| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Haines (fresh) SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) SF - Harvey Lockwood (fresh) PF - John Walton (fresh) C - Rodney Connery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Richard Gunter (fresh) SG - Wayne Lumley (fresh) SF - Steven Ward (fresh) PF - Jeremy Johnson (fresh) C - John Pannell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia State | John Pannell lays it up and in set up by Wayne Lumley | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Walton | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:44 | Shepherd | John Haines grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia State | John Pannell gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Gunter | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Shepherd | 3 seconds is called on Harvey Lockwood | 5-4 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski (PG), Maurice Wilson (SF), Sam Stephens (PF), Russell Livingston (C) John Haines, Harvey Lockwood, John Walton, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 17:30 | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Pannell - foul #1 on John Pannell, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alexander Symons (SG) Stephen Farrish | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Rine (PG), Louis McKechnie (SG), Vernon Headley (SF), Jermaine Walck (PF) Richard Gunter, Wayne Lumley, Steven Ward, Jeremy Johnson | |
| 17:07 | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Haines (PG) Omer Budziszewski | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 16:27 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens comes up short on the jumper from close range | 7-4 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to Louis McKechnie | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood (SF), John Walton (PF), Rodney Connery (C) Alexander Symons, Sam Stephens, Russell Livingston | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Steven Ward (SF) John Pannell | |
| 16:04 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood is hacked by Steven Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Ward, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski (SG) Maurice Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 15:51 | Shepherd | John Walton buries a jumper from the baseline | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Haines (fresh) SG - Omer Budziszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harvey Lockwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Connery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Herman Rine (fresh) SG - Louis McKechnie (fresh) SF - Steven Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jermaine Walck (fresh) C - Vernon Headley (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Louis McKechnie | 9-6 |
| 15:30 | Shepherd | Vernon Headley is called for the reach on Harvey Lockwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Headley, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish (SG) John Haines | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harry Jones (PG), Jeremy Johnson (PF) Herman Rine, Jermaine Walck | |
| 15:19 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery travels with the ball | 9-6 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter (PG), John Pannell (C) Louis McKechnie, Vernon Headley | |
| 14:59 | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 14:57 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Shepherd | Richard Gunter takes the ball from Harvey Lockwood in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia State | John Pannell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:42 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Donald Mahaney (PG), Maurice Wilson (SF), Ronnie Rivers (PF) Omer Budziszewski, Harvey Lockwood, John Walton | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Wayne Lumley (SG) Steven Ward | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Maurice Wilson - foul #1 on Maurice Wilson, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie (SF), Jermaine Walck (PF), Vernon Headley (C) Richard Gunter, Jeremy Johnson, John Pannell | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | Shepherd | Ronnie Rivers misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Jones | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish drills a jumpshot from the left side | 11-9 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia State | Wayne Lumley is hacked by Donald Mahaney - foul #1 on Donald Mahaney, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Haines (PG), Harvey Lockwood (SF), Sam Stephens (PF), Russell Livingston (C) Donald Mahaney, Stephen Farrish, Ronnie Rivers, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Rine (PG), Steven Ward (SF), Jeremy Johnson (PF), John Pannell (C) Harry Jones, Louis McKechnie, Jermaine Walck, Vernon Headley | |
| 13:00 | West Virginia State | Jeremy Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia State | Jeremy Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia State | Jeremy Johnson hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Pannell | 11-11 |
| 12:21 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens misses long on a runner from close range | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia State | Wayne Lumley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia State | Jeremy Johnson tips it in | 11-13 |
| 11:54 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Lumley - foul #1 on Wayne Lumley, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish (SG), Ronnie Rivers (SF), John Walton (PF), Rodney Connery (C) Maurice Wilson, Harvey Lockwood, Sam Stephens, Russell Livingston | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter (PG), Louis McKechnie (SG), Vernon Headley (SF), Jermaine Walck (C) Herman Rine, Wayne Lumley, Steven Ward, John Pannell | |
| 11:40 | Shepherd | John Walton misses the floater from the left block | 11-13 |
| 11:39 | Shepherd | John Walton tips it but misses | 11-13 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - John Haines (fresh) SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Rivers (fresh) PF - John Walton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Connery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Richard Gunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis McKechnie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Vernon Headley (fresh) PF - Jeremy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jermaine Walck (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | West Virginia State | Rodney Connery steals the ball from Jermaine Walck | 11-13 |
| 10:57 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski (PG), Harvey Lockwood (SF) John Haines, Ronnie Rivers | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harry Jones (SF) Jeremy Johnson | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter is hacked by Omer Budziszewski - foul #1 on Omer Budziszewski, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Steven Ward (SF), John Pannell (C) Louis McKechnie, Vernon Headley | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia State | John Pannell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 11-13 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia State | John Pannell gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 09:54 | Shepherd | John Walton misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Pannell - foul #2 on John Pannell, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Alexander Symons (SG) Stephen Farrish | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Rine (PG), Wayne Lumley (SG), Jeremy Johnson (PF) Richard Gunter, Harry Jones, John Pannell | |
| 09:54 | Shepherd | John Walton makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:54 | Shepherd | John Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia State | Jermaine Walck can't finish the layup | 13-16 |
| 09:36 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:15 | Shepherd | Steven Ward is called for the reach on Rodney Connery - foul #2 on Steven Ward, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Haines (PG), Maurice Wilson (SF), Sam Stephens (PF), Russell Livingston (C) Omer Budziszewski, Harvey Lockwood, John Walton, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie (SF), Vernon Headley (C) Steven Ward, Jermaine Walck | |
