| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Barry Stephens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Prince Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Lussier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Emery Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Scott Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Corona (fresh) PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Winnie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | Prince Martin inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Barry Stephens | 40-32 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Floyd Corona's fadeaway is rejected by Emery Sumner | 40-32 |
| 19:19 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Barry Stephens | 40-32 |
| 19:13 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 19:12 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 18:55 | American U. | Scott Jones makes the jumper near the basket set up by Gregory Chapman | 42-34 |
| 18:36 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 18:35 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier tips it in | 44-34 |
| 18:19 | American U. | Barry Stephens steps in front of the Floyd Corona pass | 44-34 |
| 17:54 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 17:53 | American U. | Tommy Preston pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 17:33 | American U. | Ken Winnie hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:05 | Lafayette | Prince Martin is whistled for a carry | 44-36 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vincent Tran (PG), Ismael Taylor (SG), Dale Carlson (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Elvin Viverette (C) Barry Stephens, Arnoldo Russo, Prince Martin, Gilbert Lussier, Emery Sumner | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Jeffrey Easter (SF), William Young (PF), James Foss (C) Scott Jones, Gregory Chapman, Floyd Corona, Tommy Preston, Ken Winnie | |
| 16:37 | American U. | James Foss misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 16:36 | Lafayette | Dale Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:18 | Lafayette | Dale Carlson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| 16:04 | American U. | James Foss lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Easter | 44-38 |
| 15:45 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor is whistled for a carry | 44-38 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG), Ronald Jackson (SG) Vincent Tran, Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Mitchell (PF) William Young | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Barry Stephens (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ronald Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ismael Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Linquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | American U. | Kevin Linquist's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Smith | 44-38 |
| 15:24 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to James Foss | 44-38 |
| 14:57 | American U. | James Foss misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:56 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens connects on the 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Smith | 47-38 |
| 14:13 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:57 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 47-38 |
| 13:55 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith tips it home | 49-38 |
| 13:36 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 13:35 | American U. | James Foss hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 13:19 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 51-40 |
| 12:52 | American U. | James Foss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Foss, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vincent Tran (PG), Arnoldo Russo (SG), Prince Martin (SF), Gilbert Lussier (PF), Emery Sumner (C) Barry Stephens, Ronald Jackson, Ismael Taylor, Stephen Smith, Dale Carlson | |
| Subs | American U. | Scott Jones (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Floyd Corona (SF), Tommy Preston (PF), Ken Winnie (C) Kevin Linquist, Robert Riley, Jeffrey Easter, Michael Mitchell, James Foss | |
| 12:35 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Preston | 51-40 |
| 12:34 | American U. | Gregory Chapman pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 12:08 | American U. | Ken Winnie is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ken Winnie, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| 11:42 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 11:41 | Lafayette | Prince Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Vincent Tran (fresh) SG - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Prince Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Lussier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Emery Sumner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Scott Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Corona (fresh) PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ken Winnie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ken Winnie - foul #3 on Ken Winnie, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson (SG), Elvin Viverette (PF) Vincent Tran, Gilbert Lussier | |
| Subs | American U. | William Young (PF) Tommy Preston | |
| 11:20 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:20 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:17 | American U. | Scott Jones is hacked by Prince Martin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Prince Martin, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (SF) Floyd Corona | |
| 11:07 | American U. | Scott Jones is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Russo - foul #1 on Arnoldo Russo, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG) Arnoldo Russo | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Mitchell (PF) William Young | |
| 10:45 | American U. | Gregory Chapman's fadeaway is rejected by Emery Sumner | 52-40 |
| 10:44 | Lafayette | Prince Martin snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 10:35 | Lafayette | The jumper by Barry Stephens is denied by Scott Jones | 52-40 |
| 10:33 | American U. | Walter Crumrine grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Ken Winnie hits a wide open floater from the left block | 52-42 |
| 09:40 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Barry Stephens | 54-42 |
| 09:23 | American U. | Ken Winnie misses long on a runner near the basket | 54-42 |
| 09:21 | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:12 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 09:11 | American U. | Ken Winnie snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 08:52 | American U. | Ronald Jackson takes the ball from Scott Jones | 54-42 |
| 08:48 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson lays it in | 56-42 |
| 08:38 | American U. | Ronald Jackson is called for the reach on Michael Mitchell - foul #4 on Ronald Jackson, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vincent Tran (PG), Ismael Taylor (SG), Arnoldo Russo (SF), Gilbert Lussier (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Barry Stephens, Ronald Jackson, Prince Martin, Elvin Viverette, Emery Sumner | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Riley (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SG), Floyd Corona (SF), Tommy Preston (PF), William Young (C) Scott Jones, Gregory Chapman, Walter Crumrine, Michael Mitchell, Ken Winnie | |
| 08:22 | American U. | Gilbert Lussier swats the layup by Jeffrey Easter | 56-42 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Tommy Preston can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 08:19 | Lafayette | Vincent Tran grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 07:58 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 07:56 | American U. | Tommy Preston gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 07:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ismael Taylor - foul #2 on Ismael Taylor, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson (SG), Dale Carlson (C) Ismael Taylor, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | James Foss (C) William Young | |
| 07:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 07:38 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Vincent Tran (fresh) SG - Ronald Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Lussier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dale Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Riley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Corona (fresh) PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Foss (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Jackson | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | American U. | Tommy Preston hits a runner near the basket set up by Robert Riley | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-45 |
| 06:28 | American U. | James Foss pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Tommy Preston scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Vincent Tran - foul #2 on Vincent Tran, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG), Ismael Taylor (SG), Stephen Smith (C) Vincent Tran, Ronald Jackson, Arnoldo Russo | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Walter Crumrine (SF) Robert Riley, Jeffrey Easter, Floyd Corona | |
| 06:19 | American U. | Tommy Preston makes the free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:57 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Carlson | 61-48 |
| 05:48 | American U. | Walter Crumrine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 05:46 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 05:20 | American U. | Tommy Preston snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 05:12 | American U. | Gilbert Lussier swats the shot by Kevin Linquist | 61-48 |
| 05:10 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier snags the defensive board | 61-48 |
| 04:41 | Lafayette | Kevin Linquist picks off the pass by Barry Stephens | 61-48 |
| 04:37 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo (PG), Prince Martin (SF), Emery Sumner (C) Barry Stephens, Dale Carlson, Gilbert Lussier | |
| Subs | American U. | Scott Jones (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Floyd Corona (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Ken Winnie (C) Kevin Linquist, Gregory Chapman, Walter Crumrine, Tommy Preston, James Foss | |
| 04:24 | American U. | Robert Riley is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Corona | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Prince Martin | 63-50 |
| 04:05 | American U. | Floyd Corona is hacked by Stephen Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson (SG), Elvin Viverette (PF) Ismael Taylor, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:55 | American U. | Michael Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Scott Jones and the foul's on Ronald Jackson - foul #5 on Ronald Jackson, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Vincent Tran (PG) Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:55 | American U. | Michael Mitchell makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Lafayette | Prince Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-53 |
| 03:30 | Lafayette | Emery Sumner pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Vincent Tran (fresh) SG - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Prince Martin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elvin Viverette (fresh) C - Emery Sumner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Scott Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Corona (fresh) PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Ken Winnie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Lafayette | Prince Martin is hacked by Scott Jones - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | Prince Martin connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arnoldo Russo and he's hacked by Ken Winnie - foul #4 on Ken Winnie, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor (SG) Arnoldo Russo | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SF) Scott Jones, Floyd Corona | |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | Prince Martin makes the free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter is fouled in the backcourt by Prince Martin - foul #4 on Prince Martin, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dale Carlson (SF), Stephen Smith (C) Prince Martin, Emery Sumner | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Chapman (SG) Kevin Linquist | |
| 02:54 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:28 | Lafayette | Dale Carlson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 02:27 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:12 | American U. | Ken Winnie misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:10 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Ismael Taylor | 66-53 |
| 01:43 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Tran | 68-53 |
| 01:30 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter makes the floater from the right wing set up by Gregory Chapman | 68-55 |
| 01:07 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor is hacked by Gregory Chapman - foul #1 on Gregory Chapman, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo (SF) Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | Scott Jones (PG), Floyd Corona (SF) Robert Riley, Jeffrey Easter | |
| 00:44 | Lafayette | Vincent Tran misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 00:43 | American U. | Floyd Corona pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | American U. | Scott Jones is fouled on the floor by Vincent Tran - foul #3 on Vincent Tran, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| 00:36 | American U. | Scott Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:36 | American U. | Scott Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Lafayette | Ken Winnie swats the short shot by Dale Carlson | 68-57 |
| 00:12 | American U. | The rebound goes to Scott Jones | 68-57 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Scott Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Gregory Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Gregory Chapman clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 68-57 |
| 00:01 | American U. | Ken Winnie tips it home | 68-59 |
| 00:01 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG), Prince Martin (SF), Gilbert Lussier (PF), Emery Sumner (C) Vincent Tran, Ismael Taylor, Stephen Smith, Dale Carlson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens runs out the clock | 68-59 |