| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Russ (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Peter Brown inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Howard | Peter Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Cody Wagner snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Peter Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Cody Wagner | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina State | Stanley Wertz swats the short shot by Daniel Diederich | 39-29 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Cody Wagner snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Stanley Wertz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-29 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina State | David Russ pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter lays it in set up by David Russ | 39-31 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Green connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from James Kemp | 41-31 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Toles | 41-33 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Peter Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter lays it in on a great pass from Gilbert Hawk | 41-35 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Cody Wagner is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (SG), Bernard Shim (SF), Lloyd Armand (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Cody Wagner, Peter Brown, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), William Paulsen (PF), Jim Lee (C) Gilbert Hawk, Robert Slaughter, Daniel Diederich | |
| 16:30 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen misses short on a shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Bernard Shim pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Bernard Shim drills a jump hook from the left block | 43-35 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Fortier steals the ball from Jim Lee | 43-35 |
| 15:48 | Howard | James Kemp lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Fortier | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Luu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Joel Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Russ (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Paulsen (fresh) C - Jim Lee (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | David Russ scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joel Flood | 45-38 |
| 15:18 | Howard | Lloyd Armand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:03 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Fortier - foul #1 on Lawrence Fortier, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Peter Brown (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) James Kemp, Bernard Shim, Lloyd Armand, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), William Ranney (SG), Glenn Thompson (SF), Robert Slaughter (PF), Daniel Diederich (C) Joel Flood, Phillip Toles, David Russ, William Paulsen, Jim Lee | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | William Ranney misses the jump hook from the left block | 45-38 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Peter Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Slaughter - foul #3 on Robert Slaughter, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Green comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich tips it in | 45-40 |
| 14:18 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is fouled on the floor by Glenn Thompson - foul #1 on Glenn Thompson, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 13:57 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 13:55 | Howard | Peter Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Fortier is called for the reach on William Ranney - foul #2 on Lawrence Fortier, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Lloyd Armand (SG) Lawrence Fortier, Cody Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles (SG), David Russ (SF) William Ranney, Glenn Thompson | |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Gilbert Hawk | 47-42 |
| 13:10 | Howard | James Kemp hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Armand | 50-42 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Peter Brown - foul #3 on Peter Brown, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Paulsen (C) Daniel Diederich | |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Lloyd Armand knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by James Kemp | 52-44 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Lloyd Armand steals it from Gilbert Hawk | 52-44 |
| 12:13 | Howard | James Kemp slams it home on a nice dish by Lloyd Armand | 54-44 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk loses the dribble to Jeffrey Green | 54-44 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Stanley Wertz misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-44 |
| 11:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Peter Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - William Paulsen (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Phillip Toles | 54-46 |
| 11:33 | Howard | Lloyd Armand misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 11:32 | Howard | Lloyd Armand gets the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 11:21 | Howard | Peter Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Cody Wagner (SG), Bernard Shim (SF), Edwin Luu (C) James Kemp, Peter Brown, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), Glenn Thompson (SF), Daniel Diederich (C) Gilbert Hawk, David Russ, Robert Slaughter | |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Glenn Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen tips it in | 54-48 |
| 10:35 | Howard | William Paulsen swats the short shot by Bernard Shim | 54-48 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood is hacked by Lawrence Fortier - foul #3 on Lawrence Fortier, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG), Jeff Matz (SF), Stanley Wertz (C) Lawrence Fortier, Lloyd Armand, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), David Russ (SF), Robert Slaughter (PF) Joel Flood, Phillip Toles, William Paulsen | |
| 10:03 | South Carolina State | Glenn Thompson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Glenn Thompson, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Brown (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF) Jeff Matz, Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:40 | Howard | Cody Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Hawk - foul #3 on Gilbert Hawk, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jim Lee (C) Daniel Diederich | |
| 09:40 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:40 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina State | David Russ scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gilbert Hawk | 56-51 |
| 09:09 | Howard | James Kemp scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Peter Brown | 58-51 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | David Russ banks in the layup on a great pass from Gilbert Hawk and he's hacked by Peter Brown - foul #4 on Peter Brown, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (SG), Bernard Shim (SF) Cody Wagner, Peter Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles (SG), William Paulsen (C) Glenn Thompson, Jim Lee | |
