| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) PF - Albert Confer (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Coker (fresh) SG - Robert French (fresh) SF - Matthew Merritt (fresh) PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Albert Confer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | American U. | Kenneth Ashby steals it from Mike Wiggins | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Coppin State | Robert French can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | American U. | Albert Confer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Albert Confer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Coppin State | Robert French misses badly on a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | American U. | Albert Confer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | American U. | Mike Wiggins lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Coppin State | Michael Coker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert French | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Robert French steals it from Mike Wiggins | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Coppin State | Calvin Keefer picks off the pass by Michael Coker | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | American U. | Mike Wiggins makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Ashby - foul #1 on Kenneth Ashby, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Vincent Peebles (SG), Brent Lam (PF), Edgar Williams (C) Bobby Douglass, Calvin Keefer, Albert Confer, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 17:38 | American U. | Mike Wiggins makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Coppin State | Michael Coker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:15 | Coppin State | Michael Coker tips it home | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | American U. | Vincent Peebles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Edgar Williams grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Vincent Peebles scores on a shot in the lane set up by Edgar Williams and the foul's on Matthew Merritt - foul #1 on Matthew Merritt, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG), Charles Smith (C) Richard Lloyd, Mike Wiggins, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo (SG), Ralph Aleman (SF), Larry Hawkins (PF), Jesse White (C) Robert French, Matthew Merritt, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 16:28 | American U. | Vincent Peebles makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:07 | Coppin State | Bobby Douglass steps in front of the Ralph Aleman pass | 8-5 |
| 15:58 | American U. | Calvin Keefer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | American U. | Charles Smith tips it home | 10-5 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) SF - Vincent Peebles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Lam (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Coker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremiah Angelo (fresh) SF - Ralph Aleman (fresh) PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Jesse White (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo is hacked by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Williams (PF), Alvin Hildebrand (C) Brent Lam, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby (C) Jesse White | |
| 15:22 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 15:21 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 15:06 | American U. | Edgar Williams hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 14:38 | Coppin State | Alvin Hildebrand is called for the reach on Kenneth Ashby - foul #1 on Alvin Hildebrand, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Brent Estey (PG), Richard Lloyd (SG), Albert Confer (PF) Bobby Douglass, Calvin Keefer, Vincent Peebles | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert French (SG), Matthew Merritt (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) Michael Coker, Ralph Aleman, Larry Hawkins | |
| 14:32 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edgar Williams | 12-7 |
| 14:25 | American U. | Richard Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-7 |
| 14:23 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | American U. | Kenneth Ashby swats the shot by Brent Estey | 12-9 |
| 13:53 | American U. | Edgar Williams snags the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Edgar Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 13:26 | Coppin State | Brent Estey is called for the reach on Jeremiah Angelo - foul #1 on Brent Estey, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Mike Wiggins (SF), Brent Lam (C) Alvin Hildebrand, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman (SF), Jesse White (C) Jeremiah Angelo, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 13:04 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert French | 15-11 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Richard Lloyd scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mike Wiggins | 17-11 |
| 12:40 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Ralph Aleman | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Albert Confer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Brent Estey | 19-13 |
| 12:15 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson is fouled on the floor by Brent Lam - foul #1 on Brent Lam, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG) Brent Estey, Richard Lloyd | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Coker (PG), Larry Hawkins (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Ralph Aleman, Stephen Johnson, Jesse White | |
| 11:59 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt lays it in | 19-15 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Confer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brent Lam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Coker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert French (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | American U. | Mike Wiggins loses the dribble to Matthew Merritt | 19-15 |
| 11:29 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand (C) Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo (SG), Ralph Aleman (SF) Robert French, Matthew Merritt | |
| 11:09 | American U. | Calvin Keefer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 11:07 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | Mike Wiggins is called for the reach on Ralph Aleman - foul #1 on Mike Wiggins, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Peebles (SF), Edgar Williams (PF) Mike Wiggins, Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson (PF) Larry Hawkins | |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:02 | American U. | The rebound goes to Vincent Peebles | 19-16 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Bobby Douglass misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 19-16 |
| 10:45 | American U. | Vincent Peebles snags the offensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:38 | American U. | Bobby Douglass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:37 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:12 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Edgar Williams - foul #1 on Edgar Williams, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Confer (PF) Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert French (SG), Matthew Merritt (SF), Jesse White (C) Jeremiah Angelo, Ralph Aleman, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 10:12 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:12 | American U. | Edgar Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:57 | American U. | Bobby Douglass double dribbles | 19-16 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (SG), Brent Lam (C) Calvin Keefer, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 09:49 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 09:47 | Coppin State | Jesse White pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:37 | Coppin State | Michael Coker banks in the layup | 19-18 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Albert Confer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 09:11 | Coppin State | Robert French gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:09 | Coppin State | Bobby Douglass picks off the pass by Michael Coker in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Albert Confer banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Douglass | 21-18 |
