| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Collar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Greene (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ashcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Scott (fresh) C - Tom Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Chuck Greene inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | American U. | Alfred Routt's pass is intercepted by Danny Burch in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 19:42 | Lafayette | Tom Davis can't throw it down | 32-38 |
| 19:41 | Lafayette | Danny Burch grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | Lafayette | David Burchfield misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Archie Tucker - foul #3 on Archie Tucker, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Goodrich (PF) Archie Tucker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 19:29 | Lafayette | David Burchfield makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:29 | Lafayette | David Burchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:26 | American U. | William Collar loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 18:57 | Lafayette | Tom Davis is whistled for a carry | 32-40 |
| 18:47 | American U. | Chuck Greene comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-40 |
| 18:46 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 18:33 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-40 |
| 18:32 | Lafayette | Danny Burch hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Danny Burch steals the ball from Chuck Greene | 32-42 |
| 17:51 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Burchfield and the foul's on Richard Goodrich - foul #2 on Richard Goodrich, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (PG), Paul Blochberger (SG), Brad Hardin (SF), William Johnson (PF) Alfred Routt, William Collar, Chuck Greene, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Pierre (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Leonard Diehl (SF), Aaron Rutledge (C) Danny Burch, David Burchfield, Bryan Rice, Tom Davis | |
| 17:51 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Brad Hardin double dribbles | 32-45 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Glen (C) Tommy Scott | |
| 17:28 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge connects on the jumper from close range | 32-47 |
| 17:07 | American U. | William Ashcraft is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Hardin | 34-47 |
| 16:51 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 16:50 | American U. | Brad Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:35 | American U. | Brad Hardin hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Diehl - foul #3 on Leonard Diehl, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Richard Goodrich (C) Paul Blochberger, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Burchfield (SG), Eric Patten (SF) Michael Pierre, Leonard Diehl | |
| 16:35 | American U. | Brad Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 16:35 | American U. | Brad Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:10 | Lafayette | Robert Glen misses long on a floater from the left side | 36-47 |
| 16:08 | Lafayette | Robert Glen pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 15:58 | Lafayette | Anthony Hensler is called for the reach on David Burchfield - foul #1 on Anthony Hensler, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Chuck Greene (SF), Archie Tucker (PF) Brad Hardin, Anthony Hensler, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Bryan Rice (SF), Tommy Scott (PF), Tom Davis (C) Frank Stiffler, Eric Patten, Aaron Rutledge, Robert Glen | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Collar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Greene (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Lafayette | Alfred Routt is called for the reach on Danny Burch - foul #2 on Alfred Routt, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | American U. | William Ashcraft (C) Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 15:27 | Lafayette | David Burchfield misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 15:26 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | American U. | William Collar scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Routt | 39-49 |
| 14:57 | Lafayette | Tom Davis knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Bryan Rice | 39-51 |
| 14:37 | American U. | William Ashcraft loses the dribble to Tom Davis | 39-51 |
| 14:19 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott is called for traveling | 39-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (PG), Brad Hardin (SG), William Johnson (SF), Richard Goodrich (C) Alfred Routt, William Collar, Chuck Greene, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Pierre (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Leonard Diehl (SF), Aaron Rutledge (PF), Robert Glen (C) Danny Burch, David Burchfield, Bryan Rice, Tommy Scott, Tom Davis | |
| 14:01 | American U. | Archie Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Johnson | 42-51 |
| 13:48 | Lafayette | Robert Glen knocks in the shot near the basket | 42-53 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Aaron Rutledge picks off the pass by Anthony Hensler | 42-53 |
| 13:12 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Paul Blochberger (SG) Brad Hardin, Archie Tucker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Tommy Scott (PF) Robert Glen | |
| 13:12 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Leonard Diehl is called for the reach on Alfred Routt - foul #4 on Leonard Diehl, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Chuck Greene (SF), Archie Tucker (PF), William Ashcraft (C) Paul Blochberger, Anthony Hensler, William Johnson, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), David Burchfield (SG), Eric Patten (SF) Michael Pierre, Frank Stiffler, Leonard Diehl | |
| 12:49 | American U. | Archie Tucker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Routt | 45-56 |
| 12:27 | Lafayette | Archie Tucker steps in front of the Eric Patten pass | 45-56 |
| 12:13 | American U. | Archie Tucker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 12:11 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 11:57 | Lafayette | Danny Burch knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Burchfield | 45-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Collar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Burchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Patten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Rutledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:50 | American U. | William Collar misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-59 |
| 11:48 | Lafayette | Eric Patten grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 11:23 | Lafayette | Eric Patten can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 11:22 | American U. | William Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 10:59 | American U. | William Collar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Routt | 47-59 |
| 10:41 | Lafayette | Danny Burch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 10:39 | American U. | William Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 10:37 | American U. | Danny Burch takes the ball from William Collar in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 10:35 | Lafayette | David Burchfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Burch | 47-61 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Chuck Greene's pass is intercepted by David Burchfield in the backcourt | 47-61 |
| 10:30 | Lafayette | Danny Burch lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Burchfield | 47-63 |
| 10:11 | American U. | Chuck Greene lays it up and in | 49-63 |
| 10:06 | Lafayette | David Burchfield knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tommy Scott | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:54 | American U. | William Collar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Alfred Routt grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 09:38 | American U. | Chuck Greene connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Ashcraft | 52-66 |
| 09:27 | Lafayette | David Burchfield can't finish the layup | 52-66 |
