| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Crossman (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Charles Haubert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Comfort (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Seitz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Bednarz (fresh) PF - Mhina Ali (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Edgar Crossman inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | American U. | Bernard Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 19:45 | Colgate | Mhina Ali pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 19:36 | Colgate | Mhina Ali hits the finger roll set up by Brian Comfort | 26-23 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Carlos Kircher knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Crowder | 28-23 |
| 18:53 | Colgate | John Burnley misses long on a floater from the right block | 28-23 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Edgar Crossman pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:34 | American U. | Carlos Kircher comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mhina Ali - foul #1 on Mhina Ali, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 18:34 | American U. | Carlos Kircher makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:34 | American U. | Carlos Kircher makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:15 | Colgate | Brian Comfort can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Haubert - foul #2 on Charles Haubert, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:15 | Colgate | Brian Comfort makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | Colgate | Brian Comfort makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:02 | American U. | Edgar Crossman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 30-25 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Tom Weiner tips it home | 32-25 |
| 17:49 | Colgate | Karl Seitz buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Comfort | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | American U. | Bernard Crowder connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 17:08 | Colgate | Brian Comfort makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mhina Ali | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | American U. | The jump hook by Charles Haubert is blocked by Mhina Ali | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Tom Weiner tips it in | 37-30 |
| 16:24 | Colgate | Brian Comfort is fouled on the floor by Bernard Crowder - foul #1 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), John Hines (SG), Eric Donahoe (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Bernard Crowder, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Charles Haubert, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frederick Alvord (SG), Michael Swearengin (SF), Everett Robertson (PF), Dan Tumlin (C) Karl Seitz, Glenn Bednarz, Mhina Ali, John Burnley | |
| 16:17 | Colgate | Brian Comfort knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Alvord | 37-33 |
| 15:59 | American U. | Eric Donahoe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Duane Horne | 39-33 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Comfort (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Alvord (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Swearengin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Tumlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Colgate | Woodrow Clayborn is called for the reach on Dan Tumlin - foul #1 on Woodrow Clayborn, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Cuneo (SG) Brian Comfort | |
| 15:11 | Colgate | Michael Swearengin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | American U. | The rebound goes to Eric Donahoe | 39-33 |
| 15:04 | American U. | John Hines knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Donahoe and he's fouled by Michael Swearengin - foul #1 on Michael Swearengin, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Charles Haubert (PF) Duane Horne, Eric Donahoe, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Colgate | John Burnley (C) Dan Tumlin | |
| 15:04 | American U. | John Hines makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Hines - foul #2 on John Hines, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG) John Hines | |
| Subs | Colgate | Karl Seitz (SG), Mhina Ali (PF) Frederick Alvord, Everett Robertson | |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:41 | American U. | Charles Haubert snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 14:31 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Burnley - foul #1 on John Burnley, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Comfort (PG) Robert Cuneo | |
| 14:31 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:31 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | Colgate | Karl Seitz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:14 | Colgate | The offensive rebound goes to Mhina Ali | 44-34 |
| 13:55 | Colgate | Brian Comfort buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Karl Seitz | 44-37 |
| 13:30 | American U. | Edgar Crossman blows the layup but he's hacked by Karl Seitz - foul #3 on Karl Seitz, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Tom Weiner (C) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz (SF) Michael Swearengin | |
| 13:30 | American U. | Edgar Crossman makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:30 | American U. | Edgar Crossman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:08 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Haubert - foul #3 on Charles Haubert, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frederick Alvord (SG), Dan Tumlin (C) Karl Seitz, John Burnley | |
| 13:08 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:08 | Colgate | Glenn Bednarz makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:47 | American U. | Glenn Bednarz is called for the reach on Edgar Crossman - foul #2 on Glenn Bednarz, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 12:30 | American U. | Edgar Crossman buries a jumpshot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 12:12 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord is fouled on the floor by Carlos Kircher - foul #3 on Carlos Kircher, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), John Hines (SG), John Yancey (SF), Eric Donahoe (PF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Bernard Crowder, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Charles Haubert, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Everett Robertson (PF), John Burnley (C) Mhina Ali, Dan Tumlin | |
| 12:02 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | American U. | The rebound goes to Duane Horne | 48-39 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Yancey (fresh) PF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Comfort (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Alvord (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Bednarz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:55 | American U. | Duane Horne buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 11:41 | Colgate | John Yancey steals it from Everett Robertson | 50-39 |
| 11:25 | American U. | John Yancey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Bednarz - foul #3 on Glenn Bednarz, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Haubert (PF), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Eric Donahoe, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Colgate | Karl Seitz (SG), Michael Swearengin (SF) Brian Comfort, Glenn Bednarz | |
| 11:25 | American U. | John Yancey misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:25 | American U. | John Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:13 | Colgate | Woodrow Clayborn steps in front of the Karl Seitz pass | 51-39 |
| 10:52 | American U. | John Hines misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Everett Robertson - foul #2 on Everett Robertson, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, John Yancey, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Colgate | Mhina Ali (PF) Everett Robertson | |
| 10:52 | American U. | John Hines makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:52 | American U. | John Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:52 | Colgate | The rebound goes to John Burnley | 52-39 |
| 10:39 | Colgate | Mhina Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG) John Hines | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 10:19 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is fouled on the floor by John Burnley - foul #2 on John Burnley, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Comfort (PG), Glenn Bednarz (SF), Dan Tumlin (C) Frederick Alvord, Michael Swearengin, John Burnley | |
