| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 6 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Belue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Stoltenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thabiti Akre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Kline (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | John Cherry inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Jackson State | Brian Stoltenberg picks off the pass by Johnnie Eckberg | 25-22 |
| 19:25 | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 19:23 | American U. | Frank Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 19:02 | American U. | Edward Belue makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Ernest Spade - foul #1 on Ernest Spade, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:02 | American U. | Edward Belue misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:02 | Jackson State | Marc Burton pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:45 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 18:43 | American U. | The rebound goes to Frank Moore | 25-24 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Edwin Kline misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 18:20 | Jackson State | Marc Burton gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| 17:55 | American U. | Thabiti Akre misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 17:54 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Marc Burton | 25-24 |
| 17:51 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Edwin Kline misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 17:34 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Marc Burton | 25-24 |
| 17:28 | Jackson State | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Kraatz (SG) Brian Stoltenberg | |
| 17:25 | American U. | Edward Belue travels in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 17:07 | Jackson State | The pull-up jumper by Johnnie Eckberg is blocked by Edwin Kline | 25-24 |
| 17:06 | American U. | The rebound goes to Edwin Kline | 25-24 |
| 16:45 | American U. | Johnnie Eckberg is called for the reach on Edward Belue - foul #2 on Johnnie Eckberg, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG), Wayne Duke (SF), Emery Whitaker (PF), Grant Robitaille (C) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson, John Cherry, Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | American U. | James Dorris (PG), Paul Young (SF), William Buckingham (PF), Harry Dunnigan (C) Edward Belue, Thabiti Akre, Edwin Kline, Frank Moore | |
| 16:25 | American U. | The pull-up jumper by Harry Dunnigan is blocked by Emery Whitaker | 25-24 |
| 16:24 | American U. | William Buckingham hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 16:05 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 16:03 | American U. | Paul Young gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 15:48 | American U. | Paul Young hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dorris | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wayne Duke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emery Whitaker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grant Robitaille (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - James Dorris (fresh) SG - Timothy Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Buckingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Dunnigan (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Jackson State | Grant Robitaille comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 15:23 | American U. | Timothy Kraatz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Bradley Jones is called for the reach on William Buckingham - foul #2 on Bradley Jones, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), John Jackson (SG), John Cherry (SF), Ernest Spade (PF), Marc Burton (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Wayne Duke, Emery Whitaker, Grant Robitaille | |
| Subs | American U. | Julius Rumph (PG), Brian Stoltenberg (SG), Thabiti Akre (SF), Edwin Kline (PF), Frank Moore (C) James Dorris, Timothy Kraatz, Paul Young, William Buckingham, Harry Dunnigan | |
| 14:51 | American U. | Julius Rumph clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 14:50 | American U. | Thabiti Akre tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 14:40 | Jackson State | Marc Burton scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 14:25 | American U. | Frank Moore comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 14:24 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:04 | Jackson State | Frank Moore steals it from John Jackson | 27-31 |
| 13:44 | American U. | Thabiti Akre buries a 3 from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 13:22 | Jackson State | Marc Burton's pass is intercepted by Edwin Kline | 27-34 |
| 13:04 | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Julius Rumph | 27-37 |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade connects on the shot from the right block | 29-37 |
| 12:15 | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 12:14 | Jackson State | Marc Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 11:54 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade drills a floater from close range | 31-37 |
| 11:39 | American U. | Julius Rumph buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thabiti Akre | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cherry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Spade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Marc Burton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Julius Rumph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Stoltenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thabiti Akre (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Kline (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Jackson State | John Cherry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 11:24 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 11:16 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 11:03 | American U. | Thabiti Akre misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Cherry - foul #1 on John Cherry, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG), Wayne Duke (SF), Emery Whitaker (PF), Grant Robitaille (C) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson, John Cherry, Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Belue (PG), Timothy Kraatz (SG), William Buckingham (PF), Harry Dunnigan (C) Julius Rumph, Brian Stoltenberg, Edwin Kline, Frank Moore | |
| 11:03 | American U. | Thabiti Akre makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:03 | American U. | Thabiti Akre misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:03 | Jackson State | Emery Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:52 | Jackson State | A charge is called on Wayne Duke - foul #1 on Wayne Duke, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Young (SF) Thabiti Akre | |
| 10:38 | American U. | William Buckingham misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Emery Whitaker - foul #1 on Emery Whitaker, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| 10:38 | American U. | William Buckingham makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:38 | American U. | William Buckingham misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 10:38 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Wayne Duke | 33-42 |
| 10:18 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Young - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 10:18 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 10:18 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:00 | American U. | Timothy Kraatz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Young | 35-44 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | James Cunningham comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Dunnigan - foul #2 on Harry Dunnigan, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | James Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | James Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Emery Whitaker is called for the reach on Timothy Kraatz - foul #2 on Emery Whitaker, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Julius Rumph (PG) Paul Young | |
| 09:31 | American U. | Timothy Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Timothy Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:18 | Jackson State | James Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Julius Rumph - foul #4 on Julius Rumph, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Cherry (SF) Grant Robitaille | |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Young (SF), Frank Moore (C) Julius Rumph, Harry Dunnigan | |
| 09:09 | Jackson State | John Cherry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 09:08 | American U. | Frank Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:51 | American U. | Paul Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ernest Spade (PF), Marc Burton (C) James Cunningham, Bradley Jones, Emery Whitaker, Wayne Duke | |
| Subs | American U. | Thabiti Akre (SF) Paul Young | |
| 08:32 | Jackson State | John Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 08:08 | American U. | The jump hook by Edward Belue is blocked by John Cherry | 39-46 |
| 08:07 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 07:52 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 07:50 | Jackson State | John Jackson tips it in | 41-46 |
| 07:34 | American U. | Thabiti Akre misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 07:32 | American U. | Frank Moore tips it home | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Spade (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Belue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Kraatz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thabiti Akre (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Buckingham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (SG), Wayne Duke (SF) John Jackson, John Cherry | |
| Subs | American U. | Julius Rumph (PG), Brian Stoltenberg (SG), Edwin Kline (PF), Harry Dunnigan (C) Edward Belue, Timothy Kraatz, William Buckingham, Frank Moore | |
| 07:02 | American U. | Thabiti Akre misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 07:01 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:49 | Jackson State | Wayne Duke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 06:47 | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:27 | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg buries a 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harry Dunnigan - foul #3 on Harry Dunnigan, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | John Jackson (SG), John Cherry (SF), Emery Whitaker (C) Johnnie Eckberg, Wayne Duke, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | American U. | Paul Young (SF), Frank Moore (C) Thabiti Akre, Harry Dunnigan | |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Ernest Spade makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:45 | American U. | Frank Moore dunks the ball | 42-53 |
| 05:30 | Jackson State | John Jackson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 05:13 | American U. | Edwin Kline connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Brian Stoltenberg | 44-56 |
| 04:54 | Jackson State | The jump hook by Ernest Spade is blocked by Edwin Kline | 44-56 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Frank Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | American U. | Emery Whitaker steals the ball from Edwin Kline | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Jackson State | John Jackson makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Emery Whitaker and the foul's on Brian Stoltenberg - foul #1 on Brian Stoltenberg, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg (PG), Marc Burton (C) James Cunningham, Ernest Spade | |
| Subs | American U. | Timothy Kraatz (SG), Thabiti Akre (SF), William Buckingham (PF) Brian Stoltenberg, Paul Young, Edwin Kline | |
| 04:26 | Jackson State | John Jackson makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:06 | American U. | Frank Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 04:05 | American U. | William Buckingham hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Jackson State | Johnnie Eckberg buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Emery Whitaker | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | American U. | Timothy Kraatz buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Julius Rumph | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Johnnie Eckberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cherry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emery Whitaker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marc Burton (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Julius Rumph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Kraatz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thabiti Akre (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Buckingham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-61 |
| 03:02 | American U. | Julius Rumph snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 03:00 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ernest Spade (PF) Emery Whitaker | |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Stoltenberg (SG), Edwin Kline (PF) Timothy Kraatz, William Buckingham | |
| 02:58 | American U. | Marc Burton steps in front of the Edwin Kline pass | 50-61 |
| 02:53 | Jackson State | John Jackson misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-61 |
| 02:52 | Jackson State | Marc Burton can't tip it in | 50-61 |
| 02:51 | American U. | Julius Rumph grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:30 | American U. | Edwin Kline knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Stoltenberg and he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Cunningham (PG), Bradley Jones (SG), Wayne Duke (SF), Emery Whitaker (PF), Grant Robitaille (C) Johnnie Eckberg, John Jackson, John Cherry, Ernest Spade, Marc Burton | |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Belue (PG), Timothy Kraatz (SG), Paul Young (SF), William Buckingham (C) Julius Rumph, Brian Stoltenberg, Thabiti Akre, Frank Moore | |
| 02:30 | American U. | Edwin Kline makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:12 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones's pass is intercepted by Edwin Kline | 50-64 |
| 01:46 | American U. | Edward Belue drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Young | 50-67 |
| 01:33 | Jackson State | James Cunningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 01:31 | American U. | William Buckingham grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Edward Belue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | American U. | Harry Dunnigan (C) Edwin Kline | |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | James Cunningham makes the floater from the left wing | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | American U. | Harry Dunnigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Jackson State | Bradley Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Edward Belue runs out the clock | 55-67 |