| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) SF - William Flanders (fresh) PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) C - Neville Mauzy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) SF - Dante Haight (fresh) PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) C - Christopher Felton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Christopher Felton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Howard | Darrell Benson's pass is intercepted by Richard Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson's floater is knocked away by William Pusey | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Christopher Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Howard | Dante Haight double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Howard | Dante Haight comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina State | William Flanders misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Howard | Darrell Benson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Howard | The jumper by William Pusey is denied by Neville Mauzy | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Christopher Felton tips it in | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina State | William Flanders connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Johnson | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Christopher Felton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Neville Mauzy - foul #1 on Neville Mauzy, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Williams (PF) Clifford Kendall | |
| 17:16 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Christopher Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | William Flanders misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Dante Haight - foul #1 on Dante Haight, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG), Robert Beatty (SG), Donnie Streit (C) William Pusey, Darrell Benson, Christopher Felton | |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | William Flanders misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | William Flanders makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | William Flanders misses the 3rd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Donnie Streit snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (C) Neville Mauzy | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG) Dante Haight | |
| 16:16 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Robert Stanley grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Robert Beatty makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Morgan | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | William Flanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Donnie Streit - foul #1 on Donnie Streit, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (PG), Jonathan Edwards (SG), Raymond Domino (C) Richard Jackson, Luther Johnson, Jessie Carter | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Clifford Kendall (PF) Robert Stanley, Donnie Streit | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | William Flanders makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | William Flanders makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Lawrence Barber (fresh) SG - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) SF - William Flanders (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Bowman (fresh) C - Raymond Domino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Clifford Kendall misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards is hacked by Louis Morgan - foul #1 on Louis Morgan, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Neville Mauzy (C) William Flanders, Raymond Domino | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Christopher Felton (C) Louis Morgan, Robert Beatty, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson clanks a shot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 14:32 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 14:31 | Howard | The rebound goes to Christopher Felton | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Dante Haight can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Barber - foul #1 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson (SG), Jessie Carter (PF) Jonathan Edwards, Adam Bowman | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG), Joseph Crampton (PF) William Pusey, Clifford Kendall | |
| 14:25 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson is hacked by Dante Haight - foul #2 on Dante Haight, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Beatty (SF), Jeffrey Williams (PF) Dante Haight, Joseph Crampton | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jessie Carter, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Neville Mauzy is called for the reach on Louis Morgan - foul #2 on Neville Mauzy, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Flanders (SF), Adam Bowman (C) Lawrence Barber, Neville Mauzy | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG) Louis Morgan | |
| 13:07 | Howard | Robert Beatty knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Felton | 6-11 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| Subs | Howard | Clifford Kendall (PF) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 12:59 | Howard | Ralph Rumberger is called for the reach on William Pusey - foul #1 on Ralph Rumberger, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| 12:53 | Howard | Darrell Benson is whistled for a carry | 6-11 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Robert Beatty pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:31 | Howard | Clifford Kendall knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Pusey | 6-13 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina State | William Flanders loses the dribble to Robert Beatty | 6-13 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Robert Beatty misses the easy layup | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Clifford Kendall can't tip it in | 6-13 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman double dribbles | 6-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Raymond Domino (C) Ralph Rumberger, Jessie Carter | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (SG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Darrell Benson, Christopher Felton | |
| 11:57 | Howard | Clifford Kendall misses badly on a shot near the basket | 6-13 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina State | William Flanders gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Luther Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Flanders (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Bowman (fresh) C - Raymond Domino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 11:38 | Howard | William Pusey pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 11:26 | Howard | Robert Beatty comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 11:24 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams can't tip it in | 6-13 |
| 11:23 | Howard | Robert Beatty tips it in | 6-15 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina State | William Flanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 10:58 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-15 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Louis Morgan grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Louis Morgan buries a 3 from the right wing set up by William Pusey | 9-18 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson hits a runner from close range set up by William Flanders | 11-18 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Luther Johnson | 11-18 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina State | Raymond Domino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman hits the follow up shot | 13-18 |
