| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Alvin Tighe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Heston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Merle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Wayne Staton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips's pass is intercepted by Timothy Cole in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 19:54 | George Washington | Timothy Cole lays it up and in | 29-28 |
| 19:48 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | George Washington | Gregory Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 19:31 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:02 | Manhattan | Francis Merle hits the finger roll set up by Alvin Tighe and the foul's on Gregory Smith - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins (C) Thomas Hammond | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (C) Michael Clark | |
| 19:02 | Manhattan | Francis Merle makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | George Washington | Gene Shipley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski (SF) Gene Shipley | |
| 18:32 | Manhattan | Francis Merle misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | George Washington | Timothy Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:26 | George Washington | Stephen Hudkins steals it from Vyacheslav Lepinski in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 18:07 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins misses the easy layup | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | George Washington | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:47 | George Washington | Charles Johnson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:45 | George Washington | Gregory Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins lays it in on a nice dish by James Heston | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | George Washington | James Heston steals the ball from Wayne Staton in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 17:09 | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Hudkins | 37-30 |
| 16:56 | George Washington | Wayne Staton misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | George Washington | Gregory Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:32 | George Washington | Timothy Cole is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:31 | Manhattan | Francis Merle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:07 | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe scores on a turnaround from close range | 39-30 |
| 15:51 | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Staton | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Alvin Tighe (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Heston (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Phillips (tired) 5 pts. PF - Francis Merle (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Hudkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Wayne Staton (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Cole (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Lepinski (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Johnson (tiring) 3 ast. | |
| 15:49 | Manhattan | Wayne Staton is called for the reach on Alvin Tighe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Staton, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman (PG), Oko Akimseu (SG), Mike Tyner (SF), David Matranga (PF), Thomas Hammond (C) Alvin Tighe, James Heston, Raymond Phillips, Francis Merle, Stephen Hudkins | |
| Subs | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Gene Shipley (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Michael Healy (C) Wayne Staton, Timothy Cole, Vyacheslav Lepinski, Gregory Smith, Charles Johnson | |
| 15:33 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 39-33 |
| 15:31 | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | George Washington | Michael Healy connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 15:03 | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman is hacked by Michael Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 14:39 | Manhattan | Mike Tyner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Oko Akimseu | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | George Washington | Gene Shipley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Timothy Cole (SG), Albert Sutton (PF) Sidney Mayfield, Dikembe Alghamdi, Michael Clark | |
| 14:11 | Manhattan | Oko Akimseu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 14:05 | George Washington | Oko Akimseu takes the ball from Wayne Staton in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 13:42 | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman hits a jumper in the lane set up by Oko Akimseu and the foul's on Wayne Staton - foul #4 on Wayne Staton, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (PG), Gregory Smith (PF) Wayne Staton, Gene Shipley | |
| 13:42 | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | George Washington | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:40 | George Washington | Albert Sutton is hacked by Joseph Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe (PG), Francis Merle (PF) Joseph Coleman, David Matranga | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 13:25 | George Washington | Gregory Smith misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Francis Merle - foul #2 on Francis Merle, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | George Washington | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Gene Shipley (SF) Timothy Cole, Albert Sutton | |
| 13:25 | George Washington | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:25 | George Washington | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:07 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond misses the easy open layup | 44-38 |
| 13:05 | George Washington | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:00 | George Washington | Dikembe Alghamdi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:59 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | Mike Tyner misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:36 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Oko Akimseu | 44-38 |
| 12:16 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Healy - foul #4 on Michael Healy, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman (PG), Raymond Phillips (SF), David Matranga (PF) Alvin Tighe, Mike Tyner, Francis Merle | |
| Subs | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield (PG), Timothy Cole (SG), Michael Clark (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Charles Johnson, Michael Healy | |
| 12:16 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:16 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:03 | George Washington | Gene Shipley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:02 | George Washington | Gregory Smith tips it home | 45-40 |
| 11:36 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips lays it up and in | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oko Akimseu (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. PF - David Matranga (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Hammond (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Sidney Mayfield (fresh) SG - Timothy Cole (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Gene Shipley (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:09 | George Washington | Gene Shipley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 11:08 | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 11:08 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe (PG), James Heston (SG), Stephen Hudkins (C) Joseph Coleman, Oko Akimseu, Thomas Hammond | |
| Subs | George Washington | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Albert Sutton (SF) Timothy Cole, Gene Shipley | |
| 11:04 | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe is hacked by Dikembe Alghamdi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| 10:45 | Manhattan | James Heston is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 10:41 | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Tighe - foul #1 on Alvin Tighe, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Francis Merle (PF) David Matranga | |
| Subs | George Washington | Timothy Cole (SG) Sidney Mayfield | |
| 10:28 | George Washington | Gregory Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-40 |
| 10:26 | Manhattan | James Heston grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:07 | Manhattan | Francis Merle lays it in set up by Alvin Tighe | 52-40 |
| 09:47 | George Washington | Dikembe Alghamdi buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Smith | 52-43 |
| 09:31 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman (PG), Oko Akimseu (SG), Mike Tyner (SF), David Matranga (PF) Alvin Tighe, James Heston, Raymond Phillips, Francis Merle | |
