| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Chester Guinan inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Sow - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:25 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Dikembe Sow pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:18 | Temple | Dikembe Sow double dribbles | 38-38 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Randy Russell hits a turnaround from the left block | 38-40 |
| 18:50 | Temple | James Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Randy Russell lays it in uncontested set up by Danny Baumgart | 38-42 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Johnny Anderson swats the shot by Kenneth Gibson | 38-42 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 38-42 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Chester Guinan clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #3 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Lowry (PG), Tommy Lacroix (SG), Alex Manuel (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), William Cooper (C) Ryan Robertson, Kenneth Gibson, Dikembe Sow, Lawrence Cumberland, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Robert Boyd (PF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Randy Russell, Johnny Anderson | |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Chester Guinan misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Chester Guinan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 17:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bryan Rogers | 38-43 |
| 17:38 | Xavier | Ronald Lowry steps in front of the Bryan Rogers pass in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 17:27 | Temple | William Cooper connects on the shot from the left block | 40-43 |
| 17:25 | Xavier | Chester Guinan is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Lowry - foul #3 on Ronald Lowry, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) Ronald Lowry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF) Chester Guinan | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Robert Boyd scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Bryan Rogers and the foul's on Carlos Lara - foul #1 on Carlos Lara, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (PG) Danny Baumgart | |
| 17:06 | Xavier | Robert Boyd misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:06 | Temple | Carlos Lara gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | Temple | Robert Boyd takes the ball from Ryan Robertson | 40-45 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Philip Warrior | 40-47 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Alex Manuel knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ryan Robertson and he's fouled by Bryan Rogers - foul #1 on Bryan Rogers, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Gibson (SG), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), Sam Harris (C) Tommy Lacroix, Carlos Lara, William Cooper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Guinan (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Johnny Anderson (C) Bryan Rogers, Robert Boyd, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 16:20 | Temple | Alex Manuel misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 42-47 |
| 16:02 | Xavier | Randy Russell is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Manuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Hutchinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Warrior (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chester Guinan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Temple | Ryan Robertson misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 15:45 | Xavier | Chester Guinan grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 15:16 | Xavier | Chester Guinan is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Ronald Hutchinson | 42-49 |
| 14:55 | Temple | Ronald Hutchinson takes the ball from Ryan Robertson | 42-49 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Philip Warrior can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 14:51 | Xavier | Philip Warrior snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 14:22 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hutchinson | 42-49 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-49 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson tips it in | 42-51 |
| 13:43 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-51 |
| 13:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 42-51 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Randy Russell is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Robertson - foul #3 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Lowry (PG), Tommy Lacroix (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), James Anderson (C) Ryan Robertson, Kenneth Gibson, Alex Manuel, Lawrence Cumberland, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG), Bryan Rogers (SG), Ronald Mansfield (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Philip Warrior, Johnny Anderson | |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Randy Russell makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Randy Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 13:12 | Temple | Carlos Lara snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 13:04 | Temple | James Anderson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 13:03 | Temple | James Anderson tips it in | 44-52 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Chester Guinan is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Randy Russell | 44-54 |
| 12:28 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Carlos Lara tips it home | 46-54 |
| 12:06 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chester Guinan | 46-57 |
| 12:00 | Temple | James Anderson connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Mansfield - foul #2 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Gibson (SG) Tommy Lacroix | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Boyd (PF) Randy Russell | |
| 12:00 | Temple | James Anderson misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 12:00 | Xavier | Robert Boyd snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ronald Lowry (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Lara (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Xavier | Ronald Lowry steals it from Chester Guinan | 48-57 |
| 11:32 | Temple | Dikembe Sow is hacked by Chester Guinan - foul #2 on Chester Guinan, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Topolinski (SF), Lawrence Cumberland (PF), William Cooper (C) Dikembe Sow, Carlos Lara, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 11:16 | Temple | William Cooper is denied on a layup by Chester Guinan | 48-57 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Chester Guinan is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lowry - foul #4 on Ronald Lowry, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) Ronald Lowry | |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Anderson (C) Ronald Mansfield | |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Kenneth Gibson is called for the reach on Danny Baumgart - foul #3 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Tommy Lacroix (SG) Kenneth Gibson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Lawrence Cumberland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 10:27 | Xavier | Chester Guinan pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Robert Boyd can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-59 |
