| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Erik Castleberry (fresh) SG - Bryan O'Neal (fresh) SF - Danny Drew (fresh) PF - James Acklin (fresh) C - Gary Stephens (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 | Vermont | Gary Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry hits a shot from the right wing set up by James Acklin | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | American U. | Larry Sievert scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:39 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Erik Castleberry | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Erik Castleberry steps in front of the Roger Blackmon pass in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Vermont | Roger Blackmon steals it from Danny Drew | 5-4 |
| 17:03 | American U. | Roger Blackmon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | American U. | Larry Sievert snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | American U. | Roger Blackmon scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Larry Sievert | 5-9 |
| 16:25 | Vermont | James Acklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-9 |
| 16:24 | Vermont | James Acklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:13 | Vermont | James Acklin is hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #1 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Curtis Thomas (PG), Hugh Black (SG), John Atkins (SF), Chad Newman (PF), William Dail (C) Erik Castleberry, Bryan O'Neal, Danny Drew, James Acklin, Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Danek (C) George Withers | |
| 16:01 | Vermont | William Dail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SG) Larry Sievert | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Curtis Thomas (fresh) SG - Hugh Black (fresh) SF - John Atkins (fresh) PF - Chad Newman (fresh) C - William Dail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses the lay-in | 5-9 |
| 15:39 | Vermont | William Dail snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:24 | Vermont | William Dail can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:23 | Vermont | John Atkins tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses long on a floater in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Vermont | William Dail gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Vermont | Curtis Thomas misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Clyde Utley - foul #1 on Clyde Utley, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Danny Drew (SF) Chad Newman | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Richard Bennett (PF), George Withers (C) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins, Stephen Danek | |
| 14:51 | Vermont | Curtis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:51 | Vermont | Curtis Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:51 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to John Atkins | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | Vermont | The short jumper by William Dail is denied by George Withers | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | American U. | Shelton Shea pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | American U. | Shelton Shea misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:23 | American U. | George Withers pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:56 | American U. | George Withers is fouled on the floor by John Atkins - foul #1 on John Atkins, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | Erik Castleberry (PG), Bryan O'Neal (SG), James Acklin (PF), Gary Stephens (C) Curtis Thomas, Hugh Black, William Dail, John Atkins | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Shelton Shea | |
| 13:36 | American U. | Larry Sievert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:35 | American U. | George Withers gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:27 | American U. | George Withers misses long on a runner in the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:25 | Vermont | Danny Drew grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Clyde Utley | 8-9 |
| 12:58 | American U. | George Withers loses the ball out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Arthur Wiggins (PF) Larry Sievert, Richard Bennett | |
| 12:47 | Vermont | Gary Stephens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 12:45 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:40 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy buries a 3 from straight away | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Glenn Herlihy - foul #1 on Glenn Herlihy, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Vermont | Curtis Thomas (SF) Danny Drew | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG), Stephen Danek (C) Glenn Herlihy, George Withers | |
| 12:24 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:06 | American U. | Clyde Utley banks in the layup and he's fouled by Curtis Thomas - foul #1 on Curtis Thomas, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 12:06 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Vermont | Stephen Danek takes the ball from James Acklin | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Erik Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan O'Neal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Curtis Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Acklin (fresh) C - Gary Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | American U. | Clyde Utley is hacked by Curtis Thomas - foul #2 on Curtis Thomas, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Hugh Black (SG), John Atkins (SF) Bryan O'Neal, Curtis Thomas | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG) Shelton Shea | |
| 11:30 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:28 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:18 | American U. | Clyde Utley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 10-15 |
| 11:17 | Vermont | The rebound goes to John Atkins | 10-15 |
| 10:58 | Vermont | Erik Castleberry is hacked by Arthur Wiggins - foul #2 on Arthur Wiggins, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (SG), Danny Drew (SF), William Dail (PF) Erik Castleberry, James Acklin, Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SF), Richard Bennett (PF), George Withers (C) Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins, Stephen Danek | |
| 10:46 | Vermont | John Atkins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gene Wells | 13-15 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Larry Sievert loses the dribble to Danny Drew | 13-15 |
| 10:19 | Vermont | William Dail misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-15 |
| 10:18 | American U. | George Withers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:58 | American U. | Larry Sievert misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Dail - foul #1 on William Dail, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal (SG) Gene Wells | |
| Subs | American U. | Clyde Utley (SF) Glenn Herlihy | |
| 09:58 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:58 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:38 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 09:37 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:21 | Vermont | William Dail hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:19 | Vermont | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan O'Neal | 13-17 |
| 09:12 | Vermont | William Dail loses the dribble to Roger Blackmon | 13-17 |
| 08:49 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bryan O'Neal - foul #1 on Bryan O'Neal, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Vermont | Erik Castleberry (PG), Joseph Pope (SF), James Acklin (PF), Gary Stephens (C) Hugh Black, Danny Drew, William Dail, John Atkins | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SG), Stephen Danek (C) Larry Sievert, George Withers | |
| 08:49 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Joseph Pope misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Roger Blackmon - foul #1 on Roger Blackmon, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG) Roger Blackmon | |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:36 | Vermont | Joseph Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:28 | American U. | James Acklin steals it from Glenn Herlihy | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Vermont | Joseph Pope misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 15-19 |
