| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Raymond Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Casey Petit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Rustin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Albino (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | George Rustin inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry misses the lay-in | 25-29 |
| 19:48 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:26 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Casey Petit and he's fouled by James Abron - foul #1 on James Abron, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:26 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Robert Almendarez scores on a jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 18:58 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit misses the floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:56 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 18:42 | Howard | John Knapp loses the dribble to Raymond Lee | 27-34 |
| 18:26 | UNC Wilmington | George Rustin misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:24 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Abron | 27-34 |
| 18:16 | Howard | James St. Jean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:14 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 18:01 | UNC Wilmington | George Rustin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Lee | 29-37 |
| 17:48 | Howard | John Knapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | Howard | James St. Jean snags the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:27 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Rustin - foul #2 on George Rustin, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien (PF) Joseph Albino | |
| 17:27 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:27 | Howard | John Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:27 | UNC Wilmington | George Rustin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:09 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:04 | Howard | Robert Almendarez buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Knapp | 32-37 |
| 16:47 | UNC Wilmington | John Knapp steals the ball from Casey Petit | 32-37 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Knapp | 34-37 |
| 16:30 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Burr (PG), Michael Renteria (SF), Jeremy Brown (C) Raymond Lee, George Rustin, Charles Perry | |
| 16:08 | Howard | Joseph Baker scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Fox | 36-37 |
| 15:58 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Walter - foul #1 on John Walter, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF) John Knapp, Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs (SF), Joseph Albino (PF) Casey Petit, Jeremy Brown | |
| 15:58 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:58 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ashby (fresh) PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Michael Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Burr (fresh) SF - Jacob Krebs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Albino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Howard | John Fox is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| 15:26 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee (PG), George Rustin (SG) Michael Renteria, Robert Burr | |
| 15:10 | Howard | John Walter loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), James Abron (PF) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, James Ashby | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit (SG) George Rustin | |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | John Walter is called for the reach on Casey Petit - foul #2 on John Walter, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF) John Walter | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry (C) Frank O'Brien | |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Casey Petit, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown (PF) Joseph Albino | |
| 14:17 | Howard | James Abron hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 36-39 |
| 14:16 | Howard | James St. Jean grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:04 | Howard | James St. Jean lays it up and in on a great pass from James Abron | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 13:49 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Krebs | 38-39 |
| 13:32 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (PF) James Abron | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria (PG), Frank O'Brien (PF) Raymond Lee, Jeremy Brown | |
| 13:13 | Howard | The jump hook by John Walter is blocked by Frank O'Brien | 38-39 |
| 13:12 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 13:06 | Howard | John Walter grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:02 | Howard | James St. Jean banks in the layup on a great pass from John Knapp | 40-39 |
| 12:40 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 12:21 | Howard | James St. Jean is hacked by Frank O'Brien - foul #2 on Frank O'Brien, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), James Abron (PF), Joseph Baker (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee (PG), George Rustin (SG), Joseph Albino (PF) Casey Petit, Jacob Krebs, Charles Perry | |
| 12:07 | Howard | John Walter is hacked by Michael Renteria - foul #2 on Michael Renteria, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 11:54 | Howard | Darrell Schwede knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Fox | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Raymond Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Rustin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Michael Renteria (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Albino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria is fouled on the floor by John Walter - foul #3 on John Walter, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 11:18 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee drills a shot near the basket | 42-44 |
| 10:52 | Howard | John Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:50 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to John Walter | 42-44 |
| 10:42 | Howard | James Abron's fadeaway is rejected by Frank O'Brien | 42-44 |
| 10:41 | Howard | James Abron pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Darrell Schwede misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:27 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 10:05 | UNC Wilmington | Darrell Schwede takes the ball from Frank O'Brien | 42-44 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Darrell Schwede banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Egger (C) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, John Walter, James Abron | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Burr (PG), Casey Petit (SG), Jacob Krebs (SF), Charles Perry (C) Raymond Lee, George Rustin, Michael Renteria, Joseph Albino | |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | Frank O'Brien makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | Howard | The short jumper by James Egger is denied by Frank O'Brien | 44-47 |
| 09:17 | Howard | John Knapp grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 09:01 | Howard | John Knapp is fouled on the floor by Robert Burr - foul #1 on Robert Burr, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown (PF) Frank O'Brien | |
| 08:46 | Howard | James Egger is fouled on the floor by Robert Burr - foul #2 on Robert Burr, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| 08:34 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 08:32 | Howard | James Egger can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 08:30 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:28 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Burr's pass is intercepted by John Knapp in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 08:09 | Howard | John Knapp hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 07:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on James Ashby - foul #1 on James Ashby, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF) James Ashby | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee (PG) Robert Burr | |
| 07:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Raymond Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Casey Petit (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Krebs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Howard | James St. Jean hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Casey Petit - foul #3 on Casey Petit, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino (PF) Jeremy Brown | |
| 07:35 | Howard | James St. Jean misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:35 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:18 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 07:16 | Howard | James St. Jean grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 06:57 | Howard | John Knapp buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee buries a 3 from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:18 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Knapp | 54-51 |
| 06:11 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Lee | 54-54 |
| 05:56 | Howard | James Egger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 05:54 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:42 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 05:41 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:29 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino knocks in the 3 from straight away | 54-57 |
| 05:13 | Howard | John Knapp knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 05:01 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Lee | 56-60 |
| 04:49 | Howard | James St. Jean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:47 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:32 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 04:31 | Howard | James Egger grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:14 | Howard | James St. Jean scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:48 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry misses the runner from the left block | 59-60 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the board | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James St. Jean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Egger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Raymond Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Casey Petit (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Krebs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Albino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Howard | James Egger buries a shot near the basket | 61-60 |
| 03:18 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-63 |
| 03:04 | Howard | James Abron can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 03:02 | Howard | Robert Almendarez tips it home | 63-63 |
| 02:51 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Knapp - foul #3 on John Knapp, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Renteria (PG), George Rustin (SF), Frank O'Brien (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) Raymond Lee, Jacob Krebs, Joseph Albino, Charles Perry | |
| 02:51 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:51 | UNC Wilmington | Casey Petit makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:49 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| 02:39 | Howard | John Walter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 02:37 | UNC Wilmington | Jeremy Brown pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:37 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF) Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, John Walter | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee (PG) Michael Renteria | |
| 02:17 | UNC Wilmington | James Abron is called for the reach on Raymond Lee - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 02:17 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:17 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Egger (C) John Fox, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs (SF), Joseph Albino (PF), Charles Perry (C) George Rustin, Frank O'Brien, Jeremy Brown | |
| 01:55 | Howard | John Knapp makes the turnaround near the basket set up by James St. Jean | 65-67 |
| 01:44 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Albino clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:43 | Howard | James St. Jean gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:35 | Howard | James St. Jean scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Almendarez | 67-67 |
| 01:29 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Knapp | 67-67 |
| 01:08 | Howard | John Knapp misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 01:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jacob Krebs snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:52 | UNC Wilmington | James Abron denies the turnaround by Charles Perry | 67-67 |
| 00:50 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Howard | James Egger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Jacob Krebs | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 00:19 | Howard | James St. Jean grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Howard | John Knapp scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Lee can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 69-67 |