| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Danielson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Dale Pulliam inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Marco Joseph - foul #2 on Marco Joseph, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:48 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:48 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern State | John Watson takes the ball from James Danielson | 35-36 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Marco Joseph - foul #3 on Marco Joseph, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SF) Marco Joseph | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 19:12 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Howard | John Watson grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:40 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Steven Kotter is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Watson | 37-38 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Brown | 40-38 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ross - foul #3 on Jerry Ross, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (PG), Eugene Dicks (SG), Tim Weston (SF), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Kenneth Her (C) Frederick Alston, James Danielson, Jerry Ross, Daniel Brown, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 17:23 | Howard | Glenn Mizell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stern | 40-40 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tim Weston | 42-40 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Glenn Mizell blows the wide open layup | 42-40 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to David Butts | 42-40 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | David Butts hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Weston | 45-40 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Nicholas Lewis is called for the reach on James Stern - foul #1 on Nicholas Lewis, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), John Shapiro (C) David Butts, Nicholas Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG) Warren Laird, Glenn Mizell | |
| 16:06 | Howard | Paul Hill connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Watson | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Dicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Weston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Her (fairly fresh) C - John Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kotter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Stern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 15:43 | Howard | Steven Kotter snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 15:27 | Howard | Steven Kotter knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Stern and he's hacked by Eugene Dicks - foul #2 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (PG), James Danielson (SG), Marco Joseph (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) Frederick Alston, Eugene Dicks, Tim Weston, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 15:27 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro drills a floater from the baseline set up by Jerry Ross | 47-45 |
| 14:52 | Howard | Jerry Ross picks off the pass by Joseph Acree | 47-45 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro tips it home | 49-45 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Watson | 49-47 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Dale Pulliam takes the ball from Jerry Ross | 49-47 |
| 13:33 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | James Danielson snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerry Ross | 51-47 |
| 12:52 | Howard | The short jumper by Joseph Acree is denied by Marco Joseph | 51-47 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the tip | 51-47 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terrence Lloyd - foul #2 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #1 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), David Butts (SG), Tim Weston (SF), Nicholas Lewis (C) Jerry Ross, James Danielson, Marco Joseph, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Paul Hill (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam, Terrence Lloyd, Joseph Acree | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:27 | Howard | James Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Howard | James Stern misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern State | David Butts connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tim Weston | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Butts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Weston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Cleaves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Howard | Warren Laird misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Alston - foul #1 on Frederick Alston, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her (C) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:33 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:33 | Howard | Warren Laird makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Butts | 57-50 |
| 11:18 | Howard | James Stern is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Stern, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Alston | 59-50 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Frederick Alston is called for the reach on Warren Laird in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Alston, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (SG), Marco Joseph (SF) David Butts, Tim Weston | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 11:08 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph is hacked by Paul Hill - foul #1 on Paul Hill, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Shapiro (C) Nicholas Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:40 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shapiro | 62-50 |
| 10:26 | Howard | Paul Hill misses long on a floater in the lane | 62-50 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Her and he's fouled by Edward Cleaves - foul #2 on Edward Cleaves, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (PG) Frederick Alston | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Dale Pulliam (SF), Matthew Perkinson (PF), John Lavender (C) Warren Laird, Paul Hill, Glenn Mizell, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 10:12 | Howard | Steven Kotter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tim Weston (PF) John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:57 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 09:55 | Howard | Dale Pulliam pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 09:36 | Howard | Kenneth Her takes the ball from Steven Kotter | 65-50 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (PG), James Danielson (SG), Nicholas Lewis (C) Jerry Ross, Eugene Dicks, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Acree (C) John Lavender | |
| 09:06 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson buries a floater from the right block set up by John Watson and he's hacked by Marco Joseph - foul #4 on Marco Joseph, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), John Shapiro (C) Marco Joseph, Tim Weston | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:06 | Howard | Matthew Perkinson misses the free throw | 65-52 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | David Butts pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | David Butts misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Joseph Acree grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 08:29 | Howard | John Watson is hacked by Frederick Alston - foul #3 on Frederick Alston, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SG), Daniel Brown (PF) James Danielson, Nicholas Lewis | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG), Glenn Mizell (SF) Steven Kotter, Dale Pulliam | |
| 08:29 | Howard | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:29 | Howard | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern State | David Butts misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Glenn Mizell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Butts - foul #1 on David Butts, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Danielson (SG) David Butts | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), James Stern (PF) John Watson, Matthew Perkinson | |
