| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Haire (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - George Marrow (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Joel Eoff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Mignone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James Egger - foul #1 on James Egger, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:49 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:49 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:49 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Almendarez | 38-38 |
| 19:27 | Howard | John Fox buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James St. Jean | 40-38 |
| 19:18 | Jacksonville State | John Fox is called for the reach on Anthony Mignone - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| 19:05 | Jacksonville State | George Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 18:55 | Howard | John Haire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 18:42 | Jacksonville State | John Haire is called for the reach on George Marrow - foul #2 on John Haire, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 18:23 | Jacksonville State | George Marrow is hacked by John Haire - foul #3 on John Haire, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (PF) John Haire | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 18:00 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Egger - foul #2 on James Egger, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| 18:00 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:00 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Robert Almendarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 17:47 | Jacksonville State | James St. Jean steps in front of the George Marrow pass in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 17:34 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:05 | Jacksonville State | George Marrow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Eoff | 40-44 |
| 16:46 | Howard | George Marrow picks off the pass by James Egger | 40-44 |
| 16:30 | Jacksonville State | George Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Frank Pierce grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 16:12 | Howard | James St. Jean is hacked by Paul Wood - foul #1 on Paul Wood, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), John Walter (PF), John Hoskins (C) John Fox, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton (PG), Chris Good (SG), Herman Magner (SF), Scott Metzinger (PF), Peter Weber (C) George Marrow, George Williams, Joel Eoff, Anthony Mignone, Paul Wood | |
| 15:54 | Howard | John Walter misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 15:53 | Howard | John Walter gets the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - Frank Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Walter (fresh) C - John Hoskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Good (fresh) SF - Herman Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Metzinger (fresh) C - Peter Weber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Howard | The jump hook by Frank Pierce is blocked by Herman Magner | 40-44 |
| 15:30 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to John Knapp | 40-44 |
| 15:18 | Howard | John Hoskins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 15:17 | Howard | John Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:00 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:58 | Jacksonville State | Scott Metzinger pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:40 | Jacksonville State | John Hoskins is called for the reach on Scott Metzinger - foul #1 on John Hoskins, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Robert Almendarez (SF), John Haire (PF) Darrell Schwede, Frank Pierce, John Walter | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Marrow (PG), George Williams (SG), Anthony Mignone (PF) Kenneth Lofton, Chris Good, Scott Metzinger | |
| 14:28 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Fox - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG) John Knapp | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff (SF) Herman Magner | |
| 14:28 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:28 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:16 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:14 | Jacksonville State | George Williams grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 13:50 | Jacksonville State | James St. Jean steps in front of the Joel Eoff pass | 40-45 |
| 13:33 | Howard | George Marrow picks off the pass by John Fox | 40-45 |
| 13:18 | Jacksonville State | George Williams travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) John Hoskins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood (C) Peter Weber | |
| 12:59 | Howard | John Fox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:57 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:51 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:49 | Jacksonville State | George Williams misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 12:48 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood hits the follow up shot | 40-47 |
| 12:19 | Howard | George Williams is called for the reach on James St. Jean - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG) John Fox, James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Chris Good (SG), Herman Magner (SF), Peter Weber (PF) George Williams, Joel Eoff, Anthony Mignone | |
| 12:05 | Howard | John Knapp is fouled on the floor by Herman Magner - foul #3 on Herman Magner, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton (PG) George Marrow | |
| 11:50 | Howard | Peter Weber steals the ball from James Egger | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Haire (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Good (fresh) SF - Herman Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Peter Weber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood misses short on a runner from close range | 40-47 |
| 11:41 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:31 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Magner | 40-50 |
| 11:10 | Howard | John Knapp misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-50 |
| 11:09 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:03 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Chris Good | 40-52 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Herman Magner - foul #4 on Herman Magner, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), James St. Jean (SG), Frank Pierce (PF), John Hoskins (C) John Knapp, Darrell Schwede, John Haire, James Egger | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Marrow (PG), George Williams (SG), Joel Eoff (SF), Anthony Mignone (PF) Kenneth Lofton, Herman Magner, Peter Weber, Paul Wood | |
