| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Tabor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vincent Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Hutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Al Tabor inbounds the ball | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Temple | Matt Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 19:47 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Hutt and the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the free throw | 46-30 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Al Tabor is called for traveling | 46-30 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Ronald Langley is called for the reach on Robert Hansel - foul #2 on Ronald Langley, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Robert Hansel can't tip it in | 46-30 |
| 18:35 | Temple | Matt Brooks grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 18:21 | Temple | Al Tabor clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-30 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Charles Johnson tips it but misses | 46-30 |
| 18:17 | Xavier | Robert Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Vincent Black's floater is tipped away by Charles Johnson | 46-30 |
| 18:05 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jimmy Clatterbuck | 46-30 |
| 17:59 | Temple | Ronald Langley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 17:58 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Brooks | 46-30 |
| 17:42 | Temple | Charles Johnson is whistled for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Wethington (C) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (PF), Stanley Taulbee (C) James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 17:22 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 17:21 | Temple | Richard Wethington pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:13 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Vincent Black connects on the 3 from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 16:37 | Temple | Matt Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 16:35 | Temple | Ronald Langley grabs the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Hutt - foul #3 on Brandon Hutt, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Robert Piner (SG), Gary Brown (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Matt Brooks, Ronald Langley, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt | |
| 16:21 | Temple | Al Tabor misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 16:01 | Temple | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Piner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Tabor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Brown | 49-33 |
| 15:41 | Xavier | Winston Archer double dribbles | 49-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Gauthier (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF) Al Tabor, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Stanley Taulbee, Winston Archer | |
| 15:26 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Greeley - foul #1 on Justin Greeley, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Winston Archer (SF) Greg Mauro | |
| 15:26 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:26 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 15:07 | Xavier | The jump hook by Justin Greeley is blocked by Gerald Gauthier | 51-33 |
| 15:05 | Temple | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 14:58 | Temple | Robert Piner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Piner, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG), Richard Wethington (C) Robert Piner, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF) Winston Archer | |
| 14:35 | Xavier | Jim Theriault steals the ball from Todd Blossom | 51-33 |
| 14:32 | Temple | Jim Theriault dunks the ball | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:23 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is hacked by Richard Wethington - foul #1 on Richard Wethington, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG) Jim Theriault | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley | |
| 14:13 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal is hacked by Matt Brooks - foul #3 on Matt Brooks, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (SF) Gerald Gauthier | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:07 | Xavier | James Phillips lays it in | 53-35 |
| 13:50 | Temple | Richard Wethington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Brown (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Jimmy Clatterbuck, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (PF), Stanley Taulbee (C) James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 13:26 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Gary Brown swats the short shot by Stanley Taulbee | 53-35 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Matt Brooks snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 12:58 | Temple | Gary Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-35 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Greg Mauro snags the defensive board | 53-35 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-35 |
| 12:38 | Temple | Charles Johnson gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 12:22 | Temple | Gary Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-35 |
| 12:21 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 11:54 | Temple | Vincent Black is called for the reach on Al Tabor - foul #1 on Vincent Black, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Ronald Langley (SG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Robert Piner, Al Tabor, Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Justin Greeley (SG), Winston Archer (SF), James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black, Brandon Hutt, Greg Mauro, Stanley Taulbee | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Clatterbuck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hansel (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 11:44 | Xavier | Todd Blossom gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Richard Wethington is called for the reach on Robert Hansel - foul #2 on Richard Wethington, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Robert Hansel makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Robert Hansel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Phillips | 53-40 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jim Theriault - foul #1 on Jim Theriault, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Al Tabor (SF) Jim Theriault, Gerald Gauthier | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (SF) Winston Archer | |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:18 | Temple | Ronald Langley banks in the layup set up by Richard Wethington and the foul's on Justin Greeley - foul #2 on Justin Greeley, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG), Vincent Black (SG), Brandon Hutt (SF) Todd Blossom, Justin Greeley, Greg Mauro | |
| 10:18 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:18 | Xavier | James Phillips gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the fadeaway near the basket | 55-44 |
| 09:47 | Temple | Matt Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 09:46 | Temple | Ronald Langley tips it back up and in | 57-44 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 09:20 | Xavier | Robert Hansel can't tip it in | 57-44 |
| 09:19 | Temple | Matt Brooks pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by James Phillips - foul #2 on James Phillips, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Charles Johnson (C) Matt Brooks, Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (PF), Stanley Taulbee (C) James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 09:12 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck misses the free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Al Tabor snags the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 09:01 | Temple | Jim Theriault is hacked by Greg Mauro - foul #1 on Greg Mauro, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SG) Vincent Black | |
| 08:43 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:43 | Temple | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:43 | Xavier | Greg Mauro grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 08:24 | Temple | Al Tabor pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Robert Piner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Greeley - foul #3 on Justin Greeley, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Gary Brown (PF) Jim Theriault, Al Tabor, Jimmy Clatterbuck | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Winston Archer (C) Gary O'Neal, Brandon Hutt | |
