| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Willett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Eugene Terry hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Marcus | 25-30 |
| 19:27 | American U. | Milan Russo blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 19:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Patrick Barbee | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Ohio | Eugene Terry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Marcus | 27-30 |
| 18:47 | American U. | James Carver knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Willett | 27-32 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Chris Cephas is fouled on the floor by Robert Willoughby - foul #2 on Robert Willoughby, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Michael Marcus, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 18:05 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Willoughby - foul #3 on Robert Willoughby, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Patrick Barbee (SF), William Beasley (C) Lawrence Bolding, Scott Howard, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | John Daniel (SF) Robert Willoughby | |
| 18:05 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:05 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | American U. | Kent Vegas comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 29-32 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Milan Russo snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:22 | American U. | Milan Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:21 | American U. | Charles Willett tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 17:20 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dutton | 29-32 |
| 16:57 | Ohio | Chris Cephas scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Barbee | 32-32 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Chris Cephas is called for the reach on Milan Russo - foul #1 on Chris Cephas, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton, William Beasley | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), Kevin Swenson (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Kent Vegas | |
| 16:06 | American U. | John Daniel misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 16:04 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-32 |
| 15:45 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding can't tip it in | 32-32 |
| 15:44 | Ohio | Paul Feldman tips it but misses | 32-32 |
| 15:42 | American U. | Kevin Cowans grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Lawrence Bolding (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) SF - Scott Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Brian Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cowans (fresh) 2 reb. SF - John Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milan Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | American U. | Kevin Cowans's pass is intercepted by Paul Feldman | 32-32 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Paul Feldman is hacked by Brian Charland - foul #1 on Brian Charland, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Paul Feldman | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Charles Willett (SG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, Kevin Cowans, Milan Russo, Kevin Swenson | |
| 14:53 | Ohio | Chris Cephas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 14:45 | American U. | Charles Willett comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Eugene Terry grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 14:23 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kent Vegas | 35-32 |
| 14:11 | American U. | John Daniel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Daniel, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Cowans (PF) John Daniel | |
| 13:50 | Ohio | Eugene Terry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Willoughby - foul #4 on Robert Willoughby, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Kidd (PF) Paul Feldman | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Swenson (PF) Robert Willoughby | |
| 13:50 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:34 | American U. | Michael Marcus is called for the reach on James Carver - foul #1 on Michael Marcus, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Scott Howard, Henry Kidd | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:27 | American U. | Eugene Terry blocks the short jumper by Kevin Swenson | 37-32 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Kevin Cowans tips it in | 37-34 |
| 13:07 | Ohio | Paul Feldman is hacked by James Carver - foul #2 on James Carver, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:48 | Ohio | Chris Cephas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Chris Cephas, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Henry Kidd (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Chris Cephas, Lawrence Dutton, William Beasley | |
| Subs | American U. | John Daniel (SF) Kevin Swenson | |
| 12:34 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Kidd - foul #1 on Henry Kidd, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Henry Kidd, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Milan Russo (PF) James Carver, Kevin Cowans | |
| 12:34 | American U. | Kent Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:34 | American U. | Kent Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Kent Vegas gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | American U. | Milan Russo double dribbles | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, William Beasley | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Cowans (SG), Kevin Swenson (C) Charles Willett, Kent Vegas | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Kevin Swenson is called for the reach on Eugene Terry - foul #3 on Kevin Swenson, team foul #7 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG) Roy Bucher | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG) Brian Charland | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Cowans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:01 | American U. | Milan Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Howard - foul #2 on Scott Howard, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Henry Kidd (PF) Chris Cephas, Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton | |
| Subs | American U. | Bill Umstead (C) John Daniel | |
| 11:01 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Eugene Terry knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Bucher | 41-38 |
| 10:18 | American U. | Kevin Swenson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Kidd - foul #2 on Henry Kidd, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Michael Marcus, Roy Bucher, Patrick Barbee, Henry Kidd | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG), Kent Vegas (C) Milan Russo, Bill Umstead | |
