| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Radford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Troy Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Howard | Robert Kress can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Mitchell Kendall - foul #2 on Mitchell Kendall, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Robert Kress makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Robert Kress misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina State | James Radford gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina State | Mark Burke is called for the reach on Mitchell Kendall - foul #2 on Mark Burke, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Lynn Bolick gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Mitchell Kendall steals it from Troy Johnson | 39-40 |
| 18:39 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall banks in the layup | 39-42 |
| 18:18 | Howard | Mark Burke travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina State | James Radford is fouled on the floor by Lynn Bolick - foul #2 on Lynn Bolick, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Roberto Estrada - foul #1 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Bruce Bakos makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Bruce Bakos makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:23 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bakos - foul #3 on Bruce Bakos, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Howard (SG), George Kenyon (PF) Bruce Bakos, Robert Kress | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada loses the dribble to George Kenyon | 41-44 |
| 16:50 | Howard | Mark Burke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:48 | Howard | Lynn Bolick tips it in | 43-44 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Lynn Bolick pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:07 | Howard | Troy Johnson clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:53 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Radford | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Kenyon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roberto Estrada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Radford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Howard | A charge is called on Mark Burke - foul #3 on Mark Burke, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG), Sidney Neff (SF), Robert Kress (PF) Mark Burke, Cody Howard, Troy Johnson, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (PG), Michael Spivey (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), Clarence Counts (C) Mitchell Kendall, Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, James Radford | |
| 15:16 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson loses the dribble to Robert Kress | 43-46 |
| 14:58 | Howard | Sidney Neff buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Bakos | 45-46 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Clarence Counts connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Spivey | 45-48 |
| 14:31 | Howard | George Kenyon blows the layup but he's hacked by Clarence Counts - foul #3 on Clarence Counts, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Troy Johnson (SF) Sidney Neff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:31 | Howard | George Kenyon makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:31 | Howard | George Kenyon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:07 | South Carolina State | Clarence Counts is called for 3 seconds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Eusebio Greco (C) George Kenyon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF) Jeremy Lane, Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson, Clarence Counts | |
| 13:50 | Howard | Robert Kress throws it down on a nice dish by Bruce Bakos | 49-48 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy's fadeaway is rejected by Eusebio Greco | 49-48 |
| 13:29 | Howard | Robert Kress grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:25 | Howard | Rodney Rippy is called for the reach on Bruce Bakos - foul #2 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Lynn Bolick (C) Douglas Matter, Robert Kress | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Radford (C) Micheal Haney | |
| 13:12 | Howard | Eusebio Greco makes the driving attempt from the left block | 51-48 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 12:47 | Howard | Eusebio Greco gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:34 | Howard | Troy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Roberto Estrada - foul #2 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Howard (SG), Sidney Neff (SF), George Kenyon (PF) Bruce Bakos, Troy Johnson, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:26 | Howard | Sidney Neff clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to George Kenyon | 51-48 |
| 12:07 | Howard | Lynn Bolick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina State | James Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina State | Lynn Bolick steals the ball from Roberto Estrada | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | Howard | Sidney Neff connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Burke | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Neff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lynn Bolick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roberto Estrada (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Persons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina State | James Radford pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Burke - foul #4 on Mark Burke, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG), Troy Johnson (SF), Robert Kress (PF) Mark Burke, Cody Howard, Sidney Neff, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey (SG), Jeremy Lane (SF), Micheal Haney (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, Rodney Rippy, James Radford | |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:33 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:16 | Howard | Bruce Bakos loses the dribble to Paul Wilson | 54-50 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 10:57 | Howard | Troy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:46 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Micheal Haney - foul #1 on Micheal Haney, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Eusebio Greco (C) George Kenyon | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy (PF) Mitchell Kendall | |
| 10:46 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:46 | Howard | Bruce Bakos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Kress - foul #3 on Robert Kress, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF) Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson | |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | Howard | Bruce Bakos is hacked by Rodney Rippy - foul #3 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Lynn Bolick (C) Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Radford (C) Micheal Haney | |
| 10:01 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:01 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina State | James Radford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 09:41 | Howard | The rebound goes to Bruce Bakos | 55-51 |
