| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) PF - Ernie Taylor (fresh) C - Clarence Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) SG - William Davis (fresh) SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Xavier | Clarence Page steps in front of the William Davis pass | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Temple | Robert Griffin tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Temple | Clarence Page scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Charles Lowe | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:41 | Temple | Clarence Page pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Ernie Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | William Davis scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jacob Ewing | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Temple | Charles Lowe scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Ernie Taylor | 6-2 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | James Caruso is hacked by Clarence Page - foul #1 on Clarence Page, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Charles Lowe, Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| 17:28 | Xavier | Richard Henley misses the fadeaway near the basket | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it home | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Temple | John Masters can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Xavier | John Rice grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant clanks a jump hook in the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:22 | Temple | John Masters snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Temple | John Masters comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:08 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | Xavier | John Rice snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lynn Keen | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Donald Alexander (fresh) SF - Eugene Danner (fresh) PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Temple | Peter Hurley misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is hacked by Donald Alexander - foul #1 on Donald Alexander, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) John Masters, Donald Alexander, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Oscar Bryant, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 15:29 | Xavier | Ernie Taylor swats the layup by Dustin Highsmith | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Temple | Eugene Danner grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Stanley Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dwayne Boden - foul #1 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Derrick Tosh | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Stanley Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Hurley | 9-8 |
| 14:20 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 14:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ernie Taylor | 9-8 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jacob Ewing - foul #1 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Griffin (C) Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG) Dwayne Boden | |
| 13:55 | Temple | Robert Griffin drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Lowe | 11-8 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Peter Hurley (C) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:25 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:17 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses the easy layup | 11-8 |
| 13:16 | Xavier | James Caruso tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Charles Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Charles Lowe is fouled on the floor by James Caruso - foul #1 on James Caruso, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF), Richard Henley (C) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith, Jacob Ewing | |
| 13:00 | Temple | Stanley Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-8 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by John Rice is blocked by Ernie Taylor | 14-8 |
| 12:49 | Temple | Ernie Taylor gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:44 | Temple | Stanley Johnson clanks a floater from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Clarence Page tips it back up and in | 16-8 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | Lynn Keen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 12:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 16-8 |
| 12:20 | Temple | Lynn Keen steps in front of the John Masters pass in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | John Rice misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 16-8 |
| 12:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Johnson | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - John Masters (fresh) SG - Stanley Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Temple | Clarence Page banks in the wide open layup set up by Stanley Johnson out of the doubleteam | 18-8 |
| 11:37 | Xavier | John Rice double dribbles | 18-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, William Davis, Oscar Bryant, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 11:21 | Temple | John Masters can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dwayne Boden - foul #2 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (SG) Dwayne Boden | |
| 11:21 | Temple | John Masters makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 11:21 | Temple | John Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 11:12 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by John Masters - foul #1 on John Masters, team foul #3 | 20-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Ernie Taylor (PF) Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:07 | Xavier | William Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Caruso | 20-11 |
| 10:40 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-11 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh grabs the board | 20-11 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | James Caruso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (SG), Richard Henley (C) William Davis, Jacob Ewing | |
| 10:02 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-11 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dustin Highsmith | 20-11 |
| 09:54 | Xavier | Stanley Johnson picks off the pass by Oscar Bryant | 20-11 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Stanley Johnson is hacked by Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Stanley Johnson, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), John Rice (PF) James Caruso, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 09:30 | Temple | The short jumper by Eugene Danner is denied by Richard Henley | 20-11 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Eugene Danner tips it back up and in | 22-11 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (PF), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Ernie Taylor, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (C) Oscar Bryant | |
| 08:53 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Griffin and the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF), Clarence Page (C) Charles Lowe, Robert Griffin, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:53 | Temple | Stanley Johnson misses the free throw | 24-11 |
| 08:53 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the offensive board | 24-11 |
| 08:40 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-11 |
