| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Steve Hendrix inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Howard | Michael Melton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Hosey and he's hacked by Lee Neal - foul #1 on Lee Neal, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:29 | Howard | Vincent French loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 19:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Melton - foul #1 on Michael Melton, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:59 | Howard | Vincent French is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Hosey - foul #3 on Anthony Hosey, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG) Anthony Hosey | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:39 | Howard | Michael Melton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Vincent French | 32-41 |
| 18:18 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 35-41 |
| 17:57 | Howard | Michael Melton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Vincent French takes the ball from Danny Vivian | 35-41 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Steve Hendrix misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 17:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Collier | 37-41 |
| 16:41 | Howard | Lee Neal is called for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell (SG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Danny Vivian, Richard Meeks, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Howard | Lyle Maples (SF), Jack Williams (PF), Scott Carr (C) Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton, Lee Neal | |
| 16:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada tips it home | 39-41 |
| 16:17 | Howard | Lyle Maples loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG) Vincent French | |
| 16:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada misses the 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin tips it in | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Kendall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Edward Lohman (fresh) SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Maples (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Carr (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Howard | Mohammad Harris connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jack Williams and he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Richard Meeks (SF) William Collier, Ronald Erwin | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 15:45 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Lohman - foul #1 on Edward Lohman, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Will Pinheiro (SG), Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF), Lee Neal (C) Edward Lohman, Mohammad Harris, Jack Williams, Scott Carr | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 15:21 | Howard | Michael Melton misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lyle Maples - foul #1 on Lyle Maples, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) Dikembe Awada, Tim Kendall | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG) Will Pinheiro | |
| 15:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:43 | Howard | Lee Neal can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Hosey | 47-44 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Lyle Maples can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 14:10 | Howard | Michael Melton tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 47-46 |
| 13:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to Lee Neal | 47-46 |
| 13:47 | Howard | Lyle Maples's pass is intercepted by Richard Meeks | 47-46 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Lee Neal steps in front of the Christopher Bell pass | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Michael Melton clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 47-46 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 47-46 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal lays it up and in | 49-46 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Lee Neal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eduardo Sanchez - foul #1 on Eduardo Sanchez, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Danny Vivian (SG), Ronald Erwin (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Anthony Hosey, Christopher Bell, Richard Meeks, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Howard | Mohammad Harris (SG), Jack Williams (SF), Scott Carr (PF) Lyle Maples, Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton | |
| 12:24 | Howard | Lee Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Lee Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Vincent French steals it from Ronald Erwin | 49-47 |
| 11:52 | Howard | Vincent French blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 11:51 | Howard | Jack Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - William Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Vivian (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Kendall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Carr (fresh) C - Lee Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Howard | Vincent French misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 11:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin loses the ball out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG), Will Pinheiro (SF) Vincent French, Lee Neal | |
| 11:12 | Howard | Tim Kendall blocks the short jumper by Scott Carr | 49-47 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tim Kendall | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin misses the lay-in | 49-47 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Jack Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:39 | Howard | Mohammad Harris misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-47 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Danny Vivian | 51-47 |
| 10:09 | Howard | Will Pinheiro hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Williams | 51-50 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Will Pinheiro - foul #1 on Will Pinheiro, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Richard Meeks (SF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) William Collier, Danny Vivian, Ronald Erwin, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF) Edward Lohman, Will Pinheiro, Scott Carr | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Tim Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:38 | Howard | A charge is called on Jack Williams - foul #2 on Jack Williams, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Tim Kendall | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Vincent French snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:11 | Howard | Christopher Bell steals it from Jack Williams | 52-50 |
| 08:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Meeks | 52-50 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:22 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steve Hendrix | 52-50 |
| 08:10 | Howard | Michael Melton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey clanks a shot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mohammad Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jack Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent French | 54-52 |
| 07:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks misses the shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:16 | Howard | Jack Williams grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Steve Hendrix travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier (PG), Danny Vivian (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF), Tim Kendall (C) Anthony Hosey, Christopher Bell, Dikembe Abdelal, Eduardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG), Will Pinheiro (SG), Lyle Maples (SF), Scott Carr (PF), Lee Neal (C) Vincent French, Mohammad Harris, Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton, Jack Williams | |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Lyle Maples steals it from Dikembe Awada | 54-52 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Lee Neal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:21 | Howard | Scott Carr hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Danny Vivian and he's fouled by Lyle Maples - foul #2 on Lyle Maples, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:46 | Howard | Will Pinheiro is fouled on the floor by Danny Vivian - foul #2 on Danny Vivian, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin (SF) Richard Meeks | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Mohammad Harris (SG) Edward Lohman, Will Pinheiro | |
| 05:36 | Howard | Scott Carr makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Mohammad Harris | 57-56 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Erwin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Awada snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vincent French - foul #1 on Vincent French, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Tim Kendall | |
| Subs | Howard | Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF) Lyle Maples, Scott Carr | |
| 05:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Lee Neal makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent French | 59-59 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Kentucky | William Collier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Hosey (PG), Christopher Bell (SG), Richard Meeks (SF), Eduardo Sanchez (C) William Collier, Danny Vivian, Ronald Erwin, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:05 | Howard | Lee Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 04:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Melton | 59-59 |
| 03:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steve Hendrix | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Anthony Hosey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Bell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Eduardo Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Lee Neal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:35 | Howard | Mohammad Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lyle Maples (PG), Will Pinheiro (SG), Jack Williams (C) Vincent French, Mohammad Harris, Lee Neal | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 03:19 | Howard | Will Pinheiro grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Michael Melton misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-59 |
| 02:53 | Howard | Steve Hendrix tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 02:52 | Howard | Michael Melton misses the tip | 59-59 |
| 02:50 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hendrix | 59-59 |
| 02:50 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian (SG) Christopher Bell | |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Mohammad Harris (SG), Lee Neal (C) Lyle Maples, Will Pinheiro, Jack Williams | |
| 02:36 | Howard | Anthony Hosey is called for the reach on Vincent French - foul #4 on Anthony Hosey, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| 02:20 | Howard | Michael Melton dunks the ball on a great pass from Vincent French | 59-61 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks tips it home | 61-61 |
| 01:50 | Howard | Richard Meeks picks off the pass by Michael Melton | 61-61 |
| 01:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian lays it in on a great pass from Richard Meeks | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Mohammad Harris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Danny Vivian - foul #3 on Danny Vivian, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Mohammad Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Eduardo Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Vincent French drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Neal | 63-64 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 63-64 |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Eduardo Sanchez | 63-64 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 00:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Melton - foul #2 on Michael Melton, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Lee Neal travels with the ball | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian is hacked by Vincent French in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent French, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Danny Vivian makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Howard calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Howard | Lee Neal clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Hendrix | 67-64 |