| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Unrein (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Armando Vargas (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ed Duffy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Parker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas loses the dribble to Lee Corcoran | 23-36 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Ed Duffy takes the ball from Lee Corcoran | 23-36 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 23-36 |
| 18:52 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin tips it in | 23-38 |
| 18:23 | Howard | William Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-38 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker grabs the board | 23-38 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy misses the shot from the left side | 23-38 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 17:47 | Howard | Steven Caudell clanks a jumper from the left side | 23-38 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Ed Duffy | 23-38 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Crawford - foul #2 on William Crawford, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Cassidy (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:08 | Howard | William Crawford connects on the floater near the basket | 25-39 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau is hacked by Tommy Cassidy - foul #2 on Tommy Cassidy, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SF), Dennis Wilson (PF) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer, Robert Unrein | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Smith (C) Joseph Parker | |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ed Duffy | 25-41 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy is hacked by Armando Vargas - foul #2 on Armando Vargas, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) William Crawford | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano (PG), Leo Robinson (SG), David Levay (C) Elmer Lau, Armando Vargas, Ed Duffy | |
| 16:14 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford drills a 3 from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano grabs the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 15:45 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Cassidy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Levay (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy misses the jumper from the left side | 28-41 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano double dribbles | 28-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), William Crawford (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Robert Unrein (PF) Robert Leake, Jonathan Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Armando Vargas (SG), Ed Duffy (SF), Joseph Parker (C) Roberto Giordano, Leo Robinson, Kenneth Austin, David Levay | |
| 14:56 | Howard | William Crawford is hacked by Armando Vargas - foul #3 on Armando Vargas, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| 14:39 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Crawford | 30-41 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker dunks the ball on a great pass from Elmer Lau and he's fouled by William Crawford - foul #3 on William Crawford, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Dennis Wilson (C) Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 14:05 | Howard | William Crawford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Brian Smith | 30-44 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 13:49 | Howard | The rebound goes to Dennis Wilson | 30-44 |
| 13:47 | Howard | Elmer Lau steals it from Steven Caudell in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Elmer Lau | 30-46 |
| 13:43 | Howard | Steven Caudell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin (PF) Brian Smith | |
| 13:26 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker loses the dribble to Steven Caudell | 30-46 |
| 13:21 | Howard | Carl Lattimer banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Caudell | 32-46 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ed Duffy | 32-49 |
| 12:41 | Howard | Steven Caudell is fouled on the floor by Elmer Lau - foul #1 on Elmer Lau, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathan Crawford (SG), Tommy Cassidy (PF) William Crawford, Robert Unrein | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano (PG), Leo Robinson (SG), Brian Smith (SF), David Levay (C) Elmer Lau, Armando Vargas, Ed Duffy, Joseph Parker | |
| 12:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Austin - foul #1 on Kenneth Austin, team foul #4 | 32-49 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Carl Lattimer drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Caudell | 35-49 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith is whistled for a carry | 35-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 11:37 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-49 |
| 11:36 | Howard | Lee Corcoran pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tommy Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Levay (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Howard | Kenneth Austin picks off the pass by Dennis Wilson | 35-49 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Giordano | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:48 | Howard | Lee Corcoran hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Leo Robinson - foul #1 on Leo Robinson, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), William Crawford (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Robert Unrein (PF) Robert Leake, Jonathan Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Armando Vargas (SG), Ed Duffy (SF), Joseph Parker (C) Roberto Giordano, Leo Robinson, Kenneth Austin, David Levay | |
| 10:48 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas connects on the floater from the right side | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Howard | Carl Lattimer can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-54 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Brian Smith | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | William Crawford is called for the reach on Armando Vargas - foul #4 on William Crawford, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathan Crawford (SG), Tommy Cassidy (C) William Crawford, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin (PF) Brian Smith | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy tips it back up and in | 38-56 |
| 09:07 | Howard | Steven Caudell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Carl Lattimer | 40-56 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Crawford in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| 08:58 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy makes the runner near the basket | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:48 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Armando Vargas | 42-58 |
| 08:41 | Howard | Elmer Lau steals it from Tommy Cassidy | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin misses the dunk | 42-58 |
| 08:17 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Steven Caudell makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carl Lattimer | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:58 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 07:56 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau tips it home | 44-60 |
| 07:35 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy misses short on a floater from the baseline | 44-60 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Carl Lattimer tips it home | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Unrein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy Cassidy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Elmer Lau (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Armando Vargas (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ed Duffy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:16 | Howard | Robert Unrein grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Carl Lattimer loses the dribble to Ed Duffy | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Austin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Carl Lattimer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | Howard | Carl Lattimer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 48-60 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina State | Ed Duffy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Steven Caudell - foul #1 on Steven Caudell, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), William Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Steven Caudell, Jonathan Crawford, Carl Lattimer, Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano (SG), Brian Smith (SF), David Levay (PF), Neil Roberts (C) Armando Vargas, Ed Duffy, Kenneth Austin, Joseph Parker | |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:21 | Howard | Robert Unrein knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on David Levay - foul #1 on David Levay, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Leo Robinson (SG) Elmer Lau | |
| 04:21 | Howard | Robert Unrein makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina State | Neil Roberts scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Robinson | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Howard | Robert Leake drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Corcoran | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina State | Leo Robinson knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Neil Roberts | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Unrein (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leo Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Levay (fresh) 1 pts. C - Neil Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Howard | William Crawford is called for a charge - foul #5 on William Crawford, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Kelly Maske (SG), Tommy Cassidy (PF) William Crawford, Robert Unrein | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:51 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Roberto Giordano is denied by Tommy Cassidy | 57-68 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Lee Corcoran snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau (PG), Armando Vargas (SG), Ed Duffy (SF), Kenneth Austin (PF) Roberto Giordano, Leo Robinson, David Levay, Neil Roberts | |
| 02:40 | Howard | Armando Vargas steals the ball from Kelly Maske | 57-68 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Armando Vargas misses the lay-in | 57-68 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Lee Corcoran clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-68 |
| 02:20 | Howard | Kelly Maske tips it home | 59-68 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina State | Kelly Maske steps in front of the Brian Smith pass | 59-68 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Robert Unrein (PF) Robert Leake, Kelly Maske, Dennis Wilson, Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker (C) Brian Smith | |
| 01:32 | Howard | Steven Caudell is hacked by Elmer Lau - foul #2 on Elmer Lau, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | Joseph Parker gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau is hacked by Lee Corcoran - foul #1 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Elmer Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:05 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Unrein | 59-69 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Lee Corcoran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Kelly Maske (SG), Dennis Wilson (PF), Tommy Cassidy (C) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer, Robert Unrein, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano (PG), Leo Robinson (SG), Brian Smith (SF), David Levay (PF), Neil Roberts (C) Elmer Lau, Armando Vargas, Ed Duffy, Kenneth Austin, Joseph Parker | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | David Levay is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Maske - foul #2 on Kelly Maske, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | David Levay makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | David Levay misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Howard | Brian Smith steals the ball from Jonathan Crawford | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Roberto Giordano is denied by Tommy Cassidy | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | Brian Smith hits the follow up shot | 59-72 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Robert Leake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Roberto Giordano runs out the clock | 59-72 |