| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rickey Holm (fresh) SG - Michael Christopher (fresh) SF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) PF - Steven Stutler (fresh) C - Joel Garr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Luis Roberts (fresh) SG - Kenneth Holder (fresh) SF - Donald Burditt (fresh) PF - Samuel Schwalm (fresh) C - Ernest Reiter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter 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) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Reiter | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Shaw | Donald Burditt steals the ball from Rickey Holm in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Roberts | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Shaw | Steven Stutler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Christopher - foul #1 on Michael Christopher, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Virginia State | Samuel Schwalm gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Virginia State | Rickey Holm steals the ball from Donald Burditt | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Shaw | Michael Christopher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rickey Holm | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Virginia State | Samuel Schwalm scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Holder | 2-7 |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Kenneth Holder picks off the pass by Rickey Holm in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 17:59 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder banks in the layup on a great pass from Luis Roberts | 2-9 |
| 17:32 | Shaw | Rickey Holm makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Armstrong | 4-9 |
| 17:12 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rickey Holm - foul #1 on Rickey Holm, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ryan Preston (PG), Jason Fritsch (SG), Tommy Archer (SF), Thomas Mullenax (PF), Jamie Johnson (C) Rickey Holm, Michael Christopher, Donald Armstrong, Steven Stutler, Joel Garr | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Robert Logan (SG), Tim Morton (SF), Roger Lloyd (PF), Henry Bilderback (C) Kenneth Holder, Donald Burditt, Samuel Schwalm, Ernest Reiter | |
| 17:12 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:12 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:54 | Shaw | Ryan Preston is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Luis Roberts - foul #1 on Luis Roberts, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Lewis (SG) Luis Roberts | |
| 16:54 | Shaw | Ryan Preston makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:54 | Shaw | Ryan Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:41 | Virginia State | Tim Morton is fouled on the floor by Ryan Preston - foul #1 on Ryan Preston, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 16:23 | Virginia State | Paul Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 16:22 | Virginia State | Robert Logan tips it back up and in | 6-13 |
| 16:03 | Shaw | Thomas Mullenax's pass is intercepted by Roger Lloyd | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Ryan Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Fritsch (fresh) SF - Tommy Archer (fresh) PF - Thomas Mullenax (fresh) C - Jamie Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Robert Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Lewis (fresh) SF - Tim Morton (fresh) PF - Roger Lloyd (fresh) C - Henry Bilderback (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Virginia State | Paul Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rickey Holm (PG), Michael Christopher (SG), Robert Corson (PF), Joel Garr (C) Ryan Preston, Tommy Archer, Thomas Mullenax, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz (PG), Kenneth Holder (SG), Donald Burditt (SF), Samuel Schwalm (PF), David Stewart (C) Robert Logan, Paul Lewis, Tim Morton, Roger Lloyd, Henry Bilderback | |
| 15:18 | Shaw | Michael Christopher can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 15:17 | Virginia State | Samuel Schwalm pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:13 | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 15:12 | Virginia State | David Stewart snags the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 14:56 | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Steven Stutler (PF) Jason Fritsch | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Luis Roberts (PG) Kenneth Holder | |
| 14:52 | Shaw | Alfred Zentz is called for the reach on Michael Christopher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Zentz, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter (C) David Stewart | |
| 14:36 | Shaw | Steven Stutler is denied on a layup by Samuel Schwalm | 6-13 |
| 14:35 | Shaw | Steven Stutler tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 14:32 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts travels in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ryan Preston (PG), Joseph Berke (SG) Rickey Holm, Michael Christopher | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Lewis (SG), Tim Morton (PF) Alfred Zentz, Samuel Schwalm | |
| 14:22 | Shaw | Joel Garr is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 8-13 |
| 14:21 | Virginia State | Tim Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ryan Preston - foul #2 on Ryan Preston, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Christopher (SG), Donald Armstrong (SF), Thomas Mullenax (C) Ryan Preston, Robert Corson, Joel Garr | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Henry Bilderback (C) Ernest Reiter | |
| 14:01 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:49 | Shaw | Donald Armstrong is hacked by Donald Burditt - foul #1 on Donald Burditt, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jamie Johnson (C) Steven Stutler | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz (SG), Roger Lloyd (PF) Paul Lewis, Donald Burditt | |
| 13:40 | Shaw | Donald Armstrong hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Christopher | 11-15 |
| 13:15 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 13:14 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Thomas Mullenax | 11-15 |
