| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Hardee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Farrior (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - David Frey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Jeff Semon inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Eric Farrior steals the ball from Jeff Semon | 30-34 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Ellis - foul #3 on Jerome Ellis, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG) Jerome Ellis | |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:08 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Mattera | 34-36 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior loses the dribble to Ronnie Fletcher | 34-36 |
| 18:35 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Marvin Brown connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Eric Farrior and the foul's on Albert Glover - foul #2 on Albert Glover, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Marvin Brown makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Albert Glover misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hardee - foul #2 on Michael Hardee, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Albert Glover makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Albert Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Michael Hardee comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Marvin Brown grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hardee | 40-41 |
| 17:00 | American U. | Albert Glover knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Fletcher | 40-44 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Michael Hardee is fouled on the floor by Gary Mattera - foul #1 on Gary Mattera, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan (PG), Andrew Parish (SG), Wilbert Shiner (SF), Burton Hall (PF), Daniel Gunther (C) Michael Hardee, Gerardo Leon, Eric Farrior, Marvin Brown, Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (PF), Loren Johnson (C) Albert Glover, David Frey | |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Gunther misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 16:31 | American U. | The rebound goes to Walter Pothier | 40-44 |
| 16:10 | American U. | Jeff Semon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Fletcher | 40-47 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Loren Johnson denies the turnaround by Daniel Gunther | 40-47 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Gunther hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Parish (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wilbert Shiner (fresh) PF - Burton Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gunther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Pothier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Loren Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | American U. | Walter Pothier misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Burton Hall - foul #1 on Burton Hall, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon (SG), Robert Matthews (C) Andrew Parish, Daniel Gunther | |
| Subs | American U. | Danny Davis (PG), Jerome Ellis (SG), Albert Glover (PF) Gary Mattera, Ronnie Fletcher, Jeff Semon | |
| 15:35 | American U. | Walter Pothier makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:35 | American U. | Walter Pothier misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 42-48 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Hardee (PG) Matthew Jordan | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:00 | American U. | Danny Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Loren Johnson | 42-51 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Glover - foul #3 on Albert Glover, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior (SF) Wilbert Shiner | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Jeff Semon (SF), David Frey (C) Danny Davis, Walter Pothier, Loren Johnson | |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:43 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:23 | American U. | Jeff Semon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 14:22 | American U. | David Frey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 14:02 | American U. | Jeff Semon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerome Ellis and he's hacked by Michael Hardee - foul #3 on Michael Hardee, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish (SG), Marvin Brown (PF) Gerardo Leon, Burton Hall | |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Johnson (PF) Albert Glover | |
| 14:02 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 13:40 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 13:38 | American U. | Loren Johnson tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 13:37 | American U. | David Frey gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 13:26 | American U. | Jerome Ellis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Hardee | 49-54 |
| 12:52 | American U. | Jeff Semon is hacked by Robert Matthews - foul #2 on Robert Matthews, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), Burton Hall (C) Michael Hardee, Andrew Parish, Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (PF), Walter Pothier (C) Loren Johnson, David Frey | |
| 12:40 | American U. | Jerome Ellis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Brown | 52-57 |
| 12:11 | American U. | Gary Mattera drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Glover | 52-60 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Walter Pothier swats the layup by Eric Farrior | 52-60 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Burton Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Semon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Walter Pothier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | American U. | Walter Pothier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-60 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 11:16 | American U. | Walter Pothier drills a shot in the paint set up by Jerome Ellis | 57-62 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 10:51 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jeff Semon | 57-62 |
| 10:45 | American U. | Jerome Ellis is hacked by Gerardo Leon - foul #3 on Gerardo Leon, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Hardee (PG), Andrew Parish (SG), Wilbert Shiner (SF), Robert Matthews (C) Matthew Jordan, Gerardo Leon, Eric Farrior, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Danny Davis (SG), John Lance (SF), Loren Johnson (PF), David Frey (C) Gary Mattera, Jerome Ellis, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover, Walter Pothier | |
| 10:31 | American U. | Loren Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Parish | 57-62 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 57-62 |
| 10:03 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 09:55 | American U. | Danny Davis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-62 |
| 09:53 | American U. | David Frey gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:44 | American U. | John Lance can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-62 |
| 09:43 | American U. | John Lance gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Loren Johnson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-62 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 09:09 | American U. | Loren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:02 | American U. | David Frey banks in the layup set up by Danny Davis | 57-64 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews is called for traveling | 57-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), Daniel Gunther (PF) Michael Hardee, Andrew Parish, Burton Hall | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Jerome Ellis (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Danny Davis, John Lance, Loren Johnson | |
| 08:18 | American U. | Jeff Semon connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Jerome Ellis | 57-67 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerardo Leon | 60-67 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Gary Mattera's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Matthews | 60-67 |
| 07:49 | American U. | David Frey tips it in | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Matthew Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Leon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilbert Shiner (fresh) PF - Daniel Gunther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Frey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | David Frey swats the short shot by Wilbert Shiner | 60-69 |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews tips it in | 62-69 |
| 07:14 | American U. | Jerome Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-69 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Gunther snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Jeff Semon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 07:03 | American U. | Jeff Semon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 06:51 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Ellis is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #4 on Jerome Ellis, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Hardee (PG), Eric Farrior (SF), Marvin Brown (PF), Burton Hall (C) Matthew Jordan, Wilbert Shiner, Daniel Gunther, Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG), Walter Pothier (C) Jerome Ellis, David Frey | |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 06:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Albert Glover | 62-69 |
| 06:14 | American U. | Walter Pothier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-69 |
| 06:12 | Western Kentucky | Eric Farrior pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Gary Mattera - foul #2 on Gary Mattera, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon makes the 3rd free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:30 | American U. | Albert Glover misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 05:28 | American U. | Walter Pothier tips it home | 65-71 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Gerardo Leon is called for 3 seconds | 65-71 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish (SG), Robert Matthews (C) Gerardo Leon, Burton Hall | |
| Subs | American U. | Jerome Ellis (SG), Loren Johnson (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Albert Glover | |
| 04:40 | American U. | Gary Mattera can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Parish - foul #2 on Andrew Parish, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Lance (SF), David Frey (C) Jeff Semon, Walter Pothier | |
| 04:40 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 04:17 | American U. | Loren Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Gary Mattera drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Ellis | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | Loren Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Matthews | 65-75 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Hardee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Parish (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Lance (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Frey (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jerome Ellis is hacked by Michael Hardee - foul #4 on Michael Hardee, team foul #7 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Jordan (PG), Gerardo Leon (SG), Wilbert Shiner (SF), Burton Hall (PF) Michael Hardee, Andrew Parish, Eric Farrior, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF) Gary Mattera, John Lance, David Frey | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Jerome Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 03:19 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Johnson | 65-75 |
| 02:55 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Ellis | 65-78 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-78 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), David Frey (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Loren Johnson | |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Gary Mattera steals the ball from Wilbert Shiner | 65-78 |
| 02:37 | American U. | Albert Glover lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Mattera | 65-80 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Jordan | 67-80 |
| 02:09 | American U. | Jeff Semon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-80 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews grabs the board | 67-80 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Wilbert Shiner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 01:53 | American U. | David Frey pulls down the rebound | 67-80 |
| 01:24 | American U. | David Frey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Wilbert Shiner snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | David Frey is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #2 on David Frey, team foul #7 | 67-80 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish (SG) Gerardo Leon | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Danny Davis (SG), John Lance (SF), Walter Pothier (PF), Loren Johnson (C) Gary Mattera, Jerome Ellis, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover, David Frey | |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Walter Pothier loses the ball out of bounds | 69-80 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Gunther (C) Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Parish misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 69-80 |
| 00:41 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | American U. | Danny Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-80 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Gunther pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| 00:05 | Western Kentucky | Burton Hall misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 69-80 |
| 00:04 | American U. | John Lance pulls down the rebound | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher runs out the clock | 69-80 |