| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Nicholas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernie Arms (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Gordon (fresh) PF - Travis Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams travels in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 19:44 | Howard | Steven Kotter buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Pulliam | 21-38 |
| 19:28 | Coppin State | Robert Long lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Williams | 23-38 |
| 19:08 | Howard | Robert Long blocks the jumper by Steven Kotter | 23-38 |
| 19:06 | Coppin State | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 19:01 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon's floater is tipped away by Joseph Acree | 23-38 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:39 | Howard | Dale Pulliam clanks a fadeaway from close range | 23-38 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd tips it back up and in | 23-40 |
| 18:19 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 18:17 | Coppin State | Travis Cho tips it home | 25-40 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Joseph Acree is hacked by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Billington (C) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:34 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd is hacked by Travis Cho - foul #2 on Travis Cho, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson (C) Travis Cho | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SF), James Stern (PF) Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd | |
| 17:20 | Howard | Joseph Acree hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Warren Laird | 25-42 |
| 16:56 | Coppin State | Paul Hill is called for the reach on Rick Gordon - foul #2 on Paul Hill, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle (SG), Todd Moore (SF) Ernie Arms, Rick Gordon | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Joseph Acree | |
| 16:37 | Coppin State | Steven Kotter steals it from Todd Moore | 25-42 |
| 16:34 | Howard | Steven Kotter banks in the layup | 25-44 |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 16:18 | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson hits the follow up shot | 27-44 |
| 16:03 | Howard | Edward Cleaves is whistled for a carry | 27-44 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ernie Arms (SG), Travis Cho (PF) Nicholas Williams, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Steven Kotter, Edward Cleaves | |
| 15:35 | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernie Arms | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Chappelle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernie Arms (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Billington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Cho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Hill (fresh) SG - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Paul Hill | 29-46 |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 14:39 | Howard | James Stern loses the dribble to Charles Billington | 32-46 |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Travis Cho comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Paul Hill makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dale Pulliam | 32-48 |
| 13:49 | Coppin State | Charles Billington loses the ball out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams (PG), Donald Magee (SG), Rick Gordon (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Robert Long (C) Gary Chappelle, Ernie Arms, Charles Billington, Travis Cho, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), Edward Cleaves (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, James Stern | |
| 13:42 | Howard | Joseph Acree drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Kotter | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:36 | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rick Gordon | 35-50 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Edward Cleaves comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Long - foul #4 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Travis Cho (PF) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:19 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:59 | Coppin State | Todd Moore drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Magee | 38-51 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 12:45 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 12:39 | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-51 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Joseph Acree gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Warren Laird and the foul's on Nicholas Williams - foul #1 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ernie Arms (SG), Stephen Wilson (PF) Donald Magee, Travis Cho | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Matthew Perkinson, Edward Cleaves | |
| 12:06 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:43 | Coppin State | Todd Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 11:42 | Coppin State | Todd Moore grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 11:30 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon's pass is intercepted by Terrence Lloyd | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Nicholas Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernie Arms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Gordon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-54 |
| 11:06 | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:02 | Coppin State | Todd Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-54 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 10:57 | Howard | Steven Kotter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 10:56 | Coppin State | Todd Moore pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 10:47 | Coppin State | Todd Moore makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Gordon | 44-54 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Dale Pulliam knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Ernie Arms - foul #3 on Ernie Arms, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Billington (SF), Travis Cho (PF) Rick Gordon, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 10:35 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:24 | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson misses the shot from the left side | 44-57 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Paul Hill snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Paul Hill's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Williams | 44-57 |
| 10:00 | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams lays it up and in | 46-57 |
| 09:31 | Howard | Nicholas Williams is called for the reach on Paul Hill - foul #2 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle (PG), Robert Greenspan (SF) Nicholas Williams, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 09:24 | Howard | Paul Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:23 | Coppin State | Charles Billington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 09:17 | Coppin State | Matthew Perkinson steals the ball from Robert Greenspan | 46-57 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 46-57 |
| 08:51 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Gary Chappelle | 46-57 |
| 08:46 | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Hill - foul #3 on Paul Hill, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Magee (SG), Rick Gordon (SF), Todd Moore (C) Ernie Arms, Robert Greenspan, Travis Cho | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG) Matthew Perkinson | |
| 08:46 | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:46 | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Paul Hill hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Laird and he's hacked by Donald Magee - foul #1 on Donald Magee, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Paul Hill makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:13 | Coppin State | Charles Billington comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:11 | Coppin State | Charles Billington hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 07:52 | Howard | Glenn Mizell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 07:50 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:46 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon blows the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Mizell - foul #2 on Glenn Mizell, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams (PG), Stephen Wilson (PF), Robert Long (C) Donald Magee, Charles Billington, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 07:46 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:46 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:29 | Howard | Warren Laird loses the dribble to Gary Chappelle | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Nicholas Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Chappelle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rick Gordon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-60 |
| 07:15 | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson tips it home | 53-60 |
| 06:57 | Howard | James Stern connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Warren Laird | 53-62 |
| 06:42 | Coppin State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Dale Pulliam | 53-62 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Gary Chappelle is called for the reach on Dale Pulliam - foul #2 on Gary Chappelle, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ernie Arms (SG), Charles Billington (SF), Travis Cho (PF) Gary Chappelle, Rick Gordon, Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), Joseph Acree (C) Warren Laird, Edward Cleaves | |
| 06:19 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:57 | Coppin State | Travis Cho drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Williams | 56-64 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Dale Pulliam knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Kotter | 56-67 |
| 05:32 | Coppin State | Charles Billington can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Dale Pulliam - foul #1 on Dale Pulliam, team foul #4 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson (C) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Dale Pulliam, James Stern | |
| 05:32 | Coppin State | Charles Billington makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:32 | Coppin State | Charles Billington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Charles Billington steals it from Joseph Acree | 58-67 |
| 04:55 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terrence Lloyd - foul #1 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG) Glenn Mizell | |
| 04:55 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:55 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:55 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Warren Laird comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Charles Billington - foul #2 on Charles Billington, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rick Gordon (SF) Stephen Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SF) Steven Kotter | |
| 04:40 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:40 | Coppin State | Travis Cho pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 04:22 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms is fouled on the floor by Joseph Acree - foul #2 on Joseph Acree, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Chappelle (PG), Robert Long (C) Nicholas Williams, Charles Billington | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:08 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Acree - foul #3 on Joseph Acree, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| 04:08 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:08 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:45 | Howard | Joseph Acree is hacked by Robert Long - foul #5 on Robert Long, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson (PF), Todd Moore (C) Travis Cho, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG) Glenn Mizell | |
| 03:45 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:45 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon is fouled on the floor by Terrence Lloyd - foul #2 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Nicholas Williams (PG) Gary Chappelle | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Paul Hill, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 03:25 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:25 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Nicholas Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernie Arms (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Stern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Howard | Warren Laird hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 02:54 | Coppin State | Stephen Wilson pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:54 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Travis Cho (PF), Charles Billington (C) Stephen Wilson, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 02:38 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon snags the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:33 | Coppin State | Charles Billington clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 61-70 |
| 02:31 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Williams | 61-70 |
| 02:14 | Coppin State | Travis Cho comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-70 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 01:49 | Howard | Nicholas Williams is called for the reach on Steven Kotter - foul #3 on Nicholas Williams, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| 01:49 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:49 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:33 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Dale Pulliam gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Dale Pulliam hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Kotter | 61-74 |
| 01:16 | Coppin State | Rick Gordon hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Williams | 63-74 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Ernie Arms picks off the pass by Dale Pulliam | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Coppin State | Charles Billington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 00:43 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terrence Lloyd | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Howard | Warren Laird hits a shot from the right side set up by Dale Pulliam | 63-76 |
| 00:10 | Coppin State | Ernie Arms misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-76 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Joseph Acree snags the defensive board | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Warren Laird runs out the clock | 63-76 |