| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) C - Bernardo Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hampton | Mark Brooks inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hampton | Hampton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Hampton | Mark Brooks connects on the floater from the left block set up by Thomas Williams | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Carl Lattimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-28 |
| 19:07 | Hampton | Thomas Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Graham | 37-31 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bernardo Gonzalez - foul #3 on Bernardo Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Hampton | Tracy Quarles (C) Bernardo Gonzalez | |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:20 | Hampton | Tracy Quarles knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Graham | 38-34 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Steven Caudell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | Hampton | Mark Brooks snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:39 | Hampton | Thomas Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Lee Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:15 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:13 | Hampton | Mark Brooks pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:54 | Hampton | Tracy Quarles is fouled on the floor by Lee Corcoran - foul #2 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (C) Carl Lattimer, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 16:37 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 38-34 |
| 16:36 | Howard | Justin Moffatt grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:23 | Howard | Gordon Kempton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 16:08 | Hampton | Justin Moffatt swats the short shot by Tracy Quarles | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Hampton | Richard Graham grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 15:54 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Williams and he's fouled by Thad Sweeney - foul #2 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | Hampton | James Morris (PG), Dikembe Azure (SG), Bernardo Gonzalez (C) Thomas Williams, Richard Graham, Mark Brooks | |
| 15:54 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Leake (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - James Morris (fresh) SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tracy Quarles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bernardo Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:34 | Howard | Luke Smith can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 15:33 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 15:27 | Hampton | James Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Lattimer (SF) Robert Leake | |
| Subs | Hampton | Johnnie Raygoza (SF), Ryan Leyva (PF) Tracy Quarles, Lorenzo Torres | |
| 15:07 | Howard | Johnnie Raygoza steals the ball from Justin Moffatt | 41-37 |
| 14:55 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Morris | 41-39 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Barcus and he's hacked by Bernardo Gonzalez - foul #4 on Bernardo Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Hampton | Thomas Williams (PG), Richard Graham (SG), Sean Bennette (C) James Morris, Johnnie Raygoza, Bernardo Gonzalez | |
| 14:46 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:22 | Hampton | Alfred Montgomery swats the layup by Dikembe Azure | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Lee Corcoran snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Kevin Barcus is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Luke Smith, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Hampton | Mark Brooks (SF), Lorenzo Torres (PF), Tracy Quarles (C) Dikembe Azure, Ryan Leyva, Sean Bennette | |
| 13:57 | Howard | Gordon Kempton can't finish the layup | 44-39 |
| 13:55 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:47 | Hampton | Mark Brooks clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Corcoran - foul #3 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 13:47 | Hampton | Mark Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:47 | Hampton | Mark Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Gordon Kempton scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Steven Caudell and he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Williams, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SF) Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 13:24 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Thad Sweeney pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Luke Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Thad Sweeney | 48-41 |
| 13:07 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Thad Sweeney grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:45 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gordon Kempton | 50-41 |
| 12:28 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Brooks | 50-43 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Luke Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Thad Sweeney tips it back up and in | 52-43 |
| 11:50 | Hampton | Richard Graham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:48 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres tips it in | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Quarles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Gordon Kempton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:30 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Sweeney | 52-45 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Gordon Kempton knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Thad Sweeney | 54-45 |
| 10:46 | Hampton | Tracy Quarles lays it in | 54-47 |
| 10:27 | Howard | Steven Caudell is hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #3 on Thomas Williams, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Luke Smith, Thad Sweeney, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | Hampton | James Morris (PG), Dikembe Azure (SG), Johnnie Raygoza (SF), Ryan Leyva (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Thomas Williams, Richard Graham, Mark Brooks, Lorenzo Torres, Tracy Quarles | |
| 10:04 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery is hacked by Johnnie Raygoza - foul #1 on Johnnie Raygoza, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| 09:53 | Howard | The short jumper by Alfred Montgomery is denied by Sean Bennette | 54-47 |
| 09:52 | Hampton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 54-47 |
| 09:31 | Hampton | Sean Bennette is fouled on the floor by Alfred Montgomery - foul #2 on Alfred Montgomery, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| 09:19 | Hampton | Dikembe Azure misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 09:17 | Howard | The rebound goes to Alfred Montgomery | 54-47 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery's floater is tipped away by Sean Bennette | 54-47 |
| 09:00 | Hampton | Sean Bennette grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:41 | Hampton | James Morris comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Carl Lattimer - foul #1 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Robert Leake, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Hampton | Mark Brooks (SF), Lorenzo Torres (PF) Johnnie Raygoza, Ryan Leyva | |
| 08:41 | Hampton | James Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:41 | Hampton | James Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:23 | Howard | Justin Moffatt knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Caudell | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | Hampton | James Morris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Justin Moffatt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 08:00 | Hampton | Mark Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:48 | Hampton | Kevin Barcus steals it from Dikembe Azure | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - James Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Bennette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Mark Brooks denies the turnaround by Justin Moffatt | 56-52 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Justin Moffatt tips it home | 58-52 |
| 07:23 | Hampton | Justin Moffatt swats the short shot by Dikembe Azure | 58-52 |
| 07:22 | Hampton | Mark Brooks grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 07:09 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 58-52 |
| 07:07 | Hampton | Mark Brooks tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 06:56 | Howard | Thad Sweeney is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Kevin Barcus, Carl Lattimer, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Hampton | Thomas Williams (PG), Richard Graham (SG), Tracy Quarles (SF), Bernardo Gonzalez (C) James Morris, Dikembe Azure, Mark Brooks, Sean Bennette | |
| 06:29 | Hampton | Richard Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Robert Leake gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 06:07 | Hampton | The rebound goes to Bernardo Gonzalez | 58-54 |
| 05:45 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Graham | 58-56 |
| 05:18 | Howard | Luke Smith travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Robert Leake, Luke Smith, Thad Sweeney, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | Hampton | Mark Brooks (SF) Tracy Quarles | |
| 05:02 | Hampton | Mark Brooks's pass is intercepted by Gordon Kempton | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Steven Caudell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Kempton | 60-56 |
| 04:43 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez is hacked by Carl Lattimer - foul #2 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Hampton | Tracy Quarles (PF) Lorenzo Torres | |
| 04:21 | Hampton | Mark Brooks misses the driving attempt in the lane | 60-56 |
| 04:19 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez tips it home | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Steven Caudell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #4 on Thomas Williams, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Thad Sweeney (PF) Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | Hampton | Sean Bennette (C) Bernardo Gonzalez | |
| 03:56 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:42 | Hampton | Thomas Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tracy Quarles | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Hampton | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mark Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tracy Quarles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Bennette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Lee Corcoran scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thad Sweeney | 65-61 |
| 03:23 | Hampton | Richard Graham scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 65-63 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Steven Caudell knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Thomas Williams - foul #5 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (SG), Luke Smith (SF) Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | Hampton | James Morris (PG), Dikembe Azure (SG), Lorenzo Torres (PF) Thomas Williams, Richard Graham, Sean Bennette | |
| 03:04 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses the free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:04 | Hampton | Tracy Quarles gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:01 | Hampton | James Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Kevin Barcus hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Caudell | 69-63 |
| 02:52 | Hampton | Hampton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF) Kevin Barcus, Luke Smith | |
| Subs | Hampton | Richard Graham (SG), Bernardo Gonzalez (C) Dikembe Azure, Tracy Quarles | |
| 02:37 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Thad Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-63 |
| 02:16 | Hampton | Mark Brooks snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 01:47 | Hampton | Mark Brooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-63 |
| 01:45 | Hampton | Mark Brooks hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 01:29 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:24 | Hampton | Richard Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Lee Corcoran gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:10 | Howard | Gordon Kempton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lee Corcoran | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Graham | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hampton | Hampton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Graham - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hampton | Hampton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Hampton | Richard Graham makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Brooks | 74-71 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Graham - foul #3 on Richard Graham, team foul #10 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG) Steven Caudell | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres grabs the board | 75-71 |
| 00:22 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 75-71 |
| 00:20 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:18 | Hampton | Richard Graham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres snags the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:14 | Hampton | Richard Graham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Hampton | Bernardo Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:08 | Hampton | Lorenzo Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SF) Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | Hampton | | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Luke Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Morris - foul #1 on James Morris, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:01 | Hampton | Richard Graham buries a 3 from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Kevin Barcus runs out the clock | 77-74 |