| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) C - James Mota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Howard | Uchechi Awai pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Doyle Noga steps in front of the Dikembe Ake pass | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | The short jumper by James Mota is denied by Benjamin Meinhardt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Thomas Beyer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Howard | Ted Scoggins swats the short shot by Benjamin Meinhardt | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Dikembe Ake is called for the reach on Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | James Mota misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | James Mota misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Dikembe Ake loses the dribble to Claude Griffin | 0-0 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Howard | Marijan Sielski (SF) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Howard | Peter Robinson is called for the reach on Uchechi Awai - foul #1 on Peter Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Uchechi Awai misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Marijan Sielski - foul #1 on Marijan Sielski, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt's layup is rejected by James Mota | 0-4 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses long on a jumper in the lane | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Thomas Beyer hits a floater from the right side and the foul's on Claude Griffin - foul #1 on Claude Griffin, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (PF), Michael Sylvester (C) Gregorio Romano, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:48 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) C - Michael Sylvester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) C - James Mota (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga travels with the ball | 3-4 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG) Uchechi Awai | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:06 | Howard | Joel Costello is hacked by Claude Griffin - foul #2 on Claude Griffin, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (SG) Claude Griffin | |
| 14:58 | Howard | Thomas Beyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (SG) Peter Robinson | |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Marijan Sielski steals the ball from Eddie Plasencia | 3-4 |
| 14:26 | Howard | Michael Sylvester misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Marijan Sielski tips it but misses | 3-4 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Marijan Sielski tips it in | 5-4 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Cureton | 5-6 |
| 13:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 13:36 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Doyle Noga | 5-8 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Ted Scoggins denies the turnaround by Michael Sylvester | 5-8 |
| 13:21 | Howard | Michael Sylvester pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:07 | Howard | Thomas Beyer is hacked by Eddie Plasencia - foul #1 on Eddie Plasencia, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Gregorio Romano (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Thomas Beyer, Marijan Sielski, Michael Sylvester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG), Donald Bryner (PF), Lawrence Brown (C) Eddie Plasencia, Ted Scoggins, James Mota | |
| 12:51 | Howard | Houston Gobert is called for traveling | 5-8 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ira Forte | 5-10 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Gregorio Romano scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 7-12 |
| 11:39 | Howard | Uchechi Awai travels with the ball | 7-12 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF) Joel Costello, Houston Gobert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Ira Forte, Lawrence Brown | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Cureton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donald Bryner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | James Cureton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| 11:04 | Howard | Thomas Beyer buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Marijan Sielski | 9-14 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner tips it but misses | 9-14 |
| 10:39 | Howard | Gregorio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:28 | Howard | Marijan Sielski scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas Beyer | 11-14 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 11-16 |
| 10:08 | Howard | Thomas Beyer can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Donald Bryner gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | James Cureton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Robinson | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt makes the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Donald Bryner - foul #1 on Donald Bryner, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Houston Gobert (PF) Uchechi Awai, Thomas Beyer, Gregorio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips (PG), Eddie Plasencia (SG), James Mota (C) Peter Robinson, James Cureton, Donald Bryner | |
| 09:26 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | James Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Phillips | 13-20 |
| 09:05 | Howard | Joel Costello clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt misses the tip | 13-20 |
| 09:01 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the jumper from the right block | 13-20 |
| 08:52 | Howard | Marijan Sielski snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Marijan Sielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Flanagan (PG), Michael Sylvester (C) Marijan Sielski, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown (PF) Ted Scoggins | |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Joel Costello steals it from James Mota | 13-20 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses short on a jumper near the basket | 13-20 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 08:01 | Howard | The rebound goes to Houston Gobert | 13-20 |
| 07:44 | Howard | Joel Costello hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Lawrence Flanagan is called for the reach on Ernest Phillips - foul #1 on Lawrence Flanagan, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Thomas Beyer (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF), Gregorio Romano (PF) Lawrence Flanagan, Joel Costello, Charles Obyrne, Michael Sylvester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (PG), Ira Forte (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Ernest Phillips, Doyle Noga, Lawrence Brown | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Cureton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Plasencia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ira Forte (fresh) PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Mota (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | Gregorio Romano steals it from Ira Forte | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Houston Gobert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Mota - foul #1 on James Mota, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG) Eddie Plasencia | |
| 07:05 | Howard | Houston Gobert makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:05 | Howard | Houston Gobert makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Gregorio Romano is called for the reach on Ted Scoggins - foul #1 on Gregorio Romano, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sylvester (C) Houston Gobert | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF) Ira Forte | |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | James Mota clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Michael Sylvester - foul #1 on Michael Sylvester, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | James Mota makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Michael Sylvester lays it up and in set up by Thomas Beyer | 17-22 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-22 |
| 05:59 | Howard | Michael Sylvester gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:44 | Howard | Gregorio Romano is hacked by James Mota - foul #2 on James Mota, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SF) Uchechi Awai, Marijan Sielski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) James Mota | |
| 05:44 | Howard | Gregorio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Howard | Gregorio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Bryner | 18-22 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | James Cureton hits a jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Thomas Beyer gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Thomas Beyer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Costello - foul #1 on Joel Costello, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (PF) Gregorio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) James Cureton, Ted Scoggins | |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Peter Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Lawrence Brown is called for the reach on Charles Obyrne - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Marijan Sielski (C) Michael Sylvester | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips (PG) Peter Robinson | |
| 04:34 | Howard | Charles Obyrne makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Charles Obyrne misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Marijan Sielski snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 04:20 | Howard | Joel Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Thomas Beyer, Charles Obyrne | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ira Forte (SF) Doyle Noga | |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joel Costello - foul #2 on Joel Costello, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Obyrne (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF) Joel Costello, Marijan Sielski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Claude Griffin (SG), James Mota (C) Ira Forte, Lawrence Brown | |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Eddie Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:48 | Howard | James Mota blocks the short jumper by Houston Gobert | 22-27 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF) Charles Obyrne, Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF), Ted Scoggins (PF) Eddie Plasencia, Donald Bryner | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Ernest Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Meinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ernest Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Griffin (fresh) SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ted Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Mota (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Howard | Marijan Sielski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt tips it home | 24-29 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Gregorio Romano (PF), Michael Sylvester (C) Uchechi Awai, Houston Gobert, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Robinson (PG) Ernest Phillips | |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Sylvester is hacked by James Mota - foul #3 on James Mota, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Bryner (C) James Mota | |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Marijan Sielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:53 | Howard | Gregorio Romano is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregorio Romano - foul #2 on Gregorio Romano, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Claude Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Gregorio Romano's layup is rejected by Ted Scoggins | 25-31 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Peter Robinson | 25-33 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Doyle Noga is called for the reach on Thomas Beyer - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Charles Obyrne (SF), Houston Gobert (PF) Joel Costello, Marijan Sielski, Gregorio Romano | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Cureton (PG) Peter Robinson | |
| 01:01 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Thomas Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Obyrne - foul #1 on Charles Obyrne, team foul #11 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Gustavo Rossi (PF) Thomas Beyer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:39 | Howard | The short jumper by Michael Sylvester is denied by Donald Bryner | 27-34 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-34 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Gustavo Rossi snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga buries a fadeaway from close range | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Charles Obyrne hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-36 |