| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Jinks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Breen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Aybar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | James Jinks inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 19:41 | Howard | Steven McCord grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Howard | Eddie Prinz can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 29-29 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Jinks | 29-29 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar is hacked by James Sandstrom - foul #3 on James Sandstrom, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (PG) James Sandstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Jinks | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Steven McCord loses the dribble to James Jinks | 29-31 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Eddie Prinz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Eddie Prinz misses the fadeaway from the left block | 29-31 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | James Jinks is fouled on the floor by Michael Jandreau - foul #1 on Michael Jandreau, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina State | The jumper by Glenn McCarney is denied by Anthony Lanza | 29-31 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina State | James Jinks tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 17:40 | Howard | Eddie Prinz grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Karl Bergfield hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Jandreau | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eddie Prinz - foul #3 on Eddie Prinz, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Jaynes (PF) Eddie Prinz | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:24 | Howard | Robert Jaynes gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:03 | Howard | Karl Bergfield is fouled on the floor by Danny Breen - foul #2 on Danny Breen, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (SF) Steven McCord | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), Michael Libby (PF), Roland Wilkins (C) Glenn McCarney, Steven Bushway, Danny Breen, Richard Aybar | |
| 16:47 | Howard | Michael Jandreau's layup is rejected by Michael Libby | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Nathan Good tips it in | 33-31 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:15 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina State | Bryan Berman connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Samuel Milam | 33-36 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Karl Bergfield clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Jinks - foul #2 on James Jinks, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Steven McCord (SF), Eddie Prinz (PF) Michael Jandreau, Nathan Good, Anthony Lanza | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Steven Bushway (SG), Danny Breen (PF) Samuel Milam, Bryan Berman, James Jinks | |
| 15:59 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Karl Bergfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Libby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Breen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:42 | Howard | Robert Jaynes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:34 | Howard | Roland Wilkins swats the layup by Robert Jaynes | 35-36 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Eddie Prinz pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:20 | Howard | Steven McCord hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Libby | 35-38 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Karl Bergfield drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Prinz | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway is hacked by Eddie Prinz - foul #4 on Eddie Prinz, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG), Nathan Good (SF), Billy Rice (PF), Anthony Lanza (C) Karl Bergfield, Steven McCord, Eddie Prinz, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), James Jinks (SF), Richard Aybar (C) Glenn McCarney, Steven Bushway, Michael Libby, Danny Breen | |
| 13:58 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins can't tip it in | 37-38 |
| 13:54 | Howard | Michael Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:33 | Howard | Nathan Good misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Berman | 37-41 |
| 13:14 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Billy Rice | 39-41 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Jandreau - foul #2 on Michael Jandreau, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven McCord (SF) Billy Rice | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Steven Bushway (SG) Samuel Milam, Bryan Berman | |
| 12:56 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Roland Wilkins picks off the pass by Michael Jandreau | 39-43 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Glenn McCarney | 39-45 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Nathan Good buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Sandstrom | 41-45 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina State | James Sandstrom steals the ball from Roland Wilkins | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Good (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jinks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roland Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Aybar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Howard | Nathan Good misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Aybar - foul #2 on Richard Aybar, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Jaynes (PF) James Sandstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), Michael Libby (SF), Danny Breen (PF), William Friedman (C) Glenn McCarney, Steven Bushway, James Jinks, Roland Wilkins, Richard Aybar | |
| 11:15 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:15 | Howard | Nathan Good makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven McCord - foul #3 on Steven McCord, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG), Billy Kasper (SF), Adam Hite (C) Nathan Good, Michael Jandreau, Steven McCord, Anthony Lanza | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:30 | Howard | James Sandstrom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Samuel Milam | 43-47 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina State | Robert Jaynes steals the ball from William Friedman | 43-47 |
| 09:48 | Howard | James Sandstrom is fouled on the floor by William Friedman - foul #1 on William Friedman, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Good (SF), Anthony Lanza (C) Billy Kasper, Adam Hite | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Steven Bushway (SG), James Jinks (SF), Richard Aybar (C) Samuel Milam, Bryan Berman, Michael Libby, William Friedman | |
