| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Robison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Landers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Rosamond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Richard Kulas inbounds the ball | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 19:41 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Louis Diggs steps in front of the Akim Zigler pass | 42-38 |
| 19:12 | Temple | Gerald Smith's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mabe | 42-38 |
| 19:09 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe jams it | 42-40 |
| 18:46 | Temple | Gerald Smith is hacked by Ronald Mabe - foul #1 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Paul McLeese (C) Gerald Smith, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Raposo (C) Akim Zigler | |
| 18:30 | Temple | Mario Jacobs knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | James Raposo is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (SG), Samuel Leonard (SF), Paul Hawk (C) Ross Robison, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (PG), Robert Dennis (SG), Arthur Monroe (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| 17:48 | Temple | Paul McLeese comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | Robert Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:26 | Xavier | Angel Gallo steals it from Dwight Heideman | 44-40 |
| 17:10 | Temple | James Raposo is called for the reach on Paul McLeese - foul #1 on James Raposo, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Lewis Landers (SF), Eric Rosamond (C) Mario Jacobs, Paul McLeese, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), John Goodridge (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Robert Dennis, Richard Kulas, James Raposo | |
| 16:54 | Temple | Gerald Smith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lewis Landers | 46-40 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Lewis Landers is called for the reach on Arthur Monroe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Landers, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (SG), Timothy Helms (PF) Angel Gallo, Samuel Leonard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF) Dwight Heideman, Arthur Monroe | |
| 16:42 | Xavier | Akim Zigler knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Dukes | 46-42 |
| 16:20 | Temple | Gerald Smith travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Diggs (PF) Timothy Helms | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:18 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Smith - foul #3 on Gerald Smith, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Richard Kulas hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 15:45 | Temple | Eric Rosamond misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes grabs the board | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mario Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Landers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Louis Diggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Rosamond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Richard Kulas scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Mabe | 46-46 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Kulas - foul #1 on Richard Kulas, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Angel Gallo (SG), Paul Hawk (C) Mario Jacobs, Ross Robison, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Arthur Monroe (SF), James Raposo (PF), Jack Laforest (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 15:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:28 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:14 | Xavier | James Raposo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:12 | Temple | The rebound goes to Paul Hawk | 48-46 |
| 15:01 | Temple | Paul Hawk clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 14:59 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | Angel Gallo steals it from Arthur Monroe in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 14:37 | Temple | Louis Diggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 14:35 | Temple | Gerald Smith snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Angel Gallo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 13:55 | Temple | Louis Diggs grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 13:51 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses the shot near the basket | 51-46 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | James Raposo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Diggs - foul #1 on Louis Diggs, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Ross Robison (SG), Samuel Leonard (SF), Paul McLeese (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Gerald Smith, Angel Gallo, Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Dwight Heideman, Arthur Monroe, Jack Laforest | |
| 13:37 | Xavier | James Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | James Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:15 | Temple | Ross Robison is hacked by Carlos Dukes - foul #3 on Carlos Dukes, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Eric Rosamond (C) Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PF) James Raposo | |
| 13:02 | Temple | Akim Zigler steps in front of the Ross Robison pass | 51-48 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes is hacked by Ross Robison - foul #2 on Ross Robison, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG) Mario Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:31 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | Xavier | Akim Zigler misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Eric Rosamond picks off the pass by John Goodridge | 51-48 |
| 11:49 | Temple | Eric Rosamond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 11:48 | Xavier | John Goodridge gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Robison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul McLeese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Rosamond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlos Dukes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kulas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Goodridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Zigler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes drills a runner from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Gerald Smith comes up short on the floater from the right block | 51-50 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Ross Robison grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:02 | Temple | John Goodridge picks off the pass by Paul McLeese | 51-50 |
| 10:36 | Xavier | Carlos Dukes misses short on a jumper in the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:34 | Temple | Ross Robison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:20 | Temple | Samuel Leonard's pass is intercepted by Akim Zigler | 51-50 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Ross Robison is called for the reach on Carlos Dukes - foul #3 on Ross Robison, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Angel Gallo (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), Louis Diggs (PF), Paul Hawk (C) Gerald Smith, Ross Robison, Samuel Leonard, Paul McLeese, Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (PG), Dwight Heideman (SG), Arthur Monroe (SF), James Raposo (PF), Jack Laforest (C) Ronald Mabe, Carlos Dukes, Richard Kulas, John Goodridge, Akim Zigler | |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman's floater is knocked away by Louis Diggs | 51-50 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Lewis Landers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Paul Hawk is hacked by Jack Laforest - foul #4 on Jack Laforest, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Dennis (SG) Jack Laforest | |
| 09:11 | Temple | Louis Diggs's pass is intercepted by James Raposo | 51-50 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Robert Dennis loses the dribble to Mario Jacobs in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 08:56 | Temple | Louis Diggs misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Dwight Heideman gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:28 | Xavier | Robert Dennis misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 08:27 | Temple | Lewis Landers grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 08:07 | Temple | Angel Gallo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Raposo | 51-50 |
