| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Penix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Frank (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Craig Frank inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-33 |
| 19:42 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Hoffmann | 28-33 |
| 19:36 | Ohio | David Penix takes the ball from Craig Frank | 28-33 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Ruben Taylor is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Ramon Martin | 30-33 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Craig Frank comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Ramon Martin grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 18:42 | American U. | Ruben Taylor makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Linn and he's hacked by Billy Hoffmann - foul #2 on Billy Hoffmann, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Bell (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF) Robert Linn, John Erb, Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Brown (C) Billy Hoffmann | |
| 18:42 | American U. | Ruben Taylor makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Ohio | Ruben Taylor is called for the reach on Kenneth Haney - foul #2 on Ruben Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Martin (SF), Andrew Cape (C) David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SG), Benjamin Ziebart (SF), Scottie Davis (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Craig Frank, James Paul | |
| 17:53 | Ohio | George Roden hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Ziebart | 33-36 |
| 17:51 | American U. | Ramon Martin is hacked by George Roden in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Roden, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | American U. | David Penix (PF) Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:23 | American U. | Russell Kay misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | American U. | David Penix pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:59 | American U. | John Bell connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Penix | 36-36 |
| 16:40 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:39 | American U. | David Penix snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | American U. | Russell Kay connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Zurkus | 39-36 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Erb (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Russell Kay, John Bell, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Oleg Zurkus | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), James Paul (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) George Roden, John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart, Richard Brown, Scottie Davis | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Larry Geise (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Flaugher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Paul (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | American U. | Kenneth Henthorn is called for the reach on John Erb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 15:33 | American U. | Billy Hoffmann steals it from Andrew Cape | 39-36 |
| 15:28 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 15:27 | American U. | Larry Geise gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:02 | American U. | Larry Geise is fouled on the floor by Billy Hoffmann - foul #3 on Billy Hoffmann, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Martin (SF), Ruben Taylor (C) Joseph Tate, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:36 | American U. | Robert Linn is hacked by Kenneth Henthorn - foul #2 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | American U. | David Penix (PF) Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:11 | American U. | Ruben Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:57 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses the shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 13:31 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Bell (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, John Erb, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SG), Craig Frank (SF), Scottie Davis (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Eric Flaugher, Billy Hoffmann | |
| 13:06 | American U. | Andrew Cape is fouled on the floor by George Roden - foul #2 on George Roden, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SG), Ramon Martin (SF) John Bell, Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart (PF) James Paul | |
| 13:06 | American U. | Andrew Cape makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | American U. | Andrew Cape makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | John Chiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-36 |
| 12:44 | Ohio | Scottie Davis tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 12:15 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 12:13 | American U. | Russell Kay hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 11:55 | Ohio | John Chiles is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Roden | 43-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Russell Kay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Tate (fresh) SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zurkus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - George Roden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Chiles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Frank (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Ziebart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scottie Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:53 | American U. | Russell Kay loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Bell (SG), Larry Geise (SF), David Penix (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Russell Kay, Joseph Tate, Ramon Martin, Oleg Zurkus, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Richard Brown (PF), Billy Hoffmann (C) John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart, Scottie Davis | |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann's floater is knocked away by Ruben Taylor | 43-41 |
| 11:35 | American U. | Ruben Taylor grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 11:13 | American U. | John Bell is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Martin (SF) Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), James Paul (PF) George Roden, Billy Hoffmann | |
| 11:13 | American U. | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:13 | American U. | John Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linn - foul #2 on Robert Linn, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (SG) John Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney misses the floater from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:41 | Ohio | James Paul snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn loses the dribble to David Penix | 45-41 |
| 10:10 | American U. | Ruben Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 45-41 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:05 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney is hacked by John Erb in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Erb, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Bell (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, John Erb, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Chiles (SG), Benjamin Ziebart (SF), Scottie Davis (C) Kenneth Henthorn, Craig Frank, Richard Brown | |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Paul | 45-44 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Scottie Davis steals it from Russell Kay in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | James Paul misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 09:35 | American U. | Larry Geise gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Larry Geise is fouled in the backcourt by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | American U. | David Penix (PF) Oleg Zurkus | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), Billy Hoffmann (C) Kenneth Haney, James Paul | |
| 09:33 | American U. | Larry Geise makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Larry Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Billy Hoffmann | 46-44 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | John Chiles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | American U. | The rebound goes to Larry Geise | 46-44 |
| 09:03 | American U. | Russell Kay drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart is hacked by John Bell - foul #3 on John Bell, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Erb (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), Oleg Zurkus (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Russell Kay, John Bell, Larry Geise, David Penix, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (SF), James Paul (PF) John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart, Scottie Davis | |
| 08:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn is called for a backcourt violation | 49-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Cape (C) Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG) George Roden | |
| 08:18 | American U. | John Erb's pass is intercepted by James Paul in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn's pass is intercepted by Robert Linn | 49-44 |
| 07:57 | American U. | Robert Linn lays it in | 51-44 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zurkus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Paul (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Hoffmann (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-44 |
| 07:33 | American U. | Andrew Cape gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:12 | American U. | John Erb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 07:11 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | James Paul comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Oleg Zurkus - foul #2 on Oleg Zurkus, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Bell (SG), David Penix (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Robert Linn, John Erb, Oleg Zurkus, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SG), Eric Flaugher (SF), Richard Brown (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Craig Frank, Billy Hoffmann | |
