| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Solomon Soluri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Roache (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Kevin Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Gallagher (fresh) SF - George Chalfant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Forrest Bauder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Forrest Bauder | 37-37 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Roache | 40-37 |
| 18:53 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher hits a floater from the left side | 40-39 |
| 18:44 | American U. | Charles Price misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-39 |
| 18:42 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Johnson | 40-39 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Kevin Collins picks off the pass by Joshua Johnson | 40-39 |
| 18:13 | Holy Cross | Antonio Bayne is called for the reach on Kevin Whitmore - foul #1 on Antonio Bayne, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Siders (PG), Gerald Danner (SG), Alan Vaillancourt (SF), Michael Liddle (PF), Alan Zimmerman (C) Charles Price, Joshua Johnson, Solomon Soluri, Antonio Bayne, Gary Roache | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Ricketts (PG), David Godlewski (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) William Gallagher, Forrest Bauder, Kevin Whitmore | |
| 17:47 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by David Godlewski | 40-41 |
| 17:35 | American U. | Alan Zimmerman is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Siders | 42-41 |
| 17:14 | Holy Cross | Robert Siders steals it from George Chalfant | 42-41 |
| 16:58 | American U. | Alan Vaillancourt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:56 | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:36 | Holy Cross | Alan Zimmerman is called for the reach on Charles Ricketts - foul #2 on Alan Zimmerman, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Price (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Solomon Soluri (SF), Antonio Bayne (PF), Gary Roache (C) Robert Siders, Gerald Danner, Alan Vaillancourt, Michael Liddle, Alan Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gallagher (SG), Forrest Bauder (PF), Charles Garber (C) Kevin Collins, David Godlewski, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| 16:17 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 16:15 | American U. | Gary Roache gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:10 | American U. | Charles Price is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 15:51 | Holy Cross | Charles Ricketts is fouled on the floor by Joshua Johnson - foul #1 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Williams (PG), Thomas Jennings (SG), Kevin Whitmore (C) Charles Ricketts, William Gallagher, Charles Garber | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Solomon Soluri (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Roache (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Chalfant (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Forrest Bauder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant can't throw it down but he's fouled by Solomon Soluri - foul #2 on Solomon Soluri, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 15:31 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:31 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:31 | American U. | Gary Roache grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 15:13 | American U. | Joshua Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:11 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Kevin Whitmore | 45-42 |
| 15:05 | Holy Cross | Thomas Jennings scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Williams | 45-45 |
| 14:46 | American U. | John Williams is called for the reach on Charles Price - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Siders (PG), Gerald Danner (SG), Alan Vaillancourt (SF), Michael Liddle (PF), Alan Zimmerman (C) Charles Price, Joshua Johnson, Solomon Soluri, Antonio Bayne, Gary Roache | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins (PG), David Godlewski (PF), Charles Garber (C) John Williams, Forrest Bauder, Kevin Whitmore | |
| 14:32 | American U. | Gerald Danner loses the dribble to Charles Garber | 45-45 |
| 14:06 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Jennings | 45-48 |
| 13:52 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Jennings - foul #4 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gallagher (SG), Charles Ricketts (SF), Forrest Bauder (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Thomas Jennings, George Chalfant, David Godlewski, Charles Garber | |
| 13:52 | American U. | Gerald Danner makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:52 | American U. | Gerald Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:32 | Holy Cross | Charles Ricketts is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Price (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Russell Blow (SF), Antonio Bayne (PF), Gary Roache (C) Robert Siders, Gerald Danner, Alan Vaillancourt, Michael Liddle, Alan Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 13:12 | American U. | Gary Roache comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 13:10 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:44 | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:42 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Price | 47-48 |
| 12:40 | American U. | Charles Price is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Ricketts - foul #3 on Charles Ricketts, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Solomon Soluri (SF) Russell Blow | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Chalfant (SF), Kevin Whitmore (C) Kevin Collins, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| 12:35 | American U. | Charles Price connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Roache | 50-48 |
| 12:12 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder clanks a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 12:11 | American U. | The rebound goes to Antonio Bayne | 50-48 |
| 12:05 | American U. | Charles Price can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Solomon Soluri tips it in | 52-48 |
| 11:46 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder is fouled on the floor by Charles Price - foul #1 on Charles Price, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG), Alan Vaillancourt (SG), Michael Liddle (PF), Alan Zimmerman (C) Charles Price, Joshua Johnson, Antonio Bayne, Gary Roache | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins (PG), David Godlewski (PF), Charles Garber (C) Charles Ricketts, Forrest Bauder, Kevin Whitmore | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gerald Danner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alan Vaillancourt (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Solomon Soluri (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Liddle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Kevin Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Gallagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Chalfant (tiring) 8 pts. PF - David Godlewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Garber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alan Vaillancourt - foul #1 on Alan Vaillancourt, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 11:27 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:27 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Michael Liddle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| 11:09 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Liddle - foul #2 on Michael Liddle, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Siders (PG) Solomon Soluri | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore (C) Charles Garber | |
| 11:09 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:09 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 10:44 | American U. | Michael Liddle misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Alan Vaillancourt gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:24 | American U. | Michael Liddle is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Siders | 54-52 |
| 10:04 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Alan Vaillancourt is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gerald Danner | 56-54 |
| 09:29 | Holy Cross | David Godlewski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 09:27 | American U. | Alan Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Gerald Danner is fouled in the backcourt by William Gallagher - foul #2 on William Gallagher, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Price (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Solomon Soluri (SF), Antonio Bayne (PF), Gary Roache (C) Robert Siders, Gerald Danner, Alan Vaillancourt, Michael Liddle, Alan Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Ricketts (PG), Forrest Bauder (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Kevin Collins, David Godlewski, Kevin Whitmore | |
