| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 3 stl. C - William Averett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Eugene Bluford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Irwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Cliff Irwin inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | Robert Stewart buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Cliff Irwin | 27-36 |
| 19:30 | American U. | Steve Easley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 19:29 | American U. | William Averett snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:13 | American U. | Cliff Irwin denies the turnaround by William Averett | 27-36 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Frederick Patterson snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Eugene Bluford is whistled for a carry | 27-36 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Steve Easley misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Cliff Irwin - foul #2 on Cliff Irwin, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Steve Easley makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Steve Easley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:33 | Howard | Frederick Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Thomas Brown makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Eugene Bluford | 28-38 |
| 17:50 | American U. | William Averett buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Easley | 31-38 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Damon Bellamy steps in front of the Robert Stewart pass | 31-38 |
| 17:19 | American U. | Jimmy Chill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Eugene Bluford pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Robert Stewart dunks the ball and he's fouled by Steve Easley - foul #1 on Steve Easley, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Howard Lewis (SF), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, Steve Easley, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Howard | Albert Tonn (SG), Keith Burdette (PF) Thomas Brown, Frederick Patterson | |
| 16:58 | Howard | Robert Stewart makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:31 | American U. | Howard Lewis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Cliff Irwin - foul #3 on Cliff Irwin, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG) Jimmy Chill | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Myers (PG), Marshall Liles (PF), Jim Waddington (C) Eugene Bluford, Cliff Irwin, Robert Stewart | |
| 16:31 | American U. | Howard Lewis makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:08 | Howard | Keith Burdette banks in the layup | 34-43 |
| 15:51 | American U. | Howard Lewis is hacked by Matthew Myers - foul #2 on Matthew Myers, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Earl Richardson, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Frederick Patterson (PF) Jim Waddington | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 3 stl. C - William Averett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Matthew Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Tonn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Burdette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Patterson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marshall Liles (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | American U. | William Averett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 15:40 | Howard | Keith Burdette gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:19 | Howard | Albert Tonn comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 15:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Montgomery | 34-43 |
| 15:06 | American U. | Russell King banks in the layup on a great pass from Damon Bellamy | 36-43 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Albert Tonn connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Myers | 36-45 |
| 14:35 | American U. | Russell King misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:33 | Howard | The rebound goes to Marshall Liles | 36-45 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Albert Tonn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Damon Bellamy - foul #2 on Damon Bellamy, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG), Steve Easley (SF) Russell King, Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Brown (SG), Cliff Irwin (SF), Robert Stewart (C) Matthew Myers, Keith Burdette, Marshall Liles | |
| 14:28 | Howard | Albert Tonn makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Albert Tonn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Steve Easley is whistled for traveling | 36-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Howard | Eugene Bluford (PG), Marshall Liles (PF) Albert Tonn, Frederick Patterson | |
| 13:49 | Howard | Eugene Bluford buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Stewart | 36-49 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Steven Rice is hacked by Marshall Liles - foul #2 on Marshall Liles, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG) Earl Richardson | |
| Subs | Howard | Keith Burdette (PF) Marshall Liles | |
| 13:33 | American U. | Jimmy Chill buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell King | 38-49 |
| 13:12 | Howard | Cliff Irwin is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Cliff Irwin, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Frederick Patterson (PF) Cliff Irwin | |
| 12:48 | American U. | Dennis Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 12:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Keith Burdette | 38-49 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Eugene Bluford scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Patterson | 38-52 |
| 12:21 | American U. | Steve Easley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-52 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Frederick Patterson grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 12:00 | Howard | Frederick Patterson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Bluford | 38-54 |
| 11:47 | American U. | Russell King clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-54 |
| 11:46 | Howard | Robert Stewart pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Easley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Eugene Bluford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Burdette (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Frederick Patterson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Brooks | 38-54 |
| 11:12 | American U. | Robert Stewart swats the layup by Steve Easley | 38-54 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Keith Burdette grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 11:04 | Howard | Thomas Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Patterson | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:48 | American U. | Steven Rice can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Dennis Brooks tips it home | 40-56 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Thomas Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell King - foul #2 on Russell King, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG), Damon Bellamy (SG), Howard Lewis (SF), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Jimmy Chill, Russell King, Steve Easley, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Albert Tonn (PG), Jim Waddington (SF), Marshall Liles (C) Eugene Bluford, Keith Burdette, Robert Stewart | |
| 10:23 | Howard | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:14 | American U. | Damon Bellamy clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-58 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Jim Waddington grabs the board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:49 | Howard | Albert Tonn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Albert Tonn, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Myers (PG) Thomas Brown | |
