| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Losada (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Whited (fresh) C - Jeff Smalls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Steven Carney inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Temple | Heriberto Giordano steps in front of the Johnny Whited pass | 33-26 |
| 19:37 | Xavier | Johnny Whited is called for the reach on Mark Heiman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Whited, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Curtis (PF) Johnny Whited | |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston is fouled on the floor by Robert Curtis - foul #3 on Robert Curtis, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Charles Gentry (PF) Robert Curtis | |
| 19:12 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Houston | 35-26 |
| 18:59 | Temple | James Losada misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:36 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is hacked by Harold Mayfield - foul #2 on Harold Mayfield, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (PG), Robert Yelton (PF), Loren Hayes (C) Harold Mayfield, Steven Carney, Jeff Smalls | |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Mark Heiman hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Wambua Yusuf | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Temple | Loren Hayes travels with the ball | 37-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (PG) Charles Gentry | |
| 17:45 | Xavier | Robert Harris is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Arden | 39-26 |
| 17:36 | Temple | Loren Hayes knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Losada | 39-28 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris tips it in | 41-28 |
| 16:58 | Temple | James Kiser's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bickham | 41-28 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Daniel Bolden can't finish the layup | 41-28 |
| 16:53 | Xavier | Floyd Arden snags the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Losada - foul #1 on James Losada, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bolden, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), Steven Carney (SF), Charles Gentry (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) James Kiser, Thomas Waddell, Robert Yelton, Loren Hayes | |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:19 | Temple | James Losada scores on a floater in the paint set up by Charles Gentry and the foul's on Daniel Bickham - foul #1 on Daniel Bickham, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | Andres Ferrari (SG) Daniel Bickham | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:19 | Temple | James Losada misses the free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Heriberto Giordano | 43-30 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 43-30 |
| 15:52 | Temple | Steven Carney snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Heiman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Wambua Yusuf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Mayfield (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Losada (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Carney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Gentry (fresh) C - Jeff Smalls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Temple | The jump hook by James Losada is blocked by Mark Heiman | 43-30 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 15:19 | Xavier | Harold Mayfield is called for the reach on Heriberto Giordano - foul #3 on Harold Mayfield, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), Johnny Whited (PF), Robert Curtis (C) James Losada, Charles Gentry, Jeff Smalls | |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Mark Heiman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 43-30 |
| 15:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to Robert Curtis | 43-30 |
| 14:52 | Temple | Johnny Whited hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 43-30 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Mark Heiman gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Houston | 45-30 |
| 14:28 | Temple | Robert Curtis scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 14:26 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston is fouled in the backcourt by David Hall - foul #4 on David Hall, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG), Daniel Bolden (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Jeffery Houston, Heriberto Giordano, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (PG) David Hall | |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Daniel Bolden can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 14:02 | Temple | Robert Curtis grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 13:50 | Temple | Robert Curtis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 13:49 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Carney | 45-32 |
| 13:36 | Temple | Floyd Arden is called for the reach on Johnny Whited - foul #3 on Floyd Arden, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Bickham (SG) Andres Ferrari | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (PG), James Losada (SG), Robert Yelton (SF), Jeff Smalls (C) James Kiser, Harold Mayfield, Steven Carney, Robert Curtis | |
| 13:27 | Temple | Robert Yelton scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Losada | 45-34 |
| 13:19 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 13:17 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jeff Smalls | 45-34 |
| 13:10 | Temple | Johnny Whited can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Floyd Arden pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:01 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-34 |
| 12:59 | Temple | The rebound goes to Johnny Whited | 45-34 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Johnny Whited misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 12:39 | Temple | Robert Yelton grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:24 | Temple | The short jumper by Johnny Whited is denied by Robert Harris | 45-34 |
| 12:22 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:54 | Xavier | Robert Harris can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 45-34 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Jeff Smalls snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Bickham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Bolden (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Arden (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Waddell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Losada (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Yelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Whited (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Smalls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Temple | Johnny Whited throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Heriberto Giordano (SF), Mark Heiman (PF), Wambua Yusuf (C) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bickham, Daniel Bolden, Robert Harris, Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (PG), Harold Mayfield (SG), Charles Gentry (SF), Robert Curtis (PF), Loren Hayes (C) Thomas Waddell, James Losada, Robert Yelton, Johnny Whited, Jeff Smalls | |
| 11:22 | Xavier | James Kiser is called for the reach on Andres Ferrari - foul #1 on James Kiser, team foul #7 | 45-34 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:22 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Harold Mayfield misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is hacked by Charles Gentry - foul #1 on Charles Gentry, team foul #8 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | James Losada (SG) Harold Mayfield | |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:44 | Xavier | Mark Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 10:22 | Temple | James Losada hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-34 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Giordano | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:09 | Temple | Loren Hayes can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 52-34 |
| 10:07 | Temple | Loren Hayes tips it but misses | 52-34 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | Mark Heiman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Heiman, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Harris (C) Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), Steven Carney (SF), Johnny Whited (PF), Jeff Smalls (C) James Kiser, Charles Gentry, Robert Curtis, Loren Hayes | |
