| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alvaro Lopez (fresh) SG - Scott Holman (fresh) SF - Tom Williams (fresh) PF - Dema Gladysiewski (fresh) C - Christopher Prince (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) PF - Donald Green (fresh) C - Al Hwang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alvaro Lopez | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Donald Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Al Hwang tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Todd Deboer is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jimmie Glinski | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Christopher Prince steals it from Lester Faulkner | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski banks in the layup set up by Tom Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Howard | Donald Green knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Al Hwang | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | Morehead State | Donald Green is called for the reach on Dema Gladysiewski - foul #1 on Donald Green, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Al Hwang - foul #1 on Al Hwang, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Lester Faulkner scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Deboer | 4-6 |
| 17:14 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince makes the shot near the basket set up by Alvaro Lopez | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Howard | Todd Deboer blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 16:53 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Howard | Donald Green gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Howard | Lester Faulkner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Howard | Todd Deboer tips it home | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Morehead State | Al Hwang steals it from Alvaro Lopez | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | Howard | Lester Faulkner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Al Hwang hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 16:02 | Morehead State | Scott Holman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince tips it home | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alvaro Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Holman (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Dema Gladysiewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Howard | Lester Faulkner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Prince - foul #1 on Christopher Prince, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams (PG), Daniel Thomas (SF), Harry Douglas (PF), James Stec (C) Alvaro Lopez, Tom Williams, Dema Gladysiewski, Christopher Prince | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Roger Woodell (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Jimmie Glinski, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| 15:45 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:45 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:45 | Morehead State | James Stec gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nathan Sutton - foul #1 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG) Lester Faulkner | |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:17 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:08 | Howard | James Stec steps in front of the Nathan Sutton pass | 10-10 |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Percy Kilgore - foul #1 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Williams (SG) Scott Holman | |
| Subs | Howard | Jimmie Glinski (SF) Martin Lampkin | |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:46 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:33 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Bryan Mackey | 11-12 |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | James Stec clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Percy Kilgore - foul #2 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG) Percy Kilgore | |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | James Stec makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | James Stec misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:08 | Morehead State | Harry Douglas grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Morehead State | Daniel Thomas misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:32 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez (PG), Christopher Prince (C) Harry Douglas, James Stec | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Nathan Sutton, Roger Woodell | |
| 13:14 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:13 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Bryan Mackey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Deboer | 12-14 |
| 12:42 | Morehead State | Jimmie Glinski picks off the pass by Tom Williams | 12-14 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski banks in the layup | 12-16 |
| 12:27 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince misses the jump hook from close range | 12-16 |
| 12:26 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:18 | Morehead State | Tom Williams is fouled on the floor by Al Hwang - foul #2 on Al Hwang, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Holman (SG), Dema Gladysiewski (PF), James Stec (C) Jefferson Williams, Daniel Thomas, Christopher Prince | |
| Subs | Howard | Theodore Gaston (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Roger Woodell (SF), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Bryan Mackey, Jimmie Glinski, Al Hwang | |
| 12:07 | Morehead State | James Stec misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-16 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Roger Woodell gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alvaro Lopez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Holman (fresh) SF - Tom Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Dema Gladysiewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Stec (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Theodore Gaston (fresh) SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Woodell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Sutton (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Howard | Theodore Gaston misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Tom Williams - foul #1 on Tom Williams, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| 11:54 | Howard | Theodore Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:54 | Howard | Theodore Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:39 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Stec | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Howard | A charge is called on Roger Woodell - foul #1 on Roger Woodell, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Bryan Mackey (SF) Theodore Gaston, Donald Green | |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Sutton - foul #2 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Prince (C) James Stec | |
| Subs | Howard | Jimmie Glinski (SF), Donald Green (PF) Bryan Mackey, Nathan Sutton | |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:07 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Woodell | 16-21 |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Scott Holman is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Glinski - foul #1 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams (PG), Daniel Thomas (SF) Alvaro Lopez, Tom Williams | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Scott Holman makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:39 | Morehead State | Scott Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:30 | Howard | Lester Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 10:29 | Morehead State | Daniel Thomas snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 10:14 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Roger Woodell gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:56 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Thomas - foul #1 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Harry Douglas (PF) Dema Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (SG) Lester Faulkner | |
| 09:56 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:56 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:48 | Morehead State | Scott Holman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-23 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Thomas - foul #2 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez (PG), James Stec (C) Daniel Thomas, Christopher Prince | |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG) Todd Deboer | |
| 09:20 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 09:19 | Morehead State | Harry Douglas gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:06 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 09:05 | Morehead State | James Stec gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:00 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Holman | 21-23 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Williams (SF), Dema Gladysiewski (PF) Jefferson Williams, Harry Douglas | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG) Martin Lampkin | |
| 08:29 | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Scott Holman | 23-23 |
| 08:12 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jimmie Glinski | 23-26 |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | James Stec misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Woodell - foul #2 on Roger Woodell, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Al Hwang (C) Jimmie Glinski, Roger Woodell | |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | James Stec makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:57 | Morehead State | James Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alvaro Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Holman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Williams (fresh) PF - Dema Gladysiewski (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Stec (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Green (tiring) 2 pts. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Howard | Alvaro Lopez is called for the reach on Lester Faulkner - foul #1 on Alvaro Lopez, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Christopher Prince (C) James Stec | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:33 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is fouled on the floor by Dema Gladysiewski - foul #1 on Dema Gladysiewski, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| 07:19 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:17 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 07:02 | Morehead State | Christopher Prince misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:01 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Todd Deboer snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 06:33 | Howard | Bryan Mackey blows the layup but he's hacked by Tom Williams - foul #2 on Tom Williams, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams (SF), Harry Douglas (PF) Tom Williams, Dema Gladysiewski | |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF) Lester Faulkner, Al Hwang | |
| 06:33 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:33 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:26 | Morehead State | Todd Deboer steals the ball from Scott Holman | 25-28 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 05:53 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Holman | 28-30 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski tips it in | 28-32 |
| 05:25 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams loses the dribble to Martin Lampkin | 28-32 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Martin Lampkin lays it up and in | 28-34 |
| 05:18 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 28-34 |
| 05:17 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:03 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Martin Lampkin gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Martin Lampkin scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Christopher Prince - foul #2 on Christopher Prince, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Dema Gladysiewski (PF), James Stec (C) Harry Douglas, Christopher Prince | |
| Subs | Howard | Theodore Gaston (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG) Todd Deboer, Bryan Mackey | |
| 04:57 | Howard | Martin Lampkin makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:55 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Martin Lampkin | |
| 04:44 | Howard | Theodore Gaston clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Holman - foul #1 on Scott Holman, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG) Al Hwang | |
| 04:44 | Howard | Theodore Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:44 | Howard | Theodore Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 04:24 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams clanks a jumper in the paint | 28-39 |
| 04:22 | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams tips it home | 30-39 |
| 04:09 | Howard | Donald Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 04:07 | Morehead State | The rebound goes to James Stec | 30-39 |
| 03:53 | Morehead State | Alvaro Lopez misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Alvaro Lopez (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Holman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jefferson Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dema Gladysiewski (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Stec (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Green (tired) 2 pts. C - Theodore Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Deboer | 30-42 |
| 03:17 | Morehead State | Donald Green steals the ball from Dema Gladysiewski | 30-42 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Donald Green buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 30-44 |
| 02:43 | Morehead State | Scott Holman is called for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Tom Williams (SG), Daniel Thomas (SF), Harry Douglas (PF), Christopher Prince (C) Scott Holman, Jefferson Williams, Dema Gladysiewski, James Stec | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Roger Woodell (SG), Percy Kilgore (SF), Nathan Sutton (PF), Al Hwang (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Donald Green, Theodore Gaston | |
| 02:25 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses long on a jump hook from close range | 30-44 |
| 02:23 | Howard | Roger Woodell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Bryan Mackey can't connect on a shot from the right block | 30-44 |
| 02:10 | Morehead State | Tom Williams snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 02:05 | Morehead State | Tom Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Percy Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Christopher Prince is called for the reach on Roger Woodell - foul #3 on Christopher Prince, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Ron Curley (C) Christopher Prince | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:53 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:44 | Morehead State | Ron Curley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-46 |
| 01:43 | Morehead State | Daniel Thomas tips it home | 32-46 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Percy Kilgore can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 01:13 | Morehead State | Ron Curley snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 01:01 | Morehead State | Harry Douglas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathan Sutton - foul #3 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #11 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Scott Holman (SG), James Stec (C) Alvaro Lopez, Ron Curley | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG) Nathan Sutton | |
| 01:01 | Morehead State | Harry Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 01:01 | Morehead State | Harry Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:35 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses the dunk | 34-46 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Al Hwang gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Roger Woodell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Bryan Mackey and he's hacked by Daniel Thomas - foul #3 on Daniel Thomas, team foul #11 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Morehead State | Jefferson Williams (SF), Dema Gladysiewski (PF) Daniel Thomas, Harry Douglas | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Jimmie Glinski (SF) Bryan Mackey, Percy Kilgore | |
| 00:04 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | Tom Williams comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-49 |