| Lineup | Navy | PG - Keith Jacobs (fresh) SG - Chad Lee (fresh) SF - Douglas Turner (fresh) PF - Mark Buggs (fresh) C - Yevgeny Pokorny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - David Miles (fresh) SG - Howard Daly (fresh) SF - Charles Choate (fresh) PF - Robert Blau (fresh) C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Navy | Mark Buggs gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Navy | The jump hook by Yevgeny Pokorny is blocked by Ronald Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Navy | Douglas Turner tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Yevgeny Pokorny - foul #1 on Yevgeny Pokorny, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:49 | Navy | Douglas Turner hits a shot from close range set up by Keith Jacobs | 4-1 |
| 18:39 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 18:38 | Navy | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Pokorny | 4-1 |
| 18:34 | Navy | Keith Jacobs misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Miles - foul #1 on David Miles, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| 18:34 | Navy | Keith Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Navy | Keith Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:34 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 5-1 |
| 18:17 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the easy layup | 5-1 |
| 18:15 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 18:03 | Holy Cross | David Miles is fouled on the floor by Keith Jacobs - foul #1 on Keith Jacobs, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| 17:41 | Holy Cross | Keith Jacobs steals the ball from Howard Daly | 5-1 |
| 17:37 | Navy | Keith Jacobs lays it up and in | 7-1 |
| 17:19 | Holy Cross | Douglas Turner takes the ball from Robert Blau | 7-1 |
| 17:17 | Navy | Douglas Turner is hacked by David Miles in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Miles, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Navy | Ted Kelley (SF), John Elias (PF), John Bissette (C) Douglas Turner, Mark Buggs, Yevgeny Pokorny | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz (PG), Fred Pridemore (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) David Miles, Charles Choate, Robert Blau, Ronald Johnson | |
| 17:07 | Navy | Larry Jones steals the ball from John Bissette | 7-1 |
| 16:44 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Elias - foul #1 on John Elias, team foul #3 | 7-1 |
| Subs | Navy | Alvaro Reyes (PG), Vincente Costa (C) Keith Jacobs, Chad Lee | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 16:44 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:44 | Navy | John Elias grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:20 | Navy | John Bissette is hacked by Larry Jones - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 15:55 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Alvaro Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Kelley (fresh) SF - John Elias (fresh) PF - John Bissette (fresh) C - Vincente Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gerardo Ruiz (fresh) SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Pridemore (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-2 |
| Subs | Navy | Keith Jacobs (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Mark Buggs (PF), Yevgeny Pokorny (C) Alvaro Reyes, Ted Kelley, John Bissette, Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF), Robert Blau (PF), Shawn Lacy (C) Fred Pridemore, Larry Jones, Kenneth Freitag | |
| 15:14 | Navy | Robert Blau blocks the short jumper by John Elias | 10-2 |
| 15:12 | Navy | John Elias hits the follow up shot | 12-2 |
| 14:52 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-2 |
| 14:51 | Navy | John Elias pulls down the rebound | 12-2 |
| 14:48 | Navy | Chad Lee's pass is intercepted by Howard Daly in the backcourt | 12-2 |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Buggs - foul #1 on Mark Buggs, team foul #4 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Navy | Douglas Turner (SF) John Elias | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Derrick Clay (SG), Ronald Johnson (C) Howard Daly, Shawn Lacy | |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:33 | Navy | Mark Buggs grabs the board | 12-3 |
| 14:21 | Navy | The jump hook by Yevgeny Pokorny is blocked by Robert Blau | 12-3 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 12-3 |
| 13:59 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gerardo Ruiz | 12-5 |
| 13:50 | Navy | Mark Buggs hits a wide open shot in the lane set up by Douglas Turner | 14-5 |
| 13:38 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-7 |
| 13:35 | Navy | Charles Choate picks off the pass by Douglas Turner in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 13:34 | Holy Cross | Derrick Clay misses the easy layup | 14-7 |
| 13:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau grabs the offensive board | 14-7 |
| 13:18 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-7 |
| 13:17 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 14-7 |
| 13:08 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau scores on a jumper from close range | 14-9 |
| 12:56 | Navy | Chad Lee misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Navy | Yevgeny Pokorny gets the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:43 | Navy | Keith Jacobs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Blau - foul #1 on Robert Blau, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Navy | Alvaro Reyes (SG), Ted Kelley (SF), John Elias (PF), John Bissette (C) Chad Lee, Douglas Turner, Mark Buggs, Yevgeny Pokorny | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Daly (SG), Fred Pridemore (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Derrick Clay, Charles Choate, Robert Blau, Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:43 | Navy | Keith Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | Navy | Keith Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:21 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones knocks in the shot from close range | 16-11 |