| 09:26 | American U. | Alfred Routt gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:24 | American U. | Chuck Greene is hacked by Eric Patten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Patten, team foul #3 | 52-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (PG), Paul Blochberger (SG), Brad Hardin (SF), William Johnson (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) Alfred Routt, William Collar, Chuck Greene, Archie Tucker, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Pierre (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Bryan Rice (SF), Robert Glen (PF), Tom Davis (C) Danny Burch, David Burchfield, Eric Patten, Tommy Scott, Aaron Rutledge | |
| 09:05 | American U. | Paul Blochberger makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Brad Hardin | 54-66 |
| 08:42 | Lafayette | Robert Glen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 08:41 | American U. | Anthony Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Brad Hardin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 08:22 | Lafayette | Michael Pierre gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:07 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pierre | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:52 | American U. | Richard Goodrich can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 07:51 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice grabs the board | 54-69 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Anthony Hensler (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Blochberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - Richard Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Michael Pierre (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Stiffler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bryan Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Glen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Davis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:27 | Lafayette | Robert Glen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 07:26 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler tips it in | 54-71 |
| 07:24 | American U. | Anthony Hensler is hacked by Bryan Rice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Rice, team foul #4 | 54-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), William Collar (SG), Chuck Greene (SF), William Ashcraft (C) Anthony Hensler, Paul Blochberger, Brad Hardin, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), David Burchfield (SG), Leonard Diehl (SF), Tommy Scott (PF) Michael Pierre, Frank Stiffler, Bryan Rice, Robert Glen | |
| 07:11 | American U. | Alfred Routt buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Danny Burch - foul #3 on Danny Burch, team foul #5 | 56-71 |
| Subs | American U. | Archie Tucker (PF) Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 07:11 | American U. | Alfred Routt makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:53 | Lafayette | Tommy Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 06:52 | American U. | William Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 06:36 | American U. | William Collar is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Routt | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Lafayette | David Burchfield drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tom Davis | 60-74 |
| 06:00 | American U. | Chuck Greene loses the dribble to Tom Davis | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Lafayette | David Burchfield misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Collar - foul #1 on William Collar, team foul #6 | 60-74 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (PG), Paul Blochberger (SG), Brad Hardin (SF), William Johnson (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) Alfred Routt, William Collar, Chuck Greene, Archie Tucker, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler (PG), Bryan Rice (SF), Aaron Rutledge (PF) Danny Burch, Leonard Diehl, Tommy Scott | |
| 05:38 | Lafayette | David Burchfield misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 05:38 | Lafayette | David Burchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:24 | American U. | Paul Blochberger is hacked by Bryan Rice - foul #2 on Bryan Rice, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Pierre (PG), Robert Glen (C) David Burchfield, Tom Davis | |
| 05:12 | American U. | William Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Frank Stiffler - foul #1 on Frank Stiffler, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| 05:12 | American U. | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 05:12 | American U. | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:58 | Lafayette | Bryan Rice knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Pierre | 62-77 |
| 04:54 | American U. | Anthony Hensler's pass is intercepted by Frank Stiffler in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| 04:26 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-77 |
| Subs | American U. | William Collar (SG), Archie Tucker (PF) Brad Hardin, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Burchfield (SG), Eric Patten (SF), Tom Davis (C) Frank Stiffler, Bryan Rice, Robert Glen | |
| 04:06 | American U. | Anthony Hensler makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Collar | 64-77 |
| 03:44 | Lafayette | Tom Davis misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Blochberger - foul #3 on Paul Blochberger, team foul #7 | 64-77 |
| Subs | American U. | Alfred Routt (PG), Chuck Greene (SF), William Ashcraft (C) Paul Blochberger, Anthony Hensler, Richard Goodrich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Danny Burch (PG), Leonard Diehl (SF) Michael Pierre, Eric Patten | |
| 03:44 | Lafayette | Tom Davis misses the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 03:44 | Lafayette | Tom Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alfred Routt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Collar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Archie Tucker (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Danny Burch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Burchfield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leonard Diehl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Rutledge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Tom Davis (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | American U. | Archie Tucker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-78 |
| 03:30 | American U. | William Ashcraft tips it back up and in | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Burchfield | 66-80 |
| 02:48 | American U. | Alfred Routt hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chuck Greene | 68-80 |
| 02:19 | Lafayette | David Burchfield connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Danny Burch | 68-82 |
| 02:09 | American U. | Alfred Routt can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 68-82 |
| 02:08 | Lafayette | Tom Davis pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Chuck Greene swats the short shot by David Burchfield | 68-82 |
| 01:59 | Lafayette | David Burchfield misses the tip | 68-82 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Archie Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Chuck Greene knocks in the shot from close range | 70-82 |
| 01:32 | Lafayette | David Burchfield hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Aaron Rutledge | 70-84 |
| 01:18 | American U. | William Collar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-84 |
| 01:17 | Lafayette | Aaron Rutledge gets the rebound | 70-84 |
| 00:55 | Lafayette | Chuck Greene is called for the reach on Leonard Diehl - foul #2 on Chuck Greene, team foul #8 | 70-84 |
| Subs | American U. | Anthony Hensler (PG), Paul Blochberger (SG), Brad Hardin (SF), William Johnson (PF), Richard Goodrich (C) Alfred Routt, William Collar, Chuck Greene, Archie Tucker, William Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Michael Pierre (PG), Frank Stiffler (SG), Robert Glen (C) Danny Burch, David Burchfield, Tom Davis | |
| 00:55 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 00:55 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | American U. | Paul Blochberger clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-86 |
| 00:49 | Lafayette | Leonard Diehl grabs the defensive rebound | 70-86 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Lafayette | Richard Goodrich blocks the short jumper by Frank Stiffler | 70-86 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Richard Goodrich snags the defensive board | 70-86 |
| 00:15 | American U. | Paul Blochberger misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-86 |
| 00:14 | Lafayette | Frank Stiffler grabs the board | 70-86 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Michael Pierre runs out the clock | 70-86 |