| Lineup | American U. | PG - Cameron Woods (fresh) SG - William Collar (fresh) SF - Micheal Smith (fresh) PF - Archie Tucker (fresh) C - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edward McMilleon (fresh) SG - Christopher Zeng (fresh) SF - Warren Andersen (fresh) PF - Jerry Sherrell (fresh) C - Aaron Rutledge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips buries a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Micheal Smith - foul #1 on Micheal Smith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:27 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | American U. | William Collar's pass is intercepted by Edward McMilleon in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | American U. | William Collar pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | American U. | Micheal Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge's floater is tipped away by Archie Tucker | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | American U. | William Collar gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | American U. | William Collar hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Phillips | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon knocks in the floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:13 | American U. | William Collar misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:11 | American U. | Cameron Woods snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Lafayette | Cameron Woods steals the ball from Warren Andersen | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | American U. | William Collar's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Zeng | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge is fouled on the floor by William Collar - foul #1 on William Collar, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Jason Scott (SF), Bennie Zarate (PF), Billy Harmon (C) Cameron Woods, William Collar, Micheal Smith, Archie Tucker, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (PG), Bryan Rice (SG), Donald Parks (SF), Vernon Warren (PF), Tom Davis (C) Edward McMilleon, Christopher Zeng, Warren Andersen, Jerry Sherrell, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 17:06 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Billy Harmon pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Bennie Zarate misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Lafayette | Tom Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | Lafayette | Donald Parks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | American U. | Billy Harmon pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | American U. | Robert Polak is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Polak, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | American U. | Chad Karam is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| 16:21 | Lafayette | Tom Davis double dribbles | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Billy Harmon buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Smith | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Lafayette | Donald Parks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Polak | 7-4 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Karam (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Scott (fresh) PF - Bennie Zarate (fairly fresh) C - Billy Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Polak (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Parks (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Warren (fairly fresh) C - Tom Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Lafayette | Donald Parks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:33 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice tips it home | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | American U. | Jason Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | American U. | Bennie Zarate can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice is hacked by Bennie Zarate - foul #1 on Bennie Zarate, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Anthony Hensler (SG), Micheal Smith (SF), Archie Tucker (PF), Kenneth Phillips (C) James Smith, Chad Karam, Jason Scott, Bennie Zarate, Billy Harmon | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG), Christopher Zeng (SG), Warren Andersen (SF), Ryan McTier (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Robert Polak, Bryan Rice, Donald Parks, Vernon Warren, Tom Davis | |
| 14:48 | Lafayette | Warren Andersen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Zeng | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | American U. | Micheal Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Warren Andersen - foul #1 on Warren Andersen, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell (PF) Ryan McTier | |
| 14:32 | American U. | Micheal Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:32 | American U. | Micheal Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:32 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:07 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hensler - foul #1 on Anthony Hensler, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG) Cameron Woods | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 13:53 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 13:51 | American U. | William Collar pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:38 | American U. | William Collar can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:37 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:27 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:25 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:10 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Phillips - foul #1 on Kenneth Phillips, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (PG), Jason Scott (SF) Anthony Hensler, Micheal Smith | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan McTier (PF), Vernon Warren (C) Jerry Sherrell, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 13:10 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:10 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | American U. | William Collar misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:00 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:51 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward McMilleon | 8-12 |
| 12:47 | American U. | Chad Karam is hacked by Edward McMilleon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward McMilleon, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Billy Harmon (PF) William Collar, Archie Tucker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF) Warren Andersen | |
| 12:42 | American U. | Jason Scott makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Cameron Woods | 10-12 |
| 12:19 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren connects on the floater from close range | 10-14 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Cameron Woods double dribbles | 10-14 |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), William Collar (SG), Bennie Zarate (PF) Cameron Woods, Chad Karam, Jason Scott | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Edward McMilleon, Vernon Warren | |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | William Collar steals the ball from Donald Parks | 10-14 |
| 11:37 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips blows the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Rutledge - foul #1 on Aaron Rutledge, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (SG), Micheal Smith (SF) William Collar, Billy Harmon | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (SG), Warren Andersen (SF) Christopher Zeng, Donald Parks | |
| 11:37 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:37 | American U. | Kenneth Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hensler (fresh) SF - Micheal Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bennie Zarate (fresh) C - Kenneth Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Ryan McTier (fresh) SG - Robert Polak (fresh) SF - Warren Andersen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Sherrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier double dribbles | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Archie Tucker (PF) Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG), Bryan Rice (SG), Vernon Warren (C) Ryan McTier, Robert Polak, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 10:50 | American U. | Anthony Hensler clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Warren Andersen - foul #2 on Warren Andersen, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Jason Scott (SF) James Smith, Micheal Smith | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF), Tom Davis (C) Warren Andersen, Vernon Warren | |
| 10:50 | American U. | Anthony Hensler misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | American U. | Anthony Hensler misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:34 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell is denied on a layup by Bennie Zarate | 12-14 |
| 10:33 | American U. | Bennie Zarate gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:10 | American U. | Archie Tucker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (SG), Billy Harmon (C) Anthony Hensler, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG), Vernon Warren (C) Bryan Rice, Tom Davis | |