| 08:13 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:13 | Howard | Glenn Mizell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John Shapiro | 65-54 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG) Frederick Alston | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:49 | Howard | Paul Hill misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eugene Dicks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Danielson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Ross (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - John Shapiro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Mizell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Acree (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks's pass is intercepted by Warren Laird | 65-54 |
| 07:27 | Howard | Eugene Dicks is called for the reach on Warren Laird in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Marco Joseph (SF), Nicholas Lewis (PF), Kenneth Her (C) James Danielson, Jerry Ross, Daniel Brown, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | Dale Pulliam (SF), Terrence Lloyd (PF) Glenn Mizell, Joseph Acree | |
| 07:27 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:27 | Howard | Warren Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern State | Nicholas Lewis is denied on a layup by James Stern | 65-54 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Marco Joseph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 06:51 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 06:36 | Howard | Paul Hill scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Warren Laird and he's fouled by Nicholas Lewis - foul #2 on Nicholas Lewis, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Tim Weston (PF), John Shapiro (C) Eugene Dicks, Nicholas Lewis, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Matthew Perkinson (SF), Edward Cleaves (C) Warren Laird, Dale Pulliam, James Stern | |
| 06:36 | Howard | Paul Hill makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-57 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Edward Cleaves is hacked by Marco Joseph - foul #5 on Marco Joseph, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (PG), James Danielson (SG) Frederick Alston, Marco Joseph | |
| Subs | Howard | Glenn Mizell (SG), Joseph Acree (C) Paul Hill, Terrence Lloyd | |
| 05:58 | Howard | Edward Cleaves makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Edward Cleaves misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses the jumpshot from the left side | 65-58 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:29 | Howard | John Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ross - foul #4 on Jerry Ross, team foul #14 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown (PF), Kenneth Her (C) David Butts, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Kotter (SG) Edward Cleaves | |
| 05:29 | Howard | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:29 | Howard | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Her can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-60 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Tim Weston buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Ross | 68-60 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Steven Kotter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree tips it home | 68-62 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Eugene Dicks (SG), Nicholas Lewis (PF), John Shapiro (C) James Danielson, Tim Weston, Daniel Brown, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Dale Pulliam (SF), James Stern (PF), Edward Cleaves (C) John Watson, Glenn Mizell, Matthew Perkinson, Joseph Acree | |
| 04:03 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Dicks - foul #4 on Eugene Dicks, team foul #15 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Terrence Lloyd (PF) Edward Cleaves | |
| 04:03 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Frederick Alston, team foul #16 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SF) Jerry Ross | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Hill (SG) Steven Kotter | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Frederick Alston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Dicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Butts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Lewis (fresh) C - John Shapiro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Pulliam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Lloyd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Howard | Paul Hill hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Laird | 68-67 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Dicks | 70-67 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Terrence Lloyd double dribbles | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross (SF) David Butts | |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Cleaves (C) Terrence Lloyd | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern State | The jumper by Frederick Alston is denied by Dale Pulliam | 70-67 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Dale Pulliam gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:48 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Butts (SG), Tim Weston (SF), Kenneth Her (C) Frederick Alston, Eugene Dicks, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | John Watson (PG), Steven Kotter (SG), Terrence Lloyd (PF), Joseph Acree (C) Warren Laird, Paul Hill, James Stern, Edward Cleaves | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Dale Pulliam lays it up and in on a great pass from John Watson | 70-69 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Danielson (SG), Daniel Brown (PF), John Shapiro (C) Tim Weston, Nicholas Lewis, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | James Danielson can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG) David Butts | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Jerry Ross picks off the pass by Dale Pulliam in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Acree - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #17 | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Joseph Acree misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Joseph Acree makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Alston | 77-70 |
| 01:18 | Howard | Dale Pulliam loses the ball out of bounds | 77-70 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 01:00 | Howard | Dale Pulliam pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Howard | Dale Pulliam is denied on a layup by John Shapiro | 77-70 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown is hacked by Steven Kotter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Kotter, team foul #6 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Dicks (PG), Tim Weston (PF), Kenneth Her (C) Frederick Alston, Daniel Brown, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | James Danielson is hacked by Terrence Lloyd - foul #3 on Terrence Lloyd, team foul #7 | 77-70 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Howard | John Watson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terrence Lloyd | 79-73 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Steven Kotter is called for the reach on James Danielson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Kotter, team foul #8 | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | James Danielson misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Joseph Acree gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Howard | Dale Pulliam misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 00:25 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Acree | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Steven Kotter is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Acree | 79-76 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Frederick Alston (PG), Daniel Brown (PF), John Shapiro (C) Eugene Dicks, Tim Weston, Kenneth Her | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | James Danielson is hacked by John Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | James Danielson misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Joseph Acree pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Howard | Dale Pulliam makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Steven Kotter | 79-78 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Kotter - foul #3 on Steven Kotter, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern State | Jerry Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Acree | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Steven Kotter makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Pulliam | 80-80 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | James Danielson is fouled on the floor by Steven Kotter - foul #4 on Steven Kotter, team foul #11 | 80-80 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | James Danielson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-80 |