| 09:06 | American U. | Antonio Bayne misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Forrest Bauder - foul #1 on Forrest Bauder, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| 09:06 | American U. | Antonio Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | American U. | Antonio Bayne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | Holy Cross | Ivan Szaflarski snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 08:49 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 08:47 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Joshua Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 08:25 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Forrest Bauder | 57-56 |
| 08:21 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Roache | 57-56 |
| 08:19 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:59 | American U. | Joshua Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by William Gallagher - foul #3 on William Gallagher, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Williams (PG), Thomas Jennings (SG), Charles Garber (C) William Gallagher, George Chalfant, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| 07:34 | American U. | Joshua Johnson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Price | 60-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Price (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Solomon Soluri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Antonio Bayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Roache (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Ricketts (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Forrest Bauder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Garber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Holy Cross | John Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Siders (PG), Gerald Danner (SG), Russell Blow (SF), Michael Liddle (PF) Charles Price, Joshua Johnson, Solomon Soluri, Antonio Bayne | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 07:18 | American U. | Robert Siders is hacked by Charles Ricketts - foul #4 on Charles Ricketts, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Zimmerman (C) Gary Roache | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 07:18 | American U. | Robert Siders makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:18 | American U. | Robert Siders makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:09 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder hits a fadeaway near the basket | 62-61 |
| 06:49 | American U. | Russell Blow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins (SF), Kevin Whitmore (C) Charles Ricketts, Charles Garber | |
| 06:27 | Holy Cross | John Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 06:21 | American U. | Russell Blow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 06:20 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 06:15 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 05:58 | American U. | Russell Blow is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Danner | 64-66 |
| 05:41 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore lays it in | 64-68 |
| 05:41 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Price (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Solomon Soluri (SF), Antonio Bayne (PF), Gary Roache (C) Robert Siders, Gerald Danner, Russell Blow, Michael Liddle, Alan Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Chalfant (SF), David Godlewski (PF), Ivan Szaflarski (C) Kevin Collins, Forrest Bauder, Kevin Whitmore | |
| 05:23 | American U. | Joshua Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #8 | 64-68 |
| 05:03 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 64-68 |
| 05:01 | American U. | Gary Roache gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Gary Roache hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 64-68 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Charles Price gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:38 | American U. | Solomon Soluri banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Charles Price | 66-68 |
| 04:33 | Holy Cross | John Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Antonio Bayne grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Charles Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Ricketts (SF), Charles Garber (C) George Chalfant, Ivan Szaflarski | |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Thomas Jennings can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Roache - foul #2 on Gary Roache, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder (PF) David Godlewski | |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Thomas Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Thomas Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Charles Price is hacked by John Williams - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Vaillancourt (SF), Michael Liddle (PF), Alan Zimmerman (C) Solomon Soluri, Antonio Bayne, Gary Roache | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins (SF) John Williams | |
| 03:58 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Charles Price misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:58 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 03:40 | Holy Cross | Charles Price steals it from Charles Ricketts | 67-69 |
| 03:35 | American U. | Charles Price banks in the layup | 69-69 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Price (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Alan Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Liddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Charles Ricketts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Jennings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Forrest Bauder (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Garber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Charles Garber connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Collins | 69-71 |
| 03:03 | American U. | Charles Price is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jennings - foul #5 on Thomas Jennings, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (SG), Antonio Bayne (PF), Gary Roache (C) Joshua Johnson, Michael Liddle, Alan Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gallagher (SG), George Chalfant (SF), Kevin Whitmore (C) Thomas Jennings, Kevin Collins, Charles Garber | |
| 03:03 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:03 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:50 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 02:48 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant misses the tip | 71-71 |
| 02:46 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gerald Danner | 71-71 |
| 02:46 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Solomon Soluri (SF) Alan Vaillancourt | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Godlewski (PF) Forrest Bauder | |
| 02:28 | American U. | Gary Roache is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gary Roache, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Joshua Johnson (SG) Charles Price | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Kevin Collins (PG) Charles Ricketts | |
| 02:25 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Price (PG) Gerald Danner | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 02:04 | American U. | Charles Price grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:52 | American U. | Antonio Bayne is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Roache | 73-71 |
| 01:52 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder (PF) David Godlewski | |
| 01:24 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore is called for traveling | 73-71 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Charles Price is fouled on the floor by Forrest Bauder - foul #2 on Forrest Bauder, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Charles Price misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Charles Price misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:08 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:08 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-71 |
| 00:54 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Forrest Bauder hits the follow up shot | 73-73 |
| 00:31 | American U. | Gary Roache lays it up and in and he's hacked by Kevin Collins - foul #1 on Kevin Collins, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 00:31 | American U. | Gary Roache misses the free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Kevin Whitmore snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 00:31 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Holy Cross | George Chalfant is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Chalfant, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | American U. | Kevin Collins is called for the reach on Charles Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Collins, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Charles Price makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | William Gallagher misses short on a halfcourt shot | 77-73 |