| 08:38 | Temple | Ernie Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 08:31 | Temple | Jacob Ewing picks off the pass by Eugene Danner | 24-11 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing slams it home and he's hacked by Stanley Johnson - foul #1 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Robert Griffin (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) Lynn Keen, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on James Caruso - foul #2 on James Caruso, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) John Masters, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), Simon Dashner (C) James Caruso, Jacob Ewing | |
| 07:55 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:55 | Temple | Charles Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernie Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Hurley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lynn Keen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derrick Tosh (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Dashner (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Davis clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Ernie Taylor, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Temple | Eugene Danner (SF) Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:32 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses badly on a floater from the right block | 24-16 |
| 07:30 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 07:26 | Xavier | William Davis is whistled for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Simon Dashner | |
| 07:05 | Temple | Charles Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (PF) John Masters, Robert Griffin, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 06:51 | Xavier | Peter Hurley is called for the reach on Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Peter Hurley, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (PG), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-16 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Stanley Johnson pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:32 | Temple | Stanley Johnson hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Masters | 26-16 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Eugene Danner picks off the pass by Lynn Keen | 26-16 |
| 06:04 | Temple | John Masters is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 29-16 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Stanley Johnson - foul #2 on Stanley Johnson, team foul #7 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Donald Alexander (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Stanley Johnson, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Oscar Bryant (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF), Jacob Ewing (C) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, John Rice, Richard Henley | |
| 05:44 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Charles Lowe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 05:25 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Griffin | 29-18 |
| 05:06 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dustin Highsmith - foul #1 on Dustin Highsmith, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Eugene Danner (SF) Donald Alexander, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SF) William Davis | |
| 05:06 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:06 | Temple | Clarence Page makes the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | James Caruso makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Bryant | 31-21 |
| 04:33 | Temple | Oscar Bryant takes the ball from Stanley Johnson after a doubleteam | 31-21 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Robert Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Peter Hurley (PF) Stanley Johnson, Robert Griffin | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Rice (PF) Dustin Highsmith | |
| 03:48 | Xavier | James Caruso misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-23 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing tips it in | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Charles Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Danner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hurley (fresh) C - Clarence Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - James Caruso (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Ewing (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Temple | Eugene Danner double dribbles | 31-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Ernie Taylor (PF) Charles Lowe, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the jumpshot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 03:14 | Temple | Ernie Taylor snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Clarence Page misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to John Rice | 31-25 |
| 02:46 | Xavier | Richard Henley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 31-25 |
| 02:45 | Temple | Ernie Taylor grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 02:31 | Temple | Stanley Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by John Masters and he's fouled by Oscar Bryant - foul #3 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Lowe (PG), Eugene Danner (SF), Peter Hurley (C) John Masters, Robert Griffin, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lynn Keen (PG), William Davis (SG), Derrick Tosh (SF), Dustin Highsmith (PF) James Caruso, Oscar Bryant, Dwayne Boden, John Rice | |
| 02:31 | Temple | Stanley Johnson makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Derrick Tosh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jacob Ewing (C) Richard Henley | |
| 02:02 | Temple | Stanley Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | William Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lynn Keen | 34-28 |
| 01:41 | Temple | Stanley Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Clarence Page (C) Stanley Johnson, Ernie Taylor | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clarence Page - foul #2 on Clarence Page, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Ernie Taylor (PF) John Masters, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (C) Jacob Ewing | |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Lynn Keen makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:17 | Xavier | Lynn Keen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 01:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Ernie Taylor | 34-29 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lynn Keen - foul #1 on Lynn Keen, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Temple | John Masters (SG), Peter Hurley (C) Stanley Johnson, Clarence Page | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Eugene Danner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Lynn Keen drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Davis | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Richard Henley is called for the reach on Ernie Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Henley, team foul #12 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Stanley Johnson (SG), Robert Griffin (SF), Clarence Page (C) John Masters, Eugene Danner, Peter Hurley | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Caruso (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF) Lynn Keen, Derrick Tosh, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Ernie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Richard Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | William Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Dwayne Boden grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | James Caruso knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-33 |