| 10:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:42 | Jacksonville State | George Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:21 | Jacksonville State | George Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 10:05 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 10:04 | Howard | Frank Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Howard | John Haire (PF) Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 09:52 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | Chris Good grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 09:45 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by George Marrow is denied by John Haire | 41-55 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Frank Pierce snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 09:24 | Howard | John Haire comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 09:22 | Howard | Frank Pierce tips it home | 43-55 |
| 09:05 | Jacksonville State | George Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Frank Pierce pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:57 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the floater from the left side | 43-55 |
| 08:56 | Jacksonville State | George Marrow grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:39 | Jacksonville State | George Marrow misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 08:38 | Howard | John Haire grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Chris Good steals it from Frank Pierce | 43-55 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Pierce - foul #1 on Frank Pierce, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Egger (C) James St. Jean, Frank Pierce, John Hoskins | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton (PG), Raleigh Holmes (SG), Herman Magner (PF), Paul Wood (C) George Marrow, George Williams, Anthony Mignone, Chris Good | |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:51 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 07:44 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (PF) John Haire | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber (PF) Joel Eoff | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Kenneth Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raleigh Holmes (fresh) SF - Herman Magner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Peter Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Howard | John Knapp can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Raleigh Holmes - foul #1 on Raleigh Holmes, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) John Fox | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| 07:33 | Howard | John Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:33 | Howard | John Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:33 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 07:12 | Jacksonville State | Raleigh Holmes blows the layup | 43-56 |
| 07:11 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber snags the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 06:55 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Lofton | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:42 | Howard | James Egger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-58 |
| 06:41 | Howard | James Egger gets the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Darrell Schwede drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Almendarez | 45-58 |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Almendarez - foul #1 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), James St. Jean (SG), John Haire (PF) John Knapp, Darrell Schwede, John Walter | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | George Marrow (PG), George Williams (SG), Anthony Mignone (PF) Kenneth Lofton, Raleigh Holmes, Peter Weber | |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:03 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:41 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 05:39 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:21 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff (SF) Herman Magner | |
| 05:13 | Howard | John Haire hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on George Williams - foul #4 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber (C) Paul Wood | |
| 05:13 | Howard | John Haire makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:47 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Frank Pierce (C) James Egger | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner (C) Peter Weber | |
| 04:28 | Howard | James St. Jean clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 04:26 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Joel Eoff | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | John Haire is called for the reach on Anthony Mignone - foul #4 on John Haire, team foul #10 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (SG), John Hoskins (C) James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood (C) Herman Magner | |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | Anthony Mignone misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:04 | Jacksonville State | Anthony Mignone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:52 | Howard | Anthony Mignone swats the short shot by John Hoskins | 48-61 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Frank Pierce grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Howard | John Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Haire (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - John Hoskins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - George Marrow (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joel Eoff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Mignone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Jacksonville State | Paul Wood dunks the ball on a great pass from Anthony Mignone | 48-63 |
| 02:57 | Howard | John Fox misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-63 |
| 02:55 | Howard | John Haire tips it home | 50-63 |
| 02:30 | Jacksonville State | Joel Eoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG), John Walter (PF) John Fox, John Haire | |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton (PG), Chris Good (SG), Herman Magner (SF), Scott Metzinger (PF), Peter Weber (C) George Marrow, George Williams, Joel Eoff, Anthony Mignone, Paul Wood | |
| 02:14 | Howard | John Walter misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Metzinger - foul #1 on Scott Metzinger, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 02:14 | Howard | John Walter misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:14 | Howard | John Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:14 | Jacksonville State | Herman Magner gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:50 | Jacksonville State | Peter Weber lays it in on a nice dish by Herman Magner | 50-65 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Frank Pierce makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Hoskins | 53-65 |
| 01:07 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Good | 53-67 |
| 00:51 | Howard | John Knapp can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 00:49 | Jacksonville State | Scott Metzinger grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Jacksonville State | Chris Good comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-67 |
| 00:26 | Howard | John Hoskins pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Howard | Frank Pierce misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 00:18 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | Jacksonville State | Kenneth Lofton runs out the clock | 53-67 |