| 08:56 | Coppin State | Michael Coker misses badly on a floater in the lane | 21-18 |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | Jesse White pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:42 | Coppin State | Robert French's pass is intercepted by Brent Lam | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Bobby Douglass is hacked by Jesse White - foul #1 on Jesse White, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG), Mike Wiggins (SF), Edgar Williams (PF), Alvin Hildebrand (C) Bobby Douglass, Vincent Peebles, Albert Confer, Brent Lam | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo (PG), Larry Hawkins (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Jesse White | |
| 08:19 | American U. | Robert French is called for the reach on Calvin Keefer - foul #1 on Robert French, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| 08:02 | American U. | Edgar Williams connects on the turnaround from the left block | 23-18 |
| 07:45 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Merritt | 23-20 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edgar Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Hildebrand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeremiah Angelo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert French (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Hawkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Ashby | 23-20 |
| 07:32 | Coppin State | Larry Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:27 | Coppin State | Robert French is called for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Coker (PG), Ralph Aleman (SF) Robert French, Matthew Merritt | |
| 07:03 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand's floater is tipped away by Larry Hawkins | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | American U. | Mike Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 06:45 | Coppin State | Michael Coker gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:39 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-20 |
| 06:38 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edgar Williams | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Mike Wiggins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 06:18 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:16 | Coppin State | Richard Lloyd takes the ball from Michael Coker in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Mike Wiggins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Hildebrand | 26-20 |
| 06:01 | Coppin State | Calvin Keefer steals the ball from Ralph Aleman | 26-20 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Calvin Keefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Bobby Douglass (PG), Bert Bowlby (SG), Vincent Peebles (SF), Albert Confer (PF), Brent Lam (C) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer, Mike Wiggins, Edgar Williams, Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt (PG), Robert French (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF) Michael Coker, Jeremiah Angelo, Larry Hawkins | |
| 05:26 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 26-22 |
| 05:17 | American U. | Albert Confer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 26-22 |
| 05:15 | American U. | Brent Lam can't tip it in | 26-22 |
| 05:13 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 05:08 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson's layup is rejected by Albert Confer | 26-22 |
| 05:06 | American U. | Bobby Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:47 | American U. | Brent Lam misses the lay-in | 26-22 |
| 04:46 | Coppin State | Robert French grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:40 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert French and he's hacked by Vincent Peebles - foul #1 on Vincent Peebles, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Coker (PG), Jesse White (C) Matthew Merritt, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 04:40 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:21 | American U. | Bert Bowlby's layup is rejected by Jesse White | 26-25 |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | Michael Coker grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 04:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Coker and he's fouled by Albert Confer - foul #2 on Albert Confer, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG), Mike Wiggins (SF), Edgar Williams (C) Bert Bowlby, Vincent Peebles, Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt (SF) Ralph Aleman | |
| 04:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | American U. | Bobby Douglass clanks a shot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 03:55 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Lam | 26-28 |
| 03:41 | American U. | Edgar Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Albert Confer (PF), Charles Smith (C) Brent Lam, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bobby Douglass (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Mike Wiggins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Albert Confer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert French (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Michael Coker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 26-28 |
| 03:20 | Coppin State | Jesse White tips it home | 26-30 |
| 03:01 | American U. | Bobby Douglass drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Jesse White - foul #2 on Jesse White, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (SG), Alvin Hildebrand (PF) Calvin Keefer, Albert Confer | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo (SG), Larry Hawkins (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Robert French, Stephen Johnson, Jesse White | |
| 03:01 | American U. | Bobby Douglass makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:44 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 02:42 | Coppin State | Larry Hawkins tips it in | 29-32 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Richard Lloyd loses the dribble to Jeremiah Angelo | 29-32 |
| 02:11 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Coker | 29-35 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Bobby Douglass can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 01:53 | American U. | Alvin Hildebrand pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:35 | American U. | Richard Lloyd clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremiah Angelo - foul #1 on Jeremiah Angelo, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG), Brent Lam (SF), Edgar Williams (PF) Bobby Douglass, Mike Wiggins, Alvin Hildebrand | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert French (SG), Ralph Aleman (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) Michael Coker, Matthew Merritt, Larry Hawkins | |
| 01:35 | American U. | Richard Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:35 | American U. | Richard Lloyd misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:35 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 01:29 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-35 |
| 01:28 | American U. | Calvin Keefer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:19 | American U. | Charles Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 01:17 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 01:03 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman misses the shot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 01:01 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Jeremiah Angelo's pass is intercepted by Charles Smith | 29-35 |
| 00:35 | American U. | Calvin Keefer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Smith | 32-35 |
| 00:30 | Coppin State | Ralph Aleman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Brent Lam gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Ralph Aleman is called for the reach on Richard Lloyd - foul #1 on Ralph Aleman, team foul #7 | 32-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Peebles (SF), Alvin Hildebrand (C) Edgar Williams, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Coker (PG), Matthew Merritt (SF), Jesse White (C) Jeremiah Angelo, Ralph Aleman, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 00:05 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:01 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the runner in the lane | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Calvin Keefer snags the defensive board | 34-35 |