| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kurtz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Willie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Hester (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phil Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Linehan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Laplant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | St. Bonaventure | Bobby Willie steps in front of the Lee Linehan pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 25-22 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Orville Rutledge hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Willie | 27-22 |
| 19:22 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee is hacked by James Kurtz - foul #1 on James Kurtz, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Kurtz - foul #2 on James Kurtz, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| 19:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:00 | Howard | James Kurtz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:32 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 18:31 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 18:29 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant can't tip it in | 30-23 |
| 18:28 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Jeff Hester drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Orville Rutledge | 32-25 |
| 17:55 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 17:53 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 17:31 | St. Bonaventure | David Doyal steals it from John Laplant | 32-25 |
| 17:16 | Howard | James Kurtz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-25 |
| 17:14 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to John Laplant | 32-25 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee is hacked by Jeff Hester - foul #1 on Jeff Hester, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Grant (SG), Stacy Potter (SF), Allen Bouknight (PF), Jeffrey Howard (C) James Kurtz, Bobby Willie, Jeff Hester, David Doyal | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo (PG), Richard Dorton (SF), Barry White (PF), Douglas Harper (C) Robert Davis, Lee Linehan, Lewis Schneider, John Laplant | |
| 16:46 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blanton (PG) Orville Rutledge | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Walter Applebaum (PG) Phil Lee | |
| 16:26 | Howard | Robert Grant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:09 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper scores on a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Stacy Potter - foul #1 on Stacy Potter, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| 16:09 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:52 | Howard | Douglas Harper steals the ball from Robert Grant | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Blanton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacy Potter (fresh) PF - Allen Bouknight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Walter Applebaum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dorton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry White (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Howard - foul #2 on Jeffrey Howard, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Rutledge (PG), James Kurtz (SG), Bobby Willie (SF), Jeff Hester (PF) Robert Blanton, Robert Grant, Stacy Potter, Allen Bouknight | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Davis (PG), Phil Lee (SG), Lee Linehan (SF), John Laplant (C) Walter Applebaum, Arnulfo Russo, Barry White, Douglas Harper | |
| 15:32 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:32 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Jeff Hester grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Bobby Willie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:02 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Linehan | 32-32 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Jeff Hester misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Dorton - foul #1 on Richard Dorton, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Howard | David Doyal (C) Jeffrey Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider (PF) Richard Dorton | |
| 14:42 | Howard | Jeff Hester makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Jeff Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:27 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee is hacked by Bobby Willie - foul #1 on Bobby Willie, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| 14:15 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider double dribbles | 34-32 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Orville Rutledge is hacked by Phil Lee - foul #1 on Phil Lee, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Grant (SG) James Kurtz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 13:46 | Howard | David Doyal hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Bobby Willie and he's hacked by John Laplant - foul #2 on John Laplant, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 13:46 | Howard | David Doyal misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:46 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to John Laplant | 36-32 |
| 13:39 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo is fouled on the floor by Robert Grant - foul #1 on Robert Grant, team foul #7 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Bouknight (PF) Jeff Hester | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 13:39 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:39 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Robert Grant is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-34 |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Phil Lee | 36-37 |
| 12:46 | Howard | David Doyal lays it in on a great pass from Orville Rutledge | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant hits the finger roll set up by Arnulfo Russo and he's fouled by David Doyal - foul #2 on David Doyal, team foul #8 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blanton (PG), James Kurtz (SG), Stacy Potter (SF), Jeff Hester (PF), Jeffrey Howard (C) Orville Rutledge, Robert Grant, Bobby Willie, Allen Bouknight, David Doyal | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Davis (PG), Richard Dorton (SF), Barry White (PF) Phil Lee, Lee Linehan, Lewis Schneider | |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Jeffrey Howard pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:04 | Howard | James Kurtz clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 11:57 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 11:56 | Howard | Jeffrey Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:27 | Howard | Robert Blanton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 38-39 |
| 11:25 | Howard | James Kurtz gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Blanton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Kurtz (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stacy Potter (fresh) PF - Jeff Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry White (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Laplant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Howard | Robert Blanton clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Jeffrey Howard tips it in | 40-39 |
| 10:53 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo loses the dribble to Robert Blanton | 40-39 |
| 10:39 | Howard | James Kurtz makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Blanton | 43-39 |
| 10:17 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Rutledge (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Bobby Willie (SF), Allen Bouknight (PF), David Doyal (C) Robert Blanton, James Kurtz, Stacy Potter, Jeff Hester, Jeffrey Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Walter Applebaum (PG), Phil Lee (SG), Lee Linehan (SF), Lewis Schneider (PF) Robert Davis, Arnulfo Russo, Richard Dorton, John Laplant | |
| 10:04 | Howard | Bobby Willie can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Barry White - foul #2 on Barry White, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper (C) Barry White | |
| 10:04 | Howard | Bobby Willie misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:04 | Howard | Bobby Willie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lee Linehan | 44-42 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Robert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:31 | Howard | Bobby Willie grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Robert Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 08:59 | St. Bonaventure | Walter Applebaum misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-42 |
| 08:58 | Howard | David Doyal snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:42 | Howard | Bobby Willie misses the floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 08:40 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Lewis Schneider | 44-42 |
| 08:13 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:58 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Bobby Willie drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:23 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 07:21 | Howard | David Doyal grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Willie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Allen Bouknight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Doyal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Walter Applebaum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Linehan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lewis Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Bobby Willie loses the dribble to Walter Applebaum | 47-45 |
| 06:58 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 06:56 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Schneider | 47-45 |
| 06:40 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 06:39 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:12 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper's layup is rejected by Allen Bouknight | 47-45 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Bobby Willie grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 06:00 | Howard | Bobby Willie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Bouknight | 50-45 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kurtz (SG), Jeff Hester (PF), Jeffrey Howard (C) Robert Grant, Allen Bouknight, David Doyal | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Davis (PG), Barry White (PF), John Laplant (C) Walter Applebaum, Lewis Schneider, Douglas Harper | |
| 05:40 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White misses badly on a shot from the right side | 50-45 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Jeffrey Howard gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:19 | Howard | James Kurtz connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 05:05 | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee loses the dribble to Orville Rutledge | 53-45 |
| 04:47 | Howard | Jeff Hester scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Jeffrey Howard | 55-45 |
| 04:34 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Davis misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-45 |
| 04:33 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 04:18 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blanton (PG), Stacy Potter (SF) Orville Rutledge, Bobby Willie | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Richard Dorton (SF) Phil Lee, Lee Linehan | |
| 03:51 | Howard | James Kurtz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:37 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:24 | St. Bonaventure | John Laplant misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 55-45 |
| 03:22 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 03:02 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 03:01 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Blanton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Kurtz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Stacy Potter (fresh) PF - Jeff Hester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Dorton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Rutledge (PG), Bobby Willie (SF), David Doyal (C) Robert Blanton, Stacy Potter, Jeffrey Howard | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Phil Lee (SG), Lee Linehan (SF), Lewis Schneider (PF) Arnulfo Russo, Richard Dorton, Barry White | |
| 02:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lee Linehan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-45 |
| 02:43 | Howard | James Kurtz pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Howard | Orville Rutledge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Kurtz | 58-45 |
| 02:22 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Doyal - foul #3 on David Doyal, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blanton (PG), Robert Grant (SG), Stacy Potter (SF), Allen Bouknight (PF), Jeffrey Howard (C) Orville Rutledge, James Kurtz, Bobby Willie, Jeff Hester, David Doyal | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Walter Applebaum (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SG), Richard Dorton (SF), Barry White (C) Robert Davis, Phil Lee, Lee Linehan, John Laplant | |
| 02:22 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:22 | St. Bonaventure | Lewis Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:59 | Howard | Robert Grant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 01:57 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Dorton pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | St. Bonaventure | Arnulfo Russo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Harper (C) Lewis Schneider | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Howard | Robert Grant buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Blanton | 61-47 |
| 01:00 | St. Bonaventure | Barry White blows the layup | 61-47 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Jeffrey Howard grabs the board | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Robert Blanton is hacked by Walter Applebaum - foul #1 on Walter Applebaum, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Robert Blanton runs out the clock | 61-47 |