| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Egger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Lackey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Philip Munger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | John Walter inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Howard | Martin Lackey steps in front of the James St. Jean pass in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 19:56 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Martin Lackey | 25-28 |
| 19:46 | Howard | Philip Munger steals it from James Abron | 25-28 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 19:24 | Howard | John Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Howard Lee | 25-30 |
| 18:49 | Howard | John Walter travels with the ball | 25-30 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-30 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeff Lanigan (C) John Walter, James Abron, James Egger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley (SF), John House (PF), Charles Owens (C) Don Boyd, Philip Munger, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 17:40 | Howard | Joseph Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG) Martin Lackey | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by James Ashby - foul #2 on James Ashby, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (SG) John Knapp | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Munger (PF) John House | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd gets the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd buries a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Joseph Baker misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern State | Jeff Lanigan swats the short shot by Charles Owens | 25-33 |
| 16:01 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Ashby | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrell Schwede (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ashby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Lanigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Howard Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hazley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Munger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Owens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan's pass is intercepted by Philip Munger | 25-33 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Lee and he's hacked by Darrell Schwede - foul #2 on Darrell Schwede, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), John Walter (SF), James Abron (PF), James Egger (C) John Fox, Darrell Schwede, James Ashby, Joseph Baker, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Martin Lackey (SF), John House (PF), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Howard Lee, Michael Hazley, Philip Munger, Charles Owens | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:08 | Howard | John House takes the ball from James St. Jean | 25-36 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 14:35 | Howard | James St. Jean misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-36 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the shot from the left wing set up by Don Boyd | 25-38 |
| 14:03 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Knapp | 28-38 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | James St. Jean is called for the reach on Don Boyd - foul #1 on James St. Jean, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Munger (PF), Ernest Kamen (C) John House, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 13:44 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | James Abron picks off the pass by Philip Munger | 28-38 |
| 13:28 | Howard | James St. Jean drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Don Boyd - foul #1 on Don Boyd, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF), John Fox (C) John Walter, James Egger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:28 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Howard | James Egger (C) James St. Jean | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:09 | Howard | Don Boyd is called for the reach on John Fox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Boyd, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Baker (PF) James Abron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:00 | Howard | John Fox hits a runner in the lane set up by John Knapp and the foul's on Don Boyd - foul #3 on Don Boyd, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley (SF) Don Boyd | |
| 13:00 | Howard | John Fox makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is hacked by John Knapp - foul #3 on John Knapp, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Lanigan (C) James Egger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Martin Lackey, Ernest Kamen | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 12:10 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan can't finish the layup | 34-38 |
| 12:09 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan is open and lays it up and in set up by John Knapp and the foul's on Howard Lee - foul #2 on Howard Lee, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), John Walter (SF), James Abron (PF) John Knapp, James Ashby, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SF), John House (PF) Michael Hazley, Philip Munger | |
| 11:58 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Fox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Lackey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - John House (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 11:29 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeff Lanigan | 37-38 |
| 11:26 | Howard | John Walter is hacked by Howard Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Lee, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), James Egger (C) John Fox, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG), Ernest Kamen (C) Howard Lee, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 11:13 | Howard | James Egger scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Walter | 39-38 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 10:58 | Howard | James St. Jean grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 10:33 | Howard | James Abron is hacked by Don Boyd - foul #4 on Don Boyd, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), Joseph Baker (PF) James St. Jean, James Abron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (SG), Michael Hazley (SF), Philip Munger (PF) Don Boyd, Martin Lackey, John House | |
| 10:16 | Howard | James Egger banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Walter | 41-38 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen is hacked by James Egger - foul #2 on James Egger, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (SG), James Ashby (SF), Jeff Lanigan (C) Darrell Schwede, John Walter, James Egger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Owens (C) Ernest Kamen | |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf blows the layup | 41-38 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 09:17 | Howard | John Fox is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Knapp | 43-38 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Howard Lee - foul #4 on Howard Lee, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Howard | James St. Jean (SG), James Abron (PF) Joseph Baker, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG), John House (PF), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Howard Lee, Philip Munger, Charles Owens | |
