| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Elmer Melchior (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Black (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Cameron Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Koehler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior comes up short on the floater in the paint | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | American U. | Lee Koehler gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Cameron Woods hits a floater from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 18:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Phillips | 43-41 |
| 18:47 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:34 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 18:32 | American U. | Micheal Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Matthew McDaniel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:24 | American U. | Matthew McDaniel snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 18:05 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 43-41 |
| 17:37 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 17:35 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:12 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-41 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Bruce Ball (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Eric Jackson (SF), Jason Scott (PF) Cameron Woods, Matthew McDaniel, Micheal Smith, Lee Koehler | |
| 16:49 | American U. | Jason Scott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 43-41 |
| 16:48 | American U. | Chad Karam tips it in | 43-43 |
| 16:28 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Ball steals it from David Thompson | 43-43 |
| 16:23 | American U. | Bruce Ball misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 16:21 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Eric Black | 43-43 |
| 16:06 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior's floater is tipped away by Jason Scott | 43-43 |
| 16:05 | American U. | The rebound goes to Eric Jackson | 43-43 |
| 15:51 | American U. | Bruce Ball is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Bruce Ball, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG), James Smith (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Alvin James (PF), Brad Gray (C) Elmer Melchior, Richard Wood, David Thompson, Edward Moore, Eric Black | |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew McDaniel (SG), Bennie Zarate (PF) Chad Karam, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Carroll Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin James (fresh) C - Brad Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bruce Ball (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Matthew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bennie Zarate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Ball - foul #4 on Bruce Ball, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG) Bruce Ball | |
| 15:29 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:29 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:27 | American U. | James Smith is hacked by Carroll Gordon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carroll Gordon, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Bennie Zarate misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:04 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Carroll Gordon | 45-43 |
| 14:45 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 14:43 | American U. | Eric Jackson gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:38 | American U. | Eric Jackson comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-43 |
| 14:36 | American U. | Jason Scott misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 14:35 | Oral Roberts | Alvin James grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:19 | Oral Roberts | James Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Abraham Becnel | 47-43 |
| 13:51 | American U. | Matthew McDaniel is hacked by Carroll Gordon - foul #4 on Carroll Gordon, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (PG), Richard Wood (SG), Lloyd Deering (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Eric Black (C) Carroll Gordon, James Smith, Abraham Becnel, Alvin James, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Micheal Smith (SF), Lee Koehler (PF), Kenneth Phillips (C) James Smith, Matthew McDaniel, Eric Jackson, Bennie Zarate, Jason Scott | |
| 13:34 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 13:33 | American U. | Micheal Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:16 | American U. | Lee Koehler is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Karam | 47-45 |
| 12:59 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Phillips is called for the reach on Lloyd Deering - foul #1 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Thompson (SF), Brad Gray (C) Richard Wood, Eric Black | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:39 | Oral Roberts | Cameron Woods steals the ball from Elmer Melchior | 47-45 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Lee Koehler hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 12:18 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Koehler | 47-45 |
| 11:56 | American U. | Lee Koehler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Eric Black (C) Lloyd Deering, David Thompson, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), Matthew McDaniel (SG), Bennie Zarate (C) Cameron Woods, Chad Karam, Kenneth Phillips | |
| 11:28 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Smith (PG), Alvin James (SG) Elmer Melchior, Richard Wood | |
| Subs | American U. | Eric Jackson (SF), Jason Scott (C) Micheal Smith, Lee Koehler | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alvin James (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Black (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bennie Zarate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Oral Roberts | Abraham Becnel is fouled on the floor by Eric Jackson - foul #2 on Eric Jackson, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 11:00 | Oral Roberts | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:58 | American U. | Bennie Zarate gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:51 | American U. | James Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 10:49 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Bennie Zarate | 47-45 |
| 10:36 | American U. | Bennie Zarate misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 10:34 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Brad Gray | 47-45 |
| 10:11 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 10:10 | American U. | Bennie Zarate pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:59 | American U. | James Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 09:57 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Scott | 47-45 |
| 09:39 | American U. | Jason Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 09:37 | American U. | Jason Scott snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:18 | American U. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Alvin James - foul #2 on Alvin James, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (PG), Richard Wood (SG), David Thompson (SF), Edward Moore (PF) James Smith, Alvin James, Abraham Becnel, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Micheal Smith (SF), Lee Koehler (PF), Kenneth Phillips (C) James Smith, Matthew McDaniel, Eric Jackson, Bennie Zarate, Jason Scott | |
