| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Shawn Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Musselman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Brian Kelly inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Howard | Harlan Shaw drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Bush | 47-38 |
| 19:25 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harlan Shaw - foul #1 on Harlan Shaw, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| 19:25 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 19:25 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Harlan Shaw hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Sweat | 49-40 |
| 18:45 | Norfolk State | Brian Kelly steals it from Robert Musselman | 49-40 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Terry Bush travels with the ball | 49-40 |
| 17:56 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Bradford Soria - foul #3 on Bradford Soria, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Florez (PF) Bradford Soria | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 17:56 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:56 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Larry Sweat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| 17:35 | Norfolk State | Paul Willis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 17:34 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 17:30 | Howard | Brian Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Marvin Grange (SF), Victor Cockerham (PF) Michael Bell, Christopher Ward | |
| 17:04 | Norfolk State | Marvin Grange lays it in | 49-46 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Michael Florez makes the jumper in the paint set up by Christopher Rodgers | 51-46 |
| 16:19 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| 16:01 | Howard | Marvin Grange is called for the reach on Michael Florez - foul #1 on Marvin Grange, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Terry Bush (SG), Carlos Johnson (C) Paul Davis, Brian Kelly, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown (PG), Thomas Goodner (SG), Michael Bell (SF), Christopher Ward (PF) Shawn Grove, Paul Willis, Marvin Grange, Robert Musselman | |
| 15:47 | Howard | Carlos Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Bradford Soria (PF) Michael Florez | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Dikembe Diop (SF) Michael Bell | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jordan Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Goodner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Cockerham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Norfolk State | Victor Cockerham buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Goodner | 51-51 |
| 15:05 | Howard | Carlos Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Terry Bush tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 15:03 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Rodgers | 51-51 |
| 14:49 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Harlan Shaw | 53-51 |
| 14:33 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Kelly (SF) Christopher Rodgers | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Paul Willis (SG) Thomas Goodner | |
| 14:22 | Howard | Harlan Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Bell (PF), Thomas Goodner (C) Christopher Ward, Victor Cockerham | |
| 13:57 | Norfolk State | Thomas Goodner knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jordan Brown | 53-53 |
| 13:42 | Howard | Terry Bush blows the dunk | 53-53 |
| 13:40 | Norfolk State | Thomas Goodner snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 13:19 | Norfolk State | Terry Bush takes the ball from Michael Bell | 53-53 |
| 13:00 | Howard | Bradford Soria travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Michael Florez (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Bradford Soria, Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove (PG), Christopher Ward (PF), Robert Musselman (C) Jordan Brown, Michael Bell, Thomas Goodner | |
| 12:49 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 53-53 |
| 12:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Michael Florez | 53-53 |
| 12:25 | Howard | Michael Florez is called for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Bell (SF) Dikembe Diop | |
| 12:05 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 11:53 | Howard | Larry Sweat knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Rodgers | 55-55 |
| 11:35 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 11:34 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Shawn Grove (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Musselman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 10:51 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Robert Musselman | 55-58 |
| 10:45 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:43 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward tips it home | 55-60 |
| 10:33 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 10:31 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Paul Willis | 55-60 |
| 10:24 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Willis | 55-62 |
| 10:06 | Howard | Brian Kelly buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 09:51 | Norfolk State | Robert Musselman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:33 | Howard | Paul Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 09:31 | Howard | Michael Florez hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward misses long on a jumper near the basket | 60-62 |
| 09:08 | Howard | Michael Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Paul Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Musselman - foul #2 on Robert Musselman, team foul #2 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Andrew Heard (SF), Bradford Soria (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Christopher Rodgers, Brian Kelly, Michael Florez, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown (PG), Thomas Goodner (SG), Dikembe Diop (SF), Marvin Grange (PF), Victor Cockerham (C) Shawn Grove, Paul Willis, Michael Bell, Christopher Ward, Robert Musselman | |
| 08:52 | Howard | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 08:45 | Norfolk State | Dikembe Diop lays it in | 62-64 |
| 08:23 | Howard | Jordan Brown takes the ball from Bradford Soria | 62-64 |
| 08:07 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Davis - foul #2 on Paul Davis, team foul #3 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bush (SG) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 08:07 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 08:07 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Harlan Shaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Carlos Johnson snags the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 07:40 | Howard | Terry Bush makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Marvin Grange - foul #2 on Marvin Grange, team foul #3 | 64-66 |
| 07:40 | Howard | Terry Bush misses the free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:40 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Victor Cockerham | 64-66 |
| 07:17 | Norfolk State | Marvin Grange misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 07:15 | Howard | Andrew Heard grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jordan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goodner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Grange (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Cockerham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Howard | Bradford Soria misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Grange - foul #3 on Marvin Grange, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Kelly (SF), Larry Sweat (C) Andrew Heard, Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove (PG), Paul Willis (SG), Robert Musselman (C) Jordan Brown, Thomas Goodner, Marvin Grange | |
| 06:58 | Howard | Bradford Soria makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Bradford Soria misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:58 | Norfolk State | Robert Musselman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 06:41 | Norfolk State | Terry Bush steals it from Dikembe Diop | 65-66 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Larry Sweat loses the ball out of bounds | 65-66 |
| 06:12 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove banks in the layup set up by Paul Willis | 65-68 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Diop - foul #4 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Michael Florez (PF) Harlan Shaw, Bradford Soria | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Michael Bell (PF) Victor Cockerham | |
| 05:48 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses the 3rd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:48 | Norfolk State | Robert Musselman gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 05:19 | Norfolk State | Robert Musselman scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Diop | 66-71 |
| 05:13 | Howard | Michael Florez misses the driving attempt from the right block | 66-71 |
| 05:12 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 04:57 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Willis | 66-74 |
| 04:44 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses the lay-in | 66-74 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Brian Kelly grabs the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 04:22 | Howard | Terry Bush hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Rodgers | 69-74 |
| 04:03 | Norfolk State | Dikembe Diop's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Sweat | 69-74 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Larry Sweat gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Musselman - foul #3 on Robert Musselman, team foul #6 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Andrew Heard (SF), Bradford Soria (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Terry Bush, Brian Kelly, Michael Florez, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown (PG), Christopher Ward (PF), Victor Cockerham (C) Shawn Grove, Dikembe Diop, Robert Musselman | |
| 03:41 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:41 | Norfolk State | Victor Cockerham pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 03:28 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Bell | 70-76 |
| 03:11 | Howard | Michael Bell swats the dunk try by Andrew Heard | 70-76 |
| 03:10 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jordan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Ward (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Cockerham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Norfolk State | Paul Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-76 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (SG), Brian Kelly (SF) Christopher Rodgers, Andrew Heard | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Thomas Goodner (SG), Marvin Grange (SF) Paul Willis, Michael Bell | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Paul Davis, Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove (PG), Paul Willis (SG), Dikembe Diop (SF), Robert Musselman (C) Jordan Brown, Thomas Goodner, Marvin Grange, Victor Cockerham | |
| 02:31 | Howard | Harlan Shaw's layup is rejected by Robert Musselman | 70-76 |
| 02:29 | Norfolk State | Dikembe Diop snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:09 | Norfolk State | Dikembe Diop hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Grove | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses the dunk attempt | 70-79 |
| 01:47 | Norfolk State | Christopher Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Larry Sweat - foul #1 on Larry Sweat, team foul #4 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bush (SG) Christopher Rodgers | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 01:25 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove misses the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 01:25 | Norfolk State | Shawn Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Terry Bush misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Willis - foul #3 on Paul Willis, team foul #7 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Andrew Heard (SF), Michael Florez (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Harlan Shaw, Brian Kelly, Bradford Soria, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown (PG), Thomas Goodner (SG), Michael Bell (SF), Marvin Grange (PF), Victor Cockerham (C) Shawn Grove, Paul Willis, Dikembe Diop, Christopher Ward, Robert Musselman | |
| 01:13 | Howard | Terry Bush misses the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Terry Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:13 | Norfolk State | Michael Bell grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 00:50 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Grange | 70-83 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Howard | Jordan Brown is called for the reach on Christopher Rodgers - foul #2 on Jordan Brown, team foul #8 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (SG) Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:44 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:44 | Howard | Michael Florez grabs the offensive board | 71-83 |
| 00:40 | Howard | Carlos Johnson hits a jump hook in the lane | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Norfolk State | Andrew Heard steals the ball from Thomas Goodner | 73-83 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Michael Florez is hacked by Marvin Grange - foul #4 on Marvin Grange, team foul #9 | 73-83 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Michael Florez makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Michael Florez misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:05 | Norfolk State | Victor Cockerham snags the defensive board | 74-83 |
| 00:05 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-83 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Jordan Brown runs out the clock | 74-83 |