| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ballou (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Aycock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Dombroski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hale (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Story (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Beekman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lafayette | James Hale inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 19:35 | American U. | Dennis Simpson gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | American U. | John Ballou is fouled in the backcourt by James Hale - foul #3 on James Hale, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan (SF) James Hale | |
| 19:12 | American U. | Eric Aycock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 19:10 | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:50 | Lafayette | James Stevens steals the ball from David Williams | 35-30 |
| 18:46 | American U. | James Stevens jams it | 37-30 |
| 18:24 | Lafayette | Eric Story misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 18:23 | American U. | The rebound goes to James Stevens | 37-30 |
| 18:13 | American U. | Eric Aycock connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Stevens | 39-30 |
| 17:46 | Lafayette | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:44 | American U. | The rebound goes to Dennis Simpson | 39-30 |
| 17:27 | American U. | Dennis Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Parker (PG), Jared Smith (SG), David Zieger (SF), Bart Gibson (PF), Joseph Garrett (C) John Ballou, Eric Aycock, James Stevens, Warren Oliver, Dennis Simpson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt (PG), Ralph Brady (SG), Stanley Graham (SF), Philip Edmond (C) David Williams, Chuck Dombroski, Ryan Holahan, Andrew Beekman | |
| 17:16 | Lafayette | Eric Story scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Graham | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | American U. | Bart Gibson comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Stanley Graham - foul #1 on Stanley Graham, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Walls (PG) Eric Story | |
| 17:01 | American U. | Bart Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | American U. | Bart Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | Lafayette | Philip Edmond snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:54 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Joseph Garrett snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:41 | American U. | Bart Gibson is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jason Parker | 42-32 |
| 16:19 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 16:18 | Lafayette | Ralph Brady can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Bart Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:12 | American U. | David Walls is called for the reach on Jason Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Walls, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | American U. | James Stevens (SF) Jason Parker | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman (C) Philip Edmond | |
| 15:54 | American U. | Joseph Garrett is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Zieger | 44-32 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jared Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zieger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bart Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Walls (fresh) SG - Steven Sweatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Graham (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Beekman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:37 | American U. | Bart Gibson snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 15:22 | American U. | Jared Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-32 |
| 15:20 | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 15:14 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by David Zieger - foul #2 on David Zieger, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ballou (PG), Eric Aycock (SG), Warren Oliver (PF), Richard Myers (C) Jared Smith, David Zieger, Bart Gibson, Joseph Garrett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), James Hale (SF), Eric Story (PF), Ryan Holahan (C) David Walls, Ralph Brady, Stanley Graham, Andrew Beekman | |
| 15:14 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:14 | American U. | Warren Oliver snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:55 | American U. | James Stevens can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 14:54 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 14:53 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:49 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:48 | American U. | The rebound goes to Warren Oliver | 44-34 |
| 14:22 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:20 | American U. | Warren Oliver grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:07 | American U. | James Stevens drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Aycock | 46-34 |
| 13:45 | Lafayette | James Hale misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Stevens - foul #2 on James Stevens, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Parker (PG), David Zieger (SF), Joseph Garrett (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) John Ballou, James Stevens, Warren Oliver, Richard Myers | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski (SG), Philip Edmond (PF), Andrew Beekman (C) Steven Sweatt, Eric Story, Ryan Holahan | |
| 13:45 | Lafayette | James Hale makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:45 | Lafayette | James Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Dennis Simpson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Edmond - foul #1 on Philip Edmond, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Jared Smith (SG), Bart Gibson (PF) Eric Aycock, Joseph Garrett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Walls (PG), Ralph Brady (SF) David Williams, James Hale | |
| 13:28 | American U. | Dennis Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:28 | American U. | Dennis Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:15 | Lafayette | David Walls loses the dribble to Jason Parker | 47-36 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Chuck Dombroski is called for the reach on Jason Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chuck Dombroski, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| 12:56 | American U. | Dennis Simpson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 47-36 |
| 12:54 | American U. | Bart Gibson misses the tip | 47-36 |
| 12:52 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Andrew Beekman | 47-36 |
| 12:35 | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 12:34 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Brady | 47-36 |
| 12:25 | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman clanks a runner from close range | 47-36 |
| 12:24 | Lafayette | Philip Edmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:59 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Andrew Beekman is denied by Dennis Simpson | 47-36 |
| 11:58 | Lafayette | Philip Edmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:40 | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 11:39 | American U. | Bart Gibson pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jason Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Zieger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bart Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Walls (fairly fresh) SG - Chuck Dombroski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Edmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Beekman (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | American U. | Jason Parker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Zieger | 50-36 |
| 11:17 | Lafayette | Ralph Brady misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 11:16 | Lafayette | Philip Edmond tips it in | 50-38 |
| 11:05 | American U. | Bart Gibson is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ballou (PG), Eric Aycock (SG), James Stevens (SF), Warren Oliver (PF), Joseph Garrett (C) Jason Parker, Jared Smith, David Zieger, Bart Gibson, Dennis Simpson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), James Hale (SF), Ryan Holahan (PF), Stanley Graham (C) David Walls, Ralph Brady, Philip Edmond, Andrew Beekman | |
| 10:43 | Lafayette | James Hale buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Williams | 50-41 |
