| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Joseph Tate inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | American U. | Michael Chisholm splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:35 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Manning | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | American U. | Michael Chisholm shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Linn | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:37 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michael Chisholm | 33-31 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Andrew Cape's layup is rejected by James Coleman | 33-31 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Michael Chisholm tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Richard Manning - foul #1 on Richard Manning, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (PG), Daniel Ouellette (SG), John Bell (SF), Leslie Orr (PF), Okon Africa (C) Robert Linn, Michael Chisholm, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning, Andrew Cape | |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | American U. | Okon Africa pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | American U. | John Bell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turpin - foul #1 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | American U. | John Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | James Coleman double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SF) Daniel Ouellette, Okon Africa | |
| 16:37 | American U. | John Bell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | James Coleman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | David Harden gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | James Coleman loses the dribble to John Erb | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roderick Sloan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leslie Orr (fresh) 1 ast. C - John Erb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | American U. | John Bell is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Erb | 34-39 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:12 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 14:49 | American U. | Robert Linn misses the floater from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin slams it home | 38-39 |
| 14:09 | American U. | Joseph Tate clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-39 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | American U. | Joseph Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:00 | American U. | John Bell's pass is intercepted by Thomas Turpin | 38-39 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | John Bell is called for the reach on David Harden - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, Thomas Turpin, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Richard Manning (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, John Bell, Leslie Orr, John Erb | |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Julius Harrison hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Lyman | 40-39 |
| 11:43 | American U. | Andrew Cape misses the easy layup | 40-39 |
| 11:41 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Ouellette (fresh) SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Carl Bowe tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 11:11 | American U. | Joseph Tate is hacked by Roberto Rossi - foul #2 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF) Louis Goldfarb | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Okon Africa (C) Daniel Ouellette, Andrew Cape | |
| 10:45 | American U. | Julius Harrison steps in front of the Richard Manning pass | 42-39 |
| 10:42 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Julius Harrison | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Julius Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Julius Harrison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roberto Rossi | 47-39 |
| 09:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Julius Harrison - foul #2 on Julius Harrison, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Roberto Rossi, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Leslie Orr (SF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning | |
| 09:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:01 | Columbia | Daniel Ouellette steals it from Thomas Turpin | 47-40 |
| 08:58 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette banks in the layup | 47-42 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan tips it in | 49-42 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Andrew Cape clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Julius Harrison - foul #3 on Julius Harrison, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), Louis Goldfarb (SF) Julius Harrison, Thomas Turpin | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), John Bell (SF), Richard Manning (PF) Daniel Ouellette, Leslie Orr, Okon Africa | |
| 08:08 | American U. | Andrew Cape makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:08 | American U. | Andrew Cape misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:47 | American U. | Andrew Cape grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:23 | American U. | Michael Chisholm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roderick Sloan | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi buries a runner from the baseline set up by David Harden | 51-43 |
| 07:11 | American U. | Robert Linn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (SF) John Bell | |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Manning - foul #2 on Richard Manning, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SF) John Erb | |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 06:31 | American U. | Joseph Tate comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 05:59 | American U. | Joseph Tate snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:45 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 05:43 | American U. | Andrew Cape grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 05:38 | American U. | Michael Chisholm splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Linn | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Carl Bowe comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Cape - foul #1 on Andrew Cape, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Thomas Turpin (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) Roberto Rossi, Louis Goldfarb, James Coleman | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), John Erb (SF), Okon Africa (PF), Leslie Orr (C) Robert Linn, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning, Andrew Cape | |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | American U. | John Erb misses long on a floater from the right block | 55-46 |
| 05:11 | American U. | John Erb grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 05:04 | American U. | John Erb drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Ouellette and he's fouled by Julius Harrison - foul #4 on Julius Harrison, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (SF) Leslie Orr | |
| 05:04 | American U. | John Erb makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | David Harden misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Okon Africa pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Carl Bowe snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 03:52 | American U. | Daniel Ouellette snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | American U. | John Erb blows the layup but the foul's on Julius Harrison - foul #5 on Julius Harrison, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), James Coleman (PF) Julius Harrison, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Andrew Cape (C) Daniel Ouellette, John Bell, Okon Africa | |
| 03:46 | American U. | John Erb misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | American U. | John Erb misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | James Coleman connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Harden | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Erb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | American U. | Michael Chisholm splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Linn | 57-52 |
| 02:57 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 57-52 |
| 02:55 | American U. | John Erb pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:46 | American U. | James Coleman is called for the reach on Robert Linn - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Manning (PF), Leslie Orr (C) John Erb, Andrew Cape | |
| 02:46 | American U. | Robert Linn misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | James Coleman gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| 02:06 | American U. | Joseph Tate clanks a fadeaway from close range | 57-52 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roderick Sloan | 57-52 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | James Coleman can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Manning - foul #3 on Richard Manning, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | American U. | Andrew Cape (C) Leslie Orr | |
| 01:44 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:44 | American U. | Richard Manning gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Andrew Cape hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 58-52 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Harden | 58-52 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Cape - foul #2 on Andrew Cape, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Michael Chisholm evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Robert Linn is called for the reach on Roberto Rossi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Linn, team foul #7 | 60-52 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | American U. | Michael Chisholm is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-52 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Harden | 64-52 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Thomas Turpin steps in front of the Joseph Tate pass | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi runs out the clock | 64-52 |