| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) SG - Norman O'Connor (fresh) SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Domingo Reyes (fresh) C - Malcolm Calvin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) SG - Santos Forgey (fresh) SF - Jerry Zavacky (fresh) PF - Xavier Vasquez (fresh) C - Brian Mathis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | American U. | James Palmer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | American U. | Don Alatorre can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | American U. | James Palmer grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | American U. | Domingo Reyes misses short on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Brian Mathis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 0-0 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Brian Mathis | |
| 19:22 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | James Catalan hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Watts and he's hacked by James Palmer - foul #1 on James Palmer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Don Alatorre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Palmer | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | American U. | Domingo Reyes gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | American U. | James Catalan steps in front of the Don Alatorre pass in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Catalan | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Norman O'Connor drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Domingo Reyes | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses short on a 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | American U. | The rebound goes to Don Alatorre | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | American U. | Norman O'Connor connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:18 | Western Michigan | Don Alatorre steals it from James Catalan in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Domingo Reyes lays it up and in and he's fouled by Xavier Vasquez - foul #1 on Xavier Vasquez, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (PG), William Webb (SG), Gary Comer (SF), Alvin McDill (C) Don Alatorre, Norman O'Connor, James Palmer, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| 17:05 | American U. | Domingo Reyes misses the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:05 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin McDill - foul #1 on Alvin McDill, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Herbert Bair (C) Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is hacked by Herbert Bair - foul #1 on Herbert Bair, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | American U. | Gary Comer snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:30 | American U. | William Webb is hacked by Matthew Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Alvin McDill connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Webb | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert Bair - foul #2 on Herbert Bair, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG) Herbert Bair | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca | |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:53 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Chacon (fairly fresh) SF - William Webb (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Comer (fairly fresh) C - Alvin McDill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) PF - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) C - Ignacio Castellanos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | American U. | David Chacon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Louis Watts (C) Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Catalan | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | American U. | Don Alatorre buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Comer | 13-9 |
| 14:46 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 14:45 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez drills a runner from close range set up by Michael Johnson | 13-11 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Don Alatorre can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Catalan - foul #1 on James Catalan, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | American U. | James Palmer (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Louis Watts | |
| 14:14 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Don Alatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 13:51 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:48 | American U. | David Chacon's pass is intercepted by Joseph Deluca in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena scores on a 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:09 | American U. | David Chacon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-14 |
| 13:08 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | James Catalan misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Palmer - foul #2 on James Palmer, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), William Webb (SF), Domingo Reyes (PF), Alvin McDill (C) Don Alatorre, James Palmer, Gary Comer, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Jerry Zavacky (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Santos Forgey, Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca | |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:04 | Western Michigan | James Catalan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:47 | American U. | David Chacon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 12:45 | American U. | Alvin McDill tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 12:43 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos is called for 10 seconds | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Comer (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) William Webb, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) James Catalan | |
| 12:21 | American U. | David Chacon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 12:20 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 12:04 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (SG), Alvin McDill (PF) Norman O'Connor, Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF) Matthew Robinson, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 11:36 | American U. | David Chacon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:34 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Chacon (tired) SG - William Webb (tired) 1 ast. SF - Gary Comer (tired) PF - Alvin McDill (tired) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Calvin (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) SG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Zavacky (tiring) PF - Xavier Vasquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mathis (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is fouled in the backcourt by William Webb - foul #1 on William Webb, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Domingo Reyes (PF) William Webb, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gan Yen | 14-19 |
| 11:04 | American U. | Domingo Reyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), William Webb (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Don Alatorre, Gary Comer, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG) Gan Yen, Santos Forgey | |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca is called for traveling | 14-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Gary Comer (PF) Norman O'Connor, Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (SF), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) Michael Johnson, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| 10:23 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Robinson - foul #2 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), Alvin McDill (PF) David Chacon, William Webb | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG) Matthew Robinson | |
| 10:23 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:23 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:14 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-19 |
| 10:12 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:59 | American U. | Alvin McDill snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 09:54 | American U. | Santos Forgey is called for the reach on Norman O'Connor - foul #1 on Santos Forgey, team foul #5 | 16-19 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG), William Webb (SF), Domingo Reyes (PF) Norman O'Connor, Gary Comer, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF) Saul Pena | |
| 09:45 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Webb | 18-19 |
| 09:33 | Western Michigan | James Catalan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), Gary Comer (SF), Alvin McDill (C) Don Alatorre, William Webb, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Brian Mathis (C) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 09:18 | American U. | The jump hook by David Chacon is blocked by Brian Mathis | 18-19 |
| 09:17 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Domingo Reyes takes the ball from Brian Mathis | 18-19 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Gary Comer is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Zavacky - foul #1 on Jerry Zavacky, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), William Webb (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Norman O'Connor, Gary Comer, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (SG), Joseph Deluca (PF), Louis Watts (C) Jerry Zavacky, Xavier Vasquez, Brian Mathis | |
