block | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Temple | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:57 | Temple | Robert Kirkpatrick steals the ball from William Crowder | 36-31 |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Adam Strait gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Antione Brown takes the ball from Thurman Scarbrough | 36-31 |
| 15:49 | Temple | William Crowder drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Terrell | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Strait (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Oden (fairly fresh) SF - William Crowder (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Antione Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Strait | 39-33 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Stephen Oden clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 15:19 | Temple | William Crowder tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Strait | 42-35 |
| 14:47 | Temple | William Crowder is fouled on the floor by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #2 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Dragan Zinn (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF) Charles Charles, Alfred Jackson, Robert Kirkpatrick, Adam Strait | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG), Martin Kleinschmidt (C) Stephen Oden, William Crowder, Antione Brown | |
| 14:35 | Temple | John Brown clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Richard Terrell steals the ball from Robert Merritt | 42-35 |
| 13:49 | Temple | William Gouge misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-35 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:18 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 13:17 | Temple | William Gouge snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Kleinschmidt - foul #5 on Martin Kleinschmidt, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Alfred Jackson (PG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF) Patrick Speakman, Robert Merritt | |
| Subs | Temple | William Crowder (SF), Antione Brown (C) John Brown, Martin Kleinschmidt | |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:27 | Temple | William Gouge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dragan Zinn - foul #2 on Dragan Zinn, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG) Dragan Zinn | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:27 | Temple | William Gouge misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:27 | Temple | William Gouge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:08 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Jackson | 46-36 |
| 11:48 | Temple | Antione Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Crowder and he's hacked by Thurman Scarbrough - foul #3 on Thurman Scarbrough, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Strait (PF) Daniel Cardella | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:48 | Temple | Antione Brown makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Strait (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Scarbrough (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Leroy Abril (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gouge (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Crowder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Antione Brown (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Jackson | 48-39 |
| 11:04 | Temple | Antione Brown is called for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, William Crowder | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Adam Strait misses the dunk but he's fouled by Antione Brown - foul #2 on Antione Brown, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (PG), Dragan Zinn (SF) Charles Charles, Robert Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Adam Strait makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Adam Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:29 | Temple | Alfred Jackson picks off the pass by Richard Terrell | 50-39 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Adam Strait is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG), Travis Moore (C) Alfred Jackson, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Crowder (SF) Stephen Oden, John Brown | |
| 09:44 | Temple | Antione Brown can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 50-39 |
| 09:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Travis Moore | 50-39 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Patrick Speakman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 09:23 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:02 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn makes the floater from the right block | 52-39 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 08:36 | Xavier | Adam Strait grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Adam Strait is fouled on the floor by Antione Brown - foul #3 on Antione Brown, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Alfred Jackson (SG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Patrick Speakman, Robert Merritt, Dragan Zinn, Adam Strait, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF) Leroy Abril, William Crowder | |
| 07:51 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Stephen Oden pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Alfred Jackson steals it from Stephen Oden in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Charles Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thurman Scarbrough (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Stephen Oden (fresh) SG - William Gouge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Terrell (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Antione Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) William Gouge | |
| 07:12 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 07:10 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough hits the follow up shot | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Temple | Antione Brown can't finish the layup | 54-39 |
| 06:52 | Temple | Antione Brown tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella's pass is intercepted by Antione Brown | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:12 | Temple | Stephen Oden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leroy Abril | 54-44 |
| 05:53 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson is hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Strait (PF), Travis Moore (C) Daniel Cardella, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | William Gouge (SG), William Crowder (SF) Leroy Abril, John Brown | |
| 05:33 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Charles | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 05:19 | Temple | Richard Terrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Stephen Oden hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Gouge | 57-47 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick is hacked by William Gouge - foul #1 on William Gouge, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (PG), Dragan Zinn (SG) Charles Charles, Alfred Jackson | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (PG) Stephen Oden | |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Robert Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:35 | Temple | John Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 04:33 | Temple | William Crowder tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Travis Moore comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Antione Brown - foul #4 on Antione Brown, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Merritt (SG) Robert Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG) John Brown | |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Travis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Travis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Dragan Zinn grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | William Gouge steals it from Dragan Zinn | 60-49 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Richard Terrell misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Adam Strait - foul #2 on Adam Strait, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Cardella (PF), Thurman Scarbrough (C) Adam Strait, Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | John Brown (PG), Stephen Oden (SG) Leroy Abril, William Gouge | |
| 03:51 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:51 | Temple | Richard Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-51 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Daniel Cardella grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Patrick Speakman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Merritt (fresh) SF - Dragan Zinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Cardella (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thurman Scarbrough (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Oden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Terrell (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Antione Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-51 |
| 03:11 | Temple | John Brown gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:49 | Temple | William Crowder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Charles (PG), Alfred Jackson (SG), Robert Kirkpatrick (SF), Travis Moore (C) Patrick Speakman, Robert Merritt, Dragan Zinn, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | Leroy Abril (PG), William Gouge (SG) John Brown, Stephen Oden | |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Adam Strait (PF) Daniel Cardella | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:28 | Xavier | Charles Charles is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Jackson | 62-51 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-51 |
| 02:15 | Temple | Richard Terrell tips it but misses | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Alfred Jackson pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Antione Brown steps in front of the Charles Charles pass | 62-51 |
| 01:29 | Temple | William Gouge connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Travis Moore is whistled for a carry | 62-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thurman Scarbrough (C) Travis Moore | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:51 | Temple | Leroy Abril misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Adam Strait pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Adam Strait is fouled in the backcourt by William Gouge - foul #2 on William Gouge, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Adam Strait makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Adam Strait makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Temple | Richard Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Speakman (PG), Robert Merritt (SG), Dragan Zinn (SF), Daniel Cardella (PF), Travis Moore (C) Charles Charles, Alfred Jackson, Robert Kirkpatrick, Adam Strait, Thurman Scarbrough | |
| Subs | Temple | Stephen Oden (PG), John Brown (SF), Michael Gassaway (C) Leroy Abril, William Crowder, Richard Terrell | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Stephen Oden is called for the reach on Patrick Speakman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Oden, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Patrick Speakman makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Patrick Speakman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Antione Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 00:31 | Temple | William Gouge knocks in the floater from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Michael Gassaway steals it from Travis Moore | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Michael Gassaway misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-55 |