| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hervey (fresh) SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) SF - Steven Dart (fresh) PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) SF - David Stewart (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Lee Corcoran wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Howard | David Stewart takes the ball from Lee Corcoran | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Coppin State | Gary Norton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Howard | The short jumper by Thad Sweeney is denied by Louis Cummingham | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Thad Sweeney snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Howard | Thad Sweeney is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Lee Corcoran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | Coppin State | David Stewart pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Louis Cummingham, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Howard | Thad Sweeney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gordon Kempton | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Coppin State | David Stewart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Cummingham | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Steven Dart makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Archer (PF) James Smith | |
| 17:41 | Howard | Steven Dart makes the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Norton | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | Howard | Steven Dart clanks a shot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Coppin State | Gary Norton snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Coppin State | Gary Norton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Lee Corcoran | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Gordon Kempton lays it in | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lee Corcoran - foul #1 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Luke Smith (SG), Alfred Montgomery (C) Robert Hervey, Gordon Kempton, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 16:25 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:25 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Thad Sweeney scores on a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Archer - foul #1 on Robert Archer, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:53 | Coppin State | Robert Archer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:51 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) SG - Luke Smith (fresh) SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Archer (fresh) C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson is fouled on the floor by Luke Smith - foul #1 on Luke Smith, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Howard | David Williamson (SF), Justin Moffatt (C) Steven Dart, Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (PG), Samuel Ferrigno (SG), Daniel Sheehan (C) Gary Norton, Christian Pehrson, Louis Cummingham | |
| 15:00 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hervey (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG) Kevin Barcus, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Smith (SF) David Stewart | |
| 14:42 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:40 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:35 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | Coppin State | Robert Archer gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 14:28 | Howard | David Williamson grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Gordon Kempton makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Alfred Montgomery | 13-7 |
| 14:02 | Coppin State | John Smith lays it in set up by Daniel Sheehan | 13-9 |
| 13:55 | Howard | David Myers steps in front of the Robert Hervey pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:35 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan connects on the floater from the right wing set up by David Myers | 13-11 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Ferrigno - foul #1 on Samuel Ferrigno, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Steven Dart (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Robert Hervey, Luke Smith, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG), Christian Pehrson (SG), David Stewart (SF), Louis Cummingham (C) David Myers, Samuel Ferrigno, John Smith, Robert Archer | |
| 13:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:22 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:03 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 13:01 | Coppin State | Daniel Sheehan snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:41 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson travels with the ball | 14-11 |
| Subs | Howard | David Williamson (SG) Gordon Kempton | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 12:30 | Howard | Gary Norton steals it from Steven Dart | 14-11 |
| 12:14 | Coppin State | Thad Sweeney denies the turnaround by Daniel Sheehan | 14-11 |
| 12:13 | Howard | Steven Dart gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Thad Sweeney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Barcus | 17-11 |
| 11:41 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:39 | Howard | David Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Sheehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Howard | Steven Dart is fouled on the floor by David Stewart - foul #1 on David Stewart, team foul #6 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hervey (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Alfred Montgomery (C) Kevin Barcus, David Williamson, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Archer (PF) Daniel Sheehan | |
| 10:48 | Howard | Steven Dart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-11 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Gordon Kempton grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:31 | Coppin State | David Stewart is whistled for a carry | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | David Williamson (PF) Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (PG) Gary Norton | |
| 10:16 | Howard | Steven Dart comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Smith (SF) David Stewart | |
| 10:16 | Howard | Steven Dart misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:16 | Howard | Steven Dart misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:16 | Coppin State | Robert Archer pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:56 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 09:55 | Coppin State | Robert Archer pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:48 | Coppin State | Alfred Montgomery blocks the short jumper by David Myers | 17-11 |
| 09:46 | Coppin State | Robert Archer snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:23 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham is hacked by Alfred Montgomery - foul #1 on Alfred Montgomery, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Gordon Kempton, Steven Dart, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno (SG), David Stewart (SF), Daniel Sheehan (C) Christian Pehrson, John Smith, Louis Cummingham | |
| 09:09 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Luke Smith - foul #2 on Luke Smith, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (SG) Luke Smith | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG) David Myers | |
