| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - George Gullion (fresh) SG - Xavier Andrade (fresh) SF - Roy Porter (fresh) PF - Thomas Grace (fresh) C - Clayton Echols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) PF - Stephen Danek (fresh) C - George Withers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Gullion | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | American U. | Roy Porter steals it from Clyde Utley | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Holy Cross | George Gullion lays it in set up by Roy Porter | 4-0 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Thomas Grace steps in front of the Roger Blackmon pass in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from George Gullion | 7-0 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Porter - foul #1 on Roy Porter, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:37 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 18:23 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Clyde Utley - foul #1 on Clyde Utley, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| 18:23 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:23 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:23 | American U. | Stephen Danek gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 18:05 | American U. | Stephen Danek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-0 |
| 17:45 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Stephen Danek - foul #1 on Stephen Danek, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), Melvin Fogel (SG), Gerardo Ortega (SF), Frank Dickey (C) George Gullion, Xavier Andrade, Roy Porter, Clayton Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF), William Counts (C) Gary Chandler, Stephen Danek, George Withers | |
| 17:45 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:45 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace misses the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:45 | American U. | William Counts grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:40 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is hacked by Shannon Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shannon Smith, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Abner (SF) Thomas Grace | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG) Roger Blackmon | |
| 17:21 | American U. | Clyde Utley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Shelton Shea | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (C) Clyde Utley | |
| 16:43 | American U. | Michael Pittman is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:42 | Holy Cross | John Abner pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:36 | Holy Cross | Michael Pittman swats the short shot by Melvin Fogel | 8-3 |
| 16:34 | American U. | Michael Pittman snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:27 | American U. | Patrick Guy's floater is tipped away by Frank Dickey | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gerardo Ortega | 8-3 |
| 16:08 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega is denied on a layup by William Counts | 8-3 |
| 16:06 | American U. | Michael Pittman grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Fogel (fairly fresh) SF - John Abner (fairly fresh) PF - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) C - Frank Dickey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Shelton Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) SF - Larry Gabriel (fairly fresh) PF - William Counts (fairly fresh) C - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | American U. | Patrick Guy misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:42 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 15:34 | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 15:32 | American U. | William Counts grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 15:16 | American U. | Shelton Shea misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Larry Gabriel can't tip it in | 8-3 |
| 15:13 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:52 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Xavier Andrade (SG), Roy Porter (SF), Thomas Grace (PF), Johnnie Thompson (C) Shannon Smith, Melvin Fogel, John Abner, Gerardo Ortega, Frank Dickey | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), Stephen Danek (PF), George Withers (C) Shelton Shea, Patrick Guy, Larry Gabriel, William Counts, Michael Pittman | |
| 14:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Roy Porter - foul #2 on Roy Porter, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel (SF) Roy Porter | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Holy Cross | George Gullion comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Roger Blackmon - foul #1 on Roger Blackmon, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Holy Cross | George Gullion misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Holy Cross | George Gullion misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | American U. | George Withers pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:00 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is hacked by Johnnie Thompson - foul #1 on Johnnie Thompson, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols (C) Johnnie Thompson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:43 | American U. | George Withers blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Clyde Utley tips it home | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | Holy Cross | George Gullion can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:17 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Danek | 8-7 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:11 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 12:56 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Xavier Andrade, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Johnnie Thompson (C) Xavier Andrade, Clayton Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (PG), Kevin Link (SG) Roger Blackmon, Gary Chandler | |
| 12:54 | American U. | Kevin Link is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Link, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 12:34 | Holy Cross | Johnnie Thompson double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega (SF) Melvin Fogel | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Clyde Utley | |
| 12:13 | American U. | Patrick Guy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Grace - foul #1 on Thomas Grace, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG) George Gullion | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Gabriel (PF) Stephen Danek | |
| 12:13 | American U. | Patrick Guy makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:13 | American U. | Patrick Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:59 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg loses the dribble to George Withers | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Bobby Wehrenberg (fresh) SG - Xavier Andrade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Grace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Thompson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) SG - Kevin Link (fresh) SF - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Gabriel (fresh) C - George Withers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | American U. | Larry Gabriel comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Johnnie Thompson - foul #2 on Johnnie Thompson, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), Clayton Echols (C) Bobby Wehrenberg, Johnnie Thompson | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), William Counts (C) Gregory Borchert, Kevin Link, Patrick Guy, George Withers | |
| 11:42 | American U. | Larry Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 11:42 | American U. | Larry Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:26 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (C) Larry Gabriel | |
| 11:02 | American U. | Clayton Echols steps in front of the William Counts pass | 8-10 |
| 10:49 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace connects on the runner near the basket | 10-10 |
| 10:37 | American U. | Roger Blackmon lays it in set up by Shelton Shea | 10-12 |
| 10:29 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Shelton Shea - foul #1 on Shelton Shea, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Bobby Wehrenberg (SG) Shannon Smith, Xavier Andrade | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF) Shelton Shea, William Counts | |
| 10:29 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:29 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:27 | American U. | Clayton Echols is called for the reach on Gary Chandler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Echols, team foul #8 | 12-12 |
| 10:27 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:27 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:05 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 09:59 | American U. | Larry Gabriel lays it in on a nice dish by Clyde Utley | 14-16 |
| 09:48 | Holy Cross | George Gullion is fouled on the floor by Michael Pittman - foul #1 on Michael Pittman, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Gerardo Ortega (SF), Frank Dickey (PF) Bobby Wehrenberg, Melvin Fogel, Thomas Grace | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Patrick Guy (SF), Stephen Danek (PF) Roger Blackmon, Clyde Utley, Michael Pittman | |
