| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan William (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tad Doud (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hill (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Man (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Worthley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Harold Cobb blocks the jumper by Steve Hill | 27-29 |
| 19:46 | Temple | The rebound goes to Nathan William | 27-29 |
| 19:40 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 19:38 | Temple | Nathan William can't tip it in | 27-29 |
| 19:36 | Xavier | Christopher Man snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:28 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-29 |
| 19:27 | Temple | Brian Robinson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:07 | Temple | Nathan William is whistled for traveling | 27-29 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Mark Terrell (C) Nathan William, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:58 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen is alone and throws it down | 27-31 |
| 18:34 | Temple | Harold Cobb connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Cobb - foul #3 on Harold Cobb, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Carlton Little (C) Harold Cobb, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:18 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:02 | Temple | The short jumper by Carlton Little is denied by Chris Worthley | 30-32 |
| 18:00 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ryan Christensen | 30-32 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tad Doud | 30-34 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Ryan Christensen steps in front of the Nathan William pass | 30-34 |
| 17:19 | Xavier | Tad Doud misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 17:17 | Temple | Rick Carswell gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Nathan William hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Benson | 33-34 |
| 16:39 | Xavier | Brian Robinson steps in front of the Christopher Man pass | 33-34 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Brian Robinson banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 16:23 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 16:21 | Temple | Carlton Little gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:07 | Temple | Rick Carswell scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Russell Benson and he's fouled by Steve Hill - foul #2 on Steve Hill, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill (PF), Mark Terrell (C) Russell Benson, Carlton Little | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Rubin Mims (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Bennie Marques (C) Tad Doud, Steve Hill, Ryan Christensen, Chris Worthley | |
| 16:07 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Nathan William (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Thrailkill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Wagoner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Man (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Temple | Nathan William misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Clark Greer - foul #1 on Clark Greer, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:32 | Temple | Nathan William misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:32 | Temple | Nathan William misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Christopher Man grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:11 | Xavier | Bennie Marques misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:09 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:44 | Temple | Mark Terrell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 40-36 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Clark Greer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 13:54 | Temple | Clark Greer takes the ball from Harold Cobb | 40-39 |
| 13:51 | Xavier | Clark Greer banks in the layup | 40-41 |
| 13:22 | Temple | Christopher Man is called for the reach on Kerry Thrailkill - foul #2 on Christopher Man, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Robinson (SG), Paul Pinkard (SF) Nathan William, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), Steve Hill (SG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Chris Worthley (C) Clark Greer, Rubin Mims, Louis Wagoner, Bennie Marques | |
| 12:59 | Temple | Harold Cobb buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Robinson | 43-41 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Tad Doud is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 12:50 | Xavier | Christopher Man gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Cobb - foul #4 on Harold Cobb, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Kerry Thrailkill (C) Harold Cobb, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Steve Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Temple | Rick Carswell snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:08 | Temple | Rick Carswell is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Terrell (C) Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Maxwell (PF) Christopher Man | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Tad Doud works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Benson - foul #2 on Russell Benson, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bennie Marques (C) Chris Worthley | |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Tad Doud misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Tad Doud makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Russell Benson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Carswell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tad Doud (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hill (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Maxwell (fresh) C - Bennie Marques (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Mark Terrell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Bennie Marques - foul #3 on Bennie Marques, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Kerry Thrailkill (C) Russell Benson, Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 11:24 | Temple | Mark Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:24 | Temple | Mark Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Temple | Rick Carswell can't finish the layup | 45-45 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Bennie Marques | 45-45 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Tad Doud is fouled on the floor by Mark Terrell - foul #1 on Mark Terrell, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG) Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Man (PF), Chris Worthley (C) Joe Maxwell, Bennie Marques | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 10:28 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Rick Carswell hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan William | 47-45 |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-45 |
| 09:51 | Temple | Brian Robinson gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:37 | Temple | Brian Robinson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nathan William | 50-45 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen's pass is intercepted by Kerry Thrailkill | 50-45 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Brian Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Man - foul #3 on Christopher Man, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF), Mark Terrell (C) Russell Benson, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Rubin Mims (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Bennie Marques (C) Tad Doud, Steve Hill, Ryan Christensen, Chris Worthley | |
| 09:02 | Temple | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:02 | Temple | Brian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Clark Greer comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 08:52 | Temple | Paul Pinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:37 | Temple | Brian Robinson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan William | 54-45 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Bennie Marques misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Pinkard - foul #1 on Paul Pinkard, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Bennie Marques makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:19 | Xavier | Bennie Marques makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:51 | Temple | Brian Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Christopher Man grabs the board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Nathan William (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Pinkard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clark Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rubin Mims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Wagoner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Man (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Cobb (PG), Kerry Thrailkill (PF) Nathan William, Paul Pinkard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Hill (SG), Chris Worthley (C) Rubin Mims, Bennie Marques | |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:45 | Temple | Mark Terrell gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:35 | Temple | Brian Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 57-48 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Christopher Man's pass is intercepted by Mark Terrell | 57-48 |
| 07:05 | Temple | Louis Wagoner is called for the reach on Kerry Thrailkill - foul #2 on Louis Wagoner, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Joe Maxwell (PF) Clark Greer, Louis Wagoner, Christopher Man | |
| 06:42 | Temple | Rick Carswell's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Worthley | 57-48 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Mark Terrell grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:23 | Temple | Harold Cobb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 06:22 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Joe Maxwell | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Worthley | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill double dribbles | 57-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Brian Robinson (SG), Paul Pinkard (SF) Nathan William, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Man (PF), Bennie Marques (C) Joe Maxwell, Chris Worthley | |
| 05:35 | Xavier | Steve Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Christopher Man hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 05:21 | Temple | Brian Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Mark Terrell (C) Paul Pinkard, Kerry Thrailkill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Robinson - foul #4 on Brian Robinson, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:52 | Temple | Rick Carswell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Cobb | 60-54 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Tad Doud knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Christensen | 60-56 |
| 04:25 | Temple | Mark Terrell misses the lay-in | 60-56 |
| 04:23 | Temple | Paul Pinkard tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Tad Doud scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Man | 62-59 |
| 03:52 | Temple | Rick Carswell connects on the runner from close range | 64-59 |
| 03:38 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Tad Doud | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan William (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Pinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Carswell (tiring) 20 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tad Doud (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Christensen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Man (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bennie Marques (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Temple | Nathan William's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG), Kerry Thrailkill (PF), Carlton Little (C) Nathan William, Paul Pinkard, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clark Greer (PG), Rubin Mims (SG), Louis Wagoner (SF), Joe Maxwell (PF), Chris Worthley (C) Tad Doud, Steve Hill, Ryan Christensen, Christopher Man, Bennie Marques | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Louis Wagoner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 03:02 | Temple | Carlton Little grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Louis Wagoner is called for the reach on Rick Carswell - foul #3 on Louis Wagoner, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Nathan William (SG), Brian Robinson (SF) Russell Benson, Carlton Little | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:39 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Rick Carswell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Joe Maxwell snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Rubin Mims is hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #5 on Brian Robinson, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Mark Terrell (C) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Tad Doud (PG), Ryan Christensen (SF), Christopher Man (PF) Clark Greer, Louis Wagoner, Joe Maxwell | |
| 02:23 | Xavier | Rubin Mims misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:23 | Temple | Mark Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:58 | Temple | Christopher Man steals it from Rick Carswell | 65-61 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Tad Doud is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:14 | Temple | Rick Carswell drills a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Tad Doud - foul #2 on Tad Doud, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Pinkard (SF) Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Xavier | Steve Hill (SG) Rubin Mims | |
| 01:14 | Temple | Rick Carswell makes the free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Steve Hill is fouled on the floor by Nathan William - foul #1 on Nathan William, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | Steve Hill misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:55 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill pulls down the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:53 | Temple | Tad Doud is called for the reach on Kerry Thrailkill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tad Doud, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Russell Benson (PG) Nathan William | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:53 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Chris Worthley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Xavier | Tad Doud hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen misses the tip | 68-61 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Man | 68-61 |
| 00:42 | Xavier | Tad Doud comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 68-61 |
| 00:40 | Temple | Harold Cobb gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Steve Hill is called for the reach on Harold Cobb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Hill, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Xavier | Christopher Man's pass is intercepted by Paul Pinkard | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Harold Cobb is hacked by Tad Doud in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tad Doud, team foul #11 | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:30 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Tad Doud hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Chris Worthley | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Harold Cobb is hacked by Steve Hill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Hill, team foul #12 | 72-63 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Harold Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:17 | Xavier | Tad Doud is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 74-63 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Worthley | 74-63 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Ryan Christensen blows the dunk | 74-63 |
| 00:12 | Temple | Kerry Thrailkill snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Russell Benson runs out the clock | 74-63 |