| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Clemmons (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Winslow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Bonomo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Shivers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phil Blakemore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Staley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Henry Shivers inbounds the ball | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Temple | Henry Shivers makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | David Clemmons hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Chapman | 45-46 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Melvin Staley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Paul Chapman - foul #2 on Paul Chapman, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Randy Brown (SF), Leonel Parks (C) Paul Chapman, Willie Tucker, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | Lloyd Taft (C) Phil Blakemore | |
| 19:16 | Temple | Melvin Staley misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Melvin Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 19:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Clemmons | 45-46 |
| 19:13 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Ferretti (C) Melvin Staley | |
| 19:03 | Temple | James Pines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 19:01 | Temple | Lloyd Taft tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Taft - foul #2 on Lloyd Taft, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Willie Tucker (SF) Brian Chamberlain, Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG), Charles Butler (SF) Scott Bonomo, Henry Shivers | |
| 18:42 | Xavier | Willie Tucker hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Noga | 47-48 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Lloyd Taft knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eduardo Garcia and the foul's on Leonel Parks - foul #1 on Leonel Parks, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Ronald Manning (PF), William Winslow (C) David Stephens, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Temple | Eldon Gipson (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF) James Pines, Thomas Ferretti | |
| 18:22 | Temple | Lloyd Taft misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 18:22 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | William Winslow misses short on a floater from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Lloyd Taft grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 17:58 | Temple | William Winslow blocks the short jumper by Eduardo Garcia | 47-50 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Winslow | 47-50 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | William Winslow hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Lloyd Taft - foul #3 on Lloyd Taft, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF) Dennis Noga, Randy Brown, Ronald Manning | |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Bonomo (SG), Henry Shivers (SF), Melvin Staley (C) Eduardo Garcia, Charles Butler, Lloyd Taft | |
| 17:50 | Xavier | William Winslow misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:50 | Temple | Phil Blakemore grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 17:29 | Temple | Eldon Gipson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 17:24 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Clemmons | 51-53 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Scott Bonomo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), Leonel Parks (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG) Eldon Gipson | |
| 17:13 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain is hacked by Henry Shivers - foul #1 on Henry Shivers, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Antonio Moore (SF) Henry Shivers | |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Willie Tucker misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 16:57 | Temple | The rebound goes to James Pines | 51-53 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Scott Bonomo hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Pines | 51-56 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Willie Tucker drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dan Booker and he's hacked by Melvin Staley - foul #2 on Melvin Staley, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Dan Booker, Leonel Parks, James Godina | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Willie Tucker makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Scott Bonomo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Chamberlain - foul #2 on Brian Chamberlain, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Dan Booker (SF) Dennis Noga, Willie Tucker | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Henry Shivers (SF), Thomas Ferretti (C) James Pines, Antonio Moore, Melvin Staley | |
| 16:23 | Temple | Scott Bonomo misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Scott Bonomo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Paul Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF), James Godina (C) Dan Booker, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | Eldon Gipson (SG) Scott Bonomo | |
| 16:05 | Temple | Henry Shivers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Willie Tucker is hacked by Eldon Gipson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eldon Gipson, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Stephens (SG), Dan Booker (SF), Ronald Manning (PF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Brian Chamberlain, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, James Godina | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Butler (SG), Melvin Staley (C) Eldon Gipson, Phil Blakemore | |
| 15:50 | Xavier | David Stephens loses the dribble to Henry Shivers | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dennis Noga (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dan Booker (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Manning (fresh) C - William Winslow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eduardo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Butler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Shivers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Ferretti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Staley (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Brian Chamberlain (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Dennis Noga, David Stephens, Dan Booker, Ronald Manning, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Scott Bonomo (SG), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Henry Shivers, Thomas Ferretti | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Willie Tucker misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 15:39 | Temple | James Pines snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 15:24 | Temple | Melvin Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Randy Brown (SF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Willie Tucker, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Temple | Eldon Gipson (SF), Lloyd Taft (PF) Charles Butler, Melvin Staley | |
| 15:08 | Xavier | William Winslow connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 14:47 | Temple | Bennie Shumway connects on the open floater from the right side | 56-62 |
| 14:33 | Xavier | William Winslow hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 56-62 |
| 14:31 | Temple | Scott Bonomo snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Scott Bonomo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 14:15 | Xavier | David Clemmons pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 14:09 | Temple | The rebound goes to Lloyd Taft | 56-62 |
| 14:05 | Temple | Lloyd Taft is called for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Stephens (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), Ronald Manning (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Dennis Noga, Brian Chamberlain, Randy Brown, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG), Henry Shivers (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF) Scott Bonomo, Eldon Gipson, Lloyd Taft | |
| 14:02 | Xavier | David Stephens is hacked by James Pines in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Pines, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| 13:48 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 13:47 | Temple | Henry Shivers snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Phil Blakemore is called for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain (SG), James Godina (C) David Stephens, Ronald Manning | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Butler (SG), Thomas Ferretti (PF) James Pines, Phil Blakemore | |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is hacked by Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 13:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 13:11 | Temple | Thomas Ferretti knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Eduardo Garcia | 58-64 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Willie Tucker misses short on a floater from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | Willie Tucker tips it but misses | 58-64 |
| 12:55 | Xavier | Paul Chapman grabs the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 12:41 | Xavier | Paul Chapman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 58-64 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Henry Shivers grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 12:37 | Temple | Charles Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Leonel Parks - foul #2 on Leonel Parks, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), David Stephens (SG), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Brian Chamberlain, Leonel Parks, James Godina | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Scott Bonomo (SG), Antonio Moore (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF), Melvin Staley (C) Eduardo Garcia, Charles Butler, Henry Shivers, Thomas Ferretti, Bennie Shumway | |
| 12:15 | Temple | Scott Bonomo's pass is intercepted by David Stephens | 58-64 |
| 12:12 | Xavier | Dennis Noga banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Stephens | 60-64 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Melvin Staley's pass is intercepted by Willie Tucker | 60-64 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Dennis Noga is fouled in the backcourt by James Pines - foul #3 on James Pines, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain (SG), Ronald Manning (PF) David Stephens, David Clemmons | |
| Subs | Temple | Eldon Gipson (PG), Henry Shivers (SF), Lloyd Taft (C) James Pines, Antonio Moore, Phil Blakemore | |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Dennis Noga makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Dennis Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Henry Shivers is hacked by Brian Chamberlain in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Chamberlain, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) Dennis Noga | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (SG) Scott Bonomo | |
| 11:34 | Temple | Melvin Staley connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Eldon Gipson | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Chamberlain (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Manning (fresh) C - William Winslow (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eldon Gipson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eduardo Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Shivers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Taft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Melvin Staley (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dan Booker (PG), David Clemmons (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Paul Chapman, Ronald Manning, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 11:19 | Temple | Brian Chamberlain is called for the reach on Eduardo Garcia - foul #4 on Brian Chamberlain, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), William Winslow (C) Brian Chamberlain, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Bonomo (SG), Phil Blakemore (PF) Eduardo Garcia, Melvin Staley | |
| 11:12 | Temple | Phil Blakemore can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | David Clemmons grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | David Stephens is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Tucker | 65-66 |
| 10:52 | Temple | Phil Blakemore can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 10:50 | Temple | Phil Blakemore grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 10:37 | Temple | Phil Blakemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Winslow | 65-66 |
| 10:30 | Xavier | David Stephens misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-66 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Eldon Gipson snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 10:03 | Temple | Dan Booker steals it from Phil Blakemore | 65-66 |
| 09:47 | Xavier | Lloyd Taft takes the ball from David Clemmons | 65-66 |
