| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Beach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Barry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Kells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | James Beach inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | South Carolina State | James Beach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 19:40 | Howard | John Chen steals the ball from Craig Baker | 35-27 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina State | Craig Baker is called for the reach on Sean Lee - foul #2 on Craig Baker, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 35-27 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 35-27 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Craig Baker can't tip it in | 35-27 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina State | Donald Kells is called for the reach on Kevin Sexton - foul #2 on Donald Kells, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina State | John Chen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Kevin Sexton blocks the short jumper by Craig Baker | 38-27 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Craig Baker tips it but misses | 38-27 |
| 17:59 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire can't tip it in | 38-27 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:51 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Sean Lee | 40-27 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Joshua Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Watson | 40-30 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina State | James Beach connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Chen | 43-30 |
| 17:00 | Howard | Joshua Smith hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 43-33 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton is fouled on the floor by Craig Baker - foul #3 on Craig Baker, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Duane Benton (C) James Beach, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | Howard | Raymond Boggan (PG), Francis Myers (SG), Carlos Mikula (C) John Watson, Joshua Smith, Craig Baker | |
| 16:45 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton's pass is intercepted by Raymond Boggan | 43-33 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Raymond Boggan lays it in | 43-35 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Lee | 45-35 |
| 15:55 | Howard | Francis Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | John Chen grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Chen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Bates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Raymond Boggan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Francis Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kells (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Whitmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Mikula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Francis Myers - foul #2 on Francis Myers, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (SG), James Beach (SF), Brandon Coghill (C) Sean Lee, John Chen, James Barry | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Louis Rood (SF), Craig Baker (C) Raymond Boggan, Francis Myers, Donald Kells, Joseph Whitmire | |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 15:33 | Howard | Carlos Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:14 | Howard | Louis Rood drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Duane Benton - foul #1 on Duane Benton, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton (C) Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:14 | Howard | Louis Rood makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Louis Rood snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:22 | Howard | Louis Rood is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina State | Donald Bates hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Dunaway | 49-38 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Joshua Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Louis Rood pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:42 | Howard | John Watson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Smith | 49-41 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton's pass is intercepted by Carlos Mikula | 49-41 |
| 13:20 | Howard | Craig Baker hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Smith | 49-43 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton buries a jump hook in the lane set up by James Dunaway and he's hacked by Craig Baker - foul #4 on Craig Baker, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), John Chen (SG), William Gates (SF), James Barry (PF) James Dunaway, Donald Bates, James Beach, Duane Benton | |
| Subs | Howard | Raymond Boggan (PG), Francis Myers (SG), Donald Kells (SF), Joseph Whitmire (PF), Stephen Baker (C) John Watson, Joshua Smith, Louis Rood, Carlos Mikula, Craig Baker | |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:54 | Howard | Donald Kells misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina State | James Barry grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses the dunk but he's hacked by Francis Myers - foul #3 on Francis Myers, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (C) Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | James Barry makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 12:31 | South Carolina State | James Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:11 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire steps out of bounds on the baseline | 54-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF) William Gates | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG) Raymond Boggan | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Beach (SF) Donald Bates | |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Smith (SG), Carlos Mikula (C) Francis Myers, Stephen Baker | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Beach (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Kells (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Mikula (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Howard | Donald Kells buries a shot in the lane | 54-45 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | James Beach grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina State | James Beach can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina State | James Barry gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina State | James Beach hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Chen | 57-45 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-45 |
| 09:51 | Howard | Carlos Mikula grabs the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 09:38 | Howard | John Chen takes the ball from Joshua Smith | 57-45 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-45 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina State | James Beach hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 08:32 | Howard | John Watson double dribbles | 57-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (PG), Donald Bates (SG), William Gates (SF), Duane Benton (PF), Kevin Sexton (C) Sean Lee, John Chen, James Beach, James Barry, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | Howard | Raymond Boggan (PG), Francis Myers (SG), Lonnie Crepeau (SF), Louis Rood (PF), Stephen Baker (C) John Watson, Joshua Smith, Donald Kells, Joseph Whitmire, Carlos Mikula | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 08:12 | Howard | The rebound goes to Stephen Baker | 57-45 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Louis Rood makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Boggan | 57-48 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina State | The pull-up jumper by James Dunaway is blocked by Louis Rood | 57-48 |
| 07:30 | Howard | Louis Rood snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Bates (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Duane Benton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Sexton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Raymond Boggan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Myers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lonnie Crepeau (fresh) PF - Louis Rood (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Baker (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Howard | Lonnie Crepeau scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Louis Rood | 57-50 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Dunaway | 59-50 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Francis Myers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina State | Duane Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton misses the jumper from close range | 59-50 |
| 06:01 | South Carolina State | Kevin Sexton tips it home | 61-50 |
| 05:42 | Howard | A charge is called on Louis Rood - foul #1 on Louis Rood, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Sean Lee (PG), John Chen (SG), James Beach (SF), James Barry (PF), Sang Hou (C) James Dunaway, Donald Bates, William Gates, Duane Benton, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Joshua Smith (SG), Donald Kells (SF), Joseph Whitmire (PF), Craig Baker (C) Raymond Boggan, Francis Myers, Lonnie Crepeau, Louis Rood, Stephen Baker | |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Joseph Whitmire snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:53 | Howard | John Watson misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Beach - foul #3 on James Beach, team foul #2 | 61-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (C) Sang Hou | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:53 | Howard | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:53 | Howard | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | James Beach misses the easy layup | 61-50 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | James Beach scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sean Lee | 64-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Howard | John Watson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-50 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | James Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | South Carolina State | James Barry misses long on a shot from the right block | 64-50 |
| 03:34 | Howard | Craig Baker snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Sean Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Chen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Beach (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Coghill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Kells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Howard | Craig Baker blows the layup | 64-50 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina State | James Barry grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina State | James Beach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 03:01 | Howard | Craig Baker grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Craig Baker connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Sean Lee - foul #1 on Sean Lee, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Bates (SF), Kevin Sexton (C) James Beach, Brandon Coghill | |
| Subs | Howard | Francis Myers (SG) Joshua Smith | |
| 02:54 | Howard | Craig Baker makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Dunaway (SG), William Gates (PF), Duane Benton (C) John Chen, James Barry, Kevin Sexton | |
| Subs | Howard | Raymond Boggan (PG), Louis Rood (SF), Carlos Mikula (PF), Stephen Baker (C) John Watson, Donald Kells, Joseph Whitmire, Craig Baker | |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:33 | South Carolina State | Sean Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:17 | Howard | Francis Myers is called for a charge - foul #4 on Francis Myers, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Owen Manning (SG) Sean Lee | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Dunaway, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill (C) Owen Manning | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:42 | Howard | Louis Rood clanks a floater from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway is fouled on the floor by Francis Myers - foul #5 on Francis Myers, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lonnie Crepeau (SG) Francis Myers | |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:18 | Howard | Stephen Baker snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Raymond Boggan is fouled in the backcourt by James Dunaway - foul #2 on James Dunaway, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| 01:04 | Howard | Carlos Mikula's layup is rejected by Duane Benton | 67-53 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Raymond Boggan gets the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 00:53 | Howard | Raymond Boggan loses the dribble to James Dunaway | 67-53 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway hits the finger roll | 69-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Howard | Carlos Mikula's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Coghill | 69-53 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina State | Brandon Coghill gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Donald Bates | 71-53 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Louis Rood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | James Dunaway runs out the clock | 71-53 |