| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez inbounds the ball | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James St. Jean | 46-31 |
| 19:26 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronald Houston and he's fouled by James St. Jean - foul #2 on James St. Jean, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| 19:26 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| 19:09 | Howard | John Knapp comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-31 |
| 19:07 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 18:52 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-31 |
| 18:50 | Howard | John Walter pulls down the rebound | 49-31 |
| 18:26 | Howard | John Walter's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Ashby | 49-31 |
| 18:06 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 49-31 |
| 18:05 | Howard | John Walter grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 17:59 | Howard | John Knapp knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Almendarez | 49-33 |
| 17:55 | Coppin State | Michael Coker is hacked by James Egger - foul #2 on James Egger, team foul #2 | 49-33 |
| 17:43 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 17:42 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 17:31 | Coppin State | Michael Coker is fouled on the floor by Robert Almendarez - foul #2 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Baker (C) James Egger | |
| 17:09 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-33 |
| 17:07 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson tips it back up and in | 51-33 |
| 16:46 | Howard | John Walter's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Ashby | 51-33 |
| 16:45 | Howard | James St. Jean tips it in | 51-35 |
| 16:27 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby clanks a floater from the right side | 51-35 |
| 16:25 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 16:06 | Howard | Matthew Merritt is called for the reach on James St. Jean - foul #3 on Matthew Merritt, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), John Newman (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Ronald Houston, Matthew Merritt, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), James Ashby (SF), James Egger (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, John Walter | |
| 15:52 | Howard | Darrell Schwede drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Fox | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Nix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert French (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 15:32 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse White | 51-38 |
| 15:18 | Coppin State | Michael Nix hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Newman | 53-38 |
| 14:57 | Howard | James Egger connects on the runner in the lane | 53-40 |
| 14:52 | Coppin State | Michael Nix misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Fox - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF) Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, Joseph Baker | |
| 14:52 | Coppin State | Michael Nix misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:52 | Coppin State | Michael Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:28 | Howard | James Abron clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse White - foul #3 on Jesse White, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Matthew Merritt (SG), Michael Coker (SF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Nix, John Newman, Robert French, Mitchell Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Theroux (C) James Egger | |
| 14:28 | Howard | James Abron makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:28 | Howard | James Abron makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 14:19 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Houston | 57-42 |
| 13:58 | Howard | John Fox hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 13:39 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Robert Almendarez gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 13:33 | Howard | John Fox comes up short on the runner from the right block | 57-45 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Robert Almendarez hits the follow up shot | 57-47 |
| 13:12 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Knapp - foul #1 on John Knapp, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson (PF) Jesse White | |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Joseph Baker (C) John Fox, Robert Theroux | |
| 13:12 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:12 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:12 | Howard | James St. Jean pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 12:48 | Howard | James St. Jean clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 12:46 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 12:40 | Coppin State | Robert Almendarez is called for the reach on Michael Coker - foul #3 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Newman (SG) Matthew Merritt | |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF), James Egger (C) Robert Almendarez, Joseph Baker | |
| 12:21 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 12:19 | Howard | John Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:59 | Howard | John Walter drills a fadeaway in the paint | 57-49 |
| 11:38 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Newman | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fairly fresh) 5 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Howard | John Walter misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-49 |
| 11:15 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 11:11 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Newman | 62-49 |
| 10:46 | Howard | John Walter scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Knapp | 62-51 |
| 10:28 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 10:26 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Walter | 62-51 |
| 10:09 | Howard | John Walter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael Coker - foul #2 on Michael Coker, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), Matthew Merritt (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Ronald Houston, John Newman, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), Joseph Baker (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, James Abron, James Egger | |
| 10:09 | Howard | John Walter makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:09 | Howard | John Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:47 | Coppin State | Robert French misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Almendarez - foul #4 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF), Robert Theroux (C) Robert Almendarez, John Walter | |
