| Lineup | American U. | PG - Christopher Casper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Doug Behn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Mark Brenton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Morganti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Noto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hoyt Wiley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton double dribbles | 42-26 |
| 19:36 | American U. | Jim Macedo is fouled on the floor by Hoyt Wiley - foul #1 on Hoyt Wiley, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:20 | American U. | Milton Fischer loses the dribble to Hoyt Wiley | 42-26 |
| 19:02 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Doug Behn - foul #2 on Doug Behn, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:02 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:02 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:44 | American U. | Tony Stephens loses the dribble to Eugene Noto | 42-28 |
| 18:16 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 18:14 | American U. | Jim Macedo grabs the board | 42-28 |
| 18:06 | American U. | Jim Macedo is called for traveling | 42-28 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson (C) Hoyt Wiley | |
| 17:44 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson banks in the layup and the foul's on Jim Macedo - foul #3 on Jim Macedo, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Keith Hawkins (C) Jim Macedo | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali (SG), Billy Murrow (PF) Scott Morganti, Eugene Noto | |
| 17:44 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:29 | American U. | Keith Hawkins makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Milton Fischer | 45-31 |
| 17:04 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow is denied on a layup by Doug Behn | 45-31 |
| 17:03 | American U. | Christopher Casper pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Tony Stephens comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 16:39 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 16:16 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Mark Brenton and he's hacked by Tony Stephens - foul #2 on Tony Stephens, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (PG), George Cordon (SG), Mitchell Philip (SF), Anthony Floyd (PF) Christopher Casper, Milton Fischer, Tony Stephens, Doug Behn | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Scott Morganti (SG), Walter Rose (SF), Hoyt Wiley (C) Mark Brenton, Dikembe Ali, Kenneth Monahan, Ted Olson | |
| 16:16 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:16 | American U. | Anthony Floyd snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:58 | American U. | David Stratton misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 15:56 | Fort Hays St. | Hoyt Wiley pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Stratton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Cordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Philip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Morganti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Hoyt Wiley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow blows the layup | 45-33 |
| 15:35 | American U. | Anthony Floyd snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:16 | American U. | Keith Hawkins is whistled for traveling | 45-33 |
| Subs | American U. | Jim Macedo (C) Keith Hawkins | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto (PF) Billy Murrow | |
| 15:01 | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice buries a floater from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 14:43 | American U. | Walter Rose steals it from Mitchell Philip | 45-35 |
| 14:28 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Philip - foul #1 on Mitchell Philip, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Casper (PG), Doug Behn (PF) Mitchell Philip, Anthony Floyd | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Ted Olson (C) Larry Rice, Scott Morganti, Hoyt Wiley | |
| 14:19 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Walter Rose | 45-37 |
| 14:10 | American U. | David Stratton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 14:08 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to George Cordon | 45-37 |
| 13:50 | American U. | Christopher Casper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 13:49 | American U. | Christopher Casper grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 13:39 | American U. | Doug Behn double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Milton Fischer (SG), Tony Stephens (SF) David Stratton, George Cordon | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan (SF) Walter Rose | |
| 13:21 | Fort Hays St. | Jim Macedo is called for the reach on Mark Brenton - foul #4 on Jim Macedo, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | American U. | Keith Hawkins (C) Jim Macedo | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:12 | Fort Hays St. | Tony Stephens swats the shot by Ted Olson | 45-37 |
| 13:11 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:05 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow (PF) Eugene Noto | |
| 12:57 | American U. | Tony Stephens misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Monahan - foul #1 on Kenneth Monahan, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Tony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:57 | American U. | Tony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:42 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow clanks a runner near the basket | 47-37 |
| 12:40 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:27 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by Christopher Casper - foul #1 on Christopher Casper, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (PG), Mitchell Philip (PF) Christopher Casper, Doug Behn | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Hoyt Wiley (C) Ted Olson | |
| 12:27 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:08 | American U. | David Stratton knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 11:52 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Hawkins | 50-40 |
| 11:50 | American U. | The rebound goes to Tony Stephens | 50-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Stratton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Philip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Mark Brenton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Morganti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hoyt Wiley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | American U. | Milton Fischer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 11:29 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:09 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton loses the dribble to Mitchell Philip | 50-40 |
| 10:52 | American U. | Mitchell Philip misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:51 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:35 | Fort Hays St. | Mitchell Philip swats the short shot by Billy Murrow | 50-40 |
| 10:33 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 10:13 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Scott Morganti | 50-42 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Milton Fischer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Keith Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 09:29 | American U. | Milton Fischer makes the shot from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 09:07 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 52-42 |
| 09:05 | Fort Hays St. | Hoyt Wiley tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 09:03 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 08:51 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 52-42 |
| 08:50 | American U. | The rebound goes to Milton Fischer | 52-42 |