| 09:46 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edward McMilleon and the foul's on Archie Tucker - foul #1 on Archie Tucker, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Micheal Smith (SF) Cameron Woods, Archie Tucker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan McTier (PG) Edward McMilleon | |
| 09:46 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell misses the free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Micheal Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:30 | American U. | Billy Harmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 09:29 | American U. | Jason Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:09 | American U. | Micheal Smith buries a floater in the paint | 14-16 |
| 08:54 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:53 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 08:31 | Lafayette | Jerry Sherrell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 08:29 | American U. | Billy Harmon gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Chad Karam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Anthony Hensler (SG), Bennie Zarate (PF), Kenneth Phillips (C) Chad Karam, William Collar, Jason Scott, Billy Harmon | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG), Robert Polak (SG), Bryan Rice (SF), Tom Davis (C) Ryan McTier, Christopher Zeng, Donald Parks, Jerry Sherrell | |
| 08:09 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 14-16 |
| 08:07 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:57 | Lafayette | Robert Polak misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 07:55 | American U. | The rebound goes to Bennie Zarate | 14-16 |
| 07:41 | American U. | Anthony Hensler buries a 3 from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 07:23 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 07:22 | American U. | Micheal Smith gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Cameron Woods (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hensler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Zarate (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edward McMilleon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Polak (fresh) SF - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:10 | American U. | Cameron Woods connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Hensler | 19-16 |
| 07:06 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice's 3 pointer is rejected by Kenneth Phillips | 19-16 |
| 07:04 | American U. | Micheal Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:02 | American U. | Cameron Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Chad Karam (PG), William Collar (SG), Billy Harmon (SF), Archie Tucker (PF) Cameron Woods, Anthony Hensler, Micheal Smith, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF), Ryan McTier (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Bryan Rice, Vernon Warren, Tom Davis | |
| 06:50 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 06:49 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:31 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Polak | 19-19 |
| 06:18 | American U. | Robert Polak steals the ball from Billy Harmon | 19-19 |
| 06:01 | Lafayette | Kenneth Phillips steals the ball from Edward McMilleon | 19-19 |
| 05:51 | American U. | William Collar is called for 10 seconds | 19-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Jason Scott (SF) William Collar, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG), Jerry Sherrell (PF) Edward McMilleon, Robert Polak | |
| 05:43 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Zeng and the foul's on Billy Harmon - foul #1 on Billy Harmon, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Bennie Zarate (C) Chad Karam, Billy Harmon | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 05:43 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:22 | American U. | Bennie Zarate lays it in | 21-22 |
| 05:06 | Lafayette | Ryan McTier double dribbles | 21-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (SG) William Collar | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG) Ryan McTier | |
| 04:46 | American U. | Edward McMilleon is called for the reach on Archie Tucker - foul #2 on Edward McMilleon, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Billy Harmon (PF) Cameron Woods, Anthony Hensler, Archie Tucker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (PG), Bryan Rice (SF), Tom Davis (C) Edward McMilleon, Donald Parks, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 04:27 | American U. | Billy Harmon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Sherrell - foul #1 on Jerry Sherrell, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Phillips (C) Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vernon Warren (PF) Jerry Sherrell | |
| 04:27 | American U. | Billy Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Billy Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Scott - foul #1 on Jason Scott, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Micheal Smith (SF) Jason Scott | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:11 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:56 | American U. | Billy Harmon misses short on a shot in the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:55 | Lafayette | Vernon Warren pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | Lafayette | Tom Davis buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Zeng | 23-26 |
| 03:21 | American U. | Billy Harmon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 03:20 | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng grabs the board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Karam (fairly fresh) SF - Micheal Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Phillips (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Robert Polak (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Zeng (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Smith - foul #2 on Micheal Smith, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Cameron Woods (PG), Anthony Hensler (SG), Jason Scott (SF), Archie Tucker (PF), Bennie Zarate (C) James Smith, Chad Karam, Micheal Smith, Billy Harmon, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon (PG), Warren Andersen (SF), Ryan McTier (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Robert Polak, Christopher Zeng, Vernon Warren, Tom Davis | |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:11 | American U. | Archie Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Warren Andersen takes the ball from Bennie Zarate | 23-27 |
| 02:41 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG) Anthony Hensler | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Christopher Zeng (SG) Bryan Rice | |
| 02:15 | American U. | Bennie Zarate's pass is intercepted by Edward McMilleon | 23-27 |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Archie Tucker - foul #2 on Archie Tucker, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | American U. | Micheal Smith (SF), Kenneth Phillips (C) Jason Scott, Bennie Zarate | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vernon Warren (C) Aaron Rutledge | |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:38 | American U. | William Collar misses the floater from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 01:36 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Zeng is blocked by Micheal Smith | 23-28 |
| 01:23 | American U. | Archie Tucker snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:06 | American U. | William Collar drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon is hacked by Archie Tucker - foul #3 on Archie Tucker, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | American U. | James Smith (PG), Chad Karam (SG), Jason Scott (SF), Billy Harmon (PF), Bennie Zarate (C) Cameron Woods, William Collar, Micheal Smith, Archie Tucker, Kenneth Phillips | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Polak (SG), Jerry Sherrell (PF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Christopher Zeng, Ryan McTier, Vernon Warren | |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:46 | Lafayette | Edward McMilleon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:46 | American U. | The rebound goes to Billy Harmon | 26-28 |
| 00:44 | American U. | Chad Karam is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Andersen - foul #3 on Warren Andersen, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Donald Parks (SF) Warren Andersen | |
| 00:44 | American U. | Chad Karam makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:44 | American U. | Chad Karam makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:24 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Aaron Rutledge, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| 00:03 | American U. | James Smith's floater is knocked away by Donald Parks | 28-28 |
| 00:01 | Lafayette | Donald Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Donald Parks misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-28 |