| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jed Brooks (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) SF - Ricky Valentine (fresh) PF - Benjamin Sessions (fresh) C - Luke Marano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fresh) SG - Randy Hansen (fresh) SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Heath Fairley (fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Luke Marano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Patrick Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chris Winkler | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | American U. | Jed Brooks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | American U. | Patrick Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Patrick Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Hansen | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Patrick Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jed Brooks | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina State | Luke Marano is called for the reach on Gregory Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luke Marano, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Brian Allen (SF), Dennis Rosen (PF), Michael Douglas (C) Jed Brooks, Patrick Davis, Ricky Valentine, Benjamin Sessions, Luke Marano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 17:33 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cope | 6-7 |
| 17:18 | American U. | Stephen Riley blocks the jumper by Brian Allen | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | American U. | Ilia Vesely gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:32 | American U. | Cedric Niehaus takes the ball from Brian Allen | 6-7 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-7 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Hansen | 6-10 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Loren Platt (fairly fresh) SG - Ilia Vesely (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Rosen (fairly fresh) C - Michael Douglas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fairly fresh) PF - Cedric Niehaus (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | American U. | Brian Allen misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Hansen - foul #1 on Randy Hansen, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Benjamin Sessions (PF), Vincent Slater (C) Loren Platt, Ilia Vesely, Dennis Rosen, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Ronald Adams (SG), George Pfaff (SF), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Jeffrey Cope, Randy Hansen, Gregory Howell, Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 15:39 | American U. | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:39 | American U. | Brian Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Heath Fairley | 7-10 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Patrick Davis loses the dribble to Chris Winkler | 7-12 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jed Brooks - foul #1 on Jed Brooks, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | American U. | Karl Kehl (PG), Ricky Valentine (SF), Luke Marano (C) Jed Brooks, Brian Allen, Benjamin Sessions | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:47 | American U. | Vincent Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:34 | American U. | Patrick Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Dennis Rosen (PF) Patrick Davis, Vincent Slater | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Luke Marano - foul #2 on Luke Marano, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Davis (SG), Benjamin Sessions (PF), Vincent Slater (C) Karl Kehl, Dennis Rosen, Luke Marano | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:22 | American U. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Sessions | 7-15 |
| 14:05 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 14:03 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo is hacked by Ricky Valentine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Valentine, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Allen (PG), Karl Kehl (SG), Dennis Rosen (PF) Jed Brooks, Patrick Davis, Benjamin Sessions | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (SG), Gregory Howell (SF), John Glover (C) Ronald Adams, George Pfaff, Chris Winkler | |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-15 |
| 13:38 | American U. | The rebound goes to Dennis Rosen | 7-15 |
| 13:32 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-15 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Karl Kehl tips it home | 9-15 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 9-15 |
| 13:15 | American U. | Brian Allen gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Dennis Rosen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Vincent Slater - foul #1 on Vincent Slater, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Benjamin Sessions (PF) Brian Allen, Ricky Valentine, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG), George Pfaff (SF), Stephen Riley (C) Erasmo Russo, Gregory Howell, John Glover | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the 3rd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:40 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-18 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley loses the ball out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Valentine (SF), Michael Douglas (C) Karl Kehl, Vincent Slater | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), Chris Winkler (PF) Randy Hansen, Heath Fairley | |
| 11:59 | American U. | Stephen Riley is called for the reach on Benjamin Sessions - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #2 | 9-18 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG) Jed Brooks, Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell (SF) George Pfaff | |
| 11:45 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions is hacked by Gregory Howell - foul #1 on Gregory Howell, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Brian Allen (SF), Vincent Slater (C) Loren Platt, Ilia Vesely, Ricky Valentine, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (SG) Ronald Adams | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jed Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Benjamin Sessions (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Slater (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Chris Winkler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Allen | 12-18 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-18 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Winkler | 12-18 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 10:35 | American U. | Patrick Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-20 |
| 10:34 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions misses the tip | 12-20 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell makes the wide open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Cope | 12-22 |
| 09:53 | American U. | Jed Brooks connects on the 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Riley | 15-24 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Patrick Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-24 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Hansen | 18-27 |