| 13:08 | Shaw | Joseph Berke knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donald Armstrong | 13-15 |
| 12:56 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 12:55 | Shaw | Jamie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:42 | Shaw | Michael Christopher misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Alfred Zentz - foul #2 on Alfred Zentz, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rickey Holm (PG), Jason Fritsch (SF), Steven Stutler (PF), Joel Garr (C) Joseph Berke, Donald Armstrong, Thomas Mullenax, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Lewis (PG), Kenneth Holder (SG), Robert Logan (SF), Samuel Schwalm (PF), Ernest Reiter (C) Luis Roberts, Alfred Zentz, Tim Morton, Roger Lloyd, Henry Bilderback | |
| 12:42 | Shaw | Michael Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:42 | Shaw | Michael Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:27 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder slams it home on a great pass from Paul Lewis | 15-17 |
| 12:20 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch is hacked by Robert Logan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Logan, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Shaw | Tommy Archer (SF) Michael Christopher | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 12:11 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch clanks a jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 12:10 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 12:03 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Paul Lewis | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rickey Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Fritsch (fresh) SF - Tommy Archer (fresh) PF - Steven Stutler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Garr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Logan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Schwalm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Shaw | The pull-up jumper by Steven Stutler is blocked by Ernest Reiter | 15-19 |
| 11:46 | Shaw | Tommy Archer tips it in | 17-19 |
| 11:33 | Virginia State | Paul Lewis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:20 | Shaw | Rickey Holm is denied on a layup by Ernest Reiter | 17-19 |
| 11:19 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Stutler | 17-19 |
| 11:03 | Shaw | Joel Garr blows the layup | 17-19 |
| 11:02 | Virginia State | Robert Logan gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:41 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder is whistled for a carry | 17-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Berke (PG), Michael Christopher (SG), Robert Corson (SF), Thomas Mullenax (PF), Jamie Johnson (C) Rickey Holm, Jason Fritsch, Tommy Archer, Steven Stutler, Joel Garr | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Luis Roberts (PG), Tim Morton (SF), Roger Lloyd (PF), Henry Bilderback (C) Paul Lewis, Robert Logan, Samuel Schwalm, Ernest Reiter | |
| 10:18 | Shaw | Joseph Berke loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | Donald Armstrong (SF) Robert Corson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 10:15 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Berke - foul #1 on Joseph Berke, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Burditt (SF) Tim Morton | |
| 10:01 | Virginia State | Henry Bilderback scores on a shot near the basket set up by Donald Burditt | 17-21 |
| 09:47 | Shaw | Michael Christopher misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Bilderback - foul #1 on Henry Bilderback, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Corson (PF) Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Stewart (C) Roger Lloyd | |
| 09:47 | Shaw | Michael Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:47 | Shaw | Michael Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:29 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 09:27 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts tips it but misses | 19-21 |
| 09:25 | Shaw | Donald Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:12 | Shaw | Joseph Berke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 09:11 | Shaw | Thomas Mullenax gets the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:57 | Shaw | Thomas Mullenax is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:55 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:37 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 08:36 | Shaw | Robert Corson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:15 | Shaw | Thomas Mullenax hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:14 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:57 | Virginia State | Donald Burditt buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Roberts | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Joseph Berke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Christopher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Corson (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Mullenax (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Luis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Holder (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Burditt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Bilderback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stewart (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:55 | Shaw | Joseph Berke is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Burditt - foul #2 on Donald Burditt, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rickey Holm (PG), Jason Fritsch (SF), Steven Stutler (PF), Joel Garr (C) Michael Christopher, Donald Armstrong, Robert Corson, Thomas Mullenax | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Robert Logan (SG), Tim Morton (SF), Roger Lloyd (PF), Ernest Reiter (C) Kenneth Holder, Donald Burditt, Henry Bilderback, David Stewart | |
| 07:55 | Shaw | Joseph Berke misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:55 | Shaw | Steven Stutler snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 07:36 | Shaw | Joel Garr connects on the open runner from close range on a great pass from Steven Stutler | 21-23 |
| 07:20 | Virginia State | Robert Logan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 07:19 | Shaw | Rickey Holm grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:53 | Shaw | Rickey Holm misses badly on a runner in the paint | 21-23 |
