| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Skillern (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Jackie Ellison (fresh) PF - Michael Piscitelli (fresh) C - Joseph Kluesner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - David Dubin (fresh) SG - Daniel Hagaman (fresh) SF - Don Rieke (fresh) PF - James Maselli (fresh) C - Johnny Rodman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Dubin | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Ellison | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Shaw | Michael Skillern hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Kluesner | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Virginia State | James Maselli misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Shaw | Joseph Kluesner gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Shaw | Michael Piscitelli is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman hits the finger roll set up by David Dubin and he's fouled by Michael Piscitelli - foul #1 on Michael Piscitelli, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Shaw | Richard Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Hagaman - foul #1 on Daniel Hagaman, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Shaw | Michael Skillern hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jackie Ellison | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | Virginia State | Michael Piscitelli swats the dunk try by Johnny Rodman | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Shaw | Michael Piscitelli pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:22 | Shaw | James Maselli denies the turnaround by Michael Piscitelli | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Virginia State | David Dubin travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Thomas Corle (C) Joseph Kluesner | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Matthew Rake (PG), Ronald Deaton (SG), Gerald Wix (SF), Tommy Goode (PF), Roy Collins (C) David Dubin, Daniel Hagaman, Don Rieke, James Maselli, Johnny Rodman | |
| 17:14 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Virginia State | Roy Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Landry (SF), Charles Everhart (PF) Jackie Ellison, Michael Piscitelli | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 16:42 | Shaw | Michael Skillern lays it up and in set up by Patrick Landry and the foul's on Ronald Deaton - foul #1 on Ronald Deaton, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Kelly Dalton (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 16:42 | Shaw | Michael Skillern makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | Shaw | Thomas Corle snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Shaw | Roy Collins swats the layup by Thomas Corle | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Shaw | Thomas Corle misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Shaw | Patrick Landry pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Shaw | Thomas Corle blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 15:58 | Virginia State | Roy Collins grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Skillern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kelly Dalton (fresh) SF - Patrick Landry (fresh) PF - Charles Everhart (fresh) C - Thomas Corle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Matthew Rake (fresh) SG - Ronald Deaton (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Wix (fairly fresh) PF - Tommy Goode (fresh) C - Roy Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Skillern - foul #1 on Michael Skillern, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Eric Holiday (SG), Michael Piscitelli (PF), Joseph Kluesner (C) Michael Skillern, Charles Everhart, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Layne (PG), Don Rieke (SF), James Maselli (PF), Johnny Rodman (C) Ronald Deaton, Gerald Wix, Tommy Goode, Roy Collins | |
| 15:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Shaw | Michael Piscitelli grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Shaw | Eric Holiday comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | Virginia State | James Maselli grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:28 | Virginia State | Daniel Layne misses the floater from close range | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Shaw | Michael Piscitelli pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:09 | Shaw | Eric Holiday misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 15:08 | Virginia State | Don Rieke grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | Virginia State | Eric Holiday denies the turnaround by Johnny Rodman | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Virginia State | James Maselli grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | Virginia State | Don Rieke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Virginia State | James Maselli pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Virginia State | James Maselli misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Piscitelli - foul #2 on Michael Piscitelli, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Shaw | James Eddy (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Jackie Ellison (SF), Charles Everhart (PF), Thomas Corle (C) Kelly Dalton, Eric Holiday, Patrick Landry, Michael Piscitelli, Joseph Kluesner | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Dubin (PG), Daniel Hagaman (SG), Tommy Goode (SF) Daniel Layne, Matthew Rake, Don Rieke | |
| 14:20 | Virginia State | James Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:20 | Virginia State | James Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | Shaw | Thomas Corle can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Shaw | Thomas Corle drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Eddy and he's fouled by David Dubin - foul #1 on David Dubin, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gerald Wix (SF), Roy Collins (C) James Maselli, Johnny Rodman | |
| 13:43 | Shaw | Thomas Corle makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:19 | Shaw | James Eddy snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:05 | Shaw | James Eddy misses the floater from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 13:04 | Virginia State | David Dubin pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:39 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman is hacked by Jackie Ellison - foul #1 on Jackie Ellison, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Skillern (PG), Harold Springer (C) James Eddy, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Layne (PG), Ronald Deaton (SG), Don Rieke (SF), James Maselli (PF), Johnny Rodman (C) David Dubin, Daniel Hagaman, Gerald Wix, Tommy Goode, Roy Collins | |
