| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jesse Pike (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Oman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Luce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Sessoms (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Myron Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Cuffie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Brock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Kinyon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:45 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Butler | 33-32 |
| 19:42 | Howard | Myron Robinson travels in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 19:20 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 19:03 | Howard | Robert Butler loses the dribble to David Luce | 33-32 |
| 18:40 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Cuffie - foul #1 on James Cuffie, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:40 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:40 | Howard | Victor Kinyon pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:22 | Howard | Victor Kinyon double dribbles | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 18:04 | Howard | James Cuffie is denied on a layup by Frank Spencer | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Robert Butler grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Curtis Brock lays it up and in and he's fouled by Gerard Sessoms - foul #2 on Gerard Sessoms, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | Howard | Curtis Brock misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | Jackson State | David Luce pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:32 | Jackson State | David Luce misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Victor Kinyon - foul #1 on Victor Kinyon, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:32 | Jackson State | David Luce makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:32 | Jackson State | David Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:12 | Howard | The short jumper by Robert Butler is denied by David Luce | 36-34 |
| 17:10 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:05 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman is fouled on the floor by James Cuffie - foul #2 on James Cuffie, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier (PG), Kenneth Christopher (PF) Jesse Pike, David Luce | |
| Subs | Howard | Pete Holmes (PG), Charles Estes (PF) Myron Robinson, Victor Kinyon | |
| 16:41 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms drills a runner from close range set up by Rickey Cormier | 38-34 |
| 16:22 | Howard | Charles Estes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Curtis Brock misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 16:19 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Brock | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | Howard | James Cuffie misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 15:56 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms grabs the board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rickey Cormier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Oman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerard Sessoms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Pete Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cuffie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Estes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher jams it | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | Howard | Patrick Oman steals the ball from Robert Butler | 40-34 |
| 15:15 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman slams it home | 42-34 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Curtis Brock comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 42-34 |
| 15:02 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Frank Spencer | 42-34 |
| 14:40 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Christopher, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jesse Pike (PG), Brady Fields (SF), David Luce (PF), James Escobedo (C) Patrick Oman, Frank Spencer, Kenneth Christopher, Gerard Sessoms | |
| Subs | Howard | Myron Robinson (PG), Luther Sturtz (SF), Victor Kinyon (PF), Robert Otis (C) Pete Holmes, James Cuffie, Curtis Brock, Robert Butler | |
| 14:29 | Howard | Rickey Cormier takes the ball from Charles Estes | 42-34 |
| 14:26 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rickey Cormier | 44-34 |
| 13:57 | Howard | Robert Otis can't finish the layup | 44-34 |
| 13:56 | Howard | Luther Sturtz tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | Jackson State | Charles Estes steals the ball from David Luce | 44-36 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Luther Sturtz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Kinyon | 44-39 |
| 12:57 | Jackson State | Brady Fields can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:55 | Jackson State | James Escobedo tips it but misses | 44-39 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Luther Sturtz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Charles Estes misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 12:48 | Jackson State | Brady Fields grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | David Luce is fouled on the floor by Victor Kinyon - foul #2 on Victor Kinyon, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Oman (SG), Frank Spencer (SF), Gerard Sessoms (C) Rickey Cormier, Brady Fields, James Escobedo | |
| Subs | Howard | Pete Holmes (SG), Curtis Brock (SF) Charles Estes, Luther Sturtz | |
| 12:17 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 12:04 | Jackson State | David Luce lays it in and the foul's on Victor Kinyon - foul #3 on Victor Kinyon, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Cuffie (SG), Robert Butler (C) Pete Holmes, Robert Otis | |
| 12:04 | Jackson State | David Luce makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:38 | Howard | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 11:37 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jesse Pike (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Oman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Luce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerard Sessoms (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Myron Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Cuffie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Brock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Kinyon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Victor Kinyon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Myron Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:02 | Howard | Curtis Brock misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 11:01 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Gerard Sessoms | 47-39 |
| 10:45 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Victor Kinyon snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:32 | Howard | Myron Robinson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:16 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Patrick Oman | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Howard | James Cuffie misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-41 |
| 09:49 | Howard | James Cuffie pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:39 | Howard | Robert Butler hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Jesse Pike - foul #3 on Jesse Pike, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier (PG), Brady Fields (SG), Kenneth Christopher (PF), James Escobedo (C) Jesse Pike, Patrick Oman, David Luce, Gerard Sessoms | |
| Subs | Howard | Pete Holmes (PG), Charles Estes (SG), Luther Sturtz (SF), Robert Otis (PF) Myron Robinson, James Cuffie, Curtis Brock, Victor Kinyon | |
| 09:39 | Howard | Robert Butler makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:19 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Otis - foul #2 on Robert Otis, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Lumsden (PG) Frank Spencer | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Robins (SF) Robert Butler | |
