| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Lewis Parrott (fresh) SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) SF - James Jinks (fresh) PF - Joe Hugo (fresh) C - Vince Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) PF - Justin Cooper (fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Robert White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Robert White misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Jinks - foul #1 on James Jinks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Howard | Robert White misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Howard | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes is denied on a layup by Robert White | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Howard | Karl Bergfield grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:07 | Howard | Vince Hughes steals the ball from Richard Cannon | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | James Jinks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 0-1 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Justin Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Robert White buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Rutledge | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes is whistled for traveling | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses long on a floater from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina State | James Jinks clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:07 | Howard | Richard Cannon loses the dribble to James Jinks | 0-4 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | James Jinks buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Howard | Richard Cannon scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert White | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | Richard Cannon is called for the reach on Lewis Parrott - foul #1 on Richard Cannon, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer (SF) James Jinks | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG), Kyle Barela (PF), Eddie Prinz (C) Karl Bergfield, Justin Cooper, Robert White | |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Kyle Barela is called for the reach on Lewis Parrott - foul #1 on Kyle Barela, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bernie Crosier (SG) Steven Bushway | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Holley (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Bernie Crosier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bernie Crosier, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert St. George (C) Vince Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:49 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Lewis Parrott (fresh) SG - Bernie Crosier (fresh) SF - Kevin Springer (fresh) PF - Joe Hugo (fresh) C - Albert St. George (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Cisco (fresh) SF - Dean Holley (fresh) PF - Kyle Barela (fresh) C - Eddie Prinz (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | South Carolina State | Bernie Crosier is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bernie Crosier, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Peter McElligott (PG), Michael Libby (SG), James Jinks (SF) Lewis Parrott, Bernie Crosier, Joe Hugo | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Richard Cannon (SF), Justin Cooper (PF) Philip Cisco, Dean Holley, Eddie Prinz | |
| 15:16 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Rutledge | 3-9 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina State | Albert St. George misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 14:52 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to James Jinks | 3-9 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:31 | Howard | Kyle Barela grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Richard Cannon misses long on a floater from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina State | Peter McElligott comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to Richard Cannon | 3-9 |
| 13:59 | Howard | Michael Libby is called for the reach on Karl Bergfield - foul #1 on Michael Libby, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott (PG), Steven Bushway (SG), Joe Hugo (PF), Vince Hughes (C) Peter McElligott, Michael Libby, James Jinks, Albert St. George | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (PG), Robert White (C) Daniel Rutledge, Kyle Barela | |
| 13:31 | Howard | Robert White is hacked by Vince Hughes - foul #1 on Vince Hughes, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Whitney Brault (SG) Karl Bergfield | |
| 13:13 | Howard | Whitney Brault's pass is intercepted by Vince Hughes | 3-9 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Philip Cisco grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 12:39 | Howard | Whitney Brault buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Philip Cisco | 3-11 |
| 12:34 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Springer | 5-11 |
| 12:17 | Howard | Richard Cannon is hacked by Kevin Springer - foul #1 on Kevin Springer, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Jinks (SF) Kevin Springer | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Rutledge (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG), Dean Holley (SF), Kyle Barela (PF) Philip Cisco, Whitney Brault, Richard Cannon, Justin Cooper | |
| 12:01 | Howard | Kyle Barela misses the easy layup | 5-11 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina State | Daniel Rutledge is called for the reach on Steven Bushway - foul #1 on Daniel Rutledge, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Peter McElligott (PG) Lewis Parrott | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:38 | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Hugo | 7-11 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Peter McElligott (fresh) SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) SF - James Jinks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Hugo (fresh) C - Vince Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Holley (fresh) PF - Kyle Barela (fresh) C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Howard | Dean Holley is fouled on the floor by James Jinks - foul #2 on James Jinks, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (SF), Albert St. George (PF) James Jinks, Joe Hugo | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:26 | Howard | Dean Holley makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:26 | Howard | Dean Holley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:26 | Howard | Robert White gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Dean Holley is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mark Grier (C) Vince Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Prinz (C) Robert White | |
| 10:53 | South Carolina State | Albert St. George misses the fadeaway from the left side | 7-12 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | Albert St. George tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Barela | 9-12 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge is hacked by Albert St. George - foul #1 on Albert St. George, team foul #8 | 9-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott (PG), Kevin Springer (SF), Joe Hugo (PF) Steven Bushway, Michael Libby, Mark Grier | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Cannon (SF), Justin Cooper (PF) Dean Holley, Eddie Prinz | |
| 10:29 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina State | Albert St. George pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer makes the jump hook from close range | 11-12 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Richard Cannon hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Rutledge | 11-14 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott misses long on a shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 09:48 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer hits the follow up shot | 13-14 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Richard Cannon is hacked by Peter McElligott - foul #1 on Peter McElligott, team foul #9 | 13-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes (C) Albert St. George | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG), Robert White (C) Karl Bergfield, Kyle Barela | |
