| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) SG - John Erb (fresh) SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) PF - David Penix (fresh) C - Ruben Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) SF - Eugene Sayler (fresh) PF - Patrick Burk (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | John Armenta wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by John Armenta is denied by David Penix | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Pepperdine | John Armenta tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | American U. | John Erb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Ruben Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | American U. | John Erb connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ramon Martin | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Pepperdine | John Armenta is fouled on the floor by Ruben Taylor - foul #1 on Ruben Taylor, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Pepperdine | John Armenta hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Webber | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Robert Linn misses short on a jump hook from close range | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | American U. | David Penix grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Robert Linn misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the easy layup | 3-4 |
| 18:04 | Pepperdine | John Armenta pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Burk | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | American U. | Ramon Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, John Erb, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:34 | Pepperdine | Oleg Zurkus steals the ball from John Armenta | 3-6 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Michael Chisholm lays it in on a great pass from Oleg Zurkus | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Pepperdine | John Armenta knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Sean Webber and he's fouled by Andrew Cape - foul #1 on Andrew Cape, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steve Danek (PF) Patrick Burk | |
| 17:17 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:07 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus is fouled on the floor by Steve Danek - foul #1 on Steve Danek, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser (SF) Sean Webber | |
| 16:48 | American U. | Russell Kay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Andrew Cape can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | Pepperdine | John Armenta gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:37 | Pepperdine | John Armenta comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:36 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | American U. | Larry Geise drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Russell Kay | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eugene Sayler | 7-12 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oleg Zurkus (fresh) PF - Larry Geise (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eugene Sayler (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Reeser (fresh) PF - Steve Danek (fresh) C - John Armenta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | American U. | Andrew Cape is called for 5 seconds | 7-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Ramon Martin (SF) Russell Kay, Michael Chisholm | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Patrick Burk (PF) Kenneth Snodgrass, Steve Danek | |
| 15:38 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber is hacked by Robert Linn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Linn, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Ruben Taylor (C) Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Oleg Zurkus - foul #1 on Oleg Zurkus, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Cape (C) Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:33 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:33 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 15:20 | American U. | Ramon Martin is fouled on the floor by Dwight Reeser - foul #1 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), David Penix (PF) Robert Linn, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:58 | American U. | Ramon Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Ruben Taylor (C) Russell Kay, David Penix, Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber's pass is intercepted by Ruben Taylor | 7-13 |
| 14:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm is hacked by Dwight Reeser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwight Reeser, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), Larry Geise (SG), David Penix (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, Michael Chisholm, Oleg Zurkus, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jim Deming (SG), Steve Danek (PF), Raymond Smith (C) Dwight Reeser, Patrick Burk, John Armenta | |
| 14:02 | American U. | Andrew Cape hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Oleg Zurkus (PF) Russell Kay, David Penix | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG) Sean Webber | |
| 14:02 | American U. | Andrew Cape misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:02 | American U. | Andrew Cape makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:36 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | American U. | Ramon Martin snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Larry Geise knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Oleg Zurkus | 10-13 |
| 13:09 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 13:08 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 13:06 | American U. | Ramon Martin gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Larry Geise clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Steve Danek - foul #2 on Steve Danek, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Erb (SG), David Penix (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Robert Linn, Ramon Martin, Oleg Zurkus, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Patrick Burk (PF), John Armenta (C) Eric Wynn, Jim Deming, Steve Danek, Raymond Smith | |
| 12:46 | American U. | Larry Geise makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Larry Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:26 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Patrick Burk | 12-16 |
| 12:12 | American U. | Russell Kay buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Geise | 14-16 |
| 11:58 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-19 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Geise (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Penix (fresh) C - Ruben Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Sean Webber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Sayler (tiring) PF - Patrick Burk (fresh) 2 ast. C - John Armenta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | American U. | Russell Kay knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 16-19 |
| 11:20 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 11:19 | Pepperdine | Patrick Burk hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Ruben Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Penix | 18-21 |
