| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) SG - Peter McCain (fresh) SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Randy Lewis (fresh) SG - Danny Dougherty (fresh) SF - Dick Todd (fresh) PF - Clayton Thomas (fresh) C - John Becnel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Coppin State | Dick Todd can't finish the layup but the foul's on Theron Gorman - foul #1 on Theron Gorman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Coppin State | Dick Todd makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | Coppin State | Dick Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Howard | Timothy Earls misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Coppin State | John Becnel gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Coppin State | Randy Lewis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Bruce Wolf gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Howard | Bruce Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Coppin State | Timothy Earls steals the ball from John Becnel | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Howard | Bruce Wolf comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Coppin State | Bruce Wolf picks off the pass by Dick Todd | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Peter McCain connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Earls | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Smith (C) John Becnel | |
| 17:25 | Howard | Clayton Thomas swats the short shot by Theron Gorman | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Bruce Wolf snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Howard | Peter McCain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Theron Gorman | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Howard | Peter McCain misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Lewis - foul #1 on Randy Lewis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SF), William Rieder (PF) Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Spears (PG), Jeffrey Pohl (SG), Troy Taylor (PF), Curtis Lee (C) Randy Lewis, Danny Dougherty, Dick Todd, Clayton Thomas | |
| 16:44 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Howard | Peter McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | Coppin State | Timothy Earls steals it from Troy Taylor | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Howard | Timothy Earls blows the layup | 4-2 |
| 16:25 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | Donald Smith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Phaneuf - foul #1 on Paul Phaneuf, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Bond (SF), Andrew Brown (C) Peter McCain, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Becnel (C) Curtis Lee | |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Coppin State | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Rieder | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Howard | William Rieder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Coppin State | John Becnel snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Phaneuf (fresh) SF - Douglas Bond (fresh) PF - William Rieder (fresh) C - Andrew Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Pohl (fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Troy Taylor (fresh) C - John Becnel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Coppin State | Troy Taylor connects on the turnaround near the basket | 4-5 |
| 15:27 | Howard | William Rieder's pass is intercepted by Donald Smith | 4-5 |
| 15:05 | Coppin State | John Becnel can't connect on a jumper from close range | 4-5 |
| 15:04 | Coppin State | John Becnel pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:44 | Coppin State | Paul Phaneuf is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pohl - foul #2 on Paul Phaneuf, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (PG), Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Paul Phaneuf, Douglas Bond, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Randy Lewis (PG), Danny Dougherty (SG), Dick Todd (SF), Clayton Thomas (PF), Curtis Lee (C) Michael Spears, Jeffrey Pohl, Donald Smith, Troy Taylor, John Becnel | |
| 14:15 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas connects on the shot from close range set up by Danny Dougherty | 4-7 |
| 13:51 | Howard | Theron Gorman scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Peter McCain | 6-7 |
| 13:30 | Coppin State | Dick Todd misses the jump hook from the left block | 6-7 |
| 13:28 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Peter McCain is fouled on the floor by Clayton Thomas - foul #1 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG) Jeffrey Deutsch | |
| Subs | Coppin State | John Becnel (C) Curtis Lee | |
| 13:06 | Howard | Peter McCain double dribbles | 6-7 |
| 12:51 | Coppin State | Randy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 12:50 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Timothy Earls can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 12:36 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 12:30 | Coppin State | John Becnel is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lennox - foul #1 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl (SG), Donald Smith (SF) Danny Dougherty, Dick Todd | |
| 12:23 | Coppin State | Theron Gorman steals it from Randy Lewis | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | Howard | The jump hook by Peter McCain is blocked by John Becnel | 6-9 |
| 12:04 | Howard | Samuel Lennox tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 11:47 | Coppin State | Bruce Wolf steals it from Randy Lewis | 8-9 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Timothy Earls lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Wolf | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Timothy Earls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Randy Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Pohl (fresh) SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Becnel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Theron Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:02 | Howard | John Becnel is called for the reach on Samuel Lennox - foul #1 on John Becnel, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (SG), Douglas Bond (SF), William Rieder (PF), Andrew Brown (C) Peter McCain, Bruce Wolf, Theron Gorman, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty (SG), Dick Todd (SF), Curtis Lee (C) Randy Lewis, Clayton Thomas, John Becnel | |
| 10:47 | Howard | Andrew Brown misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 10-9 |
| 10:45 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 10:27 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 10:22 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Pohl | 10-11 |
| 10:07 | Howard | William Rieder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 09:46 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl loses the dribble to Jeffrey Deutsch | 13-11 |
| 09:41 | Howard | Timothy Earls slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Deutsch | 15-11 |
| 09:27 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 09:25 | Howard | The rebound goes to Douglas Bond | 15-11 |
| 09:11 | Howard | William Rieder scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 08:59 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Douglas Bond, William Rieder, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Randy Lewis (PG), Clayton Thomas (PF) Jeffrey Pohl, Donald Smith | |
| 08:59 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:59 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clayton Thomas - foul #2 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Troy Taylor (SG), Patrick Henry (SF), John Becnel (C) Danny Dougherty, Dick Todd, Clayton Thomas | |
