| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Haskins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlton Ater (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Crumrine (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Bruce Wolf inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Howard | Peter McCain knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Timothy Earls | 32-37 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater can't finish the layup but the foul's on Theron Gorman - foul #1 on Theron Gorman, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:10 | Howard | The short jumper by Samuel Lennox is denied by Carlton Ater | 32-39 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina State | William Haskins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina State | William Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Bruce Wolf can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Haskins - foul #2 on William Haskins, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina State | William Haskins is hacked by Samuel Lennox - foul #2 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | William Haskins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Brown | 33-42 |
| 17:54 | Howard | James Brown steals the ball from Timothy Earls in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina State | Bruce Wolf picks off the pass by Robert Neal | 33-42 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Theron Gorman's pass is intercepted by Robert Neal | 33-42 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina State | Samuel Lennox is called for the reach on Robert Neal - foul #3 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Theron Gorman, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Vic Gupta (C) Carlton Ater | |
| 17:06 | South Carolina State | William Haskins hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 33-44 |
| 16:46 | Howard | Peter McCain is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter McCain, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SF) Bruce Wolf | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Jordan (PG), Mark Pearsall (SG), Jame Allen (SF), Carlton Ater (PF) James Brown, William Haskins, Robert Neal, Daniel Crumrine | |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | Vic Gupta loses the dribble to Paul Phaneuf | 33-44 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Peter McCain's pass is intercepted by Frank Jordan | 33-44 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 15:42 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Phaneuf (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Pearsall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jame Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlton Ater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Vic Gupta (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Howard | Andrew Brown drills a floater from the right block set up by Peter McCain | 35-44 |
| 15:05 | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 15:03 | Howard | Andrew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:49 | Howard | Peter McCain misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 14:40 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frank Jordan | 35-47 |
| 14:17 | Howard | William Rieder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 14:16 | Howard | Paul Phaneuf snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Andrew Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-47 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Carlton Ater | 35-47 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Frank Jordan misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina State | Jame Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina State | Vic Gupta misses the easy layup | 35-47 |
| 13:33 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Rieder | 35-47 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Carlton Ater - foul #1 on Carlton Ater, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Peter McCain, Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Brown (PG), William Haskins (SG), Robert Neal (SF), Daniel Crumrine (PF), Thomas Noyes (C) Frank Jordan, Mark Pearsall, Jame Allen, Carlton Ater, Vic Gupta | |
| 13:22 | Howard | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:22 | Howard | Andrew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal misses the lay-in | 37-47 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:53 | Howard | Bruce Wolf clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 12:52 | Howard | Samuel Lennox tips it home | 39-47 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | William Haskins comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Andrew Brown connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Lennox | 41-47 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes clanks a shot from close range | 41-47 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina State | William Haskins tips it in | 41-49 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Thomas Noyes swats the layup by Andrew Brown | 41-49 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Thomas Noyes | 41-49 |
| 11:35 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Deutsch - foul #2 on Jeffrey Deutsch, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Paul Phaneuf (SG), Theron Gorman (PF) Jeffrey Deutsch, Thomas Owen, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Phaneuf (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Crumrine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Noyes (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Theron Gorman - foul #2 on Theron Gorman, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Samuel Lennox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| 10:51 | South Carolina State | James Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 10:49 | Howard | Theron Gorman pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Samuel Lennox clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina State | Samuel Lennox is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #4 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), William Rieder (C) Bruce Wolf, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall (SG), Jame Allen (SF), Carlton Ater (PF), Vic Gupta (C) William Haskins, Robert Neal, Daniel Crumrine, Thomas Noyes | |
| 10:09 | South Carolina State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Theron Gorman grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 09:45 | Howard | Peter McCain connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Phaneuf | 44-51 |