| 09:34 | Howard | Roberto Estrada steals the ball from Lynn Bolick | 55-51 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 09:19 | Howard | Bruce Bakos grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Robert Kress is called for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Howard (SG), George Kenyon (PF) Bruce Bakos, Robert Kress | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG) Jeremy Lane | |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Kenyon - foul #1 on George Kenyon, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Sidney Neff (SF) Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (PF) Rodney Rippy | |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:25 | Howard | James Radford blocks the short jumper by George Kenyon | 55-52 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:19 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mitchell Kendall | 55-55 |
| 08:04 | Howard | Cody Howard makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Matter | 57-55 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG), Troy Johnson (SF), Eusebio Greco (C) Douglas Matter, Cody Howard, Sidney Neff, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Lane (SG), Paul Wilson (SF), Rodney Rippy (PF) Roberto Estrada, Victor Persons, James Radford | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Kenyon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eusebio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Wilson (fresh) PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Micheal Haney (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Howard | Micheal Haney denies the turnaround by Troy Johnson | 57-55 |
| 07:22 | Howard | George Kenyon grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Mitchell Kendall steps in front of the Bruce Bakos pass | 57-55 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall blows the layup | 57-55 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 57-55 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney lays it up and in | 57-57 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Bruce Bakos comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:24 | Howard | Eusebio Greco tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Rippy | 59-60 |
| 05:56 | Howard | George Kenyon connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mark Burke | 61-60 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney loses the dribble to Troy Johnson | 61-60 |
| 05:14 | Howard | Mark Burke is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Cody Howard (SG), Robert Kress (PF), Lynn Bolick (C) Bruce Bakos, George Kenyon, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Roberto Estrada (SG), Victor Persons (SF), James Radford (C) Mitchell Kendall, Paul Wilson, Micheal Haney | |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | James Radford makes the shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Lane | 61-62 |
| 04:40 | Howard | Cody Howard connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Troy Johnson and he's fouled by Roberto Estrada - foul #3 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG), Sidney Neff (SF) Mark Burke, Troy Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clarence Counts (PF) Rodney Rippy | |
| 04:40 | Howard | Cody Howard makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roberto Estrada | 64-65 |
| 03:58 | Howard | Sidney Neff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Matter and the foul's on Jeremy Lane - foul #1 on Jeremy Lane, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Spivey (PG), Paul Wilson (PF) Jeremy Lane, Clarence Counts | |
| 03:58 | Howard | Sidney Neff makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina State | Paul Wilson connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Radford | 67-67 |
| 03:32 | Howard | Sidney Neff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roberto Estrada - foul #4 on Roberto Estrada, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Burke (PG), Bruce Bakos (SG) Douglas Matter, Cody Howard | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall (PG), Rodney Rippy (PF) Michael Spivey, Paul Wilson | |
| 03:32 | Howard | Sidney Neff makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:32 | Howard | Sidney Neff misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:32 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to James Radford | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sidney Neff (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Kress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lynn Bolick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mitchell Kendall (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roberto Estrada (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Victor Persons (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Rippy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy lays it up and in on a great pass from Mitchell Kendall | 68-69 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Robert Kress can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Rippy - foul #4 on Rodney Rippy, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Troy Johnson (SF) Sidney Neff | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:42 | Howard | Robert Kress makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Robert Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Troy Johnson - foul #1 on Troy Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Howard | George Kenyon (PF), Eusebio Greco (C) Robert Kress, Lynn Bolick | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Micheal Haney (C) James Radford | |
| 02:16 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Troy Johnson gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Eusebio Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Kress (PF), Lynn Bolick (C) George Kenyon, Eusebio Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | James Radford (C) Micheal Haney | |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lynn Bolick - foul #3 on Lynn Bolick, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:27 | Howard | James Radford picks off the pass by Bruce Bakos | 70-72 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | Troy Johnson is called for the reach on James Radford - foul #2 on Troy Johnson, team foul #10 | 70-72 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Radford makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | James Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Troy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Victor Persons - foul #1 on Victor Persons, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Troy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Troy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | South Carolina State | Mitchell Kendall makes the floater in the lane set up by Roberto Estrada | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Lynn Bolick gets the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Robert Kress grabs the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Mark Burke drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy is hacked by Mark Burke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Burke, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Howard | Douglas Matter (PG) Mark Burke | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Rodney Rippy makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Bruce Bakos connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Douglas Matter | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons is hacked by Bruce Bakos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bruce Bakos, team foul #12 | 77-78 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Victor Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Bruce Bakos misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-80 |