| 12:09 | Navy | Howard Daly steps in front of the John Elias pass | 16-11 |
| 12:04 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly hits the finger roll | 16-13 |
| 11:40 | Navy | Keith Jacobs connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Alvaro Reyes | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Keith Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvaro Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Kelley (fresh) PF - John Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bissette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gerardo Ruiz (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Pridemore (fresh) PF - Larry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz makes the shot from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 11:08 | Navy | Ted Kelley blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerardo Ruiz - foul #1 on Gerardo Ruiz, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Navy | Chad Lee (SG), Douglas Turner (SF), Vincente Costa (C) Keith Jacobs, Alvaro Reyes, John Elias | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF), Shawn Lacy (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Fred Pridemore, Larry Jones, Kenneth Freitag | |
| 11:08 | Navy | Ted Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:08 | Navy | Ted Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:51 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by John Bissette - foul #1 on John Bissette, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Navy | Alvaro Reyes (PG), Mark Buggs (PF) Ted Kelley, John Bissette | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:51 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:51 | Navy | Mark Buggs grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:46 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes is hacked by Gerardo Ruiz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerardo Ruiz, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Miles (PG) Gerardo Ruiz | |
| 10:36 | Navy | Chad Lee misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| 10:36 | Navy | Chad Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:36 | Navy | Chad Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:13 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 21-17 |
| 10:12 | Navy | The rebound goes to Vincente Costa | 21-17 |
| 09:53 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 09:52 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:31 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 09:30 | Navy | The rebound goes to Douglas Turner | 21-17 |
| 09:16 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes loses the dribble to David Miles | 21-17 |
| 09:12 | Holy Cross | Shawn Lacy connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Howard Daly | 21-19 |
| 08:59 | Navy | Vincente Costa misses the runner from the right block | 21-19 |
| 08:57 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Holy Cross | David Miles buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Daly | 21-21 |
| 08:32 | Navy | Howard Daly is called for the reach on Chad Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Daly, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Navy | Ted Kelley (PG), John Elias (SF), John Bissette (PF), Yevgeny Pokorny (C) Alvaro Reyes, Douglas Turner, Mark Buggs, Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Derrick Clay (SG), Fred Pridemore (SF), Robert Blau (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) Howard Daly, Charles Choate, Shawn Lacy, Ronald Johnson | |
| 08:32 | Navy | Chad Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:32 | Navy | Chad Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:15 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Yevgeny Pokorny - foul #2 on Yevgeny Pokorny, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Navy | Keith Jacobs (PG), Francis Crespo (PF) Chad Lee, Yevgeny Pokorny | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Larry Jones (PF) David Miles | |
| 08:15 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:15 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:11 | Navy | Derrick Clay takes the ball from John Elias in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 07:58 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones connects on the shot from close range set up by Robert Blau and the foul's on Francis Crespo - foul #1 on Francis Crespo, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| 07:58 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones misses the free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:58 | Navy | John Elias pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:49 | Navy | Ted Kelley buries a jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 07:32 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:31 | Navy | John Elias grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Keith Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Elias (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Crespo (fresh) C - John Bissette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Larry Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Clay (fresh) SF - Fred Pridemore (fresh) PF - Robert Blau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Freitag (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Navy | John Bissette misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:13 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag is fouled on the floor by Francis Crespo - foul #2 on Francis Crespo, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Navy | Chad Lee (SG), Douglas Turner (SF), Mark Buggs (PF) Ted Kelley, John Elias, Francis Crespo | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Daly (SG), Ronald Johnson (C) Larry Jones, Derrick Clay | |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:57 | Holy Cross | Kenneth Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:34 | Navy | Keith Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:33 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 06:13 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson is hacked by Douglas Turner - foul #1 on Douglas Turner, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Navy | John Elias (C) John Bissette | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Charles Choate (SF) Fred Pridemore | |
