| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Mark George (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bernard Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - John Runyon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dale Pulliam inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Howard | Joseph Acree connects on the open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Steven Kotter | 42-43 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark George and he's fouled by Joseph Acree - foul #3 on Joseph Acree, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Stern (C) Joseph Acree | |
| 19:41 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 19:41 | Howard | James Stern gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 19:36 | Howard | Warren Laird is hacked by Mark George in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark George, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 19:22 | Howard | James Stern misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 19:05 | North Carolina A&T | Terrence Lloyd swats the short shot by Charles Anderson | 44-43 |
| 19:04 | Howard | James Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Dale Pulliam drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Warren Laird | 44-46 |
| 18:40 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 18:39 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Bernard Herbst is called for the reach on Steven Kotter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Herbst, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (SG), Otis Watson (SF), Coy McTarnaghan (PF), Jeff Cavanaugh (C) Bernard Herbst, John Runyon, George Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SF), Edward Cleaves (C) Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd | |
| 18:25 | Howard | Steven Kotter connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Warren Laird | 46-49 |
| 18:14 | North Carolina A&T | Steven Kotter is called for the reach on Tommy Skelly - foul #3 on Steven Kotter, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell (SG) Mark George | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), John Lavender (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, James Stern | |
| 18:07 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 18:05 | Howard | John Lavender grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 17:51 | Howard | Tommy Skelly steals it from Edward Cleaves | 46-49 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Cleaves - foul #1 on Edward Cleaves, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark George (PG), Bernard Herbst (SG), John Runyon (SF), George Brown (PF) Tommy Skelly, Raymond Campbell, Coy McTarnaghan, Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF) Matthew Perkinson | |
| 17:29 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 17:29 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Edward Cleaves pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 17:27 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Pulliam, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| 17:08 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark George | 50-49 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Glenn Mizell is hacked by Bernard Herbst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Herbst, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (SG), Daniel Rawley (C) Bernard Herbst, Otis Watson | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Terrence Lloyd (PF), James Stern (C) Glenn Mizell, Edward Cleaves, John Lavender | |
| 16:51 | Howard | James Stern misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Rawley - foul #1 on Daniel Rawley, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Charles Anderson (C) Daniel Rawley | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:51 | Howard | James Stern makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 16:51 | Howard | James Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 16:36 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan (SF), Jeff Cavanaugh (PF) John Runyon, George Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF) Paul Hill, Dale Pulliam | |
| 16:34 | Howard | James Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 16:22 | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-51 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 15:59 | Howard | James Kemp is hacked by Tommy Skelly - foul #3 on Tommy Skelly, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Herbst (SG), Raymond Campbell (SF) Tommy Skelly, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Edward Cleaves (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Warren Laird, James Kemp, Terrence Lloyd, James Stern | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Herbst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Coy McTarnaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Cavanaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Perkinson (fresh) PF - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Howard | Steven Kotter clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Cavanaugh - foul #2 on Jeff Cavanaugh, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 15:30 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell buries a jumper from the left block | 54-52 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Steven Kotter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon (SF), George Brown (PF), Otis Watson (C) Raymond Campbell, Coy McTarnaghan, Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG) Matthew Perkinson | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Herbst drills a 3 from straight away set up by Mark George | 57-52 |
| 14:59 | Howard | Steven Kotter is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Joseph Acree gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 14:47 | Howard | George Brown picks off the pass by Glenn Mizell in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Cleaves - foul #2 on Edward Cleaves, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (SG), Charles Anderson (C) Bernard Herbst, Otis Watson | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Edward Cleaves | |
| 14:34 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 14:34 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Joseph Acree gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 14:16 | Howard | Steven Kotter can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina A&T | Charles Anderson gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly buries a turnaround in the lane set up by John Runyon | 60-52 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Steven Kotter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Laird | 60-55 |
| 13:06 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-55 |
| 13:04 | Howard | Steven Kotter grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:51 | Howard | John Runyon takes the ball from Dale Pulliam | 60-55 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 12:27 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George can't tip it in | 60-55 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:17 | Howard | Joseph Acree can't connect on a shot in the paint | 60-55 |
| 12:16 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson (PG), Bernard Herbst (SG), Raymond Campbell (SF), Coy McTarnaghan (PF), Jeff Cavanaugh (C) Mark George, Tommy Skelly, John Runyon, George Brown, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), Glenn Mizell (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 11:48 | Howard | Edward Cleaves can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Otis Watson - foul #2 on Otis Watson, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 11:48 | North Carolina A&T | Jeff Cavanaugh gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Otis Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Herbst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Coy McTarnaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Cavanaugh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Perkinson (fresh) PF - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | North Carolina A&T | Jeff Cavanaugh hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Otis Watson | 62-56 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Glenn Mizell drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Hill | 62-58 |
| 10:55 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 10:53 | Howard | Edward Cleaves pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Glenn Mizell is fouled in the backcourt by Otis Watson - foul #3 on Otis Watson, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark George (PG) Otis Watson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:51 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:32 | North Carolina A&T | Bernard Herbst can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 10:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Edward Cleaves | 62-60 |
| 10:21 | Howard | James Stern scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul Hill | 62-62 |
| 10:12 | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 62-62 |
