| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - John Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Little (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arnold Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Whitman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 19:20 | Howard | John Arnold misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Leroy Green tips it home | 32-34 |
| 18:55 | Coppin State | Manuel Little loses the dribble to Robert White | 32-34 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Robert White lays it up and in | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Coppin State | Leroy Green swats the short shot by Dale Whitman | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Arnold | 34-34 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Lou Crowther hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Howard | John Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Joseph Raff picks off the pass by Lou Crowther | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Leroy Green snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:23 | Howard | John Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Whitman | 34-34 |
| 17:21 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 17:16 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Raff | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 16:53 | Howard | John Arnold tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 16:29 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook is called for a charge - foul #2 on Arnold Cook, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SG), John Palombo (SF), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Charles Robinson, Robert White, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Thomas Cullum (SG), Robert Doane (SF), John Edwin (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Jason Hayes, Manuel Little, Joseph Raff, Arnold Cook, Dale Whitman | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Robert Doane is called for the reach on Bill Henry - foul #1 on Robert Doane, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 16:00 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Thomas Cullum - foul #2 on Thomas Cullum, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG) Rodney Stafford | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 16:00 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:00 | Coppin State | Robert Doane snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Palombo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Martin Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Cullum (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Doane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Edwin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Coppin State | Martin Howard misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:48 | Howard | John Palombo grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:44 | Howard | John Palombo misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Edwin - foul #1 on John Edwin, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| 15:44 | Howard | John Palombo makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:44 | Howard | John Palombo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:15 | Coppin State | Robert Doane connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-38 |
| 14:47 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 42-38 |
| 14:24 | Coppin State | Robert Doane misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 14:22 | Coppin State | John Edwin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:07 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | Howard | Kevin McGill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Hugo Ellerman, John Palombo, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Joseph Raff (SF), Dale Whitman (C) Martin Howard, Thomas Cullum, Robert Doane, Michael Arnold | |
| 13:37 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 13:35 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to John Edwin | 42-41 |
| 13:17 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman drills a runner near the basket and the foul's on John Arnold - foul #2 on John Arnold, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Arnold Cook (PF) John Edwin | |
| 13:17 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Robert White can't finish the layup | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Arnold Cook | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Leroy Green - foul #2 on Leroy Green, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG) Sam Gregorio | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 12:57 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:57 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | Howard | John Arnold scores on a 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman makes the shot from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 12:00 | Howard | John Arnold misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-48 |
| 11:58 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Manuel Little (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Whitman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Coppin State | Manuel Little comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SG) Lou Crowther, Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum (SF), John Edwin (PF) Joseph Raff, Arnold Cook | |
| 11:33 | Coppin State | Manuel Little makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:33 | Coppin State | Manuel Little makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:22 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Sam Gregorio pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:05 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to John Edwin | 45-50 |
| 10:58 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum lays it up and in on a great pass from John Edwin | 45-52 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dale Whitman - foul #1 on Dale Whitman, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Robert White, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Robert Doane (SF), Michael Arnold (C) Jason Hayes, Manuel Little, Dale Whitman | |
| 10:37 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:16 | Coppin State | Martin Howard drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Edwin | 46-55 |
| 10:03 | Howard | John Palombo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Kevin McGill tips it but misses | 46-55 |
| 09:59 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:52 | Coppin State | Sam Gregorio picks off the pass by Martin Howard | 46-55 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Sam Gregorio makes the floater from the right side | 48-55 |
| 09:16 | Coppin State | Robert Doane misses the easy layup | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | Coppin State | Michael Arnold grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 08:54 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Arnold | 48-58 |
| 08:34 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-58 |
