| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) SG - Eric Aycock (fresh) SF - Leroy Irby (fresh) PF - Warren Oliver (fresh) C - Edward Trottier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) SF - Craig Garceau (fresh) PF - Eric Story (fresh) C - Marvin Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Edward Trottier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | American U. | Edward Trottier misses badly on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Edward Trottier snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Warren Oliver hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Wilson - foul #1 on Charles Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Irby | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Leroy Irby comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Leroy Irby misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | American U. | Leroy Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Lafayette | Eric Story pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau is hacked by Eric Aycock - foul #1 on Eric Aycock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Lafayette | Charles Wilson's pass is intercepted by Eric Aycock | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | American U. | Warren Oliver clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | American U. | Mark Olague grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Leroy Irby hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Aycock | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | Lafayette | David Williams connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | American U. | Leroy Irby misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 17:03 | Lafayette | Eric Story pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Lafayette | David Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Boyd | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | American U. | Warren Oliver hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:36 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to David Williams | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Lafayette | David Williams clanks a floater from the left side | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | American U. | Mark Olague snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Mark Olague is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Trottier | 4-5 |
| 15:46 | Lafayette | Eric Story comes up short on the shot from the right block | 4-5 |
| 15:44 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Aycock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Irby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Oliver (fresh) C - Edward Trottier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Garceau (fresh) PF - Eric Story (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Boyd (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Eric Story | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | American U. | Eric Aycock misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Irby - foul #1 on Leroy Irby, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Stewart (PG), James Stevens (SG), David Zieger (SF), Michel Leader (PF) Mark Olague, Eric Aycock, Leroy Irby, Warren Oliver | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee (SG), James Hale (PF), Ryan Holahan (C) Charles Wilson, Eric Story, Marvin Boyd | |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:09 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | American U. | David Williams steps in front of the Robert Stewart pass in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 14:58 | Lafayette | David Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Bart Gibson (C) Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanley Graham (C) Craig Garceau | |
| 14:58 | Lafayette | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | Lafayette | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 14:53 | American U. | James Hale steps in front of the Bart Gibson pass in the backcourt | 4-11 |
| 14:41 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 14:39 | American U. | David Zieger is hacked by James Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hale, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (PG) David Williams | |
| 14:23 | American U. | Kenneth Higbee is called for the reach on James Stevens - foul #1 on Kenneth Higbee, team foul #4 | 4-14 |
| 14:08 | American U. | Robert Stewart makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by James Stevens | 6-14 |
| 13:50 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 13:49 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michel Leader | 6-14 |
| 13:32 | American U. | Bart Gibson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 6-14 |
| 13:30 | American U. | David Zieger snags the offensive board | 6-14 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Bart Gibson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ryan Holahan - foul #1 on Ryan Holahan, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Eric Aycock (SG), Leroy Irby (SF), Edward Trottier (C) Robert Stewart, James Stevens, David Zieger, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), Charles Wilson (SG), Craig Garceau (SF), Eric Story (PF), Marvin Boyd (C) Chuck Dombroski, Kenneth Higbee, James Hale, Ryan Holahan, Stanley Graham | |
| 13:13 | American U. | Bart Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Bart Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:13 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:06 | American U. | Eric Aycock snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:48 | American U. | Mark Olague is hacked by Charles Wilson - foul #2 on Charles Wilson, team foul #6 | 7-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Warren Oliver (PF) Bart Gibson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee (SG) Charles Wilson | |
| 12:39 | American U. | Warren Oliver is hacked by Eric Story - foul #1 on Eric Story, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Warren Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:39 | American U. | Warren Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:19 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee is fouled on the floor by Eric Aycock - foul #2 on Eric Aycock, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Markovich (SG) Eric Aycock | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (SG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| 12:04 | Lafayette | Eric Story hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 9-14 |
| 12:02 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 11:47 | Lafayette | Eric Story is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Eric Story, team foul #8 | 9-14 |
| Subs | American U. | David Zieger (SG) Leroy Irby | |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Hale (PF) Eric Story | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Zieger (fresh) SF - Terry Markovich (fresh) PF - Warren Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Trottier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chuck Dombroski (fresh) SF - Craig Garceau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hale (fresh) C - Marvin Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | American U. | Mark Olague knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Oliver | 12-14 |
| 11:13 | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski is whistled for a carry | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | James Stevens (SG) Terry Markovich | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Ricks (PG), Ryan Holahan (PF), Stanley Graham (C) David Williams, Craig Garceau, Marvin Boyd | |
| 10:52 | American U. | Edward Trottier misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by James Hale - foul #2 on James Hale, team foul #9 | 12-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Stewart (PG), Michel Leader (PF) Mark Olague, Warren Oliver | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee (SG), Craig Garceau (SF) Chuck Dombroski, James Hale | |
| 10:52 | American U. | Edward Trottier makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | American U. | Edward Trottier makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:34 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Garceau | 14-17 |
| 10:21 | American U. | James Stevens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Edward Trottier hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 10:06 | Lafayette | Edward Trottier steals the ball from Stanley Graham | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Robert Stewart travels in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Markovich (SG), Leroy Irby (SF), Bart Gibson (C) James Stevens, David Zieger, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), Marvin Boyd (C) Frank Ricks, Ryan Holahan | |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Higbee | 16-19 |
| 09:34 | American U. | Robert Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 09:32 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Craig Garceau | 16-19 |