| 10:43 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Webber | 18-23 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Larry Geise can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 10:24 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 10:09 | Pepperdine | John Armenta banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Snodgrass and he's hacked by Larry Geise - foul #1 on Larry Geise, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Oleg Zurkus (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Russell Kay, John Erb, Larry Geise, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Derek Keith (PF) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Patrick Burk | |
| 10:09 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:47 | American U. | Michael Chisholm can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-26 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | John Armenta clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Cape - foul #2 on Andrew Cape, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Ruben Taylor (C) Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:24 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Michael Chisholm double dribbles in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith (C) John Armenta | |
| 08:57 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 08:56 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ramon Martin | 18-27 |
| 08:54 | American U. | Jim Deming picks off the pass by Ramon Martin in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| 08:52 | Pepperdine | Jim Deming banks in the layup | 18-29 |
| 08:30 | American U. | Ramon Martin blows the wide open layup | 18-29 |
| 08:28 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Raymond Smith | 18-29 |
| 08:23 | Pepperdine | Ruben Taylor steals it from Eric Wynn | 18-29 |
| 08:00 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-29 |
| 07:58 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jim Deming | 18-29 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Chisholm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zurkus (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (fairly fresh) SG - Jim Deming (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Sayler (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Keith (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), David Penix (PF) Robert Linn, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Patrick Burk (PF), James Williams (C) Eric Wynn, Jim Deming, Derek Keith, Raymond Smith | |
| 07:16 | American U. | Sean Webber picks off the pass by Michael Chisholm | 18-29 |
| 06:50 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 18-29 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Russell Kay makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 06:05 | Pepperdine | Sean Webber drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Snodgrass | 21-32 |
| 05:38 | American U. | Russell Kay is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 05:36 | Pepperdine | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:22 | Pepperdine | David Penix blocks the short jumper by Eugene Sayler | 21-32 |
| 05:21 | American U. | David Penix grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Russell Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 05:12 | American U. | David Penix tips it but misses | 21-32 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Michael Chisholm grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Michael Chisholm connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Russell Kay | 24-32 |
| 04:35 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 04:34 | American U. | David Penix grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Michael Chisholm is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Snodgrass - foul #1 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #6 | 24-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Erb (SG), Larry Geise (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Russell Kay, Michael Chisholm, David Penix, Oleg Zurkus | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG), Jim Deming (SG), Derek Keith (PF), John Armenta (C) Sean Webber, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, James Williams | |
| 04:06 | American U. | Larry Geise comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Derek Keith - foul #1 on Derek Keith, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Larry Geise makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Larry Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 03:55 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Ruben Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramon Martin (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Larry Geise (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Wynn (fresh) SG - Jim Deming (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Burk (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derek Keith (fresh) C - John Armenta (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | American U. | John Armenta steps in front of the Larry Geise pass | 25-32 |
| 03:35 | Pepperdine | John Erb steals it from Jim Deming | 25-32 |
| 03:31 | American U. | Robert Linn loses the dribble to John Armenta in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 03:18 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Larry Geise - foul #2 on Larry Geise, team foul #7 | 25-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Cape (C) Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Sean Webber (PG), Dwight Reeser (SF) Eric Wynn, Patrick Burk | |
| 03:18 | Pepperdine | Derek Keith makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Jim Deming picks off the pass by John Erb in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 03:03 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the fadeaway near the basket | 25-35 |
| 03:01 | American U. | Larry Geise grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 02:32 | American U. | The pull-up jumper by Ramon Martin is blocked by John Armenta | 25-35 |
| 02:30 | American U. | Andrew Cape grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Larry Geise misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 02:18 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser is whistled for a carry | 25-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Oleg Zurkus (SF), David Penix (PF) John Erb, Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Steve Danek (PF) Jim Deming, Derek Keith | |
| 02:01 | American U. | Robert Linn's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Snodgrass in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Cape - foul #3 on Andrew Cape, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Martin (SF), Ruben Taylor (C) David Penix, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Wynn (PG) Sean Webber | |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:50 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:38 | American U. | Ramon Martin's layup is rejected by John Armenta | 25-37 |
| 01:37 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Zurkus | 25-37 |
| 01:13 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Eric Wynn - foul #1 on Eric Wynn, team foul #8 | 27-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), David Penix (PF) Robert Linn, Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith (C) John Armenta | |
| 01:13 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:51 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses the lay-in | 28-37 |
| 00:50 | American U. | David Penix pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:32 | American U. | Larry Geise is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 30-37 |
| 00:05 | Pepperdine | Raymond Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus misses the halfcourt shot | 30-37 |