| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Scott Sours (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Richey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ross Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd White (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Rico (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Michael Carr inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | American U. | Henry Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:36 | Lafayette | Floyd White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Neuberger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Neuberger, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:15 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Michael Carr's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd White | 33-36 |
| 18:57 | American U. | Henry Price hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 18:33 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:31 | American U. | Manuel Rico pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Michael Carr misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Richey - foul #3 on John Richey, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Edmonson (PG), Clyde Phares (SG), Charles Erbstein (SF), Shawn Capps (PF) Scott Sours, Ruben Stewart, John Richey, Ross Shaw | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (PG), Richard Pigg (SG), Adrian Davis (PF), William Kanagy (C) William Nelson, Jeffrey Neuberger, Henry Price, Manuel Rico | |
| 18:10 | American U. | Michael Carr makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Michael Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps knocks in the floater from the left block | 35-39 |
| 17:38 | American U. | Floyd White denies the turnaround by Michael Carr | 35-39 |
| 17:36 | Lafayette | Floyd White gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:33 | Lafayette | John Ford picks off the pass by David Edmonson in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Adrian Davis lays it in on a nice dish by John Ford | 35-41 |
| 17:09 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 17:08 | American U. | Adrian Davis grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 16:52 | American U. | Richard Pigg connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Ford | 35-44 |
| 16:42 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps drills a driving attempt from close range set up by David Edmonson and he's hacked by William Kanagy - foul #2 on William Kanagy, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Scott Sours (PG), Ruben Stewart (SG), Ross Shaw (PF) David Edmonson, Clyde Phares, Floyd White | |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Jeffrey Neuberger (SG), Manuel Rico (C) Richard Pigg, Michael Carr, William Kanagy | |
| 16:42 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:42 | American U. | Adrian Davis grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | American U. | Ruben Stewart takes the ball from Jeffrey Neuberger | 37-44 |
| 16:20 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Jepson (SF), Henry Price (PF) John Ford, Adrian Davis | |
| 16:20 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:09 | American U. | Manuel Rico's floater is tipped away by Ross Shaw | 40-44 |
| 16:07 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:00 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Ross Shaw | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Scott Sours (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Erbstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ross Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Capps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jepson (fresh) PF - Henry Price (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Rico (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | American U. | William Nelson is hacked by Charles Erbstein - foul #2 on Charles Erbstein, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Edmonson (PG), Maynard Dionne (SG), John Richey (SF), Shannon Mintz (C) Scott Sours, Ruben Stewart, Charles Erbstein, Shawn Capps | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Richard Pigg (SF) William Nelson, Thomas Jepson | |
| 15:21 | American U. | Richard Pigg misses the jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 15:20 | Lafayette | John Richey grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:51 | Lafayette | John Richey misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Pigg - foul #1 on Richard Pigg, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Gayle (PG) David Edmonson | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG), Adrian Davis (PF) Jeffrey Neuberger, Henry Price | |
| 14:51 | Lafayette | John Richey makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:51 | Lafayette | John Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:46 | American U. | Earl Gayle is called for the reach on Larry Berggren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Gayle, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Jepson (SF) Richard Pigg | |
| 14:31 | American U. | John Ford is hacked by Earl Gayle - foul #3 on Earl Gayle, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Scott Sours (PG) Earl Gayle | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Carr (SF), William Kanagy (C) Thomas Jepson, Manuel Rico | |
| 14:18 | American U. | Michael Carr misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:16 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:50 | Lafayette | William Kanagy is called for the reach on Shannon Mintz - foul #3 on William Kanagy, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clyde Phares (SF), Ruben Stewart (PF), Floyd White (C) John Richey, Ross Shaw, Shannon Mintz | |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Thomas Jepson (PF), Manuel Rico (C) Larry Berggren, Adrian Davis, William Kanagy | |
| 13:34 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 13:33 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Maynard Dionne | 45-44 |
| 13:16 | Lafayette | The jumper by Maynard Dionne is denied by Manuel Rico | 45-44 |
| 13:14 | Lafayette | Clyde Phares pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:07 | Lafayette | Scott Sours comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 13:05 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart tips it home | 47-44 |
| 13:03 | American U. | Maynard Dionne is called for the reach on William Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maynard Dionne, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Edmonson (PG), Charles Erbstein (PF) Scott Sours, Maynard Dionne | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger (SG), Richard Pigg (SF), Henry Price (PF) John Ford, Michael Carr, Thomas Jepson | |
| 12:46 | American U. | Manuel Rico buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 12:37 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Gayle (PG), Shawn Capps (PF) Ruben Stewart, Clyde Phares | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Adrian Davis (C) William Nelson, Manuel Rico | |
| 12:25 | American U. | Richard Pigg hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Larry Berggren | 47-49 |
| 12:10 | Lafayette | Richard Pigg steals it from Shawn Capps | 47-49 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Henry Price scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Berggren and he's hacked by Shawn Capps - foul #2 on Shawn Capps, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Richey (SF), Shannon Mintz (C) Charles Erbstein, Floyd White | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (PG), Michael Carr (SF), William Kanagy (C) Larry Berggren, Richard Pigg, Adrian Davis | |
| 11:55 | American U. | Henry Price makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Earl Gayle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Edmonson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Richey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Capps (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shannon Mintz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Kanagy (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Lafayette | Earl Gayle misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:30 | American U. | William Kanagy grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 11:28 | American U. | David Edmonson steps in front of the Jeffrey Neuberger pass in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 11:14 | Lafayette | Earl Gayle misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:12 | American U. | William Kanagy grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 10:49 | American U. | Shawn Capps takes the ball from William Kanagy | 47-52 |
| 10:34 | Lafayette | John Richey makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Gayle | 49-52 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Michael Carr misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:16 | Lafayette | Shannon Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | American U. | William Kanagy pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:36 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by John Ford | 49-54 |
| 09:13 | Lafayette | David Edmonson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:11 | Lafayette | Shannon Mintz grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 08:54 | Lafayette | David Edmonson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 08:53 | American U. | William Kanagy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:44 | American U. | John Ford scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Neuberger | 49-57 |
| 08:30 | Lafayette | Shannon Mintz buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 08:15 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 08:13 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Shawn Capps | 51-57 |
| 07:53 | Lafayette | John Richey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 07:51 | American U. | Henry Price gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Earl Gayle (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Edmonson (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Richey (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Capps (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Mintz (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ford (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Neuberger (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Carr (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Price (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Kanagy (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | American U. | John Ford double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Scott Sours (PG), Maynard Dionne (SG), Ruben Stewart (SF), Ross Shaw (PF), Charles Erbstein (C) Earl Gayle, David Edmonson, John Richey, Shawn Capps, Shannon Mintz | |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG), Richard Pigg (SG), Thomas Jepson (SF), Adrian Davis (PF), Manuel Rico (C) John Ford, Jeffrey Neuberger, Michael Carr, Henry Price, William Kanagy | |
| 07:30 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein makes the floater from the left side set up by Scott Sours | 53-57 |
| 07:11 | American U. | Thomas Jepson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 06:53 | Lafayette | Charles Erbstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 06:52 | American U. | Manuel Rico grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Adrian Davis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Richard Pigg tips it back up and in | 53-61 |
| 06:19 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-61 |
| 05:58 | American U. | Manuel Rico hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Pigg | 55-64 |
| 05:34 | Lafayette | Ross Shaw is whistled for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clyde Phares (SF), Floyd White (C) Ruben Stewart, Charles Erbstein | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Jeffrey Neuberger (SG), Michael Carr (SF) William Nelson, Richard Pigg, Thomas Jepson | |
| 05:20 | American U. | Larry Berggren misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 05:19 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Maynard Dionne | 55-64 |
| 04:56 | Lafayette | Ross Shaw misses the dunk attempt | 55-64 |
| 04:54 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:39 | Lafayette | Clyde Phares misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Manuel Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Neuberger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-64 |
| 04:18 | Lafayette | Floyd White grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:07 | Lafayette | Scott Sours is hacked by Larry Berggren - foul #1 on Larry Berggren, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Richey (SF) Clyde Phares | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SG), Henry Price (PF) Jeffrey Neuberger, Adrian Davis | |
| 03:54 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne is hacked by John Ford - foul #3 on John Ford, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | William Nelson (PG) Larry Berggren | |
| 03:54 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to John Ford | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Scott Sours (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maynard Dionne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Richey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ross Shaw (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Rico (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | American U. | John Ford misses long on a shot near the basket | 55-64 |
| 03:28 | Lafayette | Floyd White gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Lafayette | Maynard Dionne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart (SG), Charles Erbstein (PF) Maynard Dionne, Ross Shaw | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Pigg (SF), Thomas Jepson (PF) Michael Carr, Henry Price | |
| 02:57 | American U. | Charles Erbstein is called for the reach on Richard Pigg - foul #3 on Charles Erbstein, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Edmonson (PG), Shawn Capps (PF), Shannon Mintz (C) Scott Sours, John Richey, Floyd White | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Berggren (PG), Jeffrey Neuberger (SG) William Nelson, John Ford | |
| 02:57 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:49 | Lafayette | The pull-up jumper by Charles Erbstein is blocked by Richard Pigg | 55-66 |
| 02:47 | American U. | Manuel Rico snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 02:45 | American U. | Thomas Jepson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Erbstein - foul #4 on Charles Erbstein, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clyde Phares (PG) David Edmonson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:45 | American U. | Thomas Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:45 | American U. | Thomas Jepson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | Clyde Phares is hacked by Larry Berggren - foul #2 on Larry Berggren, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Ford (SF), Adrian Davis (PF), William Kanagy (C) Jeffrey Neuberger, Thomas Jepson, Manuel Rico | |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | Clyde Phares makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | Clyde Phares makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:51 | American U. | Richard Pigg is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Berggren | 57-71 |
| 01:40 | Lafayette | Shannon Mintz is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Shannon Mintz, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Edmonson (PG) Clyde Phares | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:22 | American U. | Richard Pigg is fouled on the floor by Charles Erbstein - foul #5 on Charles Erbstein, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clyde Phares (SF) Charles Erbstein | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:22 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:15 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Edmonson | 60-73 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Shawn Capps is called for the reach on Richard Pigg - foul #3 on Shawn Capps, team foul #11 | 60-73 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Richard Pigg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps is fouled on the floor by Richard Pigg - foul #2 on Richard Pigg, team foul #9 | 60-75 |
| 00:52 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:52 | Lafayette | Shawn Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | American U. | William Kanagy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shannon Mintz - foul #5 on Shannon Mintz, team foul #12 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Earl Gayle (PG) Shannon Mintz | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:25 | American U. | William Kanagy misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:25 | American U. | William Kanagy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:25 | Lafayette | Ruben Stewart pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Earl Gayle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Richard Pigg pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Larry Berggren runs out the clock | 62-75 |