| 09:47 | Coppin State | Robert French makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:47 | Coppin State | Robert French misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Jesse White steals it from Darrell Schwede | 63-53 |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt is fouled on the floor by Darrell Schwede - foul #1 on Darrell Schwede, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:04 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Joseph Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jesse White | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt misses long on a shot from the baseline | 65-53 |
| 08:42 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson tips it back up and in | 67-53 |
| 08:24 | Howard | Matthew Merritt takes the ball from Darrell Schwede | 67-53 |
| 08:17 | Coppin State | Robert French scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Nix | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:00 | Howard | John Fox is fouled on the floor by Robert French - foul #2 on Robert French, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Michael Coker (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Nix, Robert French, Jesse White, Mitchell Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), John Walter (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, Joseph Baker, Robert Theroux | |
| 07:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 07:41 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 07:37 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Merritt | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Coker (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Walter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Howard | John Knapp misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Merritt - foul #4 on Matthew Merritt, team foul #5 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF) John Walter | |
| 07:21 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 07:21 | Howard | John Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 07:21 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the defensive board | 71-54 |
| 06:57 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-54 |
| 06:55 | Howard | Robert Almendarez gets the rebound | 71-54 |
| 06:42 | Howard | James St. Jean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Newman (SG) Matthew Merritt | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:39 | Coppin State | John Knapp steps in front of the Ronald Houston pass in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 06:37 | Howard | James St. Jean lays it in on a great pass from John Knapp | 71-56 |
| 06:15 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson clanks a jumper from the left side | 71-56 |
| 06:14 | Howard | James Egger snags the defensive board | 71-56 |
| 05:56 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 05:37 | Coppin State | John Newman buries a floater from the free throw line | 73-59 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Robert Almendarez makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Knapp | 73-61 |
| 05:05 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), Matthew Merritt (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Ronald Houston, John Newman, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Howard | John Fox can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 73-61 |
| 04:56 | Coppin State | Robert French snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 04:50 | Coppin State | Jesse White misses badly on a floater from the left block | 73-61 |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Michael Nix tips it home | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:25 | Howard | John Walter drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from John Knapp | 75-63 |
| 04:12 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt comes up short on the floater in the paint | 75-63 |
| 04:11 | Howard | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Robert Almendarez connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Coppin State | Jesse White is hacked by John Fox - foul #4 on John Fox, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Kenneth Ashby (C) Michael Nix, Mitchell Wilson | |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Ashby (SF) John Knapp, Robert Almendarez | |
| 03:45 | Coppin State | Jesse White makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 03:45 | Coppin State | Jesse White makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Howard | James Ashby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-65 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Joseph Baker tips it back up and in | 77-67 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert French (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jesse White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Houston | 79-67 |
| 02:59 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Coker (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF) Robert French, Jesse White | |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, James Ashby, John Walter, Joseph Baker | |
| 02:57 | Howard | John Knapp makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James St. Jean | 79-69 |
| 02:35 | Coppin State | Robert Almendarez steals the ball from Kenneth Ashby | 79-69 |
| 02:16 | Howard | James St. Jean drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Almendarez | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-72 |
| 02:04 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt grabs the offensive board | 79-72 |
| 01:55 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Houston | 81-72 |
| 01:43 | Howard | Robert Almendarez blows the layup | 81-72 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the offensive board | 81-72 |
| 01:28 | Howard | John Knapp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-72 |
| 01:27 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby grabs the board | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Ashby | 83-72 |
| 01:09 | Howard | Ronald Houston steals it from Robert Almendarez | 83-72 |
| 00:55 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby's floater is tipped away by Robert Almendarez | 83-72 |
| 00:54 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 83-72 |
| 00:24 | Howard | James St. Jean gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Howard | Matthew Merritt is called for the reach on James St. Jean - foul #5 on Matthew Merritt, team foul #6 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), John Newman (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Ronald Houston, Matthew Merritt, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 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 | |
| 00:13 | Howard | James Ashby clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-72 |
| 00:12 | Coppin State | Michael Nix gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Michael Nix runs out the clock | 83-72 |