| 08:54 | South Carolina State | David Russ makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:29 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Shim | 61-54 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-54 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Bernard Shim grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 08:14 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stanley Wertz | 64-54 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina State | David Russ scores on a runner from the right block set up by Phillip Toles | 64-56 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Gilbert Hawk steals the ball from Stanley Wertz | 64-56 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Russ (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - William Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen travels with the ball | 64-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Peter Brown (SF), Edwin Luu (C) James Kemp, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG), Glenn Thompson (SF), Daniel Diederich (C) Gilbert Hawk, David Russ, Robert Slaughter | |
| 07:05 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Joel Flood hits a 3 from straight away | 64-59 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Edwin Luu misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by William Paulsen - foul #2 on William Paulsen, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (PG) Lawrence Fortier | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Russ (SF), Jim Lee (PF) Glenn Thompson, William Paulsen | |
| 06:26 | Howard | Edwin Luu makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Edwin Luu makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles blows the layup | 66-59 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina State | David Russ grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina State | Jim Lee loses the dribble to James Kemp | 66-59 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Edwin Luu throws it down on a great pass from James Kemp | 68-59 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Cody Wagner steps in front of the David Russ pass | 68-59 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Bernard Shim, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gilbert Hawk (PG), Robert Slaughter (PF) Joel Flood, Jim Lee | |
| 04:51 | Howard | Peter Brown misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Slaughter - foul #4 on Robert Slaughter, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Peter Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Peter Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | Cody Wagner is called for the reach on Phillip Toles - foul #2 on Cody Wagner, team foul #6 | 70-59 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich misses short on a jumper from close range | 70-59 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich gets the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gilbert Hawk and he's hacked by Stanley Wertz - foul #1 on Stanley Wertz, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (SG) Cody Wagner | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 03:49 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Howard | James Kemp is hacked by Gilbert Hawk - foul #4 on Gilbert Hawk, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| 03:23 | Howard | James Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Gilbert Hawk (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Toles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Russ (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Slaughter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Daniel Diederich (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina State | David Russ is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Russ, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Stanley Wertz is hacked by Daniel Diederich - foul #2 on Daniel Diederich, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Paulsen (C) Daniel Diederich | |
| 02:55 | Howard | Stanley Wertz makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Stanley Wertz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Peter Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-62 |
| 02:38 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen jams it set up by David Russ | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Howard | James Kemp hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Fortier | 74-64 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Green | 74-64 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | David Russ pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses long on a shot in the paint | 74-64 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina State | William Paulsen grabs the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gilbert Hawk | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Howard | David Russ is called for the reach on James Kemp - foul #3 on David Russ, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), Lloyd Armand (PF), Bernard Shim (C) Lawrence Fortier, Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich (C) William Paulsen | |
| 00:56 | Howard | James Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:56 | Howard | James Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Daniel Diederich snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | Phillip Toles is whistled for traveling | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | Howard | James Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Toles - foul #1 on Phillip Toles, team foul #11 | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | Howard | James Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:48 | Howard | James Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Phillip Toles | 76-68 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Phillip Toles is called for the reach on Lloyd Armand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Toles, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Lloyd Armand misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Lloyd Armand makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:33 | Howard | The rebound goes to Bernard Shim | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Bernard Shim is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Hawk - foul #5 on Gilbert Hawk, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joel Flood (PG) Gilbert Hawk | |
| 00:31 | Howard | Bernard Shim makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Bernard Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Toles and he's fouled by Lloyd Armand - foul #1 on Lloyd Armand, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Lloyd Armand, Bernard Shim | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter makes the free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:24 | Howard | James Kemp is hacked by Phillip Toles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Toles, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (PF), Bernard Shim (C) Jeffrey Green, Stanley Wertz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:24 | Howard | James Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:24 | Howard | James Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | Robert Slaughter loses the dribble to Peter Brown | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | James Kemp runs out the clock | 81-71 |