| 09:44 | Temple | Eldon Gipson loses the dribble to David Stephens in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Ronald Manning (PF), Leonel Parks (C) Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Eduardo Garcia (SG), Charles Butler (SF), Thomas Ferretti (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) Eldon Gipson, Scott Bonomo, Henry Shivers, Phil Blakemore, Lloyd Taft | |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bennie Shumway - foul #4 on Bennie Shumway, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Melvin Staley (C) Bennie Shumway | |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 09:38 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 09:26 | Temple | James Pines misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Dan Booker - foul #2 on Dan Booker, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG) Paul Chapman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:26 | Temple | James Pines misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 09:26 | Temple | James Pines makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | David Stephens misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 09:13 | Temple | Melvin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 08:59 | Temple | Charles Butler clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 66-67 |
| 08:57 | Temple | James Pines grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 08:45 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Butler | 66-69 |
| 08:29 | Xavier | David Stephens knocks in the jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 08:17 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Pines | 68-72 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | Ronald Manning double dribbles | 68-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), Brian Chamberlain (SG), Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Dennis Noga, David Stephens, Dan Booker, Ronald Manning, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Temple | Eldon Gipson (SG), Antonio Moore (SF), Lloyd Taft (PF), Bennie Shumway (C) Eduardo Garcia, Charles Butler, Thomas Ferretti, Melvin Staley | |
| 07:52 | Temple | Antonio Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | William Winslow is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Chamberlain | 70-72 |
| 07:35 | Temple | James Pines is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Pines, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Bonomo (SG) James Pines | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Paul Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Chamberlain (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Willie Tucker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Clemmons (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Winslow (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Eldon Gipson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Bonomo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Moore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Taft (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bennie Shumway (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is fouled on the floor by Eldon Gipson - foul #3 on Eldon Gipson, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Phil Blakemore (PF) Eldon Gipson, Lloyd Taft | |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 07:19 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 07:03 | Temple | James Pines comes up short on the shot in the paint | 72-72 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | David Clemmons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Phil Blakemore - foul #3 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Xavier | Leonel Parks (C) William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Shivers (SF) Antonio Moore | |
| 06:53 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 06:38 | Temple | Bennie Shumway is alone and throws it down set up by James Pines | 74-74 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Paul Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 06:30 | Xavier | Paul Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | David Clemmons misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 74-74 |
| 06:19 | Temple | The rebound goes to Henry Shivers | 74-74 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Scott Bonomo can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Leonel Parks - foul #3 on Leonel Parks, team foul #8 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Randy Brown (SF), William Winslow (C) Paul Chapman, Willie Tucker, Leonel Parks | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG), Eldon Gipson (SF), Melvin Staley (PF) James Pines, Henry Shivers, Phil Blakemore | |
| 05:57 | Temple | Scott Bonomo makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 05:57 | Temple | Scott Bonomo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | William Winslow misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Bennie Shumway - foul #5 on Bennie Shumway, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF) Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Shivers (SF), Lloyd Taft (C) Scott Bonomo, Bennie Shumway | |
| 05:43 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 05:43 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:35 | Temple | William Winslow blocks the short jumper by Henry Shivers | 76-76 |
| 05:33 | Xavier | William Winslow grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Lloyd Taft is called for the reach on Dennis Noga in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Taft, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Brown (SF) David Clemmons | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Dennis Noga misses the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | Dennis Noga misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Lloyd Taft grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 05:27 | Temple | Brian Chamberlain steals it from Eduardo Garcia in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | William Winslow can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Eldon Gipson - foul #4 on Eldon Gipson, team foul #15 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG), David Clemmons (PF) Dennis Noga, Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 05:18 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 05:18 | Xavier | William Winslow makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 05:15 | Temple | Paul Chapman takes the ball from Eldon Gipson in the backcourt | 78-76 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | Paul Chapman lays it up and in | 80-76 |
| 04:45 | Temple | Eldon Gipson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Noga (PG), Randy Brown (SF), Leonel Parks (PF), James Godina (C) Paul Chapman, Willie Tucker, David Clemmons, William Winslow | |
