| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Wilbur Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Berthiaume (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Erwin Rodas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:55 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Vidal - foul #2 on Paul Vidal, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 19:45 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Ferrel - foul #2 on James Ferrel, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson is hacked by James Ferrel - foul #3 on James Ferrel, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (PF) James Ferrel | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 19:12 | American U. | Robert Tucker is fouled on the floor by William Hyde - foul #2 on William Hyde, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Waugh | 47-39 |
| 18:33 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume is called for 10 seconds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, William Hyde | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (SG), Darrell Hawkins (SF), George Sharkey (C) Robert Tucker, Richard Berthiaume, Erwin Rodas | |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilbur Stovall - foul #3 on Wilbur Stovall, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), Clarence Smith (SF) Wilbur Stovall, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 18:14 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:57 | American U. | George Sharkey connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Williamson | 49-41 |
| 17:41 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey loses the dribble to Darrell Hawkins | 49-41 |
| 17:28 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Andrew Waugh - foul #1 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Sean Gibson (SF) Denis Tate, Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Tucker (SG) Kenneth Huddle | |
| 17:28 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:28 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 17:03 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Gibson | 51-43 |
| 16:45 | American U. | George Sharkey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ramsey - foul #1 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Andrew Waugh (PF), William Hyde (C) Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), Richard Berthiaume (SF), Erwin Rodas (C) Michael Williamson, Clarence Smith, Darrell Hawkins | |
| 16:45 | American U. | George Sharkey makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:45 | American U. | George Sharkey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | American U. | Alex Easterling (SG), Lawrence Jackson (PF) Robert Tucker, George Sharkey | |
| 15:56 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume jams it and he's fouled by Paul Vidal - foul #3 on Paul Vidal, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), James Ferrel (PF) Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Wilbur Stovall (PG), Clarence Smith (SG) Kenneth Huddle, Alex Easterling | |
| 15:56 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hyde (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Wilbur Stovall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Berthiaume (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Erwin Rodas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is fouled on the floor by Erwin Rodas - foul #1 on Erwin Rodas, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (SG) Richard Berthiaume | |
| 15:26 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 15:25 | American U. | Clarence Smith gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Clarence Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 15:05 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 14:56 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 14:55 | American U. | Clarence Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 14:38 | American U. | Clarence Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilbur Stovall | 51-50 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel lays it up and in | 53-50 |
| 14:07 | American U. | Erwin Rodas is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Erwin Rodas, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Andrew Waugh (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Paul Vidal, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Tucker (SG), Richard Berthiaume (SF), Darrell Hawkins (C) Michael Williamson, Clarence Smith, Erwin Rodas | |
| 13:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 13:49 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:29 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Paul Wolfe | 53-50 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:18 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Waugh - foul #2 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), George Sharkey (C) Wilbur Stovall, Richard Berthiaume | |
| 13:13 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:13 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Tucker - foul #2 on Robert Tucker, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), James Ferrel (PF) Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Berthiaume (SF) Lawrence Jackson | |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:48 | American U. | George Sharkey snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 12:32 | American U. | Robert Tucker is called for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (SG), Erwin Rodas (C) Robert Tucker, Darrell Hawkins | |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | William Hyde buries a floater from the right block set up by Sean Gibson and he's fouled by Erwin Rodas - foul #3 on Erwin Rodas, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Paul Vidal | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:21 | Western Michigan | William Hyde makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Kenneth Huddle is hacked by Lewis Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Kenneth Huddle makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:19 | American U. | Kenneth Huddle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 12:06 | American U. | Erwin Rodas gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:58 | American U. | Lewis Thibodeau steals it from Richard Berthiaume | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kenneth Huddle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Williamson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Berthiaume (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sharkey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Rodas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 11:50 | Western Michigan | William Hyde snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 11:43 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel is fouled on the floor by George Sharkey - foul #1 on George Sharkey, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Wolfe (C) Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| Subs | American U. | Wilbur Stovall (PG), Clarence Smith (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF) Kenneth Huddle, Richard Berthiaume, George Sharkey | |
| 11:26 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 11:24 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:19 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson loses the dribble to Denis Tate | 58-52 |
| 11:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 60-52 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Michael Williamson is hacked by Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Paul Vidal (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, Paul Wolfe | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Tucker (SG), Darrell Hawkins (PF) Lawrence Jackson, Erwin Rodas | |
