| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Billie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Franks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeramy Reeves (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Cates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alex Swain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Brookins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Craig Nelson inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Temple | Christopher Billie dunks the ball on a great pass from Roy Schneider | 44-36 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Thomas Cates hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 44-36 |
| 19:31 | Xavier | Thomas Cates tips it home | 44-38 |
| 19:23 | Temple | Roy Schneider travels with the ball | 44-38 |
| 19:08 | Xavier | Christopher Billie picks off the pass by Alex Swain | 44-38 |
| 18:58 | Temple | Christopher Billie can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 18:56 | Xavier | Thomas Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Craig Nelson steps in front of the Thomas Cates pass in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 18:39 | Temple | Thomas Cates steals it from Craig Nelson | 44-38 |
| 18:37 | Xavier | Thomas Cates travels in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Patrick Gibson (SG) Roy Schneider, Christopher Billie | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Delancey (SG) Jeramy Reeves | |
| 18:26 | Temple | Kenneth Cook lays it in | 46-38 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | William Franks's pass is intercepted by Wallace Maynard in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 18:13 | Temple | Wallace Maynard is called for 3 seconds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Wambua Aho (SF), Peter Rice (PF), Ronald Summer (C) Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Thomas (PG), Jean Mixson (PF) William Franks, Alex Swain | |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Delancey, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Peter Rice misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jean Mixson - foul #3 on Jean Mixson, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alex Swain (PF), Gustavo Russo (C) Jean Mixson, Joseph Brookins | |
| 17:57 | Temple | Peter Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Peter Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 17:57 | Xavier | Alex Swain pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Kwas Sato steps in front of the David Thomas pass in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 17:53 | Temple | Wambua Aho dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kwas Sato | 49-38 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Kwas Sato is called for the reach on Alex Swain - foul #3 on Kwas Sato, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Christopher Billie (SG) Kwas Sato, Ronald Summer | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 17:29 | Xavier | David Thomas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 17:28 | Temple | Wambua Aho pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | Temple | Christopher Billie is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Billie, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves (SF) Thomas Cates | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | David Thomas scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Gustavo Russo and the foul's on Roy Schneider - foul #1 on Roy Schneider, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Craig Nelson (SF), Wallace Maynard (PF) Roy Schneider, Patrick Gibson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Cates (SF) Jerry Delancey | |
| 17:12 | Xavier | David Thomas misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:12 | Temple | Peter Rice grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:57 | Temple | Peter Rice hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 49-40 |
| 16:55 | Xavier | Gustavo Russo grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | David Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Cates | 49-42 |
| 16:09 | Temple | Wallace Maynard makes the floater near the basket set up by Wambua Aho | 51-42 |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Gustavo Russo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 15:42 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves misses the tip | 51-42 |
| 15:40 | Temple | Peter Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Wambua Aho (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Christopher Billie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wallace Maynard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Peter Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeramy Reeves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Cates (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Alex Swain (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gustavo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Temple | Wambua Aho loses the dribble to Jeramy Reeves in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Gustavo Russo is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Peter Rice - foul #1 on Peter Rice, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Kwas Sato (SG), Patrick Gibson (SF), Kenneth Cook (C) Wambua Aho, Christopher Billie, Craig Nelson, Peter Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Franks (PG), Hugo Nix (SG), Jean Mixson (SF), Joseph Brookins (C) David Thomas, Jeramy Reeves, Thomas Cates, Alex Swain | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Gustavo Russo misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:21 | Temple | Wallace Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Wallace Maynard misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gustavo Russo - foul #1 on Gustavo Russo, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerry Delancey (SF) Gustavo Russo | |
| 15:15 | Temple | Wallace Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:15 | Temple | Wallace Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 15:12 | Xavier | Patrick Gibson is called for the reach on Hugo Nix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Gibson, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Jean Mixson and the foul's on Patrick Gibson - foul #4 on Patrick Gibson, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Sergio Rodriguez (SF) Patrick Gibson | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:45 | Temple | Wallace Maynard's floater is tipped away by Jean Mixson | 52-47 |
| 14:44 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey is hacked by Sergio Rodriguez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:40 | Xavier | Jean Mixson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:25 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Anderson (SG) Roy Schneider | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 14:16 | Temple | Kwas Sato is hacked by Joseph Brookins - foul #2 on Joseph Brookins, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| 13:53 | Temple | Sergio Rodriguez makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Jerry Delancey - foul #3 on Jerry Delancey, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Ronald Summer (C) Kwas Sato, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Cates (SF) Jerry Delancey | |
