| Lineup | Howard | PG - Manuel Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Cousin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Norris Poli (fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Joseph Holder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Vincent Kato (fresh) SG - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Keown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Armand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | John Walters inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Howard | Manuel Gregory knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Norris Poli | 34-31 |
| 19:21 | Coppin State | Alfred Armand connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Alexander | 34-33 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Manuel Gregory clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 19:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Eugene Alexander | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Coppin State | Robert Keown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:52 | Coppin State | Alfred Armand tips it home | 34-35 |
| 18:30 | Howard | David Cousin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Manuel Gregory | 37-35 |
| 18:09 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato is fouled on the floor by Norris Poli - foul #3 on Norris Poli, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Williams (PF) Norris Poli | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 17:58 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 17:57 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander tips it in | 37-37 |
| 17:44 | Howard | John Walters connects on the 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:18 | Coppin State | Tommy Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Eugene Alexander | 40-37 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Joseph Holder grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:00 | Howard | Manuel Gregory makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Williams | 43-37 |
| 16:39 | Coppin State | Alfred Armand misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:37 | Howard | Tommy Williams snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:15 | Howard | Alfred Armand is called for the reach on John Walters - foul #2 on Alfred Armand, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Don Wood (PG), Robert Morgan (SF), Clifford Pitts (PF), Hiram Lavallie (C) Manuel Gregory, David Cousin, John Walters, Joseph Holder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Leclair (PG), Rene Bianchi (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Joseph Kincheloe (PF) Vincent Kato, Eugene Alexander, Robert Keown, Clayton Thomas | |
| 15:57 | Howard | Rene Bianchi steps in front of the Tommy Williams pass | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Don Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tommy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Morgan (fresh) PF - Clifford Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hiram Lavallie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Donald Leclair (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rene Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alfred Armand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Coppin State | Donald Smith loses the dribble to Don Wood | 43-37 |
| 15:17 | Howard | Don Wood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Don Wood, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Norris Poli (PF), Joseph Holder (C) Robert Morgan, Hiram Lavallie | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander (SG) Alfred Armand | |
| 14:59 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Alexander | 43-39 |
| 14:38 | Howard | Clifford Pitts connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 14:34 | Coppin State | Rene Bianchi misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Tommy Williams snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:09 | Howard | Norris Poli knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clifford Pitts | 48-39 |
| 13:47 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Leclair | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Clifford Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 13:30 | Howard | Joseph Holder hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 13:24 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Manuel Gregory (PG), David Cousin (SG), John Walters (SF) Don Wood, Tommy Williams, Clifford Pitts | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Vincent Kato (PG), Robert Keown (SF), Clayton Thomas (PF), Alfred Armand (C) Donald Leclair, Rene Bianchi, Joseph Kincheloe, Donald Smith | |
| 13:11 | Howard | Joseph Holder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clayton Thomas - foul #1 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Joseph Holder makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Joseph Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:48 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:46 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Walters | 52-42 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Eugene Alexander is called for the reach on David Cousin - foul #2 on Eugene Alexander, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Hiram Lavallie (C) Joseph Holder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Leclair (SG) Eugene Alexander | |
| 12:27 | Howard | Manuel Gregory hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 12:02 | Coppin State | Manuel Gregory steals it from Robert Keown | 55-42 |
| 11:35 | Howard | Norris Poli is hacked by Vincent Kato - foul #3 on Vincent Kato, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Williams (PF), Joseph Holder (C) Norris Poli, Hiram Lavallie | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander (SG), Joseph Kincheloe (C) Donald Leclair, Alfred Armand | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Manuel Gregory (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cousin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Holder (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Vincent Kato (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Keown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Howard | Manuel Gregory misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 11:22 | Howard | Joseph Holder pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Joseph Holder knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 57-42 |
| 10:42 | Coppin State | David Cousin steals the ball from Eugene Alexander | 57-42 |
| 10:39 | Howard | Tommy Williams lays it in on a great pass from David Cousin | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:21 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander loses the dribble to David Cousin | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:59 | Howard | John Walters lays it in | 61-42 |
| 09:45 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas connects on the shot from the left side | 61-44 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Manuel Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Don Wood (PG), Clifford Pitts (SF), Norris Poli (PF), Hiram Lavallie (C) Manuel Gregory, David Cousin, John Walters, Joseph Holder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Leclair (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Alfred Armand (C) Vincent Kato, Robert Keown, Clayton Thomas | |
| 09:15 | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 61-44 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Norris Poli snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Norris Poli misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 08:44 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 08:39 | Coppin State | Donald Smith knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Leclair | 61-46 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Tommy Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 08:18 | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 08:12 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:56 | Howard | Tommy Williams travels with the ball | 61-49 |
