| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Wix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Derrick Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | James Curd inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols double dribbles | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Howard | Derrick Splawn is called for the reach on Dustin Tenorio - foul #2 on Derrick Splawn, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:48 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Selby | 32-25 |
| 18:26 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dustin Tenorio - foul #2 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:26 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 18:26 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 18:07 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Stephen Nichols | 32-27 |
| 18:03 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-27 |
| 18:01 | Coppin State | James Curd grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:49 | Coppin State | James Curd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Ron Sanders snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Randy Selby drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wix | 35-27 |
| 17:13 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Curd and he's hacked by James Wix - foul #3 on James Wix, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), David Jackson (PF) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SF), William Schott (C) Derrick Splawn, James Curd, Donald Greene | |
| 17:13 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Howard | Tyler Joyce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Josey | 38-30 |
| 16:41 | Coppin State | William Schott's pass is intercepted by Paul Josey | 38-30 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Paul Josey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Tyler Joyce grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 15:49 | Howard | David Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tyler Joyce | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fiscus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Schott (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Coppin State | John Phillips misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-30 |
| 15:26 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:11 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols hits a shot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Ron Sanders is fouled on the floor by William Schott - foul #2 on William Schott, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson, Ron Sanders | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn (PG), James Curd (SF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, Stephen Nichols, Scott Fiscus | |
| 14:36 | Howard | James Curd steals the ball from Jerome Gibson | 41-32 |
| 14:33 | Coppin State | James Curd hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Howard | Randy Selby's floater is tipped away by Donald Greene | 41-34 |
| 14:04 | Howard | Jerome Gibson tips it in | 43-34 |
| 13:44 | Coppin State | John Phillips is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (SG), Chuck Mays (PF) John Phillips, William Schott | |
| 13:23 | Howard | Shawn Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 13:12 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 13:10 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:59 | Coppin State | Randy Selby is called for the reach on Derrick Splawn - foul #2 on Randy Selby, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| 12:47 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the easy layup | 43-34 |
| 12:46 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 12:23 | Howard | James Wix misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 12:21 | Coppin State | Donald Greene gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:16 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Curd | 43-38 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), David Jackson (PF), Ron Sanders (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG), John Phillips (SF), William Schott (PF) Derrick Splawn, James Curd, Donald Greene | |
| 11:29 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:27 | Howard | Paul Josey snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ron Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Schott (fresh) C - Chuck Mays (fresh) | |
| 10:58 | Howard | David Jackson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:57 | Howard | Paul Josey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 10:42 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:37 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Phillips | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Joyce | 46-40 |
| 10:09 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Willis | 46-43 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Tyler Joyce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 09:45 | Coppin State | John Phillips gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:41 | Coppin State | John Phillips is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:39 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Paul Josey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 09:18 | Howard | David Jackson tips it in | 48-43 |
| 09:16 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson, Ron Sanders | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn (PG), James Curd (SF), Scott Fiscus (PF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips, William Schott, Chuck Mays | |
| 08:59 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Davis (SG) Stephen Nichols | |
| 08:37 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 48-43 |
| 08:35 | Howard | Shawn Long pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:25 | Howard | Shawn Long travels with the ball | 48-43 |
| 08:04 | Coppin State | James Curd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG) Stephen Davis | |
| 07:46 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is hacked by Donald Greene - foul #1 on Donald Greene, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Scott Fiscus steals the ball from James Wix | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Wix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Derrick Splawn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Coppin State | Donald Greene is fouled on the floor by Randy Selby - foul #3 on Randy Selby, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 07:04 | Coppin State | James Curd can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 48-43 |
| 07:02 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 06:41 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Curd | 48-45 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 06:22 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:17 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 06:15 | Howard | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:51 | Howard | James Wix hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Selby and the foul's on Scott Fiscus - foul #1 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), David Morrison (SF), William Schott (PF), Chuck Mays (C) Derrick Splawn, Stephen Nichols, James Curd, Scott Fiscus, Donald Greene | |
| 05:51 | Howard | James Wix makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:30 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis drills a turnaround in the lane | 51-47 |
| 05:11 | Howard | Tyler Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Howard | David Jackson (PF) James Wix | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyler Joyce - foul #1 on Tyler Joyce, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:49 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:49 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 04:25 | Howard | Paul Josey drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jackson | 54-47 |
| 04:13 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 04:12 | Coppin State | John Phillips hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Jeffrey Willis steals the ball from Tyler Joyce in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 03:53 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis is hacked by Paul Josey - foul #2 on Paul Josey, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, David Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG), James Curd (SF), Donald Greene (C) John Phillips, David Morrison, Chuck Mays | |
| 03:53 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:53 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 03:33 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio is hacked by Stephen Nichols - foul #1 on Stephen Nichols, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn (PG) Jeffrey Willis | |
| 03:33 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:33 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:08 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Derrick Splawn | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Derrick Splawn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Schott (fairly fresh) C - Donald Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:41 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Stephen Nichols - foul #2 on Stephen Nichols, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus (PF) William Schott | |
| 02:41 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:41 | Coppin State | Donald Greene snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 02:25 | Coppin State | Jerome Gibson is called for the reach on Derrick Splawn - foul #3 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (PF), Tyler Joyce (C) Ron Sanders, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Chuck Mays (C) Donald Greene | |
| 02:25 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:25 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Randy Selby scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 01:50 | Coppin State | Jerome Gibson takes the ball from James Curd | 60-55 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Jerome Gibson clanks a shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 01:19 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:14 | Coppin State | James Curd lays it in set up by Derrick Splawn and he's hacked by Randy Selby - foul #4 on Randy Selby, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Greene (C) Chuck Mays | |
| 01:14 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:14 | Howard | Shawn Long grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:57 | Howard | Shawn Long hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Gibson | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-57 |
| 00:41 | Coppin State | Donald Greene gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Coppin State | James Curd can't finish the uncontested layup | 62-57 |
| 00:36 | Howard | The rebound goes to Shawn Long | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shawn Long is hacked by Stephen Nichols in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Nichols, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG) Dustin Tenorio | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shawn Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:34 | Howard | Shawn Long makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:29 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 00:28 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Nichols | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols buries a 3 from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Wix is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Splawn - foul #3 on Derrick Splawn, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG) Tyler Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Wix makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | Howard | James Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:17 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Randy Selby is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Splawn - foul #4 on Derrick Splawn, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:08 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Coppin State | Derrick Splawn grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols scores on a 3 from the left wing | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Randy Selby runs out the clock | 68-66 |