| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) PF - James Wix (fresh) 7 pts. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Matthew Stephenson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Dwight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Pardee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jerome Gibson inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Howard | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 19:45 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 19:28 | Norfolk State | A charge is called on Tracy Collier - foul #3 on Tracy Collier, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland (C) Tracy Collier | |
| 19:06 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is hacked by Bruce Holland - foul #1 on Bruce Holland, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Randy Selby travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| 18:44 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Randy Selby gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:27 | Howard | George Dwight is called for the reach on Randy Selby - foul #3 on George Dwight, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor (SG) George Dwight | |
| 18:17 | Howard | James Wix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 18:15 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 17:59 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 17:58 | Howard | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio can't connect on a floater from the right block | 41-41 |
| 17:30 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Bruce Holland | 41-41 |
| 17:11 | Norfolk State | Jerome Gibson picks off the pass by Bruce Holland | 41-41 |
| 16:58 | Howard | James Wix buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Shawn Long | 43-41 |
| 16:43 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Long - foul #2 on Shawn Long, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton (SF), Jan White (C) Peter Bailey, Bruce Holland | |
| 16:43 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:43 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:25 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 16:24 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 16:14 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee banks in the layup set up by Lance Hamilton | 43-45 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Tyler Joyce clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Stephenson - foul #1 on Matthew Stephenson, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | George Dwight (SG), Tracy Collier (C) Rusty Taylor, Thomas Pardee | |
| 15:58 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:58 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Matthew Stephenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Dwight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lance Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jan White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Norfolk State | George Dwight misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:43 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:28 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 15:26 | Norfolk State | George Dwight hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 15:07 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jan White - foul #1 on Jan White, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey (SF), Bruce Holland (PF) Matthew Stephenson, Jan White | |
| 15:07 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:07 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:40 | Norfolk State | George Dwight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 14:19 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 14:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dustin Tenorio - foul #3 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (PF) Ron Sanders | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson (PG), Thomas Pardee (PF) Lance Hamilton, Tracy Collier | |
| 14:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 14:13 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:44 | Howard | Peter Bailey steals the ball from James Wix | 48-51 |
| 13:32 | Norfolk State | The short jumper by Thomas Pardee is denied by Shawn Long | 48-51 |
| 13:31 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee can't tip it in | 48-51 |
| 13:29 | Howard | James Wix grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 3 from straight away set up by Shawn Long | 51-51 |
| 12:46 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 12:40 | Howard | The short jumper by James Wix is denied by Bruce Holland | 51-54 |
| 12:39 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:26 | Norfolk State | George Dwight misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Shawn Long grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:07 | Howard | James Wix misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 51-54 |
| 12:06 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 11:53 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 11:51 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jerome Gibson | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Wix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Matthew Stephenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Dwight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Pardee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Holland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Howard | James Wix misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Pardee - foul #1 on Thomas Pardee, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor (SG), Lance Hamilton (SF), Jan White (PF), Tracy Collier (C) George Dwight, Peter Bailey, Thomas Pardee, Bruce Holland | |
| 11:28 | Howard | James Wix makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 11:28 | Howard | James Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:16 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Tyler Joyce can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rusty Taylor - foul #1 on Rusty Taylor, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffery Freeman (C) James Wix | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 10:52 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:52 | Norfolk State | Jan White snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:27 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:26 | Howard | Ron Sanders snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:11 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:09 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Joyce | 54-56 |
| 09:54 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Josey | 56-56 |
| 09:32 | Norfolk State | Jan White misses the floater from the left side | 56-56 |
| 09:30 | Norfolk State | Jan White tips it in | 56-58 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 09:16 | Howard | Ron Sanders tips it but misses | 56-58 |
| 09:15 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman tips it in | 58-58 |
| 09:01 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier misses the easy layup | 58-58 |
| 09:00 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton tips it home | 58-60 |
| 08:44 | Howard | Jan White steps in front of the Jeffery Freeman pass | 58-60 |
| 08:19 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 07:58 | Howard | Paul Josey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 07:56 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Jan White | 58-62 |
| 07:48 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor clanks a fadeaway from close range | 58-62 |
| 07:47 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor tips it back up and in | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Matthew Stephenson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rusty Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lance Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Tracy Collier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Rusty Taylor - foul #2 on Rusty Taylor, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Ron Sanders, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | George Dwight (SG), Peter Bailey (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF), Bruce Holland (C) Rusty Taylor, Lance Hamilton, Jan White, Tracy Collier | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:23 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 07:22 | Howard | James Wix gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 07:11 | Howard | Shawn Long drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Ramsey | 62-64 |
| 06:47 | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Tenorio - foul #4 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #3 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Gibson (SF) Thomas Ramsey | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 06:47 | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:47 | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Shawn Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-66 |
| 06:04 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 62-66 |
| 06:03 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland can't tip it in | 62-66 |
| 06:01 | Norfolk State | George Dwight tips it home | 62-68 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 05:37 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 05:12 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Howard | James Wix pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:43 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 62-68 |
| 04:41 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:37 | Norfolk State | George Dwight buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is fouled on the floor by Peter Bailey - foul #1 on Peter Bailey, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton (PG), Rusty Taylor (SF), Jan White (PF), Tracy Collier (C) Matthew Stephenson, Peter Bailey, Thomas Pardee, Bruce Holland | |
| 04:26 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Ron Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Paul Josey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-71 |
| 03:57 | Norfolk State | George Dwight misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 03:56 | Norfolk State | The offensive rebound goes to Jan White | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Norfolk State | Jan White drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Dwight | 62-74 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lance Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Dwight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rusty Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jan White (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Tracy Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Howard | Paul Josey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 03:21 | Howard | Ron Sanders tips it but misses | 62-74 |
| 03:19 | Howard | Paul Josey gets the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Paul Josey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 03:06 | Norfolk State | Tracy Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 03:00 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Ron Sanders, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Peter Bailey (SF), Thomas Pardee (PF) Rusty Taylor, Jan White | |
| 02:41 | Norfolk State | Jerome Gibson swats the short shot by Tracy Collier | 62-74 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 02:32 | Howard | Thomas Pardee steals it from Randy Selby | 62-74 |
| 02:20 | Norfolk State | Thomas Pardee knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-76 |
| 02:08 | Howard | Randy Selby hits a floater from the right wing set up by James Wix | 64-76 |
| 02:06 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-76 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson (PG), Rusty Taylor (SG), Bruce Holland (PF), Jan White (C) George Dwight, Peter Bailey, Thomas Pardee, Tracy Collier | |
| 01:57 | Howard | Paul Josey is hacked by Matthew Stephenson - foul #2 on Matthew Stephenson, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Paul Josey makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Paul Josey misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 01:57 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Bruce Holland | 65-76 |
| 01:37 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rusty Taylor | 65-79 |
| 01:24 | Howard | Jan White blocks the short jumper by Thomas Ramsey | 65-79 |
| 01:23 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 65-79 |
| 01:03 | Norfolk State | Lance Hamilton misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-79 |
| 01:02 | Norfolk State | Rusty Taylor tips it but misses | 65-79 |
| 01:00 | Howard | The rebound goes to Tyler Joyce | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-79 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey snags the offensive board | 65-79 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-79 |
| 00:49 | Norfolk State | Jan White pulls down the rebound | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Freeman picks off the pass by Lance Hamilton | 65-79 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 65-79 |
| 00:17 | Norfolk State | Bruce Holland snags the defensive board | 65-79 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Matthew Stephenson runs out the clock | 65-79 |