| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) C - Randolph Huber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) SG - Steve Findley (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) PF - Shane Crain (fresh) C - Henry Hyland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeremy Moffitt | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Robert Almendarez double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Kentucky | John Knapp steals the ball from Jeremy Moffitt | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Howard | The rebound goes to Henry Hyland | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Howard | Robert Almendarez clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Waller | 3-0 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:03 | Howard | John Knapp misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | Howard | Henry Hyland tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:50 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | Howard | John Knapp comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Henry Hyland gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt banks in the layup set up by Alvin Robertson | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddy Waller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) SG - Steve Findley (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) PF - Shane Crain (fresh) C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Howard | Jeremy Moffitt denies the turnaround by Henry Hyland | 8-2 |
| 15:34 | Howard | Robert Almendarez tips it in | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Kentucky | John Knapp is called for the reach on Larry Pichardo - foul #1 on John Knapp, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (C) Henry Hyland | |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:58 | Howard | Shane Crain grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Shane Crain misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Pichardo | 11-4 |
| 14:14 | Howard | John Knapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Randolph Huber (C) Larry Pichardo, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Henry Hyland (C) John Knapp, John Haire | |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hamlin | 13-4 |
| 13:47 | Howard | Darrell Schwede can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Robert Almendarez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 15-7 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Shane Crain comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) Darrell Schwede | |
| 12:36 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Randolph Huber and he's hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #1 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel (C) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Frank Pierce (C) Shane Crain, Henry Hyland | |
| 12:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt makes the free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:57 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Frank Pierce tips it but misses | 18-9 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) SG - Steve Findley (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Haire (fresh) C - Frank Pierce (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 11:25 | Howard | John Knapp pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 11:02 | Howard | Alvin Robertson takes the ball from John Haire | 18-9 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson lays it in | 20-9 |
| 10:36 | Howard | Robert Almendarez knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Findley | 20-11 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Almendarez steals the ball from Freddy Waller | 20-11 |
| 10:03 | Howard | John Haire makes the jumper in the lane | 20-13 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Pichardo and he's fouled by Robert Almendarez - foul #2 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #3 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Daniel Smith (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Alvin Robertson, Freddy Waller, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF), Henry Hyland (C) John Haire, Frank Pierce | |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt misses the free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Daniel Smith steals the ball from Shane Crain | 22-13 |
| 09:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt grabs the offensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Shane Crain swats the short shot by Daniel Smith | 22-13 |
| 08:49 | Howard | John Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 08:43 | Howard | Jeremy Moffitt steals the ball from Shane Crain | 22-13 |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber lays it up and in | 24-13 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Shane Crain clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), William Clark (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF) Larry Pichardo, Jeremy Moffitt, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) John Knapp | |
| 08:09 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF) Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG) John Haire | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SG - Steve Findley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Howard | Robert Almendarez drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Schwede and he's hacked by Huang Chin - foul #1 on Huang Chin, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| 07:34 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #3 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #4 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG) Thomas Hamlin, Huang Chin | |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) Robert Almendarez | |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to Shane Crain | 25-17 |
| 07:04 | Howard | Darrell Schwede makes the jump hook in the paint | 25-19 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Waller | 28-19 |
| 06:22 | Howard | Randolph Huber swats the layup by Shane Crain | 28-19 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Henry Hyland tips it back up and in | 28-21 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Larry Pichardo and the foul's on Henry Hyland - foul #1 on Henry Hyland, team foul #5 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel (PF) Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Haire (C) Darrell Schwede, Henry Hyland | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber makes the free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:52 | Howard | James Ashby is fouled on the floor by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Doug Robertson (C) Alvin Robertson, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF) James Ashby | |
| 05:35 | Howard | Robert Almendarez is called for traveling | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (SG) William Clark | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 05:12 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Haire | 31-21 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-21 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Shane Crain is called for the reach on Larry Pichardo - foul #1 on Shane Crain, team foul #6 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt (SF) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (C) Shane Crain | |
| 04:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 04:45 | Howard | John Haire grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 04:22 | Howard | John Knapp drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Thomas Hamlin - foul #1 on Thomas Hamlin, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Huang Chin, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) Frank Pierce | |
| 04:22 | Howard | John Knapp makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Kentucky | John Haire swats the short shot by Randolph Huber | 31-24 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber's fadeaway is rejected by John Haire | 31-24 |
| 03:37 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 5 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Findley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Robert Almendarez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt misses the easy layup | 31-24 |
| 03:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), William Clark (SF) Thomas Hamlin, Jeremy Moffitt | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Shane Crain (PF) John Knapp, John Haire | |
| 02:47 | Howard | Darrell Schwede misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Steve Findley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:31 | Howard | Steve Findley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Shane Crain is called for the reach on Alvin Robertson - foul #2 on Shane Crain, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith (PF) Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (C) Henry Hyland | |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Steve Findley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-24 |
| 01:59 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Crain | 33-24 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Shane Crain hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Steve Findley | 33-26 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Joel McDaniel (C) Alvin Robertson, William Clark, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Haire (C) Darrell Schwede, Frank Pierce | |
| 01:15 | Howard | Larry Pichardo steals it from Robert Almendarez | 33-26 |
| 01:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo lays it up and in | 35-26 |
| 00:49 | Howard | John Haire is hacked by Joel McDaniel - foul #1 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #6 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shane Crain misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joel McDaniel - foul #2 on Joel McDaniel, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Daniel Smith, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) John Knapp | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG) John Haire | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 37-30 |