| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Roger Sappington (fresh) SG - Carson Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Warren (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dale Tobin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Vernon West inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Lehigh | Tom Weiner is called for the reach on Vernon West - foul #3 on Tom Weiner, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (C) Tom Weiner | |
| 19:30 | Lehigh | Douglas Hopkins blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ronald Warren | 33-31 |
| 19:28 | American U. | Floyd Stringer pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Bernard Andrews makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Crowder | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | Lehigh | Vernon West can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:03 | American U. | The rebound goes to Bernard Andrews | 33-34 |
| 18:42 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 3 from straight away | 33-37 |
| 18:21 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 18:19 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the runner from close range | 33-37 |
| 18:03 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:52 | Lehigh | Vernon West is fouled on the floor by Bernard Andrews - foul #2 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Lehigh | The short jumper by Vernon West is denied by Woodrow Clayborn | 33-37 |
| 17:41 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Sappington - foul #3 on Roger Sappington, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | David McDowell (PG) Roger Sappington | |
| Subs | American U. | Joe Reeves (SF) Floyd Stringer | |
| 17:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:13 | Lehigh | Vernon West is hacked by Bernard Andrews - foul #3 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jared Davis (SG), Adam Rael (SF), Elden Turner (PF), Larry Hennessey (C) Carson Powell, Vernon West, Ronald Warren, Dale Tobin | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Henry Desmond (C) Bernard Andrews, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 16:55 | Lehigh | Duane Horne takes the ball from Adam Rael | 33-39 |
| 16:52 | American U. | Bernard Crowder throws it down on a great pass from Duane Horne | 33-41 |
| 16:32 | Lehigh | David McDowell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Henry Desmond - foul #1 on Henry Desmond, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG) Bernard Crowder | |
| 16:32 | Lehigh | David McDowell makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | American U. | Adam Rael steps in front of the Duane Horne pass | 36-41 |
| 16:07 | Lehigh | Adam Rael throws it down | 38-41 |
| 15:45 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Duane Horne | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - David McDowell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Rael (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elden Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hennessey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) SF - Joe Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Lehigh | Elden Turner knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Carlos Owens - foul #1 on Carlos Owens, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Carson Powell (SG), Vernon West (SF), Dale Tobin (C) David McDowell, Jared Davis, Adam Rael, Larry Hennessey | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Joe Reeves, Douglas Hopkins, Henry Desmond | |
| 15:28 | Lehigh | Elden Turner makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:02 | American U. | Vernon West is called for the reach on Bernard Andrews - foul #3 on Vernon West, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ronald Warren (PF) Elden Turner | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:53 | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn can't finish the layup | 41-43 |
| 14:52 | American U. | Tom Weiner gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:37 | American U. | Thomas Spooner clanks a shot from the left side | 41-43 |
| 14:36 | American U. | Bernard Crowder grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:28 | American U. | Bernard Crowder drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Spooner | 41-46 |
| 14:15 | Lehigh | Carson Powell's fadeaway is rejected by Woodrow Clayborn | 41-46 |
| 14:14 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:09 | American U. | Bernard Crowder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 14:07 | American U. | Thomas Spooner snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:53 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:51 | American U. | Tom Weiner grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:24 | American U. | Tom Weiner's pass is intercepted by Carson Powell | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | Lehigh | Carson Powell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 13:17 | Lehigh | Ronald Warren tips it back up and in | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is fouled on the floor by Carson Powell - foul #1 on Carson Powell, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roger Sappington (SG), David McDowell (SF) Carson Powell, Vernon West | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 13:01 | American U. | Tom Weiner hits a jump hook from close range | 43-48 |
| 12:41 | Lehigh | Ronald Warren scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tibor Gonsiewski | 45-48 |
| 12:15 | American U. | Carlos Owens drills a jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:58 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 45-50 |
| 11:56 | American U. | Tom Weiner pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:38 | American U. | Floyd Stringer loses the ball out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Carson Powell (SG), Vernon West (SF), Elden Turner (PF), Larry Hennessey (C) Tibor Gonsiewski, David McDowell, Ronald Warren, Dale Tobin | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Woodrow Clayborn (C) Duane Horne, Carlos Owens, Floyd Stringer, Tom Weiner | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Roger Sappington (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Carson Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elden Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hennessey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Woodrow Clayborn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Lehigh | Douglas Hopkins steals the ball from Roger Sappington | 45-50 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 10:59 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:41 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carson Powell | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 10:16 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:10 | Lehigh | Larry Hennessey misses the runner near the basket | 48-50 |
| 10:09 | American U. | The rebound goes to Douglas Hopkins | 48-50 |
| 09:45 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), Ronald Warren (PF), Dale Tobin (C) Roger Sappington, Elden Turner, Larry Hennessey | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Thomas Spooner, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 09:34 | Lehigh | Carson Powell's layup is rejected by Henry Desmond | 48-50 |
| 09:33 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Lehigh | Ronald Warren scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tibor Gonsiewski | 51-50 |
| 08:57 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the shot from the right side set up by Bernard Andrews | 51-52 |
| 08:49 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin is hacked by Henry Desmond - foul #2 on Henry Desmond, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jared Davis (SG), David McDowell (SF) Carson Powell, Vernon West | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (SG), Joe Reeves (PF), Tom Weiner (C) Bernard Andrews, Woodrow Clayborn, Henry Desmond | |
| 08:39 | Lehigh | David McDowell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Floyd Stringer - foul #1 on Floyd Stringer, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG) Bernard Crowder | |
| 08:39 | Lehigh | David McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:39 | Lehigh | David McDowell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:39 | American U. | The rebound goes to Tom Weiner | 51-52 |
| 08:18 | American U. | Joe Reeves buries a jumper from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 07:55 | Lehigh | Carlos Owens is called for the reach on Dale Tobin - foul #2 on Carlos Owens, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Elden Turner (PF) Ronald Warren | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Carlos Owens, Floyd Stringer, Joe Reeves | |
| 07:55 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:55 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:55 | American U. | Tom Weiner snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:28 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:27 | Lehigh | David McDowell grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McDowell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elden Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Tobin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Bernard Crowder (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Hopkins - foul #2 on Douglas Hopkins, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Roger Sappington (SG), Vernon West (SF), Larry Hennessey (C) Jared Davis, David McDowell, Dale Tobin | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Duane Horne | |
| 07:22 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:22 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 07:22 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:09 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 53-54 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the tip | 53-54 |
| 07:06 | American U. | Bernard Crowder tips it in | 53-56 |
| 06:50 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Andrews - foul #4 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Carson Powell (SG) Tibor Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 06:50 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Hennessey | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | Lehigh | Carson Powell knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Hennessey and the foul's on Tom Weiner - foul #4 on Tom Weiner, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ronald Warren (PF) Larry Hennessey | |
| Subs | American U. | Woodrow Clayborn (C) Tom Weiner | |
| 06:35 | Lehigh | Carson Powell makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:13 | American U. | Thomas Spooner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Crowder | 57-59 |
| 05:50 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:40 | Lehigh | Carson Powell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon West | 60-59 |
| 05:26 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 05:24 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Carson Powell | 60-59 |
| 05:08 | Lehigh | Elden Turner buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon West | 62-59 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-59 |
| 04:44 | Lehigh | Ronald Warren grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 04:35 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington is fouled on the floor by Bernard Andrews - foul #5 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski (PG), David McDowell (SF), Adam Rael (PF), Dale Tobin (C) Carson Powell, Vernon West, Ronald Warren, Elden Turner | |
| Subs | American U. | Duane Horne (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Floyd Stringer (SF), Tom Weiner (C) Bernard Crowder, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Douglas Hopkins | |
| 04:35 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:35 | Lehigh | Roger Sappington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:22 | American U. | Carlos Owens is whistled for a carry | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jared Davis (SG) Roger Sappington | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 04:01 | Lehigh | Duane Horne steals the ball from Tibor Gonsiewski | 64-59 |
| 03:48 | American U. | Tibor Gonsiewski takes the ball from Duane Horne | 64-59 |
| 03:43 | Lehigh | David McDowell knocks in the jumper in the paint | 66-59 |
| 03:39 | American U. | Duane Horne can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Tibor Gonsiewski - foul #4 on Tibor Gonsiewski, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joe Reeves (PF) Woodrow Clayborn | |
| 03:39 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:39 | American U. | Duane Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:39 | Lehigh | Dale Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:36 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is hacked by Duane Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Horne, team foul #13 | 66-60 |
| 03:36 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:36 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | American U. | Floyd Stringer drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on David McDowell - foul #1 on David McDowell, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Carson Powell (SG) Jared Davis | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 03:14 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Tibor Gonsiewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carson Powell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David McDowell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Rael (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Tobin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Duane Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Weiner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Lehigh | David McDowell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 02:56 | American U. | The rebound goes to Joe Reeves | 68-63 |
| 02:56 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Vernon West (SF), Ronald Warren (PF) David McDowell, Adam Rael | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Crowder (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Douglas Hopkins (PF) Carlos Owens, Floyd Stringer, Joe Reeves | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 02:43 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Bernard Crowder misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carson Powell - foul #2 on Carson Powell, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Bernard Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:13 | Lehigh | Douglas Hopkins takes the ball from Dale Tobin | 68-65 |
| 01:49 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 68-65 |
| 01:48 | American U. | Tom Weiner gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon West - foul #4 on Vernon West, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:33 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:19 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-67 |
| 01:17 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Douglas Hopkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:50 | Lehigh | Vernon West gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Lehigh | Carson Powell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tibor Gonsiewski | 70-67 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Duane Horne buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Bernard Crowder and the foul's on Carson Powell - foul #3 on Carson Powell, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | American U. | Duane Horne makes the free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski is hacked by Thomas Spooner - foul #4 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #14 | 70-70 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:05 | Lehigh | Tibor Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:05 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Tom Weiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-70 |