| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Sherman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Prince Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gilbert Lussier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Linquist (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Meier (fresh) PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Ryan Meier inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | American U. | Ryan Meier is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Lussier - foul #1 on Gilbert Lussier, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 19:33 | American U. | Gregory Chapman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 19:32 | American U. | Casey McCanse tips it in | 43-41 |
| 19:13 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier can't finish the layup | 43-41 |
| 19:11 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 18:53 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 18:52 | American U. | Kevin Linquist pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Ryan Meier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Chapman | 43-43 |
| 18:13 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith misses short on a shot from close range | 43-43 |
| 18:11 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo tips it in | 45-43 |
| 18:09 | American U. | Ryan Meier's pass is intercepted by Prince Martin in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 17:48 | Lafayette | Ryan Meier takes the ball from Frank Sherman | 45-43 |
| 17:23 | American U. | Casey McCanse makes the wide open runner from the left block | 45-45 |
| 17:13 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman buries a fadeaway in the lane | 47-45 |
| 16:50 | American U. | Casey McCanse connects on the open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Chapman | 47-47 |
| 16:33 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo is hacked by Ryan Meier - foul #1 on Ryan Meier, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena (PG), Ismael Taylor (SF), Dale Carlson (PF), Elvin Viverette (C) Frank Sherman, Prince Martin, Stephen Smith, Gilbert Lussier | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SG), Lawrence Lee (SF), Tommy Preston (PF), James Foss (C) Kevin Linquist, Gregory Chapman, Ryan Meier, Casey McCanse, William Young | |
| 16:19 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Lee - foul #2 on Lawrence Lee, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 16:05 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Balbuena | 50-47 |
| 15:38 | American U. | Lawrence Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-47 |
| 15:37 | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Paul Balbuena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnoldo Russo (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ismael Taylor (fresh) PF - Dale Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Foss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 15:11 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter is fouled in the backcourt by Arnoldo Russo - foul #1 on Arnoldo Russo, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG), Ronald Jackson (SG), Rene Esposito (PF) Paul Balbuena, Arnoldo Russo, Dale Carlson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:46 | American U. | Lawrence Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 14:44 | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 14:27 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 14:25 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:06 | Lafayette | James Foss is called for the reach on Ronald Jackson - foul #1 on James Foss, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Prince Martin (SF), Dale Carlson (PF) Ismael Taylor, Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | William Evans (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Ryan Meier (SF), Terrell Carberry (PF), William Young (C) Walter Crumrine, Jeffrey Easter, Lawrence Lee, Tommy Preston, James Foss | |
| 13:53 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Prince Martin | 53-47 |
| 13:34 | American U. | William Evans is hacked by Barry Stephens - foul #4 on Barry Stephens, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena (PG), Gilbert Lussier (C) Barry Stephens, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG) William Evans | |
| 13:11 | American U. | Gregory Chapman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 13:09 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 12:48 | Lafayette | William Young takes the ball from Paul Balbuena | 53-47 |
| 12:22 | American U. | Kevin Linquist clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 12:20 | Lafayette | Dale Carlson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 11:54 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 11:52 | Lafayette | Prince Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ryan Meier - foul #2 on Ryan Meier, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Sherman (PG), Ismael Taylor (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Paul Balbuena, Prince Martin, Dale Carlson | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SG), Lawrence Lee (SF), Casey McCanse (PF), James Foss (C) Kevin Linquist, Gregory Chapman, Ryan Meier, Terrell Carberry, William Young | |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Lawrence Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ismael Taylor - foul #1 on Ismael Taylor, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette (C) Gilbert Lussier | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (C) James Foss | |
| 11:20 | American U. | Lawrence Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Lawrence Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Frank Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ismael Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Elvin Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Casey McCanse pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:59 | American U. | Frank Sherman is called for the reach on Walter Crumrine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Sherman, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo (PG) Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:41 | American U. | Tommy Preston is denied on a layup by Stephen Smith | 54-49 |
| 10:39 | Lafayette | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:12 | Lafayette | Ismael Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arnoldo Russo | 57-49 |
| 09:48 | American U. | Lawrence Lee misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ismael Taylor - foul #2 on Ismael Taylor, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena (PG), Ronald Jackson (SG), Prince Martin (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Arnoldo Russo, Frank Sherman, Ismael Taylor, Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), James Foss (PF), William Young (C) Walter Crumrine, Casey McCanse, Tommy Preston | |
| 09:48 | American U. | Lawrence Lee misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:48 | American U. | Lawrence Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | William Evans (SG) Lawrence Lee | |
| 09:19 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Young | 57-52 |
| 08:51 | Lafayette | Rene Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 08:50 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:38 | Lafayette | Prince Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 08:37 | American U. | William Evans snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:23 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:22 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:18 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson loses the dribble to Kevin Linquist | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter lays it up and in set up by Kevin Linquist | 57-54 |
| 07:58 | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 07:56 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Jackson | 57-54 |
| 07:44 | Lafayette | James Foss is called for the reach on Ronald Jackson - foul #2 on James Foss, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Barry Stephens (PG), Frank Sherman (SG), Arnoldo Russo (SF), Dale Carlson (PF), Elvin Viverette (C) Paul Balbuena, Ronald Jackson, Prince Martin, Stephen Smith, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Lawrence Lee (SF), Casey McCanse (PF), Tommy Preston (C) Kevin Linquist, William Evans, Jeffrey Easter, James Foss, William Young | |
| 07:31 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:30 | American U. | Casey McCanse gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:23 | American U. | Tommy Preston loses the dribble to Frank Sherman | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Barry Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Russo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Lee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Lafayette | Barry Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 07:02 | American U. | Tommy Preston grabs the board | 57-54 |
| 06:44 | American U. | Walter Crumrine blows the layup but the foul's on Barry Stephens - foul #5 on Barry Stephens, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier (C) Barry Stephens | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:44 | American U. | Walter Crumrine makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:44 | American U. | Walter Crumrine makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:20 | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette can't finish the layup | 57-56 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Tommy Preston gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Walter Crumrine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:49 | American U. | Lawrence Lee snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:22 | American U. | Walter Crumrine comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 57-56 |
| 05:20 | American U. | Tommy Preston tips it home | 57-58 |
| 05:16 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman misses badly on a runner from the left block | 57-58 |
| 05:14 | Lafayette | Elvin Viverette misses the tip | 57-58 |
| 05:13 | American U. | Casey McCanse grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 05:13 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson (SG), Stephen Smith (PF) Dale Carlson, Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Ryan Meier (SF), James Foss (PF), William Young (C) Walter Crumrine, Lawrence Lee, Casey McCanse, Tommy Preston | |
| 04:55 | American U. | Ryan Meier connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 04:34 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-60 |
| 04:32 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ryan Meier | 57-60 |
| 04:10 | American U. | Ryan Meier drills a shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Linquist | 57-62 |
| 03:41 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Chapman - foul #1 on Gregory Chapman, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Paul Balbuena (SG), Prince Martin (SF), Dale Carlson (PF), Elvin Viverette (C) Ronald Jackson, Arnoldo Russo, Stephen Smith, Gilbert Lussier | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Easter (SG), Walter Crumrine (SF), Tommy Preston (PF) Gregory Chapman, Ryan Meier, James Foss | |
| 03:41 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:41 | Lafayette | Frank Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:24 | American U. | Tommy Preston makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Linquist | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Frank Sherman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Balbuena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Prince Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elvin Viverette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Linquist (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Lafayette | Prince Martin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-64 |
| 02:46 | American U. | William Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Sherman - foul #2 on Frank Sherman, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson (SG) Frank Sherman | |
| Subs | American U. | Lawrence Lee (SF), Casey McCanse (PF) Kevin Linquist, Tommy Preston | |
| 02:46 | American U. | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:46 | American U. | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:41 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo (PG), Stephen Smith (PF) Paul Balbuena, Dale Carlson | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Chapman (SG), Ryan Meier (SF) Jeffrey Easter, Lawrence Lee | |
| 02:34 | Lafayette | Prince Martin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 02:33 | American U. | William Young gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Arnoldo Russo is called for the reach on Walter Crumrine - foul #2 on Arnoldo Russo, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Walter Crumrine makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Walter Crumrine makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:02 | Lafayette | Ronald Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Arnoldo Russo | 65-68 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Stephen Smith picks off the pass by Ryan Meier | 65-68 |
| 01:33 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier (C) Elvin Viverette | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG) Walter Crumrine | |
| 01:19 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Arnoldo Russo | 67-68 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Gregory Chapman connects on the shot from close range set up by Kevin Linquist | 67-70 |
| 00:55 | Lafayette | Ryan Meier picks off the pass by Prince Martin | 67-70 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Ryan Meier throws it down | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 67-72 |
| 00:35 | American U. | William Young snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | American U. | William Young is hacked by Ronald Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Jackson, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Easter (SF), Tommy Preston (PF) Ryan Meier, Casey McCanse | |
| 00:34 | American U. | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:34 | American U. | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo is hacked by Kevin Linquist - foul #3 on Kevin Linquist, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ryan Meier (SF), Casey McCanse (PF) Jeffrey Easter, Tommy Preston | |
| 00:29 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:29 | American U. | Casey McCanse grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Casey McCanse is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Jackson - foul #5 on Ronald Jackson, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Sherman (SG) Ronald Jackson | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (C) William Young | |
| 00:28 | American U. | Casey McCanse makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Casey McCanse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:26 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | William Young (C) Tommy Preston | |
| 00:23 | Lafayette | Arnoldo Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 00:21 | Lafayette | Prince Martin gets the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:18 | Lafayette | Prince Martin buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Sherman | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Ryan Meier is fouled in the backcourt by Arnoldo Russo - foul #3 on Arnoldo Russo, team foul #12 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (C) William Young | |
| 00:16 | American U. | Ryan Meier makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Ryan Meier makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:13 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-78 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | William Young (C) Tommy Preston | |
| 00:10 | Lafayette | Prince Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-78 |
| 00:08 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier grabs the offensive board | 70-78 |
| 00:06 | Lafayette | Gilbert Lussier travels with the ball | 70-78 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (PF), Terrell Carberry (C) Casey McCanse, William Young | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Kevin Linquist runs out the clock | 70-78 |