| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) SG - William Caulder (fresh) SF - Roger Lee (fresh) PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) SF - George Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Henry Rehm (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | George Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hall | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Richard Smith picks off the pass by Joseph Titsworth | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | James Hall scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Rehm - foul #1 on Henry Rehm, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-6 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Mark Lassiter scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Titsworth | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | William Caulder steals it from Henry Rehm | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Howard | William Caulder blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Howard | Mark Lassiter tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Mark Lassiter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tracy Gilliard | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | George Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Lassiter - foul #1 on Mark Lassiter, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), John Eckhart (SG), George Quesenberry (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, Ernest McElyea, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot is fouled on the floor by Roger Lee - foul #1 on Roger Lee, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG) Tracy Gilliard, William Caulder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SF) George Smith | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) SG - Ralph Cogar (fresh) SF - Roger Lee (fresh) PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) SG - John Eckhart (fresh) SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) PF - George Quesenberry (fresh) C - Manuel Appling (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Howard | George Quesenberry is called for the reach on Ralph Cogar - foul #1 on George Quesenberry, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Howard | Chris Mason (SF) Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:27 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Manuel Appling | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | Howard | Mark Lassiter blows the layup | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Chris Mason snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Howard | Ralph Cogar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Eckhart - foul #1 on John Eckhart, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), Jeff Caulder (C) Jonathon Bowling, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), George Smith (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, John Eckhart, Dennis Wiggins, George Quesenberry, Manuel Appling | |
| 14:56 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:56 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | Howard | Mark Lassiter grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Ralph Cogar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tracy Gilliard | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | James Hall is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Howard | William Caulder (SG), Roger Lee (SF) Ralph Cogar, Mark Lassiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:17 | Howard | Richard Smith steps in front of the Tracy Gilliard pass | 10-9 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:56 | Howard | William Caulder pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Howard | William Caulder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest McElyea - foul #1 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Chris Mason, Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:36 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Roger Lee is fouled on the floor by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Chris Mason (SF) Tracy Gilliard, Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), John Eckhart (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| 12:54 | Howard | Mark Lassiter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on William Caulder - foul #1 on William Caulder, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | George Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Pierre Lanctot | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jonathon Bowling (fresh) SG - William Caulder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Mason (fresh) PF - Mark Lassiter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Eckhart (fresh) C - Manuel Appling (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth scores on a turnaround from the right block | 14-16 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Lassiter - foul #2 on Mark Lassiter, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), Roger Lee (SF), William Lee (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) William Caulder, Chris Mason, Mark Lassiter, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Richard Smith (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea, George Smith | |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:58 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Hall | 14-19 |
| 10:12 | Howard | Jeff Caulder misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-19 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart is hacked by Jonathon Bowling - foul #1 on Jonathon Bowling, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Howard | Chris Mason (PF) William Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF) John Eckhart, Manuel Appling | |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Hall and he's hacked by Jeff Caulder - foul #1 on Jeff Caulder, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Titsworth (C) Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG), George Smith (SF) Pierre Lanctot, Dennis Wiggins | |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Lee | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Roger Lee is called for the reach on Ernest McElyea - foul #2 on Roger Lee, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Howard | William Lee (PG), William Caulder (SG), Jeff Caulder (PF) Tracy Gilliard, Jonathon Bowling, Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), George Quesenberry (PF) James Hall, Richard Smith | |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Jeff Caulder gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:07 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-21 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Pierre Lanctot | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | George Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (PF) Henry Rehm | |
| 08:50 | Howard | William Caulder can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest McElyea - foul #2 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (C) Ernest McElyea | |
| 08:50 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 08:36 | Howard | Jeff Caulder gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:14 | Howard | George Quesenberry steps in front of the William Lee pass | 16-21 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | George Smith is fouled on the floor by Chris Mason - foul #1 on Chris Mason, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG) Chris Mason | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Richard Smith (PF) Pierre Lanctot, George Quesenberry | |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | George Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:56 | Howard | Jeff Caulder grabs the board | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Caulder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lee (fresh) PF - Jeff Caulder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Titsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Eckhart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Appling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Howard | William Lee makes the floater from the free throw line | 18-22 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | James Hall is hacked by Jeff Caulder - foul #2 on Jeff Caulder, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (SG), Ralph Cogar (SF), Michael Niblett (C) William Caulder, Jeff Caulder, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Henry Rehm (C) John Eckhart, George Smith, Manuel Appling | |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Michael Niblett's pass is intercepted by James Hall | 18-24 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hall | 18-26 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Pierre Lanctot picks off the pass by Ralph Cogar | 18-26 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses long on a shot from the left side | 18-26 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | James Hall hits the follow up shot | 18-28 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 18-28 |
| 06:10 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Cogar | 18-28 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling is hacked by Henry Rehm - foul #2 on Henry Rehm, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Howard | William Caulder (SG), Chris Mason (PF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Lee, Michael Niblett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SG), George Smith (SF), George Quesenberry (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, Dennis Wiggins, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| 06:01 | Howard | Jonathon Bowling misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:01 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 05:46 | Cleveland State | George Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 18-28 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling hits the follow up shot | 18-30 |
| 05:29 | Howard | William Caulder is fouled on the floor by George Quesenberry - foul #2 on George Quesenberry, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SG) George Quesenberry | |
| 05:29 | Howard | William Caulder makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:29 | Howard | William Caulder misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Titsworth picks off the pass by Pierre Lanctot | 19-30 |
| 04:50 | Howard | William Caulder clanks a shot near the basket | 19-30 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | John Eckhart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Manuel Appling takes the ball from Jonathon Bowling | 19-30 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Joseph Titsworth steps in front of the Pierre Lanctot pass | 19-30 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Pierre Lanctot - foul #1 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Lee (SF) Jonathon Bowling, Ralph Cogar | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), Richard Smith (PF) Pierre Lanctot, John Eckhart | |
| 04:04 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Manuel Appling | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tracy Gilliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Caulder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Mason (fresh) C - Joseph Titsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Manuel Appling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Chris Mason can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lassiter (PF), Jeff Caulder (C) William Caulder, Joseph Titsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG), Henry Rehm (C) Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:39 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith misses the easy layup | 23-32 |
| 03:22 | Howard | Jeff Caulder gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Chris Mason makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Tracy Gilliard | 25-32 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Smith makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Hall | 25-35 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Tracy Gilliard drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Lee | 28-35 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathon Bowling (PG), Ralph Cogar (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Joseph Titsworth (C) Tracy Gilliard, William Lee, Chris Mason, Jeff Caulder | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Eckhart (SF) George Smith | |
| 01:45 | Howard | Mark Lassiter buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Roger Lee | 30-35 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea clanks a turnaround from the right block | 30-35 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Ralph Cogar hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Ernest McElyea - foul #3 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), George Quesenberry (PF), Manuel Appling (C) James Hall, Ernest McElyea, Richard Smith, Henry Rehm | |
| 01:13 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Mark Lassiter is called for the reach on Dennis Wiggins - foul #3 on Mark Lassiter, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Tracy Gilliard (PG), William Caulder (SG), Jeff Caulder (PF) Jonathon Bowling, Ralph Cogar, Mark Lassiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Jeff Caulder comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling lays it up and in on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 33-39 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Joseph Titsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Howard | The clock runs out | 33-39 |