| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Fujiwara (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:35 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Lee Corcoran gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Lane Towe steps in front of the Steven Caudell pass | 29-33 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore lays it in set up by Lane Towe | 29-35 |
| 18:46 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Caudell | 32-35 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:22 | Howard | Thad Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Johnny White | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Steven Caudell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Parker - foul #2 on Joseph Parker, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Moffatt (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:37 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:20 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe tips it in | 34-39 |
| 17:14 | Howard | Forest Lore steps in front of the Steven Caudell pass in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| 16:51 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe is fouled on the floor by Carl Lattimer - foul #3 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Dietrick (SG), Kenneth Austin (PF), David Levay (C) Forest Lore, Ryan Fujiwara, Joseph Parker | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses the tip | 34-39 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Justin Moffatt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Justin Moffatt misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-39 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina State | Johnny White is fouled on the floor by Kevin Barcus - foul #2 on Kevin Barcus, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Richard Winder (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Johnny White, Lane Towe, David Levay | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Leake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dietrick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Winder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Austin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Dietrick, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Luke Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG), Ryan Fujiwara (SF), Joseph Parker (C) John Dietrick, Richard Winder, Kenneth Austin | |
| 15:16 | Howard | Lee Corcoran is called for traveling | 34-39 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau is hacked by Justin Moffatt - foul #2 on Justin Moffatt, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker connects on the shot in the lane set up by Elmer Lau | 34-41 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Ryan Fujiwara blocks the jumper by Steven Caudell | 34-41 |
| 14:09 | Howard | Carl Lattimer gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:58 | Howard | Gordon Kempton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith travels with the ball | 34-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Justin Moffatt, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG), John Dietrick (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Kenneth Austin (C) Elmer Lau, Forest Lore, Ryan Fujiwara, Joseph Parker | |
| 13:31 | Howard | Steven Caudell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-41 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina State | Thad Sweeney steps in front of the Lane Towe pass | 34-41 |
| 12:52 | Howard | Luke Smith is hacked by Kenneth Austin - foul #1 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (SG) Steven Caudell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:39 | Howard | Kevin Barcus can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Johnny White - foul #3 on Johnny White, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG) Robert Leake | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG) Brian Smith | |
| 12:39 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Kevin Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 12:23 | South Carolina State | John Dietrick misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Luke Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Howard | Kenneth Austin is called for the reach on Alfred Montgomery - foul #2 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Lattimer (SF) Luke Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (PF), Joseph Parker (C) John Dietrick, Kenneth Austin | |
| 11:54 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Johnny White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Forest Lore (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lane Towe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Fujiwara (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina State | Johnny White misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Thad Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny White - foul #4 on Johnny White, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Brian Smith (PF) Johnny White, Ryan Fujiwara | |
| 11:03 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Kevin Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:50 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Forest Lore | 39-43 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Gordon Kempton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG) Gordon Kempton | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Dietrick (SG) Forest Lore | |
| 10:19 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Lee Corcoran hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Parker - foul #3 on Joseph Parker, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF) Kevin Barcus, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara (SF), Kenneth Austin (C) Lane Towe, Joseph Parker | |
| 09:57 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 09:53 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Luke Smith is fouled on the floor by John Dietrick - foul #2 on John Dietrick, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Gordon Kempton (SG) Robert Leake | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG) John Dietrick | |
| 09:35 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Lee Corcoran gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:00 | Howard | Steven Caudell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Kempton | 44-43 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Forest Lore | 44-46 |
| 08:24 | Howard | Gordon Kempton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luke Smith | 46-46 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Austin | 46-49 |
| 07:52 | Howard | Justin Moffatt knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Steven Caudell | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Fujiwara (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Austin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Johnny White (PG), John Dietrick (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Joseph Parker (C) Elmer Lau, Forest Lore, Ryan Fujiwara, Brian Smith | |
| 07:13 | Howard | Justin Moffatt drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Carl Lattimer | 50-49 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | Luke Smith steals the ball from Kenneth Austin | 50-49 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Thad Sweeney can't finish the layup | 50-49 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Dietrick | 50-52 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Thad Sweeney scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Barcus and he's fouled by Kenneth Austin - foul #3 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Alfred Montgomery (C) Kevin Barcus, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG), Brian Smith (PF) John Dietrick, Kenneth Austin | |
| 06:11 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Parker, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery misses short on a floater from close range | 53-52 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Thad Sweeney snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Carl Lattimer and he's fouled by Johnny White - foul #5 on Johnny White, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG) Johnny White | |
| 05:17 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe tips it home | 56-54 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Thad Sweeney clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery tips it in | 58-54 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lane Towe | 58-57 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 03:45 | Howard | Thad Sweeney tips it home | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thad Sweeney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forest Lore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lane Towe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore is fouled on the floor by Steven Caudell - foul #1 on Steven Caudell, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney, Alfred Montgomery | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Dietrick (SG), Richard Winder (SF), Ryan Fujiwara (PF), Kenneth Austin (C) Forest Lore, Lane Towe, Brian Smith, Joseph Parker | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina State | Ryan Fujiwara banks in the layup | 60-59 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Barcus | 63-59 |
| 02:47 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Forest Lore (SG), Lane Towe (SF), Brian Smith (PF), Joseph Parker (C) John Dietrick, Richard Winder, Ryan Fujiwara, Kenneth Austin | |
| 02:27 | South Carolina State | Forest Lore is fouled on the floor by Steven Caudell - foul #2 on Steven Caudell, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-59 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Caudell - foul #3 on Steven Caudell, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Lee Corcoran gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:33 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is whistled for a carry | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-60 |
| 01:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Lee Corcoran | 63-60 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Carl Lattimer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Lattimer - foul #4 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Lee Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) 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) | |
| 00:16 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is hacked by Lane Towe - foul #1 on Lane Towe, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | South Carolina State | Lane Towe is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lane Towe, team foul #13 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Luke Smith (SF) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Howard | Luke Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Lau - foul #1 on Elmer Lau, team foul #14 | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Luke Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Gordon Kempton steals the ball from Lane Towe | 67-61 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Gordon Kempton runs out the clock | 67-61 |