| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Patrick Hagood (fresh) SG - Richard Higuera (fresh) SF - James Henson (fresh) PF - George Carr (fresh) C - Douglas Zam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) PF - James Trahan (fresh) C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | James Trahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | American U. | Richard Higuera is called for the reach on Lawrence Milian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Higuera, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | American U. | James Trahan clanks a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Michael Fuchs can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Holy Cross | George Carr gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | American U. | James Trahan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Hagood - foul #1 on Patrick Hagood, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | American U. | James Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:23 | American U. | James Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | American U. | Lawrence Milian hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gurley | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Holy Cross | Rudy Blumer is called for the reach on Douglas Zam - foul #1 on Rudy Blumer, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | Holy Cross | James Henson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Higuera | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | American U. | Rudy Blumer is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Gurley | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Holy Cross | James Henson loses the dribble to James Trahan | 5-7 |
| 17:22 | American U. | Lawrence Milian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Patrick Hagood | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Holy Cross | James Henson's fadeaway is rejected by James Trahan | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:46 | Holy Cross | George Carr buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Henson | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | American U. | Rudy Blumer misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Holy Cross | James Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Higuera | 9-7 |
| 16:03 | American U. | Rudy Blumer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (PG), Matthew Pak (SG), Gary Mitchell (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Donald York (C) Patrick Hagood, Richard Higuera, James Henson, George Carr, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SG), Luis Parr (SF), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Rudy Blumer, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| 15:50 | Holy Cross | Matthew Pak is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nicholas Queener (fresh) SG - Matthew Pak (fresh) SF - Gary Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Venuti (fresh) C - Donald York (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) SG - Gordon Webb (fresh) SF - Luis Parr (fresh) PF - Vance Donald (fresh) C - Jesse Tope (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | American U. | Gordon Webb clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 15:34 | American U. | Luis Parr hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Donald York misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 15:14 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti tips it in | 11-9 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Luis Parr is fouled on the floor by Gary Mitchell - foul #1 on Gary Mitchell, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 14:39 | American U. | Jeffrey Venuti blocks the short jumper by Bryan Hering | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Venuti | 14-9 |
| 13:58 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses the 3 from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 13:57 | American U. | Luis Parr grabs the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | American U. | Gordon Webb is hacked by Donald York - foul #1 on Donald York, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), Richard Higuera (SG), Denny Denson (SF), Cecil Noel (PF), Douglas Zam (C) Nicholas Queener, Matthew Pak, Gary Mitchell, Jeffrey Venuti, Donald York | |
| Subs | American U. | George Clark (PG), Henry Galvin (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) Bryan Hering, Gordon Webb, Luis Parr, Vance Donald, Jesse Tope | |
| 13:38 | American U. | Henry Galvin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Zam - foul #1 on Douglas Zam, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| 13:38 | American U. | Henry Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:38 | American U. | Henry Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:24 | Holy Cross | Michael Fuchs takes the ball from Cecil Noel | 14-11 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Rudy Blumer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-11 |
| 12:56 | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:50 | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 12:49 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Denny Denson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (SF) Denny Denson | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG) George Clark, Henry Galvin | |
| 12:16 | American U. | Michael Fuchs is whistled for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (SG), Jeffrey Venuti (PF) Richard Higuera, Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | American U. | Vance Donald (PF) James Trahan | |
| 11:55 | Holy Cross | The jumper by Patrick Hagood is denied by Michael Fuchs | 14-11 |
| 11:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michael Fuchs | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Patrick Hagood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Queener (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Zam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudy Blumer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vance Donald (fresh) C - Michael Fuchs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | American U. | Vance Donald can't connect on an uncontested jump hook near the basket | 14-11 |
| 11:47 | American U. | Vance Donald snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | American U. | Michael Fuchs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rudy Blumer and he's fouled by Jeffrey Venuti - foul #1 on Jeffrey Venuti, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Pak (SG), George Carr (PF) Patrick Hagood, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SF) Rudy Blumer | |
| 11:32 | American U. | Michael Fuchs makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:14 | American U. | Gordon Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Lawrence Milian misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Vance Donald tips it back up and in | 14-16 |
| 10:48 | Holy Cross | Matthew Pak is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), Denny Denson (SF), Cecil Noel (PF), Donald York (C) Nicholas Queener, Gary Mitchell, George Carr, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Luis Parr (SF), James Trahan (PF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Vance Donald, Michael Fuchs | |
| 10:46 | American U. | Patrick Hagood steals it from Jesse Tope in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 10:31 | Holy Cross | Denny Denson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Luis Parr | 14-16 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Gordon Webb is hacked by Donald York in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald York, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera (SG), James Henson (SF), Douglas Zam (C) Matthew Pak, Denny Denson, Donald York | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:26 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Gordon Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam makes the runner from the baseline set up by Richard Higuera and he's hacked by Jesse Tope - foul #1 on Jesse Tope, team foul #2 | 16-18 |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:54 | American U. | Cecil Noel is called for the reach on James Trahan - foul #1 on Cecil Noel, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Carr (PF) Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF) Gordon Webb, Luis Parr | |
| 09:54 | American U. | James Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | American U. | James Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Douglas Zam | 20-20 |
| 09:09 | American U. | Jesse Tope clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 09:08 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to George Carr | 20-20 |
| 09:04 | Holy Cross | George Carr is fouled on the floor by James Trahan - foul #1 on James Trahan, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (PG), Matthew Pak (SG), Gary Mitchell (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (C) Patrick Hagood, Richard Higuera, James Henson, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Vance Donald (C) Bryan Hering, Henry Galvin, Jesse Tope | |
