| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) PF - James Wix (fresh) C - Shawn Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) SF - James Curd (fresh) PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) C - Donald Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Shawn Long wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Randy Selby | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Coppin State | Donald Greene is fouled on the floor by Shawn Long - foul #1 on Shawn Long, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Coppin State | Donald Greene makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Brownell | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Randy Selby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Coppin State | Donald Greene pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Greene | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Howard | James Wix misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Fiscus - foul #1 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Howard | James Wix misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Howard | James Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Coppin State | Donald Greene connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Brownell | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Howard | James Wix misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Fiscus - foul #2 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Schott (PF) Scott Fiscus | |
| 17:59 | Howard | James Wix makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:59 | Howard | James Wix misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:59 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Donald Greene | 5-7 |
| 17:41 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Jerome Gibson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Selby | 7-7 |
| 17:18 | Coppin State | William Schott can't connect on a shot in the lane | 7-7 |
| 17:16 | Coppin State | Donald Greene tips it in | 7-9 |
| 16:59 | Howard | Jerome Gibson lays it in set up by Randy Selby | 9-9 |
| 16:49 | Coppin State | William Schott comes up short on the shot from close range | 9-9 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Randy Selby knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dustin Tenorio | 12-9 |
| 16:34 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 16:32 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jerome Gibson | 12-9 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Shawn Long is hacked by William Schott - foul #1 on William Schott, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jack Tapia (C) Donald Greene | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Tyler Joyce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Paul Josey gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Jack Tapia takes the ball from Thomas Ramsey | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) SG - Paul Josey (fresh) SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) SF - James Curd (fresh) PF - William Schott (fresh) C - Jack Tapia (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Coppin State | James Curd hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Brownell | 12-11 |
| 15:24 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Tyler Joyce tips it but misses | 12-11 |
| 15:22 | Howard | Paul Josey grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman loses the dribble to Raymond Brownell | 12-11 |
| 14:46 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses long on a floater from the right side | 12-11 |
| 14:45 | Coppin State | James Curd grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ron Sanders - foul #1 on Ron Sanders, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, Ron Sanders, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), David Morrison (SF), Donald Greene (C) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, James Curd, William Schott | |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:29 | Howard | Jerome Gibson pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:11 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia's pass is intercepted by Dustin Tenorio | 12-11 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Shawn Long makes the jump hook from the right block set up by James Wix | 14-11 |
| 13:32 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:30 | Coppin State | David Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:14 | Coppin State | Donald Greene blows the layup but he's hacked by Dustin Tenorio - foul #1 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Chuck Mays (PF) David Morrison, Jack Tapia | |
| 13:14 | Coppin State | Donald Greene makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:14 | Coppin State | Donald Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Jerome Gibson blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 12:49 | Coppin State | Donald Greene gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:43 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays blows the layup | 14-13 |
| 12:42 | Coppin State | Donald Greene snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 14-13 |
| 12:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Wix | 14-13 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Donald Greene swats the layup by Dustin Tenorio | 14-13 |
| 12:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Willis | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Chuck Mays (fresh) C - Donald Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Coppin State | Randy Selby steals it from John Phillips | 14-13 |
| 11:49 | Howard | Randy Selby lays it in | 16-13 |
| 11:43 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 16-13 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Dustin Tenorio, Jerome Gibson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG), James Curd (SF), William Schott (PF), Jack Tapia (C) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips, Chuck Mays, Donald Greene | |
| 11:14 | Coppin State | James Curd misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 16-13 |
| 11:12 | Howard | Tyler Joyce gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 16-13 |
| 10:51 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:47 | Coppin State | Thomas Ramsey picks off the pass by William Schott | 16-13 |
| 10:44 | Howard | Paul Josey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Ramsey | 18-13 |
| 10:32 | Coppin State | William Schott is fouled on the floor by Ron Sanders - foul #2 on Ron Sanders, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), David Jackson (PF) Paul Josey, Ron Sanders | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG) Raymond Brownell | |
| 10:10 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Randy Selby grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:02 | Howard | Tyler Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Shawn Long (C) Tyler Joyce, Thomas Ramsey, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Greene (C) Jack Tapia | |
| 09:34 | Coppin State | William Schott hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Curd | 18-15 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Coppin State | Donald Greene pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:08 | Coppin State | James Curd buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jerome Gibson - foul #1 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (PF) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Jack Tapia (PF) Jeffrey Willis, William Schott | |