| 09:09 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:09 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno makes the 3rd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Kevin Barcus slams it home and he's hacked by Samuel Ferrigno - foul #2 on Samuel Ferrigno, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (SG) Samuel Ferrigno | |
| 08:54 | Howard | Kevin Barcus makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:38 | Coppin State | David Stewart misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lee Corcoran - foul #2 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG), Justin Moffatt (C) Robert Hervey, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 08:38 | Coppin State | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:38 | Coppin State | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Justin Moffatt gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Justin Moffatt makes the shot in the lane set up by Gordon Kempton | 22-14 |
| 07:57 | Coppin State | Robert Archer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 07:56 | Howard | Justin Moffatt snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 07:52 | Howard | Kevin Barcus buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thad Sweeney | 25-14 |
| 07:46 | Coppin State | Gary Norton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Barcus - foul #1 on Kevin Barcus, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Dart (SF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Gordon Kempton, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson (SG), Louis Cummingham (C) David Myers, Robert Archer | |
| 07:26 | Coppin State | Gary Norton drills a 3 from the left corner | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Williamson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Dart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Howard | David Williamson clanks a turnaround from close range | 25-17 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:54 | Coppin State | Gary Norton is whistled for a carry | 25-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hervey (PG) Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (PG), John Smith (SF), Robert Archer (PF) Gary Norton, David Stewart, Daniel Sheehan | |
| 06:44 | Howard | Louis Cummingham steps in front of the David Williamson pass | 25-17 |
| 06:22 | Coppin State | John Smith misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-17 |
| 06:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Alfred Montgomery | 25-17 |
| 06:03 | Howard | Steven Dart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Kevin Barcus tips it in | 27-17 |
| 05:37 | Coppin State | Louis Cummingham misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-17 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Robert Hervey gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Alfred Montgomery, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF), Justin Moffatt (C) Kevin Barcus, David Williamson, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG), David Stewart (SF), Daniel Sheehan (PF) Christian Pehrson, John Smith, Robert Archer | |
| 05:08 | Coppin State | Gary Norton is fouled on the floor by Justin Moffatt - foul #1 on Justin Moffatt, team foul #8 | 27-17 |
| 05:08 | Coppin State | Gary Norton misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Thad Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Robert Hervey's floater is knocked away by Louis Cummingham | 27-17 |
| 04:50 | Coppin State | David Stewart grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 04:46 | Coppin State | David Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-17 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Justin Moffatt snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Daniel Sheehan steps in front of the Steven Dart pass | 27-17 |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | Gary Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Lattimer (SF) Steven Dart | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson (SG) David Myers | |
| 03:51 | Howard | Thad Sweeney lays it up and in | 29-17 |
| 03:47 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 29-17 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Justin Moffatt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 03:28 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-17 |
| 03:27 | Coppin State | David Stewart grabs the board | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hervey (fairly fresh) SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Gary Norton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Pehrson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Cummingham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Carl Lattimer is called for the reach on Christian Pehrson - foul #1 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), David Williamson (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Robert Hervey, Carl Lattimer, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Samuel Ferrigno (PG), James Smith (PF), Robert Archer (C) Gary Norton, Daniel Sheehan, Louis Cummingham | |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson misses the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:21 | Howard | Lee Corcoran gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christian Pehrson - foul #1 on Christian Pehrson, team foul #9 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Dart (SF) David Williamson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Myers (PG) Samuel Ferrigno | |
| 02:55 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 02:30 | Coppin State | Robert Archer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 31-20 |
| 02:02 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the fadeaway from the left block | 31-20 |
| 02:00 | Coppin State | Christian Pehrson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 01:56 | Coppin State | David Stewart misses the runner from the baseline | 31-20 |
| 01:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thad Sweeney | 31-20 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Archer - foul #2 on Robert Archer, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hervey (PG), Luke Smith (SG), David Williamson (PF) Kevin Barcus, Gordon Kempton, Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Gary Norton (PG), Daniel Sheehan (C) Christian Pehrson, David Stewart | |
| 01:33 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:16 | Coppin State | James Smith is fouled on the floor by David Williamson - foul #1 on David Williamson, team foul #10 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Alfred Montgomery (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 01:16 | Coppin State | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:16 | Coppin State | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 01:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Williamson | 33-20 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 00:36 | Coppin State | Robert Archer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-22 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Steven Dart hits the finger roll | 38-22 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | James Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-22 |