| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Dale Gillespie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Simon (fresh) SF - Douglas Fallis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Erwin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Minton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marco Rexford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 19:44 | Howard | Henry Woodie grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 19:39 | Howard | George Samples scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marco Rexford | 32-29 |
| 19:21 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Dale Gillespie | 34-29 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Marco Rexford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Mayton | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Carl Mayton snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Henry Woodie knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by George Samples | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Richard Andrews gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Richard Andrews hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Henry Woodie | 34-37 |
| 17:13 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 34-37 |
| 17:11 | Howard | Richard Andrews grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 16:51 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:50 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Fred Minton | 34-37 |
| 16:38 | Jacksonville State | Henry Woodie steals the ball from Don Simon | 34-37 |
| 16:27 | Howard | Richard Andrews misses the 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:26 | Jacksonville State | Fred Minton pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Andrews - foul #2 on Richard Andrews, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Don Pope (PG), Richard Markham (SG), Todd Chery (SF), Willie Knight (C) Dale Gillespie, Don Simon, Douglas Fallis, Fred Minton | |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Justin Starks (SF), Christopher Schwingler (PF), Lloyd Haley (C) George Samples, Marco Rexford, Henry Woodie, Richard Andrews, Carl Mayton | |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:08 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:08 | Howard | Lloyd Haley snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler is called for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Joey Gatling (PF) David Erwin | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Don Pope (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Markham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Chery (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joey Gatling (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Knight (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Starks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Schwingler (fresh) C - Lloyd Haley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Jacksonville State | Robert Blair is called for the reach on Joey Gatling - foul #2 on Robert Blair, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by Willie Knight is denied by Lloyd Haley | 35-37 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Lloyd Haley snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Dominick Dansby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:03 | Jacksonville State | Joey Gatling grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:47 | Jacksonville State | Dominick Dansby steals it from Don Pope | 35-37 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Justin Starks is fouled on the floor by Todd Chery - foul #1 on Todd Chery, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie (PG), Don Simon (SG), Douglas Fallis (SF), Fred Minton (C) Don Pope, Richard Markham, Joey Gatling, Willie Knight | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Marco Rexford (SG), Carl Mayton (C) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair, Lloyd Haley | |
| 14:16 | Howard | George Samples double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Erwin (PF) Todd Chery | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:57 | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie is hacked by George Samples - foul #2 on George Samples, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Andrews (PF) Christopher Schwingler | |
| 13:48 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 13:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Justin Starks | 35-37 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Justin Starks clanks a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Douglas Fallis - foul #3 on Douglas Fallis, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Woodie (SF) George Samples | |
| 13:23 | Howard | Justin Starks misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Justin Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Justin Starks misses the 3rd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:23 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:58 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 12:56 | Jacksonville State | Fred Minton pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:42 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dale Gillespie | 38-38 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Douglas Fallis is called for the reach on Carl Mayton - foul #4 on Douglas Fallis, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Don Pope (PG), Richard Markham (SG), Todd Chery (SF), Joey Gatling (PF), Willie Knight (C) Dale Gillespie, Don Simon, Douglas Fallis, David Erwin, Fred Minton | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Robert Blair (SG) Justin Starks, Marco Rexford | |
| 12:12 | Howard | Henry Woodie misses long on a jump hook from close range | 38-38 |
| 12:11 | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville State | Willie Knight drills a floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 11:42 | Howard | Richard Andrews lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Woodie | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Don Pope (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Markham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Chery (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joey Gatling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Knight (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - George Samples (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Blair - foul #3 on Robert Blair, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Schwingler (PF) Richard Andrews | |
| 11:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Henry Woodie knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by George Samples | 42-42 |
| 11:00 | Jacksonville State | George Samples is called for the reach on Don Pope - foul #3 on George Samples, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie (PG), Don Simon (SG), David Erwin (PF), Fred Minton (C) Don Pope, Richard Markham, Joey Gatling, Willie Knight | |
| Subs | Howard | Marco Rexford (SG), Lloyd Haley (C) Henry Woodie, Carl Mayton | |
| 10:47 | Jacksonville State | The short jumper by David Erwin is denied by Robert Blair | 42-42 |
| 10:45 | Howard | George Samples gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Marco Rexford knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by George Samples | 42-44 |
| 10:24 | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Lloyd Haley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:18 | Howard | George Samples can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Fred Minton - foul #2 on Fred Minton, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SF) Robert Blair | |
| 10:18 | Howard | George Samples makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:18 | Howard | George Samples makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:18 | Howard | George Samples makes the 3rd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:04 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon makes the 3 from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Justin Starks connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Schwingler | 45-49 |
