| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Corona (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Victor Holt inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Southern | Gary Mattera is called for the reach on David Satterfield - foul #3 on Gary Mattera, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 19:34 | Southern | David Corona is called for traveling | 28-41 |
| 19:19 | American U. | George Withers is hacked by Victor Holt - foul #1 on Victor Holt, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:59 | American U. | George Withers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 18:58 | Southern | James Gatewood pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:53 | Southern | David Satterfield misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 18:52 | American U. | Gary Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:40 | American U. | Michael Pittman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 18:38 | American U. | George Withers tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 18:36 | Southern | David Satterfield is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Borchert - foul #2 on Gregory Borchert, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Michael Pittman steps in front of the James Gatewood pass | 30-41 |
| 18:01 | American U. | George Withers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 17:59 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:51 | Southern | David Satterfield makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Corona | 30-43 |
| 17:34 | American U. | Michael Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:33 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:27 | Southern | Victor Holt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 17:26 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich tips it home | 30-45 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Gary Chandler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 17:08 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 17:04 | Southern | David Satterfield hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Gatewood | 30-48 |
| 16:48 | American U. | Victor Holt is called for the reach on Michael Pittman - foul #2 on Victor Holt, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), William Counts (PF), David Frey (C) Gregory Borchert, Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Albert Glover, George Withers | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Brian Howell (SF), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) David Satterfield, David Corona, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 16:33 | American U. | William Counts knocks in the floater from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 16:27 | Southern | David Frey steals it from Troy Bird | 32-48 |
| 16:12 | American U. | Craig Coleman steals it from Patrick Guy | 32-48 |
| 15:58 | Southern | Troy Bird lays it in | 32-50 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) PF - William Counts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Frey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Howell (fresh) PF - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | American U. | Patrick Guy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 15:35 | Southern | Brian Howell grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 15:31 | Southern | Troy Bird connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Eastland | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:14 | American U. | William Counts can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-53 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Craig Coleman snags the defensive board | 32-53 |
| 15:07 | Southern | Troy Bird hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-53 |
| 15:06 | Southern | Craig Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 14:39 | Southern | Chris Cobb connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Howell | 32-55 |
| 14:21 | American U. | Jeff Semon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-55 |
| 14:19 | Southern | Troy Bird pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 14:14 | Southern | Fred Eastland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-55 |
| 14:12 | American U. | William Counts pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 14:07 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jeff Semon | 34-55 |
| 14:02 | Southern | Brian Howell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Howell, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Albert Glover (PF), George Withers (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Patrick Guy, Jeff Semon, William Counts, David Frey | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), David Corona (SG), Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Fred Eastland, Troy Bird, Brian Howell, Chris Cobb, Craig Coleman | |
| 13:52 | American U. | Gary Mattera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 13:51 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Victor Holt comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Chandler - foul #3 on Gary Chandler, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Victor Holt misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 13:45 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 13:42 | American U. | Gary Mattera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-56 |
| 13:21 | Southern | Gary Chandler is called for the reach on David Corona - foul #4 on Gary Chandler, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG) Gary Chandler | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:10 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich throws it down on a nice dish by James Gatewood | 34-58 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Gary Mattera can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by David Satterfield - foul #1 on David Satterfield, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (SG) Gregory Borchert | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:58 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 12:58 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 3rd free throw | 37-58 |
| 12:45 | Southern | David Corona is hacked by Gary Mattera - foul #4 on Gary Mattera, team foul #5 | 37-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SG) David Corona | |
| 12:39 | Southern | Troy Bird clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-58 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Troy Bird tips it back up and in | 37-60 |
| 12:25 | American U. | George Withers misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Victor Holt - foul #3 on Victor Holt, team foul #5 | 37-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG) Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:25 | American U. | George Withers makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 12:25 | American U. | George Withers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 12:08 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich can't finish the layup | 39-60 |
| 12:07 | American U. | George Withers snags the defensive board | 39-60 |
| 11:57 | American U. | Patrick Guy buries a jumper in the lane set up by George Withers | 41-60 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Link (fresh) SF - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Withers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Troy Bird (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Southern | Victor Holt lays it in | 41-62 |
| 11:30 | American U. | 3 seconds is called on Patrick Guy | 41-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (SF), William Counts (PF), David Frey (C) Kevin Link, Albert Glover, George Withers | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), David Corona (SG), Chris Cobb (C) David Satterfield, Troy Bird, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 11:19 | Southern | Fred Eastland clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 11:18 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 11:09 | Southern | David Corona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG), Michael Pittman (SF) Patrick Guy, Jeff Semon | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Howell (SF), Craig Coleman (C) Victor Holt, James Gatewood | |
| 10:52 | American U. | Kevin Link misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Craig Coleman - foul #1 on Craig Coleman, team foul #6 | 41-62 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF) Brian Howell | |
| 10:52 | American U. | Kevin Link misses the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 10:52 | American U. | Kevin Link makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 10:31 | Southern | Fred Eastland is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Eastland, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), George Withers (C) Gregory Borchert, David Frey | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Gingrich (C) Craig Coleman | |
| 10:14 | American U. | George Withers drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Counts | 45-62 |