| 12:23 | Virginia State | James Maselli is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | Eric Holiday (SG), Joseph Kluesner (C) Richard Smith, Charles Everhart | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 12:04 | Shaw | Michael Skillern is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Skillern, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Smith (SG) Michael Skillern | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Eric Holiday (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Jackie Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Springer (fresh) C - Joseph Kluesner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Daniel Layne (fresh) SG - Ronald Deaton (fresh) SF - Don Rieke (fairly fresh) PF - James Maselli (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Rodman (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Layne | 10-10 |
| 11:36 | Shaw | Eric Holiday misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 11:35 | Shaw | Joseph Kluesner hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 11:19 | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Layne | 12-13 |
| 11:08 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:06 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:40 | Virginia State | Daniel Layne drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Deaton | 12-16 |
| 10:35 | Shaw | Daniel Layne steals the ball from Eric Holiday in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 10:11 | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Shaw | Kelly Dalton (PG), James Eddy (SG), Patrick Landry (SF), Charles Everhart (PF), Thomas Corle (C) Eric Holiday, Richard Smith, Jackie Ellison, Harold Springer, Joseph Kluesner | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Dubin (PG), Daniel Hagaman (SG), Matthew Rake (SF), Tommy Goode (PF), Roy Collins (C) Daniel Layne, Ronald Deaton, Don Rieke, James Maselli, Johnny Rodman | |
| 09:53 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dubin | 12-19 |
| 09:35 | Shaw | Patrick Landry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 09:34 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Daniel Hagaman | 12-19 |
| 09:13 | Virginia State | Tommy Goode can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Eddy - foul #1 on James Eddy, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gerald Wix (SF) Daniel Hagaman | |
| 09:13 | Virginia State | Tommy Goode makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Virginia State | Tommy Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:11 | Shaw | Kelly Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Collins - foul #1 on Roy Collins, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman (C) Roy Collins | |
| 08:57 | Shaw | Thomas Corle knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 14-21 |
| 08:45 | Virginia State | Tommy Goode loses the dribble to Kelly Dalton | 14-21 |
| 08:38 | Shaw | Patrick Landry can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Wix - foul #1 on Gerald Wix, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Smith (SG) James Eddy | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman (SG) Matthew Rake | |
| 08:38 | Shaw | Patrick Landry makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:38 | Shaw | Patrick Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:22 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman's layup is rejected by Thomas Corle | 16-21 |
| 08:20 | Shaw | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:55 | Shaw | Charles Everhart loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jackie Ellison (SF), Joseph Kluesner (C) Charles Everhart, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton (PG), Matthew Rake (SF), James Maselli (PF), Roy Collins (C) David Dubin, Gerald Wix, Tommy Goode, Johnny Rodman | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Kelly Dalton (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Jackie Ellison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Kluesner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ronald Deaton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hagaman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Rake (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Maselli (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Collins (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Maselli | 16-23 |
| 07:22 | Shaw | Richard Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 16-23 |
| 07:20 | Virginia State | James Maselli snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:59 | Virginia State | James Maselli can't finish the layup | 16-23 |
| 06:58 | Virginia State | James Maselli misses the tip | 16-23 |
| 06:57 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Kelly Dalton | 16-23 |
| 06:39 | Shaw | Kelly Dalton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 16-23 |
| 06:37 | Virginia State | Roy Collins snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:27 | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 06:25 | Shaw | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 06:07 | Shaw | Kelly Dalton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 06:05 | Virginia State | James Maselli grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake is fouled on the floor by Jackie Ellison - foul #2 on Jackie Ellison, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | Eric Holiday (PG), James Eddy (SG), Charles Everhart (SF), Harold Springer (PF), Thomas Corle (C) Kelly Dalton, Richard Smith, Jackie Ellison, Patrick Landry, Joseph Kluesner | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Dubin (PG), Gerald Wix (SF), Tommy Goode (PF), Johnny Rodman (C) Ronald Deaton, Daniel Hagaman, James Maselli, Roy Collins | |
| 05:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:50 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:48 | Shaw | Eric Holiday throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Don Rieke (SF) Matthew Rake | |
| 05:40 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-25 |
