| Lineup | Howard | PG - Brian Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Trout (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Sean Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Bower (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Ibrahim (fresh) PF - Bobby Sperber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Sean Garner | 40-33 |
| 19:31 | Howard | Ronnie Trout makes the turnaround from the left block | 42-33 |
| 19:13 | Cal State Northridge | Bobby Sperber is called for traveling | 42-33 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Roger Kays misses long on a floater from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 18:52 | Cal State Northridge | Perry Hughes snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:35 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner loses the dribble to Brian Rose | 42-33 |
| 18:15 | Howard | Dennis Ibrahim steps in front of the Brian Rose pass | 42-33 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Perry Hughes makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Bower | 42-35 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Ronnie Trout drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Magee | 45-35 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 17:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Brian Rose | 45-35 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Brian Rose dunks the ball | 47-35 |
| 16:55 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower double dribbles | 47-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Taylor (SF), Eddy Bohanon (C) Brian Rose, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel (SG), William Polen (PF), Stacy Nolasco (C) Tony Bower, Bobby Sperber, Perry Hughes | |
| 16:38 | Howard | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 16:37 | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel is hacked by Roger Kays - foul #3 on Roger Kays, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Patrick Kinkead (SG) Roger Kays | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Knight (SG) Sean Garner | |
| 16:23 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Magee is called for the reach on Benjamin Etzel - foul #1 on Edward Magee, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Howard | Dino Hilton (SG), Virgil Baker (C) Edward Magee, Ronnie Trout | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:06 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel misses the tip | 47-35 |
| 16:04 | Howard | Dino Hilton grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 16:00 | Howard | Patrick Kinkead misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-35 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon misses the tip | 47-35 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Patrick Kinkead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dino Hilton (fresh) SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddy Bohanon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Benjamin Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ibrahim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Polen (fresh) C - Stacy Nolasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen can't connect on a runner from the left block | 47-35 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 15:14 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 15:12 | Howard | Joseph Taylor tips it in | 49-37 |
| 15:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim is hacked by Patrick Kinkead - foul #1 on Patrick Kinkead, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Rose (PG), Roger Kays (SG), Jack Dorsey (SF), Ronnie Trout (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Patrick Kinkead, Dino Hilton, Joseph Taylor, Eddy Bohanon, Virgil Baker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner (PG), Tony Bower (SG), Bobby Sperber (PF), Perry Hughes (C) Benjamin Etzel, William Knight, Dennis Ibrahim, William Polen | |
| 14:48 | Cal State Northridge | Jack Dorsey picks off the pass by Stacy Nolasco | 49-37 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Brian Rose hits the finger roll set up by Jack Dorsey | 51-37 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower is hacked by Roger Kays - foul #4 on Roger Kays, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Magee (SG) Roger Kays | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 14:14 | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-37 |
| 14:13 | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | Perry Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 13:59 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jack Dorsey | 51-37 |
| 13:49 | Howard | Brian Rose is whistled for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim (SF) Stacy Nolasco | |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jack Dorsey - foul #4 on Jack Dorsey, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Taylor (SF) Jack Dorsey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:40 | Howard | Joseph Hayes grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 13:20 | Howard | Ronnie Trout drills a runner from the left block | 53-37 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | Bobby Sperber's floater is tipped away by Joseph Hayes | 53-37 |
| 13:00 | Howard | Joseph Hayes pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:55 | Howard | Edward Magee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Joseph Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Joseph Hayes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Hayes, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Patrick Kinkead (SG) Brian Rose | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Polen (PF), Benjamin Etzel (C) Bobby Sperber, Perry Hughes | |
| 12:03 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower is denied on a layup by Joseph Hayes | 53-37 |
| 12:02 | Howard | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:41 | Howard | Benjamin Etzel picks off the pass by Joseph Taylor | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Edward Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Kinkead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Trout (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Sean Garner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ibrahim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Polen (fresh) C - Benjamin Etzel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Hayes is called for the reach on Sean Garner - foul #2 on Joseph Hayes, team foul #7 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Eddy Bohanon (PF), Virgil Baker (C) Ronnie Trout, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco (SF), Joseph Fairchild (PF) Tony Bower, Dennis Ibrahim | |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:11 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon clanks a turnaround near the basket | 53-39 |
| 11:10 | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 10:41 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stacy Nolasco | 53-42 |
| 10:37 | Howard | Sean Garner takes the ball from Patrick Kinkead | 53-42 |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Taylor blocks the short jumper by Joseph Fairchild | 53-42 |
| 10:20 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Edward Magee makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Virgil Baker | 56-42 |
