| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) SG - Matthew Starner (fresh) SF - Clayton Ebron (fresh) PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) SF - Brian Stublaski (fresh) PF - Gregory Sparks (fresh) C - Gerald Duckworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Western Michigan | Stephen Rose takes the ball from Brian Stublaski | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | American U. | Joseph Boswell tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | American U. | Stephen Rose's pass is intercepted by Gregory Sparks | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is fouled on the floor by Stephen Rose - foul #1 on Stephen Rose, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sol Ferrari | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | American U. | Matthew Starner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | American U. | Clayton Ebron is denied on a layup by Gregory Sparks | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | Western Michigan | Clayton Ebron denies the turnaround by Gregory Sparks | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | American U. | Clayton Ebron grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | American U. | Matthew Starner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Starner, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Erik Montero (SG), Donald Anderson (SF), David McKain (PF), Charles Dann (C) Ricky Lyons, Matthew Starner, Clayton Ebron, Stephen Rose, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG), David McKune (SG), Philip Cecil (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Jeremy Poythress, Sol Ferrari, Brian Stublaski, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | David McKune knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Sidney Delarosa | 0-7 |
| 16:58 | American U. | Barry Owens's pass is intercepted by Martin Ertl | 0-7 |
| 16:45 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David McKune | 0-9 |
| 16:29 | American U. | David McKain misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-9 |
| 16:28 | American U. | Barry Owens tips it home | 2-9 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Erik Montero - foul #1 on Erik Montero, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Matthew Starner (SG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Stephen Rose (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Barry Owens, Erik Montero, Donald Anderson, David McKain, Charles Dann | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Lacy (C) Philip Cecil, Larry Purcell | |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 16:09 | American U. | Ricky Lyons is fouled in the backcourt by David McKune - foul #1 on David McKune, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks (PF) Martin Ertl | |
| 15:54 | American U. | Stephen Rose hits a wide open jumper from the left block | 4-11 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fresh) SG - Matthew Starner (fresh) SF - Clayton Ebron (fresh) PF - Stephen Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Boswell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David McKune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sparks (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Lacy (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Western Michigan | Clayton Ebron steps in front of the David McKune pass | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | American U. | Matthew Starner slams it home on a nice dish by Clayton Ebron | 6-11 |
| 15:14 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Sol Ferrari | 6-13 |
| 15:02 | American U. | Sidney Delarosa steals it from Stephen Rose | 6-13 |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa can't throw it down | 6-13 |
| 14:57 | American U. | Clayton Ebron pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:54 | American U. | Matthew Starner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lacy in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | David McKune throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Donald Anderson (SF), Edward Hughes (PF), David McKain (C) Ricky Lyons, Clayton Ebron, Stephen Rose, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, David McKune, Gregory Sparks, Thomas Lacy | |
| 14:40 | American U. | Edward Hughes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Matthew Starner | 8-13 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 14:19 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 14:02 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by Martin Ertl is denied by David McKain | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | American U. | Barry Owens snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | American U. | Sol Ferrari is called for the reach on Matthew Starner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sol Ferrari, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Erik Montero (SG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Charles Dann (C) Matthew Starner, Donald Anderson, David McKain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Brian Stublaski, Larry Purcell, Martin Ertl | |
| 13:53 | American U. | Edward Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:52 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress is fouled on the floor by Charles Dann - foul #1 on Charles Dann, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG) Barry Owens | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (PG) Jeremy Poythress | |
| 13:28 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Cecil | 8-16 |
| 13:23 | American U. | Ricky Lyons makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erik Montero | 10-16 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth can't connect on a runner from the left block | 10-16 |
| 12:54 | American U. | The rebound goes to Clayton Ebron | 10-16 |
| 12:38 | American U. | Clayton Ebron hits a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Dann | 12-16 |
| 12:18 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-19 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Ricky Lyons is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 11:58 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:38 | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-19 |
| 11:36 | American U. | Clayton Ebron snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Montero (tiring) SF - Clayton Ebron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Dann (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sidney Delarosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sol Ferrari (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Philip Cecil (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) 8 pts. C - Gerald Duckworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | American U. | Erik Montero is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dann | 15-19 |
| 10:58 | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:57 | American U. | The rebound goes to Erik Montero | 15-19 |
| 10:46 | American U. | Charles Dann hits a runner in the paint | 17-19 |
| 10:24 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Gerald Duckworth is blocked by Clayton Ebron | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth can't tip it in | 17-19 |
| 10:20 | American U. | The rebound goes to Ricky Lyons | 17-19 |
| 09:59 | American U. | Charles Dann misses the easy layup | 17-19 |
| 09:57 | American U. | Charles Dann snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | American U. | Erik Montero comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:49 | American U. | Ricky Lyons grabs the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | American U. | Edward Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 17-19 |
| 09:38 | American U. | Charles Dann tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 09:38 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (PG), Matthew Starner (SG), Donald Anderson (SF), Stephen Rose (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Ricky Lyons, Erik Montero, Clayton Ebron, Edward Hughes, Charles Dann | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress (PG), David McKune (SG), Brian Stublaski (SF), Larry Purcell (PF), Martin Ertl (C) Sidney Delarosa, Sol Ferrari, Philip Cecil, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Barry Owens - foul #1 on Barry Owens, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:10 | American U. | David McKune steals it from Donald Anderson in the backcourt | 19-21 |
| 09:09 | Western Michigan | David McKune lays it in | 19-23 |
| 09:07 | American U. | Stephen Rose is hacked by David McKune in the backcourt - foul #2 on David McKune, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG) David McKune | |
| 08:59 | American U. | Stephen Rose misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sidney Delarosa - foul #1 on Sidney Delarosa, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Stephen Rose makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Stephen Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Anderson - foul #1 on Donald Anderson, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:39 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski makes the 3rd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Barry Owens misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Sidney Delarosa - foul #2 on Sidney Delarosa, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG), Thomas Lacy (C) Sidney Delarosa, Larry Purcell | |
| 08:27 | American U. | Barry Owens makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 08:27 | American U. | Barry Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 08:03 | American U. | Joseph Boswell pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Barry Owens buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Rose | 25-26 |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | Stephen Rose picks off the pass by Jeremy Poythress | 25-26 |
| 07:37 | American U. | Sol Ferrari steps in front of the Donald Anderson pass in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl is fouled on the floor by Donald Anderson - foul #2 on Donald Anderson, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Clayton Ebron (SF), David McKain (PF) Barry Owens, Donald Anderson, Stephen Rose | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell (C) Thomas Lacy | |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:24 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ricky Lyons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Starner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ebron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - David McKain (fresh) C - Joseph Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (fairly fresh) SG - Sol Ferrari (tired) 2 ast. SF - Brian Stublaski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Martin Ertl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Purcell (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | American U. | Joseph Boswell is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Lyons | 28-28 |
| 06:47 | Western Michigan | David McKain denies the turnaround by Brian Stublaski | 28-28 |
| 06:46 | American U. | David McKain grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:28 | American U. | David McKain hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Martin Ertl - foul #1 on Martin Ertl, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Stephen Rose (PF) Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Duckworth (C) Martin Ertl | |
| 06:28 | American U. | David McKain makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 06:28 | American U. | David McKain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is fouled on the floor by Ricky Lyons - foul #1 on Ricky Lyons, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Boswell (C) David McKain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 06:05 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Joseph Boswell misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 05:24 | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Sol Ferrari | 30-32 |
| 04:57 | American U. | Larry Purcell is called for the reach on Clayton Ebron - foul #1 on Larry Purcell, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Barry Owens (SG), David McKain (C) Matthew Starner, Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Philip Cecil (SG), Thomas Lacy (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) Sol Ferrari, Brian Stublaski, Larry Purcell | |
| 04:57 | American U. | Clayton Ebron makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:57 | American U. | Clayton Ebron makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 04:25 | American U. | David McKain is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Duckworth - foul #2 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Starner (SG) Ricky Lyons | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF) Gerald Duckworth | |
| 04:25 | American U. | David McKain makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:25 | American U. | David McKain misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Gregory Sparks pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Clayton Ebron takes the ball from Brian Stublaski | 33-34 |
| 04:02 | American U. | Barry Owens connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Starner | 35-34 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Rose - foul #2 on Stephen Rose, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Donald Anderson (SF), Edward Hughes (PF), Joseph Boswell (C) Clayton Ebron, Stephen Rose, David McKain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sidney Delarosa (SG), David McKune (SF), Gerald Duckworth (C) Philip Cecil, Brian Stublaski, Thomas Lacy | |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Jeremy Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 03:21 | American U. | Barry Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Joseph Boswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Barry Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Starner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Anderson (fresh) PF - Edward Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Boswell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeremy Poythress (tired) 1 pts. SG - Sidney Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McKune (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sparks (tiring) 8 pts. C - Gerald Duckworth (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | American U. | Barry Owens buries a fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | David McKune blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Edward Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 02:40 | American U. | Barry Owens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 02:39 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Starner | 37-35 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Gerald Duckworth is called for the reach on Joseph Boswell - foul #3 on Gerald Duckworth, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Ricky Lyons (PG), Stephen Rose (PF) Matthew Starner, Edward Hughes | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Martin Ertl (PF), Larry Purcell (C) Jeremy Poythress, Gregory Sparks, Gerald Duckworth | |
| 02:29 | American U. | Joseph Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:29 | American U. | Joseph Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl is fouled on the floor by Ricky Lyons - foul #2 on Ricky Lyons, team foul #10 | 39-35 |
| Subs | American U. | David McKain (C) Joseph Boswell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Martin Ertl misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:20 | Western Michigan | Larry Purcell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | David McKune hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 01:58 | American U. | David McKain's pass is intercepted by Martin Ertl | 39-38 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | David McKune clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Barry Owens - foul #2 on Barry Owens, team foul #11 | 39-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Starner (SG), Clayton Ebron (SF), Charles Dann (C) Barry Owens, Donald Anderson, David McKain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Lacy (SF) Brian Stublaski | |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 01:35 | Western Michigan | David McKune misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 01:35 | American U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Rose | 39-38 |
| 01:20 | American U. | Stephen Rose knocks in the floater in the paint | 41-38 |
| 00:59 | Western Michigan | Clayton Ebron steals it from Thomas Lacy | 41-38 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Clayton Ebron is hacked by Thomas Lacy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Lacy, team foul #11 | 41-38 |
| Subs | American U. | David McKain (PF) Stephen Rose | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari (SG) Thomas Lacy | |
| 00:56 | American U. | Clayton Ebron makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Clayton Ebron makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 00:26 | American U. | Charles Dann misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by David McKune - foul #3 on David McKune, team foul #12 | 43-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Hughes (PF) David McKain | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Brian Stublaski (SF), Gregory Sparks (PF) David McKune, Martin Ertl | |
| 00:26 | American U. | Charles Dann misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:26 | American U. | Charles Dann misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Stublaski | 43-41 |
| 00:03 | Western Michigan | Sol Ferrari is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Erik Montero (SG), Joseph Boswell (C) Matthew Starner, Charles Dann | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Clayton Ebron clanks a halfcourt shot | 43-41 |