| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Gaitan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilson Pruden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rory Lines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Charles Mahoney inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Howard | Charles Mahoney loses the dribble to Walter Brown | 32-34 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rory Lines - foul #1 on Rory Lines, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines connects on the runner in the lane | 33-39 |
| 18:37 | Howard | Shawn Long is hacked by Shawn Gaitan - foul #2 on Shawn Gaitan, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Lester Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee State | Wilson Pruden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Charles Mahoney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Antione Rizzo | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 17:04 | Howard | Antione Rizzo connects on the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Shawn Gaitan - foul #3 on Shawn Gaitan, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong (PG), Zachary Hecht (C) Shawn Gaitan, Walter Brown | |
| 17:04 | Howard | Antione Rizzo makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:55 | Howard | Shawn Long gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Howard | Shawn Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:21 | Howard | The short jumper by Ron Sanders is denied by Robert Smith | 38-41 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Ron Sanders pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jerry Wysong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Pruden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rory Lines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong is fouled on the floor by Antione Rizzo - foul #2 on Antione Rizzo, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Mervin Wadlington (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Charles Mahoney, Ron Sanders, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan (PG), Steven Dismuke (SG), Paul Rollins (SF), Walter Brown (C) Jerry Wysong, Wilson Pruden, Robert Smith, Rory Lines | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Mervin Wadlington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee State | Paul Rollins pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee State | Mervin Wadlington is called for the reach on Walter Brown - foul #1 on Mervin Wadlington, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht is fouled on the floor by Percy Kilgore - foul #1 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Ron Sanders (PF) Percy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Rory Lines (PF) Zachary Hecht | |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | Steven Dismuke misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Brown | 38-43 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee State | Paul Rollins misses badly on a floater in the lane | 38-43 |
| 13:40 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Rory Lines - foul #2 on Rory Lines, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Charles Mahoney (SF), Shawn Long (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Jimmie Glinski, Mervin Wadlington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong (PG), Wilson Pruden (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Zachary Hecht (C) Shawn Gaitan, Steven Dismuke, Paul Rollins, Walter Brown | |
| 13:15 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:15 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee State | Wilson Pruden's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Long | 39-43 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong loses the dribble to Antione Rizzo | 39-43 |
| 11:52 | Howard | Lester Faulkner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 11:50 | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jerry Wysong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilson Pruden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rory Lines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith misses the floater in the paint | 39-43 |
| 11:43 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Mahoney | 39-43 |
| 11:24 | Howard | Charles Mahoney clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:23 | Howard | Charles Mahoney tips it home | 41-43 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Rory Lines | 41-45 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Charles Mahoney can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 10:55 | Howard | Shawn Long tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith clanks a jump hook in the paint | 43-45 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Zachary Hecht steals the ball from Ron Sanders | 43-45 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | Wilson Pruden misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Antione Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:27 | Howard | Shawn Long buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Antione Rizzo | 46-45 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Zachary Hecht makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Wysong | 46-48 |
| 08:56 | Howard | Rory Lines picks off the pass by Shawn Long | 46-48 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | Charles Mahoney picks off the pass by Zachary Hecht | 46-48 |
| 08:32 | Howard | Lester Faulkner knocks in the floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Mahoney - foul #2 on Charles Mahoney, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Todd Deboer (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Mervin Wadlington (C) Antione Rizzo, Lester Faulkner, Charles Mahoney, Ron Sanders, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan (PG), Steven Dismuke (SG), Alex Miramontes (PF), Walter Brown (C) Jerry Wysong, Wilson Pruden, Rory Lines, Zachary Hecht | |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Percy Kilgore | 50-49 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown tips it home | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mervin Wadlington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Gaitan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Dismuke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Miramontes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is fouled on the floor by Shawn Gaitan - foul #4 on Shawn Gaitan, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Rollins (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 07:32 | Howard | Mervin Wadlington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Alex Miramontes | 50-51 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee State | Steven Dismuke clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 07:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jimmie Glinski | 50-51 |
| 07:03 | Howard | Bryan Mackey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee State | Todd Deboer is called for the reach on Shawn Gaitan - foul #1 on Todd Deboer, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee State | Steven Dismuke connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Gaitan | 50-54 |
| 06:13 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee State | Alex Miramontes pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee State | Paul Rollins tips it home | 50-56 |
| 05:40 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Mackey | 52-56 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee State | Steven Dismuke's pass is intercepted by Bryan Mackey | 52-56 |
| 05:15 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Antione Rizzo (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Charles Mahoney (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Shawn Long (C) Bryan Mackey, Todd Deboer, Jimmie Glinski, Percy Kilgore, Mervin Wadlington | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wilson Pruden (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Rory Lines (PF) Steven Dismuke, Paul Rollins, Alex Miramontes | |
| 04:59 | Howard | Ron Sanders comes up short on the shot from close range | 52-56 |
| 04:58 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Long | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Antione Rizzo clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Rory Lines - foul #3 on Rory Lines, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Antione Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines blows the layup but he's fouled by Ron Sanders - foul #3 on Ron Sanders, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:14 | Howard | Ron Sanders snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:08 | Howard | Rory Lines denies the turnaround by Antione Rizzo | 53-56 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Ron Sanders can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee State | Ron Sanders picks off the pass by Walter Brown | 53-56 |
| 03:42 | Howard | Lester Faulkner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antione Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Mahoney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Shawn Gaitan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wilson Pruden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rory Lines (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines is fouled on the floor by Ron Sanders - foul #4 on Ron Sanders, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jerry Wysong (PG), Zachary Hecht (C) Shawn Gaitan, Walter Brown | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Lester Faulkner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-58 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Shawn Long pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:47 | Howard | Antione Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-58 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Wilson Pruden grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan (PG), Walter Brown (C) Jerry Wysong, Zachary Hecht | |
| 02:25 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan grabs the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Shawn Gaitan | 56-60 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Walter Brown denies the turnaround by Antione Rizzo | 56-60 |
| 01:44 | Howard | Shawn Long tips it home | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antione Rizzo - foul #3 on Antione Rizzo, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee State | Shawn Gaitan misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:20 | Howard | The rebound goes to Ron Sanders | 58-61 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney is fouled on the floor by Rory Lines - foul #4 on Rory Lines, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Charles Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | Walter Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Ron Sanders buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Mahoney | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee State | Rory Lines misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee State | Robert Smith tips it home | 62-63 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Walter Brown is called for the reach on Shawn Long - foul #1 on Walter Brown, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Shawn Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Shawn Long makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Ron Sanders denies the turnaround by Robert Smith | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Shawn Long grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Shawn Long runs out the clock | 64-63 |