| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Russ (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Edward Cleaves inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses the 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Daniel Diederich | 33-35 |
| 19:29 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Phillip Toles | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Cleaves | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina State | David Vernon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 18:48 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cody Wagner | 38-37 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina State | David Russ knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Diederich | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | David McCune grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 17:42 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Acree | 38-39 |
| 17:29 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | Howard | Edward Cleaves grabs the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses badly on a shot near the basket | 38-39 |
| 17:05 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Cody Wagner lays it in and he's hacked by Phillip Toles - foul #2 on Phillip Toles, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), James Stern (PF) Warren Laird, Terrence Lloyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn Thompson (SF), David Lillis (C) David Vernon, Daniel Diederich | |
| 16:54 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 16:40 | South Carolina State | David Lillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Cody Wagner grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:02 | Howard | Cody Wagner travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), Peter Brown (SF), John Lavender (C) Cody Wagner, Edward Cleaves, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Vernon (SF), Robert Slaughter (PF), William Paulsen (C) David McCune, Phillip Toles, David Russ | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeff Matz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Stern (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Lavender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David Lillis (fresh) 5 reb. SG - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Paulsen (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina State | David Vernon gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Glenn Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Lavender - foul #1 on John Lavender, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Lloyd Armand (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Jeff Matz, Peter Brown, John Lavender | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss (PF), Daniel Diederich (C) Robert Slaughter, William Paulsen | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | David Vernon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich tips it home | 41-41 |
| 15:02 | Howard | James Kemp misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina State | David Vernon loses the dribble to James Stern | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Lloyd Armand misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Acree (C) James Stern | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), Phillip Toles (SG), David Russ (SF) David Lillis, Glenn Thompson, David Vernon | |
| 14:04 | Howard | Lloyd Armand makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Laird | 43-41 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Kemp - foul #1 on James Kemp, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Edward Cleaves (PF) James Kemp, Terrence Lloyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:51 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:35 | Howard | Lloyd Armand connects on the shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:09 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 12:53 | Howard | Cody Wagner is fouled on the floor by David Russ - foul #1 on David Russ, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), James Stern (PF) Warren Laird, Edward Cleaves | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Vernon (SF), David Lillis (C) Earl Strauss, Daniel Diederich | |
| 12:48 | Howard | Joseph Acree's pass is intercepted by Phillip Toles | 45-45 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles dunks the ball | 45-47 |
| 12:33 | Howard | James Stern misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Russ - foul #2 on David Russ, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| 12:33 | Howard | James Stern makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:33 | Howard | James Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:12 | South Carolina State | James Stern denies the turnaround by David Lillis | 47-47 |
| 12:11 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | David McCune is fouled on the floor by James Stern - foul #1 on James Stern, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Brown (SG), Edward Cleaves (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Cody Wagner, Lloyd Armand, James Stern | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lillis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG) Peter Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Paulsen (C) David Russ | |
| 11:20 | Howard | David Lillis is called for the reach on James Kemp - foul #1 on David Lillis, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss (PF), Daniel Diederich (C) David Lillis, William Paulsen | |
| 11:13 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina State | Edward Cleaves steals the ball from David McCune | 47-47 |
| 10:52 | Howard | James Kemp banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Cleaves | 49-47 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina State | David Vernon drills a jumper from the left side set up by David McCune | 49-49 |
| 10:08 | Howard | James Kemp scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Cleaves and he's hacked by Phillip Toles - foul #3 on Phillip Toles, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Lloyd Armand (SF), James Stern (C) Warren Laird, Edward Cleaves, Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Lillis (PG), David Russ (SG), Glenn Thompson (SF) David McCune, Phillip Toles, David Vernon | |
| 10:08 | Howard | James Kemp makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Earl Strauss, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG) James Kemp | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter (SF) Earl Strauss | |
| 09:31 | Howard | Lloyd Armand knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jeff Matz | 55-49 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina State | David Lillis connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Russ | 55-51 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Daniel Diederich is called for the reach on Lloyd Armand - foul #2 on Daniel Diederich, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Joseph Acree (C) Jeff Matz, Terrence Lloyd | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David McCune (PG), Phillip Toles (SG), David Vernon (SF) Glenn Thompson, Robert Slaughter, Daniel Diederich | |
| 08:50 | Howard | Lloyd Armand makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Lloyd Armand makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina State | David Lillis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:40 | Howard | James Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:23 | Howard | Warren Laird steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-51 |
| 08:00 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Vernon | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Lillis - foul #2 on David Lillis, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (SG) Cody Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss (PF) David Russ | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | David Lillis snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Stern (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Vernon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Strauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina State | James Kemp steps in front of the Earl Strauss pass | 57-53 |
| 07:08 | Howard | Joseph Acree hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 57-53 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Joseph Acree tips it in | 59-53 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina State | James Stern steals the ball from Phillip Toles | 59-53 |
| 06:23 | Howard | James Kemp misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:21 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Laird | 59-53 |
| 06:04 | Howard | Lloyd Armand comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina State | David Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Warren Laird steps in front of the David McCune pass in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 05:46 | Howard | David Vernon steals it from Joseph Acree | 59-53 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina State | David Vernon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David McCune | 59-56 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF) James Kemp, James Stern | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich (C) David Lillis | |
| 05:15 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Warren Laird | 62-56 |
| 05:06 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 62-56 |
| 05:04 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Lloyd Armand hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Vernon - foul #2 on David Vernon, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Lloyd Armand makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Lloyd Armand misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Vernon | 63-58 |
| 04:20 | Howard | Lloyd Armand misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses the jump hook from the right block | 63-58 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Cody Wagner gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:00 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd is called for traveling | 63-58 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Edward Cleaves (SF) Warren Laird, Lloyd Armand | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Russ (SG), Glenn Thompson (SF), David Lillis (PF) Phillip Toles, David Vernon, Earl Strauss | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina State | David Russ hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Lillis | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David McCune (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Russ (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Lillis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Lillis - foul #3 on David Lillis, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Howard | James Stern (C) Joseph Acree | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:32 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Stern - foul #2 on James Stern, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terrence Lloyd | 65-61 |
| 02:49 | Howard | James Stern misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | David Lillis gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Lloyd Armand (SF), Joseph Acree (C) James Kemp, Edward Cleaves, James Stern | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles (SG), David Vernon (SF), Earl Strauss (PF) David Russ, Glenn Thompson, David Lillis | |
| 02:19 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Strauss | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Warren Laird is fouled on the floor by Phillip Toles - foul #4 on Phillip Toles, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina State | Cody Wagner is called for the reach on Daniel Diederich - foul #1 on Cody Wagner, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-64 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina State | Earl Strauss can't tip it in | 67-64 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich tips it home | 67-66 |
| 01:23 | Howard | Joseph Acree clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | David Vernon gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Armand is called for the reach on David Vernon - foul #4 on Lloyd Armand, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina State | David McCune drills a 3 from straight away set up by Phillip Toles | 67-69 |
| 00:34 | Howard | Lloyd Armand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Joseph Acree hits the follow up shot | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses the easy layup | 69-69 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd drills a driving attempt from the left block | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | David McCune misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 71-69 |