| 10:19 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:19 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:19 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 10:05 | Colgate | Charles Haubert is called for the reach on Karl Seitz - foul #4 on Charles Haubert, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Charles Haubert | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 10:05 | Colgate | Karl Seitz misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 10:05 | American U. | The rebound goes to Woodrow Clayborn | 53-39 |
| 09:51 | American U. | Tom Weiner jams it | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:31 | Colgate | Bernard Crowder takes the ball from Brian Comfort | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:10 | American U. | Edgar Crossman is hacked by Brian Comfort - foul #3 on Brian Comfort, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Douglas Hopkins (C) Bernard Crowder, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Everett Robertson (PF), John Burnley (C) Mhina Ali, Dan Tumlin | |
| 09:10 | American U. | Edgar Crossman misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 09:10 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 55-39 |
| 08:51 | American U. | Karl Seitz steals it from Woodrow Clayborn | 55-39 |
| 08:39 | Colgate | Everett Robertson misses long on a floater from the left block | 55-39 |
| 08:38 | American U. | Edgar Crossman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 08:16 | American U. | Edgar Crossman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Eric Donahoe (SF) Edgar Crossman | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frederick Alvord (SG), Michael Swearengin (SF) Karl Seitz, Glenn Bednarz | |
| 07:59 | Colgate | Douglas Hopkins is called for the reach on Everett Robertson - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #8 | 55-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Charles Haubert (PF) Duane Horne, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 07:59 | Colgate | Everett Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 07:59 | American U. | Charles Haubert pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Haubert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Brian Comfort (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Alvord (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Swearengin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Charles Haubert lays it up and in on a great pass from Carlos Kircher and he's hacked by Michael Swearengin - foul #2 on Michael Swearengin, team foul #10 | 57-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Douglas Hopkins (C) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Colgate | Robert Cuneo (SG), Mhina Ali (PF) Brian Comfort, Everett Robertson | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Charles Haubert makes the free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:14 | Colgate | John Burnley connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Mhina Ali | 58-41 |
| 06:53 | American U. | Eric Donahoe loses the ball out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Subs | American U. | John Hines (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Carlos Kircher, Eric Donahoe, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dan Tumlin (C) John Burnley | |
| 06:39 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Edgar Crossman grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 06:13 | American U. | Bernard Crowder steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Comfort (PG), Karl Seitz (SG), Glenn Bednarz (SF) Frederick Alvord, Robert Cuneo, Michael Swearengin | |
| 05:53 | Colgate | Mhina Ali can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Haubert - foul #5 on Charles Haubert, team foul #9 | 58-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Bernard Crowder, John Hines, Charles Haubert | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 05:53 | Colgate | Mhina Ali misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 05:53 | Colgate | Mhina Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Carlos Kircher misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-42 |
| 05:37 | American U. | Edgar Crossman tips it home | 60-42 |
| 05:28 | Colgate | Carlos Kircher takes the ball from Karl Seitz | 60-42 |
| 05:04 | American U. | Carlos Kircher hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-42 |
| 04:50 | Colgate | Tom Weiner steals the ball from Brian Comfort | 62-42 |
| 04:25 | American U. | Brian Comfort is called for the reach on Duane Horne - foul #4 on Brian Comfort, team foul #11 | 62-42 |
| Subs | American U. | John Hines (SG), Eric Donahoe (SF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frederick Alvord (PG), Robert Cuneo (SG), Michael Swearengin (SF), Everett Robertson (PF), Philip Kingsley (C) Brian Comfort, Karl Seitz, Glenn Bednarz, Mhina Ali, Dan Tumlin | |
| 04:25 | American U. | Duane Horne misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:25 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 04:12 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord buries a 3 from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins travels with the ball | 63-45 |
| Subs | American U. | John Yancey (SF) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Yancey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Frederick Alvord (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cuneo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Swearengin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Everett Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kingsley (fresh) | |
| 03:43 | Colgate | Michael Swearengin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederick Alvord | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | American U. | John Yancey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 03:16 | Colgate | Everett Robertson grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 03:05 | Colgate | Michael Swearengin makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cuneo and he's hacked by John Yancey - foul #1 on John Yancey, team foul #10 | 63-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Duane Horne | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dan Tumlin (C) Philip Kingsley | |
| 03:05 | Colgate | Michael Swearengin makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:59 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Tom Weiner (C) John Yancey, John Hines, Eric Donahoe, Douglas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Colgate | Brian Comfort (PG), Karl Seitz (SG), Glenn Bednarz (SF), Mhina Ali (PF), John Burnley (C) Frederick Alvord, Robert Cuneo, Michael Swearengin, Everett Robertson, Dan Tumlin | |
| 02:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is hacked by John Burnley - foul #3 on John Burnley, team foul #12 | 63-51 |
| Subs | American U. | John Hines (SG), Eric Donahoe (SF), Douglas Hopkins (C) Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Tom Weiner | |
| Subs | Colgate | Frederick Alvord (PG), Robert Cuneo (SG), Michael Swearengin (SF), Everett Robertson (PF), Dan Tumlin (C) Brian Comfort, Karl Seitz, Glenn Bednarz, Mhina Ali, John Burnley | |
| 02:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 02:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:24 | Colgate | Robert Cuneo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is hacked by Frederick Alvord - foul #2 on Frederick Alvord, team foul #13 | 65-54 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:52 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord travels in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG) Bernard Crowder | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 01:24 | American U. | John Hines is called for 3 seconds | 67-54 |
| 01:11 | Colgate | Everett Robertson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Duane Horne hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Douglas Hopkins | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord is hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #3 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #11 | 70-56 |
| 00:43 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:43 | Colgate | Frederick Alvord makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | American U. | Eric Donahoe double dribbles | 70-58 |
| 00:12 | Colgate | Dan Tumlin connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Cuneo | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Duane Horne runs out the clock | 70-60 |