| 06:51 | Virginia State | Tim Morton grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Steven Stutler - foul #1 on Steven Stutler, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | Tommy Archer (SF), Jamie Johnson (PF) Joseph Berke, Steven Stutler | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Lewis (SG), Samuel Schwalm (PF) Robert Logan, Roger Lloyd | |
| 06:42 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:42 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:29 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 06:28 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:06 | Shaw | Jamie Johnson connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jason Fritsch | 23-25 |
| 05:51 | Virginia State | Tim Morton loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Christopher (SG), Robert Corson (PF) Jason Fritsch, Joel Garr | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder (SG), Robert Logan (SF) Luis Roberts, Tim Morton | |
| 05:42 | Shaw | Jamie Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Christopher | 26-25 |
| 05:31 | Virginia State | Robert Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:30 | Shaw | Robert Corson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:21 | Shaw | Robert Corson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Christopher | 29-25 |
| 05:00 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter misses the lay-in | 29-25 |
| 04:58 | Shaw | Jamie Johnson grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 04:48 | Shaw | Samuel Schwalm steals it from Rickey Holm | 29-25 |
| 04:36 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter's pass is intercepted by Michael Christopher | 29-25 |
| 04:33 | Shaw | Michael Christopher lays it up and in | 31-25 |
| 04:14 | Virginia State | Kenneth Holder misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 04:13 | Virginia State | Ernest Reiter tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 04:05 | Shaw | Rickey Holm scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Christopher and he's hacked by Samuel Schwalm - foul #1 on Samuel Schwalm, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jason Fritsch (SF), Steven Stutler (PF), Joel Garr (C) Tommy Archer, Robert Corson, Jamie Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Luis Roberts (PG), Tim Morton (SF), Roger Lloyd (PF), Henry Bilderback (C) Paul Lewis, Robert Logan, Samuel Schwalm, Ernest Reiter | |
| 04:05 | Shaw | Rickey Holm misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:05 | Virginia State | Roger Lloyd gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 03:49 | Virginia State | Tim Morton buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Luis Roberts | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Rickey Holm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Christopher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Fritsch (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Steven Stutler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Garr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Luis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Holder (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Lloyd (fresh) C - Henry Bilderback (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Shaw | Rickey Holm connects on the shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 03:21 | Virginia State | Jason Fritsch is called for the reach on Roger Lloyd - foul #1 on Jason Fritsch, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ryan Preston (PG), Donald Armstrong (SF) Rickey Holm, Michael Christopher | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz (SG), Donald Burditt (SF) Kenneth Holder, Tim Morton | |
| 03:21 | Virginia State | Roger Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:21 | Virginia State | Roger Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:02 | Shaw | Jason Fritsch buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Preston | 37-32 |
| 02:52 | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz double dribbles | 37-32 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Christopher (SG) Jason Fritsch | |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Stewart (C) Henry Bilderback | |
| 02:35 | Shaw | Donald Armstrong drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Preston | 40-32 |
| 02:14 | Virginia State | Alfred Zentz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 02:13 | Shaw | Joel Garr snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 01:54 | Shaw | Michael Christopher banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Armstrong | 42-32 |
| 01:36 | Virginia State | Luis Roberts misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 01:35 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Steven Stutler | 42-32 |
| 01:23 | Shaw | Michael Christopher hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joel Garr | 45-32 |
| 01:07 | Virginia State | Ryan Preston picks off the pass by David Stewart | 45-32 |
| 00:40 | Shaw | Joel Garr is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Christopher | 47-32 |
| 00:20 | Virginia State | Roger Lloyd comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 00:18 | Virginia State | David Stewart tips it in | 47-34 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Roger Lloyd is called for the reach on Michael Christopher - foul #1 on Roger Lloyd, team foul #9 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jason Fritsch (PG), Tommy Archer (SF), Thomas Mullenax (PF), Jamie Johnson (C) Ryan Preston, Donald Armstrong, Steven Stutler, Joel Garr | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Paul Lewis (PG), Kenneth Holder (SG), Tim Morton (SF), Samuel Schwalm (PF), Henry Bilderback (C) Luis Roberts, Alfred Zentz, Donald Burditt, Roger Lloyd, David Stewart | |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Michael Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Michael Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 00:03 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Tim Morton | 48-34 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Tim Morton misses the halfcourt shot | 48-34 |