| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Peaslee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Frankel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Boler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Keith Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Ronald Vogt inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Howard | Edwin Eatman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Rickey Bailey | 35-33 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham is hacked by Edwin Eatman - foul #2 on Edwin Eatman, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Frankel - foul #1 on Dustin Frankel, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Dustin Frankel snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Ronald Vogt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler connects on the 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:47 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham is hacked by Ronald Vogt - foul #1 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Albert Boler, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Corum (SF) Albert Boler | |
| 18:03 | Howard | Edwin Eatman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum tips it in | 38-38 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Rickey Bailey is called for the reach on Kevin Peaslee - foul #1 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (PG) Kevin Peaslee | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (PF) Rickey Bailey | |
| 17:05 | Howard | Edwin Eatman double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Howard | George Powell (C) Matthew Luther | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Corum | 38-41 |
| 16:34 | Howard | Robert Hall makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Vogt | 40-41 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 40-44 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Dustin Frankel connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hall | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dustin Frankel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glen Brumfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Corum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-44 |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | George Johnson hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 15:15 | Howard | George Powell drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Frankel | 45-46 |
| 14:56 | South Carolina State | Dustin Frankel takes the ball from Glen Brumfield | 45-46 |
| 14:45 | Howard | Ronald Vogt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:43 | Howard | George Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-46 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina State | George Powell is called for the reach on Robert Graham - foul #3 on George Powell, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Peaslee (PG), Clarence Patti (SG), Jeffrey Oakman (SF), Paul May (PF), Matthew Luther (C) Robert Hall, Edwin Eatman, Ronald Vogt, Dustin Frankel, George Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Albert Boler (SF), Rickey Bailey (PF) Glen Brumfield, Charles Corum, George Johnson | |
| 13:59 | South Carolina State | A charge is called on Rickey Bailey - foul #2 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| 13:39 | Howard | Jeffrey Oakman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Clarence Patti and he's hacked by Robert Laporte - foul #4 on Robert Laporte, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG) Robert Laporte | |
| 13:39 | Howard | Jeffrey Oakman makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Oakman is called for the reach on Robert Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Oakman, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (SG) Jeffrey Oakman | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (C) Keith Boswell | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Graham | 48-49 |
| 12:35 | Howard | George Johnson steals the ball from Kevin Peaslee | 48-49 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Peaslee - foul #1 on Kevin Peaslee, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (SG), Ronald Vogt (SF), George Powell (PF) Robert Hall, Clarence Patti, Paul May | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG), Keith Boswell (C) Robby Ashley, Rickey Bailey | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Peaslee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - George Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Albert Boler (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 11:28 | Howard | Ronald Vogt grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:23 | Howard | Edwin Eatman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Peaslee | 50-51 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler's pass is intercepted by Ronald Vogt | 50-51 |
| 11:04 | Howard | Ronald Vogt blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Matthew Luther tips it home | 52-51 |
| 10:44 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Keith Boswell | 52-54 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Vogt | 54-54 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 54-56 |
| 09:42 | Howard | George Powell can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina State | George Johnson grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:31 | South Carolina State | George Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Glen Brumfield | 54-58 |
| 08:49 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to George Johnson | 54-58 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Vogt - foul #2 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Dewey Maple (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Dustin Frankel (PF), Paul May (C) Kevin Peaslee, Edwin Eatman, Ronald Vogt, George Powell, Matthew Luther | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG), Charles Corum (SG), Rickey Bailey (PF) Glen Brumfield, Robert Graham, George Johnson | |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Robert Hall misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-59 |
| 08:16 | Howard | Dustin Frankel tips it home | 56-59 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina State | Dewey Maple steals it from Albert Boler | 56-59 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Robert Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dewey Maple | 59-59 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Paul May grabs the board | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dewey Maple (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) PF - Dustin Frankel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Corum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Boswell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Howard | Charles Corum steps in front of the Paul May pass | 59-59 |
| 07:06 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Corum | 59-61 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Paul May misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Boswell - foul #1 on Keith Boswell, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Eatman (SG), Ronald Vogt (SF) Dewey Maple, Clarence Patti | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (PG), Robert Graham (SG) Robby Ashley, Charles Corum | |
| 06:51 | Howard | Paul May makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Paul May makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Laporte | 61-63 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Dustin Frankel knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hall | 64-63 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Frankel - foul #2 on Dustin Frankel, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Luther (C) Paul May | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (SF), George Johnson (C) Albert Boler, Keith Boswell | |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Robert Hall is hacked by Glen Brumfield - foul #2 on Glen Brumfield, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Dewey Maple (PG), George Powell (PF) Robert Hall, Dustin Frankel | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:06 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 05:05 | Howard | George Powell gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:53 | Howard | Dewey Maple misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Laporte | 64-67 |
| 04:20 | Howard | Robert Laporte steals the ball from Ronald Vogt | 64-67 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Laporte | 64-69 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Robert Graham picks off the pass by Matthew Luther | 64-69 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the easy layup | 64-69 |
| 03:41 | Howard | George Powell pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Ronald Vogt clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-69 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to George Johnson | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Dewey Maple (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Eatman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ronald Vogt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Luther (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Laporte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Graham (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rickey Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-69 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Ronald Vogt grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Peaslee (PG), Dustin Frankel (PF) Dewey Maple, George Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SF), Keith Boswell (C) Glen Brumfield, Rickey Bailey | |
| 02:54 | Howard | Kevin Peaslee knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 66-69 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Ronald Vogt - foul #3 on Ronald Vogt, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Edwin Eatman misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #3 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 66-72 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Edwin Eatman makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Edwin Eatman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-74 |
| 01:44 | Howard | 3 seconds is called on Matthew Luther | 68-74 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey (PF) George Johnson | |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 68-74 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler tips it back up and in | 68-76 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Howard | Dustin Frankel clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the board | 68-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | Howard | Ronald Vogt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-79 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Edwin Eatman grabs the offensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Ronald Vogt is fouled on the floor by Rickey Bailey - foul #3 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Hall (PG), Clarence Patti (SG), George Powell (PF), Paul May (C) Kevin Peaslee, Edwin Eatman, Dustin Frankel, Matthew Luther | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:36 | Howard | Ronald Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:36 | Howard | Ronald Vogt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the board | 69-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | George Powell denies the turnaround by Albert Boler | 69-79 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell snags the offensive board | 69-79 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte runs out the clock | 69-79 |