| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Chacon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Daniel Barton inbounds the ball | 29-17 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | American U. | David Chacon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 19:34 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by David Chacon in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Chacon, team foul #1 | 29-17 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (SG) David Chacon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 19:24 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-17 |
| 19:22 | American U. | The rebound goes to Patrick Stanford | 29-17 |
| 19:03 | American U. | Don Bennett is called for traveling | 29-17 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | William Webb steals it from Larry Valentine | 29-17 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Daniel Barton is hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Larry Valentine, team foul #1 | 29-17 |
| Subs | American U. | James Palmer (SG) Don Alatorre | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:03 | American U. | Patrick Stanford hits a shot from close range set up by James Palmer and the foul's on Danny Radford - foul #3 on Danny Radford, team foul #2 | 31-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Domingo Reyes (C) Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan (PG), Jeremy Pape (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Larry Valentine, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 18:03 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the free throw | 32-17 |
| 17:56 | Gardner-Webb | James Palmer takes the ball from Billy Mulligan in the backcourt | 32-17 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Daniel Barton double dribbles | 32-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (SF) William Webb, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG) Michael Cool | |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses the wide open shot from the left block | 32-17 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Patrick Stanford gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 17:01 | American U. | Patrick Stanford connects on the floater from close range set up by Don Alatorre | 34-17 |
| 16:42 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape misses the floater from the left wing | 34-17 |
| 16:41 | American U. | Domingo Reyes snags the defensive board | 34-17 |
| 16:20 | American U. | Patrick Stanford is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-17 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), Daniel Barton (SF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, James Palmer, Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Charles Wilson, Allen Shirley | |
| 16:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Cool | 34-20 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Comer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stanford (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | American U. | Patrick Stanford can't throw it down | 34-20 |
| 15:35 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 15:16 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-20 |
| 15:15 | American U. | Gary Comer snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Webb | 36-20 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Webb - foul #3 on William Webb, team foul #2 | 36-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), David Chacon (SG), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, Gary Comer, Patrick Stanford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Allen Shirley (C) Billy Mulligan, Jeremy Pape, Russell Anderson | |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 14:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 14:44 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin grabs the board | 36-20 |
| 14:19 | American U. | Charles Wilson swats the short shot by Don Alatorre | 36-20 |
| 14:17 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 13:58 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Cool | 36-22 |
| 13:36 | American U. | David Chacon misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Shirley - foul #2 on Allen Shirley, team foul #3 | 36-22 |
| Subs | American U. | James Palmer (SF), Domingo Reyes (PF) Daniel Barton, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 13:36 | American U. | David Chacon misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 13:36 | American U. | David Chacon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 13:20 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 37-22 |
| 13:19 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford tips it back up and in | 37-24 |
| 12:57 | American U. | David Chacon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 12:55 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin tips it in | 39-24 |
| 12:35 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Radford | 39-27 |
| 12:18 | American U. | David Chacon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Malcolm Calvin | 42-27 |
| 11:53 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-27 |
| 11:51 | American U. | Domingo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Chacon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - Domingo Reyes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Malcolm Calvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Steven Warfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Cool (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Allen Shirley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:26 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-27 |
| 11:24 | American U. | Domingo Reyes hits the follow up shot | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:10 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-27 |
| 11:08 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield misses the tip | 44-27 |
| 11:07 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson tips it home | 44-29 |
| 10:49 | American U. | David Chacon's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Shirley | 44-29 |
| 10:47 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses short on a jump hook from close range | 44-29 |
| 10:24 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:56 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-29 |
| 09:54 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 44-29 |
| 09:47 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Michael Cool is denied by Malcolm Calvin | 44-29 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Domingo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 09:28 | American U. | David Chacon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 09:26 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 09:13 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson is hacked by Domingo Reyes - foul #1 on Domingo Reyes, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), Gary Comer (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Patrick Stanford (PF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, David Chacon, James Palmer, Domingo Reyes, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Jeremy Pape (SF), Russell Anderson (C) Steven Warfield, Michael Cool, Charles Wilson, Allen Shirley | |
| 09:08 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 44-31 |
| 08:50 | American U. | Gary Comer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 44-33 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Daniel Barton's pass is intercepted by Larry Valentine | 44-33 |
| 07:58 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is hacked by Patrick Stanford - foul #1 on Patrick Stanford, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF) Danny Radford | |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Comer - foul #1 on Gary Comer, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 07:45 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Comer (fresh) 4 reb. SG - William Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mulligan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeremy Pape (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremy Pape - foul #1 on Jeremy Pape, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG) Gary Comer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:33 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 07:31 | Gardner-Webb | William Webb steps in front of the Larry Valentine pass in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| 07:29 | American U. | William Webb lays it in | 48-35 |
| 07:09 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan is open and scores on a 3 from straight away | 48-38 |
| 06:52 | American U. | David Chacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 06:51 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 06:41 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Mulligan's pass is intercepted by Don Bennett | 48-38 |
| 06:21 | American U. | Billy Mulligan steals the ball from Daniel Barton | 48-38 |
| 06:18 | Gardner-Webb | David Chacon picks off the pass by Billy Mulligan in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 06:17 | American U. | Daniel Barton slams it home on a great pass from David Chacon | 50-38 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 05:51 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson tips it in | 50-40 |
| 05:33 | American U. | Patrick Stanford is called for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (SG), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, David Chacon, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Danny Radford (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Charles Wilson, Jeremy Pape, Russell Anderson | |
| 05:18 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky travels with the ball | 50-40 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (C) Matthew McKosky | |
| 04:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Barton and the foul's on Danny Radford - foul #4 on Danny Radford, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine | |
| 04:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:56 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is hacked by Patrick Stanford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Stanford, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield is fouled on the floor by Gary Comer - foul #2 on Gary Comer, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 04:47 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 04:20 | American U. | Don Alatorre is fouled on the floor by Michael Cool - foul #2 on Michael Cool, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | American U. | James Palmer (SG) David Chacon | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Steven Warfield | |
| 03:51 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 03:49 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Don Alatorre - foul #1 on Don Alatorre, team foul #8 | 53-42 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Don Bennett (PF) Don Alatorre, Gary Comer, Patrick Stanford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson (SF), Russell Anderson (C) Billy Mulligan, Matthew McKosky | |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:42 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:42 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Palmer (fresh) SG - William Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Barton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Malcolm Calvin (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Radford (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Russell Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | American U. | William Webb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Cool - foul #3 on Michael Cool, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG) James Palmer | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 03:23 | American U. | William Webb misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:23 | American U. | William Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:23 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine loses the dribble to William Webb in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 03:20 | American U. | William Webb lays it up and in | 55-43 |
| 03:06 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford's floater is tipped away by Don Bennett | 55-43 |
| 03:05 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 02:36 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Chacon | 57-43 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 02:21 | American U. | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 57-43 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Daniel Barton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-43 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 60-45 |
| 01:17 | American U. | David Chacon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-45 |
| 01:15 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 00:57 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin is fouled on the floor by Russell Anderson - foul #1 on Russell Anderson, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Patrick Stanford (PF) William Webb, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (PG), Billy Mulligan (SG), Jeremy Pape (SF), Allen Shirley (PF), Matthew McKosky (C) Larry Valentine, Michael Cool, Charles Wilson, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 00:31 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Allen Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape is open but comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #9 | 60-47 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jeremy Pape makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Don Alatorre runs out the clock | 60-49 |