| 08:38 | American U. | The jump hook by Milton Fischer is blocked by Billy Murrow | 52-42 |
| 08:37 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Hawkins | 52-42 |
| 08:26 | American U. | Milton Fischer misses the easy layup | 52-42 |
| 08:24 | American U. | David Stratton can't tip it in | 52-42 |
| 08:22 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:00 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow is hacked by Keith Hawkins - foul #1 on Keith Hawkins, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Casper (PG), George Cordon (SG), Anthony Floyd (SF), Doug Behn (PF), Jim Macedo (C) David Stratton, Milton Fischer, Tony Stephens, Mitchell Philip, Keith Hawkins | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Walter Rose (SF), Ted Olson (C) Mark Brenton, Scott Morganti, Kenneth Monahan, Hoyt Wiley | |
| 08:00 | Fort Hays St. | Billy Murrow misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:00 | American U. | Doug Behn pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Jim Macedo can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ted Olson - foul #1 on Ted Olson, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto (PF) Billy Murrow | |
| 07:53 | American U. | Jim Macedo misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:53 | American U. | Jim Macedo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:53 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 07:37 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ted Olson | 52-45 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Christopher Casper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Cordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Behn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Macedo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Larry Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Rose (fresh) PF - Eugene Noto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | American U. | Anthony Floyd misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Rice - foul #2 on Larry Rice, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 07:31 | American U. | Anthony Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:31 | American U. | Anthony Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:17 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto loses the dribble to Doug Behn | 54-45 |
| 06:58 | American U. | Eugene Noto steps in front of the Doug Behn pass | 54-45 |
| 06:43 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Larry Rice | 54-47 |
| 06:34 | American U. | Christopher Casper makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 06:13 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 57-47 |
| 06:11 | American U. | The rebound goes to George Cordon | 57-47 |
| 05:50 | American U. | Jim Macedo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 05:48 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Rose pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:28 | Fort Hays St. | Dikembe Ali makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Walter Rose | 57-50 |
| 05:11 | American U. | George Cordon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:58 | Fort Hays St. | Ted Olson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Rose | 57-52 |
| 04:38 | American U. | Doug Behn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Noto - foul #1 on Eugene Noto, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (PG), David Tolbert (SG), Tony Stephens (SF) Christopher Casper, George Cordon, Anthony Floyd | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton (PG), Kenneth Monahan (SF), Billy Murrow (PF), George Perkins (C) Larry Rice, Walter Rose, Eugene Noto, Ted Olson | |
| 04:38 | American U. | Doug Behn makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:38 | American U. | Doug Behn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:14 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins misses the easy layup | 59-52 |
| 04:13 | American U. | Tony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 04:09 | American U. | Billy Murrow swats the layup by Tony Stephens | 59-52 |
| 04:08 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jim Macedo - foul #5 on Jim Macedo, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Milton Fischer (SG), Keith Hawkins (C) David Tolbert, Jim Macedo | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:39 | Fort Hays St. | George Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Stratton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Behn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Mark Brenton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Morganti (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Monahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Murrow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:25 | American U. | Tony Stephens is hacked by Kenneth Monahan - foul #2 on Kenneth Monahan, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Casper (PG) David Stratton | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 03:07 | American U. | Milton Fischer misses short on a jumper in the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:05 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:02 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Larry Rice (PG), Stephen Cormier (SF) Mark Brenton, Kenneth Monahan | |
| 02:51 | American U. | Christopher Casper clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 02:50 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Mitchell Philip (PF) Doug Behn | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton (PG), Kenneth Monahan (SF), Eugene Noto (PF), Hoyt Wiley (C) Larry Rice, Stephen Cormier, Billy Murrow, George Perkins | |
| 02:21 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 02:19 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Doug Behn (PF) Mitchell Philip | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 02:10 | American U. | Kenneth Monahan is called for the reach on Tony Stephens - foul #3 on Kenneth Monahan, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 02:10 | American U. | Tony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:10 | American U. | Tony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:55 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti is hacked by Doug Behn - foul #3 on Doug Behn, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 01:55 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:55 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:30 | American U. | Tony Stephens comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Doug Behn tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 01:10 | Fort Hays St. | Scott Morganti travels with the ball | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | American U. | Christopher Casper knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Fort Hays St. | Mark Brenton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 00:41 | Fort Hays St. | Kenneth Monahan tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | American U. | Tony Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Brenton - foul #1 on Mark Brenton, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | American U. | Tony Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:39 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 00:33 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:31 | American U. | Keith Hawkins grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Keith Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Morganti - foul #2 on Scott Morganti, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Keith Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | American U. | Keith Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:20 | Fort Hays St. | Eugene Noto's pass is intercepted by Keith Hawkins | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Christopher Casper runs out the clock | 68-58 |