| 08:46 | American U. | Don Alatorre clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:44 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Joseph Deluca | 18-19 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is fouled on the floor by David Chacon - foul #1 on David Chacon, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), Gary Comer (PF), Alvin McDill (C) David Chacon, Domingo Reyes, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Saul Pena (SF) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:40 | American U. | Alvin McDill gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:32 | American U. | Don Alatorre misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:31 | American U. | Gary Comer grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:09 | American U. | Don Alatorre buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 07:54 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts connects on the open floater from the right side | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Saul Pena steals the ball from Don Alatorre in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 07:43 | Western Michigan | James Catalan loses the dribble to Gary Comer | 20-21 |
| 07:31 | American U. | Don Alatorre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG), Domingo Reyes (PF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Norman O'Connor, William Webb, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF), Ignacio Castellanos (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Saul Pena, Joseph Deluca, Louis Watts | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (very tired) 8 pts. SG - David Chacon (tired) SF - Gary Comer (tired) 2 reb. PF - Domingo Reyes (tired) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Calvin (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Zavacky (fairly fresh) PF - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 07:20 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gary Comer | 20-21 |
| 07:10 | American U. | The jump hook by Domingo Reyes is blocked by Ignacio Castellanos | 20-21 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky is fouled in the backcourt by David Chacon - foul #2 on David Chacon, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG), William Webb (SF) David Chacon, Gary Comer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF) James Catalan, Santos Forgey, Brian Mathis | |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:06 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:50 | American U. | The jumper by Don Alatorre is denied by Xavier Vasquez | 20-22 |
| 06:49 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 06:43 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos tips it in | 20-24 |
| 06:32 | American U. | Domingo Reyes's fadeaway is rejected by Xavier Vasquez | 20-24 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses the wide open floater from the left block | 20-24 |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez misses the tip | 20-24 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen tips it home | 20-26 |
| 06:08 | American U. | William Webb travels in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Comer (SF), Alvin McDill (PF) William Webb, Domingo Reyes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Brian Mathis (C) Gan Yen, Michael Johnson, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos | |
| 05:58 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Catalan | 20-28 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Don Alatorre travels in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez is hacked by Gary Comer - foul #1 on Gary Comer, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:33 | American U. | Alvin McDill's layup is rejected by Xavier Vasquez | 20-30 |
| 05:32 | American U. | Gary Comer grabs the offensive board | 20-30 |
| 05:23 | American U. | Don Alatorre hits a 3 from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Comer - foul #2 on Gary Comer, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (SF), Domingo Reyes (PF) Gary Comer, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (SF), Louis Watts (C) Saul Pena, Brian Mathis | |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:04 | Western Michigan | Xavier Vasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:47 | American U. | William Webb is fouled on the floor by James Catalan - foul #2 on James Catalan, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Alvin McDill (C) Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG), Joseph Deluca (PF) James Catalan, Xavier Vasquez | |
| 04:47 | American U. | William Webb makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:47 | American U. | William Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Norman O'Connor - foul #1 on Norman O'Connor, team foul #11 | 24-32 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:20 | American U. | Don Alatorre hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Alvin McDill is called for the reach on Louis Watts - foul #2 on Alvin McDill, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | American U. | James Palmer (SF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Norman O'Connor, Alvin McDill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG), Santos Forgey (SG), Ignacio Castellanos (PF) Gan Yen, Matthew Robinson, Joseph Deluca | |
| 04:05 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-33 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Louis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:36 | American U. | Don Alatorre is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 03:35 | American U. | Don Alatorre gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 03:20 | American U. | The jumper by Don Alatorre is denied by Ignacio Castellanos | 27-34 |
| 03:19 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (very tired) 14 pts. SG - William Webb (very tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Domingo Reyes (very tired) 2 pts. C - Malcolm Calvin (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - James Catalan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Santos Forgey (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Zavacky (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Ignacio Castellanos (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Don Alatorre picks off the pass by Santos Forgey | 27-34 |
| 02:59 | American U. | Domingo Reyes double dribbles | 27-34 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG), Gary Comer (PF), Herbert Bair (C) William Webb, Domingo Reyes, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson (SG), Saul Pena (SF), Joseph Deluca (PF), Brian Mathis (C) Santos Forgey, Jerry Zavacky, Ignacio Castellanos, Louis Watts | |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Don Alatorre is called for the reach on Joseph Deluca - foul #1 on Don Alatorre, team foul #13 | 27-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Norman O'Connor (SG) Don Alatorre | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gan Yen (PG) James Catalan | |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Joseph Deluca misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:49 | American U. | The rebound goes to Herbert Bair | 27-34 |
| 02:46 | American U. | Saul Pena picks off the pass by Norman O'Connor in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 02:36 | American U. | Gary Comer snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Gan Yen is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 27-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG) Norman O'Connor | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Catalan (PG) Gan Yen | |
| 02:31 | American U. | Don Alatorre's floater is knocked away by Brian Mathis | 27-34 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Comer swats the layup by Michael Johnson | 27-34 |
| 02:22 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 27-34 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | James Catalan blows the layup | 27-34 |
| 02:04 | American U. | James Palmer gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:58 | American U. | The jumper by Don Alatorre is denied by Brian Mathis | 27-34 |
| 01:56 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | James Catalan can't finish the layup | 27-34 |
| 01:47 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Brian Mathis hits a shot from close range set up by Saul Pena | 27-36 |
| 01:36 | American U. | Don Alatorre is hacked by James Catalan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Catalan, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Xavier Vasquez (PF), Ignacio Castellanos (C) James Catalan, Michael Johnson, Joseph Deluca, Brian Mathis | |
| 01:36 | American U. | Don Alatorre makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:36 | American U. | Don Alatorre makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Robinson | 29-39 |
| 01:00 | American U. | James Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky comes up short on the shot from the left side | 29-39 |
| 00:52 | Western Michigan | Jerry Zavacky hits the follow up shot | 29-41 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Gary Comer's pass is intercepted by Ignacio Castellanos in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Ignacio Castellanos is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Xavier Vasquez | 29-43 |
| 00:28 | American U. | David Chacon's pass is intercepted by Ignacio Castellanos in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson buries a shot from close range | 29-45 |