| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) SF - James Curd (fresh) PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) C - Donald Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) PF - James Wix (fresh) C - Shawn Long (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Donald Greene wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Howard | James Wix snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Howard | James Wix tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Howard | James Wix clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Scott Fiscus - foul #1 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Howard | James Wix misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Howard | James Wix makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Curd | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Fiscus - foul #2 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Schott (PF) Scott Fiscus | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:28 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Brownell | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the fadeaway from the right side | 5-4 |
| 17:50 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Coppin State | James Curd misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | Coppin State | James Curd grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Coppin State | James Curd blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Howard | Shawn Long loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jack Tapia (C) Donald Greene | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:43 | Coppin State | Dustin Tenorio takes the ball from James Curd | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Jerome Gibson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Curd - foul #1 on James Curd, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), David Morrison (SF) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, James Curd | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Dustin Tenorio, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 16:19 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 15:47 | Howard | Ron Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Selby | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - David Morrison (fresh) PF - William Schott (fairly fresh) C - Jack Tapia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) SF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Coppin State | David Morrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Jerome Gibson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:18 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 9-8 |
| 15:17 | Coppin State | David Morrison grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:11 | Coppin State | Randy Selby is called for the reach on Jeffrey Willis - foul #1 on Randy Selby, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Stephen Nichols (SG), James Curd (SF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips, David Morrison, William Schott | |
| Subs | Howard | Dustin Tenorio (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), Shawn Long (C) Randy Selby, Jerome Gibson, Jeffery Freeman | |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | James Curd clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Ramsey - foul #1 on Thomas Ramsey, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (PF) Ron Sanders | |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:56 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:36 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Nichols | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Howard | James Wix hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Tenorio | 13-14 |
| 13:57 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 13:56 | Howard | James Wix gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:37 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 13:36 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey tips it home | 13-16 |
| 13:12 | Coppin State | Donald Greene is fouled on the floor by Shawn Long - foul #1 on Shawn Long, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (SF), William Schott (PF) James Curd, Jack Tapia | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Dustin Tenorio, Thomas Ramsey, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 12:56 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis misses the jump hook from the right block | 13-16 |
| 12:55 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Jerome Gibson is hacked by William Schott - foul #1 on William Schott, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Phillips (SF), Chuck Mays (C) Stephen Nichols, Donald Greene | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG) Tyler Joyce | |
| 12:21 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chuck Mays - foul #1 on Chuck Mays, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Morrison (SF) Raymond Brownell | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:21 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Ron Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Paul Josey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 12:03 | Coppin State | William Schott grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 11:58 | Coppin State | Ron Sanders steps in front of the John Phillips pass | 13-16 |
| 11:36 | Howard | David Morrison steals the ball from Jerome Gibson | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - David Morrison (fresh) PF - William Schott (fresh) C - Chuck Mays (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Coppin State | John Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:16 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:01 | Coppin State | William Schott misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 11:00 | Coppin State | David Morrison misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Ron Sanders pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-16 |
| 10:38 | Coppin State | John Phillips grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Coppin State | David Morrison comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Randy Selby - foul #2 on Randy Selby, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), James Curd (SF), Jack Tapia (PF), Donald Greene (C) Jeffrey Willis, John Phillips, William Schott, Chuck Mays | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Dustin Tenorio (SG), Thomas Ramsey (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Randy Selby, Paul Josey, Jerome Gibson, Ron Sanders, Jeffery Freeman | |
| 10:34 | Coppin State | David Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | Coppin State | David Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:34 | Howard | Shawn Long pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:19 | Howard | Tyler Joyce clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:18 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Donald Greene | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Coppin State | James Curd connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Morrison and he's hacked by Thomas Ramsey - foul #2 on Thomas Ramsey, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols (SG) David Morrison | |
| Subs | Howard | David Jackson (SF) Thomas Ramsey | |
| 10:12 | Coppin State | James Curd makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:50 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dustin Tenorio | 17-19 |
| 09:25 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 09:24 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:19 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia's floater is tipped away by Shawn Long | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Tyler Joyce gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:02 | Howard | The jump hook by Tyler Joyce is blocked by James Curd | 17-19 |
| 09:00 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:55 | Coppin State | Dustin Tenorio takes the ball from Raymond Brownell | 17-19 |
| 08:36 | Howard | David Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 08:34 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:16 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 08:15 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Greene | 17-19 |
| 07:51 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-19 |
| 07:49 | Coppin State | Donald Greene hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 07:33 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 07:31 | Coppin State | Donald Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Raymond Brownell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Curd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Tapia (fairly fresh) C - Donald Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Jackson (fresh) PF - James Wix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Long (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols makes the shot near the basket set up by Raymond Brownell | 21-19 |
| 06:43 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 06:41 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Tapia | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | Howard | James Wix misses the lay-in | 24-19 |
| 06:18 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Long | 24-19 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Jack Tapia steals the ball from David Jackson | 24-19 |
| 05:45 | Coppin State | Jack Tapia comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-19 |
| 05:44 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Tyler Joyce can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 05:24 | Howard | James Wix tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 05:23 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jack Tapia | 24-19 |
| 05:21 | Coppin State | Tyler Joyce picks off the pass by Raymond Brownell in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 05:20 | Howard | James Wix dunks the ball set up by Tyler Joyce | 24-21 |
| 04:51 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 04:49 | Howard | Shawn Long snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| 04:43 | Howard | David Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 04:18 | Coppin State | Donald Greene knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Raymond Brownell and he's hacked by James Wix - foul #1 on James Wix, team foul #6 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Willis (PG), John Phillips (SG), David Morrison (SF), William Schott (PF) Raymond Brownell, Stephen Nichols, James Curd, Jack Tapia | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (PG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Ron Sanders (PF), Jeffery Freeman (C) Tyler Joyce, David Jackson, James Wix, Shawn Long | |
| 04:18 | Coppin State | Donald Greene misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:54 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Josey | 26-27 |
| 03:40 | Coppin State | William Schott misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 03:38 | Howard | Jeffery Freeman pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Willis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus (PF) Donald Greene | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG) Paul Josey | |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:20 | Howard | Dustin Tenorio makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Phillips (fresh) SF - David Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Fiscus (fresh) C - William Schott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Tenorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Freeman (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Coppin State | Scott Fiscus banks in the layup | 28-29 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Ron Sanders clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Willis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Willis, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG) Dustin Tenorio | |
| 02:44 | Howard | Ron Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Ron Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:44 | Coppin State | David Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:26 | Coppin State | William Schott buries a floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Fiscus - foul #3 on Scott Fiscus, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Coppin State | Raymond Brownell (PG), Stephen Nichols (SG), Chuck Mays (C) John Phillips, David Morrison, Scott Fiscus | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG) Paul Josey | |
| 02:12 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:56 | Coppin State | Chuck Mays misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-31 |
| 01:55 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols tips it in | 32-31 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Chuck Mays blocks the short jumper by Jerome Gibson | 32-31 |
| 01:37 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 01:32 | Coppin State | Randy Selby steals it from Stephen Nichols | 32-31 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the shot from the right side and the foul's on William Schott - foul #2 on William Schott, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Coppin State | James Curd (SF), Jack Tapia (PF) Jeffrey Willis, William Schott | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Ramsey (SF), James Wix (PF), Shawn Long (C) Jerome Gibson, Ron Sanders, Jeffery Freeman | |
| 01:15 | Howard | Tyler Joyce makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:55 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey drills a jumpshot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 00:31 | Coppin State | Stephen Nichols makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Brownell | 38-36 |
| 00:17 | Howard | Thomas Ramsey scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tyler Joyce | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Coppin State | James Curd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |