| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ralph Fitz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Goering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Orlando Rosa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Danny Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (fresh) 14 pts. C - Raul Duarte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 19:40 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 19:38 | American U. | Brandon Marshall snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 19:33 | American U. | Ralph Fitz drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Olague | 41-36 |
| 19:27 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Orlando Rosa and he's hacked by Brandon Marshall - foul #3 on Brandon Marshall, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Wilton Lumley (PF) Brandon Marshall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 19:27 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jordan Goering | 44-39 |
| 18:51 | Holy Cross | Wilton Lumley denies the turnaround by Danny Armstrong | 44-39 |
| 18:49 | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa tips it home | 44-41 |
| 18:36 | American U. | Ralph Fitz clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-41 |
| 18:34 | American U. | Wilton Lumley tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 18:28 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Orlando Rosa | 46-43 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Jordan Goering misses the dunk attempt | 46-43 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Wilton Lumley hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 17:57 | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa is hacked by Wilton Lumley - foul #1 on Wilton Lumley, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Jacques Howe (PG), Bradley Johnson (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Edward Trottier (PF), Michel Leader (C) Mark Olague, Ralph Fitz, Douglas Wheeler, Wilton Lumley, Jordan Goering | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG), Steven Pruitt (SG), Roger Bryer (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Orlando Rosa, Danny Armstrong, Raymond Roberts, Raul Duarte | |
| 17:40 | Holy Cross | Jacques Howe steps in front of the Steven Pruitt pass | 48-43 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Bradley Johnson blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 17:36 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Lopez | 48-43 |
| 17:29 | Holy Cross | Michel Leader steals it from John Jagger | 48-43 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Lorenzo Lopez blocks the short jumper by Edward Trottier | 48-43 |
| 17:13 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:47 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Douglas Wheeler (SF) Jeremy Stidham | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa (PG), Danny Armstrong (SG), Raymond Roberts (SF), Raul Duarte (C) John Jagger, Steven Pruitt, Roger Bryer, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 16:32 | American U. | Bradley Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Armstrong - foul #3 on Danny Armstrong, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Wilton Lumley (PF), Jordan Goering (C) Jacques Howe, Edward Trottier, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Roger Bryer (SG) Danny Armstrong | |
| 16:32 | American U. | Bradley Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:32 | American U. | Bradley Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:32 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Ivan Zwolensky | 48-43 |
| 16:10 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Orlando Rosa | 48-46 |
| 15:51 | American U. | Jordan Goering hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 15:50 | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Bradley Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilton Lumley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jordan Goering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Orlando Rosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roger Bryer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Raymond Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Duarte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky's fadeaway is rejected by Jordan Goering | 48-46 |
| 15:39 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 15:33 | American U. | Mark Olague throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Fitz (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Brandon Marshall (PF), Michel Leader (C) Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler, Wilton Lumley, Jordan Goering | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG), Steven Pruitt (SG), Lorenzo Lopez (PF), Virgil Neal (C) Orlando Rosa, Roger Bryer, Ivan Zwolensky, Raul Duarte | |
| 15:19 | Holy Cross | Brandon Marshall swats the layup by John Jagger | 48-46 |
| 15:18 | American U. | Ralph Fitz gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:56 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham's floater is knocked away by Virgil Neal | 48-46 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | John Jagger pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:37 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-46 |
| 14:35 | American U. | Michel Leader gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:12 | American U. | Ralph Fitz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Pruitt - foul #2 on Steven Pruitt, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Jacques Howe (PG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Wilton Lumley (C) Mark Olague, Jeremy Stidham, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa (PG), Danny Armstrong (SG), Ivan Zwolensky (PF), Raul Duarte (C) John Jagger, Steven Pruitt, Lorenzo Lopez, Virgil Neal | |
| 14:12 | American U. | Ralph Fitz makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 14:12 | American U. | Ralph Fitz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:54 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Orlando Rosa | 50-49 |
| 13:49 | American U. | Ralph Fitz is hacked by Danny Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Armstrong, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (SG), Edward Trottier (C) Ralph Fitz, Brandon Marshall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Roger Bryer (SG) Danny Armstrong | |
| 13:38 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Raul Duarte | 50-49 |
| 13:20 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts slams it home set up by Orlando Rosa | 50-51 |
| 13:01 | American U. | Edward Trottier clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 12:59 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:52 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky loses the dribble to Edward Trottier | 50-51 |
| 12:33 | American U. | Wilton Lumley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Leroy Irby (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Brandon Marshall (PF), Jordan Goering (C) Jacques Howe, Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler, Wilton Lumley, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (SF), Virgil Neal (PF), Lorenzo Lopez (C) Raymond Roberts, Ivan Zwolensky, Raul Duarte | |
| 12:19 | Holy Cross | Virgil Neal lays it up and in on a great pass from Lorenzo Lopez | 50-53 |
| 11:57 | American U. | Leroy Irby drills a jump hook from the left block | 52-53 |
| 11:40 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-53 |
| 11:39 | American U. | Mark Olague gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Leroy Irby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Stidham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jordan Goering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Orlando Rosa (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Roger Bryer (tiring) 2 reb. SF - John Jagger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Virgil Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lorenzo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | American U. | Jordan Goering is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (PG), Douglas Wheeler (SF) Mark Olague, Jeremy Stidham | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt (SG), Raymond Roberts (SF), Raul Duarte (C) Orlando Rosa, Roger Bryer, Virgil Neal | |
| 11:17 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 52-53 |
| 11:16 | American U. | The rebound goes to Douglas Wheeler | 52-53 |
| 10:52 | American U. | A charge is called on Leroy Irby - foul #1 on Leroy Irby, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Jacques Howe (PG), Ralph Fitz (SG), Edward Trottier (PF), Michel Leader (C) Bradley Johnson, Leroy Irby, Brandon Marshall, Jordan Goering | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky (PF) Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 10:32 | Holy Cross | The jump hook by Raymond Roberts is blocked by Douglas Wheeler | 52-53 |
| 10:30 | American U. | Michel Leader gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:28 | American U. | Steven Pruitt steals the ball from Jacques Howe in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:18 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Edward Trottier pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:12 | American U. | Ralph Fitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 10:10 | Holy Cross | John Jagger pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:53 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Brandon Marshall (PF), Wilton Lumley (C) Jacques Howe, Douglas Wheeler, Edward Trottier, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa (PG), Roger Bryer (SG), Virgil Neal (C) John Jagger, Steven Pruitt, Raul Duarte | |
| 09:51 | American U. | Mark Olague is hacked by Roger Bryer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Bryer, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Mark Olague blows the wide open layup | 52-53 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Wilton Lumley gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:16 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham is alone and drills a shot from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 09:03 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Roger Bryer | 54-55 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Wilton Lumley blows the layup but the foul's on Orlando Rosa - foul #2 on Orlando Rosa, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (PG), Leroy Irby (SG), Jordan Goering (C) Mark Olague, Ralph Fitz, Brandon Marshall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt (SG), John Jagger (SF), Lorenzo Lopez (PF), Raul Duarte (C) Roger Bryer, Raymond Roberts, Ivan Zwolensky, Virgil Neal | |
| 08:37 | American U. | Wilton Lumley misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:37 | American U. | Wilton Lumley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:16 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Irby - foul #2 on Leroy Irby, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | American U. | Jacques Howe (PG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Edward Trottier (PF) Leroy Irby, Jeremy Stidham, Wilton Lumley | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 08:16 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:16 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Orlando Rosa is called for the reach on Jacques Howe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orlando Rosa, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 08:04 | American U. | Jacques Howe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 08:03 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 07:44 | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa is called for a charge - foul #4 on Orlando Rosa, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Michel Leader (C) Jacques Howe, Jordan Goering | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Danny Armstrong (SG), Raymond Roberts (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF) Orlando Rosa, Steven Pruitt, Raul Duarte | |
| 07:40 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zwolensky - foul #1 on Ivan Zwolensky, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Bradley Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Trottier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michel Leader (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Jagger (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Danny Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Roberts (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Lorenzo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky misses the jump hook in the lane | 57-57 |
| 07:30 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edward Trottier | 57-57 |
| 07:23 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Raymond Roberts - foul #3 on Raymond Roberts, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Brandon Marshall (PF) Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 07:23 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 06:55 | Holy Cross | John Jagger is called for traveling | 57-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Leroy Irby (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Michel Leader (C) Bradley Johnson, Douglas Wheeler, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Orlando Rosa (PG), Virgil Neal (C) John Jagger, Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 06:53 | American U. | Brandon Marshall is hacked by Orlando Rosa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Orlando Rosa, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG) Orlando Rosa | |
| 06:53 | American U. | Brandon Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:53 | American U. | Brandon Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:29 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | American U. | Ivan Zwolensky is called for the reach on Brandon Marshall - foul #2 on Ivan Zwolensky, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Jacques Howe (PG), Bradley Johnson (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Jordan Goering (C) Mark Olague, Leroy Irby, Jeremy Stidham, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez (PG), Raul Duarte (C) John Jagger, Ivan Zwolensky | |
| 06:00 | American U. | Brandon Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | American U. | Brandon Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:00 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Virgil Neal | 59-60 |
| 05:47 | Holy Cross | Raul Duarte is hacked by Brandon Marshall - foul #4 on Brandon Marshall, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Fitz (SG), Wilton Lumley (PF) Bradley Johnson, Brandon Marshall | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 05:26 | Holy Cross | Danny Armstrong's fadeaway is rejected by Jordan Goering | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jacques Howe - foul #3 on Jacques Howe, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt (SG), Roger Bryer (SF), Ivan Zwolensky (PF) Danny Armstrong, Raymond Roberts, Virgil Neal | |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:11 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:00 | American U. | Wilton Lumley makes the wide open shot from the right block | 61-61 |
| 04:41 | Holy Cross | Ivan Zwolensky drills a runner from the right block | 61-63 |
| 04:38 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Bradley Johnson (PG), Leroy Irby (SG), Jeremy Stidham (SF), Edward Trottier (PF), Michel Leader (C) Jacques Howe, Ralph Fitz, Douglas Wheeler, Wilton Lumley, Jordan Goering | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG) Lorenzo Lopez | |
| 04:23 | Holy Cross | Roger Bryer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jagger | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Edward Trottier scores on a floater from the left block set up by Leroy Irby and the foul's on Ivan Zwolensky - foul #3 on Ivan Zwolensky, team foul #12 | 63-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Brandon Marshall (PF) Leroy Irby, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Danny Armstrong (SG), Raymond Roberts (SF), Virgil Neal (PF) Steven Pruitt, Roger Bryer, Ivan Zwolensky | |
| 04:06 | American U. | Edward Trottier makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:57 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Marshall | 64-66 |
| 03:56 | American U. | Brandon Marshall pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:40 | American U. | Jeremy Stidham is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Olague | 67-66 |
| 03:40 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Fitz (SG), Douglas Wheeler (SF), Jordan Goering (C) Bradley Johnson, Jeremy Stidham, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt (SG), Ivan Zwolensky (PF) Danny Armstrong, Raul Duarte | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Ralph Fitz (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Douglas Wheeler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jordan Goering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - John Jagger (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Steven Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Roberts (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zwolensky (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Virgil Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Jordan Goering is fouled on the floor by Virgil Neal - foul #4 on Virgil Neal, team foul #13 | 67-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez (PG) John Jagger | |
| 03:10 | American U. | Jordan Goering makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Jordan Goering makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:51 | Holy Cross | Steven Pruitt's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Marshall | 69-68 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:28 | American U. | Lorenzo Lopez takes the ball from Mark Olague | 69-68 |
| 02:28 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Danny Armstrong (SG), Roger Bryer (SF), Raul Duarte (C) Steven Pruitt, Raymond Roberts, Virgil Neal | |
| 02:03 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Danny Armstrong | 69-70 |
| 01:43 | American U. | Douglas Wheeler hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Mark Olague | 71-70 |
| 01:20 | Holy Cross | Lorenzo Lopez misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 01:18 | American U. | Jordan Goering gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Ralph Fitz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Olague | 73-70 |
| 00:45 | Holy Cross | Danny Armstrong makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Lopez | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:16 | American U. | Ralph Fitz misses short on a shot from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 00:14 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Raul Duarte | 73-72 |
| 00:08 | Holy Cross | Roger Bryer is denied on a layup by Brandon Marshall | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Ralph Fitz snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | American U. | Danny Armstrong is called for the reach on Ralph Fitz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Armstrong, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Jagger (PG), Raymond Roberts (SF) Lorenzo Lopez, Danny Armstrong | |
| 00:03 | American U. | Ralph Fitz makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Ralph Fitz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:03 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Raymond Roberts misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-72 |