| 07:42 | Xavier | Mario Jacobs steals the ball from Robert Dennis | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Mario Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Landers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Diggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dwight Heideman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Robert Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eduardo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Raposo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Monroe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Temple | Angel Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Ross Robison (SG), Timothy Helms (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Mario Jacobs, Angel Gallo, Louis Diggs, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Richard Kulas (SF), John Goodridge (PF), Jack Laforest (C) Dwight Heideman, Robert Dennis, Eduardo Sanchez, James Raposo, Arthur Monroe | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Goodridge | 51-53 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Francis Kimble misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 06:53 | Xavier | Richard Kulas gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 06:43 | Temple | Gerald Smith is hacked by John Goodridge - foul #2 on John Goodridge, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 06:27 | Temple | Timothy Helms can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ronald Mabe | 51-53 |
| 06:12 | Xavier | Richard Kulas knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 05:58 | Temple | Ross Robison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG), Louis Diggs (PF), Eric Rosamond (C) Gerald Smith, Timothy Helms, Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Richard Kulas, Jack Laforest | |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Lewis Landers steals it from Akim Zigler | 51-55 |
| 05:29 | Temple | Mario Jacobs hits the finger roll set up by Lewis Landers | 53-55 |
| 05:12 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Ronald Mabe, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Angel Gallo (SF), Samuel Leonard (PF) Lewis Landers, Louis Diggs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Dennis (SG), James Raposo (PF) Carlos Dukes, John Goodridge | |
| 04:53 | Temple | Eric Rosamond clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Raposo - foul #2 on James Raposo, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG) Mario Jacobs | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Kulas (SF), Jack Laforest (C) Eduardo Sanchez, Akim Zigler | |
| 04:53 | Temple | Eric Rosamond makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:53 | Temple | Eric Rosamond makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | James Raposo is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Gallo - foul #3 on Angel Gallo, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Paul Hawk (C) Eric Rosamond | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 04:36 | Xavier | Richard Kulas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 04:29 | Temple | Ross Robison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 04:28 | Temple | Paul Hawk grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:11 | Temple | Ross Robison scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Samuel Leonard | 57-58 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Jack Laforest misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Robert Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:32 | Xavier | Jack Laforest misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-58 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Paul Hawk grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Gerald Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ross Robison (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Angel Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Leonard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Hawk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Ronald Mabe (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Kulas (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Raposo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Laforest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Temple | James Raposo is called for the reach on Gerald Smith - foul #3 on James Raposo, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (SG), Lewis Landers (SF), Paul McLeese (PF), Francis Kimble (C) Ross Robison, Angel Gallo, Samuel Leonard, Paul Hawk | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwight Heideman (PG), Carlos Dukes (SG), Eduardo Sanchez (SF), Arthur Monroe (PF), Akim Zigler (C) Ronald Mabe, Robert Dennis, Richard Kulas, James Raposo, Jack Laforest | |
| 03:13 | Temple | Gerald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:13 | Temple | Francis Kimble grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 03:08 | Temple | Paul McLeese loses the dribble to Carlos Dukes | 57-58 |
| 02:43 | Xavier | Arthur Monroe is whistled for a carry | 57-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Louis Diggs (PF) Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Goodridge (PF) Akim Zigler | |
| 02:24 | Temple | Mario Jacobs double dribbles | 57-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Ross Robison (SG), Francis Kimble (C) Gerald Smith, Paul McLeese | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez is hacked by Mario Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:22 | Xavier | Eduardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Temple | Dwight Heideman takes the ball from Ross Robison | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Temple | Gerald Smith (PG), Eric Rosamond (C) Mario Jacobs, Francis Kimble | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Mabe (PG), Richard Kulas (SF), Akim Zigler (C) Dwight Heideman, Eduardo Sanchez, Arthur Monroe | |
| 01:39 | Xavier | John Goodridge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Akim Zigler tips it back up and in | 57-62 |
| 01:16 | Temple | Louis Diggs scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Smith | 59-62 |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Akim Zigler | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Temple | Lewis Landers misses short on a shot in the lane | 59-64 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Richard Kulas snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Ross Robison is called for the reach on Richard Kulas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ross Robison, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Richard Kulas misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:36 | Temple | Eric Rosamond grabs the defensive rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Lewis Landers is hacked by Richard Kulas - foul #2 on Richard Kulas, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:31 | Temple | Lewis Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Richard Kulas is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Smith - foul #4 on Gerald Smith, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | Richard Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:24 | Temple | Louis Diggs makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Robison | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe is hacked by Gerald Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerald Smith, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Jacobs (PG) Gerald Smith | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Eric Rosamond snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Richard Kulas takes the ball from Eric Rosamond | 64-68 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Jacobs - foul #3 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Mario Jacobs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe is hacked by Mario Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Jacobs, team foul #12 | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ronald Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Lewis Landers clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-71 |