| 08:03 | Temple | Robert Piner misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Robert Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Matt Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Piner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Greeley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Temple | Winston Archer is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Winston Archer, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG) Robert Piner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (SG) Winston Archer | |
| 07:36 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:36 | Temple | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Todd Blossom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 07:18 | Temple | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 07:04 | Temple | Ronald Langley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Gauthier | 65-47 |
| 06:54 | Xavier | Vincent Black misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-47 |
| 06:53 | Temple | Ronald Langley gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:43 | Temple | Ronald Langley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matt Brooks | 67-47 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is fouled on the floor by Matt Brooks - foul #4 on Matt Brooks, team foul #9 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Al Tabor (SF), Jimmy Clatterbuck (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Gerald Gauthier, Gary Brown, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Brandon Hutt (SF), James Phillips (PF), Robert Hansel (C) Justin Greeley, Greg Mauro, Stanley Taulbee | |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:31 | Temple | Al Tabor snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| 06:16 | Temple | A charge is called on Ronald Langley - foul #3 on Ronald Langley, team foul #10 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG) Matt Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary O'Neal (PG) Todd Blossom | |
| 05:59 | Xavier | Robert Hansel hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 67-48 |
| 05:57 | Xavier | Gary O'Neal gets the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gary O'Neal | 67-51 |
| 05:35 | Temple | Ronald Langley knocks in the shot from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | James Phillips clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jim Theriault - foul #2 on Jim Theriault, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SG) Vincent Black | |
| 05:28 | Xavier | James Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | James Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:28 | Temple | Richard Wethington pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Gary O'Neal is called for the reach on Jim Theriault - foul #3 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #10 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:10 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Jim Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | James Phillips grabs the board | 70-52 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Justin Greeley misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-52 |
| 04:54 | Xavier | Brandon Hutt hits the follow up shot | 70-54 |
| 04:48 | Temple | James Phillips denies the turnaround by Robert Piner | 70-54 |
| 04:46 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Wethington | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Jim Theriault is fouled on the floor by Robert Hansel - foul #1 on Robert Hansel, team foul #11 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Johnson (C) Richard Wethington | |
| Subs | Xavier | Greg Mauro (PF), Stanley Taulbee (C) James Phillips, Robert Hansel | |
| 04:41 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:41 | Temple | Jim Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Justin Greeley loses the ball out of bounds | 72-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Matt Brooks (PG) Jim Theriault | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:16 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck blows the layup | 72-54 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Jimmy Clatterbuck can't tip it in | 72-54 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Charles Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:04 | Temple | Al Tabor is hacked by Brandon Hutt - foul #4 on Brandon Hutt, team foul #12 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Langley (SG) Robert Piner | |
| Subs | Xavier | Vincent Black (SG), Winston Archer (C) Justin Greeley, Brandon Hutt | |
| 04:04 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:04 | Temple | Al Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 03:56 | Xavier | Greg Mauro hits the finger roll set up by Gary O'Neal | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Ronald Langley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Black - foul #2 on Vincent Black, team foul #13 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Jim Theriault (PG), Gerald Gauthier (SF), Gary Brown (PF), Richard Wethington (C) Matt Brooks, Al Tabor, Jimmy Clatterbuck, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Todd Blossom (PG), Dean Tipton (SG) Gary O'Neal, Vincent Black | |
| 03:27 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jim Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Langley (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Gauthier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Wethington (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Todd Blossom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Tipton (fresh) SF - Greg Mauro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Taulbee (fresh) 6 pts. C - Winston Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Xavier | A charge is called on Stanley Taulbee - foul #1 on Stanley Taulbee, team foul #14 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Piner (SG) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:51 | Temple | Todd Blossom is called for the reach on Gerald Gauthier - foul #1 on Todd Blossom, team foul #15 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Greeley (SF) Stanley Taulbee | |
| 02:51 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Winston Archer makes the jumper from the left wing | 78-58 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-58 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Gary Brown tips it but misses | 78-58 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Dean Tipton grabs the defensive rebound | 78-58 |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Todd Blossom hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Jim Theriault - foul #3 on Jim Theriault, team foul #12 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee (PF) Dean Tipton | |
| 01:51 | Xavier | Todd Blossom makes the free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:33 | Temple | Jim Theriault hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gerald Gauthier | 80-61 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #13 | 80-61 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 01:06 | Temple | Gerald Gauthier buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jim Theriault | 83-63 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Todd Blossom can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 83-63 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Justin Greeley tips it but misses | 83-63 |
| 00:40 | Xavier | Greg Mauro snags the offensive board | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Stanley Taulbee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 83-63 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Todd Blossom hits the follow up shot | 83-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Temple | Jim Theriault knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Gauthier | 85-65 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Todd Blossom is fouled on the floor by Jim Theriault - foul #4 on Jim Theriault, team foul #14 | 85-65 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | Todd Blossom misses the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 85-65 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jim Theriault runs out the clock | 85-65 |