| 10:26 | American U. | Joseph Garrett blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 10:25 | Lafayette | James Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:06 | Lafayette | David Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 10:05 | American U. | Warren Oliver gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:00 | American U. | Warren Oliver's pass is intercepted by Ryan Holahan in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | David Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Ballou - foul #1 on John Ballou, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt (SG), Eric Story (PF) Chuck Dombroski, Ryan Holahan | |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:47 | Lafayette | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 09:45 | American U. | John Ballou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan (C) Stanley Graham | |
| 09:28 | Lafayette | James Stevens takes the ball from James Hale | 50-43 |
| 09:17 | American U. | Warren Oliver knocks in the floater from the left side set up by John Ballou | 52-43 |
| 08:54 | Lafayette | James Hale comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:53 | American U. | Warren Oliver pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:39 | American U. | Warren Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 08:38 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:29 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan is hacked by Warren Oliver - foul #2 on Warren Oliver, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Parker (PG), David Zieger (SF), Richard Myers (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) John Ballou, James Stevens, Warren Oliver, Joseph Garrett | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Walls (PG), Ralph Brady (SG), Stanley Graham (C) David Williams, Steven Sweatt, Ryan Holahan | |
| 08:10 | Lafayette | Ralph Brady misses the shot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | Lafayette | James Hale tips it in | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | American U. | Dennis Simpson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:54 | Lafayette | James Hale pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:42 | Lafayette | The short jumper by Ralph Brady is denied by Dennis Simpson | 52-45 |
| 07:41 | American U. | Dennis Simpson grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jason Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Aycock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Zieger (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Myers (fresh) 2 blk. C - Dennis Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Walls (fresh) SG - Ralph Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Story (tiring) 5 pts. C - Stanley Graham (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | American U. | David Zieger hits a floater from close range | 54-45 |
| 07:17 | Lafayette | James Hale hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Walls | 54-47 |
| 07:13 | American U. | David Zieger is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Brady - foul #1 on Ralph Brady, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Jared Smith (PG), James Stevens (SF), Bart Gibson (PF) Jason Parker, Eric Aycock, Dennis Simpson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stephen Nelson (PG), Philip Edmond (PF), Andrew Beekman (C) David Walls, Eric Story, Stanley Graham | |
| 07:00 | American U. | Philip Edmond blocks the short jumper by Richard Myers | 54-47 |
| 06:58 | Lafayette | Andrew Beekman gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:43 | Lafayette | James Hale misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-47 |
| 06:41 | American U. | James Stevens gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:24 | American U. | Philip Edmond swats the short shot by Richard Myers | 54-47 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Bart Gibson tips it in | 56-47 |
| 06:04 | Lafayette | James Hale knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 56-49 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Jared Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stevens | 59-49 |
| 05:31 | Lafayette | Stephen Nelson misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 05:29 | American U. | David Zieger snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:29 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | American U. | John Ballou (PG), Warren Oliver (PF), Dennis Simpson (C) David Zieger, Bart Gibson, Richard Myers | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Williams (PG), Chuck Dombroski (SG), Stanley Graham (SF), Eric Story (PF), Ryan Holahan (C) Stephen Nelson, Ralph Brady, James Hale, Philip Edmond, Andrew Beekman | |
| 05:10 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eric Story - foul #3 on Eric Story, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Warren Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:10 | American U. | Warren Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:10 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Eric Story | 60-49 |
| 04:48 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan misses the easy layup | 60-49 |
| 04:47 | American U. | The rebound goes to Dennis Simpson | 60-49 |
| 04:45 | American U. | Dennis Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Holahan - foul #2 on Ryan Holahan, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Eric Aycock (SG) Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| 04:45 | American U. | Dennis Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:45 | Lafayette | Eric Story grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:20 | Lafayette | Ryan Holahan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 04:19 | American U. | James Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:03 | American U. | Eric Aycock comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-49 |
| 04:02 | Lafayette | Eric Story pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Lafayette | Eric Story can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 03:47 | Lafayette | Chuck Dombroski can't tip it in | 60-49 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Eric Aycock snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | American U. | Warren Oliver scores on a runner near the basket set up by Eric Aycock | 62-49 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Ballou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Aycock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Stevens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Oliver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Dennis Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Dombroski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Story (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Holahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Lafayette | John Ballou is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #2 on John Ballou, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Parker (PG), Jared Smith (SG), David Zieger (SF), Bart Gibson (PF), Joseph Garrett (C) John Ballou, Eric Aycock, James Stevens, Warren Oliver, Dennis Simpson | |
| Subs | Lafayette | David Walls (PG), Steven Sweatt (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Philip Edmond (PF) David Williams, Chuck Dombroski, Stanley Graham, Eric Story | |
| 02:54 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 62-49 |
| 02:53 | American U. | The rebound goes to Bart Gibson | 62-49 |
| 02:24 | American U. | Jared Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Parker | 65-49 |
| 02:03 | Lafayette | David Walls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 02:01 | American U. | Jason Parker pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Joseph Garrett is whistled for a carry | 65-49 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanley Graham (SF) David Walls | |
| 01:41 | Lafayette | Steven Sweatt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 65-49 |
| 01:40 | American U. | Joseph Garrett pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 01:23 | American U. | Jason Parker makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 01:01 | Lafayette | Ralph Brady misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-49 |
| 00:59 | Lafayette | Philip Edmond tips it in | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | American U. | Bart Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 67-51 |
| 00:36 | American U. | David Zieger snags the offensive board | 67-51 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Bart Gibson buries a jump hook in the paint | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Lafayette | Stanley Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 00:10 | American U. | Joseph Garrett gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Jason Parker runs out the clock | 69-51 |