| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gregory Macmillan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Legaspi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Costigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Spencer Rincon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | William Jones inbounds the ball | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | American U. | Spencer Rincon's pass is intercepted by John Howard in the backcourt | 21-42 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Legaspi | 24-42 |
| 19:34 | American U. | Spencer Rincon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Legaspi - foul #2 on Thomas Legaspi, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 19:21 | American U. | Gregory Macmillan is called for the reach on Ronald Clark - foul #3 on Gregory Macmillan, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (PG) Gregory Macmillan | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 19:14 | American U. | Ronald Houser's floater is tipped away by Martin Costigan | 24-42 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:06 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-42 |
| 19:05 | American U. | William Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 19:00 | American U. | Spencer Rincon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-42 |
| 18:59 | American U. | William Jones tips it back up and in | 24-44 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-44 |
| 18:42 | American U. | Ronald Houser is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hegwood - foul #3 on Charles Hegwood, team foul #3 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (PG), Abraham Burch (SG), Grady Wurster (SF) Charles Hegwood, Thomas Legaspi, John Howard | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 18:33 | American U. | Kevin Brown steals the ball from Daniel Smith | 24-44 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker (SF), Christopher Gilbert (C) Melvin Parsley, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (PG), Ralph Orzechowski (SF), John Bennett (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Houser, William Jones, Daniel Smith, Ronald Clark | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 18:12 | American U. | Rickey Diep misses the wide open runner near the basket | 26-44 |
| 18:11 | American U. | John Bennett tips it home | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:03 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF) Spencer Rincon | |
| 17:47 | American U. | Charles Walters makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Orzechowski | 26-49 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Brown | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 17:23 | American U. | Eddie McBride is hacked by Kevin Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #4 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi (SG), John Howard (SF), Melvin Parsley (PF) Kevin Brown, Lawrence Parker, Grady Wurster | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:00 | American U. | Eddie McBride hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 28-49 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Melvin Parsley | 28-49 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Abraham Burch | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:23 | American U. | John Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Christopher Gilbert | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:06 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch misses the 3 from straight away | 31-49 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | John Howard gets the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 15:44 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Walters | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Abraham Burch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Legaspi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Parsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Gilbert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Eddie McBride (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Orzechowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Walters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Rickey Diep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:15 | American U. | Rickey Diep clanks a floater near the basket | 31-49 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | John Howard's layup is rejected by John Bennett | 31-49 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi gets the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern State | John Howard misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie McBride - foul #2 on Eddie McBride, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Charles Hegwood (SG), Grady Wurster (PF), Martin Costigan (C) Abraham Burch, Thomas Legaspi, Melvin Parsley, Christopher Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Spencer Rincon (SG), William Jones (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Eddie McBride, Ralph Orzechowski, Charles Walters, John Bennett, Rickey Diep | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern State | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern State | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 14:25 | American U. | Ronald Houser loses the dribble to Martin Costigan | 32-49 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker (SF) John Howard | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:49 | American U. | William Jones jams the wide open dunk set up by Ronald Clark | 34-51 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Costigan | 37-51 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Ronald Houser misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Grady Wurster | 37-51 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 12:54 | American U. | William Jones grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Spencer Rincon is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Parker - foul #1 on Lawrence Parker, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (PG), Thomas Legaspi (SG), Abraham Burch (SF), Melvin Parsley (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) Gregory Macmillan, Charles Hegwood, Lawrence Parker, Grady Wurster, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), Harold Burris (C) Ronald Houser, Ronald Clark | |
| 12:38 | American U. | William Jones hits a floater in the paint set up by Spencer Rincon | 37-53 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern State | Ronald McLemore is hacked by Tommy Germany - foul #1 on Tommy Germany, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Howard (SF) Abraham Burch | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (PG), Charles Walters (SF) Tommy Germany, William Jones | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi hits a shot from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 12:06 | American U. | Eddie McBride throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Bennett (PF) Daniel Smith | |
