| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Greene (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | James Curd inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols is fouled on the floor by Billy Stokes - foul #3 on Billy Stokes, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Rick Campfield (PF) Billy Stokes | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 19:17 | Coppin State | James Curd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Nichols | 27-45 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Steven Hensley hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Randy Selby and he's hacked by Stephen Nichols - foul #1 on Stephen Nichols, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:49 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Donald Greene | 29-45 |
| 18:26 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Curd | 29-47 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Steven Hensley is fouled on the floor by Sean Hall - foul #1 on Sean Hall, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Billy Clark's pass is intercepted by Sean Hall | 29-47 |
| 17:44 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Greene | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:23 | Howard | Raymond Brownell steals the ball from Steven Hensley | 29-50 |
| 17:10 | Coppin State | Sean Hall's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Clark | 29-50 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Rick Campfield pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:52 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rick Campfield | 31-50 |
| 16:36 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols double dribbles | 31-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Dustin Tenorio (SF), David Jackson (PF), James Wix (C) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, Jerome Gibson, Rick Campfield, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Lee Pine (SF), Joel Hamlett (PF), Jack Tapia (C) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, James Curd, Sean Hall, Donald Greene | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:30 | Howard | Tyler Joyce is hacked by Jeffrey Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Tyler Joyce drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Wix | 34-50 |
| 15:53 | Coppin State | David Jackson is called for the reach on Joel Hamlett - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Stokes (PF), Billy Clark (C) Dustin Tenorio, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Sean Hall (PF) Jack Tapia | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - Lee Pine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Hamlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Coppin State | John Phillips misses the lay-in | 34-50 |
| 15:34 | Howard | Billy Clark pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:22 | Howard | Lee Pine is called for the reach on Tyler Joyce - foul #2 on Lee Pine, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG) Paul Josey | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Stephen Nichols (SG) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips | |
| 15:07 | Howard | Billy Clark scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Billy Stokes | 36-50 |
| 14:48 | Coppin State | Joel Hamlett makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Sean Hall | 36-52 |
| 14:25 | Howard | James Wix makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-52 |
| 14:04 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Rick Campfield (C) Tyler Joyce, James Wix, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Curd (SF), Donald Greene (C) Sean Hall, Joel Hamlett | |
| 13:44 | Howard | Rick Campfield banks in the layup set up by Randy Selby | 40-52 |
| 13:24 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Jerome Gibson snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 13:07 | Howard | Rick Campfield hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Randy Selby | 42-52 |
| 13:01 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Brownell | 42-54 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Randy Selby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 12:36 | Coppin State | James Curd pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:30 | Coppin State | James Curd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG), Billy Clark (C) Steven Hensley, Billy Stokes | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Sean Hall (PF) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, Lee Pine | |
| 12:11 | Howard | Tyler Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| 11:55 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jerome Gibson - foul #1 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (SF) Jerome Gibson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joel Hamlett (C) Donald Greene | |
| 11:55 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:55 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Billy Clark snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wix (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Campfield (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - James Curd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Hamlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Joel Hamlett steals it from Rick Campfield | 42-54 |
| 11:08 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-54 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Tyler Joyce pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Tyler Joyce clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 42-54 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Billy Clark tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 10:32 | Coppin State | Rick Campfield blocks the short jumper by James Curd | 44-54 |
| 10:30 | Coppin State | Joel Hamlett can't tip it in | 44-54 |
| 10:28 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 10:09 | Coppin State | Billy Clark steals it from Sean Hall | 44-54 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Randy Selby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Billy Stokes (PF) Randy Selby, James Wix, Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Stephen Nichols (SG), Lee Pine (SF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips, James Curd, Joel Hamlett | |
| 09:33 | Coppin State | Sean Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Billy Clark snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 09:17 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:12 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Billy Stokes gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Steven Hensley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerome Gibson | 47-54 |
| 08:25 | Coppin State | Donald Greene scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Brownell | 47-56 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Steven Hensley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 08:06 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Donald Greene | 47-56 |
| 07:48 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Billy Stokes gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Pine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Howard | Steven Hensley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Nichols - foul #2 on Stephen Nichols, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SF), David Jackson (PF), James Wix (C) Tyler Joyce, Jerome Gibson, Billy Stokes, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Curd (SF), Joel Hamlett (PF), Jack Tapia (C) Lee Pine, Sean Hall, Donald Greene | |
| 07:15 | Howard | David Jackson travels with the ball | 47-56 |
| 06:57 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 06:40 | Howard | James Wix misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 06:38 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 06:18 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia comes up short on the runner near the basket | 47-58 |
| 06:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to Randy Selby | 47-58 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Randy Selby hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 47-58 |
| 05:55 | Howard | James Wix tips it home | 49-58 |
| 05:47 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Curd | 49-61 |
| 05:31 | Howard | David Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia blows the layup | 52-61 |
| 05:17 | Coppin State | Joel Hamlett tips it home | 52-63 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Gibson (SF), Billy Stokes (PF), Billy Clark (C) Dustin Tenorio, David Jackson, James Wix | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Sean Hall (PF), Donald Greene (C) Joel Hamlett, Jack Tapia | |
| 05:06 | Howard | Randy Selby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-63 |
| 05:04 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 04:58 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 52-63 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Billy Clark pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:50 | Howard | Donald Greene swats the short shot by Billy Clark | 52-63 |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Donald Greene gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:43 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 04:41 | Coppin State | Donald Greene tips it in | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Howard | Sean Hall steps in front of the Billy Stokes pass | 52-65 |
| 04:09 | Coppin State | Steven Hensley steals it from Raymond Brownell | 52-65 |
| 04:06 | Howard | Steven Hensley hits the finger roll | 54-65 |
| 04:00 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Brownell | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Howard | Billy Clark buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steven Hensley | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stephen Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-67 |
| 03:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 03:21 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerome Gibson | 59-67 |
| 03:04 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-67 |
| 03:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Stokes | 59-67 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Curd - foul #3 on James Curd, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG), Rick Campfield (PF) Steven Hensley, Billy Stokes | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Lee Pine (C) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, Donald Greene | |
| 02:45 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:45 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Lee Pine | 60-67 |
| 02:45 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rick Campfield - foul #1 on Rick Campfield, team foul #4 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Stokes (PF) Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Donald Greene (C) John Phillips, Lee Pine | |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:29 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:10 | Howard | Randy Selby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 02:08 | Coppin State | Sean Hall grabs the board | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Raymond Brownell and he's hacked by Billy Clark - foul #1 on Billy Clark, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG), James Wix (SF), David Jackson (PF), Rick Campfield (C) Randy Selby, Jerome Gibson, Billy Stokes, Billy Clark | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Phillips (SG), Lee Pine (SF), Joel Hamlett (PF), Jack Tapia (C) Raymond Brownell, James Curd, Sean Hall, Donald Greene | |
| 02:04 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis makes the free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Lee Pine picks off the pass by Paul Josey | 60-72 |
| 01:36 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Pine | 60-74 |
| 01:29 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses long on a floater from close range | 60-74 |
| 01:28 | Coppin State | Lee Pine gets the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:22 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-74 |
| 01:21 | Coppin State | John Phillips tips it back up and in | 60-76 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Paul Josey buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 01:00 | Coppin State | Lee Pine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-76 |
| 00:59 | Howard | James Wix grabs the board | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Tyler Joyce buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Jackson | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Coppin State | John Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Josey - foul #2 on Paul Josey, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Rick Campfield is called for the reach on Jack Tapia - foul #2 on Rick Campfield, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:49 | Howard | James Wix snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Rick Campfield misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 66-77 |
| 00:41 | Howard | David Jackson grabs the offensive board | 66-77 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Rick Campfield comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joel Hamlett - foul #3 on Joel Hamlett, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Rick Campfield makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Rick Campfield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | John Phillips is hacked by Paul Josey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Josey, team foul #8 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Billy Stokes (PF), Billy Clark (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, James Wix, David Jackson, Rick Campfield | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Sean Hall (PF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, Joel Hamlett, Jack Tapia | |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Jerome Gibson buries a shot from the left side | 70-79 |
| 00:33 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG) John Phillips | |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Lee Pine is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Selby - foul #3 on Randy Selby, team foul #9 | 70-79 |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Lee Pine makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Lee Pine misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Billy Stokes grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Billy Clark blows the layup | 70-80 |
| 00:24 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Stephen Nichols | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell runs out the clock | 70-80 |