| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) C - James Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Peter Brown inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Howard | James Stern hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Sylvia - foul #1 on Scott Sylvia, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:52 | Howard | James Stern misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:52 | Howard | James Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:32 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Scott Sylvia | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Howard | James Stern makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cody Wagner | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto is hacked by Peter Brown - foul #3 on Peter Brown, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (SF) Peter Brown | |
| 18:29 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Bernard Adkison | 31-33 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Karl Haggard steals the ball from James Stern | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Howard | James Stern lays it up and in on a great pass from Warren Laird | 33-35 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 17:15 | Howard | James Stern gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:53 | Howard | Jeffrey Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 33-35 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 16:43 | Howard | James Stern snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Lloyd Armand hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Cody Wagner | 33-38 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto banks in the layup | 35-38 |
| 16:00 | Howard | Cody Wagner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 15:59 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto grabs the board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Haggard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Sylvia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willy Quinto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) C - James Stern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses the floater from the left block | 35-38 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch tips it home | 37-38 |
| 15:30 | Howard | Warren Laird connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Green | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Crouch | 37-40 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Scott Sylvia and the foul's on Warren Laird - foul #2 on Warren Laird, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (PG), Orville Murray (SF), David McCleskey (PF), Jason Stuckey (C) Bernard Adkison, Scott Sylvia, Willy Quinto, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), James Kemp (SG), Peter Brown (SF), John Lavender (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Warren Laird, Cody Wagner, Lloyd Armand, Jeffrey Green, James Stern | |
| 14:33 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:14 | Howard | Stanley Wertz hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Kemp | 40-43 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses the floater from the left block | 40-43 |
| 14:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeff Matz | 40-43 |
| 13:48 | Howard | Jeff Matz's pass is intercepted by Orville Murray | 40-43 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray hits the finger roll | 42-43 |
| 13:27 | Howard | John Lavender loses the dribble to Karl Haggard | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Kemp - foul #2 on James Kemp, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:14 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Peter Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-43 |
| 12:54 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Wertz | 44-43 |
| 12:45 | Howard | James Kemp grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 12:28 | Howard | John Lavender makes the jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard is denied on a layup by Stanley Wertz | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | Howard | John Lavender grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 11:57 | Howard | John Lavender is hacked by Jason Stuckey - foul #1 on Jason Stuckey, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Kevin Thornton (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Daniel Johnson, Karl Haggard, David McCleskey, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Howard | Lloyd Armand (SG), James Stern (C) Jeff Matz, John Lavender | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Orville Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Thornton (fresh) PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Kemp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Wertz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Howard | Lloyd Armand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 44-45 |
| 11:37 | Howard | Lloyd Armand tips it in | 44-47 |
| 11:21 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:19 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Montgomery | 44-47 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery misses the driving attempt near the basket | 44-47 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Stern - foul #2 on James Stern, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Willy Quinto (PF) Orville Murray, Kevin Thornton, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), Cody Wagner (SG), John Lavender (PF) James Kemp, Peter Brown, Stanley Wertz | |
| 10:48 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:30 | Howard | James Stern knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Cody Wagner | 46-49 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Warren Laird is fouled on the floor by Willy Quinto - foul #1 on Willy Quinto, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), David McCleskey (C) Bernard Adkison, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF) James Stern | |
| 09:34 | Howard | Orville Murray steals it from Lloyd Armand | 49-49 |
| 09:21 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray connects on the floater from close range | 51-49 |
| 09:08 | Howard | Jeffrey Green drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Warren Laird | 51-51 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Green - foul #3 on Jeffrey Green, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG) Scott Sylvia | |
| Subs | Howard | James Kemp (SG), Peter Brown (SF), Stanley Wertz (C) Cody Wagner, Lloyd Armand, John Lavender | |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:36 | Howard | Daniel Johnson is called for the reach on Stanley Wertz - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Daniel Johnson, David McCleskey | |
| Subs | Howard | James Stern (C) Stanley Wertz | |
| 08:25 | Howard | Warren Laird scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Kemp | 53-53 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Peter Brown grabs the board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Orville Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Willy Quinto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Warren Laird (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Kemp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Stern (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Howard | Willy Quinto denies the turnaround by James Stern | 53-53 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Crouch | 55-53 |
| 07:21 | Howard | James Kemp buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Laird | 55-56 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF), David McCleskey (PF), Jason Stuckey (C) Karl Haggard, Orville Murray, Willy Quinto, Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), John Lavender (PF), Stanley Wertz (C) Warren Laird, Jeffrey Green, James Stern | |
| 06:33 | Howard | Daniel Johnson steals the ball from Cody Wagner | 55-56 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Bernard Adkison | 57-56 |
| 05:57 | Howard | James Kemp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jason Stuckey | 57-56 |
| 05:51 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 05:49 | Howard | The rebound goes to Peter Brown | 57-56 |
| 05:40 | Howard | James Kemp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jason Stuckey | 57-56 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:32 | Howard | James Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Stanley Wertz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Karl Haggard (SG), Daniel Crouch (C) Bernard Adkison, Daniel Johnson, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeff Matz (PG), Lloyd Armand (SF), James Stern (C) James Kemp, Peter Brown, Stanley Wertz | |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:49 | Howard | James Stern pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Lloyd Armand buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Matz | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | John Lavender steals it from Karl Haggard | 57-59 |
| 03:45 | Howard | John Lavender misses long on a runner in the lane | 57-59 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Scott Sylvia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David McCleskey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeff Matz (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lloyd Armand (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Lavender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stern (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Orville Murray | 60-59 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Jeff Matz hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Armand | 60-61 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Lavender - foul #1 on John Lavender, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (PG), Willy Quinto (PF) Scott Sylvia, David McCleskey | |
| Subs | Howard | Warren Laird (PG), James Kemp (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF) Jeff Matz, Cody Wagner, John Lavender | |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:15 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Lloyd Armand is fouled on the floor by Willy Quinto - foul #2 on Willy Quinto, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Brown (SF) Lloyd Armand | |
| 02:42 | Howard | Orville Murray steals it from Peter Brown | 62-61 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Warren Laird - foul #3 on Warren Laird, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey (C) Daniel Crouch | |
| Subs | Howard | Stanley Wertz (C) James Stern | |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Haggard | 66-61 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia (SF), Daniel Crouch (C) Orville Murray, Jason Stuckey | |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Wagner (SG), James Stern (C) James Kemp, Stanley Wertz | |
| 01:58 | Howard | James Stern hits a runner in the paint set up by Cody Wagner | 66-63 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Karl Haggard | 68-63 |
| 01:18 | Howard | Jeffrey Green connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Warren Laird | 68-65 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Warren Laird takes the ball from Scott Sylvia | 68-65 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Warren Laird hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Brown | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia is fouled on the floor by Warren Laird - foul #4 on Warren Laird, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Jeffrey Green grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Cody Wagner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Peter Brown | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard lays it in on a great pass from Bernard Adkison and the foul's on James Stern - foul #3 on James Stern, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses the free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:13 | Howard | James Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Warren Laird | 71-72 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Peter Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 74-72 |