| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ike Gudino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fresh) PF - Robert Schwandt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Michael Baur (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Fulk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Maclin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommie Elliston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Fulk - foul #2 on Ronald Fulk, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:17 | American U. | Keith Maclin makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Baur | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Maclin - foul #1 on Keith Maclin, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Tommie Elliston snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | American U. | Michael Baur is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Fulk | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | American U. | Ike Gudino steps in front of the Douglas Wheeler pass | 32-40 |
| 17:49 | Southern Methodist | Ronald Fulk is called for the reach on Shawn Leftwich - foul #3 on Ronald Fulk, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman (SG), James Thomasson (SF), Cleavon Aziz (C) Ike Gudino, Shawn Leftwich, James Campbell | |
| Subs | American U. | Salvador Flores (PG), Ralph Fitz (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Wade Johnson (PF), Wilton Lumley (C) Michael Baur, Ronald Fulk, Douglas Wheeler, Keith Maclin, Tommie Elliston | |
| 17:39 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield's pass is intercepted by Wilton Lumley | 32-40 |
| 17:23 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:21 | American U. | Wade Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Thomasson - foul #1 on James Thomasson, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:54 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 16:53 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ralph Fitz | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | American U. | Wade Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown (PF) Robert Schwandt | |
| Subs | American U. | Keith Maclin (PF) Wilton Lumley | |
| 16:17 | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Benefield | 34-42 |
| 16:15 | American U. | Salvador Flores is hacked by Donald Benefield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Benefield, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Ike Gudino (SG), Shawn Leftwich (SF), James Campbell (C) Donald Benefield, Thomas Holman, James Thomasson, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Tommie Elliston (C) Ralph Fitz, Jeremy Stidham, Wade Johnson | |
| 15:51 | American U. | Tommie Elliston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 15:49 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ike Gudino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fresh) PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) C - James Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Salvador Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Johnson (fresh) SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Maclin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tommie Elliston (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 15:35 | American U. | Tommie Elliston snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 15:30 | American U. | Bradley Johnson makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tommie Elliston | 34-45 |
| 15:07 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 15:03 | American U. | Ike Gudino steps in front of the Salvador Flores pass in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 14:52 | Southern Methodist | Tommie Elliston is called for the reach on Gerald Brown - foul #2 on Tommie Elliston, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), James Thomasson (SF), Robert Schwandt (PF), Cleavon Aziz (C) John Greene, Ike Gudino, Shawn Leftwich, Gerald Brown, James Campbell | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Baur (PG), Ronald Fulk (SG), Ralph Fitz (SF), Wade Johnson (PF), Wilton Lumley (C) Salvador Flores, Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler, Keith Maclin, Tommie Elliston | |
| 14:24 | Southern Methodist | Wilton Lumley blocks the short jumper by Robert Schwandt | 36-45 |
| 14:22 | American U. | Wilton Lumley snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:05 | American U. | Wilton Lumley hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 36-45 |
| 14:04 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to James Thomasson | 36-45 |
| 13:41 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald Benefield | 38-45 |
| 13:26 | American U. | Ronald Fulk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 13:24 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt makes the floater from close range set up by Donald Benefield and he's fouled by Ralph Fitz - foul #1 on Ralph Fitz, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Ike Gudino (SG), Shawn Leftwich (SF), James Campbell (C) Donald Benefield, Thomas Holman, James Thomasson, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | American U. | Salvador Flores (PG), Bradley Johnson (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Keith Maclin (PF), Tommie Elliston (C) Michael Baur, Ronald Fulk, Ralph Fitz, Wade Johnson, Wilton Lumley | |
| 13:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:35 | American U. | Tommie Elliston misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 12:33 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:27 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Greene | 43-45 |
| 12:05 | American U. | Salvador Flores is whistled for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown (PF) Robert Schwandt | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Salvador Flores - foul #1 on Salvador Flores, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Baur (PG), Jeremy Stidham (SF) Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler | |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:43 | Southern Methodist | Gerald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ike Gudino (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Campbell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Michael Baur (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvador Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Stidham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Maclin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tommie Elliston (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | American U. | Tommie Elliston is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block | 44-47 |
| 10:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Baur picks off the pass by Shawn Leftwich | 44-47 |
| 10:32 | American U. | James Campbell is called for the reach on Tommie Elliston - foul #2 on James Campbell, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Thomas Holman (SG) John Greene, Ike Gudino | |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Fitz (PG), Ronald Fulk (SG), Wade Johnson (PF), Wilton Lumley (C) Michael Baur, Salvador Flores, Keith Maclin, Tommie Elliston | |
| 10:14 | American U. | Ronald Fulk can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:13 | American U. | Wilton Lumley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:01 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 09:59 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Leftwich and he's hacked by Wade Johnson - foul #1 on Wade Johnson, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson (SF), James Sheppard (PF) Shawn Leftwich, Gerald Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF) Ronald Fulk, Jeremy Stidham | |