| 09:29 | Howard | Richard Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Richard Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Cannon - foul #2 on Richard Cannon, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Holley (SF) Richard Cannon | |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:09 | Howard | Robert White pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Justin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Peter McElligott - foul #2 on Peter McElligott, team foul #10 | 13-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway (SG) Peter McElligott | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:55 | Howard | Justin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Justin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo is fouled on the floor by Justin Cooper - foul #1 on Justin Cooper, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert St. George (PF) Joe Hugo | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer lays it up and in | 15-18 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge is hacked by Steven Bushway - foul #1 on Steven Bushway, team foul #11 | 15-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (SF) Kevin Springer | |
| Subs | Howard | Kyle Barela (PF) Justin Cooper | |
| 08:05 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway is called for 3 seconds | 15-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG) Philip Cisco | |
| 07:22 | Howard | Vince Hughes picks off the pass by Karl Bergfield | 15-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Lewis Parrott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Bushway (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Libby (fresh) PF - Albert St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vince Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Holley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Barela (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott is fouled on the floor by Daniel Rutledge - foul #2 on Daniel Rutledge, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo (PF) Vince Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (PG), Eddie Prinz (C) Daniel Rutledge, Robert White | |
| 06:54 | South Carolina State | The jump hook by Albert St. George is blocked by Dean Holley | 15-20 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo tips it home | 17-20 |
| 06:46 | Howard | Eddie Prinz misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Albert St. George - foul #2 on Albert St. George, team foul #12 | 17-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer (SF), Mark Grier (C) Steven Bushway, Albert St. George | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Cooper (PF) Kyle Barela | |
| 06:46 | Howard | Eddie Prinz misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:46 | Howard | Eddie Prinz makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott's pass is intercepted by Dean Holley | 17-21 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Dean Holley can't throw it down | 17-21 |
| 06:19 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo dunks the ball | 19-21 |
| 05:55 | Howard | Philip Cisco misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 05:53 | Howard | Justin Cooper snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Eddie Prinz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway (SG), Vince Hughes (C) Michael Libby, Mark Grier | |
| Subs | Howard | Whitney Brault (SG), Vincent Jackson (SF), Robert White (C) Karl Bergfield, Dean Holley, Eddie Prinz | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina State | Vince Hughes tips it home | 21-21 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Vincent Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina State | Vincent Jackson steps in front of the Vince Hughes pass | 21-21 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Vincent Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Springer - foul #2 on Kevin Springer, team foul #13 | 21-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (SF), Mark Grier (PF) Kevin Springer, Joe Hugo | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Dean Holley (SF), Kyle Barela (PF) Philip Cisco, Whitney Brault, Justin Cooper | |
| 04:19 | Howard | Vincent Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Vincent Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway lays it up and in set up by Michael Libby | 23-23 |
| 03:44 | Howard | Karl Bergfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-23 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina State | Mark Grier grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Mark Grier is fouled on the floor by Kyle Barela - foul #2 on Kyle Barela, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bernie Crosier (PG), Peter McElligott (SG), James Jinks (SF) Lewis Parrott, Steven Bushway, Michael Libby | |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Rutledge (PG), Richard Cannon (SF), Eddie Prinz (C) Vincent Jackson, Dean Holley, Robert White | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Mark Grier makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Mark Grier makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:17 | Howard | Richard Cannon makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Karl Bergfield | 25-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Bernie Crosier (fresh) SG - Peter McElligott (fresh) SF - James Jinks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Grier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vince Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Daniel Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kyle Barela (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina State | Mark Grier makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Peter McElligott | 27-25 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Kyle Barela is fouled on the floor by Mark Grier - foul #1 on Mark Grier, team foul #14 | 27-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo (PF), Kevin Springer (C) Mark Grier, Vince Hughes | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Cooper (PF) Eddie Prinz | |
| 02:48 | Howard | Kyle Barela makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Kyle Barela makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:29 | South Carolina State | Bernie Crosier connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Peter McElligott | 29-27 |
| 02:20 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Bernie Crosier - foul #3 on Bernie Crosier, team foul #15 | 29-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (SG) Bernie Crosier | |
| Subs | Howard | Philip Cisco (SG) Karl Bergfield | |
| 02:20 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:20 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Barela - foul #3 on Kyle Barela, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert White (C) Kyle Barela | |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:03 | Howard | Daniel Rutledge is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Rutledge, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Whitney Brault (SG) Daniel Rutledge | |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Peter McElligott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Libby | 33-27 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Philip Cisco hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 33-27 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 33-27 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 01:31 | Howard | Philip Cisco snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 01:12 | Howard | Joe Hugo denies the turnaround by Richard Cannon | 33-27 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina State | Joe Hugo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Jinks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway (SG), Vince Hughes (C) Michael Libby, James Jinks | |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG) Whitney Brault | |
| 00:54 | Howard | Robert White misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vince Hughes - foul #2 on Vince Hughes, team foul #16 | 33-27 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer is hacked by Richard Cannon - foul #3 on Richard Cannon, team foul #10 | 33-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lewis Parrott (PG) Peter McElligott | |
| Subs | Howard | Dean Holley (SF), Eddie Prinz (C) Richard Cannon, Robert White | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:34 | Howard | The rebound goes to Dean Holley | 33-29 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Karl Bergfield's pass is intercepted by Steven Bushway | 33-29 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina State | Kevin Springer lays it in on a great pass from Steven Bushway | 35-29 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Philip Cisco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-29 |