| 08:11 | Coppin State | Michael Arnold is fouled on the floor by Kevin McGill - foul #1 on Kevin McGill, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Sam Gregorio, Hugo Ellerman, John Palombo, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Manuel Little (SG), Joseph Raff (SF), Arnold Cook (PF), Dale Whitman (C) Martin Howard, Thomas Cullum, Robert Doane, John Edwin, Michael Arnold | |
| 08:04 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff's pass is intercepted by John Arnold | 50-58 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Lou Crowther is hacked by Jason Hayes - foul #2 on Jason Hayes, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Arnold (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jason Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Manuel Little (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Whitman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Howard | Robert White clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 07:33 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:28 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Little | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Arnold Cook is called for the reach on Robert White - foul #3 on Arnold Cook, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:01 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:44 | Coppin State | Joseph Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 06:27 | Howard | John Arnold clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dale Whitman - foul #2 on Dale Whitman, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG) Lou Crowther | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 06:27 | Howard | John Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:27 | Howard | John Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:27 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:21 | Coppin State | Jason Hayes connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arnold Cook | 51-62 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Robert White double dribbles | 51-62 |
| 05:38 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Leroy Green - foul #3 on Leroy Green, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum (SF), John Edwin (PF) Joseph Raff, Arnold Cook | |
| 05:38 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:38 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:16 | Howard | John Arnold comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 05:15 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jason Hayes | 51-64 |
| 05:10 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 05:09 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Robert White connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Arnold | 53-64 |
| 04:46 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Hayes | 53-66 |
| 04:25 | Howard | Leroy Green connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Gregorio | 56-66 |
| 04:09 | Coppin State | John Edwin lays it in | 56-68 |
| 04:05 | Howard | Manuel Little steals it from Sam Gregorio in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| 03:42 | Coppin State | Manuel Little can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Arnold - foul #3 on John Arnold, team foul #6 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Robert White, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Joseph Raff (SF), Arnold Cook (PF) Jason Hayes, Thomas Cullum, Dale Whitman | |
| 03:42 | Coppin State | Manuel Little makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:42 | Coppin State | Manuel Little misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Bill Henry grabs the board | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Hugo Ellerman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Martin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Manuel Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Raff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Bill Henry comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 03:31 | Howard | Kevin McGill tips it home | 58-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Coppin State | Arnold Cook connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Howard | 58-71 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther is hacked by Joseph Raff - foul #3 on Joseph Raff, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Hugo Ellerman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum (SG) Manuel Little | |
| 03:07 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:07 | Coppin State | John Edwin gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:56 | Coppin State | Martin Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 02:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kevin McGill | 58-71 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Robert White (SF), Hugo Ellerman (PF) Lou Crowther, John Palombo, Bill Henry | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jason Hayes (PG), Dale Whitman (C) Martin Howard, John Edwin | |
| 02:44 | Howard | Kevin McGill's pass is intercepted by Jason Hayes | 58-71 |
| 02:31 | Coppin State | Dale Whitman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), John Palombo (SF), Bill Henry (PF) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Robert White | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Martin Howard (PG), Robert Doane (SF), John Edwin (PF), Michael Arnold (C) Jason Hayes, Joseph Raff, Arnold Cook, Dale Whitman | |
| 02:17 | Howard | John Palombo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Kevin McGill tips it but misses | 58-71 |
| 02:13 | Coppin State | Thomas Cullum grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 02:06 | Coppin State | Michael Arnold drills a floater from the right wing and the foul's on John Palombo - foul #2 on John Palombo, team foul #7 | 58-73 |
| 02:06 | Coppin State | Michael Arnold makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:02 | Howard | Lou Crowther's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cullum in the backcourt | 58-74 |
| 01:53 | Coppin State | Hugo Ellerman is called for the reach on Martin Howard - foul #2 on Hugo Ellerman, team foul #8 | 58-74 |
| 01:53 | Coppin State | Martin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:53 | Coppin State | Martin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:24 | Howard | Martin Howard takes the ball from Kevin McGill | 58-76 |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | Martin Howard jams it | 58-78 |
| 01:04 | Howard | Kevin McGill scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 60-78 |
| 00:49 | Coppin State | Martin Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Doane | 60-81 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-81 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the offensive board | 60-81 |
| 00:40 | Howard | John Palombo clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-81 |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | Michael Arnold gets the rebound | 60-81 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Coppin State | Robert Doane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-81 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman pulls down the rebound | 60-81 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses the easy layup | 60-81 |
| 00:27 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Michael Arnold | 60-81 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Martin Howard runs out the clock | 60-81 |