| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fresh) SG - Rodney Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Mahar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Kemper | 26-40 |
| 19:27 | Howard | Uchechi Awai comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 19:25 | Howard | Thomas Beyer gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Thomas Beyer blows the layup | 26-40 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw is whistled for a carry | 26-40 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer slams it home set up by Dikembe Ake and the foul's on Harold Mahar - foul #1 on Harold Mahar, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses the free throw | 26-42 |
| 18:42 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:20 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-42 |
| 18:03 | Howard | Gregorio Romano is fouled on the floor by Michael Kemper - foul #2 on Michael Kemper, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 17:47 | Howard | Thomas Beyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 17:18 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| 17:10 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin loses the ball out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Howard | Marijan Sielski (C) Gregorio Romano | |
| 16:47 | Howard | Thomas Beyer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:37 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-48 |
| 16:36 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses the tip | 28-48 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Thomas Beyer pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:13 | Howard | Marijan Sielski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-48 |
| 16:12 | Howard | Marijan Sielski grabs the offensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 15:54 | Howard | Houston Gobert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 28-48 |
| 15:53 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Beyer | 28-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Shaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Hamblin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Mahar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Houston Gobert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses long on a shot in the lane | 28-48 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Thomas Beyer tips it in | 28-50 |
| 15:22 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marijan Sielski - foul #1 on Marijan Sielski, team foul #2 | 28-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (PG), Howard Smolen (SG), Vyacheslav Staniszewski (SF), Brandon Hawkins (PF) Michael Kemper, Rodney Shaw, Dallas Smith, Jack Hamblin | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Gregorio Romano (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Uchechi Awai, Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake, Houston Gobert | |
| 15:22 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar misses the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 15:22 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar misses the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 15:22 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 15:07 | Howard | Charles Obyrne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 15:06 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 15:00 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-50 |
| 14:58 | Howard | The rebound goes to Gregorio Romano | 28-50 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Marijan Sielski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dallas Smith (SF), Dustin Merrill (C) Vyacheslav Staniszewski, Harold Mahar | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 14:20 | The Citadel | Howard Smolen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Marijan Sielski can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-50 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt snags the offensive board | 31-50 |
| 13:36 | Howard | Marijan Sielski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-50 |
| 13:35 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Dallas Smith | 31-50 |
| 13:15 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 13:14 | Howard | Gregorio Romano pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Joel Costello misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Melvin Lee - foul #1 on Melvin Lee, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG), Rodney Shaw (SG), Jack Hamblin (PF) Melvin Lee, Howard Smolen, Dustin Merrill | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Houston Gobert (C) Charles Obyrne, Marijan Sielski, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 12:49 | Howard | Joel Costello makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Joel Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 12:37 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-52 |
| 12:35 | Howard | Gregorio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 12:31 | Howard | Michael Kemper is called for the reach on Joel Costello in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Kemper, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Howard | Uchechi Awai (PG), Michael Sylvester (C) Joel Costello, Gregorio Romano | |
| 12:08 | Howard | Michael Sylvester can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Houston Gobert snags the offensive board | 31-52 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Michael Sylvester drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Uchechi Awai | 31-55 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Uchechi Awai (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sylvester (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:31 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith drills a shot from the right side set up by Michael Kemper and he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harold Mahar (C) Brandon Hawkins | |
| Subs | Howard | Marijan Sielski (C) Michael Sylvester | |
| 11:31 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith makes the free throw | 34-55 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Uchechi Awai misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 11:06 | Howard | Dikembe Ake tips it but misses | 34-55 |
| 11:05 | Howard | Thomas Beyer tips it in | 34-57 |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar is fouled on the floor by Marijan Sielski - foul #2 on Marijan Sielski, team foul #4 | 34-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (SF) Dallas Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | Gregorio Romano (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Houston Gobert, Marijan Sielski | |
| 10:41 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Melvin Lee | 36-57 |
