| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Randall Squire (fresh) SG - Henry Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bob Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Enlai Xie (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ramon Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Garner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Telek Nitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Grambling State | Randall Squire is fouled on the floor by Ramon Herrera - foul #2 on Ramon Herrera, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Ray (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Kyle Connally (PF) Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 19:18 | Grambling State | Randall Squire misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 19:16 | American U. | Kyle Connally gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:55 | American U. | Terry Ray misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bob Lindsey - foul #3 on Bob Lindsey, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Helton (PF) Bob Lindsey | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Telek Nitkowski (C) Enlai Xie, Willie Presson, Brian Taylor | |
| 18:55 | American U. | Terry Ray makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:55 | American U. | Terry Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:34 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 18:32 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 18:27 | American U. | Ramon Herrera clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 18:25 | Grambling State | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:03 | Grambling State | Terry Ray steals it from Dennis Helton | 25-30 |
| 17:50 | American U. | Terry Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), John Messer (SG), Frank Frick (SF) Randall Squire, Henry Brewer, Dana Nelson | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Enlai Xie (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Brian Taylor (C) Timothy Phillips, Ramon Herrera, Terry Ray, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 17:27 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Eddie Huges | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | American U. | Enlai Xie is hacked by John Messer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Garner (SF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Willie Presson, Kyle Connally | |
| 17:03 | American U. | Brian Taylor misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 27-30 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Alan Smith snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:44 | American U. | Enlai Xie lays it in uncontested | 27-32 |
| 16:21 | Grambling State | Alan Smith steals it from John Messer | 27-32 |
| 16:17 | American U. | Alan Smith misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Brian Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Enlai Xie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Telek Nitkowski and he's fouled by Frank Frick - foul #3 on Frank Frick, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Brewer (SG), Dana Nelson (SF) John Messer, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Kyle Connally (PF) Alan Smith, Edward Garner, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 16:04 | American U. | Enlai Xie makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Connally - foul #3 on Kyle Connally, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (PG), Bob Lindsey (PF) Eddie Huges, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Andrew Callihan (C) Enlai Xie, Ramon Herrera, Brian Taylor | |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:41 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 15:41 | American U. | Terry Ray snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - William Gentner (fresh) SG - Henry Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bob Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Timothy Phillips (fresh) SG - Terry Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Presson (fresh) PF - Kyle Connally (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Callihan (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | American U. | Kyle Connally misses long on an open floater from the left block | 27-35 |
| 15:22 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Dana Nelson | 27-35 |
| 15:07 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey blows the dunk | 27-35 |
| 15:05 | American U. | The rebound goes to Andrew Callihan | 27-35 |
| 15:03 | American U. | Terry Ray loses the dribble to Bob Lindsey in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 14:34 | Grambling State | Dana Nelson is hacked by Willie Presson - foul #1 on Willie Presson, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Randall Squire (PG), John Messer (SG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Frank Frick (C) William Gentner, Henry Brewer, Dana Nelson, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Timothy Phillips, Terry Ray, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally | |
| 14:14 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 14:12 | American U. | Andrew Callihan gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:10 | American U. | Edward Garner's pass is intercepted by Frank Frick in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 13:53 | Grambling State | Randall Squire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 13:52 | American U. | Andrew Callihan pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 13:34 | American U. | Enlai Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 13:32 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 13:17 | Grambling State | John Messer is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Helton (C) Anthony Strausbaugh | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Kyle Connally (PF) Enlai Xie, Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner, Brian Taylor | |
| 12:55 | American U. | Willie Presson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), Dana Nelson (SF) Randall Squire, Bob Lindsey | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Brian Taylor (PF) Alan Smith, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally | |
| 12:39 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 12:37 | American U. | Terry Ray is hacked by Eddie Huges in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Huges, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Henry Brewer (SG), Bob Lindsey (PF) John Messer, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | American U. | Willie Presson (SF) Ramon Herrera | |
| 12:24 | American U. | Terry Ray misses badly on a shot from the left block | 29-35 |
| 12:22 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:04 | Grambling State | Brian Taylor takes the ball from Henry Brewer | 29-35 |
| 11:37 | American U. | Willie Presson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 11:35 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Eddie Huges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Dana Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bob Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Timothy Phillips (fresh) SG - Terry Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Presson (fresh) PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Callihan (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Grambling State | Henry Brewer comes up short on the floater in the paint | 29-35 |
| 11:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Andrew Callihan | 29-35 |
| 11:13 | American U. | Dennis Helton steps in front of the Terry Ray pass in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 10:49 | Grambling State | Eddie Huges misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-35 |
| 10:47 | American U. | Willie Presson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 10:25 | American U. | Terry Ray hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Phillips and he's fouled by Henry Brewer - foul #1 on Henry Brewer, team foul #5 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Randall Squire (PG), John Messer (SG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Frank Frick (PF), Robert Williams (C) Eddie Huges, Henry Brewer, Dana Nelson, Bob Lindsey, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Kyle Connally (PF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Timothy Phillips, Willie Presson, Brian Taylor, Andrew Callihan | |
| 10:25 | American U. | Terry Ray makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 10:04 | Grambling State | Robert Williams is hacked by Kyle Connally - foul #4 on Kyle Connally, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (SF), Edward Garner (PF) Terry Ray, Kyle Connally | |
| 09:49 | Grambling State | Frank Frick is fouled on the floor by Edward Garner - foul #1 on Edward Garner, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 09:38 | Grambling State | Enlai Xie picks off the pass by Randall Squire | 29-38 |
| 09:34 | American U. | Edward Garner lays it in on a great pass from Enlai Xie | 29-40 |
| 09:12 | Grambling State | Robert Williams is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dennis Helton (C) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Taylor (PF) Alan Smith | |
| 09:00 | American U. | Enlai Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-40 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Frank Frick snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 08:35 | Grambling State | John Messer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 08:33 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 08:25 | American U. | Edward Garner misses badly on a runner from close range | 29-40 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 08:07 | American U. | Enlai Xie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Messer - foul #3 on John Messer, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), William Gentner (SG), Dana Nelson (SF), Bob Lindsey (PF) Randall Squire, John Messer, Anthony Strausbaugh, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Willie Presson (SF), Andrew Callihan (C) Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 08:07 | American U. | Enlai Xie makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 08:07 | American U. | Enlai Xie misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 08:07 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 07:52 | Grambling State | Dennis Helton misses the floater near the basket | 29-41 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Enlai Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 07:26 | American U. | Enlai Xie misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 07:25 | Grambling State | Bob Lindsey grabs the board | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Eddie Huges (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gentner (fresh) SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bob Lindsey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Helton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Enlai Xie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Presson (fresh) PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Callihan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Grambling State | Andrew Callihan swats the short shot by Dana Nelson | 29-41 |
| 07:00 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Huges | 29-41 |
| 06:37 | Grambling State | Brian Taylor is called for the reach on Dana Nelson - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG), Henry Brewer (SF), Frank Frick (PF), Robert Williams (C) William Gentner, Dana Nelson, Bob Lindsey, Dennis Helton | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Kyle Connally (PF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Alan Smith, Enlai Xie, Willie Presson, Brian Taylor, Andrew Callihan | |
| 06:17 | Grambling State | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 06:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edward Garner | 29-41 |
| 05:58 | American U. | Henry Brewer picks off the pass by Kyle Connally | 29-41 |
| 05:29 | Grambling State | Frank Frick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Brewer | 32-41 |
| 05:27 | American U. | Ramon Herrera is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Frick - foul #4 on Frank Frick, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Randall Squire (PG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Bob Lindsey (PF) Eddie Huges, John Messer, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (PG), Terry Ray (SF), Andrew Callihan (C) Timothy Phillips, Edward Garner, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 05:27 | American U. | Ramon Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 05:27 | American U. | Ramon Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 05:06 | Grambling State | Frank Frick misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 05:05 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kyle Connally | 32-43 |
| 04:41 | American U. | The jump hook by Kyle Connally is blocked by Bob Lindsey | 32-43 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Kyle Connally tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 04:39 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Callihan | 32-43 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Kyle Connally hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Randall Squire - foul #2 on Randall Squire, team foul #8 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (PG), John Messer (SG), Dana Nelson (SF), Robert Williams (C) Randall Squire, Henry Brewer, Anthony Strausbaugh, Frank Frick | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Edward Garner (SF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Enlai Xie, Ramon Herrera, Andrew Callihan | |
| 04:24 | American U. | Kyle Connally misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Kyle Connally makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 03:58 | Grambling State | Robert Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 32-44 |
| 03:57 | American U. | Kyle Connally grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 03:31 | American U. | Terry Ray misses the floater from the left side | 32-44 |
| 03:29 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Smith | 32-44 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Kyle Connally buries a turnaround in the paint | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - William Gentner (fresh) SG - John Messer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dana Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bob Lindsey (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Williams (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Connally (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Telek Nitkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Grambling State | William Gentner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eddie Huges (PG), Anthony Strausbaugh (SF), Dennis Helton (PF), Frank Frick (C) William Gentner, Dana Nelson, Bob Lindsey, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Enlai Xie (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Andrew Callihan (C) Alan Smith, Terry Ray, Edward Garner, Kyle Connally, Telek Nitkowski | |
| 02:58 | American U. | Willie Presson misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 32-46 |
| 02:57 | American U. | Willie Presson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | American U. | Timothy Phillips misses short on a runner from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 02:33 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Dennis Helton | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Grambling State | John Messer misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Taylor - foul #2 on Brian Taylor, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Kyle Connally (PF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Timothy Phillips, Enlai Xie, Brian Taylor, Andrew Callihan | |
| 02:27 | Grambling State | John Messer makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 02:27 | Grambling State | John Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:03 | American U. | Alan Smith is whistled for a carry | 34-46 |
| Subs | Grambling State | William Gentner (SG) John Messer | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Enlai Xie (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Alan Smith, Ramon Herrera, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Garner - foul #2 on Edward Garner, team foul #8 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Messer (SG) William Gentner | |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG) Timothy Phillips | |
| 01:40 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 01:40 | Grambling State | Anthony Strausbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 01:11 | American U. | Enlai Xie misses the floater from the baseline | 36-46 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Ramon Herrera pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 00:48 | American U. | Edward Garner hits a wide open jumper from the left side | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Grambling State | John Messer loses the dribble to Enlai Xie | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | American U. | Edward Garner knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Telek Nitkowski and he's hacked by Eddie Huges - foul #3 on Eddie Huges, team foul #9 | 36-50 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Edward Garner makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 00:17 | Grambling State | A charge is called on Frank Frick - foul #5 on Frank Frick, team foul #10 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Williams (C) Frank Frick | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Enlai Xie runs out the clock | 36-51 |