| 06:50 | Ohio | James Paul makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | James Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Russell Kay's pass is intercepted by James Paul | 51-46 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | David Penix is called for the reach on John Chiles - foul #1 on David Penix, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SG) John Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart (C) James Paul | |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Eric Flaugher drills a jump hook from the right block | 51-48 |
| 05:36 | American U. | Russell Kay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eric Flaugher - foul #5 on Eric Flaugher, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (SG) Ramon Martin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (SF), Scottie Davis (C) John Chiles, Eric Flaugher, Richard Brown | |
| 05:36 | American U. | Russell Kay makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:36 | American U. | Russell Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Scottie Davis connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Roden | 53-50 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Ruben Taylor connects on the floater from the left side set up by David Penix and he's fouled by Scottie Davis - foul #1 on Scottie Davis, team foul #11 | 55-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Erb (SG), Ramon Martin (SF) Russell Kay, John Bell, Joseph Tate | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG) George Roden | |
| 05:02 | American U. | Ruben Taylor makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Scottie Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 04:43 | American U. | David Penix grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:23 | American U. | Ruben Taylor makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Linn | 58-50 |
| 04:09 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-53 |
| 03:51 | American U. | John Erb clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-53 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ziebart | 58-53 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Erb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Penix (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Ruben Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Ziebart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scottie Davis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Frank | 58-55 |
| 02:59 | American U. | Robert Linn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), John Bell (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, John Erb, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SG), James Paul (PF), Richard Brown (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Benjamin Ziebart, Scottie Davis | |
| 02:52 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann (C) Richard Brown | |
| 02:34 | Ohio | George Roden misses the turnaround from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 02:33 | Ohio | Billy Hoffmann snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | James Paul drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Russell Kay - foul #1 on Russell Kay, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 02:18 | Ohio | James Paul misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:18 | American U. | The rebound goes to Andrew Cape | 58-57 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Craig Frank is called for the reach on Oleg Zurkus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Frank, team foul #12 | 58-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG) Russell Kay | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:16 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:14 | Ohio | George Roden's pass is intercepted by Robert Linn in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 02:12 | American U. | Larry Geise lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Linn | 61-57 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG), Ramon Martin (SF) Robert Linn, Larry Geise | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Benjamin Ziebart (SF) George Roden, Craig Frank | |
| 01:46 | Ohio | Benjamin Ziebart makes the runner from the baseline set up by Kenneth Haney | 61-59 |
| 01:19 | American U. | Russell Kay misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 01:17 | Ohio | James Paul grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:17 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Erb (SG), David Penix (PF), Ruben Taylor (C) Russell Kay, John Bell, Oleg Zurkus, Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (SF) John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart | |
| 00:54 | Ohio | David Penix is called for the reach on Kenneth Henthorn - foul #2 on David Penix, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:25 | American U. | Ramon Martin makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Erb | 63-61 |
| 00:20 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | American U. | Robert Linn gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | American U. | Kenneth Haney is called for the reach on Robert Linn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | American U. | Robert Linn makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:17 | American U. | Robert Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Ohio | Craig Frank snags the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn connects on the 3 from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Kenneth Haney is called for the reach on David Penix in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Haney, team foul #14 | 65-64 |
| 00:08 | American U. | David Penix misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:08 | American U. | David Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Robert Linn misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Penix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Frank (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Paul (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Hoffmann (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | American U. | David Penix wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:41 | American U. | Robert Linn drills a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Craig Frank - foul #3 on Craig Frank, team foul #15 | 68-66 |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (SG), Oleg Zurkus (SF), Larry Geise (PF), Andrew Cape (C) John Erb, Ramon Martin, David Penix, Ruben Taylor | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:41 | American U. | Robert Linn makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Kay (PG) Robert Linn | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 04:22 | American U. | Larry Geise can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on James Paul - foul #2 on James Paul, team foul #16 | 69-66 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Larry Geise makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Larry Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:22 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney tips it in | 70-68 |
| 03:38 | American U. | John Bell is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Haney | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Ohio | Andrew Cape swats the short shot by Kenneth Haney | 70-68 |
| 03:20 | American U. | The rebound goes to John Bell | 70-68 |
| 03:02 | American U. | Oleg Zurkus double dribbles | 70-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SG), Ramon Martin (SF), David Penix (PF) Russell Kay, John Bell, Larry Geise, Oleg Zurkus | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Roden (PG), John Chiles (SG), Benjamin Ziebart (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Scottie Davis (C) Kenneth Haney, Kenneth Henthorn, Craig Frank, James Paul, Billy Hoffmann | |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn (SG), Craig Frank (SF), James Paul (PF) John Chiles, Benjamin Ziebart, Scottie Davis | |
| 02:51 | Ohio | David Penix swats the layup by Richard Brown | 70-68 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Craig Frank misses the tip | 70-68 |
| 02:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ramon Martin | 70-68 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Kenneth Henthorn blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Linn | 70-68 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Andrew Cape tips it in | 72-68 |
| 02:23 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Ruben Taylor (C) Andrew Cape | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Haney (PG), Billy Hoffmann (C) George Roden, Richard Brown | |
| 02:07 | Ohio | James Paul hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 01:45 | American U. | Ramon Martin lays it up and in set up by Robert Linn | 74-70 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | Kenneth Henthorn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-70 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Ruben Taylor gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Ruben Taylor misses the easy layup | 74-70 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Craig Frank is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tate - foul #1 on Joseph Tate, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (SG) Joseph Tate | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:44 | Ohio | Craig Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Erb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramon Martin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Penix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Ruben Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kenneth Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henthorn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Paul (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Hoffmann (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | American U. | The jump hook by Ruben Taylor is blocked by Billy Hoffmann | 74-72 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney grabs the board | 74-72 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Kenneth Haney hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kenneth Henthorn | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Kenneth Henthorn is called for the reach on David Penix - foul #3 on Kenneth Henthorn, team foul #17 | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | American U. | David Penix makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | American U. | David Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |