| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Charles Lewis (fresh) SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alfred Clawson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Marcil (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Coppin State | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:45 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil tips it home | 37-30 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Harry Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 19:24 | Howard | Larry Sweat tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 19:19 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Lewis | 39-32 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Horace Marcil denies the turnaround by Larry Sweat | 39-32 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Ralph Cogar tips it in | 41-32 |
| 18:49 | Coppin State | Harry Brock is called for the reach on Rodney Schweitzer - foul #2 on Harry Brock, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 18:31 | Coppin State | Charles Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 18:30 | Coppin State | David Jones can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 18:28 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson tips it in | 41-34 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Ralph Cogar is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Cogar, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 17:49 | Coppin State | David Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Lewis | 41-37 |
| 17:40 | Howard | Harlan Shaw can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-37 |
| 17:38 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 17:13 | Coppin State | Charles Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 17:11 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:43 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil drills a shot in the paint | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Harlan Shaw misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 16:32 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Horace Marcil | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | Howard | Larry Sweat pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Andrew Joyce (PF), Brian Hoffman (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Harry Brock, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kevin White (PG), Casey Allison (SG), Louis Thompson (SF), Joseph Danko (PF), David Hall (C) Charles Lewis, Rodney Schweitzer, Alfred Clawson, Horace Marcil, David Jones | |
| 16:12 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:59 | Coppin State | Casey Allison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:57 | Coppin State | The offensive rebound goes to David Hall | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Hoffman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Kevin White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Casey Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Thompson (fresh) PF - Joseph Danko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Coppin State | Casey Allison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:42 | Howard | Brian Hoffman snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:25 | Howard | Ralph Cogar's layup is rejected by David Hall | 43-39 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Ralph Cogar tips it home | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Coppin State | David Hall is fouled on the floor by Brian Hoffman - foul #2 on Brian Hoffman, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Lee (SF) Ralph Cogar | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 14:42 | Coppin State | Casey Allison is called for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG) Kevin White | |
| 14:29 | Howard | Roger Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:27 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 14:01 | Coppin State | David Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Ralph Cogar (SF), Harry Brock (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Paul Davis, Roger Lee, Andrew Joyce, Brian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Lewis (PG), Alfred Clawson (SF), Horace Marcil (PF), David Jones (C) Casey Allison, Louis Thompson, Joseph Danko, David Hall | |
| 13:46 | Howard | David Jones takes the ball from Harry Brock | 45-39 |
| 13:38 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer lays it up and in | 45-41 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Harry Brock misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-41 |
| 13:26 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Alfred Clawson | 45-41 |
| 13:21 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bush (SG) Brian Kelly | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 13:01 | Howard | Harlan Shaw jams it on a nice dish by Ralph Cogar and the foul's on Charles Lewis - foul #3 on Charles Lewis, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Casey Allison (SG) Rodney Schweitzer | |
| 13:01 | Howard | Harlan Shaw misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:01 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:44 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (PG) Harlan Shaw | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 12:23 | Howard | Terry Bush loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 12:15 | Coppin State | David Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:14 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 47-41 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Alfred Clawson steals it from Larry Sweat | 47-41 |
| 12:02 | Coppin State | Charles Lewis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Allison | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Charles Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Casey Allison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Clawson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Horace Marcil (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Howard | Terry Bush knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 50-44 |
| 11:31 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson knocks in the floater from close range | 50-46 |
| 11:13 | Howard | Larry Sweat can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 11:12 | Howard | Harry Brock snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses the fadeaway from close range | 50-46 |
| 10:51 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to David Jones | 50-46 |
| 10:46 | Coppin State | Casey Allison misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Andrew Joyce (PF), Brian Hoffman (C) Paul Davis, Terry Bush, Ralph Cogar, Harry Brock, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG), Louis Thompson (SF), Joseph Danko (PF), David Hall (C) Charles Lewis, Alfred Clawson, Horace Marcil, David Jones | |
| 10:46 | Coppin State | Casey Allison makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:46 | Coppin State | Casey Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:46 | Howard | Roger Lee grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Casey Allison picks off the pass by Roger Lee | 50-47 |
| 10:04 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 10:02 | Coppin State | David Hall hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Andrew Joyce misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Danko - foul #1 on Joseph Danko, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Ralph Cogar (SF) Brian Hoffman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kevin White (PG) Casey Allison | |
| 09:52 | Howard | Andrew Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Andrew Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:30 | Coppin State | David Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 09:29 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:15 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Harlan Shaw pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Louis Thompson picks off the pass by Ralph Cogar | 52-49 |
| 08:33 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:32 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 08:14 | Howard | Roger Lee buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Harlan Shaw | 55-51 |
| 08:09 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Harlan Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:48 | Howard | Louis Thompson takes the ball from Ralph Cogar | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Joyce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Kevin White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Louis Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joseph Danko (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Joyce - foul #2 on Andrew Joyce, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (PG), Terry Bush (SG), Harry Brock (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Harlan Shaw, Brian Kelly, Roger Lee, Andrew Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Lewis (PG), Alfred Clawson (SF), Horace Marcil (PF), David Jones (C) Kevin White, Louis Thompson, Joseph Danko, David Hall | |
| 07:43 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:43 | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:43 | Howard | Larry Sweat gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Casey Allison (SG) Rodney Schweitzer | |
| 07:26 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Coppin State | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:10 | Howard | Harry Brock pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 07:03 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | Charles Lewis travels in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 06:49 | Howard | Ralph Cogar misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Alfred Clawson - foul #3 on Alfred Clawson, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 06:49 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:49 | Howard | Ralph Cogar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:26 | Coppin State | David Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Lewis | 57-54 |
| 06:07 | Howard | Larry Sweat banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Davis | 59-54 |
| 05:46 | Coppin State | Casey Allison misses the lay-in | 59-54 |
| 05:44 | Howard | Larry Sweat grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:26 | Howard | Charles Lewis is called for the reach on Larry Sweat - foul #4 on Charles Lewis, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Roger Lee (SF) Paul Davis, Terry Bush, Ralph Cogar | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Rodney Schweitzer (SG) Casey Allison | |
| 05:08 | Howard | Harry Brock is fouled on the floor by Horace Marcil - foul #2 on Horace Marcil, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Joyce (C) Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kevin White (PG), Louis Thompson (SF), Joseph Danko (C) Charles Lewis, Alfred Clawson, David Jones | |
| 05:08 | Howard | Harry Brock makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | Howard | Harry Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:57 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko connects on the shot from the left side | 61-56 |
| 04:37 | Howard | Andrew Joyce comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | Howard | Harry Brock snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Brian Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Danko - foul #2 on Joseph Danko, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Ralph Cogar (SF) Harry Brock | |
| Subs | Coppin State | David Hall (C) Horace Marcil | |
| 04:19 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | David Hall blows the layup but the foul's on Brian Kelly - foul #2 on Brian Kelly, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Terry Bush (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Brian Kelly, Andrew Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Charles Lewis (PG), Alfred Clawson (SF), David Jones (C) Kevin White, Louis Thompson, Joseph Danko | |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:06 | Coppin State | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Harlan Shaw misses long on a floater in the lane | 62-58 |
| 03:46 | Coppin State | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cogar (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Charles Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Schweitzer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alfred Clawson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Coppin State | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Roger Lee pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:16 | Howard | Charles Lewis is called for the reach on Terry Bush - foul #5 on Charles Lewis, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (PG), Andrew Joyce (PF) Harlan Shaw, Roger Lee | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Casey Allison (PG), Joseph Danko (PF) Charles Lewis, David Hall | |
| 03:16 | Howard | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:16 | Howard | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | Coppin State | Terry Bush takes the ball from Joseph Danko | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Harry Brock (PF) Paul Davis, Andrew Joyce | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Horace Marcil (PF) Joseph Danko | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Harry Brock knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Harlan Shaw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Harry Brock - foul #3 on Harry Brock, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| 02:20 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:20 | Coppin State | Horace Marcil makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Howard | Harry Brock knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Harlan Shaw | 69-59 |
| 01:45 | Coppin State | Alfred Clawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Davis (PG), Brian Kelly (SG), Roger Lee (SF), Andrew Joyce (PF), Brian Hoffman (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Ralph Cogar, Harry Brock, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Kevin White (PG), Louis Thompson (SF), Joseph Danko (PF), David Hall (C) Rodney Schweitzer, Alfred Clawson, Horace Marcil, David Jones | |
| 01:22 | Howard | Brian Kelly can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Casey Allison - foul #2 on Casey Allison, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:22 | Coppin State | Joseph Danko grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:11 | Coppin State | Paul Davis steals the ball from Louis Thompson | 70-59 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Paul Davis drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Joyce and the foul's on Joseph Danko - foul #3 on Joseph Danko, team foul #11 | 72-59 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Paul Davis makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Coppin State | Louis Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Howard | Brian Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brian Kelly, team foul #8 | 73-62 |
| 00:05 | Coppin State | Andrew Joyce blocks the jumper by Casey Allison | 73-62 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Brian Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Paul Davis runs out the clock | 73-62 |