| 10:11 | Howard | Edward Cleaves grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Glenn Mizell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #2 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (PG), John Runyon (SF), George Brown (PF), Daniel Rawley (C) Mark George, Raymond Campbell, Coy McTarnaghan, Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF), John Lavender (C) Paul Hill, Matthew Perkinson, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 09:46 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Glenn Mizell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Lavender - foul #1 on John Lavender, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Dale Pulliam (SF) James Kemp, Glenn Mizell | |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 09:32 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Bernard Herbst is called for the reach on Steven Kotter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Herbst, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark George (PG) Bernard Herbst | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:29 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Brown | 67-65 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd's pass is intercepted by John Runyon | 67-65 |
| 08:48 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon banks in the layup | 69-65 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Warren Laird is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Rawley - foul #2 on Daniel Rawley, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson (SF) John Runyon | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Acree (C) John Lavender | |
| 08:44 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 08:15 | North Carolina A&T | Mark George connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-66 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Steven Kotter can't tip it in | 71-66 |
| 07:53 | Howard | Dale Pulliam snags the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 07:37 | Howard | George Brown steals the ball from Steven Kotter | 71-66 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Mark George (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Skelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Otis Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Rawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Pulliam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Rawley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 07:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terrence Lloyd | 71-66 |
| 07:12 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 07:10 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Otis Watson | 71-66 |
| 07:05 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson double dribbles | 71-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan (PG), Bernard Herbst (SG), Raymond Campbell (SF), Jeff Cavanaugh (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Mark George, Tommy Skelly, Otis Watson, George Brown, Daniel Rawley | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (PG), James Kemp (SG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 06:53 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses short on a floater from the right side | 71-66 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 06:43 | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bernard Herbst | 74-66 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Jeff Cavanaugh is called for the reach on James Stern - foul #3 on Jeff Cavanaugh, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon (SF) Bernard Herbst | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG) James Kemp | |
| 06:26 | Howard | James Stern makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 06:26 | Howard | James Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon is whistled for traveling | 74-68 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (PG) Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:50 | Howard | Paul Hill is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | Edward Cleaves picks off the pass by Coy McTarnaghan | 74-71 |
| 04:58 | Howard | Glenn Mizell comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 74-71 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly buries a shot from the left side | 76-71 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Paul Hill is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Mizell | 76-74 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Glenn Mizell - foul #3 on Glenn Mizell, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson (PG), Bernard Herbst (SG), George Brown (PF), Jeff Cavanaugh (C) Tommy Skelly, John Runyon, Coy McTarnaghan, Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, Matthew Perkinson, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 04:09 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina A&T | Raymond Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:50 | Howard | The short jumper by Terrence Lloyd is denied by George Brown | 78-74 |
| 03:48 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the tip | 78-74 |
| 03:47 | North Carolina A&T | Jeff Cavanaugh grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson is hacked by Warren Laird - foul #3 on Warren Laird, team foul #8 | 78-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark George (PG) Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:42 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:42 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:26 | Howard | Bernard Herbst steps in front of the Steven Kotter pass | 80-74 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Mark George (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Herbst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 4 pf. SF - Otis Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Cavanaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Pulliam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-74 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon (SF) Otis Watson | |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG) Warren Laird | |
| 03:00 | Howard | James Kemp comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd grabs the offensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Steven Kotter hits the finger roll set up by James Kemp and he's fouled by Bernard Herbst - foul #5 on Bernard Herbst, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Tommy Skelly (SG), Daniel Rawley (C) Bernard Herbst, Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:39 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Rawley misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Joseph Acree - foul #4 on Joseph Acree, team foul #9 | 80-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Coy McTarnaghan (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SF), Matthew Perkinson (PF), John Lavender (C) Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 02:21 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Rawley misses the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 02:21 | North Carolina A&T | Daniel Rawley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson (SF), Jeff Cavanaugh (C) John Runyon, Daniel Rawley | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), James Stern (PF), Joseph Acree (C) James Kemp, Matthew Perkinson, John Lavender | |
| 02:09 | Howard | James Stern knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Warren Laird | 81-80 |
| 02:09 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina A&T | Steven Kotter is called for the reach on Otis Watson - foul #4 on Steven Kotter, team foul #10 | 81-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | George Brown (PF), Charles Anderson (C) Coy McTarnaghan, Jeff Cavanaugh | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Paul Hill, James Stern | |
| 01:48 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson makes the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 01:48 | North Carolina A&T | Otis Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-80 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon (SF) Otis Watson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:26 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Terrence Lloyd - foul #1 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #11 | 83-80 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina A&T | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd snags the defensive board | 83-80 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Warren Laird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-80 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to George Brown | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:57 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Brown | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Howard | Warren Laird is fouled on the floor by Charles Anderson - foul #1 on Charles Anderson, team foul #14 | 85-80 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:14 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Pulliam | 85-82 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Steven Kotter | 85-85 |
| 00:07 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | John Runyon drills a floater from the free throw line | 87-85 |