| 06:13 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:13 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:45 | Navy | Keith Jacobs buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Chad Lee | 27-28 |
| 05:24 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Navy | Alvaro Reyes (PG), Vincente Costa (C) Keith Jacobs, Douglas Turner | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Miles (PG), Derrick Clay (SG), Larry Jones (PF), Shawn Lacy (C) Ronald Johnson, Howard Daly, Robert Blau, Kenneth Freitag | |
| 05:12 | Navy | Mark Buggs banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Chad Lee | 29-28 |
| 05:03 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones drills a fadeaway from the left side | 29-30 |
| 04:40 | Navy | John Elias misses short on a shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 04:39 | Navy | Mark Buggs gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:23 | Navy | John Elias lays it in uncontested | 31-30 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones is hacked by Mark Buggs - foul #2 on Mark Buggs, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Navy | Ted Kelley (SF), John Bissette (PF) John Elias, Mark Buggs | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Daly (SG), Fred Pridemore (SF), Robert Blau (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) David Miles, Derrick Clay, Charles Choate, Shawn Lacy | |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:05 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Navy | John Elias (C) Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz (PG) Larry Jones | |
| 03:46 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson lays it in | 31-34 |
| 03:41 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| Subs | Navy | Keith Jacobs (PG), Yevgeny Pokorny (C) Alvaro Reyes, John Elias | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 03:27 | Holy Cross | Ronald Johnson drills a floater from the baseline | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Keith Jacobs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bissette (fresh) C - Yevgeny Pokorny (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gerardo Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Pridemore (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Blau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Navy | John Bissette hits a jumper from the right side set up by Keith Jacobs | 33-36 |
| 02:46 | Holy Cross | Yevgeny Pokorny steals it from Howard Daly | 33-36 |
| 02:32 | Navy | Ted Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 02:31 | Holy Cross | Robert Blau grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 02:26 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly is hacked by Yevgeny Pokorny - foul #3 on Yevgeny Pokorny, team foul #11 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Navy | Alvaro Reyes (SG), Douglas Turner (SF), Francis Crespo (PF), Vincente Costa (C) Chad Lee, Ted Kelley, John Bissette, Yevgeny Pokorny | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Miles (PG), Charles Choate (SF), Larry Jones (PF), Shawn Lacy (C) Gerardo Ruiz, Fred Pridemore, Robert Blau, Ronald Johnson | |
| 02:26 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 02:26 | Holy Cross | Howard Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:01 | Navy | Francis Crespo hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Derrick Clay (SG) Howard Daly | |
| 02:01 | Navy | Francis Crespo makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:01 | Navy | Francis Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:34 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 35-38 |
| 01:32 | Navy | Alvaro Reyes pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:06 | Navy | Douglas Turner knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Francis Crespo | 37-38 |
| 00:50 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones comes up short on the runner in the paint | 37-38 |
| 00:49 | Holy Cross | Charles Choate tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 00:48 | Navy | Douglas Turner snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 00:46 | Navy | Keith Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Larry Jones in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 00:38 | Holy Cross | Larry Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Navy | Chad Lee (SG), John Elias (SF), Mark Buggs (PF), John Bissette (C) Alvaro Reyes, Douglas Turner, Francis Crespo, Vincente Costa | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz (PG), Howard Daly (SG), Fred Pridemore (SF), Robert Blau (PF), Kenneth Freitag (C) David Miles, Derrick Clay, Charles Choate, Larry Jones, Shawn Lacy | |
| 00:18 | Navy | Mark Buggs drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Lee | 39-38 |
| 00:05 | Holy Cross | Gerardo Ruiz misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 00:03 | Navy | John Elias gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Navy | John Elias hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 39-38 |