| Subs | Temple | James Pines (PG), Antonio Moore (SF), Thomas Ferretti (C) Eldon Gipson, Henry Shivers, Melvin Staley | |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Dennis Noga scores on a floater from the right block | 82-76 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Lloyd Taft connects on the open runner in the lane set up by James Pines | 82-78 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Randy Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-78 |
| 03:59 | Xavier | James Godina misses the tip | 82-78 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Leonel Parks gets the offensive rebound | 82-78 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | James Godina misses long on a jumper in the paint | 82-78 |
| 03:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to James Godina | 82-78 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 84-78 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dennis Noga (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Chamberlain (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randy Brown (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Parks (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Godina (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - James Pines (tired) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eduardo Garcia (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Antonio Moore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Taft (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Ferretti (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Temple | Eduardo Garcia knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Lloyd Taft | 84-80 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Dennis Noga is hacked by James Pines in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Pines, team foul #16 | 84-80 |
| Subs | Xavier | Willie Tucker (SF), David Clemmons (PF), William Winslow (C) Randy Brown, Leonel Parks, James Godina | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Butler (PG), Scott Bonomo (SG), Eldon Gipson (SF), Phil Blakemore (PF), Melvin Staley (C) James Pines, Eduardo Garcia, Antonio Moore, Lloyd Taft, Thomas Ferretti | |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Dennis Noga misses the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Dennis Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Willie Tucker steals the ball from Scott Bonomo in the backcourt | 85-80 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | David Clemmons dunks the ball and the foul's on Eldon Gipson - foul #5 on Eldon Gipson, team foul #17 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Chapman (PG) Dennis Noga | |
| Subs | Temple | Henry Shivers (SF) Eldon Gipson | |
| 02:54 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 87-80 |
| 02:54 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the free throw | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Temple | Melvin Staley drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Butler | 88-82 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | David Clemmons clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Phil Blakemore - foul #4 on Phil Blakemore, team foul #18 | 88-82 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 1st free throw | 89-82 |
| 02:33 | Xavier | David Clemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Henry Shivers is hacked by David Clemmons - foul #2 on David Clemmons, team foul #9 | 90-82 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Henry Shivers makes the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Henry Shivers makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | William Winslow is denied on a layup by Henry Shivers | 90-84 |
| 02:14 | Temple | Charles Butler pulls down the rebound | 90-84 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:02 | Temple | Melvin Staley's layup is rejected by William Winslow | 90-84 |
| 02:01 | Temple | Henry Shivers grabs the offensive rebound | 90-84 |
| 01:50 | Temple | Scott Bonomo is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Charles Butler | 90-86 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 90-86 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Eduardo Garcia (PG) Charles Butler | |
| 01:46 | Xavier | Scott Bonomo steps in front of the William Winslow pass in the backcourt | 90-86 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Melvin Staley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-86 |
| 01:28 | Xavier | Paul Chapman grabs the board | 90-86 |
| 01:10 | Xavier | Paul Chapman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Tucker | 93-86 |
| 00:52 | Temple | Melvin Staley buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Henry Shivers | 93-88 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 93-88 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 93-88 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Melvin Staley snags the defensive board | 93-88 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Temple | Scott Bonomo is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Tucker - foul #2 on Willie Tucker, team foul #10 | 93-88 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 93-88 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Scott Bonomo misses the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:19 | Temple | Scott Bonomo makes the 2nd free throw | 93-89 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Eduardo Garcia is called for the reach on Paul Chapman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #19 | 93-89 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Stephens (SG), Randy Brown (SF) Brian Chamberlain, Willie Tucker | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Paul Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 93-89 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Melvin Staley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Scott Bonomo | 94-92 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Paul Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Eduardo Garcia - foul #3 on Eduardo Garcia, team foul #20 | 94-92 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brian Chamberlain (SG), Willie Tucker (SF) David Stephens, Randy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 95-92 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Paul Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 96-92 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 96-92 |
| 00:03 | Temple | Scott Bonomo is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 96-95 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Paul Chapman runs out the clock | 96-95 |