| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Willett (fresh) SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Terry Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Gifford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Basham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Amundsen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Robert Willoughby inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 19:38 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:16 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley loses the dribble to Charles Willett | 31-38 |
| 18:59 | American U. | William Gifford picks off the pass by Milan Russo | 31-38 |
| 18:35 | Holy Cross | James Carver picks off the pass by Terry Spradley | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Charles Willett is fouled on the floor by Raymond Amundsen - foul #2 on Raymond Amundsen, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG), Terry Graham (SF), Marshall Presley (PF), Andy Hafley (C) Terry Spradley, William Gifford, Lloyd Basham, Raymond Amundsen | |
| 18:01 | American U. | Charles Willett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Carver | 34-38 |
| 17:37 | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:35 | Holy Cross | Marshall Presley tips it back up and in | 34-40 |
| 17:25 | American U. | Charles Willett makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Milan Russo | 37-40 |
| 17:11 | Holy Cross | Terry Graham misses badly on a shot from the right block | 37-40 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Milan Russo grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 16:54 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-40 |
| 16:52 | Holy Cross | Marshall Presley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | Holy Cross | Andy Hafley makes the shot in the paint set up by Carlos Jones and the foul's on Charles Willett - foul #3 on Charles Willett, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), John Daniel (PF), Kevin Swenson (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Milan Russo, Kent Vegas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley (PG), William Gifford (SF), Raymond Amundsen (C) Thomas Forsyth, Terry Graham, Marshall Presley | |
| 16:34 | Holy Cross | Andy Hafley makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:15 | American U. | Raymond Amundsen steals it from Kevin Cowans | 37-43 |
| 15:49 | Holy Cross | Kevin Cowans is called for the reach on Carlos Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Cowans, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham (PF) Andy Hafley | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Brian Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cowans (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Willoughby (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Terry Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carlos Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gifford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Basham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Amundsen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Carlos Jones | 37-46 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Robert Willoughby connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham banks in the layup | 40-48 |
| 14:38 | American U. | Kevin Swenson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Amundsen - foul #3 on Raymond Amundsen, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Charles Willett (SG), Milan Russo (PF) Brian Charland, Kevin Cowans, Robert Willoughby | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Marshall Presley (PF) Lloyd Basham | |
| 14:38 | American U. | Kevin Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:38 | American U. | Kevin Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:23 | Holy Cross | Marshall Presley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 41-48 |
| 14:22 | American U. | Milan Russo snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:15 | American U. | John Daniel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Gifford - foul #1 on William Gifford, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Kent Vegas (C) Kevin Swenson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG), Lloyd Basham (PF) Terry Spradley, Marshall Presley | |
| 14:15 | American U. | John Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:15 | American U. | John Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:59 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Cowans (SF) John Daniel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley (PG), Andy Hafley (PF) Thomas Forsyth, Lloyd Basham | |
| 13:43 | American U. | Milan Russo buries a floater from the right wing set up by Kevin Cowans | 44-48 |
| 13:29 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Kevin Cowans grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:09 | American U. | James Carver can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:08 | American U. | Charles Willett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:47 | American U. | James Carver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 12:46 | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen is hacked by James Carver - foul #1 on James Carver, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | American U. | John Daniel (SF) Milan Russo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG), Mark Lymon (SG), Terry Graham (SF), Lloyd Basham (PF) Terry Spradley, Carlos Jones, William Gifford, Andy Hafley | |
| 12:15 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen misses short on a floater from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 12:13 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham tips it back up and in | 44-50 |
| 11:53 | American U. | Kent Vegas misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:51 | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Willett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Cowans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Thomas Forsyth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Lymon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Basham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Amundsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 11:31 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kent Vegas | 44-50 |
| 11:12 | American U. | James Carver misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:10 | Holy Cross | Terry Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Carver - foul #2 on James Carver, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Milan Russo (PF), Kevin Swenson (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Kevin Cowans, Kent Vegas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley (PG), Carlos Jones (SG), William Gifford (SF), Andy Hafley (C) Thomas Forsyth, Mark Lymon, Terry Graham, Raymond Amundsen | |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:46 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:29 | American U. | Milan Russo drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Charland | 46-51 |
| 10:14 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 10:12 | Holy Cross | William Gifford hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Milan Russo misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Gifford - foul #2 on William Gifford, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG) John Daniel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Marshall Presley (PF), Raymond Amundsen (C) Lloyd Basham, Andy Hafley | |
| 10:04 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Milan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Spradley and he's fouled by Brian Charland - foul #2 on Brian Charland, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| 09:41 | Holy Cross | Raymond Amundsen makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:32 | American U. | Brian Charland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Willett | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carlos Jones | 50-58 |
| 09:11 | American U. | Milan Russo drills a runner near the basket | 52-58 |
| 08:57 | Holy Cross | Charles Willett takes the ball from Raymond Amundsen | 52-58 |