| 09:41 | American U. | Damon Bellamy buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Lewis | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:15 | Howard | Frederick Patterson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-58 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Earl Richardson grabs the board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:55 | American U. | William Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 43-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG) Earl Richardson | |
| Subs | Howard | Eugene Bluford (PG), Robert Stewart (C) Matthew Myers, Frederick Patterson | |
| 08:42 | Howard | Eugene Bluford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Lewis - foul #2 on Howard Lewis, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Keith Burdette (SF) Robert Stewart | |
| 08:42 | Howard | Eugene Bluford makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:42 | Howard | Eugene Bluford misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 08:42 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Montgomery | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:21 | American U. | Jimmy Chill clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Jim Waddington pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Jimmy Chill steals it from Eugene Bluford | 43-59 |
| 08:02 | American U. | Marshall Liles steals the ball from William Montgomery | 43-59 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Marshall Liles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 07:38 | American U. | Damon Bellamy grabs the board | 43-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Bellamy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Montgomery (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Averett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Eugene Bluford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Tonn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Burdette (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Marshall Liles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Waddington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Howard Lewis is fouled on the floor by Keith Burdette - foul #1 on Keith Burdette, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell King (SG), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Damon Bellamy, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Ferrier (SG), Cliff Irwin (SF), Robert Stewart (C) Albert Tonn, Marshall Liles, Jim Waddington | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Howard Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 07:26 | American U. | Howard Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:13 | Howard | Keith Burdette hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Bluford | 45-61 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Keith Burdette denies the turnaround by Steven Rice | 45-61 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Keith Burdette gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:41 | Howard | Eugene Bluford hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jack Ferrier | 45-63 |
| 06:26 | American U. | Eugene Bluford picks off the pass by Russell King | 45-63 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Keith Burdette misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Rice - foul #1 on Steven Rice, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Damon Bellamy (SG), Steve Easley (SF), William Montgomery (PF), William Averett (C) Jimmy Chill, Howard Lewis, Steven Rice, Dennis Brooks | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Myers (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Frederick Patterson (PF) Eugene Bluford, Jack Ferrier, Robert Stewart | |
| 06:09 | Howard | Keith Burdette misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Keith Burdette misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:09 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Averett | 45-63 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Steve Easley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Damon Bellamy | 48-63 |
| 05:29 | Howard | Cliff Irwin clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Keith Burdette hits the follow up shot | 48-65 |
| 05:08 | American U. | Russell King makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Damon Bellamy and the foul's on Matthew Myers - foul #3 on Matthew Myers, team foul #8 | 50-65 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Albert Tonn (PG), Marshall Liles (C) Matthew Myers, Keith Burdette | |
| 05:08 | American U. | Russell King makes the free throw | 51-65 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Albert Tonn is hacked by Russell King - foul #3 on Russell King, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmy Chill (PG) Russell King | |
| Subs | Howard | Eugene Bluford (PG), Robert Stewart (C) Albert Tonn, Marshall Liles | |
| 04:10 | Howard | Frederick Patterson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Bluford | 51-67 |
| 03:54 | American U. | Damon Bellamy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 03:53 | Howard | Cliff Irwin grabs the board | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Howard | Robert Stewart misses the jumper from close range | 51-67 |
| 03:26 | Howard | Frederick Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmy Chill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damon Bellamy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Easley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Averett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Eugene Bluford (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Irwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Howard | Cliff Irwin loses the dribble to William Montgomery | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:41 | American U. | Jimmy Chill drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Damon Bellamy | 54-67 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Steve Easley steals it from Robert Stewart | 54-67 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Damon Bellamy banks in the layup set up by Steve Easley | 56-67 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Frederick Patterson hits the finger roll set up by Cliff Irwin and he's hacked by Steve Easley - foul #2 on Steve Easley, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | American U. | Earl Richardson (PG), Russell King (SG), Howard Lewis (SF), Steven Rice (PF), Dennis Brooks (C) Jimmy Chill, Damon Bellamy, Steve Easley, William Montgomery, William Averett | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Myers (PG), Albert Tonn (SG), Keith Burdette (SF), Marshall Liles (C) Eugene Bluford, Thomas Brown, Cliff Irwin, Robert Stewart | |
| 02:00 | Howard | Frederick Patterson makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:51 | American U. | Howard Lewis hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Earl Richardson and the foul's on Albert Tonn - foul #2 on Albert Tonn, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jim Waddington (C) Frederick Patterson | |
| 01:51 | American U. | Howard Lewis misses the free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Marshall Liles | 58-70 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Keith Burdette connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Matthew Myers | 58-72 |
| 01:15 | American U. | Earl Richardson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-72 |
| 01:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Marshall Liles | 58-72 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Dennis Brooks denies the turnaround by Keith Burdette | 58-72 |
| 00:48 | American U. | Howard Lewis snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | American U. | Russell King drills a floater from the right wing set up by Earl Richardson | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Howard | Jim Waddington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-72 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Howard Lewis clanks a jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Keith Burdette snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Matthew Myers runs out the clock | 60-72 |