| 08:03 | Vermont | Gary Stephens can't tip it in | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | American U. | Clyde Utley grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Richard Bennett blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Pope - foul #1 on Joseph Pope, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (SG), Danny Drew (SF) Bryan O'Neal, Joseph Pope | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:52 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:52 | American U. | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Erik Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Drew (fresh) PF - James Acklin (fresh) C - Gary Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shelton Shea (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Danek (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Vermont | Gary Stephens is fouled on the floor by Stephen Danek - foul #1 on Stephen Danek, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Vermont | Hugh Black (SG) Gene Wells | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:23 | Vermont | Hugh Black connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Erik Castleberry | 17-21 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Clyde Utley is hacked by Danny Drew - foul #1 on Danny Drew, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), George Withers (C) Shelton Shea, Stephen Danek | |
| 06:59 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:44 | Vermont | Clyde Utley steps in front of the Erik Castleberry pass | 17-23 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy is whistled for a carry | 17-23 |
| Subs | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal (SG), William Dail (PF) Hugh Black, James Acklin | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG), Stephen Danek (PF) Clyde Utley, Richard Bennett | |
| 06:07 | Vermont | William Dail misses the easy layup | 17-23 |
| 06:06 | American U. | The rebound goes to Roger Blackmon | 17-23 |
| 05:45 | American U. | Stephen Danek knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Blackmon and the foul's on William Dail - foul #2 on William Dail, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Vermont | Hugh Black (PG), Joseph Pope (SF), Chad Newman (PF), John Atkins (C) Erik Castleberry, Danny Drew, William Dail, Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:45 | American U. | Stephen Danek misses the free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:45 | Vermont | John Atkins gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:28 | Vermont | Stephen Danek blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Hugh Black | 17-25 |
| 05:26 | Vermont | Joseph Pope can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 05:24 | American U. | Stephen Danek gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:00 | American U. | George Withers hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Sievert | 17-27 |
| 04:54 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Sievert - foul #1 on Larry Sievert, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Acklin (PF) Chad Newman | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Clyde Utley (SF), Richard Bennett (PF) Roger Blackmon, Glenn Herlihy, Stephen Danek | |
| 04:54 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:54 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:34 | American U. | Larry Sievert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shelton Shea | 18-29 |
| 04:18 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | Erik Castleberry (PG), Danny Drew (SF), Gary Stephens (C) Bryan O'Neal, Joseph Pope, John Atkins | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SG), William Counts (C) Larry Sievert, George Withers | |
| 04:03 | American U. | Clyde Utley is called for traveling | 18-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | Gene Wells (SG) Hugh Black | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG) Michael Pittman | |
| 03:45 | Vermont | Gene Wells is fouled on the floor by Shelton Shea - foul #1 on Shelton Shea, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (SG), Arthur Wiggins (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Shelton Shea, Richard Bennett, William Counts | |
| 03:45 | Vermont | Gene Wells makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:45 | Vermont | Gene Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Erik Castleberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Drew (fresh) PF - James Acklin (fresh) C - Gary Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Herlihy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Danek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | Curtis Thomas (SG) Gene Wells | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:20 | Vermont | Gary Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Sievert (SG) Glenn Herlihy | |
| 02:58 | American U. | Clyde Utley misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Drew - foul #2 on Danny Drew, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal (SG), William Dail (PF) Curtis Thomas, James Acklin | |
| Subs | American U. | George Withers (C) Stephen Danek | |
| 02:58 | American U. | Clyde Utley misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:58 | American U. | Clyde Utley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:58 | American U. | Roger Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:46 | American U. | Roger Blackmon double dribbles | 20-29 |
| 02:24 | Vermont | Gary Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Larry Sievert grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 02:19 | American U. | Larry Sievert is hacked by Danny Drew - foul #3 on Danny Drew, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | Hugh Black (PG), Curtis Thomas (SF), John Atkins (C) Erik Castleberry, Danny Drew, Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | American U. | Glenn Herlihy (PG) Roger Blackmon | |
| 02:19 | American U. | Larry Sievert misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:19 | American U. | Larry Sievert makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:12 | Vermont | William Dail hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Atkins and he's hacked by George Withers - foul #1 on George Withers, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| 02:12 | Vermont | William Dail makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:57 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 23-30 |
| 01:56 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Hugh Black | 23-30 |
| 01:50 | Vermont | Hugh Black is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Hugh Black, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | James Acklin (PF) Hugh Black | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG) Larry Sievert | |
| 01:34 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 01:33 | Vermont | William Dail gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:27 | Vermont | James Acklin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 23-30 |
| 01:26 | Vermont | John Atkins tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 01:15 | American U. | Shelton Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 01:14 | American U. | George Withers tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Arthur Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:49 | American U. | Shelton Shea comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:48 | Vermont | The rebound goes to James Acklin | 25-30 |
| 00:41 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 00:39 | Vermont | James Acklin grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:23 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Herlihy - foul #2 on Glenn Herlihy, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Vermont | Erik Castleberry (PG), Gary Stephens (C) John Atkins, James Acklin | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Larry Sievert (SG), Richard Bennett (PF), Stephen Danek (C) Shelton Shea, Clyde Utley, Arthur Wiggins, George Withers | |
| 00:23 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:23 | Vermont | Bryan O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Glenn Herlihy hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Sievert | 27-30 |