| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fresh) SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) SF - Randall Farnham (fresh) PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) C - Howard Kanevsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fresh) SG - Randy Hansen (fresh) SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) PF - Heath Fairley (fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Howard | The rebound goes to Ivan Jarzembowski | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Howard | Randall Farnham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Howard | Scott Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Heath Fairley | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Ivan Sottile misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Randall Farnham hits a 3 from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris Winkler | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Howard | Randall Farnham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Howard | Randall Farnham grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:41 | Howard | Ivan Sottile buries a floater from the right side set up by Randall Farnham | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Howard Kanevsky | 5-6 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Scott Gibbs splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Sottile | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Farnham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) C - Howard Kanevsky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randy Hansen (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Howell (fairly fresh) PF - Heath Fairley (fairly fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen is hacked by Howard Kanevsky - foul #1 on Howard Kanevsky, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Valley (PG), Victor Corbo (SG), John Shook (SF), Nelson Valdes (C) Ivan Sottile, Scott Gibbs, Randall Farnham, Howard Kanevsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG), Ronald Adams (SG), George Pfaff (SF), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Jeffrey Cope, Randy Hansen, Gregory Howell, Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Pfaff | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Howard | John Shook misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Riley - foul #1 on Stephen Riley, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Howard | John Shook misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Howard | John Shook makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina State | George Pfaff is hacked by Ivan Jarzembowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jarzembowski, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams is fouled on the floor by John Shook - foul #1 on John Shook, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Gibbs (SG) Jeffrey Valley | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell (SF) George Pfaff | |
| 14:30 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erasmo Russo | 9-10 |
| 14:15 | Howard | John Shook is fouled on the floor by Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Ronald Adams, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG), Howard Kanevsky (C) Victor Corbo, Ivan Jarzembowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:05 | Howard | John Shook scores on a shot near the basket set up by Ivan Sottile | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | Howard | John Shook grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:05 | Howard | Cedric Niehaus blocks the short jumper by Nelson Valdes | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Howard | John Shook hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ivan Sottile - foul #1 on Ivan Sottile, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Randall Farnham (SF), Ivan Jarzembowski (PF) John Shook, Nelson Valdes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (SG), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Ronald Adams, Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:46 | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Ivan Sottile is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (SG) Scott Gibbs | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), George Pfaff (SF) Erasmo Russo, Gregory Howell | |
| 12:02 | South Carolina State | George Pfaff dunks the ball set up by Randy Hansen | 13-12 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Ivan Sottile travels with the ball | 13-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Valley (PG) Ivan Sottile | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Valley (fresh) SG - Victor Corbo (fresh) SF - Randall Farnham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) C - Howard Kanevsky (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jeffrey Cope (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randy Hansen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Pfaff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heath Fairley (fresh) C - Chris Winkler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley's floater is knocked away by Howard Kanevsky | 13-12 |
| 11:18 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:02 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky buries a shot from the right wing set up by Victor Corbo | 15-12 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Hansen | 15-15 |
| 10:16 | Howard | Randall Farnham loses the dribble to Jeffrey Cope | 15-15 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 09:58 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Ivan Jarzembowski is blocked by Chris Winkler | 15-17 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cope | 15-19 |
| 09:25 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski can't throw it down but he's fouled by Heath Fairley - foul #1 on Heath Fairley, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG), Scott Gibbs (SG), John Shook (SF), Nelson Valdes (C) Jeffrey Valley, Victor Corbo, Randall Farnham, Howard Kanevsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG), Gregory Howell (SF), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Randy Hansen, George Pfaff, Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 09:25 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:25 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell tips it home | 17-21 |
| 08:42 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:41 | Howard | Ivan Sottile snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Ivan Sottile clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Howell - foul #1 on Gregory Howell, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Howard | Randall Farnham (SF) John Shook | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (PG) Jeffrey Cope | |
| 08:19 | Howard | Ivan Sottile makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Ivan Sottile makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Randy Hansen | 19-23 |
| 07:42 | Howard | Scott Gibbs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Cedric Niehaus - foul #1 on Cedric Niehaus, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 07:42 | Howard | Scott Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:42 | Howard | Scott Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Farnham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Valdes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Randy Hansen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SF - Gregory Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cedric Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 07:31 | Howard | Scott Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:13 | Howard | Randall Farnham is whistled for traveling | 21-23 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG) Ronald Adams | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-23 |
| 06:56 | Howard | Scott Gibbs gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:50 | Howard | Ivan Sottile can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Gregory Howell | 21-23 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Ivan Sottile is hacked by Jeffrey Cope - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cope, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Howard | John Shook (SF), Howard Kanevsky (C) Randall Farnham, Nelson Valdes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 06:07 | Howard | Ivan Sottile comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina State | Gregory Howell grabs the offensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley is whistled for a carry | 21-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (PG) Ivan Sottile | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG) Randy Hansen | |
| 05:33 | Howard | Victor Corbo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 05:32 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler tips it home | 21-28 |
| 05:01 | Howard | The jump hook by Ivan Jarzembowski is blocked by Heath Fairley | 21-28 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:42 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-28 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina State | John Shook is called for the reach on Heath Fairley - foul #2 on John Shook, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG), Randall Farnham (SF), Nelson Valdes (PF) Scott Gibbs, John Shook, Ivan Jarzembowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen (PG), George Pfaff (SF) Jeffrey Cope, Gregory Howell | |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Heath Fairley | 21-30 |
| 03:57 | Howard | Victor Corbo loses the dribble to Ronald Adams | 21-30 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Randy Hansen blows the layup | 21-30 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams can't tip it in | 21-30 |
| 03:49 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 03:30 | Howard | Victor Corbo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler grabs the board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Corbo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Farnham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson Valdes (fresh) C - Howard Kanevsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Randy Hansen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SF - George Pfaff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heath Fairley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Winkler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-30 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Randall Farnham snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Nelson Valdes scores on a shot in the lane set up by Victor Corbo | 23-30 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | Ivan Sottile is called for the reach on Randy Hansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Sottile, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Gibbs (SG), Ivan Jarzembowski (PF) Victor Corbo, Nelson Valdes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope (PG), Gregory Howell (SF), Cedric Niehaus (PF), Stephen Riley (C) Ronald Adams, George Pfaff, Heath Fairley, Chris Winkler | |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Sottile - foul #3 on Ivan Sottile, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Valley (PG) Ivan Sottile | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus gets the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus is hacked by Ivan Jarzembowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jarzembowski, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Cedric Niehaus makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Cedric Niehaus takes the ball from Howard Kanevsky | 23-33 |
| 01:54 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Riley | 23-36 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Scott Gibbs buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Cope clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | Stephen Riley hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Randall Farnham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 01:05 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Scott Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Hansen - foul #1 on Randy Hansen, team foul #7 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (PG), John Shook (SF), Nelson Valdes (C) Jeffrey Valley, Randall Farnham, Howard Kanevsky | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ronald Adams (SG), Heath Fairley (PF), Chris Winkler (C) Randy Hansen, Cedric Niehaus, Stephen Riley | |
| 00:46 | Howard | Scott Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:46 | Howard | Scott Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Chris Winkler snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | Scott Gibbs steps in front of the Jeffrey Cope pass | 26-38 |
| 00:24 | Howard | John Shook banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Gibbs | 28-38 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Heath Fairley is called for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Erasmo Russo (PG) Jeffrey Cope | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Scott Gibbs clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-38 |