| Lineup | Maine | PG - Elijah Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kitwana Abdelhamid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Miro Zazozdor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Brian Mask (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Geyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Charles Jones inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Howard | Brian Mask makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Rodriguz | 28-30 |
| 19:29 | Maine | Peter Winstead throws it down | 30-30 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Robert Geyer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 30-30 |
| 19:14 | Maine | Peter Winstead pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:51 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Robert Geyer gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:25 | Howard | Robert Geyer is hacked by Peter Winstead - foul #1 on Peter Winstead, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Charles Jones loses the dribble to Elijah Adams | 30-30 |
| 18:08 | Maine | Elijah Adams buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Winstead | 33-30 |
| 17:47 | Howard | Charles Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-30 |
| 17:45 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:24 | Maine | Elijah Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:22 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:16 | Maine | The rebound goes to Peter Winstead | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Maine | Miro Zazozdor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Maine | Leroy Harman (C) Peter Winstead | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:00 | Howard | Brian Mask hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 16:44 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid drills a jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 16:15 | Howard | Brian Mask gets the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | Howard | Brian Mask misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | Maine | Elijah Adams snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 15:53 | Maine | Elijah Adams misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:51 | Maine | Danny Johnson tips it home | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Elijah Adams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kitwana Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miro Zazozdor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Brian Mask (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Geyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-32 |
| 15:34 | Maine | Danny Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:16 | Maine | Elijah Adams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Murray - foul #1 on Anthony Murray, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Scott Buck (SG), Larry Wilburn (SF), Peter Winstead (C) Kitwana Abdelhamid, Danny Johnson, Miro Zazozdor | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (PG), David Lee (SG), Frederic Sanders (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Jack Cole (C) Anthony Murray, Arthur Rodriguz, Charles Jones, Brian Mask, Robert Geyer | |
| 14:59 | Maine | Larry Wilburn misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 37-32 |
| 14:57 | Maine | Larry Wilburn snags the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:45 | Maine | Scott Buck is hacked by Frederic Sanders - foul #3 on Frederic Sanders, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 14:35 | Maine | Leroy Harman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Leroy Harman, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Aaron Swiatkowski (PF) Leroy Harman | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 14:15 | Howard | Steven Broadus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Danny Johnson (SF) Elijah Adams | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:57 | Maine | Peter Winstead misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Broadus - foul #1 on Steven Broadus, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid (SG) Scott Buck | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:57 | Maine | Peter Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:57 | Maine | Peter Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:39 | Howard | David Lee knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 13:22 | Maine | The jump hook by Peter Winstead is blocked by Jack Cole | 39-34 |
| 13:21 | Maine | Larry Wilburn can't tip it in | 39-34 |
| 13:19 | Maine | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Winstead | 39-34 |
| 13:05 | Maine | Larry Wilburn is hacked by Steven Broadus - foul #2 on Steven Broadus, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Maine | Scott Buck (SF), Miro Zazozdor (PF) Danny Johnson, Aaron Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Murray (PG), Arthur Rodriguz (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Brian Mask (PF), Robert Geyer (C) Steven Broadus, David Lee, Frederic Sanders, Mark Johnson, Jack Cole | |
| 12:49 | Maine | Peter Winstead lays it in | 41-34 |
| 12:28 | Howard | Charles Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Brian Mask tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 12:25 | Maine | Scott Buck grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:15 | Maine | Peter Winstead misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:13 | Howard | Robert Geyer snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Brian Mask loses the dribble to Larry Wilburn | 41-34 |
| 11:57 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 11:56 | Maine | Peter Winstead tips it in | 43-34 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 11:40 | Howard | Robert Geyer tips it in | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Larry Wilburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kitwana Abdelhamid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Buck (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Miro Zazozdor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Winstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Brian Mask (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Geyer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Maine | Charles Jones swats the short shot by Peter Winstead | 43-36 |
| 11:23 | Howard | Robert Geyer pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:05 | Howard | Brian Mask misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 11:03 | Maine | Peter Winstead pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:47 | Maine | Peter Winstead scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kitwana Abdelhamid | 45-36 |
| 10:28 | Howard | The jumper by Anthony Murray is denied by Peter Winstead | 45-36 |
| 10:27 | Maine | Peter Winstead grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 10:08 | Maine | Miro Zazozdor misses the lay-in | 45-36 |
| 10:06 | Howard | The rebound goes to Brian Mask | 45-36 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Charles Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 09:58 | Maine | Peter Winstead snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 09:42 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 45-36 |
| 09:40 | Maine | Peter Winstead hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Anthony Murray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Wilburn - foul #1 on Larry Wilburn, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Maine | Elijah Adams (PG), Danny Johnson (SF), Leroy Harman (PF), Walter Chambers (C) Larry Wilburn, Scott Buck, Miro Zazozdor, Peter Winstead | |
| Subs | Howard | David Lee (SG), Frederic Sanders (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Jack Cole (C) Arthur Rodriguz, Charles Jones, Brian Mask, Robert Geyer | |
| 09:24 | Howard | Anthony Murray misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:24 | Howard | Anthony Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:06 | Maine | Leroy Harman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (PG) Anthony Murray | |