| 05:39 | Shaw | Harold Springer snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 05:19 | Shaw | Charles Everhart connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 18-25 |
| 04:51 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman's floater is tipped away by Harold Springer | 18-25 |
| 04:49 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Charles Everhart | 18-25 |
| 04:31 | Shaw | Charles Everhart is hacked by Gerald Wix - foul #2 on Gerald Wix, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Smith (SG) Harold Springer | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Layne (PG), Daniel Hagaman (SG) David Dubin, Gerald Wix | |
| 04:20 | Shaw | Eric Holiday misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-25 |
| 04:18 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Corle | 18-25 |
| 04:03 | Shaw | Eric Holiday is fouled on the floor by Daniel Layne - foul #1 on Daniel Layne, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Landry (SF) James Eddy | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Maselli (PF) Tommy Goode | |
| 04:03 | Shaw | Eric Holiday misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:03 | Virginia State | Daniel Hagaman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 03:54 | Virginia State | Daniel Layne misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-25 |
| 03:53 | Shaw | Patrick Landry grabs the board | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Eric Holiday (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Landry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Everhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Corle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Daniel Layne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hagaman (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Don Rieke (tiring) PF - James Maselli (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Rodman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Shaw | Daniel Layne steps in front of the Richard Smith pass in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 03:35 | Virginia State | Don Rieke makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Rodman | 18-27 |
| 03:32 | Shaw | Eric Holiday is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Layne - foul #2 on Daniel Layne, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Skillern (PG), Jackie Ellison (SF), Michael Piscitelli (PF), Joseph Kluesner (C) Richard Smith, Patrick Landry, Charles Everhart, Thomas Corle | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton (SG), Matthew Rake (SF), Roy Collins (C) Daniel Hagaman, Don Rieke, Johnny Rodman | |
| 03:32 | Shaw | Eric Holiday makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:32 | Shaw | Eric Holiday misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:32 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to James Maselli | 19-27 |
| 03:16 | Virginia State | James Maselli makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Rake | 19-29 |
| 03:13 | Shaw | Ronald Deaton is called for the reach on Michael Skillern in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Deaton, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Smith (SG), Harold Springer (C) Eric Holiday, Joseph Kluesner | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gerald Wix (SF) Roy Collins | |
| 03:13 | Shaw | Michael Skillern makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:13 | Shaw | Michael Skillern makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:58 | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 21-29 |
| 02:57 | Virginia State | Daniel Layne pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:46 | Virginia State | Matthew Rake loses the dribble to Jackie Ellison | 21-29 |
| 02:33 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Wix - foul #3 on Gerald Wix, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Shaw | James Eddy (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Dubin (PG), Don Rieke (SF), Tommy Goode (PF), Roy Collins (C) Daniel Layne, Ronald Deaton, Gerald Wix, James Maselli | |
| 02:33 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:33 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:31 | Virginia State | Michael Skillern steps in front of the David Dubin pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Michael Piscitelli hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Skillern | 25-29 |
| 02:11 | Virginia State | David Dubin's pass is intercepted by James Eddy | 25-29 |
| 02:00 | Shaw | Michael Skillern comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 01:58 | Virginia State | Tommy Goode snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 01:39 | Virginia State | David Dubin drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Don Rieke | 25-31 |
| 01:21 | Shaw | Michael Skillern misses badly on a floater from the right side | 25-31 |
| 01:20 | Shaw | Jackie Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | James Eddy misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Rake - foul #1 on Matthew Rake, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Kelly Dalton (SG), Charles Everhart (C) Jackie Ellison, Harold Springer | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ronald Deaton (SG), James Maselli (PF), Johnny Rodman (C) Matthew Rake, Tommy Goode, Roy Collins | |
| 01:01 | Shaw | James Eddy misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | James Eddy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:01 | Virginia State | Don Rieke snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Kelly Dalton is called for the reach on Johnny Rodman - foul #1 on Kelly Dalton, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Smith (SG), Patrick Landry (SF), Thomas Corle (C) Michael Skillern, James Eddy, Michael Piscitelli | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Daniel Layne (PG) David Dubin | |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Johnny Rodman misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:43 | Shaw | Charles Everhart pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:38 | Shaw | Kelly Dalton's pass is intercepted by Daniel Layne in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 00:30 | Virginia State | Daniel Layne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 00:28 | Virginia State | James Maselli grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Don Rieke can't connect on a floater near the basket | 25-31 |