| Lineup | Howard | PG - Sam Gregorio (fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - John Arnold (fresh) C - Leroy Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - John Leopold (fresh) SG - Carmen Little (fresh) SF - Dwight Roder (fresh) PF - Nicholas Sullivan (fresh) C - Jason Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Leroy Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Sam Gregorio | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Delaware State | Nicholas Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Sam Gregorio | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is hacked by John Leopold in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Leopold, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Sam Gregorio comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Howard | John Arnold tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:55 | Delaware State | John Leopold hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Carmen Little | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Howard | John Arnold misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Delaware State | John Leopold snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Delaware State | Jason Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert White | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Sullivan - foul #1 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Delaware State | Jason Moore snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Delaware State | The jump hook by Dwight Roder is blocked by Leroy Green | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Robert White grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Carmen Little takes the ball from Sam Gregorio in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder jams it on a nice dish by Carmen Little | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Robert White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Moore - foul #1 on Jason Moore, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Hugo Ellerman (SG), Bill Henry (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Anton Turner (PG), Daniel Boggs (SG), Jeffrey Williams (PF), John Bachorski (C) John Leopold, Carmen Little, Nicholas Sullivan, Jason Moore | |
| 17:26 | Howard | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:26 | Delaware State | John Bachorski grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert White | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Lou Crowther gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Robert White is fouled on the floor by Dwight Roder - foul #1 on Dwight Roder, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jim Patterson (PF) Dwight Roder | |
| 16:23 | Howard | Kevin McGill double dribbles | 6-4 |
| 16:13 | Delaware State | John Bachorski knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fairly fresh) SG - Hugo Ellerman (fairly fresh) SF - John Palombo (fresh) PF - Bill Henry (fresh) C - Kevin McGill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Boggs (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Patterson (fresh) C - John Bachorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams hits a runner from the left block | 6-8 |
| 15:14 | Howard | Lou Crowther's floater is knocked away by Jim Patterson | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Delaware State | John Bachorski snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:55 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Jeffrey Williams steps in front of the Lou Crowther pass | 6-8 |
| 14:23 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin McGill - foul #1 on Kevin McGill, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF), John Arnold (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, Hugo Ellerman, John Palombo, Bill Henry, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Delaware State | John Leopold (PG), Carmen Little (SG), Nicholas Sullivan (PF), Jason Moore (C) Anton Turner, Daniel Boggs, Jim Patterson, John Bachorski | |
| 14:23 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:23 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | Howard | John Arnold is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert White | 8-10 |
| 13:56 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Leopold | 8-12 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Sam Gregorio is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Gregorio, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Dwight Roder (SF) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 13:40 | Delaware State | John Leopold comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Delaware State | Jason Moore hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Sullivan - foul #2 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Michael Dixon (SG), Jim Patterson (PF) Carmen Little, Nicholas Sullivan | |
| 13:09 | Howard | Jim Patterson takes the ball from Steven Thibault | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson's floater is tipped away by Leroy Green | 8-14 |
| 13:02 | Howard | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Robert White knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Arnold - foul #1 on John Arnold, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Steven Thibault connects on the open floater from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 12:10 | Delaware State | Jason Moore is fouled on the floor by Steven Thibault - foul #1 on Steven Thibault, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Steven Thibault, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams (PF) Jim Patterson | |
| 11:54 | Delaware State | Rodney Stafford steals it from Jeffrey Williams | 12-15 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Charles Robinson throws it down on a great pass from Rodney Stafford | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - John Leopold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - Dwight Roder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Delaware State | Michael Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Howard | John Palombo (SF), Bill Henry (PF) Robert White, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Carmen Little (SG), Daniel Boggs (SF) Michael Dixon, Dwight Roder | |
| 11:11 | Howard | John Palombo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Delaware State | John Leopold snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Palombo - foul #1 on John Palombo, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Hugo Ellerman (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Anton Turner (PG) John Leopold | |
| 11:02 | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:02 | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:57 | Howard | John Palombo's pass is intercepted by Jason Moore in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Delaware State | Anton Turner is fouled on the floor by John Palombo - foul #2 on John Palombo, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Leroy Green (C) Rodney Stafford, John Palombo, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Dwight Roder (SF), Jim Patterson (PF) Carmen Little, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 10:34 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 10:32 | Delaware State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Moore | 14-16 |
| 10:23 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jim Patterson, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (SF) Bill Henry | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Carmen Little (SG) Daniel Boggs | |
| 10:13 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert White | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Delaware State | Jason Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Delaware State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Moore | 17-16 |
| 09:37 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder blows the layup | 17-16 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:18 | Howard | Steven Thibault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 09:17 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Jason Moore | 17-16 |
| 09:13 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), John Arnold (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Steven Thibault, Hugo Ellerman, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Delaware State | John Leopold (PG), Daniel Boggs (SG), Jeffrey Williams (PF), John Bachorski (C) Anton Turner, Carmen Little, Jim Patterson, Jason Moore | |