| 09:27 | Holy Cross | George Gullion clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:26 | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey tips it home | 16-16 |
| 09:04 | American U. | Larry Gabriel travels with the ball | 16-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (PG), John Abner (SF), Thomas Grace (PF) George Gullion, Gerardo Ortega, Frank Dickey | |
| Subs | American U. | Shelton Shea (PG), Kevin Link (SG), George Withers (C) Gregory Borchert, Gary Chandler, Larry Gabriel | |
| 08:42 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 08:41 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kevin Link | 16-16 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Patrick Guy double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Clyde Utley (SF), William Counts (PF) Kevin Link, Patrick Guy, Stephen Danek | |
| 08:15 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade clanks a shot from the right side | 16-16 |
| 08:14 | Holy Cross | Clayton Echols hits the follow up shot | 18-16 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Shannon Smith is called for the reach on Clyde Utley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shannon Smith, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Gullion (PG), Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Melvin Fogel (SF), Gerardo Ortega (C) Shannon Smith, Xavier Andrade, John Abner, Clayton Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG) Shelton Shea | |
| 08:12 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Guy - foul #1 on Patrick Guy, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey (C) Melvin Fogel | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:57 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:57 | American U. | William Counts pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - George Gullion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Wehrenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Grace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Dickey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Utley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Counts (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Withers (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:44 | American U. | A charge is called on George Withers - foul #1 on George Withers, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG), Stephen Danek (PF) Roger Blackmon, William Counts | |
| 07:26 | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:17 | American U. | George Withers misses the wide open floater near the basket | 18-18 |
| 07:16 | American U. | Stephen Danek grabs the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 07:11 | American U. | Frank Dickey is called for the reach on George Withers - foul #1 on Frank Dickey, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Melvin Fogel (SF), Clayton Echols (C) Bobby Wehrenberg, Gerardo Ortega, Frank Dickey | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF) Kevin Link, Stephen Danek | |
| 07:11 | American U. | George Withers misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:11 | American U. | George Withers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | George Gullion connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Xavier Andrade | 21-19 |
| 06:36 | American U. | Gary Chandler is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by Clyde Utley | 21-22 |
| 06:11 | Holy Cross | George Withers swats the layup by Xavier Andrade | 21-22 |
| 06:10 | Holy Cross | George Gullion gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:54 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-22 |
| 05:52 | American U. | The rebound goes to Larry Gabriel | 21-22 |
| 05:50 | American U. | George Gullion picks off the pass by Larry Gabriel in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| 05:49 | Holy Cross | Melvin Fogel jams it on a nice dish by George Gullion | 23-22 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Gary Chandler loses the dribble to Clayton Echols in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace scores on a shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 05:34 | American U. | Clayton Echols is called for the reach on Larry Gabriel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Echols, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), John Abner (SF), Frank Dickey (C) Xavier Andrade, Melvin Fogel, Clayton Echols | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Shelton Shea (SG), Stephen Danek (PF), William Counts (C) Patrick Guy, Gary Chandler, Clyde Utley, George Withers | |
| 05:34 | American U. | Larry Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:34 | American U. | Larry Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace is called for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Grace, team foul #12 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega (PF) Thomas Grace | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF) Larry Gabriel | |
| 04:56 | American U. | Stephen Danek slams it home | 25-25 |
| 04:31 | Holy Cross | Frank Dickey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 04:29 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Roger Blackmon is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Dickey - foul #2 on Frank Dickey, team foul #13 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Johnnie Thompson (C) Bobby Wehrenberg, Frank Dickey | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:26 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Roger Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:13 | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ortega gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 03:57 | Holy Cross | John Abner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-27 |
| 03:56 | American U. | Roger Blackmon gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - George Gullion (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Xavier Andrade (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Abner (fairly fresh) PF - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Roger Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shelton Shea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Danek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Counts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | American U. | Stephen Danek is open and buries a turnaround from the right block set up by William Counts | 27-29 |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | George Gullion hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Danek - foul #2 on Stephen Danek, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith (SG), Roy Porter (SF), Thomas Grace (PF) Xavier Andrade, John Abner, Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (PG), Kevin Link (SG), Clyde Utley (SF), George Withers (C) Roger Blackmon, Shelton Shea, Michael Pittman, William Counts | |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | George Gullion makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:29 | Holy Cross | George Gullion makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:11 | American U. | Kevin Link is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Utley | 29-32 |
| 02:59 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Clyde Utley pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:31 | American U. | George Withers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Link | 29-35 |
| 02:19 | Holy Cross | Shannon Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 02:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to George Withers | 29-35 |
| 02:01 | American U. | Kevin Link misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 02:00 | American U. | Clyde Utley tips it in | 29-37 |
| 01:45 | Holy Cross | George Gullion is whistled for traveling | 29-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Bobby Wehrenberg (SG), Frank Dickey (C) George Gullion, Johnnie Thompson | |
| Subs | American U. | Roger Blackmon (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Larry Gabriel (PF) Patrick Guy, Kevin Link, Stephen Danek | |
| 01:29 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Larry Gabriel tips it home | 29-39 |
| 01:14 | Holy Cross | Roy Porter misses badly on a floater from the right block | 29-39 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Roger Blackmon grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 01:10 | American U. | Roger Blackmon loses the dribble to Bobby Wehrenberg in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Thomas Grace buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Wehrenberg | 31-39 |
| 00:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley is hacked by Thomas Grace - foul #3 on Thomas Grace, team foul #14 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Xavier Andrade (SG), Gerardo Ortega (PF), Clayton Echols (C) Bobby Wehrenberg, Thomas Grace, Frank Dickey | |
| Subs | American U. | William Counts (C) George Withers | |
| 00:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:33 | American U. | Clyde Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | William Counts takes the ball from Clayton Echols | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Roger Blackmon misses the easy layup | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Gerardo Ortega | 31-41 |