| 13:53 | Temple | Sergio Rodriguez misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 13:31 | Temple | Roy Schneider gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:08 | Temple | Roy Schneider is hacked by William Franks - foul #1 on William Franks, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Billie (SG), Craig Nelson (SF), Peter Rice (PF) Scott Anderson, Sergio Rodriguez, Wallace Maynard | |
| Subs | Xavier | Alex Swain (PF) Jean Mixson | |
| 13:00 | Temple | Joseph Brookins swats the shot by Roy Schneider | 54-47 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | William Franks is hacked by Craig Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Nelson, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Cook (C) Ronald Summer | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 12:56 | Xavier | William Franks makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:56 | Xavier | William Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:56 | Temple | Peter Rice grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 12:41 | Temple | Craig Nelson misses long on a floater in the lane | 54-48 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | Thomas Cates snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | William Franks makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Cates | 54-51 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Craig Nelson clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Cates - foul #3 on Thomas Cates, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Scott Anderson (SG), Wambua Aho (PF) Roy Schneider, Christopher Billie, Peter Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Thomas (PG), Jerry Delancey (SG), Jeramy Reeves (SF), Gustavo Russo (C) William Franks, Hugo Nix, Thomas Cates, Joseph Brookins | |
| 12:10 | Temple | Craig Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:10 | Temple | Craig Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Alex Swain gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:05 | Xavier | David Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Delancey | 55-53 |
| 11:52 | Temple | Craig Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-53 |
| 11:50 | Temple | Wambua Aho hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Nelson - foul #4 on Craig Nelson, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Billie (SG), Wallace Maynard (PF), Ronald Summer (C) Scott Anderson, Craig Nelson, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jean Mixson (PF) Alex Swain | |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:31 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kwas Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Billie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wambua Aho (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wallace Maynard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Summer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Delancey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeramy Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jean Mixson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Temple | David Thomas is called for the reach on Kwas Sato - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Franks (PG), Hugo Nix (SG), Joseph Brookins (C) David Thomas, Jerry Delancey, Gustavo Russo | |
| 11:13 | Temple | Kwas Sato misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Jean Mixson snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Hugo Nix is hacked by Kwas Sato - foul #4 on Kwas Sato, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG) Kwas Sato | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Hugo Nix misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:48 | Xavier | Hugo Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:33 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 10:31 | Xavier | William Franks grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Jean Mixson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 10:07 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 10:06 | Temple | Wallace Maynard grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 09:58 | Temple | Wallace Maynard misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-56 |
| 09:56 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Maynard | 57-56 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Ronald Summer drills a floater from the left block | 59-56 |
| 09:22 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Franks | 59-58 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Ronald Summer misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Brookins - foul #3 on Joseph Brookins, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Anderson (SG), Sergio Rodriguez (SF), Peter Rice (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Roy Schneider, Christopher Billie, Wambua Aho, Wallace Maynard | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Thomas (PG), Jerry Delancey (SG), Thomas Cates (SF), Alex Swain (PF), Gustavo Russo (C) William Franks, Hugo Nix, Jeramy Reeves, Jean Mixson, Joseph Brookins | |
| 09:06 | Temple | Ronald Summer misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Ronald Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:51 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey hits the finger roll | 60-60 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Ronald Summer is denied on a layup by Gustavo Russo | 60-60 |
| 08:26 | Temple | Kenneth Cook tips it home | 62-60 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey buries a floater from the right side set up by Alex Swain | 62-62 |
| 07:49 | Temple | Scott Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | David Thomas gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 07:28 | Xavier | Jerry Delancey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 07:26 | Temple | Kenneth Cook pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Ronald Summer (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Scott Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sergio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jerry Delancey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cates (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alex Swain (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gustavo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Temple | Ronald Summer connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Patrick Gibson (SG), Craig Nelson (SF) Scott Anderson, Sergio Rodriguez, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Franks (PG), Hugo Nix (SG), Jean Mixson (PF), Joseph Brookins (C) David Thomas, Jerry Delancey, Alex Swain, Gustavo Russo | |
| 07:21 | Temple | Ronald Summer makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 07:13 | Xavier | William Franks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Thomas Cates snags the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 07:00 | Xavier | William Franks is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Cates | 65-65 |
