| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) SG - David Chacon (fresh) SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) PF - Patrick Stanford (fresh) C - Malcolm Calvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jackie Chang (fresh) SG - Wayne Scheffer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Good (fresh) PF - George Jackson (fresh) C - Edmund Kelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Scheffer | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Don Alatorre connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Stanford and he's hacked by Wayne Scheffer - foul #1 on Wayne Scheffer, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Lafayette | Kenneth Good buries a turnaround from the left block | 2-5 |
| 19:11 | American U. | Patrick Stanford lays it in uncontested set up by Don Alatorre | 4-5 |
| 18:55 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer's pass is intercepted by Malcolm Calvin | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Patrick Stanford hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 4-5 |
| 18:35 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Jackie Chang | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Lafayette | George Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Calvin - foul #1 on Malcolm Calvin, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), James Palmer (SG), Domingo Reyes (PF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, David Chacon, Patrick Stanford, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman (PG), Robert Bartley (SG), William Weed (SF), Stephen Garrett (PF), Brian Sullivan (C) Jackie Chang, Wayne Scheffer, Kenneth Good, George Jackson, Edmund Kelley | |
| 17:38 | Lafayette | William Weed drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bartley | 4-7 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Daniel Barton connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by Brian Sullivan - foul #1 on Brian Sullivan, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Daniel Barton makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:51 | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:49 | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett tips it home | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | American U. | William Webb is hacked by Robert Bartley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bartley, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Good (SF) William Weed | |
| 16:21 | American U. | Don Bennett connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Chacon | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Lafayette | Don Bennett is called for the reach on Brian Sullivan - foul #1 on Don Bennett, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (SF), Patrick Stanford (PF), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, James Palmer, Domingo Reyes, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jackie Chang (PG), Wayne Scheffer (SG), George Jackson (PF), Edmund Kelley (C) Ricky Freeman, Robert Bartley, Stephen Garrett, Brian Sullivan | |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Chacon - foul #1 on David Chacon, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:47 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Comer (fresh) PF - Patrick Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Calvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jackie Chang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Scheffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) C - Edmund Kelley (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | American U. | Patrick Stanford is open and lays it up and in set up by Don Alatorre | 11-11 |
| 15:06 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Patrick Stanford snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:42 | American U. | Patrick Stanford clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Scheffer - foul #2 on Wayne Scheffer, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), James Palmer (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, David Chacon, Gary Comer, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman (SG), William Weed (SF), Brian Sullivan (C) Wayne Scheffer, Kenneth Good, Edmund Kelley | |
| 14:42 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:42 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:42 | Lafayette | William Weed gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:21 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 14:19 | American U. | Patrick Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | American U. | Patrick Stanford is called for 3 seconds | 11-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Malcolm Calvin (C) Patrick Stanford | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Bartley (SG), Stephen Garrett (PF) Jackie Chang, George Jackson | |
| 13:28 | Lafayette | Robert Bartley buries a 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:25 | American U. | Ricky Freeman is called for the reach on James Palmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Freeman, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (SG), Domingo Reyes (PF) William Webb, James Palmer, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 13:03 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:01 | Lafayette | Brian Sullivan gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:45 | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 11-14 |
| 12:43 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:14 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin's layup is rejected by William Weed | 11-14 |
| 12:13 | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:52 | Lafayette | Domingo Reyes steals it from William Weed | 11-14 |
| 11:49 | American U. | Gary Comer's pass is intercepted by Ricky Freeman in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 11:27 | Lafayette | Domingo Reyes is called for the reach on Stephen Garrett - foul #1 on Domingo Reyes, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), David Chacon (SG), James Palmer (SF), Patrick Stanford (PF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, Gary Comer, Daniel Barton, Domingo Reyes, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jackie Chang (PG), Kenneth Good (SF), George Jackson (PF), Edmund Kelley (C) Robert Bartley, William Weed, Stephen Garrett, Brian Sullivan | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Webb (fresh) SG - David Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Patrick Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jackie Chang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Freeman (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Good (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Jackson (fresh) C - Edmund Kelley (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Lafayette | David Chacon steals it from Ricky Freeman | 11-14 |
| 10:57 | American U. | Patrick Stanford is alone and drills a runner from close range | 13-14 |
| 10:34 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang's pass is intercepted by David Chacon | 13-14 |
| 10:14 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses the jump hook from the right block | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:08 | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jackie Chang | 13-16 |
| 09:46 | American U. | David Chacon is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Stanford - foul #1 on Patrick Stanford, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, David Chacon, James Palmer, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Bartley (SG), Alan Jones (SF) Ricky Freeman, Kenneth Good | |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | Lafayette | Jackie Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:04 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Bartley - foul #2 on Robert Bartley, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman (SG), Stephen Garrett (PF), Brian Sullivan (C) Robert Bartley, George Jackson, Edmund Kelley | |
| 09:04 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:04 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett misses the dunk attempt | 18-17 |
| 08:42 | American U. | The rebound goes to Patrick Stanford | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Don Alatorre scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Comer | 21-17 |
| 08:23 | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brian Sullivan | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | American U. | Patrick Stanford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Alatorre | 23-19 |
| 07:52 | Lafayette | Alan Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 07:50 | American U. | The rebound goes to Patrick Stanford | 23-19 |
| 07:28 | American U. | Daniel Barton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Alatorre | 26-19 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Comer (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Stanford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Malcolm Calvin (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jackie Chang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Alan Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Sullivan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman loses the ball out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), David Chacon (SG), James Palmer (SF), Domingo Reyes (PF), Don Bennett (C) Don Alatorre, Gary Comer, Daniel Barton, Patrick Stanford, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Good (SF), William Weed (PF), Edmund Kelley (C) Alan Jones, Stephen Garrett, Brian Sullivan | |
| 06:55 | American U. | David Chacon knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Webb and he's hacked by Ricky Freeman - foul #2 on Ricky Freeman, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer (SG) Ricky Freeman | |
| 06:55 | American U. | David Chacon misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 06:55 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 06:48 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer misses long on a jumper from close range | 28-19 |
| 06:46 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Palmer | 28-19 |
| 06:25 | American U. | James Palmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 06:24 | American U. | Don Bennett hits the follow up shot | 30-19 |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley misses the dunk but the foul's on William Webb - foul #1 on William Webb, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Barton (SF) James Palmer | |
| Subs | Lafayette | George Jackson (PF) Wayne Scheffer | |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 06:11 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 06:09 | American U. | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by William Weed - foul #1 on William Weed, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Patrick Stanford (PF) William Webb, Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer (SG) Edmund Kelley | |
| 06:09 | American U. | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 06:09 | American U. | Daniel Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:53 | Lafayette | William Weed misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-21 |
| 05:52 | American U. | Daniel Barton pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 05:28 | American U. | Patrick Stanford lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Don Alatorre | 34-21 |
| 05:07 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 05:06 | American U. | Don Bennett pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 05:03 | American U. | Daniel Barton is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Good - foul #1 on Kenneth Good, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), Gary Comer (SG), James Palmer (PF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Don Alatorre, David Chacon, Patrick Stanford, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Bartley (SG), Alan Jones (SF), Stephen Garrett (PF), Brian Sullivan (C) Wayne Scheffer, Kenneth Good, George Jackson, William Weed | |
| 05:03 | American U. | Daniel Barton makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 05:03 | American U. | Daniel Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:48 | Lafayette | Robert Bartley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-21 |
| 04:47 | American U. | James Palmer snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Brian Sullivan - foul #2 on Brian Sullivan, team foul #10 | 38-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Domingo Reyes (PF) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley (C) Brian Sullivan | |
| 04:31 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Robert Bartley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-21 |
| 04:14 | American U. | William Webb pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| 03:51 | American U. | William Webb misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 03:50 | American U. | Domingo Reyes tips it back up and in | 41-21 |
| 03:33 | Lafayette | William Webb steals it from Edmund Kelley | 41-21 |
| 03:29 | American U. | William Webb hits the finger roll | 43-21 |
| 03:05 | Lafayette | Edmund Kelley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 03:04 | American U. | Gary Comer snags the defensive board | 43-21 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Webb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Comer (fairly fresh) PF - Domingo Reyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Calvin (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jackie Chang (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Garrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmund Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:42 | American U. | Domingo Reyes comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Bartley - foul #3 on Robert Bartley, team foul #11 | 43-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), David Chacon (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Don Bennett (C) William Webb, James Palmer, Gary Comer, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ricky Freeman (PG), Wayne Scheffer (SG), Kenneth Good (SF), George Jackson (PF), Brian Sullivan (C) Jackie Chang, Robert Bartley, Alan Jones, Stephen Garrett, Edmund Kelley | |
| 02:42 | American U. | Domingo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 02:42 | American U. | Domingo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 02:42 | Lafayette | Kenneth Good gets the rebound | 44-21 |
| 02:23 | Lafayette | Brian Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Daniel Barton, team foul #7 | 44-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Stanford (PF) Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 02:23 | Lafayette | Brian Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Patrick Stanford grabs the board | 44-21 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford misses short on an open floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Freeman - foul #3 on Ricky Freeman, team foul #12 | 44-21 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jackie Chang (PG) Ricky Freeman | |
| 01:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 45-21 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Patrick Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-21 |
| 01:42 | Lafayette | Kenneth Good hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-21 |
| 01:40 | American U. | Patrick Stanford grabs the board | 46-21 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Don Bennett can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 46-21 |
| 01:10 | American U. | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive board | 46-21 |
| 01:01 | American U. | David Chacon is alone and drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Don Alatorre | 48-21 |
| 00:56 | Lafayette | George Jackson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on George Jackson, team foul #13 | 48-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Comer (PG) Don Alatorre | |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Weed (SF), Edmund Kelley (C) Kenneth Good, Brian Sullivan | |
| 00:53 | American U. | William Weed takes the ball from David Chacon in the backcourt | 48-21 |
| 00:43 | Lafayette | Daniel Barton steps in front of the George Jackson pass | 48-21 |
| 00:38 | American U. | William Weed steps in front of the Gary Comer pass in the backcourt | 48-21 |
| 00:30 | Lafayette | William Weed loses the ball out of bounds | 48-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Jackie Chang is called for the reach on Don Alatorre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Chang, team foul #14 | 48-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Malcolm Calvin (C) Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stephen Garrett (PG) Jackie Chang | |
| 00:25 | American U. | Don Alatorre makes the 1st free throw | 49-21 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses the 2nd free throw | 49-21 |
| 00:25 | Lafayette | George Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-21 |
| 00:02 | Lafayette | Wayne Scheffer is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-24 |
| 00:00 | American U. | David Chacon can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 49-24 |