| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Hering (fresh) SG - Bryce Gibbon (fresh) SF - David Esteban (fresh) PF - Peter Kremer (fresh) C - Terry Thornton (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 | Howard | Donald Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina State | Todd Deboer takes the ball from Bryce Gibbon | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Todd Deboer lays it in | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Lester Faulkner snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Donald Green is hacked by Peter Kremer - foul #1 on Peter Kremer, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Howard | Al Hwang misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to David Esteban | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | John Hering misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jimmie Glinski | 0-4 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Lester Faulkner's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Bryce Gibbon | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Al Hwang pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Donald Green misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Esteban - foul #1 on David Esteban, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Donald Green makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Donald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon double dribbles | 0-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Sutton (PF) Donald Green | |
| 17:00 | Howard | Lester Faulkner clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-6 |
| 16:58 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the offensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Terry Thornton denies the turnaround by Nathan Sutton | 0-6 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | John Hering misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 16:26 | Howard | The rebound goes to Al Hwang | 0-6 |
| 16:21 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski's pass is intercepted by Terry Thornton | 0-6 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer scores on a jump hook from close range | 2-6 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Hering (fresh) SG - Bryce Gibbon (fairly fresh) SF - David Esteban (fresh) PF - Peter Kremer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Howard | Todd Deboer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by John Hering - foul #1 on John Hering, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (SG), Logan Dunne (SF), Kenneth Henderson (PF) Bryce Gibbon, David Esteban, Peter Kremer | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG), Bryan Mackey (SF), Donald Green (PF) Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Al Hwang | |
| 15:46 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:46 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:46 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 3rd free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by John Hering | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses the easy layup | 4-9 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | Howard | The rebound goes to Bryan Mackey | 4-9 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Nathan Sutton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 4-9 |
| 14:39 | Howard | Roger Woodell tips it in | 4-11 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton can't tip it in | 4-11 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Bryan Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Donald Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | John Hering scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Logan Dunne | 7-11 |
| 13:12 | Howard | Todd Deboer clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Hering - foul #2 on John Hering, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon (SG), David Esteban (SF), Peter Kremer (PF) John Hering, Logan Dunne, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Al Hwang (C) Roger Woodell, Bryan Mackey, Donald Green, Nathan Sutton | |
| 13:12 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:12 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson drills a fadeaway from the left side | 9-13 |
| 12:35 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | Howard | Lester Faulkner is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Barry Brown (C) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG) Todd Deboer | |
| 12:11 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones can't finish the layup | 9-13 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina State | David Esteban grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer misses the dunk | 9-13 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | David Esteban gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dean Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Bryce Gibbon (fresh) SF - David Esteban (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Kremer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) C - Al Hwang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Al Hwang is called for the reach on Barry Brown - foul #1 on Al Hwang, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner (PG), Terry Thornton (C) Dean Jones, Barry Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lester Faulkner - foul #1 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Percy Kilgore | |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | David Esteban grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Thornton - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Sutton (C) Al Hwang | |
| 10:42 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:42 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon is hacked by Nathan Sutton - foul #1 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG) Lester Faulkner | |
| 10:02 | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bryce Gibbon | 13-15 |
| 09:41 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski's 3 pointer is rejected by Isaac Brenner | 13-15 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:26 | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Nathan Sutton knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by David Esteban - foul #2 on David Esteban, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (SG), Logan Dunne (SF), Kenneth Henderson (PF) Bryce Gibbon, David Esteban, Peter Kremer | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Al Hwang (C) Bryan Mackey, Jimmie Glinski, Donald Green | |
| 09:11 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne lays it up and in set up by Dean Jones | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | Howard | Todd Deboer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 18-17 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 18-17 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Woodell - foul #1 on Roger Woodell, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF) Roger Woodell, Nathan Sutton | |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:50 | Howard | Lester Faulkner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Isaac Brenner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dean Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Logan Dunne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) C - Al Hwang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Percy Kilgore | 19-17 |
| 07:42 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Faulkner | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Percy Kilgore - foul #1 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon (SG), Peter Kremer (PF) Isaac Brenner, Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG), Donald Green (PF) Lester Faulkner, Al Hwang | |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Peter Kremer | 21-19 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-19 |
| 06:43 | Howard | Roger Woodell grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Todd Deboer drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Roger Woodell | 21-21 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina State | Roger Woodell picks off the pass by Dean Jones | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 21-23 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 23-23 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Todd Deboer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Woodell | 23-26 |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Jones | 26-26 |
| 04:58 | Howard | Todd Deboer buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Woodell | 26-28 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina State | Jimmie Glinski is called for the reach on Peter Kremer - foul #1 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner (PG), Barry Brown (SF), Kenneth Henderson (PF), Thomas Nicastro (C) Dean Jones, Logan Dunne, Peter Kremer, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Nathan Sutton (PF), Al Hwang (C) Todd Deboer, Roger Woodell, Donald Green, Percy Kilgore | |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson tips it home | 28-28 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Nicastro - foul #1 on Thomas Nicastro, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 03:54 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nathan Sutton | 28-30 |
| 03:36 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is fouled on the floor by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Hering (PG), Logan Dunne (SG), David Esteban (SF), Peter Kremer (PF) Isaac Brenner, Bryce Gibbon, Barry Brown, Thomas Nicastro | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:36 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Hering (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Dunne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Esteban (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Peter Kremer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 03:10 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Logan Dunne, Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SF), Donald Green (PF) Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton | |
| 02:50 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina State | David Esteban pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 02:29 | Howard | Bryan Mackey grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 02:13 | Howard | Roger Woodell knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Mackey and he's fouled by Dean Jones - foul #1 on Dean Jones, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG) Bryan Mackey | |
| 02:13 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer scores on a turnaround near the basket | 30-36 |
| 01:50 | Howard | Terry Thornton denies the turnaround by Roger Woodell | 30-36 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Dean Jones | 30-36 |
| 01:25 | South Carolina State | Todd Deboer picks off the pass by Terry Thornton | 30-36 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Lester Faulkner jams it on a nice dish by Todd Deboer | 30-38 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones loses the dribble to Lester Faulkner | 30-38 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Peter Kremer swats the short shot by Al Hwang | 30-38 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Al Hwang tips it home | 30-40 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Roger Woodell pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Roger Woodell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones is hacked by Lester Faulkner - foul #2 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #7 | 30-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon (SG), Logan Dunne (SF), Kenneth Henderson (PF), Barry Brown (C) John Hering, David Esteban, Peter Kremer, Terry Thornton | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Lester Faulkner, Roger Woodell, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Percy Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Percy Kilgore misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-42 |