| 08:38 | Howard | James St. Jean can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-38 |
| 08:37 | Howard | James Abron snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 08:27 | Howard | John Fox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern State | John Knapp picks off the pass by Martin Lackey | 43-38 |
| 08:01 | Howard | James St. Jean hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from James Ashby | 45-38 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Leaf | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Ashby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hazley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John House (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Howard | James Abron's fadeaway is rejected by John House | 45-41 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 07:00 | Howard | John Fox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Knapp | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Ashby - foul #3 on James Ashby, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Schwede (PG), Claude Cota (SG), John Walter (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), James Egger (C) John Knapp, James St. Jean, James Ashby, James Abron, John Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Philip Munger (PF) Gene Leaf, Michael Hazley, John House | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Howard | Joseph Baker snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:46 | Howard | Claude Cota's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen (C) Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Lee | 48-47 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Darrell Schwede's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Munger | 48-50 |
| 05:27 | Howard | Claude Cota hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Walter | 51-50 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger tips it but misses | 51-50 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Lackey | 51-50 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), James St. Jean (SG), James Abron (PF), Jeff Lanigan (C) Darrell Schwede, Claude Cota, Joseph Baker, James Egger | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John House (PF), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Philip Munger, Ernest Kamen | |
| 04:36 | Howard | John Knapp misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Martin Lackey - foul #3 on Martin Lackey, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG) Howard Lee | |
| 04:36 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:36 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern State | John Knapp steps in front of the Martin Lackey pass | 53-50 |
| 04:09 | Howard | John Knapp hits the finger roll | 55-50 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Jeff Lanigan is called for the reach on Lawrence Yerkes - foul #1 on Jeff Lanigan, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Howard | James Ashby (SF) John Walter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Munger (SF) Martin Lackey | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:57 | Howard | James Abron grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 03:37 | Howard | James Ashby misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Philip Munger - foul #1 on Philip Munger, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Charles Owens (C) Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 03:37 | Howard | James Ashby misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:37 | Howard | James Ashby misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern State | John House snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Knapp (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James St. Jean (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Ashby (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Abron (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Munger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - John House (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 03:14 | Howard | James Abron grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:01 | Howard | James Abron dunks the ball on a great pass from James Ashby | 57-51 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), James Egger (C) James Ashby, James Abron, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (PG), Martin Lackey (SG), Michael Hazley (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Gene Leaf, Don Boyd, John House, Charles Owens | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley's pass is intercepted by James St. Jean | 57-51 |
| 02:45 | Howard | James St. Jean dunks the ball | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Howard | Lawrence Yerkes steps in front of the James Egger pass | 59-51 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hazley | 59-51 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hazley | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:20 | Howard | John Knapp can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Yerkes - foul #1 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Howard | James Abron (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG) Howard Lee, Michael Hazley | |
| 01:20 | Howard | John Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:20 | Howard | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Howard | John Walter connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Munger | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Howard | James Abron is hacked by Gene Leaf in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Leaf, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Howard | John Fox (PG), James Ashby (SF) John Knapp, John Walter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:29 | Howard | James Abron makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:29 | Howard | James Abron misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Yerkes | 63-62 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Howard | John Knapp (PG), John Walter (SF) John Fox, James Ashby | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:22 | Howard | John Walter is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Leaf - foul #5 on Gene Leaf, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (PG) Gene Leaf | |
| 00:22 | Howard | John Walter makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Howard | John Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd grabs the board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey blows the layup but he's hacked by John Walter - foul #1 on John Walter, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Howard | Don Boyd is called for the reach on James St. Jean - foul #5 on Don Boyd, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley (SF) Don Boyd | |
| 00:04 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:04 | Howard | James St. Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |