| Lineup | Howard | PG - Stanley Cutts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Degennaro (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Boler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Keith Boswell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Cutts - foul #2 on Stanley Cutts, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Robert Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Cutts | 30-36 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell is whistled for traveling | 30-36 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Truman Degennaro is denied on a layup by George Johnson | 30-36 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from George Johnson | 30-38 |
| 17:32 | Howard | Robert Hall steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-38 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Laporte and the foul's on Ronald Vogt - foul #2 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Howard | George Powell (C) Richard West | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey (PF) Keith Boswell | |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Stanley Cutts is called for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG) Albert Boler | |
| 16:27 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by George Powell | 30-41 |
| 16:26 | Howard | Truman Degennaro grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:09 | Howard | The jump hook by Stanley Cutts is blocked by Rickey Bailey | 30-41 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham can't finish the layup | 30-41 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Stanley Cutts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Degennaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (PG), Barry Myers (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Matthew Luther (PF), Richard West (C) Stanley Cutts, Robert Hall, Ronald Vogt, Truman Degennaro, George Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), Charles Corum (SF), Keith Boswell (PF) Robert Laporte, Robert Graham, George Johnson | |
| 15:17 | Howard | Richard West can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-41 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Matthew Luther snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 14:47 | Howard | Clarence Patti misses the easy layup | 30-41 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Matthew Luther grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 14:36 | Howard | Barry Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (C) Rickey Bailey | |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield loses the dribble to Edwin Eatman in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 14:18 | Howard | Barry Myers is hacked by Albert Boler - foul #2 on Albert Boler, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Cutts (PG), Ronald Vogt (SF), Truman Degennaro (PF) Barry Myers, Clarence Patti, Matthew Luther | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SF) Charles Corum | |
| 13:54 | Howard | Truman Degennaro comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 30-41 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Richard West snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 13:30 | Howard | Richard West can't finish the layup | 30-41 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham is hacked by Stanley Cutts - foul #3 on Stanley Cutts, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (SG), Matthew Luther (C) Edwin Eatman, Richard West | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Charles Corum (SG), Rickey Bailey (PF) Glen Brumfield, Albert Boler, Keith Boswell | |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte's floater is tipped away by Matthew Luther | 30-41 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Stanley Cutts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 11:56 | Howard | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Ronald Vogt misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | George Johnson gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Stanley Cutts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Degennaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Corum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Johnson (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte is fouled on the floor by Matthew Luther - foul #4 on Matthew Luther, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), George Powell (PF), Richard West (C) Stanley Cutts, Ronald Vogt, Truman Degennaro, Matthew Luther | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), Keith Boswell (PF) Robert Graham, Rickey Bailey | |
| 10:57 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Corum | 30-44 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Robert Hall loses the dribble to Robert Laporte | 30-44 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum jams it on a great pass from Robert Laporte | 30-46 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Richard West blows the layup | 30-46 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Boswell | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:06 | Howard | Edwin Eatman hits a floater from the left side set up by Robert Hall | 32-49 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | Richard West denies the turnaround by George Johnson | 32-49 |
| 09:41 | Howard | George Powell grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Edwin Eatman double dribbles | 32-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Cutts (PG), Ronald Vogt (SF), Truman Degennaro (PF) Robert Hall, Clarence Patti, George Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG), Robert Graham (SF), Rickey Bailey (C) Robert Laporte, Charles Corum, George Johnson | |
| 09:15 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Boler | 32-52 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Stanley Cutts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Truman Degennaro | 34-52 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler is whistled for traveling | 34-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (SG), George Powell (C) Edwin Eatman, Richard West | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG) Glen Brumfield | |
| 08:11 | Howard | Stanley Cutts clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-52 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey is fouled on the floor by Truman Degennaro - foul #1 on Truman Degennaro, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Luther (C) George Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG), George Johnson (C) Albert Boler, Rickey Bailey | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham's pass is intercepted by Truman Degennaro | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Stanley Cutts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Truman Degennaro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Johnson (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Stanley Cutts drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-52 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham tips it back up and in | 36-54 |
| 06:53 | Howard | Truman Degennaro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-54 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Glen Brumfield | 36-56 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Ronald Vogt is fouled on the floor by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (PG), Barry Myers (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Richard West (C) Stanley Cutts, Robert Hall, Ronald Vogt, Truman Degennaro | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), Charles Corum (SF) Robert Laporte, Robert Graham | |
| 06:03 | Howard | Matthew Luther misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 06:02 | Howard | Richard West snags the offensive board | 36-56 |
| 05:55 | Howard | Matthew Luther hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Corum | 39-58 |
| 05:23 | Howard | Barry Myers hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Edwin Eatman | 41-58 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Johnson | 41-60 |
| 04:45 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-60 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell double dribbles | 41-60 |
| Subs | Howard | George Powell (PF), Paul May (C) Matthew Luther, Richard West | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Robert Graham (SF), Rickey Bailey (PF) Glen Brumfield, Charles Corum, Keith Boswell | |
| 04:08 | Howard | Edwin Eatman buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 3 from straight away | 43-60 |
| 03:40 | Howard | George Powell gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Howard | Edwin Eatman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-60 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | South Carolina State | George Johnson double dribbles | 43-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Frankel (SF) Clarence Patti | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SG), Keith Boswell (C) Albert Boler, George Johnson | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Barry Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Frankel (fresh) PF - George Powell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Graham (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Howard | Edwin Eatman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-60 |
| 02:54 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to George Powell | 43-60 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Dustin Frankel is whistled for traveling | 43-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Luther (PF) Paul May | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte hits the finger roll set up by Rickey Bailey and he's hacked by Dustin Frankel - foul #1 on Dustin Frankel, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Clarence Patti (PG) Barry Myers | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Matthew Luther misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Laporte - foul #2 on Robert Laporte, team foul #3 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Barry Myers (SG) Dustin Frankel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SG), George Johnson (C) Glen Brumfield, Rickey Bailey | |
| 01:46 | Howard | Matthew Luther makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Matthew Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 01:24 | Howard | George Powell snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Matthew Luther misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-63 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Albert Boler | 45-63 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Laporte and the foul's on Barry Myers - foul #2 on Barry Myers, team foul #7 | 45-65 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Matthew Luther scores on a shot from the baseline | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Albert Boler is denied by Matthew Luther | 47-66 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte hits the follow up shot | 47-68 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Barry Myers buries a floater from the left block | 49-68 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte runs out the clock | 49-68 |