| 11:50 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 11:48 | American U. | Harold Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:43 | American U. | John Howard is called for the reach on Charles Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Lawrence Parker (SF) Thomas Legaspi, John Howard | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gregory Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Parker (fresh) PF - Melvin Parsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald McLemore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Eddie McBride (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Rincon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Burris (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | American U. | Charles Walters misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 39-53 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 11:13 | American U. | John Bennett gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 11:10 | American U. | Eddie McBride throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), Martin Costigan (C) Kevin Brown, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Daniel Smith (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Eddie McBride, John Bennett, Harold Burris | |
| 10:47 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Macmillan | 42-53 |
| 10:45 | American U. | Gregory Macmillan is called for the reach on Ronald Houser in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Macmillan, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi (SG), Abraham Burch (SF), Grady Wurster (PF) Gregory Macmillan, Lawrence Parker, Melvin Parsley | |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski (SG), William Jones (SF) Spencer Rincon, Charles Walters | |
| 10:45 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:45 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster travels with the ball | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert (C) Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 10:04 | American U. | Thomas Legaspi is called for the reach on Ralph Orzechowski - foul #3 on Thomas Legaspi, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Howard (SF) Thomas Legaspi | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (PG), John Bennett (PF), Harold Burris (C) Ronald Houser, Daniel Smith, Ronald Clark | |
| 10:04 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 10:04 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | John Howard tips it home | 44-57 |
| 09:51 | American U. | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #3 on John Howard, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG), Charles Walters (SF), Rickey Diep (C) Ralph Orzechowski, William Jones, Harold Burris | |
| 09:51 | American U. | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:51 | American U. | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern State | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Spencer Rincon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood is hacked by Eddie McBride - foul #3 on Eddie McBride, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (PG), Thomas Legaspi (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Melvin Parsley (PF), Martin Costigan (C) Charles Hegwood, Abraham Burch, John Howard, Grady Wurster, Christopher Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), William Jones (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Harold Burris (C) Eddie McBride, Charles Walters, John Bennett, Rickey Diep | |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski (SG), Ronald Clark (C) Spencer Rincon, Daniel Smith | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:45 | American U. | Ronald Houser misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 07:44 | American U. | William Jones tips it in | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Legaspi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Parker (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Parsley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Costigan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Orzechowski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Burris (fresh) C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Brown and he's fouled by Harold Burris - foul #1 on Harold Burris, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Abraham Burch (SG), Ronald McLemore (C) Kevin Brown, Thomas Legaspi, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (PG), Charles Walters (SF), John Bennett (PF) Ronald Houser, William Jones, Harold Burris | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Parker misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:19 | American U. | Ronald Clark snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 07:17 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Howard (SF) Lawrence Parker | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern State | John Howard's floater is tipped away by John Bennett | 51-60 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch misses the tip | 51-60 |
| 06:59 | American U. | Charles Walters pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:55 | American U. | Abraham Burch is called for the reach on Ralph Orzechowski - foul #3 on Abraham Burch, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Clark | |
| 06:55 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:55 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-62 |
| 06:41 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Charles Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 06:24 | American U. | Eddie McBride misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 06:23 | American U. | John Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:00 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski loses the ball out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), Grady Wurster (SF), Christopher Gilbert (PF), Martin Costigan (C) Abraham Burch, John Howard, Melvin Parsley, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG), Daniel Smith (PF), Harold Burris (C) Ralph Orzechowski, John Bennett, Rickey Diep | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG) Eddie McBride | |
| 05:28 | American U. | Gregory Macmillan steals it from Tommy Germany | 51-62 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | Spencer Rincon steals it from Charles Hegwood | 51-62 |
| 05:05 | American U. | Tommy Germany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kevin Brown (SG), Lawrence Parker (SF) Gregory Macmillan, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), William Jones (SF), John Bennett (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Tommy Germany, Charles Walters, Daniel Smith, Harold Burris | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Clark - foul #2 on Ronald Clark, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch (PF), Ronald McLemore (C) Grady Wurster, Christopher Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (SG) Spencer Rincon | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:29 | American U. | William Jones travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi (SG) Charles Hegwood | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi is hacked by Eddie McBride - foul #4 on Eddie McBride, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley (PF) Lawrence Parker | |
| Subs | American U. | Harold Burris (PF) John Bennett | |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:50 | American U. | Ronald Houser hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eddie McBride | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Burris - foul #2 on Harold Burris, team foul #10 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan (PG), Grady Wurster (SF), Martin Costigan (C) Kevin Brown, Abraham Burch, Ronald McLemore | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), Ralph Orzechowski (SG), Charles Walters (SF), Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Houser, Eddie McBride, William Jones, Ronald Clark | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gregory Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Legaspi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grady Wurster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Parsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Costigan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Germany (fresh) SG - Ralph Orzechowski (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Walters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Burris (fresh) C - Rickey Diep (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern State | Rickey Diep denies the turnaround by Martin Costigan | 55-64 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley tips it but misses | 55-64 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-64 |
| 03:07 | American U. | Charles Walters snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski is hacked by Thomas Legaspi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Legaspi, team foul #11 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert (PF) Melvin Parsley | |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG), John Bennett (PF) Charles Walters, Harold Burris | |
| 03:05 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:05 | American U. | Ralph Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Grady Wurster | 58-66 |
| 02:53 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (SG), Abraham Burch (SF) Thomas Legaspi, Christopher Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Daniel Smith (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Tommy Germany, John Bennett, Rickey Diep | |
| 02:33 | American U. | Spencer Rincon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Orzechowski | 58-69 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Howard (SF), Melvin Parsley (PF) Charles Hegwood, Grady Wurster | |
| Subs | American U. | William Jones (SF) Ralph Orzechowski | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 60-69 |
| 02:23 | American U. | Gregory Macmillan takes the ball from Spencer Rincon in the backcourt | 60-69 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Ronald Houser steps in front of the John Howard pass | 60-69 |
| 02:15 | American U. | Ronald Houser lays it up and in | 60-71 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern State | Gregory Macmillan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-71 |
| 01:32 | American U. | Daniel Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Spencer Rincon | 63-73 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 63-73 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern State | Melvin Parsley gets the offensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern State | Ronald Houser picks off the pass by John Howard | 63-73 |
| 00:54 | American U. | William Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Houser | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Martin Costigan makes the floater near the basket | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | American U. | Ronald Houser is hacked by Gregory Macmillan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Macmillan, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Hegwood (PG), Lawrence Parker (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Christopher Gilbert (C) Gregory Macmillan, John Howard, Melvin Parsley, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Eddie McBride (SG), Ralph Orzechowski (SF), John Bennett (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Spencer Rincon, William Jones, Daniel Smith, Ronald Clark | |
| 00:47 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:47 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Hegwood and the foul's on Rickey Diep - foul #2 on Rickey Diep, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF) Ronald Houser | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Christopher Gilbert makes the free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:38 | American U. | Charles Hegwood is called for the reach on Eddie McBride in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Hegwood, team foul #13 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi (SG), John Howard (SF), Melvin Parsley (PF), Martin Costigan (C) Abraham Burch, Lawrence Parker, Grady Wurster, Christopher Gilbert | |
| Subs | American U. | Spencer Rincon (SG), Ronald Clark (C) Charles Walters, Rickey Diep | |
| 00:38 | American U. | Eddie McBride makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:38 | American U. | Eddie McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #12 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Abraham Burch (SF), Grady Wurster (PF), Christopher Gilbert (C) John Howard, Melvin Parsley, Martin Costigan | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Walters (SF), Rickey Diep (C) Spencer Rincon, Ronald Clark | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Thomas Legaspi misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:33 | American U. | Rickey Diep snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State 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) | |
| 00:10 | American U. | Charles Walters hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 69-81 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern State | Grady Wurster lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Legaspi | 71-81 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Eddie McBride runs out the clock | 71-81 |