| 08:46 | Holy Cross | George Carr connects on the turnaround near the basket | 22-20 |
| 08:29 | American U. | Vance Donald misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by George Carr - foul #1 on George Carr, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Luis Parr (SF), Gordon Webb (PF) Rudy Blumer, James Trahan | |
| 08:29 | American U. | Vance Donald makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:29 | American U. | Vance Donald makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:11 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti can't throw it down | 22-22 |
| 08:10 | Holy Cross | George Carr can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 08:09 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gordon Webb | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | American U. | Jeffrey Venuti takes the ball from Gordon Webb | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Nicholas Queener (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Pak (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Mitchell (fresh) PF - George Carr (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Venuti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Gurley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Milian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luis Parr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gordon Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vance Donald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Milian - foul #1 on Lawrence Milian, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera (SG), Denny Denson (SF), Cecil Noel (PF), Douglas Zam (C) Matthew Pak, Gary Mitchell, George Carr, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Vance Donald | |
| 07:13 | Holy Cross | Michael Fuchs swats the layup by Douglas Zam | 22-22 |
| 07:12 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel tips it in | 24-22 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Bryan Hering is hacked by Richard Higuera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Higuera, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG) Richard Higuera | |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Galvin (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF) Gordon Webb, Luis Parr | |
| 07:05 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Henry Galvin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Bryan Hering scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Rudy Blumer | 24-26 |
| 06:02 | Holy Cross | Rudy Blumer is called for the reach on Nicholas Queener - foul #2 on Rudy Blumer, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (SG), James Henson (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF) Nicholas Queener, Denny Denson, Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Luis Parr (SF), Vance Donald (PF), Jesse Tope (C) Bryan Hering, Henry Galvin, Rudy Blumer, James Trahan, Michael Fuchs | |
| 05:50 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Matthew Pak (SG) Gary Mitchell | |
| Subs | American U. | Gordon Webb (SF) Luis Parr | |
| 05:34 | American U. | Jesse Tope hits a 3 from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 05:15 | Holy Cross | James Henson can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Gurley - foul #1 on John Gurley, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), George Carr (PF) Patrick Hagood, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:15 | Holy Cross | James Henson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 05:15 | Holy Cross | James Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Jesse Tope is hacked by Matthew Pak - foul #1 on Matthew Pak, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), Nicholas Queener (SG) Matthew Pak, James Henson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:58 | American U. | Jesse Tope makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Jesse Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:58 | American U. | Vance Donald pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:42 | American U. | Jesse Tope knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Webb | 26-32 |
| 04:20 | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Lawrence Milian pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Lawrence Milian is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 26-34 |
| 03:41 | Holy Cross | George Carr misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Vance Donald - foul #1 on Vance Donald, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Higuera (SG), Cecil Noel (SF), Donald York (C) Patrick Hagood, Nicholas Queener, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Henry Galvin (SG), Rudy Blumer (SF), James Trahan (PF), Michael Fuchs (C) John Gurley, Lawrence Milian, Gordon Webb, Vance Donald, Jesse Tope | |
| 03:41 | Holy Cross | George Carr makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:41 | Holy Cross | George Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Mitchell (fresh) SG - Richard Higuera (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Noel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carr (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald York (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bryan Hering (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rudy Blumer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Trahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Fuchs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | American U. | Richard Higuera is called for the reach on Bryan Hering in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Higuera, team foul #12 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), Matthew Pak (SG) Richard Higuera, George Carr | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:38 | American U. | Bryan Hering makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:38 | American U. | Bryan Hering misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:38 | Holy Cross | Matthew Pak grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:27 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell can't finish the layup | 28-35 |
| 03:25 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:12 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald York | 30-35 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Michael Fuchs is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Hering | 30-37 |
| 02:38 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel misses the 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 02:36 | American U. | Michael Fuchs gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:22 | American U. | Rudy Blumer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Rudy Blumer, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (SG), James Henson (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Douglas Zam (C) Matthew Pak, Gary Mitchell, Cecil Noel, Donald York | |
| Subs | American U. | Luis Parr (SF) Rudy Blumer | |
| 02:09 | Holy Cross | James Henson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 02:07 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 02:06 | American U. | James Trahan pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:02 | American U. | Patrick Hagood takes the ball from James Trahan | 30-37 |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Bryan Hering is called for the reach on Patrick Hagood - foul #1 on Bryan Hering, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Gurley (PG), Lawrence Milian (SG), Vance Donald (PF) Bryan Hering, Henry Galvin, James Trahan | |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Luis Parr pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:21 | American U. | Luis Parr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 31-37 |
| 01:19 | American U. | Michael Fuchs grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:59 | American U. | John Gurley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-37 |
| 00:57 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:49 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Lawrence Milian grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 00:31 | American U. | John Gurley hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Milian | 31-39 |
| 00:14 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 00:13 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti can't tip it in | 31-39 |
| 00:12 | American U. | The rebound goes to Lawrence Milian | 31-39 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Nicholas Queener is called for the reach on Lawrence Milian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Queener, team foul #13 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), Matthew Pak (SG), Denny Denson (SF), Cecil Noel (PF), Donald York (C) Patrick Hagood, Nicholas Queener, James Henson, Jeffrey Venuti, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | American U. | Bryan Hering (PG), Gordon Webb (SF), James Trahan (PF), Jesse Tope (C) John Gurley, Luis Parr, Vance Donald, Michael Fuchs | |
| 00:09 | American U. | Lawrence Milian makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Lawrence Milian makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Jesse Tope blocks the short jumper by Gary Mitchell | 31-41 |