| 10:01 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 09:40 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski hits the follow up shot | 50-59 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Robert Boyd clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 09:15 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Chester Guinan gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:09 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald Hutchinson | 50-62 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Ryan Robertson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:37 | Xavier | Robert Boyd connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hutchinson | 50-64 |
| 08:18 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Gibson (SG), Dikembe Sow (SF), Carlos Lara (PF), James Anderson (C) Tommy Lacroix, Ivan Topolinski, Lawrence Cumberland, William Cooper | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Philip Warrior (SF), Randy Russell (PF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Ronald Hutchinson, Chester Guinan, Robert Boyd, Johnny Anderson | |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Philip Warrior grabs the offensive board | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Lara (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randy Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Mansfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart is hacked by Kenneth Gibson - foul #4 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Lowry (PG) Ryan Robertson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 07:46 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Philip Warrior is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gibson - foul #5 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #9 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PG) Kenneth Gibson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Philip Warrior makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Philip Warrior makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:57 | Temple | Dikembe Sow drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Manuel | 53-66 |
| 06:55 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart's pass is intercepted by Carlos Lara in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:43 | Temple | Ronald Lowry scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alex Manuel | 56-66 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Sam Harris (C) James Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Johnny Anderson (C) Randy Russell | |
| 06:27 | Temple | Dikembe Sow can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Dikembe Sow grabs the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 06:18 | Temple | Carlos Lara can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Ronald Mansfield is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Warrior | 56-68 |
| 05:45 | Temple | Dikembe Sow misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 05:44 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Johnny Anderson | 56-68 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Lowry - foul #5 on Ronald Lowry, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Tommy Lacroix (SG), Lawrence Cumberland (PF) Alex Manuel, Ronald Lowry, Carlos Lara | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson (SG), Chester Guinan (SF), Randy Russell (PF) Bryan Rogers, Philip Warrior, Ronald Mansfield | |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Johnny Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:02 | Temple | Sam Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Temple | James Anderson (C) Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Boyd (PF) Randy Russell | |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Robert Boyd comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 56-70 |
| 04:44 | Temple | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 04:39 | Temple | Tommy Lacroix knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Cumberland | 58-70 |
| 04:23 | Xavier | James Anderson steals it from Johnny Anderson | 58-70 |
| 04:08 | Temple | Johnny Anderson denies the turnaround by Ryan Robertson | 58-70 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Robert Boyd pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Chester Guinan is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Baumgart | 58-72 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Lacroix (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Sow (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Cumberland (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Danny Baumgart (tired) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chester Guinan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Anderson (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Chester Guinan is called for the reach on Lawrence Cumberland - foul #3 on Chester Guinan, team foul #4 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Temple | Ivan Topolinski (SF), William Cooper (C) Dikembe Sow, James Anderson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), Randy Russell (PF), Ronald Mansfield (C) Danny Baumgart, Robert Boyd, Johnny Anderson | |
| 03:14 | Temple | Bryan Rogers steps in front of the Ryan Robertson pass | 58-72 |
| 03:11 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers lays it up and in | 58-74 |
| 02:52 | Temple | Ryan Robertson loses the dribble to Randy Russell | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Robertson - foul #4 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #11 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Temple | Alex Manuel (PG), Carlos Lara (PF) Ryan Robertson, Lawrence Cumberland | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Chester Guinan, Randy Russell | |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:40 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mansfield | 58-75 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | William Cooper steps in front of the Philip Warrior pass in the backcourt | 58-75 |
| 02:24 | Temple | Philip Warrior picks off the pass by William Cooper | 58-75 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Ronald Hutchinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-75 |
| 02:06 | Temple | William Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Alex Manuel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-75 |
| 01:57 | Temple | William Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:44 | Temple | William Cooper comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-75 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Philip Warrior pulls down the rebound | 58-75 |
| 01:24 | Xavier | William Cooper steps in front of the Robert Boyd pass | 58-75 |
| 01:06 | Temple | William Cooper can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Mansfield - foul #3 on Ronald Mansfield, team foul #5 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Danny Baumgart (PG) Ronald Hutchinson | |
| 01:06 | Temple | William Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:06 | Temple | William Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers's pass is intercepted by William Cooper | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Temple | Ivan Topolinski comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 60-75 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Robert Boyd snags the defensive board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Danny Baumgart and he's fouled by Alex Manuel - foul #2 on Alex Manuel, team foul #12 | 60-77 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the free throw | 60-78 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Carlos Lara drills a turnaround near the basket | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Danny Baumgart runs out the clock | 62-78 |