| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Mike Wiggins inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | American U. | Mike Wiggins hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Keefer | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Howard | John Knapp buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from James St. Jean | 32-33 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Mike Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 19:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 32-33 |
| 19:15 | Howard | John Knapp is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Lloyd - foul #3 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG) Richard Lloyd | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:56 | Howard | James Egger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Mike Wiggins throws it down and he's hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #1 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Mike Wiggins makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:30 | Howard | James Abron hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from James St. Jean | 35-35 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Howard | James Abron can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bobby Douglass - foul #2 on Bobby Douglass, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Howard | James Abron makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Howard | James Abron makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:38 | American U. | Bobby Douglass hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Howard | John Knapp gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:33 | Howard | John Knapp comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Michael Rice banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 16:56 | Howard | James St. Jean drills a floater from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 16:36 | American U. | James Egger steps in front of the Calvin Keefer pass | 38-39 |
| 16:10 | Howard | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:08 | American U. | Bobby Douglass gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Michael Rice is fouled on the floor by James Egger - foul #2 on James Egger, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Adam Matheney (SG), Vincent Peebles (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Jesse Greer (C) Bobby Douglass, Calvin Keefer, Mike Wiggins, Alvin Hildebrand, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - James Ashby (fresh) PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | American U. | John Fox steps in front of the Richard Lloyd pass | 38-39 |
| 15:19 | Howard | James Ashby misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Peebles - foul #1 on Vincent Peebles, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 15:19 | Howard | James Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:19 | Howard | James Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:03 | American U. | Vincent Peebles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 15:02 | American U. | Jesse Greer misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 15:00 | American U. | Jesse Greer snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 14:39 | American U. | James Ashby is called for the reach on Adam Matheney - foul #1 on James Ashby, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Robert Almendarez (SF) Darrell Schwede, James Ashby | |
| 14:23 | American U. | Charles Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 14:21 | Howard | John Knapp gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | Howard | John Knapp travels with the ball | 38-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG) Vincent Peebles | |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Abron (PF) John Fox, John Walter | |
| 13:40 | American U. | Richard Lloyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Matheney | 41-41 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Robert Almendarez drills a floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Baker | 41-43 |
| 13:09 | American U. | Charles Smith misses long on a shot in the lane | 41-43 |
| 13:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Abron | 41-43 |
| 12:53 | Howard | James Abron misses the floater in the paint | 41-43 |
| 12:52 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Baker | 41-43 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Robert Almendarez drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Knapp | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | American U. | Adam Matheney is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Adam Matheney, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wiggins (SF), Alvin Hildebrand (PF), Michael Rice (C) Adam Matheney, Charles Smith, Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), James Ashby (SF), John Walter (PF), James Egger (C) James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Abron, Joseph Baker | |
| 12:07 | Howard | James Egger is fouled on the floor by Calvin Keefer - foul #2 on Calvin Keefer, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Vincent Peebles (SG) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:49 | Howard | Mike Wiggins steals the ball from John Fox | 41-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vincent Peebles (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James Egger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | American U. | Michael Rice misses the dunk attempt | 41-45 |
| 11:34 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 11:16 | Howard | James Ashby's floater is knocked away by Michael Rice | 43-45 |
| 11:15 | American U. | Michael Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:56 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG), Jesse Greer (C) Bobby Douglass, Vincent Peebles, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF) John Knapp, James Ashby, John Walter | |
| 10:31 | Howard | James St. Jean clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Calvin Keefer - foul #3 on Calvin Keefer, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Rice (PF) Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:31 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:31 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Richard Lloyd misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Richard Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:57 | Howard | John Fox connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Egger | 44-49 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Richard Lloyd hits a shot from the right side set up by Calvin Keefer | 46-49 |
| 09:38 | Howard | John Fox misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:37 | Howard | James St. Jean pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:24 | Howard | James Abron misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 09:22 | American U. | Jesse Greer gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | American U. | Michael Rice misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 08:51 | Howard | James Abron pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:36 | Howard | James Abron drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Fox and he's hacked by Richard Lloyd - foul #4 on Richard Lloyd, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Adam Matheney (SG), Vincent Peebles (SF), Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer, Mike Wiggins, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), Joseph Baker (C) John Fox, James St. Jean, James Egger | |
| 08:36 | Howard | James Abron makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:14 | American U. | James Abron is called for the reach on Alvin Hildebrand - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Smith (C) Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (PF) James Abron | |
| 07:56 | American U. | Adam Matheney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:55 | American U. | Vincent Peebles gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:30 | American U. | Charles Smith can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG) Vincent Peebles | |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) Robert Almendarez | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:30 | American U. | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Adam Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - James Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Howard | James Ashby connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darrell Schwede | 48-55 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Lloyd | 50-55 |
| 06:42 | Howard | Alvin Hildebrand steals the ball from John Walter | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | American U. | Bobby Douglass hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 06:16 | Howard | John Walter scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Darrell Schwede and he's hacked by Bobby Douglass - foul #3 on Bobby Douglass, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG), Mike Wiggins (SF), Michael Rice (PF), Jesse Greer (C) Bobby Douglass, Adam Matheney, Alvin Hildebrand, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, Joseph Baker | |
| 06:16 | Howard | John Walter misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Mike Wiggins gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:13 | American U. | John Knapp steals it from Richard Lloyd in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Richard Lloyd steps in front of the James Abron pass | 52-57 |
| 05:40 | American U. | Michael Rice buries a shot from the left block set up by Mike Wiggins | 54-57 |
| 05:22 | Howard | James Abron is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on James Abron, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF) John Walter | |
| 05:00 | American U. | Jesse Greer comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 54-57 |
| 04:58 | Howard | James Egger snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 04:49 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the floater from the right block | 54-57 |
| 04:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jesse Greer | 54-57 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Michael Rice misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 04:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Almendarez | 54-57 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Jesse Greer swats the short shot by John Knapp | 54-57 |
| 04:13 | American U. | Michael Rice gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:59 | American U. | Jesse Greer dunks the ball on a great pass from Calvin Keefer and he's fouled by Robert Almendarez - foul #2 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Adam Matheney (SF), Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Mike Wiggins, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) John Knapp, James Abron, James Egger | |
| 03:59 | American U. | Jesse Greer makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 03:39 | American U. | Jesse Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:22 | American U. | Jesse Greer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-57 |
| 03:20 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Greer (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | American U. | Jesse Greer blows the layup | 57-57 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wiggins (SF) Adam Matheney | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, John Walter, Joseph Baker | |
| 02:41 | Howard | Robert Almendarez clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 57-57 |
| 02:40 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to James St. Jean | 57-57 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the jump hook from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 02:19 | American U. | Jesse Greer gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:57 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the fadeaway from the left side | 59-57 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Knapp | 59-59 |
| 01:20 | American U. | Richard Lloyd misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 01:18 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | American U. | Jesse Greer knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Mike Wiggins | 61-59 |
| 00:37 | Howard | John Knapp travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | American U. | Calvin Keefer is fouled in the backcourt by John Knapp - foul #1 on John Knapp, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:36 | American U. | Calvin Keefer makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:36 | American U. | Calvin Keefer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Howard | Robert Almendarez banks in the layup | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand is hacked by John Knapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Knapp, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Abron | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Howard | James St. Jean throws it down on a great pass from John Knapp | 64-63 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Calvin Keefer is hacked by James St. Jean in the backcourt - foul #1 on James St. Jean, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Calvin Keefer makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Calvin Keefer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Howard | James St. Jean misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |