| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 3 reb. C - John O'Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Brandon Heldt inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:36 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Garf Tomaski is called for the reach on Stephen Carder - foul #1 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 18:48 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Brandon Heldt - foul #2 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Charles Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:15 | Temple | Charles Davis drills a 3 from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | Xavier | Stephen Carder clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:47 | Temple | John O'Rourke grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:43 | Temple | Jack Micco lays it up and in on a great pass from John O'Rourke | 29-31 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brandon Heldt - foul #3 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SF), Williams Norman (PF) Brandon Heldt, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:18 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | Temple | Charles Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John O'Rourke | 32-32 |
| 16:34 | Xavier | James Dewar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Stanley Ruel (C) Jack Micco, John O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| 16:19 | Temple | Stephen Carder takes the ball from Williams Norman | 32-32 |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Edward Barber (SG), Brandon Heldt (SF) Charles Davis, Moshe Zendejas | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gene Stephens (PF), David Nock (C) Dikembe Ali, Joe Cathey | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Barber (fresh) SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Temple | Brandon Heldt's pass is intercepted by David Nock | 32-32 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Stephen Carder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 14:46 | Temple | Brandon Heldt snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Bruce Hayden connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Barber | 35-32 |
| 14:05 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Charles Davis (SG), Moshe Zendejas (SF), Garf Tomaski (PF), John O'Rourke (C) Bruce Hayden, Edward Barber, Brandon Heldt, Williams Norman, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| 13:47 | Temple | Charles Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Gene Stephens gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Charles Davis picks off the pass by Gene Stephens | 35-32 |
| 13:16 | Temple | Jack Micco banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Davis | 37-32 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Stephen Carder makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Stephens | 37-35 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gene Stephens - foul #4 on Gene Stephens, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| 12:33 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:33 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | Joe Cathey pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Stephen Carder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 12:05 | Temple | Jack Micco grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Jerome Somalski - foul #1 on Jerome Somalski, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Heldt (SF), Williams Norman (PF) Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - John O'Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Temple | Charles Davis is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-35 |
| 11:01 | Xavier | Joe Cathey loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Stanley Ruel (C) Jack Micco, John O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| 10:44 | Temple | Brandon Heldt scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Davis out of a doubleteam | 41-35 |
| 10:34 | Xavier | Stephen Carder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it home | 41-37 |
| 10:14 | Temple | Charles Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | James Dewar snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 09:52 | Xavier | Joe Cathey tips it in | 41-39 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Charles Davis makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bruce Hayden | 44-39 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Stephen Carder tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Stephen Carder, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Edward Barber (SG), Moshe Zendejas (SF), Garf Tomaski (PF), John O'Rourke (C) Bruce Hayden, Charles Davis, Brandon Heldt, Williams Norman, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski, Joe Cathey | |
| 09:03 | Temple | Edward Barber is hacked by David Nock - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| 08:56 | Temple | Edward Barber misses badly on a floater from close range | 44-39 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John O'Rourke - foul #1 on John O'Rourke, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:35 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Garf Tomaski | 44-40 |
| 08:17 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Davis (SG) Edward Barber | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses the dunk attempt | 44-40 |
| 07:54 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Carder | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John O'Rourke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Temple | John O'Rourke misses the driving attempt in the paint | 44-42 |
| 07:15 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Davis | 44-42 |
| 07:02 | Temple | Jack Micco misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Garf Tomaski snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 06:47 | Temple | John O'Rourke is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Davis | 46-42 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Garf Tomaski - foul #2 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Edward Barber (SG), Brandon Heldt (SF), Williams Norman (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Jack Micco, Charles Davis, Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski, John O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Juan Sanchez, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:05 | Temple | Williams Norman dunks the ball set up by Edward Barber | 48-44 |
| 05:42 | Xavier | Stephen Carder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Williams Norman snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Stanley Ruel is denied on a layup by Joe Cathey | 48-44 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:02 | Xavier | Joe Cathey clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-44 |
| 05:00 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Stephens | 48-44 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 04:34 | Temple | The rebound goes to Williams Norman | 48-44 |
| 04:32 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Charles Davis (SG), Garf Tomaski (PF), John O'Rourke (C) Bruce Hayden, Edward Barber, Williams Norman, Stanley Ruel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs | |
| 04:11 | Temple | Charles Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on James Dewar - foul #3 on James Dewar, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is called for 5 seconds | 50-44 |
| 03:50 | Temple | John O'Rourke scores on a shot in the lane | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Stephen Carder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 03:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jack Micco | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 5 reb. C - John O'Rourke (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephen Carder (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Temple | Charles Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 03:01 | Xavier | James Dewar gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Gene Stephens lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Carder | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Temple | Jack Micco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:15 | Xavier | Stephen Carder hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Dewar | 52-49 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SF), Williams Norman (PF) Brandon Heldt, Garf Tomaski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:09 | Temple | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 01:43 | Xavier | Gene Stephens tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 01:43 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Brandon Heldt (SF), Garf Tomaski (PF) Moshe Zendejas, Williams Norman | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:22 | Temple | John O'Rourke misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 54-51 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Cathey | 54-51 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | Stephen Carder knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Juan Sanchez | 54-54 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Charles Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the board | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 00:16 | Temple | John O'Rourke snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Temple | Garf Tomaski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Micco | 56-54 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Stephen Carder misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 56-54 |