| 09:34 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Donald Benefield takes the ball from Douglas Wheeler in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Wilton Lumley - foul #2 on Wilton Lumley, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Timothy Cameron (SG) Thomas Holman | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Baur (PG) Ralph Fitz | |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:09 | American U. | The rebound goes to Wilton Lumley | 48-47 |
| 09:06 | American U. | James Thomasson is called for the reach on Michael Baur in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thomasson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz (C) James Campbell | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 08:50 | American U. | Bradley Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Baur | 48-49 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Wilton Lumley blocks the jumper by Cleavon Aziz | 48-49 |
| 08:34 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:11 | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 08:10 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michael Baur | 48-49 |
| 07:55 | American U. | Bradley Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Thomasson | 48-49 |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Douglas Wheeler steals it from James Sheppard | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Cameron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Thomasson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sheppard (fairly fresh) C - Cleavon Aziz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Michael Baur (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wade Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Wilton Lumley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Michael Baur loses the dribble to James Sheppard in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 07:08 | Southern Methodist | Bradley Johnson steals the ball from Cleavon Aziz | 48-49 |
| 06:52 | American U. | Bradley Johnson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | Cleavon Aziz grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:29 | Southern Methodist | James Thomasson is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), Ike Gudino (SG), Gerald Brown (SF), Robert Schwandt (PF), James Campbell (C) Donald Benefield, Timothy Cameron, James Thomasson, James Sheppard, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | American U. | Salvador Flores (PG), Ronald Fulk (SG), Ralph Fitz (SF), Keith Maclin (PF), Tommie Elliston (C) Michael Baur, Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler, Wade Johnson, Wilton Lumley | |
| 06:04 | American U. | Ralph Fitz makes the turnaround in the paint | 48-51 |
| 05:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Brown | 50-51 |
| 05:48 | American U. | Ralph Fitz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Tommie Elliston can't tip it in | 50-51 |
| 05:46 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:21 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 05:19 | American U. | Ralph Fitz pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:16 | American U. | Ronald Fulk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich (SF) James Campbell | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), James Campbell (C) John Greene, Ike Gudino, Gerald Brown | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeremy Stidham (SF) Ralph Fitz | |
| 04:35 | American U. | James Campbell is called for the reach on Tommie Elliston - foul #3 on James Campbell, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 04:26 | American U. | Keith Maclin loses the dribble to Shawn Leftwich | 50-51 |
| 04:05 | Southern Methodist | Keith Maclin picks off the pass by Shawn Leftwich | 50-51 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Keith Maclin buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Holman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 03:22 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Donald Benefield (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Leftwich (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Schwandt (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Campbell (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Salvador Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Fulk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Stidham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Maclin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Tommie Elliston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield is fouled on the floor by Tommie Elliston - foul #3 on Tommie Elliston, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino (SG), Gerald Brown (PF), Cleavon Aziz (C) Thomas Holman, Robert Schwandt, James Campbell | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Baur (PG), Ralph Fitz (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Wade Johnson (PF), Wilton Lumley (C) Salvador Flores, Ronald Fulk, Jeremy Stidham, Keith Maclin, Tommie Elliston | |
| 03:02 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:02 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Ralph Fitz hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Douglas Wheeler | 52-57 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 02:25 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Greene (PG), James Thomasson (SF) Donald Benefield, Shawn Leftwich | |
| Subs | American U. | Salvador Flores (SG) Ralph Fitz | |
| 02:20 | American U. | John Greene steals it from Michael Baur in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 02:20 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | American U. | Keith Maclin (PF), Tommie Elliston (C) Wade Johnson, Wilton Lumley | |
| 02:03 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Shawn Leftwich (SF) James Thomasson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:37 | American U. | Salvador Flores is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 01:36 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 01:36 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Benefield (PG), Robert Schwandt (PF), James Campbell (C) John Greene, Gerald Brown, Cleavon Aziz | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Fulk (SG) Salvador Flores | |
| 01:10 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Donald Benefield picks off the pass by Douglas Wheeler in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell is fouled on the floor by Michael Baur - foul #1 on Michael Baur, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:45 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Schwandt - foul #1 on Robert Schwandt, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:19 | Southern Methodist | James Campbell snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 00:12 | Southern Methodist | Robert Schwandt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | American U. | Tommie Elliston snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | American U. | Donald Benefield is called for the reach on Tommie Elliston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Benefield, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Tommie Elliston makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Tommie Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Benefield | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Ronald Fulk is hacked by Ike Gudino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ike Gudino, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Ronald Fulk misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to James Campbell | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Ike Gudino misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-60 |