| 09:08 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:08 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 08:45 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Randy Selby, Jerome Gibson, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Phillips (SF) James Curd | |
| 08:31 | Howard | Tyler Joyce is hacked by John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (SG), Chuck Mays (C) Stephen Nichols, Donald Greene | |
| 08:19 | Howard | Tyler Joyce hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Tenorio | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Coppin State | John Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Dustin Tenorio - foul #2 on Dustin Tenorio, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG) Dustin Tenorio | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Schott (PF) Chuck Mays | |
| 07:59 | Coppin State | John Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Coppin State | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | Coppin State | John Phillips misses the 3rd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Wix | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) PF - William Schott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Tapia (fresh) | |
| 07:51 | Howard | Paul Josey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:43 | Coppin State | Jeffery Freeman steals the ball from Jack Tapia | 20-18 |
| 07:21 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Wix and he's fouled by William Schott - foul #2 on William Schott, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Shawn Long (C) Paul Josey, Thomas Ramsey, James Wix | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG), James Curd (SF), Chuck Mays (PF), Donald Greene (C) John Phillips, Jeffrey Willis, William Schott, Jack Tapia | |
| 07:21 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:08 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Jerome Gibson snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman's layup is rejected by Chuck Mays | 23-18 |
| 06:40 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Tyler Joyce slams it home on a great pass from Randy Selby and he's hacked by Raymond Brownell - foul #1 on Raymond Brownell, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Howard | David Jackson (PF) Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), Jack Tapia (PF) Raymond Brownell, Chuck Mays | |
| 06:27 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:09 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 06:08 | Howard | David Jackson grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 05:48 | Howard | James Curd is called for the reach on Jerome Gibson - foul #1 on James Curd, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG) Tyler Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Chuck Mays (C) Donald Greene | |
| 05:48 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:33 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia blows the layup | 28-18 |
| 05:31 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:18 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Nichols | 28-20 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Randy Selby is hacked by Chuck Mays - foul #1 on Chuck Mays, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Ramsey (SF), James Wix (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Jerome Gibson, David Jackson, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG) James Curd | |
| 05:14 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:58 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-20 |
| 04:57 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols can't tip it in | 30-20 |
| 04:56 | Howard | James Wix snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 04:32 | Howard | James Wix lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Ramsey | 32-20 |
| 04:27 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG) Randy Selby | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Phillips (SG), David Morrison (SF), Donald Greene (C) Stephen Nichols, Jeffrey Willis, Jack Tapia | |
| 04:16 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-20 |
| 04:15 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell gets the rebound | 32-20 |
| 04:10 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Morrison | 32-23 |
| 03:43 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Morrison - foul #1 on David Morrison, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG), Shawn Long (C) Paul Josey, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Curd (SF), Scott Fiscus (PF) David Morrison, Chuck Mays | |
| 03:43 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:43 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Wix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Curd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) C - Donald Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by John Phillips | 33-25 |
| 03:09 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 3 from straight away set up by Tyler Joyce | 36-25 |
| 02:58 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-25 |
| 02:57 | Coppin State | Donald Greene tips it in | 36-27 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Tyler Joyce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 02:45 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 02:39 | Coppin State | John Phillips drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Curd | 36-29 |
| 02:15 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 02:14 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Scott Fiscus | 36-29 |
| 02:07 | Coppin State | James Curd is hacked by Thomas Ramsey - foul #1 on Thomas Ramsey, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Tyler Joyce, Thomas Ramsey, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), Stephen Nichols (SG), William Schott (C) Raymond Brownell, John Phillips, Donald Greene | |
| 02:07 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:07 | Coppin State | James Curd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Schott - foul #3 on William Schott, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jack Tapia (C) William Schott | |
| 01:55 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:55 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:33 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia is hacked by Jeffery Freeman - foul #1 on Jeffery Freeman, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Chuck Mays (C) Scott Fiscus | |
| 01:33 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:33 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 01:07 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 01:01 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 00:59 | Coppin State | James Curd tips it in | 38-34 |
| 00:45 | Howard | Jack Tapia swats the short shot by Ron Sanders | 38-34 |
| 00:43 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Selby - foul #1 on Randy Selby, team foul #9 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG), Shawn Long (C) Dustin Tenorio, Jeffery Freeman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG) James Curd | |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:38 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Chuck Mays steals it from Randy Selby | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Randy Selby connects on the shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-36 |