| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Camp (fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Richardson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Polley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | American U. | Bernard Andrews makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 19:22 | Manhattan | Richard Polley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Thomason | 23-30 |
| 19:00 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is fouled on the floor by John Camp - foul #2 on John Camp, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Willie Hayward (PF) Alfred Richardson | |
| 18:39 | American U. | Henry Desmond misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Polley - foul #3 on Richard Polley, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Dwyer (C) Richard Polley | |
| 18:39 | American U. | Henry Desmond makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:39 | American U. | Henry Desmond makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:15 | Manhattan | Bernard Andrews is called for the reach on Willie Hayward - foul #3 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG) Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Matsumura (C) William Dwyer | |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Floyd Stringer - foul #1 on Floyd Stringer, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Carlos Owens buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Matsumura - foul #2 on James Matsumura, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:37 | Manhattan | James Thomason lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Brown and he's fouled by Jimmie Bundy - foul #3 on Jimmie Bundy, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (SG) Jimmie Bundy | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Scott Perry (PF), William Dwyer (C) Willie Hayward, James Matsumura | |
| 17:37 | Manhattan | James Thomason makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:18 | American U. | Thomas Spooner comes up short on the shot from the left block | 28-34 |
| 17:16 | Manhattan | William Dwyer pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:12 | Manhattan | Floyd Stringer swats the layup by James Thomason | 28-34 |
| 17:11 | American U. | Johnny Gardner pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Dwyer - foul #1 on William Dwyer, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Duane Boulay (SG), Willie Hayward (PF), James Matsumura (C) John Camp, Scott Perry, William Dwyer | |
| 17:05 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:47 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Gardner - foul #1 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Joe Reeves (PF) Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Scott Perry (PF) Willie Hayward | |
| 16:47 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:47 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joe Reeves | 29-34 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Carlos Owens is whistled for a carry | 29-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Fife (C) Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kim Cardona (PG), John Camp (SG), Willie Hayward (PF), William Dwyer (C) James Thomason, Duane Boulay, Scott Perry, James Matsumura | |
| 16:02 | Manhattan | Brian Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Fife - foul #1 on Larry Fife, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Thomason (PG), Alfred Richardson (PF), James Matsumura (C) Kim Cardona, Willie Hayward, William Dwyer | |
| 16:02 | Manhattan | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:02 | Manhattan | Brian Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Miller (fresh) SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Reeves (fresh) C - Larry Fife (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Camp (fresh) 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Richardson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Matsumura (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | American U. | Joe Reeves misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 15:44 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the tip | 29-36 |
| 15:43 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:22 | Manhattan | Brian Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:21 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 15:05 | American U. | Carlos Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 15:03 | Manhattan | Brian Brown gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Manhattan | John Camp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Thomason and he's hacked by Larry Miller - foul #1 on Larry Miller, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves, Larry Fife | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kim Cardona (PG), Willie Hayward (SF), William Dwyer (PF), Richard Polley (C) James Thomason, Brian Brown, Alfred Richardson, James Matsumura | |
| 14:58 | Manhattan | John Camp misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:58 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 14:45 | American U. | John Camp steals it from Thomas Spooner | 29-41 |
| 14:30 | Manhattan | William Dwyer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-41 |
| 14:28 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:00 | American U. | John Camp steals it from Floyd Stringer | 29-41 |
| 13:37 | Manhattan | William Dwyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-41 |
| 13:36 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 13:21 | American U. | Bernard Andrews comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Thomas Spooner tips it in | 31-41 |
| 12:56 | Manhattan | John Camp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 12:55 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward tips it but misses | 31-41 |
| 12:54 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 12:32 | American U. | Henry Desmond scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bernard Andrews | 34-41 |
| 12:19 | Manhattan | John Camp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 12:17 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:14 | American U. | John Camp steals the ball from Jimmie Bundy in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 12:10 | Manhattan | John Camp throws it down | 34-43 |
| 11:43 | American U. | Henry Desmond can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-43 |
| 11:41 | Manhattan | Richard Polley gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Spooner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kim Cardona (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Camp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 7 stl. SF - Willie Hayward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Polley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Manhattan | John Camp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Joe Reeves (PF), Larry Fife (C) Jimmie Bundy, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Thomason (PG), Duane Boulay (SG), Brian Brown (SF), Alfred Richardson (PF) Kim Cardona, John Camp, Willie Hayward, William Dwyer | |
| 11:00 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is hacked by Richard Polley - foul #4 on Richard Polley, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG) Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Matsumura (C) Richard Polley | |
| 10:46 | American U. | Joe Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 10:23 | Manhattan | James Matsumura can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 10:22 | American U. | Johnny Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:59 | American U. | Alfred Richardson swats the short shot by Carlos Owens | 34-43 |
