| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fresh) SG - Christopher Kane (fresh) SF - Jean Trisler (fresh) PF - Andrew Braziel (fresh) C - Jeffrey Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Brian Magness (fresh) SF - Clyde Snell (fresh) PF - Richard Mackey (fresh) C - Craig Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Howard | Russell Holgate buries a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Jean Trisler banks in the layup set up by Russell Holgate | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson makes the floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Jean Trisler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Snell | 4-7 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Jean Trisler misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:51 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:22 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Magness | 4-9 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Russell Holgate hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-9 |
| 17:15 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Brian Magness | 4-9 |
| 16:50 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:49 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:40 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Smith | 4-12 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Andrew Braziel comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Craig Johnson - foul #1 on Craig Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (SG), Rudolf Cole (SF), Matthew St. Martin (C) Christopher Kane, Jean Trisler, Jeffrey Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 16:18 | Howard | Andrew Braziel misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Andrew Braziel makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:04 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Myles Leland - foul #1 on Myles Leland, team foul #1 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Dana Kinman (SF), Dan Ballesteros (C) Russell Holgate, Andrew Braziel | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 16:04 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:04 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:44 | Howard | Rudolf Cole can't finish the layup but the foul's on Craig Johnson - foul #2 on Craig Johnson, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole (SG), Robert Hutchins (C) Brian Magness, Craig Johnson | |
| 15:44 | Howard | Rudolf Cole makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:44 | Howard | Rudolf Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rudolf Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Myles Leland (fresh) SF - Dana Kinman (fresh) PF - Matthew St. Martin (fresh) C - Dan Ballesteros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Poole (fresh) SF - Clyde Snell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hutchins (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Cross (C) Richard Mackey | |
| 14:56 | Howard | Dan Ballesteros is denied on a dunk by Clyde Snell | 7-14 |
| 14:55 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:48 | UNC Asheville | Dan Ballesteros is called for the reach on Clyde Snell - foul #1 on Dan Ballesteros, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Christopher Kane (SG), Jean Trisler (SF) Myles Leland, Rudolf Cole, Dana Kinman | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Lindholm (PG), Anthony Mosby (C) Charles Smith, Clyde Snell | |
| 14:24 | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 14:22 | Howard | Jean Trisler gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Christopher Kane travels with the ball | 7-14 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness (SG), Richard Mackey (PF) David Lindholm, Anthony Mosby | |
| 13:58 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Hutchins | 7-17 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Dan Ballesteros misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 13:36 | Howard | Matthew St. Martin tips it in | 9-17 |
| 13:34 | UNC Asheville | Russell Holgate steals it from Timothy Poole in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 13:33 | Howard | Christopher Kane misses the lay-in | 9-17 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Jean Trisler tips it back up and in | 11-17 |
| 13:19 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Kane - foul #1 on Christopher Kane, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Braziel (PF), Jeffrey Foster (C) Matthew St. Martin, Dan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith (PG), Clyde Snell (SF) Timothy Poole, James Cross | |
| 13:19 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:19 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Jean Trisler gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Jean Trisler is hacked by Robert Hutchins - foul #1 on Robert Hutchins, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (SG) Christopher Kane | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Cross (C) Robert Hutchins | |
| 12:44 | Howard | Myles Leland scores on a turnaround from the left block | 13-18 |
| 12:20 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Cross | 13-20 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster lays it in set up by Russell Holgate | 15-20 |
| 11:45 | UNC Asheville | James Cross buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myles Leland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jean Trisler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Braziel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Magness (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Snell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Mackey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 11:29 | Howard | Andrew Braziel hits the follow up shot | 17-23 |
| 11:11 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell is fouled on the floor by Myles Leland - foul #2 on Myles Leland, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Rudolf Cole (PG), Christopher Kane (SG), Dana Kinman (SF), Matthew St. Martin (PF), Dan Ballesteros (C) Russell Holgate, Myles Leland, Jean Trisler, Andrew Braziel, Jeffrey Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole (SG), Robert Hutchins (PF), Anthony Mosby (C) Brian Magness, Richard Mackey, James Cross | |
| 10:56 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell loses the dribble to Dana Kinman | 17-23 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Dan Ballesteros is denied on a layup by Charles Smith | 17-23 |
| 10:34 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 10:13 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Dan Ballesteros - foul #2 on Dan Ballesteros, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Prewitt (C) Dan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 10:13 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:13 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:54 | Howard | Kevin Prewitt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-25 |
| 09:53 | UNC Asheville | Robert Hutchins snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 09:36 | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Hutchins | 17-27 |
| 09:15 | Howard | Robert Hutchins denies the turnaround by Matthew St. Martin | 17-27 |
| 09:13 | Howard | Christopher Kane hits the follow up shot | 19-27 |
| 09:05 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Poole and he's hacked by Christopher Kane - foul #2 on Christopher Kane, team foul #6 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Jean Trisler (SF), Andrew Braziel (PF), Jeffrey Foster (C) Christopher Kane, Dana Kinman, Matthew St. Martin, Kevin Prewitt | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness (SG), Richard Mackey (PF) Charles Smith, Clyde Snell | |
| 09:05 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby misses the free throw | 19-29 |
| 09:05 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 09:00 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Poole | 19-32 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Andrew Braziel misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Hutchins - foul #2 on Robert Hutchins, team foul #4 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Cross (SF) Robert Hutchins | |
