| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Egger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Howard | Stephen Johnson denies the turnaround by James Egger | 39-42 |
| 19:36 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 39-42 |
| 19:32 | Coppin State | Michael Coker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 19:30 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 19:29 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 19:28 | Howard | John Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:13 | Howard | John Knapp misses the floater from the left side | 39-42 |
| 19:11 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:05 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Robert Almendarez pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:58 | Howard | James Abron lays it in | 41-42 |
| 18:39 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Johnson | 41-45 |
| 18:19 | Howard | James St. Jean drills a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 17:54 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 17:53 | Howard | James Abron grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:38 | Howard | James Egger scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James St. Jean | 46-45 |
| 17:33 | Coppin State | James Abron takes the ball from Matthew Merritt | 46-45 |
| 17:18 | Howard | John Knapp is fouled on the floor by Michael Coker - foul #1 on Michael Coker, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), John Walter (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Newman (SG), Jesse White (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Matthew Merritt, Stephen Johnson, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 17:00 | Howard | Robert Almendarez double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) Robert Almendarez | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), Robert French (SF) Ronald Houston, Michael Coker | |
| 16:40 | Coppin State | Michael Nix clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 16:38 | Howard | John Walter pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Joseph Baker loses the dribble to Jesse White | 46-45 |
| 15:58 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), James Abron (PF) John Knapp, James Ashby, John Walter | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Matthew Merritt (SG), Michael Coker (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Michael Nix, John Newman, Robert French, Jesse White, Kenneth Ashby | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Howard | John Fox buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Baker | 49-45 |
| 15:32 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 15:23 | Howard | James St. Jean lays it in on a great pass from John Fox | 51-45 |
| 15:02 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 51-48 |
| 14:43 | Howard | Robert Almendarez is fouled on the floor by Michael Coker - foul #2 on Michael Coker, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Walter (PF) John Fox, James Abron | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 14:34 | Howard | John Walter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 14:33 | Coppin State | Michael Coker snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 14:28 | Coppin State | Michael Coker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 14:08 | Howard | John Knapp buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Egger | 53-50 |
| 13:57 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:55 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 53-50 |
| 13:41 | Howard | James St. Jean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 53-50 |
| 13:34 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Matthew Merritt | 53-52 |
| 13:13 | Howard | John Knapp is hacked by Ronald Houston - foul #1 on Ronald Houston, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), James Abron (PF), Joseph Baker (C) James St. Jean, Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), John Newman (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Ronald Houston, Matthew Merritt, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 12:58 | Howard | Michael Nix is called for the reach on John Knapp - foul #2 on Michael Nix, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 12:44 | Howard | John Knapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 12:43 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 12:38 | Coppin State | Michael Nix hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 53-52 |
| 12:36 | Howard | James Abron snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 12:21 | Howard | John Fox misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Newman - foul #1 on John Newman, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) John Knapp | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 12:21 | Howard | John Fox misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 12:21 | Howard | John Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:03 | Coppin State | Robert French is fouled on the floor by John Walter - foul #1 on John Walter, team foul #1 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Almendarez (SF) John Walter | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt (SG) John Newman | |
| 11:47 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Nix | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Nix (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert French (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Howard | Robert Almendarez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Schwede | 57-54 |
| 11:09 | Coppin State | Robert French connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Nix | 57-56 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 10:58 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Schwede | 57-56 |
| 10:41 | Howard | Darrell Schwede is fouled on the floor by Michael Nix - foul #3 on Michael Nix, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), John Walter (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, James Abron, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Michael Coker (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Michael Nix, Robert French, Jesse White, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 10:26 | Howard | James St. Jean clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 10:24 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 10:05 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mitchell Wilson | 57-59 |
| 09:48 | Howard | John Knapp misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-59 |
| 09:46 | Howard | James Egger gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Robert Almendarez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-59 |
| 09:25 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Matthew Merritt | 57-59 |
| 09:20 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Merritt | 57-62 |
| 09:05 | Howard | James Egger travels with the ball | 57-62 |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Robert Almendarez, James Egger | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Newman (SG) Matthew Merritt | |
| 08:47 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston loses the ball out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) John Walter | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 08:30 | Howard | James Ashby clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-62 |
| 08:28 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 08:21 | Coppin State | John Newman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Abron - foul #2 on James Abron, team foul #2 | 57-62 |
| 08:21 | Coppin State | John Newman makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:21 | Coppin State | John Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:01 | Howard | James St. Jean hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 08:00 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 07:55 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 07:54 | Coppin State | Michael Coker can't tip it in | 57-64 |
| 07:53 | Howard | James Abron pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Joseph Baker jams it on a nice dish by James Ashby | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Coppin State | Michael Coker connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Newman | 59-67 |
| 06:49 | Howard | John Knapp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-67 |
| 06:47 | Howard | Joseph Baker tips it in | 61-67 |
| 06:24 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 06:22 | Howard | James St. Jean pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 06:02 | Howard | Joseph Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 06:01 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 05:57 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson travels with the ball | 61-67 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), Darrell Schwede (SG), Robert Almendarez (SF), John Walter (PF), James Egger (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, James Ashby, James Abron, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Nix (PG), Matthew Merritt (SG), Robert French (SF), Jesse White (PF), Kenneth Ashby (C) Ronald Houston, John Newman, Michael Coker, Stephen Johnson, Mitchell Wilson | |
| 05:47 | Howard | John Walter makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Darrell Schwede | 63-67 |
| 05:25 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Egger - foul #2 on James Egger, team foul #3 | 63-67 |
| 05:25 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:25 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:13 | Howard | John Walter makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Almendarez | 66-68 |
| 04:59 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby makes the jumper near the basket set up by Matthew Merritt | 66-70 |
| 04:42 | Howard | James Egger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-70 |
| 04:41 | Coppin State | Michael Nix gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:37 | Coppin State | Michael Nix comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Fox - foul #3 on John Fox, team foul #4 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG) Darrell Schwede | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 04:37 | Coppin State | Michael Nix misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:37 | Coppin State | Michael Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:37 | Howard | Robert Almendarez grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 04:19 | Howard | John Walter is whistled for traveling | 66-70 |
| 03:53 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Nix | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Robert Almendarez is whistled for a carry | 66-72 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), Robert Theroux (C) John Fox, James Egger | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Ronald Houston (PG), Michael Coker (SF), Stephen Johnson (PF), Mitchell Wilson (C) Michael Nix, Robert French, Jesse White, Kenneth Ashby | |
| 03:22 | Coppin State | Matthew Merritt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 03:20 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almendarez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Ronald Houston (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Michael Coker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Mitchell Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mitchell Wilson | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:59 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) John Walter, Robert Theroux | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 02:54 | Howard | James Abron clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-75 |
| 02:52 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Merritt and the foul's on James Abron - foul #3 on James Abron, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| 02:45 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson misses the free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:45 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Egger | 66-77 |
| 02:37 | Howard | John Knapp can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:36 | Howard | James Abron hits the follow up shot | 68-77 |
| 02:30 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston loses the ball out of bounds | 68-77 |
| 02:07 | Howard | John Knapp misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Houston - foul #2 on Ronald Houston, team foul #7 | 68-77 |
| 02:07 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 02:07 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 02:07 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 3rd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Coppin State | Robert Almendarez is called for the reach on Ronald Houston - foul #2 on Robert Almendarez, team foul #6 | 71-77 |
| 01:37 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 01:35 | Howard | Robert Almendarez snags the defensive board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Howard | James Egger connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Almendarez and he's fouled by Stephen Johnson - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| 01:11 | Howard | James Egger makes the free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:46 | Coppin State | Michael Coker makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Merritt | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Howard | James Abron misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 74-79 |
| 00:39 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Wilson | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson is hacked by John Knapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Knapp, team foul #7 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:37 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:37 | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:37 | Howard | James Abron grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 00:33 | Howard | John Knapp knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-80 |
| 00:31 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby is hacked by John Knapp in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Knapp, team foul #8 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson (PF) Mitchell Wilson | |
| 00:31 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:31 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:27 | Howard | James St. Jean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-82 |
| 00:25 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 77-82 |
| 00:23 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James St. Jean - foul #2 on James St. Jean, team foul #9 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Mitchell Wilson (C) Kenneth Ashby | |
| 00:23 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:23 | Coppin State | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:17 | Howard | James St. Jean is whistled for a carry | 77-84 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby (PF) Stephen Johnson | |
| 00:15 | Coppin State | James St. Jean is called for the reach on Michael Coker in the backcourt - foul #3 on James St. Jean, team foul #10 | 77-84 |
| 00:15 | Coppin State | Michael Coker makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:15 | Coppin State | Michael Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:09 | Howard | James St. Jean comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 77-86 |
| 00:07 | Coppin State | Kenneth Ashby gets the rebound | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Ronald Houston runs out the clock | 77-86 |