| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Garf Tomaski inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Temple | Stanley Ruel hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Garf Tomaski | 21-33 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez blows the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Heldt - foul #1 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Brandon Heldt buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Garf Tomaski | 23-36 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Jack Micco grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Garf Tomaski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Garf Tomaski, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| 18:21 | Xavier | James Dewar connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gene Stephens | 25-36 |
| 18:01 | Temple | The short jumper by Garf Tomaski is denied by Gene Stephens | 25-36 |
| 18:00 | Temple | John O'Rourke grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Brandon Heldt comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF) Garf Tomaski | |
| 17:49 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:49 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:34 | Xavier | Joe Cathey scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gene Stephens | 27-38 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Jack Micco makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | James Dewar is hacked by Burton Turk - foul #1 on Burton Turk, team foul #3 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG) Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Vernon Carballo (PF), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, John O'Rourke, Stanley Ruel | |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Neil Carter clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Carballo - foul #1 on Vernon Carballo, team foul #4 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF) Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Neil Carter makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Neil Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:38 | Temple | James Dewar picks off the pass by Burton Turk | 29-41 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | James Dewar is whistled for traveling | 29-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), David Nock (C) James Dewar, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Temple | Garf Tomaski (SF) Burton Turk | |
| 16:04 | Temple | Garf Tomaski hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Hayden | 29-43 |
| 15:57 | Xavier | Bruce Hayden steals it from Timothy Gibbs | 29-43 |
| 15:53 | Temple | Bruce Hayden hits the finger roll | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garf Tomaski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hayden in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 15:39 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses the shot from the baseline | 29-45 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 15:20 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 14:57 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 14:55 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Tomaski | 31-45 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Williams Norman hits a fadeaway near the basket | 31-47 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Neil Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Garf Tomaski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-47 |
| 14:10 | Xavier | Neil Carter gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-47 |
| 13:52 | Temple | Vernon Carballo grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 13:25 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Vernon Carballo - foul #2 on Vernon Carballo, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Burton Turk (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas, Garf Tomaski, Vernon Carballo, Williams Norman | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Neil Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Brandon Heldt snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 12:54 | Temple | Gene Stephens takes the ball from Jack Micco | 32-50 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Gene Stephens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John O'Rourke - foul #1 on John O'Rourke, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 12:23 | Temple | Brandon Heldt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Ruel | 34-52 |
| 12:11 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-52 |
| 11:58 | Temple | John O'Rourke buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Micco | 34-54 |
| 11:45 | Xavier | Joe Cathey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-54 |
| 11:44 | Temple | Brandon Heldt pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Burton Turk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Rourke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Ruel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Jack Micco lays it in set up by Stanley Ruel | 34-56 |
| 11:20 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is denied on a layup by John O'Rourke | 34-56 |
| 11:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Stanley Ruel | 34-56 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Jack Micco buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Heldt | 34-58 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Gene Stephens lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 36-58 |
| 10:49 | Temple | Stjepan Politowski steals the ball from Jack Micco in the backcourt | 36-58 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint but he's hacked by John O'Rourke - foul #2 on John O'Rourke, team foul #7 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PG) Stjepan Politowski | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), Williams Norman (C) Jack Micco, Brandon Heldt, Burton Turk, Stanley Ruel | |
| 10:37 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:37 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 10:25 | Temple | Williams Norman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas hits the follow up shot | 38-60 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 10:08 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the tip | 38-60 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it home | 40-60 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Garf Tomaski blows the layup | 40-60 |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Garf Tomaski misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #2 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SG), Vernon Carballo (PF), Stanley Ruel (C) Gary Gustin, Moshe Zendejas, John O'Rourke, Williams Norman | |
| 09:10 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 09:10 | Temple | Garf Tomaski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 08:55 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF) Garf Tomaski | |
| 08:45 | Temple | Jack Micco hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brandon Heldt | 43-64 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski blows the layup | 43-64 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | David Nock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-64 |
| 08:16 | Temple | Jack Micco connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-66 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 07:50 | Temple | Timothy Gibbs picks off the pass by Brandon Heldt | 46-66 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerome Somalski | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Heldt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Burton Turk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stanley Ruel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Temple | Jack Micco misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-66 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Stanley Ruel hits the follow up shot | 49-68 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | David Nock buries a jump hook in the lane | 51-68 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 06:36 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 06:30 | Temple | Vernon Carballo gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the easy layup | 51-68 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 06:04 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Vernon Carballo gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 05:54 | Temple | Jack Micco loses the dribble to Dikembe Ali | 51-68 |
| 05:50 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali hits the finger roll | 53-68 |
| 05:36 | Temple | Brandon Heldt comes up short on the shot from the left side | 53-68 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | David Nock grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Temple | Moshe Zendejas (SG), Garf Tomaski (SF), John O'Rourke (PF), Williams Norman (C) Brandon Heldt, Burton Turk, Vernon Carballo, Stanley Ruel | |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Williams Norman - foul #2 on Williams Norman, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 05:27 | Temple | The rebound goes to Moshe Zendejas | 54-68 |
| 05:18 | Temple | Garf Tomaski is fouled on the floor by Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #3 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG) Jack Micco | |
| 05:03 | Temple | Bruce Hayden buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Moshe Zendejas | 54-71 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is fouled on the floor by John O'Rourke - foul #3 on John O'Rourke, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Williams Norman | 55-71 |
| 04:35 | Temple | John O'Rourke double dribbles | 55-71 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 04:18 | Temple | Garf Tomaski pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Garf Tomaski | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:54 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (SF), Vernon Carballo (PF) Garf Tomaski, John O'Rourke | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:29 | Temple | Williams Norman loses the dribble to Timothy Gibbs | 55-74 |
| 03:26 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs banks in the layup | 57-74 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Nock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Moshe Zendejas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Burton Turk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Williams Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Temple | Moshe Zendejas hits a jump hook in the lane | 57-76 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Neil Carter is fouled on the floor by Moshe Zendejas - foul #1 on Moshe Zendejas, team foul #10 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (PG), Edward Barber (SG) Bruce Hayden, Moshe Zendejas | |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Neil Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Neil Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 02:28 | Temple | Burton Turk misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 58-76 |
| 02:27 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 58-76 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski scores on a shot near the basket | 60-76 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Edward Barber buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Gustin | 60-79 |
| 01:36 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 60-79 |
| 01:34 | Temple | Williams Norman pulls down the rebound | 60-79 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Burton Turk connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Gustin | 60-81 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | David Nock is fouled on the floor by Williams Norman - foul #3 on Williams Norman, team foul #11 | 60-81 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (PG), Moshe Zendejas (SG) Gary Gustin, Edward Barber | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | David Nock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Gibbs - foul #1 on Timothy Gibbs, team foul #4 | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski gets the rebound | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Burton Turk swats the short shot by Jerome Somalski | 62-81 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-81 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Bruce Hayden runs out the clock | 62-81 |