| 09:38 | Temple | Harold Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-34 |
| 09:36 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari grabs the board | 52-34 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Daniel Bickham (SG), Wambua Yusuf (C) Jeffery Houston, Andres Ferrari, Mark Heiman | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 09:23 | Temple | Steven Carney is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Steven Carney, team foul #9 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (PG) James Losada | |
| 09:07 | Xavier | Robert Harris drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Bickham | 54-34 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Steven Carney can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 09:00 | Temple | Johnny Whited tips it back up and in | 54-36 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Steven Carney - foul #4 on Steven Carney, team foul #10 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mark Heiman (PF) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Temple | James Losada (SG), Charles Gentry (SF), Robert Curtis (PF), Robert Yelton (C) Thomas Waddell, Steven Carney, Johnny Whited, Jeff Smalls | |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Heriberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Wambua Yusuf denies the turnaround by Robert Curtis | 56-36 |
| 08:24 | Xavier | Mark Heiman snags the defensive board | 56-36 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Heriberto Giordano | 58-36 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Robert Yelton is hacked by Heriberto Giordano - foul #4 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #5 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Houston (PG), Andres Ferrari (SG), Robert Harris (PF), Floyd Arden (C) Timothy Cooper, Daniel Bickham, Mark Heiman, Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Temple | David Hall (PG), James Kiser (SG), Steven Carney (SF), Loren Hayes (C) Harold Mayfield, James Losada, Charles Gentry, Robert Yelton | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jeffery Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andres Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Arden (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - David Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Loren Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Temple | Steven Carney is denied on a layup by Robert Harris | 58-36 |
| 07:29 | Xavier | Robert Harris pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 07:05 | Xavier | Jeffery Houston connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andres Ferrari | 61-36 |
| 07:00 | Temple | David Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-36 |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Floyd Arden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari is hacked by James Kiser - foul #2 on James Kiser, team foul #11 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (PG), Daniel Bolden (SF) Jeffery Houston, Heriberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Waddell (PG), Harold Mayfield (SG), Charles Gentry (SF), Robert Yelton (C) David Hall, James Kiser, Steven Carney, Loren Hayes | |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Andres Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 06:37 | Temple | Floyd Arden is called for the reach on Thomas Waddell - foul #4 on Floyd Arden, team foul #6 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Bickham (SG) Andres Ferrari | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:21 | Temple | Thomas Waddell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-36 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Robert Harris can't finish the layup | 63-36 |
| 06:07 | Temple | Thomas Waddell snags the defensive board | 63-36 |
| 05:55 | Temple | Charles Gentry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 05:53 | Temple | Thomas Waddell pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 05:33 | Temple | Robert Curtis knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Waddell | 63-38 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | Robert Harris lays it in set up by David Saffold | 65-38 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Robert Yelton misses the lay-in | 65-38 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Saffold | 65-38 |
| 04:25 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham loses the dribble to Charles Gentry | 65-38 |
| 04:20 | Temple | Charles Gentry dunks the ball | 65-40 |
| 04:18 | Xavier | Floyd Arden's pass is intercepted by Harold Mayfield in the backcourt | 65-40 |
| 04:07 | Temple | Robert Curtis makes the shot from the free throw line | 65-42 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Robert Harris buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Bolden | 67-42 |
| 03:39 | Temple | Thomas Waddell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-42 |
| 03:38 | Temple | Robert Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Saffold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bickham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bolden (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Harris (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Floyd Arden (tiring) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Waddell (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Mayfield (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Gentry (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Yelton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Temple | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Waddell is blocked by Daniel Bolden | 67-42 |
| 03:19 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Floyd Arden | 67-42 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham misses the jumpshot from the left side | 67-42 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Robert Curtis pulls down the rebound | 67-42 |
| 02:51 | Temple | Thomas Waddell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-42 |
| 02:50 | Xavier | Floyd Arden gets the rebound | 67-42 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Robert Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Gentry - foul #2 on Charles Gentry, team foul #12 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Cooper (PG) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Temple | James Kiser (PG), Loren Hayes (C) Harold Mayfield, Robert Yelton | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Loren Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-42 |
| 02:19 | Xavier | Robert Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 02:08 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-42 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | Floyd Arden grabs the offensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 01:48 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper is whistled for a carry | 68-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Mayfield (PG), Robert Yelton (C) James Kiser, Loren Hayes | |
| 01:26 | Temple | Charles Gentry can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Floyd Arden - foul #5 on Floyd Arden, team foul #7 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) Floyd Arden | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 01:26 | Temple | Charles Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Charles Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Charles Gentry makes the 3rd free throw | 68-45 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | Robert Harris drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Wambua Yusuf | 70-45 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Robert Curtis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Gentry | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham is hacked by Thomas Waddell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Waddell, team foul #13 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Saffold (SG) Wambua Yusuf | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Daniel Bickham makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Temple | Daniel Bickham steals the ball from Charles Gentry | 72-48 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Curtis - foul #4 on Robert Curtis, team foul #14 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Wambua Yusuf (C) David Saffold | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:26 | Temple | Robert Curtis gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| 00:20 | Temple | Wambua Yusuf picks off the pass by Thomas Waddell | 72-48 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Timothy Cooper runs out the clock | 72-48 |