| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Randy Hatton steals the ball from Tom Weiner | 30-35 |
| 19:23 | Holy Cross | William Stewart comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | Holy Cross | William Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 19:05 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 18:48 | American U. | Bernard Andrews connects on the 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | William Stewart misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bernard Crowder - foul #2 on Bernard Crowder, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), John Guzowski (PF) Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Thomas Spooner, Tom Weiner | |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | American U. | William Stewart takes the ball from Bernard Andrews | 32-38 |
| 17:59 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Hanner | 34-38 |
| 17:54 | American U. | Floyd Stringer is hacked by Curtis Louis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Louis, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Travis Butters (SG), Kurt Gamble (C) Dustin Day, William Stewart | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 17:39 | American U. | Carlos Owens clanks a jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it home | 34-40 |
| 17:22 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Guzowski | 37-40 |
| 17:16 | American U. | Carlos Owens's pass is intercepted by Travis Butters in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 17:01 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Louis | 39-40 |
| 16:45 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Owens and he's fouled by Travis Butters - foul #2 on Travis Butters, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF) Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, John Guzowski | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Carlos Owens, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| 16:45 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:45 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:27 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Kenneth Kirby (C) Curtis Louis, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | American U. | Douglas Hopkins (PF) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 16:12 | American U. | Tom Weiner hits a runner near the basket set up by Duane Horne and he's fouled by Darrell West - foul #2 on Darrell West, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Duane Horne | |
| 16:12 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:56 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Darrell West | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Dustin Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell West (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sean Rudolph (fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | American U. | Thomas Spooner connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Bernard Andrews | 41-47 |
| 15:30 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell West | 44-47 |
| 15:13 | American U. | Tom Weiner is fouled on the floor by Randy Hatton - foul #2 on Randy Hatton, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Randy Hatton, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Johnny Gardner (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Joe Reeves (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Douglas Hopkins, Tom Weiner | |
| 14:59 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 14:57 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Stringer | 44-47 |
| 14:47 | American U. | Joe Reeves is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves | |
| 14:30 | Holy Cross | William Stewart is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| 14:11 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 44-47 |
| 14:10 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Curtis Louis | 44-47 |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski is whistled for a carry | 44-47 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, John Guzowski, William Stewart | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Joe Reeves (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| 13:39 | American U. | Joe Reeves knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bernard Crowder | 44-50 |
| 13:17 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Louis | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Joe Reeves loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Kenneth Kirby (C) Curtis Louis, Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | American U. | Tom Weiner (C) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 13:00 | Holy Cross | Tom Weiner swats the shot by Kurt Gamble | 47-50 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:44 | American U. | Joe Reeves knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Hopkins | 47-53 |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby hits the finger roll | 49-53 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Kenneth Kirby - foul #1 on Kenneth Kirby, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Dustin Day, Darrell West, Sean Rudolph, Kurt Gamble, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Joe Reeves | |
| 12:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 12:23 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins makes the 3rd free throw | 49-56 |
| 12:08 | Holy Cross | Duane Horne picks off the pass by Scott Hanner | 49-56 |
| 12:03 | American U. | Duane Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) John Guzowski | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF) Douglas Hopkins | |
| 11:42 | Holy Cross | William Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 11:40 | American U. | Thomas Spooner pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Travis Butters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Hanner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Weiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | American U. | Duane Horne's fadeaway is rejected by William Stewart | 49-56 |
| 11:25 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:05 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton hits a turnaround from close range | 51-56 |
| 10:44 | American U. | Thomas Spooner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 10:25 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Weiner | 51-59 |
| 10:24 | American U. | The rebound goes to Floyd Stringer | 51-59 |
| 10:06 | American U. | Thomas Spooner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 10:05 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Owens | 51-59 |
| 09:53 | American U. | Scott Hanner picks off the pass by Carlos Owens | 51-59 |
| 09:35 | Holy Cross | William Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 09:34 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton tips it home | 53-59 |
| 09:30 | American U. | Carlos Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Butters - foul #3 on Travis Butters, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), John Guzowski (PF), Kurt Gamble (C) Curtis Louis, Travis Butters, Scott Hanner, Randy Hatton, William Stewart | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Joe Reeves (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| 09:19 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn can't finish the uncontested layup | 53-59 |
