| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ronald Skow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Richard Norris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Richard Norris inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Howard | James Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 19:23 | Howard | Ronald Skow grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Richard Norris knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | Howard | Richard Norris hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Alexander | 36-33 |
| 17:57 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Billy Stuart - foul #1 on Billy Stuart, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Skow is called for the reach on Nolan Gasper - foul #1 on Ronald Skow, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 39-33 |
| 17:09 | Howard | James Alexander scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (SG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Thomas Whitley, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Tse (SF) Richard Norris | |
| 16:42 | Howard | James Alexander drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Tse | 39-39 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF) Nolan Gasper, Robert Plunkett | |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (PG), Jesse Czarnecki (SG), Robert Dickerson (PF), William Updike (C) Ronald Skow, James Alexander, Billy Stuart, Theodore Morton | |
| 15:59 | Howard | Michael Tse is denied on a layup by Edward Holm | 39-39 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Russell Iglesias (fresh) SF - Russell Brown (fresh) PF - John Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Allen Tinoco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jesse Czarnecki (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Dickerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Updike (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:17 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 39-39 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Robert Dickerson gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:09 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki misses the runner in the lane | 39-39 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Robert Dickerson tips it in | 39-41 |
| 14:48 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dickerson | 39-41 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:34 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm tips it in | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Howard | Allen Tinoco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman can't connect on a jumper from close range | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Robert Dickerson grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:40 | Howard | Allen Tinoco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | Howard | Allen Tinoco is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Allen Tinoco, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Thomas Whitley (SG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, Russell Iglesias, Russell Brown, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Skow (PG), James Alexander (SG), Richard Norris (SF), Billy Stuart (PF), Theodore Morton (C) Allen Tinoco, Jesse Czarnecki, Michael Tse, Robert Dickerson, William Updike | |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 45-41 |
| 12:31 | Howard | Alan Henry takes the ball from Ronald Skow | 45-41 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | James Alexander is called for the reach on Thomas Whitley - foul #3 on James Alexander, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 11:57 | Howard | Theodore Morton pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Ismail (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ronald Skow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Norris (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Billy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Howard | Theodore Morton's floater is tipped away by Alan Henry | 45-41 |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 11:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Norris - foul #2 on Richard Norris, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 11:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:33 | Howard | The rebound goes to Theodore Morton | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Theodore Morton blows the layup but he's fouled by Alan Henry - foul #1 on Alan Henry, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Theodore Morton misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Theodore Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:41 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Stuart | 46-42 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Ronald Skow comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Richard Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Theodore Morton tips it in | 48-44 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Ronald Skow - foul #2 on Ronald Skow, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG), Russell Iglesias (SG), Russell Brown (SF), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Nolan Gasper, Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett, Christopher Ismail, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (PG), Jesse Czarnecki (SG), Michael Tse (SF), Robert Dickerson (PF), William Updike (C) Ronald Skow, James Alexander, Richard Norris, Billy Stuart, Theodore Morton | |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Clayton Williams | 50-44 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Allen Tinoco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 08:56 | Howard | Allen Tinoco gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:41 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 08:39 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-44 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Michael Tse gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Michael Tse misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Russell Brown - foul #1 on Russell Brown, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF) Russell Iglesias, Russell Brown | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Skow (PG), James Alexander (SG), Billy Stuart (PF), Theodore Morton (C) Allen Tinoco, Jesse Czarnecki, Robert Dickerson, William Updike | |
| 08:07 | Howard | Michael Tse makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | Howard | Michael Tse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:51 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 07:50 | Howard | Billy Stuart pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Edward Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ronald Skow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tse (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Theodore Morton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Howard | Ronald Skow scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Alexander | 50-48 |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 52-48 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Theodore Morton connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Clayton Williams, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Norris (SF) Michael Tse | |
| 06:19 | Howard | Ronald Skow misses the floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 06:18 | Howard | Theodore Morton tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Plunkett | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 54-50 |
| 05:33 | Howard | Ronald Skow misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Richard Norris - foul #3 on Richard Norris, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown (SF) Robert Plunkett | |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (PG), Jesse Czarnecki (SG), Robert Dickerson (PF), Michael Tse (C) Ronald Skow, James Alexander, Billy Stuart, Theodore Morton | |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:05 | Howard | Thomas Whitley is called for the reach on Allen Tinoco - foul #2 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams (PG) Nolan Gasper | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:54 | Howard | Robert Dickerson misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Robert Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Robert Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Allen Tinoco steals the ball from Thomas Whitley | 56-51 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Allen Tinoco hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Russell Brown scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Henry | 58-53 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clayton Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF) Russell Brown, Christopher Ismail | |
| Subs | Howard | James Alexander (SG), Billy Stuart (PF), Theodore Morton (C) Allen Tinoco, Robert Dickerson, Michael Tse | |
| 04:02 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Jesse Czarnecki makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams is hacked by Richard Norris - foul #4 on Richard Norris, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Skow (PG) Jesse Czarnecki | |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Gillman (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ronald Skow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Norris (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Billy Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Theodore Morton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Ronald Skow is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald Skow, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Edward Holm (C) Clayton Williams, Alan Henry | |
| Subs | Howard | William Updike (SF) Richard Norris | |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Gillman | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Howard | James Alexander scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Skow | 63-57 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Updike - foul #3 on William Updike, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Iglesias (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Tse (SF) William Updike | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett makes the 3rd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Ronald Skow drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Alexander | 66-59 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (SG), Christopher Ismail (PF), Alan Henry (C) Russell Iglesias, John Gillman, Edward Holm | |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Norris (SF) Michael Tse | |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 02:40 | Howard | Theodore Morton gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Howard | Richard Norris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-59 |
| 02:19 | Howard | Theodore Morton tips it home | 66-61 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett clanks a jumper from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 02:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to Ronald Skow | 66-61 |
| 01:47 | Howard | Richard Norris knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 66-63 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Henry | 66-63 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail is hacked by Billy Stuart - foul #2 on Billy Stuart, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Ismail misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:06 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Stuart | 67-63 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Alan Henry steps in front of the Theodore Morton pass | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper misses the dunk | 67-63 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Theodore Morton gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Howard | Ronald Skow is hacked by Christopher Ismail - foul #1 on Christopher Ismail, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Nolan Gasper steps in front of the Theodore Morton pass | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is hacked by Ronald Skow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Skow, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:08 | Howard | Theodore Morton is whistled for a carry | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Skow - foul #5 on Ronald Skow, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Allen Tinoco (PG) Ronald Skow | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Allen Tinoco scores on a 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper runs out the clock | 71-66 |