| 09:57 | American U. | Johnny Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:46 | American U. | Larry Miller's floater is knocked away by Alfred Richardson | 34-43 |
| 09:45 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:27 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 09:25 | Manhattan | James Thomason grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | James Matsumura misses the lay-in | 34-43 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Carlos Owens gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:44 | American U. | Joe Reeves can't connect on a shot in the paint | 34-43 |
| 08:42 | Manhattan | Alfred Richardson snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | James Matsumura makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Larry Fife - foul #2 on Larry Fife, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves, Larry Fife | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Camp (SG) Duane Boulay | |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | James Matsumura makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 08:21 | Manhattan | The refs have stopped play. James Matsumura is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 34-46 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | William Dwyer (C) James Matsumura | |
| 08:08 | American U. | Bernard Andrews's pass is intercepted by Alfred Richardson | 34-46 |
| 07:49 | Manhattan | James Thomason hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Alfred Richardson | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Floyd Stringer drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-49 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Thomason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Camp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 7 stl. SF - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Richardson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Manhattan | John Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:01 | American U. | Bernard Andrews travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Richard Polley (C) William Dwyer | |
| 06:52 | Manhattan | Brian Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Henry Desmond pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:29 | American U. | James Thomason steals the ball from Thomas Spooner | 37-49 |
| 06:16 | Manhattan | Richard Polley slams it home set up by Alfred Richardson and the foul's on Henry Desmond - foul #2 on Henry Desmond, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Duane Boulay (SG) John Camp | |
| 06:16 | Manhattan | Richard Polley makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:58 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 05:56 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay grabs the board | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | James Thomason is whistled for a carry | 37-52 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Camp (SG), Willie Hayward (SF) Duane Boulay, Brian Brown | |
| 05:31 | American U. | Thomas Spooner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 05:30 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Camp | 37-52 |
| 05:12 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward can't finish the layup | 37-52 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 04:47 | American U. | Floyd Stringer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 04:18 | Manhattan | James Thomason misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-52 |
| 04:16 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 04:12 | American U. | Thomas Spooner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 04:10 | American U. | Floyd Stringer tips it home | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:57 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 03:55 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | American U. | Henry Desmond misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 03:41 | Manhattan | Richard Polley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Manhattan | James Thomason makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Camp | 42-55 |
| 03:26 | American U. | Floyd Stringer hits a shot in the lane set up by Thomas Spooner and he's fouled by Alfred Richardson - foul #2 on Alfred Richardson, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Joe Reeves (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Duane Boulay (SG), Brian Brown (SF), William Dwyer (PF) John Camp, Willie Hayward, Alfred Richardson | |
| 03:26 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Miller (fresh) SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Floyd Stringer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Reeves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Thomason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Boulay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brian Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Polley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Manhattan | Richard Polley drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-58 |
| 03:01 | American U. | Duane Boulay is called for the reach on Carlos Owens - foul #1 on Duane Boulay, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Fife (C) Floyd Stringer | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kim Cardona (PG), Willie Hayward (SF), Scott Perry (PF) James Thomason, Brian Brown, Richard Polley | |
| 03:01 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 03:01 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brian Brown (SF), Alfred Richardson (PF), Richard Polley (C) Willie Hayward, Scott Perry, William Dwyer | |
| 02:39 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kim Cardona | 47-61 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Richard Polley denies the turnaround by Jimmie Bundy | 47-61 |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Brian Brown | 47-61 |
| 01:53 | Manhattan | Richard Polley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Fife - foul #3 on Larry Fife, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Willie Hayward (SF), William Dwyer (PF) Brian Brown, Alfred Richardson | |
| 01:53 | Manhattan | Richard Polley misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:53 | Manhattan | Richard Polley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Johnny Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 01:38 | Manhattan | Richard Polley gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Richard Polley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-62 |
| 01:24 | American U. | Johnny Gardner grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 00:58 | American U. | Joe Reeves loses the ball out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Matsumura (C) Richard Polley | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Manhattan | Kim Cardona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-62 |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Willie Hayward grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay is hacked by Larry Miller - foul #2 on Larry Miller, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Duane Boulay misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Larry Fife pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | American U. | Larry Fife scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Miller | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Kim Cardona runs out the clock | 49-62 |