| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lyle Maples (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ahmed Rio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Larrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Kelton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Wilner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Kelton inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Kelton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 19:32 | Howard | Michael Melton clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio hits a 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Steve Hendrix knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Melton and he's hacked by Ryan Wilner - foul #1 on Ryan Wilner, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 18:51 | Howard | Steve Hendrix makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | Jonathan Kelton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 18:43 | Howard | The rebound goes to Lee Neal | 29-44 |
| 18:24 | Howard | Steve Hendrix knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina State | Lee Neal swats the layup by Jonathan Kelton | 32-44 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | Steve Hendrix steals it from Ryan Wilner | 32-44 |
| 17:10 | Howard | Steve Hendrix lays it up and in set up by Mohammad Harris | 34-44 |
| 16:55 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins tips it home | 34-46 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Mohammad Harris misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Lyle Maples is called for the reach on Ahmed Rio - foul #1 on Lyle Maples, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG), Will Pinheiro (SF), Jack Williams (PF), Scott Carr (C) Lyle Maples, Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton, Lee Neal | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith (PG), Sean Laseter (SG), Richard Norton (SF), Mathew Schuler (PF), Darrell Eidson (C) Ahmed Rio, Henry Larrison, Jonathan Kelton, Charles Atkins, Ryan Wilner | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Sean Laseter | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Edward Lohman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Will Pinheiro (fresh) PF - Jack Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dustin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Laseter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Norton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mathew Schuler (fresh) C - Darrell Eidson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Scott Carr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 15:42 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 34-48 |
| 15:20 | Howard | Will Pinheiro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:08 | Howard | The jumper by Will Pinheiro is denied by Dustin Smith | 34-48 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 14:45 | South Carolina State | Sean Laseter misses the fadeaway from the right side | 34-48 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler grabs the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler is hacked by Edward Lohman - foul #2 on Edward Lohman, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Lyle Maples (SG), Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF), Lee Neal (C) Edward Lohman, Mohammad Harris, Will Pinheiro, Jack Williams, Scott Carr | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio (PG), Henry Larrison (SG), Jonathan Kelton (SF), Charles Atkins (PF) Dustin Smith, Sean Laseter, Richard Norton, Darrell Eidson | |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-48 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler tips it in | 34-50 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Lyle Maples misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mathew Schuler - foul #1 on Mathew Schuler, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Wilner (C) Mathew Schuler | |
| 14:00 | Howard | Lyle Maples makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:00 | Howard | Lyle Maples makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina State | Michael Melton swats the short shot by Ryan Wilner | 36-50 |
| 13:41 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lyle Maples - foul #2 on Lyle Maples, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Mohammad Harris (SG) Lyle Maples | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 13:19 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison misses the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Steve Hendrix misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-51 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Steve Hendrix grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Charles Atkins is called for the reach on Vincent French - foul #1 on Charles Atkins, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Michael Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Lyle Maples (SF), Jack Williams (PF) Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler (PF) Charles Atkins | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison banks in the layup set up by Ryan Wilner | 36-53 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Ahmed Rio picks off the pass by Lee Neal | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Maples (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lee Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ahmed Rio (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Larrison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Kelton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mathew Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Wilner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Williams - foul #1 on Jack Williams, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Carr (C) Lee Neal | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Darrell Eidson (C) Ryan Wilner | |
| 11:30 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:30 | Howard | Jack Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 11:13 | Howard | Mohammad Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina State | Darrell Eidson snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:10 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio loses the dribble to Mohammad Harris in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Lyle Maples lays it in on a great pass from Mohammad Harris | 38-54 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 10:57 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Kelton | 38-56 |
| 10:39 | Howard | Henry Larrison is called for the reach on Mohammad Harris - foul #1 on Henry Larrison, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF) Vincent French, Scott Carr | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith (PG), Sean Laseter (SG), Richard Norton (SF), Charles Atkins (PF) Ahmed Rio, Henry Larrison, Jonathan Kelton, Darrell Eidson | |
| 10:22 | Howard | Michael Melton knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steve Hendrix | 40-56 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina State | Richard Norton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Mohammad Harris - foul #1 on Mohammad Harris, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Will Pinheiro (SG), Lee Neal (C) Lyle Maples, Mohammad Harris, Jack Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ryan Wilner (C) Mathew Schuler | |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:42 | Howard | Steve Hendrix misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 09:40 | Howard | Lee Neal hits the follow up shot | 42-58 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | Sean Laseter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina State | Ryan Wilner tips it back up and in | 42-60 |
| 09:01 | Howard | Vincent French's pass is intercepted by Charles Atkins | 42-60 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina State | Sean Laseter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-60 |
| 08:45 | Howard | The rebound goes to Steve Hendrix | 42-60 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Michael Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Mohammad Harris (SG) Will Pinheiro | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio (PG), Henry Larrison (SG), Jonathan Kelton (SF) Dustin Smith, Sean Laseter, Richard Norton | |
| 08:15 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison comes up short on the runner from close range | 42-60 |
| 08:14 | Howard | Lee Neal grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Mohammad Harris can't finish the layup | 42-60 |
| 08:08 | South Carolina State | Ryan Wilner snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina State | Ryan Wilner tips it home | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ahmed Rio (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Larrison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Kelton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wilner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Michael Melton misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Atkins - foul #2 on Charles Atkins, team foul #5 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Lyle Maples (PG), Jack Williams (SF) Vincent French, Steve Hendrix | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler (PF), Darrell Eidson (C) Charles Atkins, Ryan Wilner | |
| 07:47 | Howard | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Michael Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Mohammad Harris - foul #2 on Mohammad Harris, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG) Michael Melton | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | Henry Larrison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:15 | Howard | Lee Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 07:14 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-64 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Lee Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 06:21 | Howard | Jack Williams scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Maples | 46-64 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Mohammad Harris pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:54 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent French (PG), Steve Hendrix (SF), Michael Melton (PF) Edward Lohman, Lyle Maples, Jack Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins (PF), Ryan Wilner (C) Mathew Schuler, Darrell Eidson | |
| 05:42 | Howard | Vincent French drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Mohammad Harris | 48-64 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Steve Hendrix - foul #2 on Steve Hendrix, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Mohammad Harris can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ryan Wilner - foul #2 on Ryan Wilner, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Mohammad Harris gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Mohammad Harris makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Melton | 52-66 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina State | Charles Atkins buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ahmed Rio | 52-68 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Howard | Lee Neal knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mohammad Harris | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Vincent French (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mohammad Harris (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Hendrix (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Ahmed Rio (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Larrison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Kelton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Wilner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 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) | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina State | Ahmed Rio lays it in on a great pass from Henry Larrison | 54-70 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Vincent French's floater is knocked away by Henry Larrison | 54-70 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Michael Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:43 | Howard | Vincent French makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Hendrix | 57-70 |
| 02:14 | South Carolina State | Michael Melton denies the turnaround by Jonathan Kelton | 57-70 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Melton grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 01:59 | Howard | Ryan Wilner is called for the reach on Lee Neal - foul #3 on Ryan Wilner, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Lohman (PG), Will Pinheiro (SG), Lyle Maples (SF), Jack Williams (PF) Vincent French, Mohammad Harris, Steve Hendrix, Michael Melton | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith (PG), Sean Laseter (SG), Richard Norton (SF), Mathew Schuler (PF), Darrell Eidson (C) Ahmed Rio, Henry Larrison, Jonathan Kelton, Charles Atkins, Ryan Wilner | |
| 01:59 | Howard | Lee Neal misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Sean Laseter | 57-70 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Williams | 57-70 |
| 01:41 | Howard | Jack Williams grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 01:36 | Howard | Darrell Eidson steals it from Edward Lohman | 57-70 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler throws it down on a nice dish by Sean Laseter and he's hacked by Jack Williams - foul #2 on Jack Williams, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Carr (C) Lee Neal | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:59 | Howard | Dustin Smith picks off the pass by Scott Carr | 57-73 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Sean Laseter banks in the layup set up by Dustin Smith | 57-75 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Jack Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Smith | 57-75 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Dustin Smith | 57-75 |
| 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 | Darrell Eidson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-75 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Jack Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 00:22 | Howard | Scott Carr misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina State | Mathew Schuler grabs the board | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Dustin Smith runs out the clock | 57-75 |