| 08:40 | Howard | Andrew Braziel makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Andrew Braziel misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 08:40 | UNC Asheville | Anthony Mosby grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 08:18 | UNC Asheville | Rudolf Cole is called for the reach on Brian Magness - foul #1 on Rudolf Cole, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Dana Kinman (SG) Rudolf Cole | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | David Lindholm (PG), Carroll Hanna (SF) Timothy Poole, Anthony Mosby | |
| 08:18 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Jean Trisler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 07:56 | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 07:34 | UNC Asheville | The short jumper by Carroll Hanna is denied by Jean Trisler | 20-32 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Jean Trisler snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Russell Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dana Kinman (fresh) SF - Jean Trisler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Braziel (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Foster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - David Lindholm (fresh) SG - Brian Magness (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Hanna (fresh) PF - Richard Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Howard | Russell Holgate drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Dana Kinman and he's hacked by David Lindholm - foul #1 on David Lindholm, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew St. Martin (PF), Kevin Prewitt (C) Andrew Braziel, Jeffrey Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith (PG), Clyde Snell (SF) David Lindholm, Carroll Hanna | |
| 07:29 | Howard | Russell Holgate makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 07:09 | UNC Asheville | Kevin Prewitt is called for the reach on Brian Magness - foul #1 on Kevin Prewitt, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Rudolf Cole (SG) Dana Kinman | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 07:09 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 07:09 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Kevin Prewitt connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Rudolf Cole and he's fouled by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #6 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Howard | David Lassiter (SF) Jean Trisler | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole (SG), Anthony Mosby (C) Brian Magness, Richard Mackey | |
| 06:44 | Howard | Kevin Prewitt makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 06:22 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Russell Holgate - foul #1 on Russell Holgate, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Dana Kinman (SF) David Lassiter | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 06:22 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 06:22 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 06:09 | Howard | Dana Kinman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Matthew St. Martin tips it in | 28-36 |
| 05:54 | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Smith | 28-38 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Russell Holgate connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dana Kinman and the foul's on Timothy Poole - foul #1 on Timothy Poole, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Jean Trisler (SF), Andrew Braziel (PF), Jeffrey Foster (C) Dana Kinman, Matthew St. Martin, Kevin Prewitt | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Richard Mackey (PF) James Cross | |
| 05:31 | Howard | Russell Holgate makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 05:18 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 05:17 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 05:02 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell double dribbles | 31-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness (SG) Timothy Poole | |
| 04:40 | Howard | Andrew Braziel can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster tips it in | 33-38 |
| 04:23 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 04:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Foster | 33-38 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Russell Holgate is fouled on the floor by Brian Magness - foul #1 on Brian Magness, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Dana Kinman (SG) Rudolf Cole | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Timothy Poole (PG), Carroll Hanna (SF), James Cross (C) Charles Smith, Clyde Snell, Anthony Mosby | |
| 04:01 | Howard | Russell Holgate makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Russell Holgate makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:48 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jean Trisler - foul #1 on Jean Trisler, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Myles Leland (PG), Christopher Kane (SG), Matthew St. Martin (C) Russell Holgate, Dana Kinman, Jeffrey Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson (C) Carroll Hanna | |
| 03:48 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 03:48 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 03:27 | Howard | Matthew St. Martin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 03:26 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Myles Leland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Kane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jean Trisler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Braziel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew St. Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Magness (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Andrew Braziel gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 02:41 | Howard | Myles Leland drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew St. Martin | 38-40 |
| 02:35 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Dana Kinman (SF), Dan Ballesteros (C) Jean Trisler, Andrew Braziel | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith (PG), Clyde Snell (SF), Robert Hutchins (PF) Brian Magness, James Cross, Richard Mackey | |
| 02:19 | Howard | Myles Leland is hacked by Robert Hutchins - foul #3 on Robert Hutchins, team foul #9 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Foster (C) Dan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | James Cross (PF) Robert Hutchins | |
| 02:19 | Howard | Myles Leland makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Myles Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 02:06 | UNC Asheville | Craig Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Smith | 40-42 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Dana Kinman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Myles Leland | 43-42 |
| 01:49 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Matthew St. Martin pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 01:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Foster misses short on a floater from the right block | 43-42 |
| 01:32 | UNC Asheville | James Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 01:27 | UNC Asheville | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 01:25 | UNC Asheville | James Cross tips it home | 43-44 |
| 01:11 | Howard | Timothy Poole picks off the pass by Dana Kinman | 43-44 |
| 00:56 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell jams it on a nice dish by Craig Johnson and he's fouled by Dana Kinman - foul #1 on Dana Kinman, team foul #11 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Russell Holgate (PG), Rudolf Cole (SG), Jean Trisler (SF), Kevin Prewitt (PF), Dan Ballesteros (C) Myles Leland, Christopher Kane, Dana Kinman, Matthew St. Martin, Jeffrey Foster | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness (SG), Richard Mackey (PF) Timothy Poole, Craig Johnson | |
| 00:56 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:27 | Howard | Richard Mackey picks off the pass by Kevin Prewitt | 43-47 |
| 00:03 | UNC Asheville | Brian Magness clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-47 |
| 00:01 | UNC Asheville | Clyde Snell tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Rudolf Cole misses the fullcourt shot | 43-49 |