| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fresh) 2 stl. C - Charles Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) SF - Edgar Crossman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Edgar Crossman inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | American U. | Ronald Clark hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 41-33 |
| 19:44 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 19:25 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 19:24 | American U. | Carlos Kircher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:56 | American U. | Carlos Kircher connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Crossman | 41-35 |
| 18:42 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Roy (PG), Thomas Abell (SF), William Tipton (C) Lee Young, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Bullock | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 18:25 | American U. | Carlos Kircher clanks a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 18:24 | Lafayette | Robert Roy pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:18 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 18:16 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Roy | 41-35 |
| 17:54 | Lafayette | Ronald Houser steals the ball from Lawrence Bledsoe | 41-35 |
| 17:50 | American U. | Ronald Houser lays it in | 41-37 |
| 17:30 | Lafayette | William Tipton misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Edgar Crossman - foul #2 on Edgar Crossman, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Charles Bullock (C) Harold Brock, Thomas Abell, Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), John Hines (SG), Charles Haubert (SF), Eric Donahoe (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Houser, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Harold Burris, Ronald Clark | |
| 17:30 | Lafayette | William Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:30 | Lafayette | William Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:25 | American U. | Tommy Germany is hacked by Robert Roy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Roy, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (SG), James Waller (PF) Robert Roy, William Tipton | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 17:05 | American U. | John Hines makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 16:48 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock is hacked by Eric Donahoe - foul #2 on Eric Donahoe, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Harold Brock (SG) Lee Young | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 16:25 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Lafayette | James Waller can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 16:21 | American U. | Tommy Germany grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:15 | American U. | John Hines misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:13 | American U. | Rickey Diep tips it in | 43-41 |
| 15:49 | Lafayette | Tommy Germany steals the ball from James Waller | 43-41 |
| 15:46 | American U. | Tommy Germany banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Jesus Duran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Waller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bullock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Tommy Germany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Haubert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) C - Rickey Diep (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Lafayette | Harold Brock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Robert Roy (SG), Thomas Abell (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF), William Tipton (C) Jesus Duran, Harold Brock, Edgar Kennedy, James Waller, Charles Bullock | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Harold Burris (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Tommy Germany, John Hines, Charles Haubert, Eric Donahoe, Rickey Diep | |
| 15:23 | American U. | Carlos Kircher is hacked by Robert Roy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Roy, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 15:11 | American U. | Ronald Clark is hacked by Robert Roy - foul #4 on Robert Roy, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy (SF) Robert Roy | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 15:06 | American U. | Ronald Clark clanks a shot in the paint | 43-43 |
| 15:04 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Lafayette | Lee Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:43 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 43-43 |
| 14:24 | American U. | Ronald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | American U. | Edgar Kennedy steals it from Ronald Houser in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:08 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:06 | Lafayette | William Tipton tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 14:00 | American U. | Lawrence Bledsoe steals it from Carlos Kircher in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| 13:40 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Charles Bullock (C) Lee Young, Thomas Abell, William Tipton | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), John Hines (SG), Charles Haubert (SF), Eric Donahoe (PF), Rickey Diep (C) Ronald Houser, Carlos Kircher, Edgar Crossman, Harold Burris, Ronald Clark | |
| 13:20 | American U. | Rickey Diep hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Bullock - foul #1 on Charles Bullock, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Lafayette | James Waller (SF) Edgar Kennedy | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:20 | American U. | Rickey Diep makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:20 | American U. | Rickey Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:54 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Brock and he's fouled by John Hines - foul #2 on John Hines, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG) Richard Tate | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:54 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Jesus Duran steals the ball from John Hines in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock misses the floater near the basket | 48-45 |
| 12:35 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:18 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy (SF) James Waller | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Harold Burris (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Tommy Germany, Charles Haubert, Eric Donahoe, Rickey Diep | |
| 12:03 | American U. | John Hines hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Houser | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ronald Houser - foul #3 on Ronald Houser, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG) Jesus Duran | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG) Edgar Crossman | |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:55 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Harold Brock banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Tate and he's hacked by Ronald Houser - foul #4 on Ronald Houser, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Tipton (PF) Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| Subs | American U. | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Edgar Crossman (SF) Ronald Houser, John Hines | |
| 11:44 | Lafayette | Harold Brock makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Tate (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Brock (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Kennedy (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Tipton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bullock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ivan Mikulski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Kircher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Crossman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Burris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | American U. | Harold Burris is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edgar Crossman | 53-50 |
| 11:02 | Lafayette | Harold Burris picks off the pass by Edgar Kennedy | 53-50 |
| 10:39 | American U. | Edgar Crossman misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edgar Kennedy - foul #1 on Edgar Kennedy, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Jesus Duran (SG), Thomas Abell (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF), James Waller (C) Richard Tate, Harold Brock, Edgar Kennedy, William Tipton, Charles Bullock | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (PG), John Hines (SG), Rickey Diep (PF), Charles Haubert (C) Ivan Mikulski, Carlos Kircher, Harold Burris, Ronald Clark | |
| 10:39 | American U. | Edgar Crossman makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:39 | American U. | Edgar Crossman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:21 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:20 | Lafayette | James Waller snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:59 | Lafayette | Edgar Crossman steps in front of the Lee Young pass | 53-52 |
| 09:55 | American U. | John Hines banks in the layup set up by Edgar Crossman | 53-54 |
| 09:36 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe connects on the floater in the lane set up by Lee Young | 55-54 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Jesus Duran takes the ball from John Hines in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 09:23 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe hits a floater in the paint set up by Lee Young | 57-54 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Charles Haubert scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by James Waller - foul #2 on James Waller, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Harold Brock (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), William Tipton (PF), Charles Bullock (C) Lee Young, Jesus Duran, Thomas Abell, Lawrence Bledsoe, James Waller | |
| Subs | American U. | Ivan Mikulski (PG), Carlos Kircher (SG), Eric Donahoe (SF), Harold Burris (PF) Tommy Germany, John Hines, Edgar Crossman, Rickey Diep | |
| 09:02 | American U. | Charles Haubert misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:48 | Lafayette | Richard Tate misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 08:46 | American U. | Eric Donahoe gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 08:41 | American U. | Eric Donahoe is hacked by Edgar Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Kennedy, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Clark (C) Charles Haubert | |
| 08:41 | American U. | Eric Donahoe makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:41 | American U. | Eric Donahoe misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:41 | Lafayette | William Tipton pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:27 | Lafayette | Harold Brock misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-57 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Harold Burris snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Richard Tate is called for the reach on Ivan Mikulski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Tate, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | American U. | Ivan Mikulski misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:24 | Lafayette | William Tipton snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 08:09 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 08:08 | American U. | The rebound goes to Harold Burris | 57-57 |
| 07:42 | American U. | Eric Donahoe misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Charles Bullock - foul #2 on Charles Bullock, team foul #9 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Robert Roy (SF), Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Richard Tate, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Bullock | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), John Hines (SG), Rickey Diep (PF) Ivan Mikulski, Carlos Kircher, Harold Burris | |
| 07:42 | American U. | Eric Donahoe misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:42 | American U. | Eric Donahoe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Lee Young (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Brock (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Tipton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Diep (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:23 | American U. | Ronald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:58 | American U. | Ronald Houser misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 57-58 |
| 06:56 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to William Tipton | 57-58 |
| 06:41 | Lafayette | Harold Brock is hacked by John Hines - foul #3 on John Hines, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jesus Duran (PG), Thomas Abell (SF), James Waller (C) Lee Young, Harold Brock, William Tipton | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (SG), Charles Haubert (SF), Harold Burris (PF) John Hines, Eric Donahoe, Ronald Clark | |