| 09:17 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | Douglas Hopkins is called for the reach on Kurt Gamble - foul #1 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #2 | 53-59 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrell West and the foul's on Woodrow Clayborn - foul #1 on Woodrow Clayborn, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| 08:39 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Sean Rudolph steps in front of the Bernard Andrews pass in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 08:22 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:21 | American U. | The rebound goes to Woodrow Clayborn | 56-59 |
| 08:02 | American U. | Bernard Crowder clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 08:00 | American U. | Joe Reeves grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 07:49 | American U. | Joe Reeves misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:48 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:44 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day is hacked by Joe Reeves - foul #1 on Joe Reeves, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Randy Hatton (PF), Kenneth Kirby (C) Dustin Day, Darrell West, John Guzowski, Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Joe Reeves, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 07:31 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Kirby drills a turnaround from the left block | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Travis Butters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Rudolph (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Hatton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Bernard Crowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:55 | American U. | Travis Butters steals the ball from Johnny Gardner | 58-59 |
| 06:52 | Holy Cross | Travis Butters can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Henry Desmond gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Kenneth Kirby swats the shot by Douglas Hopkins | 58-59 |
| 06:37 | American U. | Bernard Crowder snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Bernard Crowder is hacked by Curtis Louis - foul #3 on Curtis Louis, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), John Guzowski (PF), William Stewart (C) Travis Butters, Randy Hatton, Kenneth Kirby | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Woodrow Clayborn (PF) Bernard Andrews, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 06:25 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 06:11 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 06:09 | Holy Cross | William Stewart snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 05:49 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph's layup is rejected by Woodrow Clayborn | 58-60 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Johnny Gardner is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Darrell West (SG), Scott Hanner (SF), Kurt Gamble (PF) Curtis Louis, Sean Rudolph, John Guzowski | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Joe Reeves (PF) Bernard Crowder, Johnny Gardner, Henry Desmond | |
| 05:31 | Holy Cross | Floyd Stringer picks off the pass by Kurt Gamble | 58-60 |
| 05:27 | American U. | Floyd Stringer can't finish the layup | 58-60 |
| 05:25 | American U. | Duane Horne hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 05:18 | Holy Cross | Duane Horne is called for the reach on Dustin Day - foul #3 on Duane Horne, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Spooner (SF) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 05:09 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 05:08 | Holy Cross | William Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:55 | Holy Cross | Scott Hanner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Floyd Stringer pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:32 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 04:30 | American U. | Duane Horne tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| 04:08 | Holy Cross | William Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kurt Gamble | 61-64 |
| 04:03 | American U. | Thomas Spooner is hacked by Dustin Day in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Day, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis (PG), Travis Butters (SG), Kenneth Kirby (SF), Randy Hatton (PF), John Guzowski (C) Dustin Day, Darrell West, Scott Hanner, Kurt Gamble, William Stewart | |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (PG), Johnny Gardner (SG), Douglas Hopkins (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Joe Reeves, Floyd Stringer | |
| 04:03 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:03 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 03:58 | Holy Cross | Tom Weiner swats the layup by Curtis Louis | 61-64 |
| 03:57 | American U. | Thomas Spooner pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:55 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Woodrow Clayborn, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Thomas Spooner | |
| 03:38 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Butters | 64-64 |
| 03:34 | American U. | Tom Weiner is hacked by John Guzowski - foul #2 on John Guzowski, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 03:34 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:34 | American U. | Tom Weiner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Curtis Louis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Butters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Kirby (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Hatton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Guzowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Holy Cross | Curtis Louis's pass is intercepted by Johnny Gardner | 64-66 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Bernard Andrews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Gardner | 64-68 |
| 02:44 | Holy Cross | John Guzowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Kirby | 67-68 |
| 02:44 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dustin Day (PG), Darrell West (SG), Sean Rudolph (SF), Kurt Gamble (C) Curtis Louis, Travis Butters, Kenneth Kirby, Randy Hatton | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF) Woodrow Clayborn, Johnny Gardner | |
| 02:33 | American U. | Tom Weiner banks in the layup on a great pass from Bernard Crowder | 67-70 |
| 02:33 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 02:11 | Holy Cross | Kurt Gamble is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kurt Gamble, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton (PF) Kurt Gamble | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:53 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 01:52 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph travels with the ball | 67-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Stewart (C) John Guzowski | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:30 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Tom Weiner gets the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:15 | American U. | Bernard Andrews can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 00:58 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph makes the floater from the right block set up by Dustin Day and the foul's on Tom Weiner - foul #1 on Tom Weiner, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | Holy Cross | Sean Rudolph misses the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the board | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | American U. | William Stewart swats the short shot by Tom Weiner | 69-70 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Randy Hatton pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:07 | Holy Cross | Dustin Day drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Sean Rudolph | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The clock runs out | 71-70 |