| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Donald Spruell (fresh) SG - Luis Jesus (fresh) SF - Larry Michel (fresh) PF - Rickey Jackson (fresh) C - Richard Coldiron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) SG - Larry Sievert (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) C - George Withers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Rickey Jackson steals the ball from George Withers | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Luis Jesus | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | American U. | Larry Sievert buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Utley | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Donald Spruell | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Clyde Utley | 4-5 |
| 18:23 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:22 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus can't throw it down | 4-5 |
| 18:04 | American U. | Roger Blackmon grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | American U. | George Withers snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson's pass is intercepted by Arthur Wiggins | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | American U. | Richard Coldiron denies the turnaround by Roger Blackmon | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:18 | American U. | Richard Coldiron blocks the short jumper by Roger Blackmon | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Richard Coldiron | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus is hacked by Larry Sievert - foul #1 on Larry Sievert, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Scarberry (PF) Rickey Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Roger Blackmon, Larry Sievert, Arthur Wiggins, George Withers | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Donald Spruell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Jesus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Michel (fresh) PF - James Scarberry (fresh) C - Richard Coldiron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Lehigh | Donald Spruell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:52 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron tips it home | 6-5 |
| 15:27 | American U. | Stephen Danek's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Coldiron | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Lehigh | Larry Michel snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Lehigh | Donald Spruell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | American U. | Clyde Utley grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Spruell - foul #1 on Donald Spruell, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG), Mervin Johnson (SG), Paul Ito (C) Donald Spruell, Luis Jesus, Richard Coldiron | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF) Clyde Utley | |
| 15:14 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:56 | Lehigh | Stephen Danek is called for the reach on Mervin Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Danek, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Evan Overstreet (SF) Larry Michel | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Arthur Wiggins (PF) Shelton Shea, Michael Pittman | |
| 14:46 | Lehigh | James Scarberry is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Scarberry, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | American U. | Roger Blackmon blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:25 | Lehigh | Paul Ito pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:03 | Lehigh | Russell Schrum comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:02 | American U. | Richard Bennett grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 13:57 | American U. | Russell Schrum is called for the reach on Roger Blackmon - foul #1 on Russell Schrum, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Spruell (PG), Luis Jesus (SG), Larry Michel (SF), Rickey Jackson (PF), Richard Coldiron (C) Russell Schrum, Mervin Johnson, Evan Overstreet, James Scarberry, Paul Ito | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), George Withers (C) Glenn Herlihy, Richard Bennett, Stephen Danek | |
| 13:37 | American U. | George Withers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-6 |
| 13:36 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Luis Jesus | 6-6 |
| 13:22 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 13:20 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:06 | Lehigh | Larry Michel connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Jesus | 9-6 |
| 12:48 | American U. | Larry Sievert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Blackmon | 9-9 |
| 12:28 | Lehigh | Donald Spruell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 12:26 | American U. | George Withers pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:20 | American U. | Clyde Utley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 12:19 | American U. | George Withers tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 12:17 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Rickey Jackson | 9-9 |
| 12:12 | Lehigh | Larry Michel can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 12:10 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG) Donald Spruell | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Roger Blackmon, Arthur Wiggins, George Withers | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Russell Schrum (fresh) SG - Luis Jesus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Michel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rickey Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Coldiron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Larry Sievert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson banks in the layup | 11-9 |
| 11:38 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy is hacked by Russell Schrum - foul #2 on Russell Schrum, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson (PG) Russell Schrum | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG) Larry Sievert | |
| 11:25 | American U. | Clyde Utley is called for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | James Scarberry (PF), Paul Ito (C) Rickey Jackson, Richard Coldiron | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:04 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Larry Michel | 13-9 |
| 10:57 | American U. | Paul Ito swats the shot by Glenn Herlihy | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 10:45 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson misses the easy layup | 13-9 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Stephen Danek gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:22 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy loses the ball out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Spruell (PG), Evan Overstreet (SF), Richard Coldiron (C) Luis Jesus, Larry Michel, Paul Ito | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Arthur Wiggins (PF), George Withers (C) Shelton Shea, Clyde Utley, Richard Bennett, Stephen Danek | |
| 10:15 | Lehigh | James Scarberry makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Spruell | 15-9 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins is fouled on the floor by James Scarberry - foul #2 on James Scarberry, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson (PF) James Scarberry | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 09:37 | American U. | Rickey Jackson takes the ball from Roger Blackmon | 15-9 |
| 09:32 | Lehigh | Donald Spruell lays it in on a great pass from Evan Overstreet | 17-9 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy can't finish the layup | 17-9 |