| 06:49 | Temple | Patrick Gibson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Thomas Cates hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 67-65 |
| 06:31 | Temple | The rebound goes to Patrick Gibson | 67-65 |
| 06:26 | Temple | Patrick Gibson travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Wallace Maynard (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Peter Rice, Ronald Summer | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:24 | Xavier | Hugo Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 06:10 | Temple | Craig Nelson connects on the turnaround near the basket | 69-65 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | Hugo Nix throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves (SF), Alex Swain (PF) Thomas Cates, Jean Mixson | |
| 05:49 | Temple | Kenneth Cook clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 69-65 |
| 05:47 | Temple | Kenneth Cook grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Craig Nelson is hacked by Jeramy Reeves - foul #2 on Jeramy Reeves, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Scott Anderson (SG) Kwas Sato, Patrick Gibson | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Thomas (PG), Jerry Delancey (SF) William Franks, Jeramy Reeves | |
| 05:37 | Temple | Craig Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:37 | Temple | Craig Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | David Thomas is hacked by Craig Nelson - foul #5 on Craig Nelson, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Gibson (SF) Craig Nelson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Gustavo Russo (C) Joseph Brookins | |
| 05:14 | Xavier | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:14 | Xavier | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:14 | Temple | Kenneth Cook snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 05:10 | Temple | Scott Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Anderson, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jean Mixson (PF) Alex Swain | |
| 04:46 | Xavier | Wallace Maynard blocks the jumper by Jerry Delancey | 70-66 |
| 04:44 | Temple | Kenneth Cook gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| 04:24 | Temple | Jerry Delancey takes the ball from Roy Schneider | 70-66 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Hugo Nix is fouled on the floor by Patrick Gibson - foul #5 on Patrick Gibson, team foul #13 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Christopher Billie (SG), Sergio Rodriguez (SF), Wambua Aho (PF) Roy Schneider, Scott Anderson, Patrick Gibson, Wallace Maynard | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Franks (PG), Thomas Cates (SF), Alex Swain (PF), Joseph Brookins (C) David Thomas, Jerry Delancey, Jean Mixson, Gustavo Russo | |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Hugo Nix makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:09 | Xavier | Hugo Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Wambua Aho is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cates - foul #4 on Thomas Cates, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Wambua Aho makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:00 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:00 | Xavier | Thomas Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:37 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 71-68 |
| 03:36 | Temple | Christopher Billie snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Sergio Rodriguez can't connect on a floater from the left side | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins grabs the board | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kwas Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Billie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wambua Aho (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cook (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Franks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugo Nix (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Cates (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Alex Swain (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Brookins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Alex Swain misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Billie - foul #3 on Christopher Billie, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Peter Rice (PF) Kwas Sato, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves (SF) Thomas Cates | |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Alex Swain misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:09 | Xavier | Alex Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:49 | Temple | William Franks steals the ball from Sergio Rodriguez | 71-69 |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Franks | 71-71 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Brookins - foul #4 on Joseph Brookins, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Wallace Maynard (PF) Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Thomas (PG), Thomas Cates (SF), Jean Mixson (PF), Gustavo Russo (C) William Franks, Hugo Nix, Alex Swain, Joseph Brookins | |
| 02:18 | Temple | Wambua Aho makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:18 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves snags the defensive board | 72-71 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Jeramy Reeves connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Thomas | 72-73 |
| 01:39 | Temple | Wallace Maynard knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Schneider | 74-73 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Jean Mixson blows the layup | 74-73 |
| 01:20 | Temple | The rebound goes to Peter Rice | 74-73 |
| 01:20 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Cook (C) Peter Rice | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Franks (PG), Hugo Nix (SG), Alex Swain (PF), Joseph Brookins (C) David Thomas, Jeramy Reeves, Jean Mixson, Gustavo Russo | |
| 01:04 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Joseph Brookins grabs the board | 74-73 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | William Franks is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugo Nix | 74-75 |
| 00:43 | Temple | Wambua Aho clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 00:42 | Temple | Wallace Maynard gets the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Wallace Maynard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Temple | Christopher Billie snags the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:15 | Temple | Roy Schneider connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joseph Brookins - foul #5 on Joseph Brookins, team foul #14 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jean Mixson (C) Joseph Brookins | |
| 00:15 | Temple | Roy Schneider misses the free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Jean Mixson snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | William Franks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Alex Swain tips it back up and in | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Wallace Maynard misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 76-77 |