| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Moye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Valerio (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Goulette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Steve Findley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:18 | Coppin State | John Knapp steals it from Stanley Goulette | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Shane Crain is fouled on the floor by Stanley Goulette - foul #1 on Stanley Goulette, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Steve Findley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Knapp | 37-28 |
| 18:24 | Coppin State | William Valerio can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-28 |
| 18:22 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Stanley Goulette steals the ball from Robert Almendarez | 37-28 |
| 17:41 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Steve Findley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 17:15 | Howard | John Knapp can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 17:13 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:08 | Coppin State | Terry Reed drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Moye | 37-34 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Terry Reed - foul #2 on Terry Reed, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), John Haire (C) John Knapp, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) William Valerio, Stanley Goulette, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 16:54 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Reed and the foul's on Robert Almendarez - foul #4 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:42 | Howard | The rebound goes to Shane Crain | 39-36 |
| 16:22 | Howard | Robert Almendarez buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 15:58 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Almendarez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Haire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Moye (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Coppin State | Shane Crain blocks the jumper by Stephen Johnson | 42-36 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Shane Crain pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:13 | Howard | John Haire knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 44-36 |
| 14:54 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ashby | 44-36 |
| 14:42 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson buries a 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Shane Crain can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 14:20 | Howard | Shane Crain tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 14:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Shane Crain - foul #1 on Shane Crain, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Henry Hyland (C) Darrell Schwede, Shane Crain | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Gatling (PG), William Valerio (SF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Terry Reed, Clyde Moye, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 14:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:14 | Howard | John Haire snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:55 | Howard | Mitchell Wilson takes the ball from Steve Findley | 46-40 |
| 13:40 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Gatling | 46-42 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Henry Hyland misses the floater from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | William Valerio buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | Howard | John Haire misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 48-44 |
| 12:49 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Stephen Johnson | 48-44 |
| 12:25 | Coppin State | William Valerio makes the turnaround near the basket set up by James Gatling | 48-46 |
| 12:02 | Howard | The short jumper by Robert Almendarez is denied by Mitchell Wilson | 48-46 |
| 12:01 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Findley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Haire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Hyland (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - James Gatling (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Valerio (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:55 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | Howard | Henry Hyland snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 11:39 | Howard | Steve Findley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:37 | Coppin State | William Valerio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:31 | Coppin State | William Valerio double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Shane Crain (PF) John Haire | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Terry Reed (PG), Clyde Moye (SG), Stanley Goulette (PF) James Gatling, Ronald Houston, Stephen Johnson | |
| 11:16 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:15 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 48-46 |
| 10:58 | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette is hacked by Shane Crain - foul #2 on Shane Crain, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Frank Pierce (C) John Knapp, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (SF), Kenneth Ashby (C) William Valerio, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 10:50 | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette's layup is rejected by Frank Pierce | 48-46 |
| 10:48 | Howard | Shane Crain snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Shane Crain drills a shot from the right block and he's fouled by Stanley Goulette - foul #2 on Stanley Goulette, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) Darrell Schwede | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 10:42 | Howard | Shane Crain makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:29 | Coppin State | Michael Nix blows the layup | 51-46 |
| 10:27 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:14 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ashby | 51-49 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Steve Findley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:55 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:50 | Coppin State | Terry Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | Howard | Henry Hyland snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:43 | Howard | Shane Crain misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 09:42 | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:23 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Haire (C) Frank Pierce, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Valerio (SF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Michael Nix, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 09:04 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 51-49 |
| 09:03 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:58 | Coppin State | Terry Reed makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Moye | 51-51 |
| 08:48 | Howard | John Haire misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mitchell Wilson - foul #2 on Mitchell Wilson, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (C) John Knapp | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby (PF) Stanley Goulette | |
| 08:48 | Howard | John Haire makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:48 | Howard | John Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:38 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Terry Reed | 53-53 |
| 08:21 | Howard | John Haire's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Wilson | 53-53 |
| 08:20 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:06 | Coppin State | Frank Pierce swats the short shot by Clyde Moye | 53-53 |