| 09:32 | Howard | Karl Bergfield is hacked by Danny Breen - foul #3 on Danny Breen, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (PG), Steven McCord (SF) James Sandstrom, Nathan Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:23 | Howard | Richard Aybar steals it from Anthony Lanza | 43-47 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Steven Bushway and he's hacked by Michael Jandreau - foul #3 on Michael Jandreau, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steven McCord | 43-49 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Michael Jandreau buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Karl Bergfield and he's hacked by Glenn McCarney - foul #2 on Glenn McCarney, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Michael Jandreau makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Steven McCord snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Robert Jaynes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Nathan Good (PF) Karl Bergfield, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen lays it up and in on a great pass from Glenn McCarney | 46-51 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Nathan Good throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Prinz (PF), Adam Hite (C) James Sandstrom, Anthony Lanza | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (PF) Danny Breen | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Jandreau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Good (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eddie Prinz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Hite (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Jinks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Libby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Aybar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway's pass is intercepted by Eddie Prinz | 46-51 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Steven McCord can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Nathan Good grabs the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Adam Hite connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | James Jinks misses short on a floater from the left block | 49-51 |
| 06:30 | Howard | Michael Jandreau pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:13 | Howard | Nathan Good knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby is fouled on the floor by Eddie Prinz - foul #5 on Eddie Prinz, team foul #9 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Howard | James Sandstrom (PG), Karl Bergfield (SG), Robert Jaynes (PF), Anthony Lanza (C) Michael Jandreau, Steven McCord, Eddie Prinz, Adam Hite | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Samuel Milam (PG), Bryan Berman (SG), Danny Breen (PF), Roland Wilkins (C) Glenn McCarney, Steven Bushway, James Jinks, Richard Aybar | |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina State | Michael Libby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Nathan Good clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Roland Wilkins - foul #2 on Roland Wilkins, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Nathan Good misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Howard | Nathan Good misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Jaynes - foul #2 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Kasper (SF) Nathan Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 05:07 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Karl Bergfield buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Sandstrom | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Robert Jaynes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Billy Kasper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Danny Breen buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Libby | 54-57 |
| 03:57 | Howard | James Sandstrom is fouled on the floor by Danny Breen - foul #4 on Danny Breen, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven McCord (SF) Billy Kasper | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney (PG), Steven Bushway (SG), James Jinks (SF) Samuel Milam, Bryan Berman, Michael Libby | |
| 03:57 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:57 | Howard | James Sandstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Danny Breen | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina State | Roland Wilkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Bushway | 55-59 |
| 03:35 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven McCord | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Sandstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Karl Bergfield (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven McCord (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Lanza (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glenn McCarney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Bushway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Jinks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Breen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Roland Wilkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | South Carolina State | James Jinks misses the floater from close range | 58-59 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Steven McCord grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 03:04 | Howard | James Sandstrom can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn McCarney - foul #3 on Glenn McCarney, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Jandreau (SG), Nathan Good (PF) Karl Bergfield, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar (C) Danny Breen | |
| 03:04 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:04 | Howard | James Sandstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | James Sandstrom is called for the reach on Glenn McCarney - foul #4 on James Sandstrom, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Glenn McCarney steps in front of the James Sandstrom pass in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn McCarney | 60-63 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Karl Bergfield (SG), Robert Jaynes (PF) Michael Jandreau, Nathan Good | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Danny Breen (PF) Roland Wilkins | |
| 02:17 | Howard | Steven McCord buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Steven Bushway - foul #2 on Steven Bushway, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 02:17 | Howard | Steven McCord makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina State | Glenn McCarney connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Jinks | 63-65 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Karl Bergfield misses the lay-in | 63-65 |
| 01:50 | Howard | Anthony Lanza tips it home | 65-65 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 01:40 | Howard | James Sandstrom pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Karl Bergfield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Breen - foul #5 on Danny Breen, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Libby (PF) Danny Breen | |
| 01:22 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Karl Bergfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Jinks comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Steven McCord - foul #4 on Steven McCord, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Jinks makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Jinks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:45 | Howard | James Sandstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina State | Richard Aybar drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Bushway | 67-69 |
| 00:07 | Howard | James Sandstrom scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Bushway connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-72 |