| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Emrich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Whitfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Garfield Cannon inbounds the ball | 36-17 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Howard | Mark Sherman clanks a floater in the paint | 36-17 |
| 19:38 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil pulls down the rebound | 36-17 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina State | Lawrence Baker takes the ball from Jamie Landreth | 36-17 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Garfield Cannon is hacked by Christopher Emrich - foul #1 on Christopher Emrich, team foul #1 | 36-17 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Ira Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-17 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Lawrence Baker tips it in | 36-19 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina State | James Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 36-19 |
| 18:20 | Howard | Mark Sherman hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Garfield Cannon | 36-21 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 17:44 | Howard | Lawrence Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-21 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield blows the dunk but he's fouled by Mark Sherman - foul #1 on Mark Sherman, team foul #1 | 39-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski (SF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Christopher Emrich, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:15 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 17:15 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:03 | Howard | Lawrence Baker lays it in set up by Garfield Cannon | 41-23 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Heil | 43-23 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Garfield Cannon connects on the runner in the paint set up by Ira Sheffield and the foul's on Brian Symanski - foul #1 on Brian Symanski, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), William Thompson (SG), Christopher Emrich (SF), Steven Mohan (PF) Dale Heil, James Smith, Brian Symanski, Paul Whitfield | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG), James Spence (PF), Andrew Marcoux (C) Will Redmon, Mark Sherman, Lawrence Baker | |
| 16:13 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses the free throw | 43-25 |
| 16:13 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to James Spence | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:08 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux's floater is tipped away by Steven Mohan | 43-25 |
| 16:06 | Howard | Garfield Cannon tips it back up and in | 43-27 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer is called for 5 seconds | 43-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth (C) Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeremy Peacock (SG), Joseph Hayes (C) Ira Sheffield, Garfield Cannon | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Reuben McKenzie (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Emrich (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Burnley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Peacock (fresh) SF - James Spence (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Marcoux (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Howard | Jeremy Peacock misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-27 |
| 15:21 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hayes | 43-27 |
| 15:02 | Howard | James Spence makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Burnley | 43-29 |
| 14:35 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Thompson | 46-29 |
| 14:15 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Landreth | 46-29 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 14:10 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:09 | Howard | The rebound goes to Joseph Hayes | 46-29 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Andrew Marcoux lays it in on a nice dish by James Burnley | 46-31 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 13:29 | Howard | Joseph Hayes gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:12 | Howard | James Burnley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 13:10 | Howard | Joseph Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:52 | Howard | James Spence hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Steven Mohan - foul #1 on Steven Mohan, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), James Smith (SG), Brian Symanski (SF), Paul Whitfield (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Reuben McKenzie, William Thompson, Christopher Emrich, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Ira Sheffield (SG), Mark Sherman (PF), Lawrence Baker (C) James Burnley, Jeremy Peacock, Andrew Marcoux, Joseph Hayes | |
| 12:52 | Howard | James Spence misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 12:52 | Howard | James Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina State | James Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Heil | 49-32 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Will Redmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Mark Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:09 | Howard | Lawrence Baker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Netzer - foul #3 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #4 | 49-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Garfield Cannon (SF) James Spence | |
| 12:09 | Howard | Lawrence Baker makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:09 | Howard | Lawrence Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:45 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Mark Sherman gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Whitfield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Howard | Will Redmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Symanski | 49-33 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 10:45 | Howard | Garfield Cannon grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Whitfield - foul #3 on Paul Whitfield, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich (SF), Jamie Landreth (C) Brian Symanski, Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 10:25 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Ira Sheffield misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | Garfield Cannon steals it from Jamie Landreth | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:51 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 49-33 |
| 09:49 | Howard | Garfield Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Mark Sherman can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 49-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), William Thompson (SG), Steven Mohan (PF) Dale Heil, James Smith, Paul Whitfield | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (C) Lawrence Baker | |
| 09:28 | Howard | Mark Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Mark Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Thompson | 52-34 |
| 08:49 | Howard | Will Redmon loses the dribble to Jamie Landreth | 52-34 |
| 08:30 | South Carolina State | Mark Sherman steals it from Christopher Emrich | 52-34 |