| 09:34 | South Carolina State | James Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 09:33 | Howard | Theron Gorman grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:25 | Howard | Theron Gorman knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Earls | 47-51 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 09:18 | Howard | William Rieder snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Timothy Earls misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vic Gupta - foul #2 on Vic Gupta, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Bond (SF) Paul Phaneuf | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Neal (SF), Daniel Crumrine (C) James Brown, Vic Gupta | |
| 09:02 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:02 | Howard | Timothy Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:48 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal's layup is rejected by William Rieder | 49-51 |
| 08:46 | Howard | William Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:24 | Howard | Theron Gorman lays it in | 51-51 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlton Ater | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Earls - foul #1 on Timothy Earls, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Andrew Brown (C) Timothy Earls, Douglas Bond, Theron Gorman | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | William Haskins (SG), Thomas Noyes (C) Jame Allen, Carlton Ater | |
| 08:02 | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | South Carolina State | Mark Pearsall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:42 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina State | Daniel Crumrine pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:25 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Bruce Wolf snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rieder (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mark Pearsall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Haskins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Crumrine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Noyes (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Howard | Peter McCain is fouled on the floor by William Haskins - foul #3 on William Haskins, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Lennox (C) William Rieder | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Brown (PG), Jame Allen (SF), Vic Gupta (PF) Mark Pearsall, Robert Neal, Daniel Crumrine | |
| 06:48 | Howard | Peter McCain drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jeffrey Deutsch | 53-52 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes drills a floater from close range set up by Vic Gupta and he's hacked by Jeffrey Deutsch - foul #3 on Jeffrey Deutsch, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Paul Phaneuf (SG) Jeffrey Deutsch, Peter McCain | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Andrew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina State | James Brown gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes lays it up and in set up by James Brown | 53-56 |
| 05:41 | Howard | Timothy Earls's pass is intercepted by Thomas Noyes | 53-56 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina State | Andrew Brown is called for the reach on Jame Allen - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Theron Gorman (PF) Bruce Wolf, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater (PF), Daniel Crumrine (C) Vic Gupta, Thomas Noyes | |
| 05:24 | South Carolina State | Jame Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina State | Jame Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:24 | Howard | Samuel Lennox snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Theron Gorman buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Timothy Earls | 56-57 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Howard | Samuel Lennox pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:31 | Howard | Peter McCain misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | Jame Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Theron Gorman pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:52 | Howard | Theron Gorman is fouled on the floor by William Haskins - foul #4 on William Haskins, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Bruce Wolf (SF), William Rieder (C) Paul Phaneuf, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Jordan (PG), Mark Pearsall (SG), Robert Neal (SF), Thomas Noyes (C) James Brown, William Haskins, Jame Allen, Daniel Crumrine | |
| 03:37 | Howard | William Rieder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes loses the dribble to Peter McCain | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - William Rieder (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Frank Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pearsall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlton Ater (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Howard | Timothy Earls is fouled on the floor by Frank Jordan - foul #1 on Frank Jordan, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Paul Phaneuf (SG), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Peter McCain, Theron Gorman | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Daniel Crumrine (PF) Carlton Ater | |
| 02:41 | Howard | William Rieder banks in the layup set up by Paul Phaneuf | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG), Peter McCain (SG), Theron Gorman (PF) Jeffrey Deutsch, Paul Phaneuf, William Rieder | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Brown (PG), William Haskins (SG), Carlton Ater (PF) Frank Jordan, Mark Pearsall, Daniel Crumrine | |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Haskins | 58-59 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Thomas Noyes swats the dunk try by Samuel Lennox | 58-59 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Robert Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina State | William Haskins can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Lennox - foul #5 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (C) Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:05 | Howard | William Rieder hits the finger roll | 60-60 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes misses short on a jumper in the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina State | Carlton Ater grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes banks in the layup set up by Robert Neal and the foul's on William Rieder - foul #1 on William Rieder, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Bruce Wolf knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Peter McCain | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Thomas Noyes buries a shot from the left block set up by Carlton Ater | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Timothy Earls comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-65 |