| Subs | Howard | David Cousin (SG), Joseph Holder (C) Tommy Williams, Hiram Lavallie | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Vincent Kato (PG), Rene Bianchi (SF) Eugene Alexander, Joseph Kincheloe | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:45 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| 07:43 | Howard | Joseph Holder pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:32 | Howard | Don Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 07:30 | Coppin State | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Don Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Cousin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Poli (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Vincent Kato (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Leclair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rene Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Armand (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Coppin State | Rene Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Manuel Gregory (PG), John Walters (SF) Don Wood, Clifford Pitts | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Keown (SF) Rene Bianchi | |
| 07:03 | Howard | Vincent Kato picks off the pass by Manuel Gregory | 61-49 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato lays it up and in | 61-51 |
| 06:48 | Howard | John Walters hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Holder | 63-51 |
| 06:43 | Coppin State | Robert Keown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Kato | 63-54 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Vincent Kato picks off the pass by John Walters | 63-54 |
| 06:21 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato hits the finger roll | 63-56 |
| 06:08 | Howard | John Walters can't throw it down but he's fouled by Alfred Armand - foul #3 on Alfred Armand, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Don Wood (PG), Tommy Williams (PF) Manuel Gregory, Norris Poli | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander (SG), Clayton Thomas (PF) Donald Leclair, Donald Smith | |
| 06:08 | Howard | John Walters makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:08 | Howard | John Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:08 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Clayton Thomas | 64-56 |
| 05:39 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Keown | 64-59 |
| 05:27 | Howard | David Cousin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Joseph Holder gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 05:19 | Howard | Clayton Thomas blocks the jumper by Tommy Williams | 64-59 |
| 05:18 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to David Cousin | 64-59 |
| 05:05 | Howard | John Walters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 05:03 | Coppin State | Robert Keown grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:38 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 04:36 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Holder | 64-59 |
| 04:18 | Howard | David Cousin drills a fadeaway from the right side | 66-59 |
| 03:53 | Coppin State | Vincent Kato comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Joseph Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Manuel Gregory (PG), Norris Poli (PF) Don Wood, Tommy Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe (C) Alfred Armand | |
| 03:40 | Howard | Joseph Holder comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 66-59 |
| 03:38 | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:34 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 03:33 | Howard | Norris Poli gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:29 | Howard | David Cousin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 03:27 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kato | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Manuel Gregory (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Cousin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Walters (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Poli (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Holder (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Vincent Kato (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Keown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas can't connect on a shot near the basket | 66-59 |
| 03:20 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Walters | 66-59 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Manuel Gregory is fouled on the floor by Vincent Kato - foul #4 on Vincent Kato, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Williams (SG), Clifford Pitts (SF) David Cousin, John Walters | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Smith (SF) Robert Keown | |
| 02:42 | Howard | Norris Poli lays it in on a great pass from Clifford Pitts | 68-59 |
| 02:42 | Coppin State | Coppin State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | Howard | David Cousin (SG), John Walters (SF) Tommy Williams, Clifford Pitts | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Keown (SF), Alfred Armand (C) Donald Smith, Joseph Kincheloe | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Coppin State | Eugene Alexander misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:23 | Howard | Joseph Holder snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Howard | Joseph Holder is hacked by Alfred Armand - foul #4 on Alfred Armand, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Joseph Holder makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Joseph Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:48 | Coppin State | Alfred Armand is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Alfred Armand, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Don Wood (PG), Tommy Williams (SG), Robert Morgan (SF), Clifford Pitts (PF), Hiram Lavallie (C) Manuel Gregory, David Cousin, John Walters, Norris Poli, Joseph Holder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Leclair (PG), Rene Bianchi (SG), Danny Dougherty (SF), Joseph Kincheloe (PF), Donald Smith (C) Vincent Kato, Eugene Alexander, Robert Keown, Clayton Thomas, Alfred Armand | |
| 01:28 | Howard | Don Wood clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:26 | Coppin State | Rene Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:19 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 70-59 |
| 01:17 | Howard | Hiram Lavallie gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Tommy Williams makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Morgan | 72-59 |
| 00:54 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Tommy Williams - foul #3 on Tommy Williams, team foul #3 | 72-59 |
| 00:54 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:54 | Coppin State | Donald Leclair makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Robert Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-61 |
| 00:28 | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Coppin State | Rene Bianchi misses the lay-in | 72-61 |
| 00:18 | Coppin State | Joseph Kincheloe snags the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 00:16 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Rene Bianchi | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Manuel Gregory (PG), David Cousin (SG), John Walters (SF), Norris Poli (PF), Joseph Holder (C) Don Wood, Tommy Williams, Robert Morgan, Clifford Pitts, Hiram Lavallie | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Vincent Kato (PG), Eugene Alexander (SG), Robert Keown (SF), Clayton Thomas (PF) Donald Leclair, Rene Bianchi, Danny Dougherty, Donald Smith | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Howard | David Cousin is hacked by Eugene Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Alexander, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Williams (PF) Norris Poli | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 00:14 | Howard | David Cousin makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:14 | Howard | David Cousin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:09 | Coppin State | Robert Keown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Jacobs (PG), Robert Morgan (SF), Clifford Pitts (PF), Hiram Lavallie (C) Manuel Gregory, David Cousin, John Walters, Joseph Holder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Leclair (PG), Rene Bianchi (SG), Danny Dougherty (SF), Donald Smith (C) Vincent Kato, Eugene Alexander, Robert Keown, Clayton Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Larry Jacobs runs out the clock | 74-63 |