| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Victor Cunniff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Percy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lynn Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Frey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Jeff Semon inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:56 | American U. | Jerome Ellis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Ellis, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:49 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-40 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Percy Anderson | 35-40 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Victor Cunniff steals the ball from Albert Glover | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff slams it home | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | American U. | Albert Glover makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jerome Ellis | 37-42 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Jerome Ellis steals the ball from Percy Anderson | 37-42 |
| 18:31 | American U. | Jerome Ellis lays it up and in | 37-44 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 17:58 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Jerome Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lynn Merchant | 40-44 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Robert Turner picks off the pass by Jeff Semon | 40-44 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Lynn Merchant | 42-44 |
| 16:51 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Cunniff - foul #2 on Victor Cunniff, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal (PG), Dustin Truss (SG), Nathaniel Gibbons (SF), James Frederick (PF), Kent Coan (C) Victor Cunniff, Percy Anderson, Raymond Miller, Robert Turner, Lynn Merchant | |
| Subs | American U. | Danny Davis (PG), Lloyd Romaine (SG), John Lance (SF), Walter Pothier (PF), Loren Johnson (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Jerome Ellis, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover, David Frey | |
| 16:24 | American U. | Loren Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Truss - foul #2 on Dustin Truss, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 16:24 | American U. | Loren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:24 | American U. | Loren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Kent Coan travels with the ball | 42-46 |
| 15:54 | American U. | Walter Pothier buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Danny Davis | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ruben Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Truss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Gibbons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kent Coan (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Danny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Lance (fresh) PF - Walter Pothier (fresh) 4 pts. C - Loren Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | James Frederick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 15:36 | American U. | John Lance pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 15:20 | American U. | John Lance is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Gibbons - foul #2 on Nathaniel Gibbons, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Arocho (PG), Percy Anderson (SG), Raymond Miller (SF), Robert Turner (PF), Lynn Merchant (C) Ruben Neal, Dustin Truss, Nathaniel Gibbons, James Frederick, Kent Coan | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Jerome Ellis (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF), David Frey (C) Danny Davis, Lloyd Romaine, John Lance, Walter Pothier, Loren Johnson | |
| 15:08 | American U. | Lynn Merchant is called for the reach on Jerome Ellis - foul #1 on Lynn Merchant, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 14:55 | American U. | Jerome Ellis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Percy Anderson | 42-48 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal (SG) Percy Anderson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:18 | American U. | Jeff Semon clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #3 on Robert Turner, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Frederick (C) Lynn Merchant | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG) Jerome Ellis | |
| 14:18 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 14:18 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-50 |
| 13:54 | American U. | Jeff Semon snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is hacked by Raymond Miller - foul #2 on Raymond Miller, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff (PG), Dustin Truss (SG), Nathaniel Gibbons (SF), Lynn Merchant (C) Troy Arocho, Ruben Neal, Raymond Miller, Robert Turner | |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Clement (SF), Loren Johnson (C) Jeff Semon, David Frey | |
| 13:32 | American U. | Loren Johnson is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Clement | 42-52 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:12 | American U. | Stephen Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Gibbons - foul #3 on Nathaniel Gibbons, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Danny Davis (SG), John Lance (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Albert Glover | |
| 13:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 12:54 | American U. | Loren Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 12:29 | American U. | Victor Cunniff steals it from John Lance | 42-54 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Frederick | 44-54 |
| 11:41 | American U. | Gary Mattera clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 11:39 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to John Lance | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Victor Cunniff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dustin Truss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Gibbons (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Frederick (tiring) 3 reb. C - Lynn Merchant (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Clement (fairly fresh) PF - Loren Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lance (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | American U. | Stephen Clement loses the ball out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Arocho (PG), Ruben Neal (SG), Raymond Miller (SF), Robert Turner (PF), Kent Coan (C) Victor Cunniff, Dustin Truss, Nathaniel Gibbons, James Frederick, Lynn Merchant | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Jerome Ellis (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF), Walter Pothier (C) Gary Mattera, Danny Davis, Stephen Clement, Loren Johnson, John Lance | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal misses the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Jerome Ellis - foul #2 on Jerome Ellis, team foul #2 | 44-54 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal makes the 3rd free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:03 | American U. | Jerome Ellis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Walter Pothier snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 10:36 | American U. | Albert Glover connects on the open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronnie Fletcher | 46-58 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-58 |
| 10:25 | American U. | Jeff Semon grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Ruben Neal steps in front of the Jerome Ellis pass in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal banks in the layup | 48-58 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Troy Arocho in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Miller | 50-58 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Walter Pothier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kent Coan - foul #1 on Kent Coan, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff (PG), Percy Anderson (SG), Lynn Merchant (C) Troy Arocho, Ruben Neal, Kent Coan | |
| Subs | American U. | Danny Davis (SG), David Frey (C) Jerome Ellis, Albert Glover | |
| 09:50 | American U. | Walter Pothier makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Walter Pothier makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Percy Anderson | 52-60 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Victor Cunniff - foul #3 on Victor Cunniff, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Albert Glover (PF) Danny Davis, Walter Pothier | |
| 09:20 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Mattera - foul #4 on Gary Mattera, team foul #3 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons (SF) Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | American U. | Lloyd Romaine (PG), Jerome Ellis (SG), Stephen Clement (SF) Gary Mattera, Ronnie Fletcher, Jeff Semon | |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:40 | American U. | Stephen Clement misses badly on a shot in the lane | 53-61 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Cunniff | 56-61 |
| 07:56 | American U. | Victor Cunniff is called for the reach on David Frey - foul #4 on Victor Cunniff, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal (PG), Dustin Truss (SG), Raymond Miller (SF), James Frederick (C) Victor Cunniff, Percy Anderson, Nathaniel Gibbons, Lynn Merchant | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Danny Davis (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Loren Johnson (PF) Lloyd Romaine, Jerome Ellis, Stephen Clement, Albert Glover | |
