| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Yoshida (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Willett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Harold Peters inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Lafayette | James Coll hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 19:45 | American U. | Milan Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Milan Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 19:28 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 19:10 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Coll | 39-38 |
| 18:50 | American U. | Milan Russo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Dave Maloney - foul #3 on Dave Maloney, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Harvey Ray (PF) Dave Maloney | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 18:50 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 18:36 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby lays it up and in | 41-41 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Charles Willett knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:54 | Lafayette | Harold Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Gilbert Harmon (C) James Coll, Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | Jonathan Zamarripa (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), John Daniel (PF), Kevin Swenson (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Milan Russo, Kent Vegas | |
| 17:46 | American U. | Robert Willoughby loses the dribble to Harvey Ray | 41-44 |
| 17:31 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gilbert Harmon | 43-44 |
| 17:24 | American U. | Sean Sultan takes the ball from Kevin Swenson in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 17:22 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Sultan | 45-44 |
| 17:15 | American U. | Robert Willoughby is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Harmon - foul #2 on Gilbert Harmon, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wayne Halloran (PF) Harvey Ray | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:08 | American U. | Kevin Cowans makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Swenson | 45-46 |
| 16:55 | Lafayette | Kevin Cowans is called for the reach on Martin Futrell - foul #3 on Kevin Cowans, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG), Milan Russo (PF) Kevin Cowans, Robert Willoughby | |
| 16:39 | Lafayette | Sean Sultan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Gilbert Harmon | |
| Subs | American U. | Bill Umstead (C) Kevin Swenson | |
| 16:32 | American U. | John Daniel's pass is intercepted by Ellis Hornsby | 45-46 |
| 16:14 | Lafayette | Michael White knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Yoshida | 48-46 |
| 15:58 | American U. | Charles Willett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 15:56 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Wayne Halloran | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Yoshida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Halloran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Hornsby (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jonathan Zamarripa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Willett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milan Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Umstead (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Charles Willett takes the ball from Ellis Hornsby | 48-46 |
| 15:40 | American U. | Bill Umstead lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Dave Maloney (PF), Harvey Ray (C) Michael White, Johnny Yoshida, Wayne Halloran, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), Robert Willoughby (SF) Jonathan Zamarripa, Charles Willett, John Daniel | |
| 15:40 | American U. | Bill Umstead makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 15:20 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell is hacked by Bill Umstead - foul #1 on Bill Umstead, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Sean Sultan (SF) Harold Peters | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Swenson (PF), Kent Vegas (C) Milan Russo, Bill Umstead | |
| 15:15 | Lafayette | James Coll clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Willoughby - foul #2 on Robert Willoughby, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 15:15 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:15 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 14:49 | American U. | Kent Vegas is open and lays it up and in | 50-51 |
| 14:36 | Lafayette | A charge is called on Sean Sultan - foul #3 on Sean Sultan, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray | |
| Subs | American U. | Milan Russo (PF) Kevin Swenson | |
| 14:15 | American U. | Robert Willoughby connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 13:54 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Ellis Hornsby is denied by Kent Vegas | 50-54 |
| 13:53 | American U. | James Carver grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 13:47 | American U. | Kent Vegas clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-54 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Kent Vegas pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Milan Russo drills a 3 from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | James Coll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Gilbert Harmon (C) James Coll, Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Charles Willett (SG), John Daniel (SF), Kevin Swenson (PF), Bill Umstead (C) James Carver, Kevin Cowans, Robert Willoughby, Milan Russo, Kent Vegas | |
| 13:06 | American U. | Martin Futrell picks off the pass by John Daniel in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 13:04 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell lays it up and in | 52-57 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Kevin Swenson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 12:48 | Lafayette | Michael White snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 12:24 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell is whistled for a carry | 52-57 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Charles Willett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 11:59 | American U. | Bill Umstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:48 | American U. | Charles Willett misses the floater from the left side | 52-57 |
| 11:47 | American U. | Bill Umstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Michael White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Futrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Sultan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Brian Charland (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Charles Willett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Swenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bill Umstead (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | American U. | Brian Charland comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 11:26 | American U. | Bill Umstead snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 11:07 | American U. | John Daniel misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 11:05 | Lafayette | Gilbert Harmon snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 10:53 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael White | 55-57 |
| 10:51 | American U. | John Daniel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Daniel, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG), Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Michael White, Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray, Gilbert Harmon | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Milan Russo (PF), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, John Daniel, Kevin Swenson, Bill Umstead | |
| 10:39 | Lafayette | James Coll is hacked by Charles Willett - foul #1 on Charles Willett, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Cowans (SG) Charles Willett | |
| 10:26 | Lafayette | James Carver steps in front of the Harold Peters pass | 55-57 |
| 10:11 | American U. | Milan Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:10 | Lafayette | Harold Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:53 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney loses the dribble to Milan Russo | 55-57 |
| 09:46 | American U. | James Carver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jonathan Zamarripa (PG), Charles Willett (SG) James Carver, Kevin Cowans | |
| 09:31 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney hits a jump hook from close range set up by Johnny Yoshida | 57-57 |
| 09:14 | American U. | Jonathan Zamarripa misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 09:13 | Lafayette | Ellis Hornsby grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 08:50 | Lafayette | Kent Vegas is called for the reach on Ellis Hornsby - foul #1 on Kent Vegas, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Wayne Halloran (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Ronald Roten (C) James Coll, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | John Daniel (PF) Milan Russo | |
| 08:37 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Yoshida | 59-57 |
| 08:25 | American U. | Kent Vegas jams it on a great pass from Robert Willoughby | 59-59 |
| 08:07 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 08:06 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jonathan Zamarripa | 59-59 |
| 07:57 | American U. | John Daniel misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 07:56 | Lafayette | Wayne Halloran pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 07:50 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ronald Roten | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Yoshida (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wayne Halloran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harvey Ray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Roten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jonathan Zamarripa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Willett (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Willoughby (tiring) 13 pts. PF - John Daniel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kent Vegas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Kent Vegas buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 07:14 | Lafayette | Ronald Roten can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 61-61 |
| 07:12 | American U. | Kent Vegas gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:54 | American U. | Robert Willoughby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Martin Futrell (PG), Sean Sultan (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) Michael White, Johnny Yoshida, Wayne Halloran, Harvey Ray, Ronald Roten | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Brian Charland (SG), Kevin Cowans (SF), Kevin Swenson (PF), Bill Umstead (C) Jonathan Zamarripa, Charles Willett, Robert Willoughby, John Daniel, Kent Vegas | |
| 06:34 | Lafayette | Kevin Cowans swats the short shot by Martin Futrell | 61-61 |
| 06:33 | American U. | The rebound goes to Brian Charland | 61-61 |
| 06:15 | American U. | Brian Charland knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 05:50 | Lafayette | Kevin Swenson is called for the reach on Dave Maloney - foul #1 on Kevin Swenson, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG) Sean Sultan | |
| Subs | American U. | Milan Russo (PF) Kevin Swenson | |
| 05:50 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:50 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:36 | American U. | Kevin Cowans hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:34 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Ellis Hornsby | 63-64 |
| 05:29 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell misses the jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 05:28 | Lafayette | Martin Futrell gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:16 | Lafayette | James Coll is fouled on the floor by Bill Umstead - foul #2 on Bill Umstead, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Gilbert Harmon (C) Martin Futrell, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | William Austin (PG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Kent Vegas (C) James Carver, Brian Charland, Bill Umstead | |
| 05:16 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:16 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Harold Peters picks off the pass by Robert Willoughby in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 05:13 | Lafayette | James Coll banks in the layup set up by Harold Peters | 67-64 |
| 04:57 | American U. | Robert Willoughby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 04:56 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 04:44 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney misses the dunk | 67-64 |
| 04:42 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney misses the tip | 67-64 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Kevin Cowans grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:20 | American U. | Milan Russo's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Harmon | 67-64 |
| 04:19 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Gilbert Harmon | 67-64 |
| 03:58 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 03:57 | American U. | Kent Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 03:47 | American U. | Kevin Cowans buries a jumper in the paint | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - James Coll (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Yoshida (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Maloney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Austin (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Cowans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Willoughby (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Milan Russo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Vegas (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Lafayette | James Coll scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dave Maloney | 69-66 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Kevin Cowans travels with the ball | 69-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (PG), Martin Futrell (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Harvey Ray (PF), Ellis Hornsby (C) James Coll, Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Dave Maloney, Gilbert Harmon | |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Brian Charland (SG), John Daniel (SF), Kevin Swenson (PF), Bill Umstead (C) William Austin, Kevin Cowans, Robert Willoughby, Milan Russo, Kent Vegas | |
| 03:08 | Lafayette | Michael White can't finish the layup | 69-66 |
| 03:07 | Lafayette | Harvey Ray gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | James Carver takes the ball from Harvey Ray | 69-66 |
| 02:30 | American U. | John Daniel scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Swenson and the foul's on Sean Sultan - foul #4 on Sean Sultan, team foul #5 | 69-68 |
| 02:30 | American U. | John Daniel misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:30 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Ellis Hornsby | 69-68 |
| 02:27 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG) Brian Charland | |
| 02:17 | Lafayette | Sean Sultan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael White | 72-68 |
| 02:15 | American U. | John Daniel's pass is intercepted by Sean Sultan in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | James Carver is called for the reach on Michael White - foul #1 on James Carver, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida (SG), Harold Peters (SF), Dave Maloney (PF) Martin Futrell, Sean Sultan, Harvey Ray | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Willoughby (SF), Milan Russo (PF), Kent Vegas (C) John Daniel, Kevin Swenson, Bill Umstead | |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:36 | American U. | Kent Vegas knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Charles Willett and he's fouled by Dave Maloney - foul #4 on Dave Maloney, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Coll (PG) Michael White | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:36 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:36 | Lafayette | Dave Maloney gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:22 | Lafayette | Harold Peters misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Willoughby - foul #3 on Robert Willoughby, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| 01:22 | Lafayette | Harold Peters misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:22 | Lafayette | Harold Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Milan Russo grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 00:58 | American U. | Milan Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 74-70 |
| 00:57 | Lafayette | Johnny Yoshida snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Lafayette | Harold Peters makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Ellis Hornsby | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | American U. | Milan Russo's pass is intercepted by Harold Peters | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | James Coll is hacked by James Carver in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Carver, team foul #11 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael White (SG), Sean Sultan (SF), Gilbert Harmon (C) Johnny Yoshida, Harold Peters, Ellis Hornsby | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | James Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | American U. | Charles Willett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 00:12 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Sean Sultan | 78-70 |
| 00:12 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Michael White is hacked by Charles Willett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Willett, team foul #12 | 78-70 |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Carver | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | James Coll runs out the clock | 80-73 |