| 08:50 | American U. | Milan Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Raymond Amundsen | 52-58 |
| 08:34 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 08:32 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kevin Swenson | 52-58 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Robert Willoughby is whistled for a carry | 52-58 |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), John Daniel (PF), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, Charles Willett, Milan Russo, Kevin Swenson | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Mark Lymon (SG), Lloyd Basham (PF), Andy Hafley (C) Carlos Jones, Marshall Presley, Raymond Amundsen | |
| 08:18 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley connects on the runner in the paint set up by Mark Lymon | 52-60 |
| 07:56 | American U. | John Daniel knocks in the jumper from the right side | 54-60 |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Carver - foul #3 on James Carver, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones (SG) Mark Lymon | |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:41 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:41 | American U. | John Daniel pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Carver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Cowans (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Willoughby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Terry Spradley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlos Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Gifford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lloyd Basham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:35 | American U. | Robert Willoughby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 07:19 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Jones and he's fouled by James Carver - foul #4 on James Carver, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Graham (SF), Raymond Amundsen (C) William Gifford, Andy Hafley | |
| 07:19 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:19 | American U. | John Daniel grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 07:01 | American U. | Kevin Cowans is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Basham - foul #2 on Lloyd Basham, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Swenson (PF) Robert Willoughby | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG), Mark Lymon (SG), William Gifford (SF), Marshall Presley (PF) Terry Spradley, Carlos Jones, Terry Graham, Lloyd Basham | |
| 06:40 | American U. | William Gifford steals it from Kevin Swenson | 54-63 |
| 06:18 | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Lymon | 54-65 |
| 06:04 | American U. | Thomas Forsyth takes the ball from James Carver | 54-65 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | Mark Lymon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Forsyth | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:52 | American U. | James Carver clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Forsyth - foul #1 on Thomas Forsyth, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Willett (SG), Milan Russo (PF) Kevin Cowans, John Daniel | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley (PG), Carlos Jones (SG), Terry Graham (SF), Lloyd Basham (PF), Andy Hafley (C) Thomas Forsyth, Mark Lymon, William Gifford, Marshall Presley, Raymond Amundsen | |
| 05:52 | American U. | James Carver makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:52 | American U. | James Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 05:37 | Holy Cross | Terry Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Robert Willoughby (SF), Bill Umstead (C) James Carver, Kevin Swenson, Kent Vegas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:18 | American U. | Brian Charland misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 05:16 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Milan Russo | 56-67 |
| 05:07 | American U. | Charles Willett loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | William Gifford (SF), Raymond Amundsen (C) Terry Graham, Andy Hafley | |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones is hacked by Charles Willett - foul #4 on Charles Willett, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG) Terry Spradley | |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:50 | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | American U. | Milan Russo misses badly on a runner from the left block | 56-69 |
| 04:41 | American U. | Milan Russo tips it but misses | 56-69 |
| 04:40 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-69 |
| 04:26 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Willett | 56-69 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Milan Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Willett | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Holy Cross | Lloyd Basham hits a shot near the basket set up by Thomas Forsyth | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | American U. | Charles Willett's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Basham | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Brian Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Willett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Willoughby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milan Russo (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Umstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Thomas Forsyth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Gifford (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lloyd Basham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Amundsen (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Holy Cross | Carlos Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-71 |
| 03:23 | American U. | Brian Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 03:23 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | American U. | James Carver (PG), Kent Vegas (C) Brian Charland, Bill Umstead | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley (PG), Mark Lymon (SG), Terry Graham (SF), Marshall Presley (PF), Andy Hafley (C) Thomas Forsyth, Carlos Jones, William Gifford, Lloyd Basham, Raymond Amundsen | |
| 02:56 | American U. | Charles Willett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-71 |
| 02:54 | Holy Cross | Andy Hafley gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:29 | Holy Cross | Terry Spradley comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-71 |
| 02:28 | American U. | Milan Russo snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 02:16 | American U. | Terry Spradley steals it from Charles Willett | 59-71 |
| 01:50 | Holy Cross | Mark Lymon hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Spradley | 59-74 |
| 01:31 | American U. | Robert Willoughby makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-74 |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | Mark Lymon is fouled on the floor by Charles Willett - foul #5 on Charles Willett, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Charland (PG), Kevin Cowans (SG), John Daniel (SF), Kevin Swenson (PF), Bill Umstead (C) James Carver, Charles Willett, Robert Willoughby, Milan Russo, Kent Vegas | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth (PG) Terry Spradley | |
| 01:12 | Holy Cross | Mark Lymon misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:12 | American U. | Bill Umstead grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 01:08 | American U. | Thomas Forsyth steals it from Brian Charland in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| 01:03 | Holy Cross | Terry Graham's pass is intercepted by Kevin Cowans | 62-74 |
| 00:59 | American U. | John Daniel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Holy Cross | Andy Hafley's floater is tipped away by Bill Umstead | 62-74 |
| 00:34 | Holy Cross | Terry Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:10 | Holy Cross | Andy Hafley lays it up and in on a great pass from Marshall Presley | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | American U. | Brian Charland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Thomas Forsyth runs out the clock | 65-76 |