| 10:18 | American U. | Kevin Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | American U. | Kevin Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Eugene Terry gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Kevin Cowans is called for the reach on Scott Howard - foul #3 on Kevin Cowans, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Lawrence Bolding, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | John Daniel (SF) Kevin Swenson | |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Scott Howard makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Scott Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:30 | American U. | Kent Vegas drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Cowans | 43-41 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Charles Willett is called for the reach on Chris Cephas - foul #1 on Charles Willett, team foul #9 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, William Beasley | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG) James Carver | |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Chris Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Chris Cephas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:01 | American U. | Kevin Cowans grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:53 | American U. | Chris Cephas steals the ball from Charles Willett | 44-41 |
| 08:50 | Ohio | Chris Cephas throws it down | 46-41 |
| 08:28 | American U. | John Daniel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 08:27 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Eugene Terry | 46-41 |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Michael Marcus drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Chris Cephas and he's fouled by Brian Charland - foul #2 on Brian Charland, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Chris Cephas, Paul Feldman | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Swenson (SF), Milan Russo (PF), Bill Umstead (C) John Daniel, Kevin Cowans, Kent Vegas | |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Michael Marcus misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:04 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | Michael Marcus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roy Bucher | 50-41 |
| 07:28 | American U. | Bill Umstead loses the ball out of bounds | 50-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Michael Marcus, Roy Bucher, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Robert Willoughby (SF) Charles Willett, Bill Umstead | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Lawrence Bolding (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Chris Cephas | 52-41 |
| 06:46 | American U. | Milan Russo jams it on a great pass from James Carver | 52-43 |
| 06:29 | Ohio | Chris Cephas drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Bolding | 55-43 |
| 06:08 | American U. | Robert Willoughby loses the dribble to Chris Cephas | 55-43 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 05:45 | American U. | James Carver snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 05:36 | American U. | Milan Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Chris Cephas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:35 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Lawrence Bolding, Chris Cephas, Scott Howard, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, Kevin Swenson | |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Marcus | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:02 | American U. | Kent Vegas is called for a backcourt violation | 57-43 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-43 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton tips it in | 59-43 |
| 04:14 | American U. | Patrick Barbee is called for the reach on Milan Russo - foul #1 on Patrick Barbee, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Scott Howard (SF), Henry Kidd (PF) Michael Marcus, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), John Daniel (SF), Kevin Swenson (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Robert Willoughby, Kent Vegas | |
| 04:14 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:14 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 03:56 | Ohio | William Beasley misses the shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 03:55 | American U. | Milan Russo gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | American U. | John Daniel misses the easy layup | 59-45 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Kevin Cowans tips it home | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Roy Bucher is fouled on the floor by John Daniel - foul #3 on John Daniel, team foul #11 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Lawrence Bolding, Scott Howard, Henry Kidd, William Beasley | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Charles Willett (SG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, Kevin Cowans, Milan Russo, Kevin Swenson | |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Roy Bucher makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Roy Bucher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:17 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-47 |
| 03:16 | American U. | John Daniel can't tip it in | 61-47 |
| 03:14 | Ohio | Eugene Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Willett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-47 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Robert Willoughby snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:45 | American U. | James Carver misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 02:44 | Ohio | Eugene Terry snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Marcus | 64-47 |
| 02:00 | American U. | Kent Vegas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Terry - foul #2 on Eugene Terry, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Scott Howard (SF), William Beasley (C) Michael Marcus, Patrick Barbee, Eugene Terry | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), Kevin Swenson (PF) James Carver, Charles Willett, Robert Willoughby | |
| 02:00 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:00 | American U. | Kent Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:36 | Ohio | William Beasley's pass is intercepted by John Daniel | 64-48 |
| 01:33 | American U. | John Daniel lays it up and in | 64-50 |
| 01:09 | Ohio | William Beasley can't finish the layup | 64-50 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Brian Charland grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 00:54 | American U. | Kevin Cowans makes the 3 from straight away | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 64-53 |
| 00:26 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | American U. | Scott Howard steals the ball from Kevin Swenson | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding runs out the clock | 66-53 |