| 08:15 | Howard | Garfield Cannon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Will Redmon | 52-37 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina State | William Thompson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG), James Smith (SG), Brian Symanski (SF), Paul Whitfield (PF), Kenneth Netzer (C) Reuben McKenzie, William Thompson, Christopher Emrich, Steven Mohan, Jamie Landreth | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG), Jeremy Peacock (SG), Andrew Marcoux (PF), Lawrence Baker (C) Will Redmon, Ira Sheffield, Garfield Cannon, Mark Sherman | |
| 07:35 | Howard | James Spence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 07:33 | Howard | James Burnley tips it home | 52-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Symanski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Whitfield (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Netzer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Burnley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Peacock (fresh) SF - James Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Marcoux (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina State | James Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 06:41 | South Carolina State | James Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dale Heil | 55-39 |
| 06:17 | Howard | Lawrence Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Spence | 55-41 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Marcoux - foul #2 on Andrew Marcoux, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Christopher Emrich (SF) Dale Heil, Brian Symanski | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Redmon (PG), Ira Sheffield (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF) James Burnley, Jeremy Peacock, Lawrence Baker | |
| 05:51 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Netzer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:28 | Howard | Will Redmon scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ira Sheffield | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina State | James Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 04:58 | Howard | James Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:50 | Howard | James Spence is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Netzer - foul #4 on Kenneth Netzer, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Thompson (SG), Steven Mohan (PF), Jamie Landreth (C) James Smith, Paul Whitfield, Kenneth Netzer | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Sherman (PF) Andrew Marcoux | |
| 04:50 | Howard | James Spence makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:50 | Howard | James Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina State | Will Redmon is called for the reach on Reuben McKenzie - foul #3 on Will Redmon, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dale Heil (PG) Reuben McKenzie | |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Baker (C) James Spence | |
| 04:11 | South Carolina State | William Thompson's floater is knocked away by Mark Sherman | 57-44 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Lawrence Baker gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Ira Sheffield lays it in and the foul's on Jamie Landreth - foul #3 on Jamie Landreth, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Smith (SG) William Thompson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:50 | Howard | Ira Sheffield makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-47 |
| 03:25 | Howard | Garfield Cannon pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dale Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Emrich (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Mohan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Will Redmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lawrence Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Howard | Will Redmon is fouled on the floor by Dale Heil - foul #2 on Dale Heil, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield (PF) Steven Mohan | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (SF) Garfield Cannon | |
| 03:19 | Howard | Will Redmon makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:19 | Howard | Will Redmon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 03:00 | South Carolina State | Christopher Emrich is fouled on the floor by Ira Sheffield - foul #1 on Ira Sheffield, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski (SF) Christopher Emrich | |
| Subs | Howard | James Spence (SF) James Burnley | |
| 02:47 | South Carolina State | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Heil | 57-49 |
| 02:25 | South Carolina State | Dale Heil misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 02:23 | Howard | Lawrence Baker grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 02:07 | Howard | Ira Sheffield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 02:05 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Brian Symanski | 57-49 |
| 01:36 | South Carolina State | Jamie Landreth is denied on a layup by Lawrence Baker | 57-49 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield grabs the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Will Redmon - foul #4 on Will Redmon, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Garfield Cannon (SF) James Spence | |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:19 | South Carolina State | Brian Symanski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Lawrence Baker gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Garfield Cannon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Will Redmon | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield is hacked by Will Redmon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Will Redmon, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie (PG), Christopher Emrich (SF) Dale Heil, Brian Symanski | |
| Subs | Howard | James Burnley (PG) Will Redmon | |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Mark Sherman - foul #2 on Mark Sherman, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:53 | Howard | Lawrence Baker snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Howard | Garfield Cannon lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Baker | 59-54 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield is fouled in the backcourt by Ira Sheffield - foul #2 on Ira Sheffield, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:39 | Howard | James Burnley's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Emrich | 61-54 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield is hacked by James Burnley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Burnley, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina State | Paul Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Garfield Cannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina State | James Smith snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | Ira Sheffield is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ira Sheffield, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Christopher Emrich steals the ball from Lawrence Baker | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Reuben McKenzie runs out the clock | 65-54 |