| 09:58 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 09:57 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Garner | 56-42 |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddy Bohanon - foul #1 on Eddy Bohanon, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Rose (PG), Dino Hilton (SG), Ronnie Trout (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Edward Magee, Joseph Taylor, Eddy Bohanon, Virgil Baker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower (SG), Dennis Ibrahim (SF), Bobby Sperber (PF), Perry Hughes (C) Sean Garner, Stacy Nolasco, Joseph Fairchild, William Polen | |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:15 | Howard | Dino Hilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-44 |
| 09:13 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:56 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Perry Hughes | 56-46 |
| 08:41 | Howard | Dennis Ibrahim picks off the pass by Ronnie Trout | 56-46 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel lays it in set up by Dennis Ibrahim | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | The refs have stopped play. Perry Hughes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 56-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Magee (SF) Patrick Kinkead | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Knight (PG), William Polen (C) Benjamin Etzel, Perry Hughes | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Brian Rose misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 08:15 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:56 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Hayes swats the layup by Bobby Sperber | 56-48 |
| 07:55 | Howard | Brian Rose snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:47 | Howard | William Polen denies the turnaround by Dino Hilton | 56-48 |
| 07:45 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Northridge | William Knight comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 07:15 | Howard | Joseph Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Brian Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dino Hilton (fresh) SF - Edward Magee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronnie Trout (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Ibrahim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Sperber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Polen (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Howard | Brian Rose misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:42 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 06:41 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:34 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronnie Trout - foul #1 on Ronnie Trout, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Patrick Kinkead (PG), Roger Kays (SG), Jack Dorsey (SF), Eddy Bohanon (C) Brian Rose, Dino Hilton, Edward Magee, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner (PG), Stacy Nolasco (C) William Knight, Bobby Sperber | |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Bower misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Eddy Bohanon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Dennis Ibrahim blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Trout | 56-48 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner blows the layup | 56-48 |
| 05:40 | Howard | Ronnie Trout grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Jack Dorsey is hacked by Sean Garner - foul #1 on Sean Garner, team foul #1 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Virgil Baker (C) Ronnie Trout | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel (SG), Manuel Johnson (SF), Joseph Fairchild (PF) Tony Bower, Dennis Ibrahim, William Polen | |
| 05:06 | Howard | Roger Kays connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jack Dorsey | 59-48 |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel is fouled on the floor by Virgil Baker - foul #1 on Virgil Baker, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Rose (PG) Patrick Kinkead | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bobby Sperber (PF) Joseph Fairchild | |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:15 | Howard | Virgil Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 04:13 | Howard | Jack Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 03:48 | Howard | Roger Kays hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Jack Dorsey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Brian Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | Bobby Sperber gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 03:09 | Cal State Northridge | Benjamin Etzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Brian Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Kays (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Dorsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Eddy Bohanon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Virgil Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Sean Garner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Etzel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Sperber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacy Nolasco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Garner is whistled for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Magee (SF), Ronnie Trout (PF), Joseph Hayes (C) Jack Dorsey, Eddy Bohanon, Virgil Baker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Knight (SG), Dennis Ibrahim (SF), Joseph Fairchild (PF), William Polen (C) Sean Garner, Manuel Johnson, Bobby Sperber, Stacy Nolasco | |
| 02:38 | Howard | Brian Rose connects on the 3 from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Ibrahim tips it home | 62-52 |
| 02:04 | Howard | Ronnie Trout hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Magee | 64-52 |
| 01:48 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Fairchild knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 01:20 | Howard | William Knight steals the ball from Ronnie Trout | 64-54 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Joseph Hayes pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Howard | Roger Kays is hacked by William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #2 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Loughman (PG), Dino Hilton (SG), Joseph Taylor (PF), Eddy Bohanon (C) Brian Rose, Roger Kays, Ronnie Trout, Joseph Hayes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco (SF) Dennis Ibrahim | |
| 00:55 | Howard | Jack Loughman is hacked by William Polen - foul #2 on William Polen, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Jack Loughman is hacked by Benjamin Etzel - foul #2 on Benjamin Etzel, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| 00:53 | Howard | Stacy Nolasco is called for the reach on Jack Loughman - foul #1 on Stacy Nolasco, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| 00:50 | Howard | William Polen is called for the reach on Eddy Bohanon - foul #3 on William Polen, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Joseph Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fairchild - foul #1 on Joseph Fairchild, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Joseph Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Dino Hilton steals the ball from Joseph Fairchild | 64-54 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Dino Hilton lays it up and in | 66-54 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Stacy Nolasco lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Fairchild | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Howard | Joseph Taylor hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Loughman | 68-56 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | William Polen loses the dribble to Eddy Bohanon | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Jack Loughman runs out the clock | 68-56 |