| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Francois (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bueno (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Zeidler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Kearney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Atkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zeidler, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Howard | William Caulder can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ben Bueno - foul #3 on Ben Bueno, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor (SG) Ben Bueno | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:36 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joel Kearney | 38-36 |
| 19:18 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart misses the dunk | 38-36 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 19:16 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:58 | Howard | John Atkin gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Howard | John Atkin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:35 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:33 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Mark Lassiter blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 18:25 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | Howard | John Atkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tracy Gilliard | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney is fouled on the floor by William Caulder - foul #1 on William Caulder, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 17:36 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Atkin | 38-39 |
| 17:19 | Howard | Mark Lassiter comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-39 |
| 17:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:07 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Titsworth - foul #1 on Joseph Titsworth, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 17:07 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:07 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Michael Taylor steals it from William Caulder | 40-39 |
| 16:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor double dribbles | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip (SF), Anthony Borman (C) John Stewart, Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), William Lee (SG), Chris Mason (SF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, John Atkin, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 16:15 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 16:02 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:01 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:49 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Francois (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clark Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Zeidler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Borman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) SG - William Lee (fresh) SF - Chris Mason (fresh) PF - Mark Lassiter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Anthony Borman takes the ball from Jeff Caulder | 40-39 |
| 15:23 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Caulder steals it from Clark Cutlip | 40-39 |
| 15:16 | Howard | William Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:15 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Caulder | 40-39 |
| 14:59 | Howard | Chris Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno (SG), John Stewart (SF), Joel Kearney (C) Edward Francois, Michael Taylor, Jeffrey Zeidler | |
| Subs | Howard | John Atkin (SG), Shawn Crabb (SF), Joseph Titsworth (C) William Lee, Mark Lassiter, Jeff Caulder | |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 14:41 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:36 | Howard | Chris Mason throws it down set up by Joseph Titsworth | 40-41 |
| 14:26 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clark Cutlip | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Chris Mason is hacked by Anthony Borman - foul #3 on Anthony Borman, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois (PG) Clark Cutlip | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG) Jonathon Bowling, John Atkin | |
| 13:53 | Howard | Joel Kearney steals the ball from Chris Mason | 42-41 |
| 13:32 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Shawn Crabb grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:14 | Howard | William Caulder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joel Kearney - foul #2 on Joel Kearney, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler (PF) Anthony Borman | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF) Chris Mason | |
| 13:14 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno is fouled on the floor by William Caulder - foul #2 on William Caulder, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor (C) Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:47 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 45-42 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Mark Lassiter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip (C) John Stewart | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Caulder (C) Joseph Titsworth | |
| 12:19 | Cal State Northridge | William Caulder steals the ball from Edward Francois | 45-42 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Shawn Crabb comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clark Cutlip | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Francois (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bueno (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Zeidler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clark Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Crabb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Howard | Shawn Crabb misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Shawn Crabb grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:14 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Clark Cutlip - foul #1 on Clark Cutlip, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart (SF), Joel Kearney (C) Edward Francois, Clark Cutlip | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), John Atkin (SG), Chris Mason (SF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Shawn Crabb, Jeff Caulder | |
| 11:14 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:14 | Howard | Mark Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:57 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:48 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Stewart | 50-44 |
| 10:31 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip (SG) Ben Bueno | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joel Kearney and he's fouled by John Atkin - foul #2 on John Atkin, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois (PG) Clark Cutlip | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Mark Lassiter's fadeaway is rejected by John Stewart | 54-44 |
| 09:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Zeidler snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Chris Mason - foul #1 on Chris Mason, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Shawn Crabb (SF) Jonathon Bowling, John Atkin, Mark Lassiter | |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:38 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:38 | Howard | Chris Mason grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Zeidler | 55-44 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno (SG), Clark Cutlip (SF), Anthony Borman (PF) Michael Taylor, John Stewart, Jeffrey Zeidler | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:40 | Howard | Shawn Crabb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Anthony Borman steps in front of the Shawn Crabb pass | 55-44 |
| 08:10 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 08:08 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 07:59 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Caulder | 55-44 |
| 07:55 | Howard | William Caulder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 07:35 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Titsworth | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Francois (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bueno (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clark Cutlip (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Borman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Joel Kearney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Caulder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Crabb (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Howard | William Caulder buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Crabb | 55-47 |
| 06:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Francois | 57-47 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Shawn Crabb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:30 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Chris Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Chris Mason misses the dunk | 57-47 |
| 05:55 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:55 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart (SF), Jeffrey Zeidler (PF) Clark Cutlip, Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), John Atkin (SG), Mark Lassiter (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Chris Mason, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Shawn Crabb pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Mark Lassiter misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 57-47 |
| 05:20 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman drills a turnaround from close range set up by Jeffrey Zeidler | 59-47 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Shawn Crabb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 04:49 | Howard | John Atkin gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:25 | Howard | John Atkin travels with the ball | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney (C) Anthony Borman | |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Joseph Titsworth (C) Jonathon Bowling, John Atkin, Jeff Caulder | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Francois misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 04:04 | Howard | The rebound goes to Shawn Crabb | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Howard | A charge is called on Mark Lassiter - foul #2 on Mark Lassiter, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor (PG) Edward Francois | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Ben Bueno, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Atkin (SF) Shawn Crabb | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Michael Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Bueno (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Zeidler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Kearney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Atkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Howard | William Caulder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on William Caulder - foul #3 on William Caulder, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip (SF), Doyle Collins (PF), Anthony Borman (C) John Stewart, Jeffrey Zeidler, Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), William Lee (SF), Chris Mason (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Bueno misses the free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:13 | Howard | Chris Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling loses the dribble to Anthony Borman | 61-47 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman's pass is intercepted by Chris Mason | 61-47 |
| 02:26 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-47 |
| 02:24 | Howard | William Lee gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:10 | Howard | Jeff Caulder misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-47 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor loses the dribble to Chris Mason | 61-47 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Chris Mason misses the dunk attempt | 61-47 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:17 | Cal State Northridge | Clark Cutlip can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 01:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeff Caulder | 61-47 |
| 01:02 | Howard | William Lee is hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jonathon Orr (SG) Ben Bueno | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:02 | Howard | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:02 | Howard | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor is denied on a dunk by Chris Mason | 61-49 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor can't tip it in | 61-49 |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Howard | Chris Mason clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Taylor runs out the clock | 63-51 |