| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Frank Ferguson inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Temple | Bobby Walters takes the ball from Kenneth Hunt | 41-29 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Frank Ferguson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-32 |
| 19:10 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:55 | Temple | David Buckley lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Eller and the foul's on Bobby Walters - foul #2 on Bobby Walters, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 18:55 | Temple | David Buckley misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Bobby Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Hans Brodowski | 43-35 |
| 18:18 | Temple | Frank Ferguson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Peachey | 46-35 |
| 18:14 | Xavier | Frank Ferguson picks off the pass by Joseph Pizano | 46-35 |
| 17:54 | Temple | David Buckley is denied on a dunk by Dennis Dibiase | 46-35 |
| 17:52 | Temple | Jerry Eller gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 17:39 | Temple | Robert Peachey is hacked by Dennis Dibiase - foul #1 on Dennis Dibiase, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Wallace (C) Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Celaya (SG), Jonathan Robison (PF), Jason Sparks (C) Joseph Pizano, Bobby Walters, Michael Madden | |
| 17:22 | Temple | Charles Celaya steals the ball from Robert Peachey | 46-35 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | Charles Celaya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frederick Kuhn (SF) Robert Peachey, Frank Ferguson | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Johnson (PG), John Monzon (SF) Hans Brodowski, Dennis Dibiase | |
| 16:46 | Temple | Jerry Eller scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frederick Kuhn | 48-35 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Jason Sparks comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Frederick Kuhn - foul #2 on Frederick Kuhn, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Gamble (PF) David Buckley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG) John Johnson | |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Jason Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Jason Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:13 | Temple | Jerry Eller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-37 |
| 16:11 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn snags the offensive board | 48-37 |
| 15:59 | Temple | Jonathan Robison is called for the reach on Jerry Eller - foul #3 on Jonathan Robison, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Frank Ferguson (SG), Kenneth Hunt (C) Jerry Eller, Christopher Wallace | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Bobby Walters (PF), Michael Madden (C) Charles Celaya, Jason Sparks, Jonathan Robison | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Kuhn (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Monzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn is fouled on the floor by John Monzon - foul #1 on John Monzon, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG) Kerry Easley | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase (SF) John Monzon | |
| 15:37 | Temple | Michael Madden steals it from Kenneth Hunt | 48-37 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Michael Madden is called for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | Temple | David Buckley (PF) Raymond Gamble | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Monzon (SG) Joseph Pizano | |
| 14:56 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Frank Ferguson and he's hacked by Michael Madden - foul #2 on Michael Madden, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SG) Frederick Kuhn | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Celaya (SG) John Monzon | |
| 14:56 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:56 | Xavier | Bobby Walters pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 14:49 | Xavier | Charles Celaya misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 14:47 | Xavier | Bobby Walters tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Jerry Eller comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Charles Celaya - foul #1 on Charles Celaya, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Robert Peachey | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Monzon (SG), Jonathan Robison (C) Hans Brodowski, Michael Madden | |
| 14:23 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:23 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hunt - foul #2 on Kenneth Hunt, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Kuhn (SF), Christopher Wallace (C) Frank Ferguson, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG), Jason Sparks (C) Dennis Dibiase, Bobby Walters | |
| 13:44 | Xavier | Jason Sparks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 13:42 | Temple | David Buckley snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 13:40 | Temple | Joseph Pizano picks off the pass by Kerry Easley in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Jerry Eller steals it from Jonathan Robison | 51-39 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Jerry Eller scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Buckley | 53-39 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Joseph Pizano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 12:46 | Temple | Kerry Easley snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 12:28 | Temple | Jason Sparks denies the turnaround by David Buckley | 53-39 |
| 12:27 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Christopher Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 12:14 | Temple | David Buckley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Sparks - foul #2 on Jason Sparks, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frank Ferguson (SF), Kenneth Hunt (C) Jerry Eller, Frederick Kuhn, Christopher Wallace | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), John Johnson (SG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Bobby Walters (PF), Michael Madden (C) Charles Celaya, Joseph Pizano, John Monzon, Jonathan Robison, Jason Sparks | |
| 12:14 | Temple | David Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:14 | Temple | David Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Frank Ferguson is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #3 on Frank Ferguson, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Temple | Raymond Gamble (PF) David Buckley | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Peachey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Dibiase (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-39 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Robert Peachey grabs the board | 55-39 |
| 11:16 | Temple | Robert Peachey can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Bobby Walters gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 11:10 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Dibiase | 55-42 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt lays it in on a great pass from Kerry Easley | 57-42 |
| 10:47 | Xavier | Kerry Easley takes the ball from Hans Brodowski in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| 10:46 | Temple | Kerry Easley blows the layup | 57-42 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Robert Peachey hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Xavier | Dennis Dibiase misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 10:35 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Peachey | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:15 | Temple | Kerry Easley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-42 |
| 10:14 | Xavier | Michael Madden snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Michael Madden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Bobby Walters snags the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Michael Madden buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Raymond Gamble - foul #2 on Raymond Gamble, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Jerry Eller (SG), David Buckley (PF), Christopher Wallace (C) Kerry Easley, Raymond Gamble, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Pizano (SG), Jonathan Robison (PF) John Johnson, Bobby Walters | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Michael Madden makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | Temple | Robert Peachey is hacked by Dennis Dibiase - foul #2 on Dennis Dibiase, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Monzon (SF), Jason Sparks (C) Dennis Dibiase, Michael Madden | |
| 09:39 | Temple | Robert Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:39 | Temple | Robert Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Jason Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Frederick Kuhn (SF) Frank Ferguson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lamar Mack (PG) Hans Brodowski | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:08 | Temple | David Buckley hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Robison - foul #4 on Jonathan Robison, team foul #9 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Robinson (C) Jonathan Robison | |
| 09:08 | Temple | David Buckley misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | William Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Jason Sparks misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Eller - foul #1 on Jerry Eller, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Celaya (PG) Lamar Mack | |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Jason Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:57 | Xavier | Jason Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 08:32 | Temple | Frederick Kuhn loses the ball out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG), Frank Ferguson (SF), Kenneth Hunt (C) Robert Peachey, Frederick Kuhn, Christopher Wallace | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hans Brodowski (PG), Dennis Dibiase (SF), Bobby Walters (PF) Charles Celaya, John Monzon, William Robinson | |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Jason Sparks misses long on a jumper from the right side | 63-47 |
| 08:15 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Jerry Eller drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kerry Easley | 65-47 |
| 07:58 | Xavier | Bobby Walters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 07:56 | Temple | Jerry Eller pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Buckley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hans Brodowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Pizano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Dibiase (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bobby Walters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Temple | Frank Ferguson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-47 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Kerry Easley - foul #2 on Kerry Easley, team foul #6 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Celaya (SG), Michael Madden (C) Joseph Pizano, Jason Sparks | |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 07:14 | Xavier | Hans Brodowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:45 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Frank Ferguson is blocked by Bobby Walters | 68-49 |
| 06:43 | Temple | Kenneth Hunt tips it back up and in | 70-49 |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Charles Celaya is fouled on the floor by Jerry Eller - foul #2 on Jerry Eller, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Peachey (PG), Frederick Kuhn (SF), Raymond Gamble (PF), Christopher Wallace (C) Kerry Easley, Frank Ferguson, David Buckley, Kenneth Hunt | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Johnson (PG), John Monzon (SF), Jonathan Robison (PF) Hans Brodowski, Dennis Dibiase, Bobby Walters | |
| 06:28 | Xavier | Charles Celaya misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 06:28 | Temple | The rebound goes to Frederick Kuhn | 70-49 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Christopher Wallace misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Madden - foul #3 on Michael Madden, team foul #10 | 70-49 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Christopher Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 06:08 | Temple | Christopher Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Jerry Eller picks off the pass by Jonathan Robison | 71-49 |
| 05:43 | Temple | Jerry Eller jams it | 73-49 |
| 05:39 | Xavier | Charles Celaya makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Monzon | 73-52 |
| 05:12 | Temple | Jerry Eller scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Raymond Gamble | 75-52 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Michael Madden clanks a jumper near the basket | 75-52 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Robert Peachey pulls down the rebound | 75-52 |
| 04:31 | Temple | Jerry Eller drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Peachey and he's fouled by Charles Celaya - foul #2 on Charles Celaya, team foul #11 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Easley (PG) Robert Peachey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lamar Mack (PG), Jason Sparks (C) Charles Celaya, Michael Madden | |
| 04:31 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the free throw | 77-52 |
| 04:31 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jason Sparks | 77-52 |
| 04:13 | Xavier | John Monzon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-52 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-52 |
| 04:02 | Xavier | John Monzon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-52 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Kerry Easley gets the rebound | 77-52 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kerry Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Eller (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frederick Kuhn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Gamble (fresh) C - Christopher Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Lamar Mack (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Monzon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Robison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Jason Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:42 | Temple | Jerry Eller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-52 |
| 03:41 | Xavier | Jonathan Robison gets the rebound | 77-52 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Kerry Easley steals the ball from Lamar Mack | 77-52 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Kerry Easley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Kuhn | 80-52 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | John Monzon drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lamar Mack | 80-54 |
| 02:29 | Temple | Jason Sparks steals it from Frederick Kuhn | 80-54 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Jonathan Robison lays it up and in set up by Lamar Mack | 80-56 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Kerry Easley buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Eller and the foul's on Lamar Mack - foul #1 on Lamar Mack, team foul #12 | 82-56 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Celaya (SG) Lamar Mack | |
| 01:58 | Temple | Kerry Easley makes the free throw | 83-56 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | John Monzon scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Celaya | 83-58 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Jerry Eller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #13 | 83-58 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 01:19 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Jason Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 84-58 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Jason Sparks is called for traveling | 84-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Temple | Jerry Eller can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 84-58 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Jason Sparks snags the defensive board | 84-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Jason Sparks hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Monzon | 84-60 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Charles Celaya is called for the reach on Jerry Eller - foul #3 on Charles Celaya, team foul #14 | 84-60 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Jerry Eller makes the 1st free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:11 | Temple | Jerry Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 85-60 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Jonathan Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 85-60 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | Christopher Wallace blocks the short jumper by John Monzon | 85-60 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Christopher Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 85-60 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Christopher Wallace runs out the clock | 85-60 |