| 09:19 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:19 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Luther Sturtz grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Pete Holmes connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Robins | 49-46 |
| 08:44 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-46 |
| 08:43 | Howard | The rebound goes to Charles Estes | 49-46 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Pete Holmes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Lumsden - foul #2 on Christopher Lumsden, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Oman (SG), Frank Spencer (SF) Christopher Lumsden, Brady Fields | |
| Subs | Howard | James Cuffie (SG) Matthew Robins | |
| 08:27 | Howard | Pete Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Pete Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:27 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:02 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses the shot from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:00 | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 07:39 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luther Sturtz - foul #1 on Luther Sturtz, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms (C) James Escobedo | |
| Subs | Howard | Curtis Brock (SF), Robert Butler (C) Luther Sturtz, Robert Otis | |
| 07:39 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:39 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Charles Estes pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rickey Cormier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Oman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerard Sessoms (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Pete Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Cuffie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Brock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Estes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Howard | Curtis Brock hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 50-49 |
| 06:54 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jesse Pike (PG), Brady Fields (PF) Rickey Cormier, Kenneth Christopher | |
| Subs | Howard | Myron Robinson (PG), Victor Kinyon (PF) Pete Holmes, Charles Estes | |
| 06:28 | Howard | Gerard Sessoms swats the short shot by Robert Butler | 50-49 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Victor Kinyon grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:13 | Howard | Curtis Brock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Robert Butler hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 05:56 | Jackson State | Brady Fields can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Victor Kinyon pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Myron Robinson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Cuffie | 50-53 |
| 05:13 | Jackson State | Gerard Sessoms misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 05:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to Victor Kinyon | 50-53 |
| 04:58 | Howard | Myron Robinson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gerard Sessoms - foul #3 on Gerard Sessoms, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Christopher Lumsden (PG), Rickey Cormier (SG), David Luce (PF) Jesse Pike, Patrick Oman, Frank Spencer | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Estes (SG), Luther Sturtz (SF) James Cuffie, Curtis Brock | |
| 04:58 | Howard | Myron Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:58 | Howard | Myron Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:37 | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier is fouled on the floor by Victor Kinyon - foul #4 on Victor Kinyon, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher (C) Gerard Sessoms | |
| Subs | Howard | Pete Holmes (SG), Robert Otis (C) Victor Kinyon, Robert Butler | |
| 04:37 | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:37 | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Charles Estes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Myron Robinson | 52-57 |
| 04:21 | Jackson State | Brady Fields misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:20 | Howard | Myron Robinson gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Charles Estes knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Luther Sturtz | 52-59 |
| 03:45 | Jackson State | Brady Fields misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:44 | Jackson State | Kenneth Christopher tips it but misses | 52-59 |
| 03:43 | Jackson State | Rickey Cormier hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| 03:27 | Howard | Pete Holmes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Christopher Lumsden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickey Cormier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brady Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Luce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Myron Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pete Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Estes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luther Sturtz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Otis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Jackson State | David Luce comes up short on the floater from the right side | 54-62 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Luther Sturtz snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Howard | Brady Fields steals it from Robert Otis | 54-62 |
| 02:52 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jesse Pike (PG), Patrick Oman (SG), Frank Spencer (SF), Gerard Sessoms (C) Christopher Lumsden, Rickey Cormier, Brady Fields, Kenneth Christopher | |
| Subs | Howard | James Cuffie (SG), Curtis Brock (SF), Victor Kinyon (PF), Robert Butler (C) Pete Holmes, Charles Estes, Luther Sturtz, Robert Otis | |
| 02:42 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Curtis Brock - foul #1 on Curtis Brock, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 02:42 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:42 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Howard | Victor Kinyon can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-62 |
| 02:24 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Jackson State | Patrick Oman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-62 |
| 02:10 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer tips it back up and in | 58-62 |
| 01:58 | Howard | James Cuffie travels with the ball | 58-62 |
| 01:36 | Jackson State | David Luce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-62 |
| 01:35 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 01:13 | Howard | James Cuffie comes up short on the runner from close range | 60-62 |
| 01:12 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Gerard Sessoms | 60-62 |
| 01:07 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Victor Kinyon - foul #5 on Victor Kinyon, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Estes (PF) Victor Kinyon | |
| 01:07 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:07 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Curtis Brock misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 00:54 | Jackson State | David Luce grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:50 | Jackson State | Jesse Pike throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Myron Robinson hits a jumper from the right side | 62-64 |
| 00:24 | Jackson State | David Luce buries a fadeaway from the right side | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Howard | Jesse Pike picks off the pass by Myron Robinson in the backcourt | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Jackson State | Frank Spencer drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Patrick Oman | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Curtis Brock misses the halfcourt shot | 66-64 |