| 09:22 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 09:12 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Evan Overstreet | 19-9 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is hacked by Mervin Johnson - foul #1 on Mervin Johnson, team foul #6 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Luis Jesus (SG), Larry Michel (SF) Mervin Johnson, Evan Overstreet | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Glenn Herlihy | |
| 08:48 | American U. | Larry Sievert clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-9 |
| 08:47 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Richard Coldiron | 19-9 |
| 08:40 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus is whistled for a carry | 19-9 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG) Larry Sievert | |
| 08:20 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 08:19 | American U. | George Withers tips it back up and in | 19-11 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on George Withers - foul #1 on George Withers, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Paul Ito (PF) Rickey Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Roger Blackmon, Arthur Wiggins, George Withers | |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Donald Spruell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Jesus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Michel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Ito (fresh) C - Richard Coldiron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | American U. | Richard Bennett drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Shelton Shea | 20-13 |
| 07:16 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 07:12 | American U. | Richard Bennett is fouled on the floor by Larry Michel - foul #1 on Larry Michel, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson (PG), Evan Overstreet (C) Donald Spruell, Richard Coldiron | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG) Shelton Shea | |
| 07:12 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 07:12 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:54 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 06:52 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Larry Michel picks off the pass by Stephen Danek | 23-15 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Evan Overstreet banks in the layup | 25-15 |
| 06:12 | American U. | Clyde Utley hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Glenn Herlihy | 25-17 |
| 05:53 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 25-17 |
| 05:52 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:41 | Lehigh | Larry Michel hits a 3 from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 05:29 | American U. | Larry Sievert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-17 |
| 05:27 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Evan Overstreet | 28-17 |
| 05:10 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Herlihy - foul #1 on Glenn Herlihy, team foul #5 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Spruell (PG), Rickey Jackson (PF), Richard Coldiron (C) Larry Michel, Paul Ito, Evan Overstreet | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Arthur Wiggins (PF), George Withers (C) Glenn Herlihy, Larry Sievert, Clyde Utley, Stephen Danek | |
| 05:10 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:10 | Lehigh | Luis Jesus makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:59 | American U. | George Withers is hacked by Luis Jesus - foul #1 on Luis Jesus, team foul #8 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Paul Carr (SF) Luis Jesus | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:59 | American U. | George Withers makes the 1st free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:59 | American U. | George Withers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:41 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Evan Overstreet (SF) Paul Carr | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:29 | American U. | Richard Bennett buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger Blackmon | 30-22 |
| 04:18 | Lehigh | The jump hook by Richard Coldiron is blocked by Arthur Wiggins | 30-22 |
| 04:17 | American U. | George Withers gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 03:58 | American U. | George Withers can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 03:57 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Donald Spruell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mervin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Coldiron (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson hits a floater near the basket set up by Donald Spruell | 32-22 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Shelton Shea double dribbles | 32-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Luis Jesus (SG), Larry Michel (SF) Mervin Johnson, Evan Overstreet | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG), Clyde Utley (SF) Shelton Shea, Richard Bennett | |
| 02:58 | Lehigh | Larry Michel loses the dribble to George Withers | 32-22 |
| 02:34 | American U. | Roger Blackmon clanks a floater from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 02:32 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:05 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #2 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #6 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Russell Schrum (PG), James Scarberry (C) Donald Spruell, Richard Coldiron | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG), Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Roger Blackmon, Arthur Wiggins, George Withers | |
| 02:05 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:05 | Lehigh | Rickey Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:03 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy is hacked by Russell Schrum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Schrum, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Marvin Lueras (PG), Paul Ito (C) Russell Schrum, Rickey Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:03 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:03 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:03 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Paul Ito | 33-23 |
| 01:51 | Lehigh | James Scarberry scores on a turnaround from the right block | 35-23 |
| 01:46 | American U. | James Scarberry is called for the reach on Glenn Herlihy - foul #3 on James Scarberry, team foul #10 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson (PG), Evan Overstreet (C) Marvin Lueras, James Scarberry | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:46 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 01:46 | Lehigh | Paul Ito snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 01:26 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 01:10 | American U. | Larry Michel steals it from Richard Bennett | 38-24 |
| 00:57 | Lehigh | Larry Michel travels with the ball | 38-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron (C) Luis Jesus | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Arthur Wiggins (PF) Larry Sievert, Richard Bennett | |
| 00:41 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 00:39 | Lehigh | Richard Coldiron gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:30 | Lehigh | Mervin Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-24 |
| 00:28 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ito | 38-24 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Clyde Utley steps in front of the Mervin Johnson pass | 38-24 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Clyde Utley is called for traveling | 38-24 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Donald Spruell (PG), Paul Carr (SF), Rickey Jackson (PF) Mervin Johnson, Larry Michel, Paul Ito | |
| Subs | American U. | George Withers (C) Stephen Danek | |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | Evan Overstreet misses the halfcourt shot | 38-24 |