| Lineup | Army | PG - Marvin Fletcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Martin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Wier (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Ahlstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | American U. | Thomas Spooner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Andrews | 41-40 |
| 19:14 | Army | Marvin Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 19:12 | American U. | Floyd Stringer snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 19:05 | American U. | Henry Desmond makes the driving attempt in the lane | 41-42 |
| 18:46 | Army | Martin Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 18:44 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 18:24 | American U. | Floyd Stringer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 43-42 |
| 18:23 | Army | Marvin Wier grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 18:04 | Army | Martin Brown can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 18:02 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:42 | American U. | Bernard Andrews can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 17:41 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:20 | Army | Martin Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 17:19 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:10 | Army | Henry Desmond blocks the short jumper by Marvin Wier | 43-42 |
| 17:08 | American U. | Floyd Stringer snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 16:51 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 16:49 | American U. | Bernard Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Floyd Stringer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Desmond | 43-44 |
| 16:11 | Army | Martin Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:56 | Army | Marvin Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Army | David Horan (PG), Claude Atwell (SG), Andre Todd (SF), Robert Ricketts (PF), Gerald Simmons (C) Marvin Fletcher, Martin Brown, Kevin Carr, Marvin Wier, Kevin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Joe Reeves (PF), Larry Fife (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - David Horan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Claude Atwell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ricketts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Fife (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | American U. | Larry Fife misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:40 | American U. | Carlos Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:23 | American U. | Larry Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:22 | Army | Claude Atwell gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:15 | Army | Robert Ricketts knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Horan | 45-44 |
| 14:56 | American U. | Johnny Gardner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 14:54 | Army | Gerald Simmons grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 14:49 | Army | Claude Atwell buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Horan | 47-44 |
| 14:28 | American U. | Larry Fife misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 14:26 | American U. | Joe Reeves gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 14:02 | American U. | Johnny Gardner misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 14:01 | Army | The rebound goes to Andre Todd | 47-44 |
| 13:56 | Army | David Horan misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-44 |
| 13:55 | American U. | Joe Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:38 | American U. | Larry Fife hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-44 |
| 13:37 | Army | The rebound goes to Andre Todd | 47-44 |
| 13:13 | Army | David Horan's floater is tipped away by Joe Reeves | 47-44 |
| 13:12 | Army | Andre Todd pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:07 | Army | Gerald Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:06 | American U. | Joe Reeves gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 12:52 | American U. | Joe Reeves drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Gardner | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Army | Claude Atwell loses the dribble to Larry Miller | 47-46 |
| 12:04 | American U. | Joe Reeves misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 12:03 | Army | Claude Atwell pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:38 | Army | Johnny Gardner is called for the reach on Andre Todd - foul #1 on Johnny Gardner, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Army | Marvin Fletcher (PG), Martin Brown (SG), Kevin Carr (SF), Marvin Wier (PF), Kevin Ahlstrom (C) David Horan, Claude Atwell, Andre Todd, Robert Ricketts, Gerald Simmons | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Floyd Stringer (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Larry Miller, Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves, Larry Fife | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Marvin Fletcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Martin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Wier (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Ahlstrom (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Army | Martin Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 11:06 | American U. | Henry Desmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| 10:56 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom is hacked by Thomas Spooner - foul #2 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| 10:39 | Army | Kevin Carr connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Fletcher | 52-46 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Thomas Spooner can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Carr - foul #2 on Kevin Carr, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:31 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:14 | Army | Marvin Wier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Desmond - foul #3 on Henry Desmond, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| 10:14 | Army | Marvin Wier makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:14 | Army | Marvin Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:56 | American U. | Bernard Andrews hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 09:38 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Spooner - foul #3 on Thomas Spooner, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| 09:38 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | Army | Kevin Carr grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:26 | Army | Marvin Fletcher drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 08:57 | American U. | Henry Desmond makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard Andrews | 58-54 |
| 08:49 | Army | Martin Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 08:48 | Army | Kevin Carr gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:36 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom connects on the runner in the paint | 60-54 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Bernard Andrews knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Henry Desmond | 60-57 |
| 07:49 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Army | David Horan (PG), Claude Atwell (SG), Andre Todd (SF), Robert Ricketts (PF), Gerald Simmons (C) Marvin Fletcher, Martin Brown, Kevin Carr, Marvin Wier, Kevin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | American U. | Larry Miller (PG), Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Joe Reeves (PF), Larry Fife (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Floyd Stringer, Henry Desmond | |
| 07:39 | American U. | Johnny Gardner makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Larry Miller | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - David Horan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Claude Atwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andre Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Ricketts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Larry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joe Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Fife (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Army | Joe Reeves is called for the reach on Robert Ricketts - foul #2 on Joe Reeves, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 07:04 | Army | Andre Todd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:02 | Army | Gerald Simmons grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:46 | Army | Gerald Simmons is fouled on the floor by Larry Miller - foul #1 on Larry Miller, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Army | Marvin Wier (PF) Robert Ricketts | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Larry Miller | |
| 06:29 | Army | Claude Atwell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:27 | Army | Marvin Wier can't tip it in | 60-59 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Larry Fife grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:04 | American U. | Joe Reeves is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Army | Marvin Fletcher (PG), Martin Brown (SG), Kevin Carr (SF) David Horan, Claude Atwell, Andre Todd | |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Larry Fife | |
| 05:45 | Army | Kevin Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Fletcher | 63-59 |
| 05:29 | American U. | Henry Desmond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 05:28 | Army | Martin Brown snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:21 | Army | Marvin Wier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 05:20 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 05:04 | American U. | Thomas Spooner is fouled on the floor by Gerald Simmons - foul #1 on Gerald Simmons, team foul #2 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom (C) Gerald Simmons | |
| Subs | American U. | Floyd Stringer (PF) Joe Reeves | |
| 04:47 | American U. | Marvin Wier steals it from Bernard Andrews | 63-59 |
| 04:30 | Army | Martin Brown hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marvin Wier - foul #3 on Marvin Wier, team foul #3 | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Floyd Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | American U. | Floyd Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:08 | Army | Marvin Wier banks in the layup | 68-60 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Bernard Andrews buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jimmie Bundy | 68-63 |
| 03:42 | Army | Kevin Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 03:40 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Marvin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Martin Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Wier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Ahlstrom (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Thomas Spooner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Floyd Stringer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Desmond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | American U. | Bernard Andrews comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 03:34 | Army | Marvin Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:27 | Army | Marvin Fletcher loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| Subs | Army | Claude Atwell (SG), Andre Todd (SF), Robert Ricketts (PF), Gerald Simmons (C) Martin Brown, Kevin Carr, Marvin Wier, Kevin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Joe Reeves (C) Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Henry Desmond | |
| 03:12 | American U. | Carlos Owens drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Gardner | 70-65 |
| 02:56 | Army | Andre Todd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 02:55 | American U. | Floyd Stringer gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:55 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Army | Martin Brown (SG), Kevin Carr (SF), Marvin Wier (PF), Kevin Ahlstrom (C) Claude Atwell, Andre Todd, Robert Ricketts, Gerald Simmons | |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Henry Desmond (C) Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Joe Reeves | |
| 02:33 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy blows the layup | 70-65 |
| 02:32 | American U. | Thomas Spooner hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 02:10 | Army | Martin Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Thomas Spooner pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Floyd Stringer scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Desmond | 70-69 |
| 01:31 | Army | Floyd Stringer denies the turnaround by Kevin Ahlstrom | 70-69 |
| 01:29 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom misses the tip | 70-69 |
| 01:28 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:59 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy comes up short on the runner from the left block | 70-69 |
| 00:57 | Army | Kevin Carr grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Army | Martin Brown misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Bernard Andrews, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 00:35 | Army | Martin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:35 | Army | Martin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Bernard Andrews clanks a 3 from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:22 | Army | Kevin Carr grabs the board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Army | Kevin Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Bundy - foul #2 on Jimmie Bundy, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Army | Andre Todd (PF) Marvin Wier | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 00:19 | Army | Kevin Carr misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Floyd Stringer pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom is hacked by Jimmie Bundy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmie Bundy, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Army | Kevin Ahlstrom misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Henry Desmond grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-69 |