| 07:56 | American U. | David Frey makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:56 | American U. | David Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern State | James Frederick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Miller | 56-63 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Dustin Truss | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Ruben Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Truss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Turner (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - James Frederick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Frey (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera is hacked by Robert Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Turner, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kent Coan (PF) Robert Turner | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG), John Lance (C) Danny Davis, David Frey | |
| 07:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:10 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Kent Coan pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Loren Johnson | 59-64 |
| 06:50 | American U. | Gary Mattera drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeff Semon | 59-66 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal is whistled for traveling | 59-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Arocho (PG), Nathaniel Gibbons (SF) Dustin Truss, Raymond Miller | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (C) Loren Johnson | |
| 06:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern State | James Frederick snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Semon - foul #2 on Jeff Semon, team foul #4 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson (SG), Lynn Merchant (C) Ruben Neal, Kent Coan | |
| Subs | American U. | Jerome Ellis (SG), Stephen Clement (SF), Albert Glover (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Jeff Semon, John Lance | |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:43 | American U. | Gary Mattera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Arocho - foul #1 on Troy Arocho, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| 05:43 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:43 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dustin Truss (SG), Raymond Miller (SF), Robert Turner (PF) Percy Anderson, Nathaniel Gibbons, James Frederick | |
| Subs | American U. | Danny Davis (PG), David Frey (C) Gary Mattera, Walter Pothier | |
| 04:59 | American U. | Danny Davis misses the lay-in | 61-68 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | Dustin Truss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner hits the follow up shot | 63-68 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Raymond Miller is called for the reach on Stephen Clement - foul #3 on Raymond Miller, team foul #13 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff (PG), Ruben Neal (SG) Troy Arocho, Dustin Truss | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Jeff Semon (SF), Loren Johnson (PF) Jerome Ellis, Albert Glover, David Frey | |
| 04:27 | American U. | Stephen Clement misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Stephen Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson (SG), Kent Coan (C) Ruben Neal, Lynn Merchant | |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), John Lance (C) Danny Davis, Stephen Clement | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 04:14 | American U. | John Lance grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:57 | American U. | Loren Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons (SF), James Frederick (C) Raymond Miller, Robert Turner | |
| Subs | American U. | Jerome Ellis (SG) Ronnie Fletcher | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson is fouled on the floor by John Lance - foul #2 on John Lance, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathaniel Gibbons | 65-69 |
| 03:08 | American U. | Gary Mattera drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerome Ellis | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Victor Cunniff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Percy Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gibbons (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kent Coan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Frederick (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loren Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lance (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | Nathaniel Gibbons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-72 |
| 02:44 | American U. | Loren Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 02:44 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller (SF), Robert Turner (PF), Lynn Merchant (C) Nathaniel Gibbons, Kent Coan, James Frederick | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (PF) John Lance | |
| 02:15 | American U. | Loren Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Percy Anderson - foul #2 on Percy Anderson, team foul #14 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal (SG) Percy Anderson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 02:15 | American U. | Loren Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:15 | American U. | Loren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller hits a runner in the paint set up by Ruben Neal | 67-73 |
| 01:56 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Percy Anderson (SG) Ruben Neal | |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Glover (PF), David Frey (C) Loren Johnson, Walter Pothier | |
| 01:54 | American U. | Jerome Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller jams it set up by Victor Cunniff | 69-73 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Jerome Ellis clanks a jumper from the right wing | 69-73 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Albert Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Gary Mattera scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Ellis | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern State | Victor Cunniff makes the runner from close range | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | American U. | Gary Mattera is hacked by Victor Cunniff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Cunniff, team foul #15 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ruben Neal (PG) Victor Cunniff | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG), Walter Pothier (PF) Jerome Ellis, Albert Glover | |
| 00:44 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:44 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | Robert Turner pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant drills a floater near the basket | 73-77 |
| 00:38 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jerome Ellis (SG), Albert Glover (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Walter Pothier | |
| 00:37 | American U. | Ruben Neal is called for the reach on Jeff Semon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Neal, team foul #16 | 73-77 |
| 00:37 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:37 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant is hacked by David Frey - foul #1 on David Frey, team foul #6 | 73-79 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern State | Albert Glover steps in front of the Lynn Merchant pass | 73-79 |
| 00:24 | American U. | Gary Mattera is hacked by Percy Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Percy Anderson, team foul #17 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (SG), Walter Pothier (C) Jerome Ellis, David Frey | |
| 00:24 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:24 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Fletcher steals it from Ruben Neal in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| 00:22 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | David Frey (C) Albert Glover | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon is fouled on the floor by Ruben Neal - foul #2 on Ruben Neal, team foul #18 | 73-81 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Jeff Semon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-83 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Lynn Merchant tips it home | 75-83 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Ruben Neal is called for the reach on Gary Mattera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ruben Neal, team foul #19 | 75-83 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Gary Mattera makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ruben Neal and the foul's on Ronnie Fletcher - foul #1 on Ronnie Fletcher, team foul #7 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jerome Ellis (SG), Albert Glover (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Walter Pothier | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Raymond Miller misses the free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:05 | American U. | David Frey snags the defensive board | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Gary Mattera runs out the clock | 77-85 |