| 06:28 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Rickey Diep's pass is intercepted by James Waller in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 06:09 | Lafayette | Jesus Duran misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:07 | Lafayette | James Waller grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:45 | Lafayette | Robert Roy double dribbles | 60-58 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Tate (PG), Edgar Kennedy (SF) Jesus Duran, Thomas Abell | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG), Ronald Clark (C) Ronald Houser, Rickey Diep | |
| 05:41 | American U. | Tommy Germany is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Tate - foul #3 on Richard Tate, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| 05:41 | American U. | Tommy Germany makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:41 | American U. | Tommy Germany makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:21 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy is hacked by Ronald Clark - foul #1 on Ronald Clark, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Charles Bullock (C) James Waller | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:21 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:21 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:08 | American U. | Richard Tate is called for the reach on Charles Haubert - foul #4 on Richard Tate, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Harold Brock (SG) Edgar Kennedy | |
| Subs | American U. | Ivan Mikulski (PG) Tommy Germany | |
| 05:08 | American U. | Charles Haubert makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:08 | American U. | Charles Haubert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:58 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe misses the lay-in | 62-62 |
| 04:56 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 04:55 | American U. | Ivan Mikulski gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:36 | American U. | Ronald Clark is whistled for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Tipton (PF) Lawrence Bledsoe | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Houser (PG), John Hines (SF), Eric Donahoe (PF) Ivan Mikulski, Charles Haubert, Harold Burris | |
| 04:19 | Lafayette | Harold Brock can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-62 |
| 04:18 | American U. | Eric Donahoe grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:12 | American U. | John Hines is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Houser | 62-64 |
| 03:45 | Lafayette | Harold Brock misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 03:43 | American U. | The rebound goes to Eric Donahoe | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Richard Tate (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Brock (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Roy (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - William Tipton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Bullock (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronald Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Kircher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hines (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Donahoe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | American U. | John Hines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 03:18 | American U. | Ronald Clark tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 02:57 | Lafayette | Harold Brock's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Clark | 62-66 |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | William Tipton tips it in | 64-66 |
| 02:56 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lee Young (PG), Jesus Duran (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Thomas Abell (PF), James Waller (C) Richard Tate, Harold Brock, Robert Roy, William Tipton, Charles Bullock | |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Germany (SG), Edgar Crossman (SF), Rickey Diep (PF), Charles Haubert (C) Carlos Kircher, John Hines, Eric Donahoe, Ronald Clark | |
| 02:44 | American U. | Edgar Crossman clanks a jumper from the left side | 64-66 |
| 02:42 | American U. | Rickey Diep tips it in | 64-68 |
| 02:15 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jesus Duran | 66-68 |
| 02:15 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe (PF) Edgar Kennedy | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Kircher (SG), Harold Burris (PF) Tommy Germany, Charles Haubert | |
| 02:00 | American U. | Jesus Duran steps in front of the Ronald Houser pass | 66-68 |
| 01:48 | Lafayette | Thomas Abell lays it up and in | 68-68 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the wide open jumper from the right side set up by Edgar Crossman | 68-70 |
| 01:37 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Harold Brock (SG), Edgar Kennedy (SF), Charles Bullock (C) Jesus Duran, Thomas Abell, James Waller | |
| Subs | American U. | Ronald Clark (C) Rickey Diep | |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Edgar Crossman is called for the reach on Lee Young - foul #3 on Edgar Crossman, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:24 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Ronald Houser is hacked by Lee Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Young, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:22 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Edgar Crossman - foul #4 on Edgar Crossman, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Lafayette | Lee Young misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:11 | Lafayette | Lee Young makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:51 | American U. | Edgar Crossman loses the dribble to Lawrence Bledsoe | 71-72 |
| 00:23 | Lafayette | Harold Burris steps in front of the Charles Bullock pass | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | American U. | Lee Young is called for the reach on Ronald Houser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Young, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Ronald Houser makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Ronald Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:20 | Lafayette | Lawrence Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:12 | Lafayette | Harold Brock misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Lafayette | Edgar Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:04 | Lafayette | Charles Bullock misses the jumper from the left side | 71-73 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Carlos Kircher grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Carlos Kircher runs out the clock | 71-73 |