| 09:01 | American U. | Lee Koehler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:59 | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:36 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Thompson | 49-45 |
| 08:22 | American U. | Micheal Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Lee Koehler tips it home | 49-47 |
| 07:59 | Oral Roberts | Cameron Woods is called for the reach on Elmer Melchior - foul #1 on Cameron Woods, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon (PG) Elmer Melchior | |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew McDaniel (SG), Bruce Ball (SF), Jason Scott (C) Cameron Woods, Micheal Smith, Kenneth Phillips | |
| 07:35 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:34 | American U. | The rebound goes to Lee Koehler | 49-47 |
| 07:14 | American U. | Bruce Ball is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Scott | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Carroll Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Richard Wood (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Black (tired) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Chad Karam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Lee Koehler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Oral Roberts | Carroll Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Deering (SF), Brad Gray (C) David Thompson, Eric Black | |
| Subs | American U. | Eric Jackson (SF), Bennie Zarate (PF) Chad Karam, Lee Koehler | |
| 06:30 | American U. | Eric Jackson lays it up and in | 49-52 |
| 06:08 | Oral Roberts | Matthew McDaniel steals the ball from Edward Moore | 49-52 |
| 05:54 | American U. | Matthew McDaniel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | American U. | Jason Scott grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 05:34 | American U. | Bruce Ball can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 05:33 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 05:20 | Oral Roberts | Brad Gray clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | American U. | Jason Scott pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (PG), James Smith (SG), David Thompson (SF), Alvin James (PF), Eric Black (C) Carroll Gordon, Richard Wood, Lloyd Deering, Edward Moore, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Micheal Smith (SF), Kenneth Phillips (C) Bruce Ball, Bennie Zarate, Jason Scott | |
| 05:01 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Eric Black - foul #1 on Eric Black, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| 05:01 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:01 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:35 | Oral Roberts | Alvin James misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 04:34 | American U. | Eric Jackson grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:28 | American U. | Micheal Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Micheal Smith, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Bruce Ball (SG) Matthew McDaniel | |
| 04:07 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 04:05 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Kenneth Phillips - foul #2 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Deering (SG), Abraham Becnel (SF), Edward Moore (PF), Brad Gray (C) James Smith, David Thompson, Alvin James, Eric Black | |
| Subs | American U. | Lee Koehler (PF) Kenneth Phillips | |
| 03:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:48 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 3rd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:26 | American U. | Cameron Woods is fouled on the floor by Elmer Melchior - foul #1 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew McDaniel (SG), Bennie Zarate (C) Cameron Woods, Micheal Smith | |
| 03:09 | American U. | Eric Jackson is hacked by Abraham Becnel - foul #3 on Abraham Becnel, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Scott (SF) Eric Jackson | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Elmer Melchior (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Deering (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Abraham Becnel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bruce Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Matthew McDaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lee Koehler (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bennie Zarate (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:46 | American U. | Jason Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Brad Gray - foul #2 on Brad Gray, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Wood (SG) Lloyd Deering | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Phillips (C) Bennie Zarate | |
| 02:46 | American U. | Jason Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:46 | American U. | Jason Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:46 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Phillips - foul #3 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Thompson (SF), Eric Black (C) Abraham Becnel, Brad Gray | |
| Subs | American U. | Bennie Zarate (PF) Lee Koehler | |
| 02:23 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Bennie Zarate gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 02:23 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| 02:15 | American U. | Jason Scott blows the layup | 52-55 |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 01:51 | Oral Roberts | Matthew McDaniel takes the ball from Elmer Melchior | 52-55 |
| 01:51 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Micheal Smith (SF), Lee Koehler (PF) Bruce Ball, Jason Scott, Bennie Zarate | |
| 01:33 | American U. | Matthew McDaniel hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 01:11 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 01:10 | Oral Roberts | Edward Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:51 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Black | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | American U. | Cameron Woods connects on the shot in the lane set up by Lee Koehler | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Cameron Woods - foul #2 on Cameron Woods, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Lee Koehler grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | American U. | Lee Koehler is hacked by Elmer Melchior in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | American U. | Bruce Ball (PG) Cameron Woods | |
| 00:18 | American U. | Lee Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Lee Koehler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 00:13 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Melchior - foul #3 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:10 | Oral Roberts | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:06 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior makes the 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Bruce Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Melchior - foul #4 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Bruce Ball makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Bruce Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-62 |