| 08:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:40 | Howard | Theron Gorman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:40 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:22 | Coppin State | John Becnel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 08:21 | Howard | Samuel Lennox gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:17 | Howard | Bruce Wolf makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Deutsch | 20-13 |
| 08:12 | Coppin State | Theron Gorman denies the turnaround by Patrick Henry | 20-13 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Peter McCain pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 07:46 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Theron Gorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Randy Lewis (fresh) SG - Troy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Henry (fresh) PF - Curtis Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Becnel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Coppin State | John Becnel hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Henry | 20-15 |
| 07:24 | Howard | Bruce Wolf hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Deutsch and he's hacked by Troy Taylor - foul #1 on Troy Taylor, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG) Jeffrey Deutsch | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty (SG), Dick Todd (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Troy Taylor, Patrick Henry, Curtis Lee | |
| 07:24 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:24 | Coppin State | Donald Smith grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 07:09 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-15 |
| 07:07 | Coppin State | John Becnel misses the tip | 22-15 |
| 07:06 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty misses the tip | 22-15 |
| 07:04 | Howard | Bruce Wolf grabs the board | 22-15 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Peter McCain clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Becnel - foul #2 on John Becnel, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Howard | William Rieder (PF) Theron Gorman | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl (PG), Troy Taylor (PF) Randy Lewis, John Becnel | |
| 07:00 | Howard | Peter McCain misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:00 | Howard | Peter McCain misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 22-15 |
| 06:38 | Coppin State | Dick Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 06:36 | Howard | William Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:16 | Howard | Peter McCain buries a floater from the left side set up by William Rieder | 24-15 |
| 06:03 | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Danny Dougherty, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Bond (SF), Andrew Brown (C) Bruce Wolf, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 05:47 | Howard | Timothy Earls is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Earls, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch (SG), Theron Gorman (PF) Peter McCain, Andrew Brown | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Randy Lewis (PG), Curtis Lee (C) Jeffrey Pohl, Donald Smith | |
| 05:34 | Coppin State | Troy Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 24-15 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Timothy Earls snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Theron Gorman makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Earls | 26-15 |
| 05:09 | Coppin State | Troy Taylor misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-15 |
| 05:07 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 04:46 | Coppin State | Curtis Lee buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Lewis | 26-17 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Dick Todd steals the ball from Timothy Earls | 26-17 |
| 04:07 | Coppin State | Randy Lewis misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Douglas Bond - foul #1 on Douglas Bond, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter McCain (SG), Bruce Wolf (SF), Andrew Brown (PF), Samuel Lennox (C) Timothy Earls, Douglas Bond, Theron Gorman, William Rieder | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl (SG), Patrick Henry (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Daniel Fountain (C) Danny Dougherty, Dick Todd, Troy Taylor, Curtis Lee | |
| 04:07 | Coppin State | Randy Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:07 | Coppin State | Randy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 03:48 | Howard | Jeffrey Deutsch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 03:47 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Daniel Fountain | 26-18 |
| 03:40 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Patrick Henry | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Deutsch (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter McCain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Brown (fresh) C - Samuel Lennox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Randy Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pohl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Henry (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Fountain (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Howard | Bruce Wolf misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 03:18 | Howard | Bruce Wolf tips it but misses | 26-20 |
| 03:16 | Coppin State | Daniel Fountain snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 03:10 | Coppin State | Daniel Fountain is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lennox - foul #2 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Howard | Timothy Earls (PG) Jeffrey Deutsch | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Michael Spears (PG), Clayton Thomas (PF) Randy Lewis, Patrick Henry | |
| 03:10 | Coppin State | Daniel Fountain misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:10 | Howard | Andrew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Bruce Wolf clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 02:43 | Howard | Samuel Lennox tips it home | 28-20 |
| 02:22 | Coppin State | Clayton Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Spears | 28-23 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Clayton Thomas swats the short shot by Samuel Lennox | 28-23 |
| 02:10 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Daniel Fountain | 28-23 |
| 02:05 | Coppin State | Donald Smith misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Lennox - foul #3 on Samuel Lennox, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Phaneuf (SF), Theron Gorman (PF), William Rieder (C) Bruce Wolf, Andrew Brown, Samuel Lennox | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Danny Dougherty (SG), John Becnel (C) Michael Spears, Daniel Fountain | |
| 02:05 | Coppin State | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:05 | Coppin State | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 01:47 | Howard | William Rieder is hacked by John Becnel - foul #3 on John Becnel, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Dick Todd (SF), Curtis Lee (C) Donald Smith, John Becnel | |
| 01:47 | Howard | William Rieder makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:47 | Howard | William Rieder makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:29 | Coppin State | Dick Todd connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Pohl | 30-27 |
| 01:11 | Howard | Peter McCain knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-27 |
| 00:48 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Pohl loses the dribble to Peter McCain | 33-27 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Theron Gorman buries a floater from the left side set up by Peter McCain | 35-27 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Dick Todd can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 00:00 | Howard | William Rieder grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |