| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Clarence Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Means (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Tatro (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gustavo Castaneda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Tallman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Means, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Howard | John Knapp clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Means - foul #2 on Raymond Means, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Gustavo Castaneda is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gustavo Castaneda, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Henry Hyland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:33 | Howard | Shane Crain pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Shane Crain comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-31 |
| 18:13 | Howard | Shane Crain tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Chris Tatro | 36-33 |
| 17:42 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Knapp and the foul's on Gustavo Castaneda - foul #3 on Gustavo Castaneda, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) John Knapp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Mathews (PF) Gustavo Castaneda | |
| 17:42 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means is fouled on the floor by Robert Almendarez - foul #3 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG) John Haire | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence Branch and he's fouled by Henry Hyland - foul #1 on Henry Hyland, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Scott (SF) Chris Tatro | |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Clarence Branch is called for the reach on Darrell Schwede - foul #1 on Clarence Branch, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Haire (C) Darrell Schwede, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:54 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Findley | 39-36 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | John Mathews is fouled on the floor by Shane Crain - foul #2 on Shane Crain, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan (PG), Jamie Sarisky (SG), Carey Bryant (C) Clarence Branch, Raymond Means, Bernard Tallman | |
| 16:16 | South Carolina State | Carey Bryant comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | John Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Philip Scott hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Almendarez - foul #4 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gustavo Castaneda (PF) Carey Bryant | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Philip Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Philip Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffery Kiernan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Sarisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gustavo Castaneda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mathews (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Henry Hyland loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) Shane Crain | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro (SF) Philip Scott | |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | John Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch (PG), Raymond Means (SG), Bernard Tallman (C) Jeffery Kiernan, Jamie Sarisky, John Mathews | |
| 14:59 | Howard | Henry Hyland can't throw it down but the foul's on Gustavo Castaneda - foul #4 on Gustavo Castaneda, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF) John Knapp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Philip Scott (PF) Gustavo Castaneda | |
| 14:59 | Howard | Henry Hyland makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | Howard | Henry Hyland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Tatro | 40-41 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Steve Findley misses badly on a shot near the basket | 40-41 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Clarence Branch | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | Howard | John Haire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chris Tatro - foul #2 on Chris Tatro, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (C) Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Mathews (PF) Philip Scott | |
| 14:00 | Howard | John Haire makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | Howard | John Haire misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Mathews | 41-45 |
| 13:37 | Howard | John Mathews denies the turnaround by Robert Almendarez | 41-45 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | John Mathews grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Tallman | 41-47 |
| 12:37 | Howard | Frank Pierce is hacked by Chris Tatro - foul #3 on Chris Tatro, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan (PG), Jamie Sarisky (SG), Philip Scott (SF), Carey Bryant (C) Clarence Branch, Raymond Means, Chris Tatro, Bernard Tallman | |
| 12:37 | Howard | Frank Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:37 | Howard | Frank Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina State | Jamie Sarisky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 12:28 | Howard | Henry Hyland snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 12:09 | Howard | Steve Findley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 12:08 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Almendarez | 43-47 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carey Bryant - foul #1 on Carey Bryant, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG) Shane Crain | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:50 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffery Kiernan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Sarisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mathews (fresh) 6 reb. C - Carey Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 11:31 | Howard | Steve Findley pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Henry Hyland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina State | Philip Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Carey Bryant misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Henry Hyland - foul #2 on Henry Hyland, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch (PG), Raymond Means (SG), Bernard Tallman (C) Jeffery Kiernan, Jamie Sarisky, Philip Scott | |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Carey Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | Carey Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:42 | Howard | John Knapp hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Findley | 47-49 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Carey Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Haire - foul #1 on John Haire, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF) Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro (SF), Philip Scott (PF) Carey Bryant, John Mathews | |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Branch | 47-50 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Branch | 47-52 |
| 09:10 | Howard | John Haire travels with the ball | 47-52 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Steve Findley - foul #2 on Steve Findley, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan (SG) Raymond Means | |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 08:36 | Howard | John Haire grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:19 | Howard | John Haire travels with the ball | 47-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Henry Hyland (C) John Knapp, John Haire | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jamie Sarisky (SG), John Mathews (PF) Clarence Branch, Bernard Tallman | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Shane Crain is called for the reach on John Mathews - foul #3 on Shane Crain, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | John Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | John Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Shane Crain pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:41 | Howard | Steve Findley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-54 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffery Kiernan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Sarisky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Tatro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Mathews (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Mathews | 47-57 |
| 07:20 | Howard | Steve Findley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch (PG), Raymond Means (SG), Gustavo Castaneda (PF) Jeffery Kiernan, Jamie Sarisky, Chris Tatro | |
| 06:51 | South Carolina State | John Mathews makes the runner from close range set up by Clarence Branch | 47-59 |
| 06:37 | Howard | Henry Hyland knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Schwede | 50-59 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina State | Gustavo Castaneda drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Means | 50-62 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Gustavo Castaneda picks off the pass by Shane Crain | 50-62 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Philip Scott hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Branch | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Howard | Steve Findley misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Clarence Branch - foul #2 on Clarence Branch, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Haire (PF), Frank Pierce (C) Darrell Schwede, Shane Crain, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffery Kiernan (PG), Chris Tatro (SF), Bernard Tallman (C) Clarence Branch, Philip Scott, John Mathews | |
| 05:41 | Howard | Steve Findley makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:41 | Howard | Steve Findley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro's pass is intercepted by Frank Pierce | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Howard | Steve Findley buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Frank Pierce | 54-64 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina State | Steve Findley steps in front of the Jeffery Kiernan pass | 54-64 |
| 05:04 | Howard | Steve Findley hits the finger roll | 56-64 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman can't finish the layup | 56-64 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Chris Tatro tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Steve Findley slams it home | 58-66 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Kiernan and he's hacked by John Haire - foul #2 on John Haire, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF), Henry Hyland (C) John Haire, Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch (PG), John Mathews (PF) Jeffery Kiernan, Gustavo Castaneda | |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Robert Almendarez clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Clarence Branch | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina State | Raymond Means scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Branch | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Findley (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Almendarez (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Clarence Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Raymond Means (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Tatro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Tallman (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Howard | Steve Findley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Bernard Tallman | 58-71 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | Henry Hyland takes the ball from Clarence Branch | 58-71 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Shane Crain misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Robert Almendarez gets the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:29 | Howard | Henry Hyland's floater is tipped away by Chris Tatro | 58-71 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Henry Hyland grabs the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:14 | Howard | Clarence Branch takes the ball from Henry Hyland | 58-71 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina State | John Mathews lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Branch | 58-73 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Clarence Branch steps in front of the Steve Findley pass | 58-73 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch misses the easy layup | 58-73 |
| 01:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Almendarez | 58-73 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Henry Hyland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-73 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | John Mathews makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Means | 58-75 |
| 01:03 | Howard | John Mathews blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Steve Findley | 58-75 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina State | John Mathews clanks a turnaround from the right block | 58-75 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Steve Findley gets the rebound | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Howard | John Knapp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Bernard Tallman pulls down the rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Clarence Branch runs out the clock | 58-75 |