| Subs | George Washington | Charles Johnson (PG), Gene Shipley (SF) Dikembe Alghamdi, Albert Sutton | |
| 09:31 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:31 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:07 | George Washington | Charles Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 09:06 | Manhattan | David Matranga pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 09:00 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins misses the easy layup | 54-43 |
| 08:59 | George Washington | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:50 | George Washington | Timothy Cole misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:48 | George Washington | Michael Clark tips it in | 54-45 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 08:22 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Gregory Smith | 54-45 |
| 08:20 | George Washington | David Matranga steps in front of the Charles Johnson pass in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 07:59 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Oko Akimseu | 56-45 |
| 07:44 | George Washington | Charles Johnson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gene Shipley | 56-48 |
| 07:17 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Clark - foul #3 on Michael Clark, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe (PG), James Heston (SG), Raymond Phillips (SF), Francis Merle (PF) Joseph Coleman, Oko Akimseu, Mike Tyner, David Matranga | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Vyacheslav Lepinski (SF), Albert Sutton (PF), Michael Healy (C) Charles Johnson, Timothy Cole, Gene Shipley, Gregory Smith, Michael Clark | |
| 07:17 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:17 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Alvin Tighe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Heston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Phillips (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Francis Merle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Hudkins (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Wayne Staton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vyacheslav Lepinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Sutton (fresh) C - Michael Healy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | George Washington | Dikembe Alghamdi is hacked by James Heston - foul #2 on James Heston, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond (C) Stephen Hudkins | |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| 07:05 | George Washington | Wayne Staton is fouled on the floor by James Heston - foul #3 on James Heston, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| 06:50 | George Washington | Wayne Staton makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Lepinski | 57-50 |
| 06:31 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Alvin Tighe | 59-50 |
| 06:08 | George Washington | Albert Sutton misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 06:06 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:04 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips's pass is intercepted by Wayne Staton in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 05:49 | George Washington | Michael Healy connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Alghamdi | 59-52 |
| 05:33 | Manhattan | Albert Sutton is called for the reach on Francis Merle - foul #2 on Albert Sutton, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman (PG), Oko Akimseu (SG), Mike Tyner (SF) Alvin Tighe, James Heston, Raymond Phillips | |
| Subs | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Gregory Smith (PF) Wayne Staton, Vyacheslav Lepinski, Albert Sutton | |
| 05:33 | Manhattan | Francis Merle misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:33 | George Washington | Michael Healy gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:07 | George Washington | Michael Healy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-52 |
| 05:06 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Francis Merle | 59-52 |
| 04:40 | Manhattan | Francis Merle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe (PG), Raymond Phillips (SF), David Matranga (PF), Stephen Hudkins (C) Joseph Coleman, Mike Tyner, Francis Merle, Thomas Hammond | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Gene Shipley (SF) Sidney Mayfield, Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| 04:25 | George Washington | Gregory Smith is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 04:03 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips hits the finger roll | 61-55 |
| 03:53 | George Washington | Gene Shipley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 03:52 | George Washington | Gregory Smith tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 03:51 | George Washington | Charles Johnson tips it back up and in | 61-57 |
| 03:22 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins clanks a floater in the paint | 61-57 |
| 03:20 | Manhattan | Stephen Hudkins can't tip it in | 61-57 |
| 03:18 | Manhattan | Oko Akimseu grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:18 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Coleman (PG), James Heston (SG), Mike Tyner (SF) Alvin Tighe, Oko Akimseu, Raymond Phillips | |
| Subs | George Washington | Sidney Mayfield (PG), Timothy Cole (SG), Albert Sutton (SF) Wayne Staton, Charles Johnson, Gene Shipley | |
| 03:03 | Manhattan | David Matranga misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 03:02 | George Washington | Timothy Cole gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Heston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Tyner (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Matranga (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Hudkins (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Sidney Mayfield (fresh) SG - Timothy Cole (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Albert Sutton (fresh) PF - Gregory Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Healy (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:41 | George Washington | Stephen Hudkins picks off the pass by Gregory Smith | 61-57 |
| 02:38 | Manhattan | James Heston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Francis Merle (PF), Thomas Hammond (C) David Matranga, Stephen Hudkins | |
| Subs | George Washington | Vyacheslav Lepinski (SF), Michael Clark (C) Albert Sutton, Michael Healy | |
| 02:16 | George Washington | Thomas Hammond steps in front of the Timothy Cole pass | 61-57 |
| 02:14 | Manhattan | James Heston is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Heston, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe (PG) Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | George Washington | Wayne Staton (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG) Sidney Mayfield, Timothy Cole | |
| 02:04 | George Washington | Wayne Staton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Alghamdi | 61-60 |
| 01:38 | Manhattan | Mike Tyner misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 01:36 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Wayne Staton | 61-60 |
| 01:16 | George Washington | Gregory Smith hits a turnaround from the left block | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Oko Akimseu (SG), Raymond Phillips (SF) James Heston, Mike Tyner | |
| Subs | George Washington | Timothy Cole (SG), Gene Shipley (SF), Michael Healy (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Vyacheslav Lepinski, Michael Clark | |
| 00:58 | Manhattan | Thomas Hammond misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 00:57 | Manhattan | Francis Merle snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 00:40 | Manhattan | Raymond Phillips is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 61-62 |
| 00:38 | George Washington | Gregory Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | George Washington | Gregory Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Oko Akimseu - foul #4 on Oko Akimseu, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:36 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-62 |
| 00:36 | George Washington | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:36 | George Washington | Gregory Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:36 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Thomas Hammond | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Alvin Tighe comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | George Washington | Gene Shipley snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | George Washington | Alvin Tighe is called for the reach on Gene Shipley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvin Tighe, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | George Washington | Gene Shipley misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:02 | George Washington | Gregory Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | The clock runs out | 61-63 |