| 10:17 | Howard | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 10:16 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar pulls down the rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:01 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar is hacked by Benjamin Meinhardt - foul #4 on Benjamin Meinhardt, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski (SF) Michael Kemper | |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (C) Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-57 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Houston Gobert lays it in and the foul's on Jack Hamblin - foul #1 on Jack Hamblin, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Dallas Smith (SF) Vyacheslav Staniszewski | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG) Uchechi Awai | |
| 09:28 | Howard | Houston Gobert makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 09:16 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar misses the lay-in | 39-60 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Gregorio Romano hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Dallas Smith - foul #2 on Dallas Smith, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Kemper (PG), Brandon Hawkins (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Rodney Shaw, Jack Hamblin, Harold Mahar | |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Obyrne (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF) Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake | |
| 08:45 | Howard | Gregorio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:45 | Howard | Gregorio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregorio Romano - foul #1 on Gregorio Romano, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Sylvester (C) Gregorio Romano | |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Michael Sylvester scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 07:46 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-64 |
| 07:45 | Howard | Marijan Sielski gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Michael Kemper (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joel Costello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Obyrne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Howard | Joel Costello misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Brandon Hawkins - foul #1 on Brandon Hawkins, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw (SG), Jack Hamblin (PF), Harold Mahar (C) Melvin Lee, Brandon Hawkins, Dustin Merrill | |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Gregorio Romano (PF), Benjamin Meinhardt (C) Charles Obyrne, Marijan Sielski, Houston Gobert, Michael Sylvester | |
| 07:27 | Howard | Joel Costello makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:27 | Howard | Joel Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 07:12 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 06:52 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 06:50 | Howard | Dikembe Ake pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Jack Hamblin steals it from Gregorio Romano | 41-66 |
| 06:11 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 05:49 | Howard | Joel Costello misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 44-66 |
| 05:47 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 05:41 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 05:39 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar grabs the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 05:23 | The Citadel | Michael Kemper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-66 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Benjamin Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 44-66 |
| 05:15 | Howard | Joel Costello buries a floater from the right block | 44-68 |
| 05:04 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-68 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Joel Costello snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Thomas Beyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-68 |
| 04:33 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 04:26 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 04:25 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin tips it but misses | 44-68 |
| 04:24 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 04:12 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw is hacked by Benjamin Meinhardt - foul #5 on Benjamin Meinhardt, team foul #7 | 44-68 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (PG), Vyacheslav Staniszewski (SF), Brandon Hawkins (PF), Dustin Merrill (C) Michael Kemper, Dallas Smith, Jack Hamblin, Harold Mahar | |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Flanagan (PG), Charles Obyrne (SG), Marijan Sielski (SF), Houston Gobert (PF), Michael Sylvester (C) Joel Costello, Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake, Gregorio Romano, Benjamin Meinhardt | |
| 04:12 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 04:12 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Marijan Sielski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-68 |
| 03:48 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Melvin Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Staniszewski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Flanagan (fresh) SG - Charles Obyrne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:36 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Hawkins | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Howard | Charles Obyrne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 03:08 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill pulls down the rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:59 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Shaw | 51-68 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Brandon Hawkins steals it from Charles Obyrne | 51-68 |
| 02:42 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Brandon Hawkins | 53-68 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Marijan Sielski knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Obyrne and he's hacked by Vyacheslav Staniszewski - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Staniszewski, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Smolen (SG) Rodney Shaw | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:22 | Howard | Marijan Sielski makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:09 | The Citadel | Michael Sylvester denies the turnaround by Dustin Merrill | 53-71 |
| 02:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Marijan Sielski | 53-71 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Marijan Sielski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-71 |
| 01:51 | The Citadel | Dustin Merrill pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Smolen | 55-71 |
| 01:20 | Howard | Charles Obyrne travels with the ball | 55-71 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (PG) Lawrence Flanagan | |
| 01:06 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins hits the finger roll | 57-71 |
| 00:38 | Howard | Joel Costello misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Howard Smolen | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Joel Costello runs out the clock | 57-71 |