| 09:06 | Maine | Leroy Harman misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:06 | Maine | Leroy Harman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Jack Cole snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:00 | Howard | David Lee clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-37 |
| 08:58 | Maine | The rebound goes to Danny Johnson | 47-37 |
| 08:41 | Maine | Danny Johnson misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Frederic Sanders - foul #4 on Frederic Sanders, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| Subs | Howard | George Margolis (PF) Frederic Sanders | |
| 08:41 | Maine | Danny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 08:41 | Maine | Danny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:22 | Howard | George Margolis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 08:13 | Maine | Leroy Harman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | Maine | Walter Chambers hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Jack Cole misses the jumpshot from the left side | 51-39 |
| 07:54 | Howard | Mark Johnson tips it back up and in | 51-41 |
| 07:39 | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elijah Adams | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Elijah Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kitwana Abdelhamid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Harman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Walter Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Broadus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Cole (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Margolis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Mark Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-41 |
| 07:15 | Maine | Leroy Harman pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:47 | Maine | Elijah Adams makes the jumper from the right side | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:31 | Howard | Jack Cole makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 06:15 | Maine | Leroy Harman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Margolis - foul #1 on George Margolis, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Scott Buck (SG), Miro Zazozdor (PF) Kitwana Abdelhamid, Walter Chambers | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Murray (PG), Arthur Rodriguz (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Brian Mask (PF), Robert Geyer (C) Steven Broadus, David Lee, Jack Cole, George Margolis, Mark Johnson | |
| 06:15 | Maine | Leroy Harman makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:15 | Maine | Leroy Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Robert Geyer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 06:00 | Maine | Miro Zazozdor pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Maine | Danny Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Buck | 61-43 |
| 05:23 | Howard | Anthony Murray misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 05:21 | Maine | Scott Buck grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:56 | Maine | Danny Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 04:55 | Maine | Scott Buck misses the tip | 61-43 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Robert Geyer snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 04:39 | Howard | Charles Jones is hacked by Miro Zazozdor - foul #2 on Miro Zazozdor, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Wilburn (SF), Aaron Swiatkowski (PF), Walter Chambers (C) Danny Johnson, Miro Zazozdor, Leroy Harman | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (PG), David Lee (SG), Frederic Sanders (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Jack Cole (C) Anthony Murray, Arthur Rodriguz, Charles Jones, Brian Mask, Robert Geyer | |
| 04:32 | Howard | Frederic Sanders misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Wilburn - foul #2 on Larry Wilburn, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Frederic Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Frederic Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:04 | Maine | Larry Wilburn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Buck | 63-45 |
| 03:57 | Howard | David Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-45 |
| 03:56 | Howard | Mark Johnson tips it in | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Maine | Elijah Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Mark Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Howard | Frederic Sanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Johnson | 63-50 |
| 03:30 | Maine | Maine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-50 |
| Subs | Maine | Kitwana Abdelhamid (SG), Danny Johnson (SF), Miro Zazozdor (PF), Peter Winstead (C) Scott Buck, Larry Wilburn, Aaron Swiatkowski, Walter Chambers | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Murray (PG), Arthur Rodriguz (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Brian Mask (PF), Robert Geyer (C) Steven Broadus, David Lee, Frederic Sanders, Mark Johnson, Jack Cole | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Elijah Adams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kitwana Abdelhamid (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miro Zazozdor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Winstead (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Anthony Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Rodriguz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. PF - Brian Mask (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Geyer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Maine | Danny Johnson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Elijah Adams | 66-50 |
| 02:59 | Howard | Arthur Rodriguz makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:37 | Maine | Brian Mask is called for the reach on Miro Zazozdor - foul #1 on Brian Mask, team foul #8 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Maine | Larry Wilburn (PG), Scott Buck (SG), Leroy Harman (PF), Walter Chambers (C) Elijah Adams, Kitwana Abdelhamid, Danny Johnson, Peter Winstead | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Broadus (PG), David Lee (SG), Frederic Sanders (SF), Mark Johnson (PF), Jack Cole (C) Anthony Murray, Arthur Rodriguz, Charles Jones, Brian Mask, Robert Geyer | |
| 02:37 | Maine | Miro Zazozdor makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:37 | Maine | Miro Zazozdor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:27 | Howard | Steven Broadus is called for 10 seconds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Maine | Danny Johnson (SF) Miro Zazozdor | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:04 | Maine | Danny Johnson misses the easy layup | 68-53 |
| 02:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Lee | 68-53 |
| 01:53 | Howard | David Lee drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Frederic Sanders | 68-55 |
| 01:29 | Maine | Larry Wilburn's pass is intercepted by Frederic Sanders | 68-55 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Steven Broadus lays it up and in set up by Frederic Sanders | 68-57 |
| 01:01 | Maine | Leroy Harman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 68-57 |
| 01:00 | Maine | Larry Wilburn snags the offensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Maine | Larry Wilburn is fouled on the floor by Steven Broadus - foul #3 on Steven Broadus, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Maine | Elijah Adams (PG), Aaron Swiatkowski (PF) Danny Johnson, Walter Chambers | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:59 | Maine | Larry Wilburn makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:59 | Maine | Larry Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Howard | David Lee travels with the ball | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Maine | Elijah Adams's floater is tipped away by Jack Cole | 70-57 |
| 00:23 | Maine | Larry Wilburn grabs the offensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Maine | Elijah Adams runs out the clock | 70-57 |