| 09:53 | Southern | Fred Eastland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 09:52 | American U. | William Counts grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 09:47 | American U. | Kevin Link clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 09:45 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 09:40 | Southern | David Corona scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Gingrich | 45-65 |
| 09:29 | American U. | William Counts drills a jumper near the basket set up by George Withers | 47-65 |
| 09:25 | Southern | George Withers steps in front of the Troy Bird pass | 47-65 |
| 09:06 | American U. | George Withers misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 47-65 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Michael Pittman snags the offensive board | 47-65 |
| 08:51 | American U. | Kevin Link hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Chris Cobb pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 08:45 | Southern | Fred Eastland can't finish the layup | 47-65 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Chris Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 08:23 | Southern | Troy Bird connects on the shot from the left side set up by Chris Cobb | 47-67 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Kevin Link misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 08:06 | Southern | The rebound goes to Thomas Gingrich | 47-67 |
| 07:59 | Southern | Fred Eastland banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Cobb | 47-69 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Link (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Pittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Counts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Withers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Corona (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gingrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | American U. | Thomas Gingrich takes the ball from Kevin Link | 47-69 |
| 07:32 | Southern | Troy Bird buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Eastland | 47-71 |
| 07:20 | American U. | George Withers makes the jump hook from the right block | 49-71 |
| 07:11 | Southern | Fred Eastland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Corona | 49-74 |
| 07:02 | American U. | William Counts clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-74 |
| 07:00 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich pulls down the rebound | 49-74 |
| 06:56 | Southern | Fred Eastland hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Troy Bird and he's fouled by George Withers - foul #3 on George Withers, team foul #6 | 49-76 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Patrick Guy (SF), Albert Glover (PF), David Frey (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Kevin Link, Michael Pittman, William Counts, George Withers | |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Craig Coleman (C) David Corona, Troy Bird, Chris Cobb, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 06:56 | Southern | Fred Eastland makes the free throw | 49-77 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Victor Holt steps in front of the Gary Chandler pass | 49-77 |
| 06:43 | Southern | Victor Holt knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Fred Eastland | 49-79 |
| 06:29 | American U. | Gary Chandler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 06:23 | Southern | David Satterfield misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Chandler - foul #5 on Gary Chandler, team foul #7 | 52-79 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SF) Gary Chandler | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Woolery (SG) Fred Eastland | |
| 06:23 | Southern | David Satterfield misses the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 06:23 | Southern | David Satterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| 06:14 | American U. | Gregory Borchert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-80 |
| 06:12 | Southern | James Gatewood snags the defensive board | 52-80 |
| 06:06 | Southern | David Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-80 |
| 06:05 | American U. | Albert Glover snags the defensive board | 52-80 |
| 05:46 | American U. | Gary Mattera is fouled on the floor by Craig Coleman - foul #2 on Craig Coleman, team foul #8 | 52-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (PF) Albert Glover | |
| Subs | Southern | James Jasper (PG), Brian Howell (SF), Troy Bird (PF) David Satterfield, Victor Holt, James Gatewood | |
| 05:46 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the 1st free throw | 52-80 |
| 05:46 | Southern | The rebound goes to Troy Bird | 52-80 |
| 05:28 | Southern | Patrick Guy steps in front of the Brian Howell pass | 52-80 |
| 05:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-80 |
| 05:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Craig Coleman | 52-80 |
| 05:04 | Southern | Brian Howell clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Semon - foul #1 on Jeff Semon, team foul #8 | 52-80 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), William Counts (C) Gary Mattera, David Frey | |
| Subs | Southern | Chris Cobb (C) Craig Coleman | |
| 05:04 | Southern | Brian Howell makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 05:04 | Southern | Brian Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-82 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Gregory Borchert is fouled on the floor by Brian Howell - foul #2 on Brian Howell, team foul #9 | 52-82 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 53-82 |
| 04:37 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Troy Bird clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 54-82 |
| 04:17 | American U. | Gregory Borchert pulls down the rebound | 54-82 |
| 03:56 | American U. | Jeff Semon loses the ball out of bounds | 54-82 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (SG) Christopher Woolery | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gregory Borchert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeff Semon (fresh) C - William Counts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Jasper (fresh) SG - Fred Eastland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Bird (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Southern | Troy Bird can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-82 |
| 03:33 | American U. | William Counts gets the rebound | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | American U. | The short jumper by William Counts is denied by Brian Howell | 54-82 |
| 03:25 | Southern | Brian Howell snags the defensive board | 54-82 |
| 03:20 | Southern | James Jasper misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-82 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Fred Eastland gets the offensive rebound | 54-82 |
| 03:07 | Southern | James Jasper makes the floater from the free throw line | 54-84 |
| 02:58 | American U. | Gregory Borchert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-84 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG), David Frey (C) Gregory Borchert, Jeff Semon | |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Woolery (SG), Craig Coleman (PF) James Jasper, Brian Howell | |
| 02:40 | Southern | Troy Bird drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Woolery | 54-86 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Fred Eastland picks off the pass by Ronnie Fletcher | 54-86 |
| 02:16 | Southern | Fred Eastland banks in the layup | 54-88 |
| 02:06 | American U. | Patrick Guy is whistled for traveling | 54-88 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG) Ronnie Fletcher | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Howell (SF) Chris Cobb | |
| 01:45 | Southern | Brian Howell hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Eastland | 54-90 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Gregory Borchert misses the lay-in | 54-90 |
| 01:25 | American U. | William Counts tips it but misses | 54-90 |
| 01:23 | Southern | Christopher Woolery grabs the board | 54-90 |
| 01:18 | Southern | Christopher Woolery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-90 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Troy Bird pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-90 |
| 01:05 | Southern | Troy Bird misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-90 |
| 01:03 | American U. | Gregory Borchert gets the rebound | 54-90 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Gregory Borchert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 54-90 |
| 00:46 | American U. | William Counts grabs the offensive rebound | 54-90 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | American U. | Patrick Guy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Patrick Guy, team foul #9 | 54-90 |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Semon (SF) Kevin Link | |
| Subs | Southern | Chris Cobb (PF) Christopher Woolery | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern | Troy Bird is called for traveling | 54-90 |
| 00:14 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-90 |
| 00:13 | Southern | Brian Howell grabs the board | 54-90 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Fred Eastland runs out the clock | 54-90 |