| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Button (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dawson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Ball (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Hans Winski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Isabel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dema Sapinski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Nicholas Button inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith loses the dribble to Hans Winski in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 19:55 | Temple | Hans Winski can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 19:53 | Xavier | Nicholas Button gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:49 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith is denied on a layup by Max Pearson | 45-37 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Doyle Wright grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Jeffrey Smith picks off the pass by Max Pearson | 45-37 |
| 19:11 | Xavier | Richard Dawson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Tim Ball gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 18:55 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 18:53 | Temple | The rebound goes to Donald Isabel | 45-37 |
| 18:38 | Temple | Max Pearson misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-37 |
| 18:37 | Temple | Max Pearson can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Richard Dawson grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:20 | Xavier | Richard Dawson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Fisher | 48-37 |
| 18:07 | Temple | Donald Isabel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 18:05 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Isabel | 48-37 |
| 17:56 | Temple | Dema Sapinski knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Donald Isabel | 48-39 |
| 17:54 | Xavier | Doyle Wright is called for the reach on Jimmy Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doyle Wright, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Keefe (SG), Paul Miller (SF) Donald Isabel, Doyle Wright | |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Stephan Garland misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Richard Dawson clanks a floater from close range | 48-39 |
| 17:18 | Xavier | Richard Dawson tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Xavier | Stephan Garland pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 48-39 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Richard Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Raymond Christy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Paul Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:19 | Temple | Hans Winski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 16:17 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Stephan Garland scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Brown | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stephan Garland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Christy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dawson (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Hans Winski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Keefe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dema Sapinski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Max Pearson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Temple | Paul Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 15:33 | Xavier | Paul Miller takes the ball from Richard Dawson | 51-39 |
| 15:29 | Temple | Bobby Keefe lays it up and in set up by Paul Miller | 51-41 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Stephan Garland and he's fouled by Dema Sapinski - foul #2 on Dema Sapinski, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Tim Ball (PF) Stephan Garland, Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez (PG), Beau Elsea (SG), Doyle Wright (SF), Paul Jones (PF), Andrew Sandford (C) Hans Winski, Bobby Keefe, Paul Miller, Dema Sapinski, Max Pearson | |
| 15:14 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Jones | 53-41 |
| 15:11 | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith blows the layup but the foul's on Beau Elsea - foul #1 on Beau Elsea, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Isabel (SG) Beau Elsea | |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 14:50 | Temple | Donald Isabel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Andrew Sandford misses the tip | 55-41 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 14:43 | Temple | Andrew Sandford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 14:34 | Temple | Paul Jones is hacked by Tim Ball - foul #1 on Tim Ball, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG) Jimmy Fisher | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:21 | Temple | Andrew Sandford makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Stephan Garland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 14:04 | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Doyle Wright | 55-45 |
| 13:45 | Xavier | The short jumper by Kenneth Fox is denied by Andrew Sandford | 55-45 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Andrew Sandford pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 13:28 | Temple | Stephan Garland is called for the reach on Jesus Gutierrez - foul #1 on Stephan Garland, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Richard Dawson (PF) Stephan Garland, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Winski (PG), Beau Elsea (SG), Carmelo Cisneros (SF), Dema Sapinski (PF), Max Pearson (C) Jesus Gutierrez, Donald Isabel, Doyle Wright, Paul Jones, Andrew Sandford | |
| 13:16 | Temple | Beau Elsea is fouled on the floor by Richard Dawson - foul #2 on Richard Dawson, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Beau Elsea banks in the layup on a great pass from Hans Winski and he's hacked by Kenneth Fox - foul #3 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| 12:59 | Temple | Beau Elsea makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:54 | Xavier | Hans Winski takes the ball from Nicholas Button in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Beau Elsea is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fox - foul #4 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ryan Adams (C) Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Jones (PF) Dema Sapinski | |
| 12:34 | Temple | Nicholas Button swats the short shot by Paul Jones | 55-48 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Richard Dawson snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tim Ball (PF) Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Keefe (SG) Hans Winski | |
