| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) SF - Otis Wright (fresh) PF - David Morones (fresh) C - Leroy Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Caleb Harper (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Burge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Leroy Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Howard | David Morones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | The Citadel | Robert Gean misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Howard | Otis Wright grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Thibault | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | The Citadel | James Anderson scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Caleb Harper | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Rodney Stafford is hacked by Robert Sepulveda - foul #1 on Robert Sepulveda, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Howard | David Morones clanks a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | The Citadel | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Howard | The rebound goes to Leroy Green | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Leroy Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | The Citadel | Robert Gean snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | The Citadel | Robert Gean misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Howard | Rodney Stafford grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:39 | The Citadel | Robert Gean is hacked by Otis Wright - foul #1 on Otis Wright, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Rory Eggen (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:26 | The Citadel | Robert Gean misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Thibault - foul #1 on Steven Thibault, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), David Miers (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:26 | The Citadel | Robert Gean makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:26 | The Citadel | Robert Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:06 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Rory Eggen tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | The Citadel | Charles Robinson is called for the reach on Robert Gean - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), James Lofton (SF), Randal West (PF), Victor Dent (C) Caleb Harper, Robert Sepulveda, James Anderson, Thomas Burge | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Miers (fresh) C - Kevin McGill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Lofton (fresh) PF - Randal West (fresh) C - Victor Dent (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | The Citadel | Victor Dent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:24 | The Citadel | James Lofton tips it in | 5-6 |
| 15:13 | Howard | Rory Eggen loses the dribble to Victor Dent | 5-6 |
| 14:58 | The Citadel | Randal West buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Victor Dent | 5-8 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Lou Crowther grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:37 | Howard | Rory Eggen is fouled on the floor by James Lofton - foul #1 on James Lofton, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), Robert Sepulveda (SF), James Anderson (PF), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, Robert Gean, Randal West, Victor Dent | |
| 14:19 | Howard | Leroy Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Morones | 7-8 |
| 14:03 | The Citadel | Leroy Green blocks the short jumper by Thomas Burge | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:44 | The Citadel | James Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Howard | Steven Thibault pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | Howard | Leroy Green drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Otis Wright | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | Otis Wright steals the ball from Caleb Harper | 10-11 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Otis Wright dunks the ball | 12-11 |
| 12:28 | The Citadel | Leroy Green is called for the reach on James Lofton - foul #1 on Leroy Green, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), Robert Gean (SG), Randal West (C) Caleb Harper, James Lofton, Thomas Burge | |
| 12:12 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the dunk but he's hacked by Rodney Stafford - foul #1 on Rodney Stafford, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 12:12 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:12 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Rodney Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | The Citadel | Robert Gean pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | The Citadel | Leroy Green swats the dunk try by James Anderson | 12-13 |
| 11:24 | The Citadel | Randal West grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Morones (fresh) C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randal West (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | The Citadel | Robert Gean knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Larry Phelps | 12-16 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Robert Sepulveda swats the short shot by David Morones | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | The Citadel | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | Randal West can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Morones - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Rory Eggen (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), James Lofton (SF), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, Robert Sepulveda, James Anderson | |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Kevin McGill snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | Howard | The short jumper by Steven Thibault is denied by Thomas Burge | 12-16 |
| 10:43 | Howard | Kevin McGill hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 10:25 | The Citadel | James Lofton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:23 | The Citadel | Robert Gean snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin McGill - foul #1 on Kevin McGill, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), David Miers (PF) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:12 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:12 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Howard | Rory Eggen's floater is tipped away by Randal West | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Howard | David Miers tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 09:29 | The Citadel | James Lofton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Caleb Harper | 16-20 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 09:17 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:48 | The Citadel | Randal West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-20 |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | Howard | David Miers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Charles Robinson steps in front of the Caleb Harper pass in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 08:15 | Howard | Lou Crowther can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 19-22 |
| 08:14 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:03 | The Citadel | Kevin McGill swats the layup by Randal West | 19-22 |
| 08:02 | Howard | Kevin McGill gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:40 | Howard | David Miers comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Burge - foul #1 on Thomas Burge, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther, Rory Eggen, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), Robert Sepulveda (SF), James Anderson (PF), Victor Dent (C) Caleb Harper, Robert Gean, Randal West, Thomas Burge | |
| 07:40 | Howard | David Miers makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:40 | Howard | David Miers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:40 | The Citadel | Victor Dent pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:22 | The Citadel | Larry Phelps can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 07:20 | Howard | Steven Thibault grabs the board | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Miers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lofton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Dent (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Howard | Steven Thibault drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Otis Wright | 22-22 |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | James Anderson misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Otis Wright - foul #2 on Otis Wright, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (SF), David Morones (PF) Otis Wright, David Miers | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, Victor Dent | |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | James Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Thomas Burge - foul #2 on Thomas Burge, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Gean (SG), Victor Dent (C) James Lofton, Thomas Burge | |
| 06:12 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses the free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:12 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Robert Gean is fouled on the floor by Steven Thibault - foul #2 on Steven Thibault, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SG) Steven Thibault | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Randal West (C) Victor Dent | |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Robert Gean makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Robert Gean misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | Howard | Rory Eggen gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Leroy Green blows the layup but the foul's on Caleb Harper - foul #1 on Caleb Harper, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Leroy Green makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Leroy Green misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:31 | The Citadel | Randal West grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:13 | The Citadel | James Anderson loses the dribble to Charles Robinson | 25-24 |
| 05:01 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 04:45 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG) Caleb Harper | |
| 04:24 | Howard | Leroy Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Rodney Stafford tips it but misses | 28-24 |
| 04:21 | The Citadel | Randal West snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:04 | The Citadel | Larry Phelps can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 04:03 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rory Eggen | 28-24 |
| 03:49 | Howard | James Anderson swats the dunk try by Leroy Green | 28-24 |
| 03:48 | The Citadel | Randal West pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 03:29 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gean | 28-26 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Rory Eggen scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Leroy Green | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rory Eggen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) C - Leroy Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sepulveda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randal West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | Robert Gean knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sepulveda | 30-28 |
| 02:21 | Howard | Charles Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Morones | 32-28 |
| 02:06 | The Citadel | James Anderson knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Randal West | 32-30 |
| 01:58 | Howard | Rodney Stafford is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #6 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Rodney Stafford, Charles Robinson, Rory Eggen, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), Abel Goncalves (SG), James Lofton (SF), Victor Dent (PF), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, Robert Gean, Robert Sepulveda, James Anderson, Randal West | |
| 01:42 | Howard | Otis Wright is fouled on the floor by Victor Dent - foul #1 on Victor Dent, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:42 | Howard | Otis Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:25 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper is fouled on the floor by Lou Crowther - foul #1 on Lou Crowther, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| 01:25 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:25 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:25 | Howard | David Miers pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 01:05 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 34-31 |
| 00:47 | The Citadel | Victor Dent hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 00:34 | Howard | Otis Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:13 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Steven Thibault is blocked by Victor Dent | 34-33 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Kevin McGill can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | James Lofton snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Otis Wright - foul #3 on Otis Wright, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Morones (PF) Lou Crowther, Otis Wright, David Miers | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Gean (SG), Robert Sepulveda (SF), Randal West (PF) Abel Goncalves, James Lofton, Victor Dent | |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Rory Eggen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-36 |