| 09:13 | Howard | Clifford Kendall buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Pusey and he's fouled by Adam Bowman - foul #1 on Adam Bowman, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger (PG), Jonathan Edwards (SG), Lawrence Barber (SF), Jessie Carter (PF), Michael Davis (C) Richard Jackson, Luther Johnson, William Flanders, Adam Bowman, Raymond Domino | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG), Joseph Crampton (SF), Christopher Felton (C) William Pusey, Robert Beatty, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 09:13 | Howard | Clifford Kendall makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 08:58 | Howard | The rebound goes to Louis Morgan | 13-21 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Louis Morgan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Morgan, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG), Donnie Streit (PF) Louis Morgan, Clifford Kendall | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina State | Michael Davis grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter scores on a runner in the paint | 15-21 |
| 08:06 | Howard | Joseph Crampton scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-23 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Felton | 15-23 |
| 07:52 | Howard | Christopher Felton snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ralph Rumberger (fresh) SG - Jonathan Edwards (fresh) SF - Lawrence Barber (fresh) PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) SF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donnie Streit (fresh) C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Howard | Darrell Benson banks in the layup set up by Robert Stanley | 15-25 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-25 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber hits the follow up shot | 17-25 |
| 07:15 | Howard | Darrell Benson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-25 |
| 07:14 | Howard | Donnie Streit tips it home | 17-27 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Christopher Felton blocks the short jumper by Michael Davis | 17-27 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Donnie Streit snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:47 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses the 3 from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Edwards is whistled for a carry | 17-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), William Flanders (SF), Raymond Domino (C) Ralph Rumberger, Jonathan Edwards, Lawrence Barber, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Robert Beatty (SF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Darrell Benson, Donnie Streit, Christopher Felton | |
| 06:14 | Howard | Joseph Crampton is fouled on the floor by Raymond Domino - foul #1 on Raymond Domino, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman (PF) Jessie Carter | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG) Robert Stanley | |
| 06:14 | Howard | Joseph Crampton makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:14 | Howard | Joseph Crampton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Crampton | 17-28 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Robert Beatty snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Joseph Crampton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-28 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Adam Bowman | 17-28 |
| 05:39 | South Carolina State | William Flanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Prada (C) Joseph Crampton | |
| 05:22 | Howard | Robert Prada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Clifford Kendall (PF) Robert Prada | |
| 05:06 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Jackson | 20-28 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Clifford Kendall is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clifford Kendall, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter (PF) Adam Bowman | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Crampton (SF), Christopher Felton (C) Darrell Benson, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Clifford Kendall - foul #2 on Clifford Kendall, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber (SG) Luther Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Stanley (PG), Darrell Benson (SG) William Pusey, Clifford Kendall | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:21 | Howard | Darrell Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:06 | Howard | Christopher Felton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 04:04 | South Carolina State | William Flanders snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Barber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Flanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Domino (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Crampton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Robert Stanley is hacked by Lawrence Barber - foul #2 on Lawrence Barber, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ralph Rumberger (PG), Jonathan Edwards (SG), Neville Mauzy (C) Richard Jackson, William Flanders, Raymond Domino | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Clifford Kendall (PF) Darrell Benson, Robert Beatty, Joseph Crampton | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:32 | Howard | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Robert Stanley gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina State | Jessie Carter gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy misses the lay-in | 24-30 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Christopher Felton snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Louis Morgan is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Edwards - foul #1 on Jonathan Edwards, team foul #10 | 24-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson (PG), Luther Johnson (SG), Adam Bowman (PF) Ralph Rumberger, Jonathan Edwards, Jessie Carter | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Robert Stanley, Christopher Felton | |
| 02:28 | Howard | Louis Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Louis Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Clifford Kendall grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Dante Haight hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Pusey | 24-34 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Adam Bowman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Neville Mauzy tips it home | 26-34 |
| 01:08 | Howard | William Pusey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Neville Mauzy | 26-34 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Luther Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Clifford Kendall snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 00:24 | Howard | William Pusey buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Dante Haight | 26-36 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Barber connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Neville Mauzy | 29-36 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Louis Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Richard Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |