| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Thetford (fresh) SG - Richard Germann (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Kays (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jason Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Joshua Brumit inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Howard | Jason Kelly picks off the pass by Jess Pettit | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jess Pettit - foul #1 on Jess Pettit, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Jess Pettit is hacked by Jason Kelly - foul #1 on Jason Kelly, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Winford Nakamura clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Dean Grieve tips it home | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | South Carolina State | Charles Koenig is called for the reach on Jason Kelly - foul #2 on Charles Koenig, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Thetford and he's hacked by Dean Grieve - foul #3 on Dean Grieve, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Howard | William Wheeler (PF) Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Jason Kelly swats the layup by Winford Nakamura | 33-30 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly loses the dribble to William Wheeler | 33-30 |
| 17:38 | Howard | William Wheeler drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Brumit | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina State | Douglas Duke is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF) Joshua Brumit | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones (PF) Michael Kays | |
| 17:02 | Howard | William Wheeler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jason Kelly | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Stanley Hodgdon - foul #1 on Stanley Hodgdon, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Kris Laborde (C) Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold (SG), Michael Woodworth (C) Richard Germann, Jason Kelly | |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:29 | Howard | William Wheeler can't tip it in | 36-32 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina State | Douglas Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Kris Laborde - foul #1 on Kris Laborde, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF) Kris Laborde | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner (SF), Paul Rose (PF) Stephen Thetford, Douglas Duke | |
| 16:12 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:51 | Howard | Joshua Brumit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Edgar Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Carlton Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Rose (fresh) C - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG), Dean Grieve (PF) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Germann (SG), Michael Kays (PF) Carlton Gardner, Paul Rose | |
| 15:25 | Howard | Dean Grieve misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Jones | 36-38 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Dean Grieve's pass is intercepted by Michael Kays | 36-38 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Germann | 36-40 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Victor Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Charles Koenig (C) Victor Rowe, Joshua Brumit, Stanley Hodgdon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford (PG), Douglas Duke (SF), Paul Rose (PF), Jason Kelly (C) Edgar Arnold, Anthony Jones, Michael Kays, Michael Woodworth | |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:20 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:00 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 12:59 | Howard | Charles Koenig tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly is whistled for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Rowe (SF), William Wheeler (PF) Craig Lawson, Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones (SG), Michael Woodworth (PF) Richard Germann, Paul Rose | |
| 12:17 | Howard | Charles Koenig double dribbles | 36-40 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 12:01 | Howard | William Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina State | The refs have stopped play. Jason Kelly is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF) Victor Rowe | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Kays (PF) Jason Kelly | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Brumit (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Thetford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglas Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Jones - foul #1 on Anthony Jones, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 11:32 | Howard | Charles Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:32 | Howard | Charles Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 11:12 | Howard | Jess Pettit gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:55 | Howard | Douglas Duke takes the ball from William Wheeler | 38-40 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Grieve (PF) Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Germann (SG), Paul Rose (C) Anthony Jones, Michael Woodworth | |
| 10:29 | Howard | Richard Germann takes the ball from Winford Nakamura in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | Dean Grieve is called for the reach on Michael Kays - foul #4 on Dean Grieve, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF), Kris Laborde (C) Joshua Brumit, Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold (PG) Stephen Thetford | |
| 09:58 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Richard Germann is denied by William Wheeler | 38-40 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann tips it home | 38-42 |
| 09:31 | Howard | Michael Kays is called for the reach on Winford Nakamura - foul #1 on Michael Kays, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Craig Lawson (PG), Victor Rowe (SG), Charles Koenig (C) Winford Nakamura, Jess Pettit, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones (SF), Jason Kelly (C) Douglas Duke, Michael Kays | |
| 09:13 | Howard | Craig Lawson's pass is intercepted by Edgar Arnold | 38-42 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF) Kris Laborde | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford (PG), Michael Woodworth (PF) Edgar Arnold, Paul Rose | |
| 08:55 | Howard | Craig Lawson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 08:53 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Rowe | 38-42 |
| 08:30 | Howard | Craig Lawson misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 08:29 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Thetford | 38-44 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Craig Lawson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-44 |
| 07:45 | Howard | Charles Koenig tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann jams it | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Craig Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Rowe (fresh) SF - Joshua Brumit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Koenig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Thetford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Germann (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Woodworth (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Howard | Victor Rowe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Jason Kelly | 40-46 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Craig Lawson pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:47 | Howard | Charles Koenig comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 06:46 | South Carolina State | Michael Woodworth grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 06:42 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Thetford | 40-49 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Germann - foul #3 on Richard Germann, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Winford Nakamura (PG), Jess Pettit (SG), Dean Grieve (PF), William Wheeler (C) Craig Lawson, Victor Rowe, Stanley Hodgdon, Charles Koenig | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold (PG), Carlton Gardner (SG), Douglas Duke (SF), Michael Kays (PF), Paul Rose (C) Stephen Thetford, Richard Germann, Anthony Jones, Michael Woodworth, Jason Kelly | |
| 06:23 | Howard | Joshua Brumit makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Michael Kays | 41-49 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Carlton Gardner | 41-51 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Joshua Brumit knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Winford Nakamura | 43-51 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Arnold | 43-54 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Joshua Brumit buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Winford Nakamura | 45-54 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | Edgar Arnold misses the 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | Carlton Gardner grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 45-54 |
| 04:36 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joshua Brumit | 45-54 |
| 04:17 | Howard | Jess Pettit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina State | Douglas Duke gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon (SF), Charles Koenig (C) Joshua Brumit, William Wheeler | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford (PG), Richard Germann (SG), Jason Kelly (C) Edgar Arnold, Carlton Gardner, Paul Rose | |
| 03:53 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Winford Nakamura grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Winford Nakamura hits the finger roll | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Winford Nakamura (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jess Pettit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Hodgdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dean Grieve (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Koenig (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Stephen Thetford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Germann (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford is fouled on the floor by Dean Grieve - foul #5 on Dean Grieve, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Howard | William Wheeler (PF) Dean Grieve | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:00 | Howard | Charles Koenig misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Winford Nakamura knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Wheeler and he's fouled by Jason Kelly - foul #2 on Jason Kelly, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Winford Nakamura makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Stanley Hodgdon scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Winford Nakamura | 52-59 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann loses the dribble to Jess Pettit | 52-59 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Brumit (SF) Stanley Hodgdon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Howard | Joshua Brumit misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 01:40 | Howard | Winford Nakamura tips it in | 54-59 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | Richard Germann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Charles Koenig pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:07 | Howard | Winford Nakamura throws it down and he's hacked by Michael Kays - foul #2 on Michael Kays, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 01:07 | Howard | Winford Nakamura misses the free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina State | Michael Kays drills a shot from close range | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Howard | Winford Nakamura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones (PF) Michael Kays | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Winford Nakamura is called for the reach on Stephen Thetford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Winford Nakamura, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Rose (C) Jason Kelly | |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Stephen Thetford misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Howard | William Wheeler grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Howard | Jess Pettit connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Winford Nakamura | 59-62 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jason Kelly (C) Paul Rose | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Winford Nakamura is called for the reach on Anthony Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Winford Nakamura, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Winford Nakamura misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Jess Pettit - foul #2 on Jess Pettit, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Rose (C) Jason Kelly | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Anthony Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose snags the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose is fouled on the floor by Charles Koenig - foul #3 on Charles Koenig, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Paul Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Jess Pettit travels with the ball | 59-66 |