 | | MD Eastern Shore | 76 | | 7-13 |  | | Howard | 70 | | 7-12 | | Mar 3, 1997 | |
| | | MD Eastern Shore | 88 | | 7-13 |  | | Coppin State | 90 | | 18-3 | | Mar 5, 1997 | |  | | South Carolina St. | 85 | | 13-7 |  | | Delaware State | 82 | | 7-12 | | Mar 5, 1997 | |
|  | | North Carolina A&T | 65 | | 13-8 |  | | Morgan State | 54 | | 8-11 | | Mar 6, 1997 | |  | | Florida A&M | 61 | | 8-11 |  | | Bethune-Cookman | 70 | | 10-10 | | Mar 6, 1997 | |
| | | Coppin State | 76 | | 18-3 | | | Bethune-Cookman | 60 | | 10-10 | | Mar 7, 1997 | | | | South Carolina St. | 49 | | 13-7 | | | North Carolina A&T | 54 | | 13-8 | | Mar 7, 1997 | |
| | | North Carolina A&T | 74 | | 13-8 | | | Coppin State | 81 | | 18-3 | | Mar 8, 1997 | |
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