| 08:55 | Howard | Robert White can't finish the layup | 17-16 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Lou Crowther gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:41 | Howard | The short jumper by John Arnold is denied by Jeffrey Williams | 17-16 |
| 08:39 | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:35 | Delaware State | John Leopold misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 08:33 | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 08:32 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder misses the tip | 17-16 |
| 08:31 | Howard | John Arnold pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:29 | Howard | Lou Crowther's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 08:13 | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-16 |
| 08:12 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:04 | Howard | John Arnold can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:03 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to John Bachorski | 17-16 |
| 07:57 | Delaware State | John Leopold makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:42 | Howard | John Arnold misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:41 | Howard | Bill Henry snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Henry (fresh) PF - John Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - John Leopold (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Boggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dwight Roder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Williams (tiring) 6 pts. C - John Bachorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses long on a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG), Robert White (SF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, John Arnold, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Anton Turner (PG), Michael Dixon (SG), Jim Patterson (PF), Jason Moore (C) John Leopold, Daniel Boggs, Jeffrey Williams, John Bachorski | |
| 07:32 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:32 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:32 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 3rd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:16 | Delaware State | Bill Henry swats the short shot by Jim Patterson | 20-19 |
| 07:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Bill Henry | 20-19 |
| 07:08 | Howard | Bill Henry is called for traveling | 20-19 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), John Arnold (PF) Lou Crowther, Bill Henry | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 07:00 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson lays it in on a great pass from Dwight Roder | 20-21 |
| 06:56 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Delaware State | Jason Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:39 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jim Patterson and he's fouled by Steven Thibault - foul #2 on Steven Thibault, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), Hugo Ellerman (PF) Steven Thibault, John Arnold | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 06:39 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Robert White is hacked by Jim Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Patterson, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Jeffrey Williams (PF) Jim Patterson | |
| 06:35 | Howard | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:15 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder banks in the layup set up by Anton Turner | 22-26 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Gregorio | 25-26 |
| 05:43 | Delaware State | Anton Turner scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Dwight Roder | 25-29 |
| 05:18 | Howard | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Hugo Ellerman tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 04:57 | Delaware State | Anton Turner misses badly on a runner in the lane | 27-29 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 04:52 | Howard | Robert White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Bill Henry (SG), John Arnold (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Sam Gregorio, Charles Robinson, Hugo Ellerman, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Delaware State | John Leopold (PG), Carmen Little (SG), Daniel Boggs (SF), John Bachorski (PF) Anton Turner, Michael Dixon, Dwight Roder, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 04:41 | Delaware State | John Bachorski clanks a shot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:40 | Howard | John Arnold pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Kevin McGill lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Lou Crowther | 29-29 |
| 04:02 | Delaware State | Robert White swats the shot by Carmen Little | 29-29 |
| 04:00 | Delaware State | Jason Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 03:32 | Delaware State | John Bachorski misses the 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 03:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert White | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lou Crowther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Henry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert White (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - John Leopold (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmen Little (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Boggs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bachorski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Moore (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Howard | John Leopold is called for the reach on Lou Crowther - foul #2 on John Leopold, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Thibault (SG), John Palombo (SF) Bill Henry, Robert White | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Dwight Roder (SF), Nicholas Sullivan (PF), Jim Patterson (C) Daniel Boggs, John Bachorski, Jason Moore | |
| 03:18 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:18 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:18 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 02:53 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson connects on the shot from the baseline set up by John Leopold | 30-31 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Lou Crowther comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 02:44 | Delaware State | Carmen Little pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:18 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson is hacked by Lou Crowther - foul #1 on Lou Crowther, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Sam Gregorio (PG), Hugo Ellerman (PF), Leroy Green (C) Lou Crowther, John Arnold, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Anton Turner (PG), John Bachorski (C) John Leopold, Dwight Roder | |
| 02:18 | Delaware State | Jim Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Leroy Green grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 02:09 | Howard | John Palombo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 02:07 | Delaware State | John Bachorski snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 02:02 | Delaware State | John Palombo swats the shot by Anton Turner | 30-31 |
| 02:01 | Delaware State | John Bachorski grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:40 | Delaware State | The short jumper by Nicholas Sullivan is denied by Leroy Green | 30-31 |
| 01:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Hugo Ellerman | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Steven Thibault is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Sullivan - foul #3 on Nicholas Sullivan, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Bill Henry (PF) John Palombo | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Daniel Boggs (SG), Dwight Roder (SF), Jason Moore (C) Carmen Little, Nicholas Sullivan, John Bachorski | |
| 01:32 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:17 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG), Robert White (SF) Steven Thibault, Hugo Ellerman | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 00:58 | Howard | Charles Robinson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Sam Gregorio | 33-31 |
| 00:39 | Delaware State | Sam Gregorio picks off the pass by Jason Moore | 33-31 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Robert White lays it in set up by Sam Gregorio | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Delaware State | Dwight Roder misses long on a shot from the right wing | 35-31 |