| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Olden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Emilio Mendez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Sinnott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Esser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Echols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | David Esser is denied on a layup by Terry Bean | 33-36 |
| 19:42 | Howard | William Olden pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:27 | Howard | William Olden pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:06 | Howard | William Olden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leroy Middendorf and the foul's on David Esser - foul #1 on David Esser, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:06 | Howard | William Olden makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Terry Bean gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Howard | William Olden drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Terry Bean | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez is hacked by Leroy Middendorf - foul #3 on Leroy Middendorf, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (PG) Leroy Middendorf | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 17:54 | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Esser | 39-39 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 17:24 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (PF) Terry Bean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Diller (C) Larry Echols | |
| 17:03 | Howard | William Olden's pass is intercepted by Emilio Mendez | 39-39 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina State | David Esser hits the finger roll set up by Emilio Mendez | 39-41 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Daniel Pilger misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 16:33 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 16:11 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers hits a shot from the right side set up by William Olden | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | South Carolina State | Oscar Jaggers is called for the reach on David Esser - foul #1 on Oscar Jaggers, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Terry Bean (PF) William Olden, Homer Friend, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez (PG), Eric Williams (SG), Joshua Moffitt (SF), Larry Echols (C) Emilio Mendez, John Jones, Douglas Sinnott, David Esser | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Jaggers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Emilio Lopez (fresh) SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Moffitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Diller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Echols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Emilio Lopez | 41-43 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Joshua Moffitt takes the ball from Thomas Barnett | 41-43 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Moffitt | 41-46 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Terry Bean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Emilio Lopez - foul #1 on Emilio Lopez, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG), Homer Friend (SF) Oscar Jaggers, Thomas Barnett | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez (PG), Douglas Sinnott (SF) Emilio Lopez, Joshua Moffitt | |
| 14:46 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez double dribbles | 43-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Blair Davis (C) Daniel Pilger | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 14:24 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf is fouled in the backcourt by Emilio Mendez - foul #1 on Emilio Mendez, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 14:04 | Howard | Donald Diller blocks the jumper by Homer Friend | 43-46 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina State | Donald Diller snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Sinnott and he's hacked by Blair Davis - foul #1 on Blair Davis, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Edward Adams (C) Fred Hardy, Blair Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Jones (PF) Donald Diller | |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:25 | Howard | William Olden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols blows the dunk but he's fouled by Edward Adams - foul #1 on Edward Adams, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (PF) Terry Bean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez (PG), David Esser (PF) Emilio Mendez, Douglas Sinnott | |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:29 | Howard | Daniel Pilger is fouled on the floor by David Esser - foul #2 on David Esser, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Diller (C) Larry Echols | |
| 12:13 | Howard | Homer Friend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Thomas Barnett (SF) Homer Friend | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joshua Moffitt (SF) Eric Williams | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Esser | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Olden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Emilio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Moffitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Esser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Diller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Howard | Edward Adams is hacked by Donald Diller - foul #1 on Donald Diller, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (PG) Leroy Middendorf | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez (PG), Douglas Sinnott (SF) Emilio Lopez, Joshua Moffitt | |
| 11:28 | Howard | William Olden is denied on a layup by Donald Diller | 43-53 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Donald Diller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina State | David Esser banks in the layup | 43-55 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Edward Adams connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Barnett | 45-55 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina State | Donald Diller double dribbles | 45-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG), Homer Friend (SF), Terry Bean (PF) William Olden, Thomas Barnett, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Williams (SG), John McCormack (C) John Jones, Donald Diller | |
| 10:12 | Howard | Terry Bean is whistled for a carry | 45-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG) Fred Hardy | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 09:53 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott loses the ball out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Blair Davis (C) Daniel Pilger | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Larry Echols (C) David Esser | |
| 09:35 | Howard | Blair Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on John McCormack - foul #1 on John McCormack, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Jones (PF) John McCormack | |
| 09:35 | Howard | Blair Davis misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Blair Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols can't connect on a shot from the left block | 46-55 |
| 09:16 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bean | 46-55 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Terry Bean is fouled on the floor by Eric Williams - foul #4 on Eric Williams, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Howard | William Olden (SG), Edward Adams (C) Oscar Jaggers, Blair Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Donald Diller (PF) Eric Williams | |
| 09:06 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:06 | Howard | Terry Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 08:33 | Howard | William Olden can't throw it down | 48-58 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina State | John Jones is fouled on the floor by William Olden - foul #3 on William Olden, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Pilger (PF) Terry Bean | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez (PG), Joshua Moffitt (SF), David Esser (PF) Emilio Mendez, Douglas Sinnott, Larry Echols | |
| 08:05 | South Carolina State | Donald Diller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 08:04 | Howard | Daniel Pilger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | Howard | William Olden is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Olden, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Eric Williams (SG) Joshua Moffitt | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Olden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Pilger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Emilio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Esser (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Diller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez loses the dribble to Homer Friend | 48-58 |
| 07:01 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf double dribbles | 48-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (PG), Fred Hardy (SG) Leroy Middendorf, William Olden | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez (PG), Douglas Sinnott (SF) Emilio Lopez, John Jones | |
| 06:52 | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Williams | 48-60 |
| 06:37 | Howard | Fred Hardy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 06:36 | Howard | Daniel Pilger hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina State | Donald Diller misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 06:16 | Howard | Edward Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:56 | Howard | Homer Friend makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Jaggers | 52-60 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Edward Adams is called for the reach on Eric Williams - foul #2 on Edward Adams, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Leroy Middendorf (PG), William Olden (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Terry Bean (PF), Blair Davis (C) Oscar Jaggers, Fred Hardy, Homer Friend, Daniel Pilger, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Jones (PF), Larry Echols (C) David Esser, Donald Diller | |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Eric Williams makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina State | Eric Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Blair Davis grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Thomas Barnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 05:15 | Howard | Blair Davis hits the follow up shot | 54-61 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Jones | 54-64 |
| 04:33 | Howard | Douglas Sinnott swats the short shot by Thomas Barnett | 54-64 |
| 04:32 | Howard | Thomas Barnett misses the tip | 54-64 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina State | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | John Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Emilio Mendez | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 03:53 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Larry Echols gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Olden - foul #5 on William Olden, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Howard | Oscar Jaggers (SG), Homer Friend (SF), Edward Adams (C) William Olden, Thomas Barnett, Blair Davis | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez (PG), Joshua Moffitt (SF), David Esser (PF) Emilio Mendez, Eric Williams, Douglas Sinnott | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina State | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to Terry Bean | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Leroy Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Jaggers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Friend (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Emilio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Moffitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Esser (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Howard | Leroy Middendorf knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-68 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | John Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Mendez (PG), Eric Williams (SG), Douglas Sinnott (SF) Emilio Lopez, John Jones, Joshua Moffitt | |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Homer Friend - foul #2 on Homer Friend, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Fred Hardy (SG), Thomas Barnett (SF), Daniel Pilger (PF), Blair Davis (C) Leroy Middendorf, Homer Friend, Terry Bean, Edward Adams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez (PG), Joshua Moffitt (SG), John Jones (PF), Donald Diller (C) Emilio Mendez, Eric Williams, David Esser, Larry Echols | |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Douglas Sinnott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 56-69 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez is fouled on the floor by Oscar Jaggers - foul #2 on Oscar Jaggers, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John McCormack (C) Douglas Sinnott | |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Emilio Lopez - foul #2 on Emilio Lopez, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Oscar Jaggers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina State | John Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Blair Davis | 58-71 |
| 01:31 | South Carolina State | Joshua Moffitt tips it back up and in | 58-73 |
| 01:25 | Howard | Fred Hardy drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-73 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Jaggers - foul #3 on Oscar Jaggers, team foul #11 | 61-73 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:02 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Howard | Thomas Barnett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-75 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Daniel Pilger tips it in | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina State | John McCormack scores on a floater from the right block | 63-77 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Thomas Barnett scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Hardy | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Emilio Lopez runs out the clock | 66-77 |