| Lineup | Temple | PG - Joel Woods (fresh) SG - Carl Green (fresh) SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) PF - Billy Davies (fresh) C - Alfred Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers is hacked by Carl Green - foul #1 on Carl Green, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Xavier | John Smith is denied on a layup by Alfred Parker | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Temple | Carl Green snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the fadeaway from the right block | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | John Smith can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Temple | Carl Green is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Xavier | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Carl Green | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Temple | Carl Green lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Xavier | John Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Temple | Alfred Parker clanks a jumper from the right block | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Temple | Joel Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Temple | Salvador Gomez lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Woods and the foul's on Cyril Wilker - foul #1 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG), Sam Harris (PF), Dylan Cummings (C) Joel Woods, Billy Davies, Alfred Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:30 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Xavier | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Temple | Sam Harris pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Ryan Robertson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Carl Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) SG - Carl Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sam Harris (fresh) C - Dylan Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fresh) SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Temple | Ryan Robertson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Green | 10-5 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Salvador Gomez is called for the reach on Bryan Rogers - foul #1 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), Billy Davies (PF) Carl Green, Salvador Gomez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (C) Hunter Stucker | |
| 14:41 | Xavier | Philip Warrior misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Cyril Wilker tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Joel Woods drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ryan Robertson | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:53 | Temple | The rebound goes to Billy Davies | 13-7 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Philip Warrior blocks the short jumper by Joel Woods | 13-7 |
| 13:30 | Temple | Billy Davies tips it in | 15-7 |
| 13:03 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-7 |
| 13:02 | Temple | Ryan Robertson gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Sam Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 12:55 | Temple | Billy Davies gets the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:32 | Temple | Ryan Robertson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Philip Warrior gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ryan Robertson - foul #1 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Alfred Parker (C) Joel Woods, Sam Harris, Dylan Cummings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hunter Stucker (C) Philip Warrior | |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Alfred Parker | 15-8 |
| 12:00 | Temple | Cyril Wilker is called for the reach on Billy Davies - foul #2 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Sam Harris (PF) Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG), Philip Warrior (PF) Bryan Rogers, Cyril Wilker | |
| 11:46 | Temple | John Smith is called for the reach on Ryan Robertson - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Billy Davies (PF) Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:21 | Temple | Billy Davies hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Philip Warrior - foul #1 on Philip Warrior, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| 11:21 | Temple | Billy Davies makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:21 | Temple | Billy Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:21 | Xavier | Philip Warrior grabs the board | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (fairly fresh) SG - David Burnette (fresh) SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Warrior (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hunter Stucker (fresh) | |
| 10:59 | Xavier | Philip Warrior can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 10:58 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), Sam Harris (PF) Carl Green, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:11 | Temple | Joel Woods makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Robertson | 19-8 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | John Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Burnette and the foul's on Salvador Gomez - foul #2 on Salvador Gomez, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SG), Dylan Cummings (SF), Billy Davies (PF) Ryan Robertson, Salvador Gomez, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG) David Burnette | |
| 09:44 | Xavier | John Smith misses the free throw | 19-10 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Alfred Parker gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:32 | Temple | Joel Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (PG) Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Peter McCarry comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Robertson - foul #2 on Ryan Robertson, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), Sam Harris (PF) Ryan Robertson, Billy Davies | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:03 | Xavier | Peter McCarry makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Alfred Parker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Hunter Stucker - foul #1 on Hunter Stucker, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Billy Davies (PF) Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Alfred Parker misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Alfred Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:20 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 08:19 | Temple | Alfred Parker pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 07:57 | Temple | John Smith is called for the reach on Dylan Cummings - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Temple | Sam Harris (SF) Alfred Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | Cyril Wilker (PF) John Smith | |
| 07:29 | Temple | Cyril Wilker steals the ball from Joel Woods | 20-12 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a 3 from the left wing | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Joel Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Harris (fresh) PF - Billy Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dylan Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Philip Warrior (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cyril Wilker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hunter Stucker (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:39 | Temple | Joel Woods is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Ryan Robertson (SG), Salvador Gomez (SF), Alfred Parker (C) Carl Green, Billy Davies, Dylan Cummings | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:10 | Xavier | Philip Warrior is whistled for a carry | 20-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SG), Billy Davies (PF) Joel Woods, Sam Harris | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:51 | Temple | Billy Davies is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG) Carl Green | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | Philip Warrior gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Joel Woods is called for the reach on Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Joel Woods, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SG), Sam Harris (PF), Dylan Cummings (C) Joel Woods, Billy Davies, Alfred Parker | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Burnette (SG) Bryan Rogers | |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Philip Warrior knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter McCarry | 20-18 |
| 04:19 | Temple | Sam Harris clanks a floater in the paint | 20-18 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Peter McCarry grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Philip Warrior knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cyril Wilker | 20-21 |
| 03:25 | Temple | Salvador Gomez travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Joel Woods (PG), Billy Davies (PF), Alfred Parker (C) Carl Green, Sam Harris, Dylan Cummings | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bryan Rogers (SG), John Smith (SF) David Burnette, Philip Warrior | |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Hunter Stucker travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Joel Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Gomez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Peter McCarry (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cyril Wilker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hunter Stucker (tiring) | |
| 02:36 | Temple | Salvador Gomez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter McCarry - foul #1 on Peter McCarry, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Salvador Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Alfred Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 02:17 | Temple | Joel Woods can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 02:16 | Temple | Ryan Robertson snags the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Salvador Gomez is fouled on the floor by Cyril Wilker - foul #3 on Cyril Wilker, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Temple | Carl Green (SG) Joel Woods | |
| Subs | Xavier | Philip Warrior (PF) Cyril Wilker | |
| 01:55 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 01:55 | Temple | Salvador Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | John Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:13 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Alfred Parker loses the dribble to Hunter Stucker | 23-24 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Bryan Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Alfred Parker pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:02 | Temple | Alfred Parker knocks in the shot in the paint | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | John Smith clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-24 |