| 08:52 | American U. | Jed Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-27 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jed Brooks - foul #2 on Jed Brooks, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Ricky Valentine (SF), Dennis Rosen (PF), Michael Douglas (C) Jed Brooks, Patrick Davis, Brian Allen, Benjamin Sessions, Vincent Slater | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Ronald Adams (SG), Cedric Niehaus (PF), John Glover (C) Jeffrey Cope, Randy Hansen, Chris Winkler, Stephen Riley | |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 08:11 | American U. | Cedric Niehaus swats the shot by Ricky Valentine | 18-29 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 18-31 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Loren Platt (fresh) SG - Ilia Vesely (fresh) SF - Ricky Valentine (fresh) PF - Dennis Rosen (fresh) C - Michael Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) SG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Niehaus (fresh) C - John Glover (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | American U. | Dennis Rosen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 07:30 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Valentine | 18-31 |
| 07:22 | American U. | Dennis Rosen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ilia Vesely | 21-31 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Ilia Vesely is called for the reach on Erasmo Russo - foul #1 on Ilia Vesely, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Karl Kehl (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Vincent Slater (C) Loren Platt, Ilia Vesely, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), George Pfaff (SF), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Ronald Adams, Gregory Howell, Cedric Niehaus, John Glover | |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Patrick Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Vincent Slater - foul #2 on Vincent Slater, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Allen (SG), Benjamin Sessions (PF) Patrick Davis, Vincent Slater | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG) Erasmo Russo | |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jeffrey Cope | 24-35 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Ricky Valentine scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Heath Fairley - foul #1 on Heath Fairley, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Michael Douglas (C) Karl Kehl, Brian Allen, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:39 | American U. | Ricky Valentine misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:39 | American U. | Loren Platt grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 05:26 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions loses the dribble to George Pfaff | 26-35 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler drills a jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 04:52 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions's layup is rejected by George Pfaff | 26-37 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 04:30 | American U. | Michael Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:15 | American U. | Patrick Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 04:13 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions tips it in | 28-37 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope is fouled on the floor by Loren Platt - foul #1 on Loren Platt, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Allen (PG), Ilia Vesely (SG), Dennis Rosen (C) Loren Platt, Patrick Davis, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (SG), Gregory Howell (SF), John Glover (C) Ronald Adams, George Pfaff, Chris Winkler | |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:09 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to John Glover | 28-37 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 03:32 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Brian Allen (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ilia Vesely (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Valentine (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Sessions (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Rosen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Howell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Fairley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Glover (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | American U. | Benjamin Sessions hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 03:26 | American U. | Dennis Rosen gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 03:13 | American U. | Gregory Howell takes the ball from Ricky Valentine | 28-37 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley misses long on an open floater from the right block | 28-37 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo is open and buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Howell | 28-39 |
| 02:18 | American U. | Brian Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina State | John Glover pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jeffrey Cope | 28-41 |
| 01:41 | American U. | Ilia Vesely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Jed Brooks (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Karl Kehl (SF), Vincent Slater (PF), Luke Marano (C) Brian Allen, Ilia Vesely, Ricky Valentine, Benjamin Sessions, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (SG), George Pfaff (SF), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Erasmo Russo, Gregory Howell, Heath Fairley, John Glover | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen is hacked by Vincent Slater in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Slater, team foul #10 | 28-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Dennis Rosen (PF) Vincent Slater | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 01:23 | American U. | Luke Marano misses the jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope is hacked by Jed Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jed Brooks, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Michael Douglas (PF) Jed Brooks, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Luke Marano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Karl Kehl and he's hacked by Cedric Niehaus - foul #1 on Cedric Niehaus, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Allen (SF), Dennis Rosen (PF) Loren Platt, Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG) Jeffrey Cope | |
| 01:06 | American U. | Luke Marano makes the free throw | 31-44 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina State | Patrick Davis picks off the pass by Randy Hansen in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 00:53 | American U. | Patrick Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 00:51 | American U. | Luke Marano gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 00:44 | American U. | Karl Kehl's pass is intercepted by Randy Hansen | 31-44 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #12 | 31-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Loren Platt (PG), Michael Douglas (PF) Brian Allen, Dennis Rosen | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:39 | American U. | Luke Marano pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 00:24 | American U. | Patrick Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina State | Michael Douglas steps in front of the Ronald Adams pass in the backcourt | 31-44 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Michael Douglas loses the dribble to Stephen Riley | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-44 |