| 11:01 | American U. | Michael Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Michael Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Darrell Hawkins - foul #2 on Darrell Hawkins, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| Subs | American U. | Lawrence Jackson (PF) Michael Williamson | |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:22 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson makes the wide open shot from close range | 61-54 |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is hacked by Robert Tucker - foul #3 on Robert Tucker, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF) Paul Vidal | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), Alex Easterling (SG), Richard Berthiaume (SF), George Sharkey (C) Wilbur Stovall, Robert Tucker, Clarence Smith, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 10:05 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:05 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 10:02 | American U. | Alex Easterling is hacked by Lewis Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:02 | American U. | Alex Easterling makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:02 | American U. | Alex Easterling makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 09:43 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the jump hook from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 09:41 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 09:24 | American U. | Alex Easterling misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:49 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 08:48 | American U. | George Sharkey gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:46 | American U. | Alex Easterling is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Easterling, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Andrew Waugh, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | American U. | Wilbur Stovall (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Michael Williamson (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Erwin Rodas (C) Kenneth Huddle, Alex Easterling, Richard Berthiaume, Darrell Hawkins, George Sharkey | |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | American U. | Clarence Smith (SF) Michael Williamson | |
| 08:11 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Jackson | 63-59 |
| 07:53 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses badly on a floater from the right block | 63-59 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hyde (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Wilbur Stovall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Rodas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Hyde | 65-59 |
| 07:22 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tucker and he's hacked by Sean Gibson - foul #1 on Sean Gibson, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG) Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (SG), Richard Berthiaume (SF), Darrell Hawkins (PF) Robert Tucker, Clarence Smith, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 07:22 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Wilbur Stovall is called for the reach on Denis Tate - foul #4 on Wilbur Stovall, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), George Sharkey (PF) Wilbur Stovall, Erwin Rodas | |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:58 | American U. | George Sharkey snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 06:53 | American U. | Michael Williamson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the fadeaway from the left block | 65-62 |
| 06:35 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 06:33 | American U. | Andrew Waugh steals the ball from Richard Berthiaume in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 06:30 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate banks in the layup set up by Andrew Waugh | 67-62 |
| 06:12 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Sharkey | 67-65 |
| 05:59 | Western Michigan | Kenneth Huddle steps in front of the James Ferrel pass | 67-65 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Michael Williamson misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 05:37 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Ferrel | 70-65 |
| 04:51 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Huddle | 70-67 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel clanks a jump hook in the lane | 70-67 |
| 04:30 | American U. | George Sharkey snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 04:30 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Andrew Waugh, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| Subs | American U. | Wilbur Stovall (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF), Erwin Rodas (C) Kenneth Huddle, Michael Williamson, Richard Berthiaume, George Sharkey, Darrell Hawkins | |
| 04:15 | American U. | Robert Tucker buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Stovall | 70-70 |
| 04:08 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Fleshman | 73-70 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Erwin Rodas is hacked by Jeffrey Alford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #13 | 73-70 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Erwin Rodas misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 03:51 | American U. | Erwin Rodas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Wolfe (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Wilbur Stovall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Erwin Rodas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-71 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Gibson | 73-71 |
| 03:25 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-71 |
| 03:23 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Clarence Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #14 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Paul Vidal (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Andrew Waugh (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (SG) Robert Tucker | |
| 02:46 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Wilbur Stovall | 73-73 |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh connects on the shot from the right block and the foul's on Erwin Rodas - foul #4 on Erwin Rodas, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Sean Gibson | |
| Subs | American U. | Kenneth Huddle (PG), Darrell Hawkins (SF) Wilbur Stovall, Clarence Smith | |
| 02:38 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:38 | American U. | Lawrence Jackson grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 02:38 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Darrell Hawkins misses short on a floater in the paint | 75-73 |
| 02:15 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh snags the defensive board | 75-73 |
| 01:48 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Thibodeau | 78-73 |
| 01:48 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hyde (C) Andrew Waugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Wilbur Stovall (PG), Robert Tucker (SG), Richard Berthiaume (SF) Kenneth Huddle, Michael Williamson, Darrell Hawkins | |
| 01:27 | American U. | Wilbur Stovall misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 78-73 |
| 01:25 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 01:13 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Ferrel | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | American U. | Richard Berthiaume is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbur Stovall | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | William Hyde tips it home | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | American U. | Robert Tucker makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wilbur Stovall | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Stovall - foul #5 on Wilbur Stovall, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (PF) James Ferrel | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Williamson (PG) Wilbur Stovall | |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Paul Vidal picks off the pass by Richard Berthiaume | 85-79 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Williamson - foul #2 on Michael Williamson, team foul #13 | 85-79 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Erwin Rodas pulls down the rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Michael Williamson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Berthiaume | 86-82 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tucker - foul #4 on Robert Tucker, team foul #14 | 86-82 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Andrew Waugh blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Tucker | 88-82 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Michael Williamson grabs the offensive board | 88-82 |