| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Boler (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Peaslee (fresh) SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey banks in the layup set up by Robby Ashley | 37-25 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Edwin Eatman is hacked by Robby Ashley - foul #2 on Robby Ashley, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Robert Graham steals it from Matthew Luther | 37-25 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham banks in the layup | 39-25 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Robby Ashley steals it from Kevin Peaslee | 39-25 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina State | Edwin Eatman is called for the reach on Robert Graham - foul #1 on Edwin Eatman, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Edwin Eatman steals the ball from Robert Graham | 39-25 |
| 18:13 | Howard | Ronald Vogt lays it in on a nice dish by Edwin Eatman | 39-27 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley is called for traveling | 39-27 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Ronald Vogt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robby Ashley - foul #3 on Robby Ashley, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), George Johnson (PF) Robby Ashley, Rickey Bailey | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:41 | Howard | Ronald Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Ronald Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Matthew Luther pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-29 |
| 17:14 | South Carolina State | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte is hacked by Ronald Vogt - foul #2 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (PG) Kevin Peaslee | |
| 16:53 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 16:51 | Howard | Robert Laporte takes the ball from Robert Hall in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | George Powell (PF), Paul May (C) Dustin Frankel, Matthew Luther | |
| 16:25 | Howard | Robert Hall misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 16:23 | Howard | Edwin Eatman snags the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Robert Hall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 16:04 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 19 pts. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edwin Eatman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul May (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 15:51 | Howard | George Powell pulls down the rebound | 41-29 |
| 15:31 | Howard | Edwin Eatman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Hall | 41-32 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Howard | George Powell grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Robert Hall is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG), Rickey Bailey (PF) Robert Laporte, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Peaslee (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), Dustin Frankel (PF), Matthew Luther (C) Edwin Eatman, Ronald Vogt, George Powell, Paul May | |
| 14:36 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey comes up short on the runner from close range | 41-32 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Matthew Luther snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Robert Hall misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rickey Bailey - foul #3 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 14:14 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 41-33 |
| 13:54 | Howard | Clarence Patti loses the dribble to Keith Boswell | 41-33 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Graham | 44-33 |
| 13:33 | Howard | Clarence Patti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 13:32 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hall | 44-33 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Robert Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | Robert Hall steals the ball from Robert Graham | 44-36 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Robert Hall lays it in | 44-38 |
| 12:44 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Robert Graham picks off the pass by Kevin Peaslee in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley lays it in on a great pass from Robert Graham | 46-38 |
| 12:29 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SF), George Johnson (C) Albert Boler, Keith Boswell | |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (SG), Ronald Vogt (SF) Robert Hall, Clarence Patti | |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | The pull-up jumper by Glen Brumfield is blocked by Matthew Luther | 46-38 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Edwin Eatman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 12:03 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Matthew Luther can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Peaslee | 46-38 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rickey Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Peaslee (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Frankel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 46-38 |
| 11:15 | South Carolina State | George Johnson can't tip it in | 46-38 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina State | George Johnson grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Eatman - foul #2 on Edwin Eatman, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Albert Boler (SF), Keith Boswell (C) Robby Ashley, Glen Brumfield, Rickey Bailey | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (PG), George Powell (PF), Paul May (C) Kevin Peaslee, Dustin Frankel, Matthew Luther | |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:52 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Paul May gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:38 | Howard | Ronald Vogt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 10:17 | Howard | George Powell pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Robert Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 10:08 | Howard | George Powell grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:51 | Howard | Edwin Eatman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Robert Hall buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edwin Eatman | 50-40 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 08:47 | Howard | George Powell gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-40 |
| 08:21 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 07:52 | Howard | George Powell hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Edwin Eatman | 52-42 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 07:36 | Howard | Paul May grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Graham (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Boler (tiring) 25 pts. PF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Keith Boswell (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul May (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Howard | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina State | George Johnson grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Laporte and he's hacked by Paul May - foul #1 on Paul May, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG), Glen Brumfield (SG), Charles Corum (SF), Rickey Bailey (PF) Robert Laporte, Robert Graham, Albert Boler, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Peaslee (PG), Clarence Patti (SG), Jeffrey Oakman (SF), Dustin Frankel (PF), Matthew Luther (C) Robert Hall, Edwin Eatman, Ronald Vogt, George Powell, Paul May | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:58 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dustin Frankel | 55-45 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Luther - foul #2 on Matthew Luther, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:44 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:30 | Howard | Matthew Luther comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 06:28 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Oakman | 57-45 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Matthew Luther banks in the layup | 57-47 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Frankel | 57-49 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Matthew Luther pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Matthew Luther can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-49 |
| 05:14 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum loses the dribble to Matthew Luther | 57-49 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Jeffrey Oakman double dribbles | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SG), Albert Boler (SF), George Johnson (C) Glen Brumfield, Charles Corum, Keith Boswell | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (PG), Edwin Eatman (SG), Ronald Vogt (SF), George Powell (C) Kevin Peaslee, Clarence Patti, Jeffrey Oakman, Matthew Luther | |
| 04:13 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-49 |
| 04:04 | Howard | Edwin Eatman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-52 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG) Robby Ashley | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul May (C) Dustin Frankel | |
| 03:39 | Howard | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Robert Laporte - foul #2 on Robert Laporte, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Luther (C) Paul May | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 03:15 | Howard | Ronald Vogt hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 25 pts. PF - Rickey Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Johnson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Boler | 62-54 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG) Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Peaslee (PG), Dustin Frankel (PF) Robert Hall, George Powell | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Howard | Dustin Frankel misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Rickey Bailey - foul #4 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Dustin Frankel makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Dustin Frankel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Graham | 64-56 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 02:03 | Howard | Dustin Frankel can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | George Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Vogt - foul #3 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell (C) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:57 | Howard | Ronald Vogt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey is hacked by Kevin Peaslee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Peaslee, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dewey Maple (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), George Powell (PF), Paul May (C) Kevin Peaslee, Edwin Eatman, Ronald Vogt, Dustin Frankel, Matthew Luther | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:53 | Howard | The rebound goes to George Powell | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Howard | Clarence Patti comes up short on the shot from the left side | 67-56 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina State | Dewey Maple picks off the pass by Keith Boswell | 67-56 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Paul May is fouled on the floor by Robert Graham - foul #2 on Robert Graham, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| 00:06 | Howard | George Powell banks in the layup | 67-58 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley runs out the clock | 67-58 |