| 09:39 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 09:37 | Howard | Marco Rexford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 09:21 | Howard | Todd Chery steals the ball from Christopher Schwingler | 45-49 |
| 09:07 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Gillespie | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Erwin - foul #1 on David Erwin, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Don Pope (PG), Richard Markham (SG), Joey Gatling (SF), Willie Knight (C) Dale Gillespie, Don Simon, Todd Chery, Fred Minton | |
| Subs | Howard | Henry Woodie (SF), Carl Mayton (C) Justin Starks, Lloyd Haley | |
| 08:46 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Christopher Schwingler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:32 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Richard Andrews (PF) George Samples, Marco Rexford, Christopher Schwingler | |
| 08:19 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Carl Mayton and he's hacked by Richard Markham - foul #2 on Richard Markham, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Henry Woodie misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:19 | Howard | Carl Mayton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Dominick Dansby knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Blair | 47-56 |
| 08:01 | Jacksonville State | Willie Knight misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-56 |
| 07:59 | Jacksonville State | Don Pope tips it home | 49-56 |
| 07:44 | Howard | Dominick Dansby misses the jumper from the right block | 49-56 |
| 07:42 | Jacksonville State | Joey Gatling grabs the board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Don Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Markham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joey Gatling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Erwin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Knight (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Erwin, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie (PG), Don Simon (SG), Douglas Fallis (SF), Fred Minton (C) Don Pope, Richard Markham, David Erwin, Willie Knight | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Marco Rexford (SG) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair | |
| 07:08 | Howard | Marco Rexford can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 07:06 | Howard | George Samples can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Carl Mayton grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Henry Woodie hits the finger roll set up by Marco Rexford | 49-58 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis connects on the runner near the basket set up by Dale Gillespie and the foul's on Henry Woodie - foul #2 on Henry Woodie, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery (PF) Joey Gatling | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Starks (SF) Henry Woodie | |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville State | Douglas Fallis makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:21 | Howard | Marco Rexford makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by George Samples | 52-60 |
| 06:01 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marco Rexford - foul #1 on Marco Rexford, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| 06:01 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:01 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:46 | Howard | George Samples misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dale Gillespie - foul #3 on Dale Gillespie, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Schwingler (PF) Richard Andrews | |
| 05:46 | Howard | George Samples makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:46 | Howard | George Samples misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:46 | Jacksonville State | Fred Minton snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 05:41 | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 05:40 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 05:38 | Howard | George Samples grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:15 | Howard | George Samples misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 05:14 | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:00 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-61 |
| 04:58 | Howard | Marco Rexford pulls down the rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Marco Rexford makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Justin Starks | 54-64 |
| 04:38 | Jacksonville State | Don Simon misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-64 |
| 04:36 | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery tips it in | 56-64 |
| 04:11 | Howard | Justin Starks scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Samples | 56-66 |
| 04:00 | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 03:59 | Howard | Marco Rexford grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Carl Mayton drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marco Rexford and he's hacked by Fred Minton - foul #3 on Fred Minton, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Don Pope (PG), Richard Markham (SG), Joey Gatling (SF), David Erwin (PF), Willie Knight (C) Dale Gillespie, Don Simon, Douglas Fallis, Todd Chery, Fred Minton | |
| Subs | Howard | Dominick Dansby (PG), Robert Blair (SG), Henry Woodie (SF), Richard Andrews (PF) George Samples, Marco Rexford, Justin Starks, Christopher Schwingler | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Carl Mayton makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Don Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Markham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joey Gatling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Erwin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Knight (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dominick Dansby (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Woodie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Mayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Jacksonville State | David Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 03:19 | Howard | Carl Mayton pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Richard Andrews hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 56-69 |
| 03:00 | Jacksonville State | Don Pope gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 03:00 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie (PG), Douglas Fallis (SF), Todd Chery (C) Don Pope, Joey Gatling, Willie Knight | |
| Subs | Howard | George Samples (PG), Justin Starks (SG) Dominick Dansby, Robert Blair | |
| 02:41 | Jacksonville State | Dale Gillespie scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Fallis | 58-69 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Richard Andrews blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Markham - foul #3 on Richard Markham, team foul #10 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Don Pope (PG), Joey Gatling (PF), Willie Knight (C) Dale Gillespie, Douglas Fallis, David Erwin | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Blair (SG), Christopher Schwingler (SF), Lloyd Haley (C) George Samples, Henry Woodie, Carl Mayton | |
| 02:22 | Howard | Richard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Richard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:09 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-71 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Lloyd Haley gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:43 | Howard | Justin Starks can't finish the layup | 58-71 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Robert Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Joey Gatling picks off the pass by Christopher Schwingler | 58-71 |
| 01:01 | Jacksonville State | Todd Chery misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 01:00 | Howard | Richard Andrews pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Howard | Richard Andrews scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Blair | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Jacksonville State | Richard Markham hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Justin Starks runs out the clock | 61-73 |