| 12:25 | Temple | Beau Elsea makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Keefe | 55-50 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 12:02 | Temple | Carmelo Cisneros grabs the board | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Button (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Ball (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ryan Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Beau Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Keefe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Cisneros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Pearson (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Temple | Beau Elsea misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 11:53 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ryan Adams | 55-50 |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Nicholas Button connects on the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Beau Elsea - foul #2 on Beau Elsea, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Richard Dawson (PF) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Winski (PG), Donald Isabel (SG), Doyle Wright (SF), Dema Sapinski (PF), Andrew Sandford (C) Beau Elsea, Bobby Keefe, Carmelo Cisneros, Paul Jones, Max Pearson | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Nicholas Button makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 11:17 | Temple | Donald Isabel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-50 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Richard Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Hans Winski is called for the reach on Nicholas Button in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hans Winski, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG) Raymond Christy | |
| Subs | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez (PG) Hans Winski | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Richard Dawson hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Andrew Sandford - foul #1 on Andrew Sandford, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Miller (PF) Dema Sapinski | |
| 11:00 | Xavier | Richard Dawson makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:51 | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 61-50 |
| 10:49 | Temple | Andrew Sandford tips it home | 61-52 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Nicholas Button comes up short on the shot in the paint | 61-52 |
| 10:32 | Xavier | Richard Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith clanks a jumper from the right side | 61-52 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Paul Miller pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:12 | Temple | Donald Isabel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-52 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | Richard Dawson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Ryan Adams is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 63-52 |
| 09:33 | Temple | Andrew Sandford's layup is rejected by Ryan Adams | 63-52 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Nicholas Button grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Ryan Adams is fouled on the floor by Doyle Wright - foul #3 on Doyle Wright, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Tim Ball (PF) Stephan Garland, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Beau Elsea (PG), Bobby Keefe (SG), Carmelo Cisneros (SF), Dema Sapinski (PF), Max Pearson (C) Jesus Gutierrez, Donald Isabel, Doyle Wright, Paul Miller, Andrew Sandford | |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Ryan Adams makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | Ryan Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:12 | Temple | Max Pearson pulls down the rebound | 64-52 |
| 08:54 | Temple | Bobby Keefe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Beau Elsea | 64-55 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Beau Elsea steals the ball from Jimmy Fisher in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 08:39 | Temple | Carmelo Cisneros is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Dawson (PF) Ryan Adams | |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Jones (PF) Dema Sapinski | |
| 08:30 | Temple | Paul Jones misses the jumper in the paint | 64-55 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Roy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | Richard Dawson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 08:04 | Temple | Beau Elsea grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 07:46 | Temple | Carmelo Cisneros can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 64-55 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Raymond Christy pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Christy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Dawson (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Tim Ball (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Beau Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Keefe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Cisneros (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Pearson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Beau Elsea picks off the pass by Tim Ball in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| 07:41 | Temple | Carmelo Cisneros banks in the layup on a great pass from Beau Elsea | 64-57 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Beau Elsea - foul #3 on Beau Elsea, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF), Kenneth Fox (C) Raymond Christy, Roy Brown, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Winski (PG), Donald Isabel (SG), Doyle Wright (SF), Dema Sapinski (PF) Beau Elsea, Bobby Keefe, Carmelo Cisneros, Paul Jones | |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 07:29 | Temple | Max Pearson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 07:28 | Temple | Doyle Wright snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Hans Winski is fouled on the floor by Richard Dawson - foul #3 on Richard Dawson, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG) Jimmy Fisher | |
| Subs | Temple | Andrew Sandford (C) Max Pearson | |
| 07:14 | Temple | Hans Winski makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:14 | Temple | Hans Winski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the turnaround from the left block | 66-59 |
| 06:57 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 06:43 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephan Garland | 68-59 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Hans Winski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Dawson - foul #4 on Richard Dawson, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Tim Ball (PF) Stephan Garland, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Beau Elsea (SG), Paul Jones (PF), Max Pearson (C) Donald Isabel, Dema Sapinski, Andrew Sandford | |
| 06:26 | Temple | Hans Winski makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Hans Winski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Doyle Wright - foul #4 on Doyle Wright, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Dawson (PF) Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Bobby Keefe (SG), Carmelo Cisneros (SF) Hans Winski, Doyle Wright | |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 06:01 | Temple | Paul Jones gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:50 | Temple | Beau Elsea misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-61 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Nicholas Button snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 05:24 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 69-61 |
| 05:23 | Temple | The rebound goes to Beau Elsea | 69-61 |
| 05:14 | Temple | Max Pearson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Bobby Keefe | 69-64 |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Beau Elsea - foul #4 on Beau Elsea, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Tim Ball (PF) Jimmy Fisher, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jesus Gutierrez (PG), Doyle Wright (SF), Paul Miller (PF), Andrew Sandford (C) Beau Elsea, Carmelo Cisneros, Paul Jones, Max Pearson | |
| 04:58 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:42 | Temple | Bobby Keefe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 72-64 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Andrew Sandford is called for the reach on Stephan Garland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Sandford, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF) Raymond Christy, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Isabel (SG) Bobby Keefe | |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Stephan Garland makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | Stephan Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Paul Miller buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesus Gutierrez | 74-67 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Nicholas Button misses the driving attempt from the right block | 74-67 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Tim Ball tips it home | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:47 | Temple | Tim Ball denies the turnaround by Jesus Gutierrez | 76-67 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 03:46 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Richard Dawson (PF) Stephan Garland, Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Hans Winski (PG), Bobby Keefe (SG), Carmelo Cisneros (SF), Dema Sapinski (C) Jesus Gutierrez, Donald Isabel, Doyle Wright, Andrew Sandford | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jimmy Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Christy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Dawson (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Fox (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Hans Winski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Keefe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Cisneros (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dema Sapinski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF) Raymond Christy, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 03:10 | Temple | Paul Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dawson - foul #5 on Richard Dawson, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SG), Roy Brown (SF), Tim Ball (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Nicholas Button, Richard Dawson | |
| Subs | Temple | Max Pearson (C) Dema Sapinski | |
| 03:10 | Temple | Paul Miller makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:10 | Temple | Paul Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 02:48 | Xavier | Tim Ball knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Brown | 78-68 |
| 02:48 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephan Garland (PG), Jeffrey Smith (SG), Nicholas Button (SF) Jimmy Fisher, Raymond Christy, Tim Ball | |
| Subs | Temple | Doyle Wright (SF), Paul Jones (C) Carmelo Cisneros, Max Pearson | |
| 02:40 | Temple | Doyle Wright makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Hans Winski | 78-70 |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Nicholas Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher (PG), Tim Ball (PF) Stephan Garland, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Temple | Max Pearson (C) Paul Miller | |
| 02:08 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Donald Isabel (SG), Dema Sapinski (PF) Bobby Keefe, Max Pearson | |
| 01:51 | Temple | Donald Isabel clanks a jumper from the left side | 78-70 |
| 01:49 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 78-70 |
| 01:29 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox's floater is tipped away by Dema Sapinski | 78-70 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Dema Sapinski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 01:13 | Temple | Doyle Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 78-70 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 78-70 |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side | 78-70 |
| 00:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Hans Winski | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:40 | Temple | Donald Isabel connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Isabel - foul #3 on Donald Isabel, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Temple | Max Pearson (C) Paul Jones | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Kenneth Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Temple | Doyle Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:33 | Temple | Max Pearson pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Donald Isabel misses the 3 from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Hans Winski grabs the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:25 | Temple | Nicholas Button steals it from Hans Winski | 79-73 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Nicholas Button is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Isabel - foul #4 on Donald Isabel, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Roy Brown (PF) Kenneth Fox | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Nicholas Button misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Nicholas Button misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Tim Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Tim Ball is fouled on the floor by Max Pearson - foul #2 on Max Pearson, team foul #14 | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Tim Ball misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Tim Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Temple | The rebound goes to Dema Sapinski | 79-73 |
| 00:16 | Temple | Donald Isabel drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Winski | 79-76 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Hans Winski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Winski, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Raymond Christy (SF) Nicholas Button | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Jeffrey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Donald Isabel misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher is hacked by Hans Winski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hans Winski, team foul #16 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Xavier | Nicholas Button (SF) Raymond Christy | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Jimmy Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Donald Isabel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-76 |