| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Trent Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Berman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lonnie Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pagan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jerome Gibson inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Randy Selby gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Pagan | 40-35 |
| 18:14 | Howard | Steven Hensley comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | Howard | Billy Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Adam Hite hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown clanks a shot in the paint | 40-35 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 17:13 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Jerome Gibson is blocked by Gary Pagan | 42-35 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina State | William Friedman grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown scores on a floater from the left side set up by Trent Simon | 44-35 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Randy Selby misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Bryan Berman | 47-35 |
| 15:53 | Howard | Randy Selby can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Trent Simon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Berman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lonnie Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Pagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Hensley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hite (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman is fouled on the floor by Billy Clark - foul #3 on Billy Clark, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer (C) Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Robert Jaynes (SF), Rick Campfield (PF), Billy Rice (C) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, Jerome Gibson, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-35 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | William Friedman tips it home | 49-35 |
| 15:12 | Howard | Tyler Joyce knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Josey | 49-38 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown throws it down on a great pass from Trent Simon and he's hacked by Tyler Joyce - foul #2 on Tyler Joyce, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown misses the free throw | 51-38 |
| 14:56 | Howard | Billy Rice snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Paul Josey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Billy Rice tips it in | 51-40 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown misses the easy layup | 51-40 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Billy Rice grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Eugene Reyer steals it from Paul Josey | 51-40 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | Lonnie Brown drills a shot near the basket set up by Trent Simon | 53-40 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Robert Jaynes is whistled for a carry | 53-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui (PG), Samuel Port (SF), Jacob Surface (PF), Gary Pagan (C) Trent Simon, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown, Eugene Reyer | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Robert Jaynes, Rick Campfield | |
| 12:57 | South Carolina State | Samuel Port hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 12:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Adam Hite | 53-40 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Billy Clark misses the fadeaway in the paint | 53-40 |
| 12:40 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina State | Samuel Port is fouled on the floor by Billy Rice - foul #2 on Billy Rice, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (PG) Bryan Berman | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Gibson (SF) Billy Rice | |
| 12:18 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 12:17 | Howard | Adam Hite grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Adam Hite drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Selby | 53-43 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Dikembe Africa | 55-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Port (fresh) PF - Jacob Surface (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Pagan (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hite (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Howard | Randy Selby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Trent Simon (PG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF) Dikembe Africa, Samuel Port, Jacob Surface | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jared Jauregui, team foul #1 | 55-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman (SG) Jared Jauregui | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:12 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Jerome Gibson tips it but misses | 55-43 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Pagan | 58-43 |
| 10:48 | Howard | Adam Hite misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan's pass is intercepted by Steven Hensley | 58-43 |
| 10:06 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Steven Hensley gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:47 | Howard | The jumper by Steven Hensley is denied by Lonnie Brown | 58-43 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina State | William Friedman gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina State | William Friedman knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Trent Simon | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Howard | Billy Clark's floater is tipped away by Gary Pagan | 60-43 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina State | William Friedman pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:58 | South Carolina State | Trent Simon connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Adam Hite connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Steven Hensley | 63-45 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Berman | 65-45 |
| 08:00 | Howard | Randy Selby is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Brown - foul #2 on Lonnie Brown, team foul #2 | 65-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), Samuel Port (SF), Jacob Surface (PF), Eugene Reyer (C) Trent Simon, Bryan Berman, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown, Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Robert Jaynes (SF), Rick Campfield (PF), Billy Rice (C) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, Jerome Gibson, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 07:48 | Howard | Tyler Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Port (fresh) PF - Jacob Surface (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Campfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina State | Jacob Surface scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Port | 68-45 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Paul Josey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tyler Joyce | 68-48 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa scores on a 3 from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Rick Campfield knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Josey | 71-50 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Robert Jaynes is called for the reach on Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #4 | 71-50 |
| 06:12 | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer scores on a jumper from close range | 73-50 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Paul Josey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-50 |
| 05:56 | Howard | Robert Jaynes snags the offensive board | 73-50 |
| 05:41 | Howard | Paul Josey hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Joyce | 73-52 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina State | Jacob Surface knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Africa | 76-52 |
| 04:53 | Howard | Rick Campfield is fouled on the floor by Jacob Surface - foul #4 on Jacob Surface, team foul #3 | 76-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson (C) Jacob Surface | |
| Subs | Howard | Ron Searfoss (PG), Billy Stokes (SF) Paul Josey, Billy Rice | |
| 04:36 | Howard | Ron Searfoss makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Stokes | 76-55 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Trent Simon (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), William Friedman (SF), Lonnie Brown (PF), Gary Pagan (C) Dikembe Africa, Jared Jauregui, Samuel Port, Eugene Reyer, Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Adam Hite (PF), Billy Clark (C) Ron Searfoss, Tyler Joyce, Billy Stokes, Rick Campfield, Robert Jaynes | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Billy Clark - foul #4 on Billy Clark, team foul #5 | 76-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa (PG), Jared Jauregui (SG), Samuel Port (SF), Jacob Surface (PF) Trent Simon, Bryan Berman, William Friedman, Lonnie Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Billy Stokes (SF), Billy Rice (PF), Rick Campfield (C) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, Jerome Gibson, Adam Hite, Billy Clark | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | Gary Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-55 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Tyler Joyce jams it set up by Billy Rice | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | South Carolina State | Billy Stokes is called for the reach on Gary Pagan - foul #1 on Billy Stokes, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer (C) Gary Pagan | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Jaynes (SF) Billy Stokes | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dikembe Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Jauregui (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Port (fresh) PF - Jacob Surface (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Eugene Reyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rick Campfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | South Carolina State | Jacob Surface misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-57 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Surface | 77-57 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 77-57 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Rick Campfield grabs the board | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Howard | Paul Josey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Jaynes | 77-60 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer is fouled on the floor by Billy Rice - foul #3 on Billy Rice, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chris Johnson (C) Samuel Port | |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Stokes (SF) Rick Campfield | |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Eugene Reyer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Dikembe Africa is called for the reach on Tyler Joyce - foul #1 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #4 | 79-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ron Searfoss (SG), Rick Campfield (PF) Paul Josey, Billy Rice | |
| 02:04 | Howard | Rick Campfield is hacked by Jared Jauregui - foul #3 on Jared Jauregui, team foul #5 | 79-60 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Robert Jaynes is hacked by Chris Johnson - foul #1 on Chris Johnson, team foul #6 | 79-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Port (SF) Chris Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG), Billy Rice (C) Ron Searfoss, Billy Stokes | |
| 01:45 | Howard | Robert Jaynes knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Rice | 79-62 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina State | Tyler Joyce steals it from Dikembe Africa in the backcourt | 79-62 |
| 01:39 | Howard | Tyler Joyce blows the layup | 79-62 |
| 01:37 | Howard | Rick Campfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-62 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Billy Rice is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Billy Rice, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Jared Jauregui drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Africa | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Howard | Tyler Joyce is hacked by Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #7 | 81-62 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa's layup is rejected by Billy Rice | 81-64 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Robert Jaynes grabs the defensive rebound | 81-64 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Eugene Reyer is called for the reach on Billy Rice - foul #2 on Eugene Reyer, team foul #8 | 81-64 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Billy Rice makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Billy Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Dikembe Africa runs out the clock | 81-66 |