| 08:04 | Coppin State | William Valerio tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 07:54 | Howard | Steve Findley buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Almendarez and he's fouled by Mitchell Wilson - foul #3 on Mitchell Wilson, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG) Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Gatling (PG), Stephen Johnson (PF) Terry Reed, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 07:54 | Howard | Steve Findley misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:54 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Findley (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Almendarez (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - John Haire (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - James Gatling (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clyde Moye (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Valerio (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Coppin State | William Valerio makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gatling and he's hacked by Shane Crain - foul #3 on Shane Crain, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 07:42 | Coppin State | William Valerio makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:16 | Howard | John Haire double dribbles | 55-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (PF), Henry Hyland (C) Shane Crain, John Haire | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SG) Clyde Moye | |
| 07:08 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Gatling | 55-61 |
| 06:56 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Steve Findley is blocked by Mitchell Wilson | 55-61 |
| 06:54 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 06:49 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Gatling | 55-64 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Steve Findley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 06:30 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 06:24 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson lays it in | 55-66 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Steve Findley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Henry Hyland can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 06:15 | Howard | Frank Pierce tips it back up and in | 57-66 |
| 06:00 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Valerio | 57-69 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Ronald Houston steps in front of the Robert Almendarez pass | 57-69 |
| 05:51 | Howard | The refs have stopped play. John Knapp is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 57-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Shane Crain (PF) John Knapp, Frank Pierce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Terry Reed (PG), Clyde Moye (SG), Stephen Johnson (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) James Gatling, William Valerio, Stanley Goulette, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Almendarez - foul #5 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #5 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Howard | Steve Findley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 57-71 |
| 05:17 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 05:03 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Terry Reed and he's fouled by Henry Hyland - foul #2 on Henry Hyland, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (C) Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 05:03 | Coppin State | Clyde Moye misses the free throw | 57-73 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Shane Crain pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Darrell Schwede can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-73 |
| 04:44 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 04:39 | Coppin State | Terry Reed misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-73 |
| 04:37 | Howard | James Ashby snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 04:17 | Howard | Shane Crain hits the finger roll | 59-73 |
| 03:58 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 03:56 | Howard | James Ashby pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Findley (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shane Crain (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Haire (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Terry Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clyde Moye (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Houston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Howard | Darrell Schwede throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Hyland (C) John Haire | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Valerio (SF), Stanley Goulette (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Ronald Houston, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 03:27 | Coppin State | Stanley Goulette tips it back up and in | 59-75 |
| 03:18 | Howard | Steve Findley travels with the ball | 59-75 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF), Frank Pierce (C) Shane Crain, Henry Hyland | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Gatling (PG), Joseph Davis (SG), Ronald Houston (SF), Michael Nix (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Terry Reed, Clyde Moye, William Valerio, Stanley Goulette, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 03:04 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston is hacked by Darrell Schwede - foul #1 on Darrell Schwede, team foul #7 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), James St. Jean (SF) Darrell Schwede, James Ashby | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Nix | |
| 03:04 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 03:04 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:51 | Howard | John Fox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 02:49 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston gets the rebound | 59-77 |
| 02:44 | Coppin State | James Gatling scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Davis | 59-79 |
| 02:33 | Howard | John Haire is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (SF) Ronald Houston | |
| 02:17 | Howard | John Haire can't connect on a floater from the right block | 59-79 |
| 02:16 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-79 |
| 02:10 | Coppin State | James Gatling is whistled for traveling | 59-79 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG) John Fox | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 01:53 | Howard | James St. Jean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-79 |
| 01:52 | Howard | James St. Jean can't tip it in | 59-79 |
| 01:51 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the defensive board | 59-79 |
| 01:47 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Davis and he's fouled by Frank Pierce - foul #1 on Frank Pierce, team foul #8 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (SF) Michael Nix | |
| 01:47 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the free throw | 59-81 |
| 01:47 | Howard | James Ashby snags the defensive board | 59-81 |
| 01:39 | Howard | John Haire banks in the layup on a great pass from James Ashby | 61-81 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Joseph Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-81 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Darrell Schwede grabs the defensive rebound | 61-81 |
| 01:09 | Howard | James Ashby knocks in the floater from the left side | 63-81 |
| 00:47 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-81 |
| 00:45 | Howard | John Haire grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Howard | Steve Findley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 63-81 |
| 00:37 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston pulls down the rebound | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston clanks a jumper from the right side | 63-81 |
| 00:29 | Howard | The rebound goes to Frank Pierce | 63-81 |
| 00:23 | Howard | The jump hook by Frank Pierce is blocked by Kenneth Ashby | 63-81 |
| 00:21 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | James Gatling runs out the clock | 63-81 |