| 09:09 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-16 |
| 08:59 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:43 | Shepherd | Alexander Symons is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 13-16 |
| 08:42 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:26 | Shepherd | Russell Livingston makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Haines and the foul's on Jeremy Johnson - foul #1 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish (SG), Ronnie Rivers (PF) Alexander Symons, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harry Jones (PG), Jermaine Walck (C) Herman Rine, Wayne Lumley | |
| 08:26 | Shepherd | Russell Livingston makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones misses the floater from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia State | Vernon Headley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski (PG), Rodney Connery (C) John Haines, Russell Livingston | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Tom McDaniel (PG) Vernon Headley | |
| 08:01 | Shepherd | Louis McKechnie picks off the pass by Maurice Wilson in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia State | Tom McDaniel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis McKechnie | 16-18 |
| 07:47 | Shepherd | Jeremy Johnson is called for the reach on Ronnie Rivers - foul #2 on Jeremy Johnson, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood (SF) Maurice Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter (PG), Wayne Lumley (SG) Tom McDaniel, Jeremy Johnson | |
| 07:47 | Shepherd | Ronnie Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:47 | Shepherd | Ronnie Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Harvey Lockwood - foul #1 on Harvey Lockwood, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Sam Stephens (C) Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Harry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia State | Jermaine Walck grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Omer Budziszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harvey Lockwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Richard Gunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Lumley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Harry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis McKechnie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jermaine Walck (tiring) | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Vernon Headley (C) Harry Jones | |
| 06:54 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sam Stephens | 20-19 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia State | Vernon Headley double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Haines (PG), Alexander Symons (SG), Maurice Wilson (SF), John Walton (PF), Rodney Connery (C) Omer Budziszewski, Stephen Farrish, Harvey Lockwood, Ronnie Rivers, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Herman Rine (PG) Richard Gunter | |
| 06:21 | Shepherd | Alexander Symons can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Vernon Headley - foul #2 on Vernon Headley, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Russell Livingston (C) Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Harry Jones (SF) Vernon Headley | |
| 06:21 | Shepherd | Alexander Symons misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:21 | Shepherd | Alexander Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| 06:02 | Shepherd | John Walton snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:57 | Shepherd | John Haines hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 05:56 | Shepherd | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Wilson | 21-19 |
| 05:38 | Shepherd | Alexander Symons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rodney Connery (C) Russell Livingston | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 05:10 | West Virginia State | Herman Rine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 05:08 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Maurice Wilson | 21-19 |
| 04:51 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Lumley - foul #2 on Wayne Lumley, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Donald Mahaney (PG), Stephen Farrish (SG), Harvey Lockwood (SF) John Haines, Alexander Symons, Maurice Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter (PG), John Pannell (C) Herman Rine, Wayne Lumley | |
| 04:51 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:51 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia State | John Pannell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-19 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia State | Jermaine Walck tips it in | 23-21 |
| 04:09 | Shepherd | John Walton banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Stephen Farrish | 25-21 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia State | John Pannell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Rodney Connery - foul #1 on Rodney Connery, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Omer Budziszewski (PG), Russell Livingston (SF), Ronnie Rivers (PF), Sam Stephens (C) Donald Mahaney, Harvey Lockwood, John Walton, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Tom McDaniel (PG), Vernon Headley (SG), Steven Ward (SF), Jeremy Johnson (PF) Richard Gunter, Louis McKechnie, Harry Jones, Jermaine Walck | |
| 03:59 | West Virginia State | John Pannell misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:59 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Sam Stephens | 25-23 |
| 03:41 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Headley - foul #3 on Vernon Headley, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Wayne Lumley (SG) Vernon Headley | |
| 03:41 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:41 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Omer Budziszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Tom McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Lumley (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Steven Ward (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeremy Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Pannell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Russell Livingston | 29-26 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia State | Wayne Lumley loses the dribble to Ronnie Rivers | 29-26 |
| 02:28 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish is hacked by John Pannell - foul #3 on John Pannell, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Shepherd | John Haines (PG), Maurice Wilson (SF), John Walton (PF), Rodney Connery (C) Omer Budziszewski, Russell Livingston, Ronnie Rivers, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Richard Gunter (PG), Louis McKechnie (SG), Jermaine Walck (C) Tom McDaniel, Wayne Lumley, John Pannell | |
| 02:28 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia State | Jermaine Walck tips it but misses | 31-26 |
| 01:59 | Shepherd | John Walton snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 01:42 | Shepherd | John Walton misses the jump hook from close range | 31-26 |
| 01:40 | Shepherd | John Haines tips it but misses | 31-26 |
| 01:38 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward lays it in set up by Louis McKechnie | 33-28 |
| 01:00 | Shepherd | John Haines misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 33-28 |
| 00:59 | Shepherd | John Walton gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:43 | Shepherd | John Haines drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Connery | 36-28 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia State | Maurice Wilson takes the ball from Steven Ward | 36-28 |
| 00:23 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 00:21 | Shepherd | John Haines tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia State | Steven Ward pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia State | Louis McKechnie can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 36-28 |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |