| Lineup | American U. | PG - Enlai Xie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ramon Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Telek Nitkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Donald Puente inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Julian Dowden dunks the ball | 37-31 |
| 19:35 | American U. | Enlai Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 19:33 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Telek Nitkowski | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | American U. | 3 seconds is called on Enlai Xie | 37-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Willie Presson (SF), Andrew Callihan (C) Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner, Telek Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:03 | Howard | Daniel Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Vincent Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG), Terry Ray (SF), Kyle Connally (PF) Alan Smith, Willie Presson, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:24 | American U. | Enlai Xie jams it and he's hacked by Vincent Hicks - foul #2 on Vincent Hicks, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Brian Taylor (C) Terry Ray, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:24 | American U. | Enlai Xie makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Donald Puente clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-31 |
| 18:08 | American U. | Kyle Connally snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 17:47 | American U. | Kyle Connally scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Phillips and he's fouled by Julian Dowden - foul #3 on Julian Dowden, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Willie Presson (SF), Andrew Callihan (C) Timothy Phillips, Ramon Herrera, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG) Julian Dowden | |
| 17:47 | American U. | Kyle Connally makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jacob Gunnell | 43-33 |
| 17:14 | American U. | Kyle Connally misses long on a shot from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 17:13 | American U. | Andrew Callihan hits the follow up shot | 45-33 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Daniel Brown clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-33 |
| 16:56 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kyle Connally | 45-33 |
| 16:31 | American U. | Kyle Connally connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Vincent Hicks - foul #3 on Vincent Hicks, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Ray (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Alan Smith, Willie Presson, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | David Tyler (PG), John Deramus (SF), William Miller (PF), Mike Cox (C) Robert Hutchinson, Donald Puente, Vincent Hicks, Daniel Brown | |
| 16:31 | American U. | Kyle Connally makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| 16:07 | Howard | Mike Cox is hacked by Terry Ray - foul #2 on Terry Ray, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG), Brian Taylor (PF) Terry Ray, Kyle Connally | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:50 | Howard | Mike Cox is whistled for a carry | 48-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Terry Ray (SG) Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner | |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG) David Tyler | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Timothy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Enlai Xie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Telek Nitkowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jacob Gunnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Deramus (fresh) PF - William Miller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski misses the lay-in | 48-33 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Mike Cox grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 15:03 | Howard | Mike Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Andrew Callihan (C) Timothy Phillips, Terry Ray, Telek Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hutchinson (SG), Donald Puente (SF), Daniel Brown (C) Jacob Gunnell, John Deramus, Mike Cox | |
| 14:48 | American U. | Enlai Xie can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 14:47 | Howard | Daniel Brown grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Donald Puente misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 14:28 | American U. | Ramon Herrera grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:15 | American U. | William Miller denies the turnaround by Edward Garner | 48-33 |
| 14:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Miller | 48-33 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Julian Dowden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 14:07 | American U. | Brian Taylor pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:50 | American U. | Edward Garner is fouled on the floor by William Miller - foul #1 on William Miller, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Enlai Xie, Ramon Herrera, Edward Garner, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent Hicks (PF) William Miller | |
| 13:39 | American U. | Julian Dowden steals it from Willie Presson | 48-33 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Julian Dowden | 48-35 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Willie Presson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Vincent Hicks pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson lays it up and in and the foul's on Telek Nitkowski - foul #1 on Telek Nitkowski, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Kyle Connally (PF) Alan Smith, Terry Ray, Willie Presson, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG), John Deramus (SF), Mike Cox (C) Julian Dowden, Donald Puente, Daniel Brown | |
| 12:57 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Edward Garner is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Willie Presson (SF) Edward Garner | |
| Subs | Howard | David Tyler (PG) Robert Hutchinson | |
| 12:25 | Howard | John Deramus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-38 |
| 12:24 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:57 | American U. | Timothy Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-38 |
| 11:55 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Connally | 48-38 |
| 11:37 | American U. | Kyle Connally buries a jumper in the paint | 50-38 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Timothy Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ramon Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Presson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kyle Connally (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Nitkowski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - David Tyler (fresh) SG - Jacob Gunnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Deramus (fresh) PF - Vincent Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Howard | Mike Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 11:18 | American U. | Timothy Phillips gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 11:06 | American U. | Willie Presson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Andrew Callihan (C) Timothy Phillips, Ramon Herrera, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally, Telek Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SG), Donald Puente (SF), William Miller (PF), Daniel Brown (C) David Tyler, Jacob Gunnell, John Deramus, Vincent Hicks, Mike Cox | |
| 10:48 | Howard | Daniel Brown comes up short on the runner in the lane | 50-38 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Terry Ray gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Terry Ray is fouled on the floor by Donald Puente - foul #3 on Donald Puente, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG) Terry Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:56 | American U. | Edward Garner scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-38 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Julian Dowden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Enlai Xie - foul #3 on Enlai Xie, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Ray (SG) Enlai Xie | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent Hicks (PF) William Miller | |
| 09:49 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Edward Garner hits a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (SG) Terry Ray | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:33 | American U. | Edward Garner makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:16 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 09:14 | American U. | Brian Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Daniel Brown swats the short shot by Edward Garner | 55-40 |
| 09:04 | Howard | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 55-40 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Enlai Xie is called for the reach on Vincent Hicks - foul #4 on Enlai Xie, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Willie Presson (SF), Kyle Connally (PF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Alan Smith, Enlai Xie, Edward Garner, Brian Taylor, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:44 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Julian Dowden | 55-42 |
| 08:22 | American U. | The short jumper by Kyle Connally is denied by Daniel Brown | 55-42 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:10 | Howard | Vincent Hicks is fouled on the floor by Kyle Connally - foul #1 on Kyle Connally, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Ramon Herrera (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Andrew Callihan (C) Timothy Phillips, Terry Ray, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally, Telek Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | David Tyler (PG), Jacob Gunnell (SG), John Deramus (SF), William Miller (PF), Mike Cox (C) Julian Dowden, Robert Hutchinson, Donald Puente, Vincent Hicks, Daniel Brown | |
| 07:46 | Howard | William Miller's floater is tipped away by Brian Taylor | 55-42 |
| 07:44 | American U. | Edward Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 07:34 | American U. | Brian Taylor can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Miller - foul #2 on William Miller, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (PG), Terry Ray (SF), Telek Nitkowski (C) Alan Smith, Edward Garner, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:34 | American U. | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 07:34 | American U. | Brian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Enlai Xie (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ramon Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Ray (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Telek Nitkowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - David Tyler (fresh) SG - Jacob Gunnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Deramus (fresh) PF - William Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:17 | Howard | David Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 07:15 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 06:52 | American U. | Jacob Gunnell takes the ball from Brian Taylor | 57-42 |
| 06:49 | Howard | John Deramus dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jacob Gunnell | 57-44 |
| 06:39 | American U. | Enlai Xie misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 06:38 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:19 | American U. | Brian Taylor drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Enlai Xie | 59-44 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 05:57 | American U. | Brian Taylor pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ramon Herrera | 61-44 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-44 |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Phillips (PG), Willie Presson (SF), Kyle Connally (PF), Andrew Callihan (C) Ramon Herrera, Terry Ray, Brian Taylor, Telek Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SG), Donald Puente (SF), Vincent Hicks (PF), Daniel Brown (C) David Tyler, Jacob Gunnell, John Deramus, William Miller, Mike Cox | |
| 05:26 | Howard | Julian Dowden hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 05:18 | American U. | Julian Dowden takes the ball from Enlai Xie | 61-46 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Julian Dowden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 05:02 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kyle Connally | 61-46 |
| 04:50 | American U. | Kyle Connally clanks a floater in the paint | 61-46 |
| 04:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Donald Puente | 61-46 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Vincent Hicks makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hutchinson | 61-48 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Kyle Connally connects on the turnaround from close range | 63-48 |
| 04:07 | Howard | The short jumper by Julian Dowden is denied by Andrew Callihan | 63-48 |
| 04:05 | American U. | Willie Presson pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 03:48 | American U. | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Andrew Callihan - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Alan Smith (PG), Terry Ray (SG), Edward Garner (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Timothy Phillips, Enlai Xie, Willie Presson, Kyle Connally | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:48 | American U. | Andrew Callihan makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:48 | American U. | Andrew Callihan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 03:31 | Howard | Vincent Hicks is denied on a layup by Brian Taylor | 65-48 |
| 03:29 | American U. | Alan Smith snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Alan Smith (fresh) SG - Terry Ray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Callihan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hutchinson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | American U. | Edward Garner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 03:12 | American U. | Brian Taylor tips it back up and in | 67-48 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Julian Dowden comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Callihan - foul #2 on Andrew Callihan, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Ramon Herrera (SG), Telek Nitkowski (C) Terry Ray, Andrew Callihan | |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (SG), John Deramus (SF), William Miller (PF), Mike Cox (C) Robert Hutchinson, Donald Puente, Vincent Hicks, Daniel Brown | |
| 03:02 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | American U. | Ramon Herrera misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Jacob Gunnell - foul #1 on Jacob Gunnell, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Tyler (PG) Julian Dowden | |
| 02:45 | American U. | Ramon Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:45 | American U. | Ramon Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Mike Cox grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 02:31 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell can't finish the layup | 68-50 |
| 02:30 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:03 | American U. | Brian Taylor misses short on a floater from the left block | 68-50 |
| 02:01 | Howard | William Miller grabs the board | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Howard | John Deramus misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-50 |
| 01:37 | American U. | Ramon Herrera pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| 01:18 | American U. | Brian Taylor misses the easy layup | 68-50 |
| 01:17 | American U. | Telek Nitkowski hits the follow up shot | 70-50 |
| 01:05 | Howard | Edward Garner steals it from John Deramus | 70-50 |
| 00:45 | American U. | Brian Taylor misses the easy layup | 70-50 |
| 00:43 | Howard | Mike Cox grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell connects on the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Edward Garner - foul #1 on Edward Garner, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Enlai Xie (PG) Alan Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | American U. | Brian Taylor misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Deramus - foul #3 on John Deramus, team foul #10 | 70-53 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Brian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:04 | Howard | John Deramus makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Enlai Xie runs out the clock | 72-56 |