| 09:26 | Lafayette | David Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Garceau | 16-21 |
| 09:09 | American U. | Terry Markovich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Warren Oliver (PF) Robert Stewart, Bart Gibson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (SG), Ryan Holahan (PF) Kenneth Higbee, Stanley Graham | |
| 08:55 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd travels with the ball | 16-21 |
| Subs | American U. | James Stevens (SG), David Zieger (SF) Terry Markovich, Leroy Irby | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Clyde Karnofski (C) Marvin Boyd | |
| 08:49 | American U. | David Williams is called for the reach on Mark Olague in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 16-21 |
| Subs | American U. | Bart Gibson (C) Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Ricks (PG) David Williams | |
| 08:49 | American U. | Mark Olague makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | American U. | Mark Olague misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:49 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:28 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | American U. | James Stevens misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 08:13 | American U. | Warren Oliver tips it home | 19-23 |
| 07:53 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bart Gibson - foul #1 on Bart Gibson, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Markovich (SG), Leroy Irby (SF), Edward Trottier (C) James Stevens, David Zieger, Bart Gibson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee (SG), Marvin Boyd (C) Chuck Dombroski, Clyde Karnofski | |
| 07:53 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:53 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:30 | American U. | Terry Markovich is called for a backcourt violation | 19-24 |
| Subs | American U. | Michel Leader (PF) Warren Oliver | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanley Graham (PF) Ryan Holahan | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Markovich (fresh) SF - Leroy Irby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michel Leader (fresh) C - Edward Trottier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Frank Ricks (fresh) SG - Kenneth Higbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Garceau (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Graham | 19-26 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Mark Olague hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michel Leader and the foul's on Frank Ricks - foul #1 on Frank Ricks, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (PG) Frank Ricks | |
| 06:59 | American U. | Mark Olague makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:42 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Olague - foul #1 on Mark Olague, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Stewart (PG), David Zieger (SG) Mark Olague, Leroy Irby | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan (PF), Clyde Karnofski (C) Stanley Graham, Marvin Boyd | |
| 06:42 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:42 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:36 | American U. | Terry Markovich is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 06:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Michel Leader | 22-28 |
| 06:03 | American U. | Edward Trottier lays it up and in set up by David Zieger and he's fouled by Clyde Karnofski - foul #1 on Clyde Karnofski, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | American U. | James Stevens (SG), Warren Oliver (PF) Terry Markovich, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 06:03 | American U. | Edward Trottier makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:47 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau connects on the jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 05:26 | American U. | James Stevens loses the dribble to Chuck Dombroski | 25-30 |
| 05:22 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan lays it in on a nice dish by Chuck Dombroski | 25-32 |
| 05:18 | American U. | Craig Garceau is called for the reach on David Zieger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Garceau, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), Michel Leader (C) Robert Stewart, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Ricks (PG), Stanley Graham (PF), Marvin Boyd (C) Chuck Dombroski, Ryan Holahan, Clyde Karnofski | |
| 05:18 | American U. | David Zieger makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:18 | American U. | David Zieger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:00 | Lafayette | Mark Olague steps in front of the Craig Garceau pass | 27-32 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Mark Olague misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 04:45 | Lafayette | Craig Garceau gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:22 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham is whistled for a carry | 27-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Terry Markovich (SG), Leroy Irby (SF), Bart Gibson (PF), Joseph Garrett (C) David Zieger, James Stevens, Warren Oliver, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (PG) Frank Ricks | |
| 04:00 | American U. | Bart Gibson misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 03:58 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Garrett | 27-32 |
| 03:41 | American U. | Mark Olague misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-32 |
| 03:40 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:26 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 03:24 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd tips it home | 27-34 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Mark Olague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terry Markovich (fresh) SF - Leroy Irby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bart Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Chuck Dombroski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Higbee (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Craig Garceau (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Marvin Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | American U. | Terry Markovich hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 03:04 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Markovich - foul #1 on Terry Markovich, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Stewart (PG), Eric Aycock (SG), Michel Leader (PF), Edward Trottier (C) Mark Olague, Terry Markovich, Bart Gibson, Joseph Garrett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), James Hale (SF), Eric Story (PF), Clyde Karnofski (C) Chuck Dombroski, Craig Garceau, Stanley Graham, Marvin Boyd | |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Kenneth Higbee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:54 | American U. | Michel Leader grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 02:37 | American U. | Michel Leader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Charles Wilson (SG) Kenneth Higbee | |
| 02:15 | Lafayette | The jumper by Eric Story is denied by Edward Trottier | 27-34 |
| 02:14 | American U. | Leroy Irby snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:00 | American U. | Eric Aycock scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Lafayette | Charles Wilson can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 01:44 | Lafayette | Clyde Karnofski gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:31 | Lafayette | Clyde Karnofski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 01:30 | American U. | Michel Leader grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:25 | American U. | Eric Aycock is called for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | American U. | James Stevens (SF), Warren Oliver (PF) Leroy Irby, Michel Leader | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd (C) Clyde Karnofski | |
| 00:58 | Lafayette | David Williams lays it up and in | 29-36 |
| 00:36 | American U. | Eric Story picks off the pass by Eric Aycock | 29-36 |
| 00:11 | Lafayette | Edward Trottier is called for the reach on Marvin Boyd - foul #1 on Edward Trottier, team foul #8 | 29-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Mark Olague (PG), David Zieger (SG), Terry Markovich (SF), Michel Leader (C) Robert Stewart, Eric Aycock, James Stevens, Edward Trottier | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Frank Ricks (PG) David Williams | |
| 00:11 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:11 | Lafayette | Marvin Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Mark Olague is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Ricks - foul #2 on Frank Ricks, team foul #14 | 29-38 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan (PF), Clyde Karnofski (C) Eric Story, Marvin Boyd | |
| 00:09 | American U. | Mark Olague misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:09 | American U. | Mark Olague misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:09 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Clyde Karnofski misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-38 |