| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Pedro Romero (fresh) SG - Kevin Schnell (fresh) SF - William Cuffee (fresh) PF - Kevin Southworth (fresh) C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Delaware State | Pedro Romero scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Schnell | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Thad Sweeney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Steven Caudell snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Thad Sweeney hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lee Corcoran | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth buries a fadeaway in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is fouled in the backcourt by Pedro Romero - foul #1 on Pedro Romero, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:25 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Lee Corcoran hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Kempton | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Carl Lattimer grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Steven Caudell is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thad Sweeney | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thad Sweeney | 5-8 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Lee Corcoran blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 16:23 | Howard | Gordon Kempton grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | Howard | Gordon Kempton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Pedro Romero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Schnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Cuffee (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Kempton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fairly fresh) PF - Thad Sweeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Corcoran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Delaware State | Thad Sweeney swats the layup by William Cuffee | 5-10 |
| 15:39 | Howard | Carl Lattimer pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Steven Caudell is called for 3 seconds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Richard Maffei (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), Ralph Hatfield (SF), Alan Moss (PF), Michael Andrews (C) Pedro Romero, Kevin Schnell, William Cuffee, Kevin Southworth, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney, Lee Corcoran | |
| 15:12 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei is called for traveling | 5-10 |
| 14:53 | Howard | Robert Leake is alone and drills a floater from the right wing set up by Kevin Barcus | 5-12 |
| 14:44 | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson is whistled for a carry | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Luke Smith hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Leake | 5-14 |
| 14:14 | Delaware State | Michael Andrews buries a jumper from the right block | 7-14 |
| 14:10 | Howard | Robert Leake is hacked by Samuel Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Stevenson, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Alan Moss swats the short shot by Alfred Montgomery | 7-14 |
| 13:50 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Ralph Hatfield | 7-14 |
| 13:40 | Delaware State | Alan Moss comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 13:38 | Delaware State | Alan Moss tips it but misses | 7-14 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Justin Moffatt snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 13:31 | Howard | Kevin Barcus's pass is intercepted by Richard Maffei in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 13:30 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei lays it up and in | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Robert Leake is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Leake, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Joseph Hines (SG), William Cuffee (SF), Kevin Southworth (PF) Samuel Stevenson, Ralph Hatfield, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 13:08 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-14 |
| 13:06 | Delaware State | William Cuffee tips it in | 11-14 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Luke Smith misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Hines - foul #1 on Joseph Hines, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Pedro Romero (PG), Joseph Wallace (C) Richard Maffei, Alan Moss | |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Cassidy (C) Justin Moffatt | |
| 12:54 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:36 | Delaware State | Thad Sweeney steals the ball from Kevin Southworth | 11-16 |
| 12:14 | Howard | Luke Smith is hacked by William Cuffee - foul #1 on William Cuffee, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell (SG), Ralph Hatfield (SF) Joseph Hines, William Cuffee | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Gordon Kempton, Luke Smith, Tommy Cassidy | |
| 11:58 | Howard | Thad Sweeney drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Barcus | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Pedro Romero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Schnell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hatfield (fresh) PF - Kevin Southworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth dunks the ball on a great pass from Ralph Hatfield | 13-18 |
| 11:15 | Howard | Carl Lattimer misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:14 | Howard | Thad Sweeney hits the follow up shot | 13-20 |
| 10:59 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-20 |
| 10:57 | Howard | The rebound goes to Carl Lattimer | 13-20 |
| 10:36 | Howard | Kevin Barcus is hacked by Kevin Southworth - foul #1 on Kevin Southworth, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Richard Maffei (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), William Cuffee (SF), Alan Moss (PF), Michael Andrews (C) Pedro Romero, Kevin Schnell, Ralph Hatfield, Kevin Southworth, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Justin Moffatt (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Kevin Barcus, Thad Sweeney, Lee Corcoran | |
| 10:20 | Howard | Justin Moffatt drills a fadeaway from the left side | 13-22 |
| 10:06 | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson misses the lay-in | 13-22 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Robert Leake gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Richard Maffei is called for the reach on Robert Leake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Maffei, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SF) Carl Lattimer | |
| 09:47 | Howard | Richard Maffei steals it from Luke Smith | 13-22 |
| 09:43 | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson lays it in on a great pass from Richard Maffei | 15-22 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Justin Moffatt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 09:30 | Delaware State | Alan Moss grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 09:16 | Delaware State | William Cuffee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Maffei | 18-22 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Gordon Kempton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-22 |
| 09:10 | Delaware State | Michael Andrews snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 09:05 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Andrews | 21-22 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Justin Moffatt is whistled for a carry | 21-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell (SG), Kevin Southworth (PF) Samuel Stevenson, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Gordon Kempton, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 08:33 | Delaware State | William Cuffee is hacked by Luke Smith - foul #1 on Luke Smith, team foul #2 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Pedro Romero (PG), Ralph Hatfield (SF) Richard Maffei, William Cuffee | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Tommy Cassidy (C) Robert Leake, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt | |
| 08:19 | Delaware State | Alan Moss banks in the layup on a great pass from Pedro Romero | 23-22 |
| 07:59 | Howard | Kevin Barcus comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 07:57 | Delaware State | Ralph Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Pedro Romero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Schnell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hatfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Southworth (tiring) 4 pts. C - Alan Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Cassidy (fresh) | |
| 07:52 | Delaware State | Alan Moss is whistled for traveling | 23-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Joseph Hines (SG) Kevin Schnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Steven Caudell, Thad Sweeney, Tommy Cassidy | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Joseph Hines is called for the reach on Alfred Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Hines, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell (SG), Joseph Wallace (C) Joseph Hines, Alan Moss | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:47 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 07:32 | Delaware State | Pedro Romero misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 07:30 | Howard | Gordon Kempton grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:36 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hatfield - foul #1 on Ralph Hatfield, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Richard Maffei (PG), Samuel Stevenson (SG), William Cuffee (SF), Alan Moss (PF), Michael Andrews (C) Pedro Romero, Kevin Schnell, Ralph Hatfield, Kevin Southworth, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Lee Corcoran | |
| 06:36 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:36 | Delaware State | Alan Moss grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Leake - foul #2 on Robert Leake, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG), Justin Moffatt (C) Robert Leake, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 06:12 | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Richard Maffei steals it from Justin Moffatt | 26-22 |
| 05:50 | Delaware State | Alan Moss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Richard Maffei steps in front of the Gordon Kempton pass in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | Delaware State | William Cuffee buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Maffei | 29-22 |
| 05:15 | Howard | Gordon Kempton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Caudell and he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Michael Andrews, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Pedro Romero (PG) Samuel Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:15 | Howard | Gordon Kempton makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:00 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 04:59 | Delaware State | Pedro Romero snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:38 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alan Moss | 32-25 |
| 04:25 | Howard | Steven Caudell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Kempton | 32-27 |
| 04:10 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Thad Sweeney scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Steven Caudell and he's fouled by Michael Andrews - foul #2 on Michael Andrews, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson (PG), Kevin Schnell (SG), Ralph Hatfield (SF), Kevin Southworth (PF), Joseph Wallace (C) Pedro Romero, Richard Maffei, William Cuffee, Michael Andrews, Alan Moss | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt | |
| 03:46 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Samuel Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Schnell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hatfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Southworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Leake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thad Sweeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Delaware State | Kevin Southworth comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 03:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kevin Barcus | 34-30 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Robert Leake misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 03:02 | Delaware State | Ralph Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:56 | Delaware State | Robert Leake takes the ball from Ralph Hatfield | 34-30 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Kevin Schnell is called for the reach on Robert Leake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Schnell, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Joseph Hines (PG) Samuel Stevenson | |
| Subs | Howard | Alfred Montgomery (PF) Thad Sweeney | |
| 02:54 | Howard | Robert Leake makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Robert Leake makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:39 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Barcus - foul #1 on Kevin Barcus, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| 02:39 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:39 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | Howard | Joseph Wallace steps in front of the Robert Leake pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 02:25 | Delaware State | Ralph Hatfield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Lattimer - foul #1 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Alan Moss (C) Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Cassidy (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| 02:25 | Delaware State | Ralph Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:25 | Delaware State | Ralph Hatfield misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:25 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 02:06 | Howard | Carl Lattimer can't finish the layup | 37-32 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Carl Lattimer grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Kevin Barcus is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tommy Cassidy | 37-35 |
| 01:32 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Hines and he's fouled by Robert Leake - foul #3 on Robert Leake, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Pedro Romero (PG), Richard Maffei (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Joseph Hines, Ralph Hatfield, Kevin Southworth | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Carl Lattimer, Tommy Cassidy | |
| 01:32 | Delaware State | Kevin Schnell makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:12 | Howard | Luke Smith is hacked by Richard Maffei - foul #2 on Richard Maffei, team foul #12 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Delaware State | Samuel Stevenson (SF) Kevin Schnell | |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Alfred Montgomery | |
| 01:12 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:12 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:58 | Delaware State | Joseph Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 00:57 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei tips it back up and in | 42-37 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 00:31 | Delaware State | Alan Moss gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:27 | Delaware State | Richard Maffei comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Steven Caudell gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Maffei - foul #3 on Richard Maffei, team foul #13 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Delaware State | William Cuffee (SF), Michael Andrews (PF) Richard Maffei, Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Cassidy (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| 00:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Gordon Kempton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 00:04 | Delaware State | Michael Andrews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 00:02 | Delaware State | Alan Moss hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 44-39 |