| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Pickel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fargo (fresh) SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie O'Brien (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - David Schmucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Cowell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | William Jackson inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Hardy - foul #1 on Ronald Hardy, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mattes (PG), Charles Bonilla (SG), Ray Jones (SF), Christopher Hoar (PF) James Pickel, Timothy Fargo, William Jackson, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 19:50 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:50 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:36 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 19:25 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses short on a floater near the basket | 26-26 |
| 19:24 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Emilio Rodriguez | 26-26 |
| 19:07 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy is fouled on the floor by Charles Bonilla - foul #2 on Charles Bonilla, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Pickel (PG), Timothy Fargo (SF), John Wilson (C) Richard Mattes, Ray Jones, Christopher Hoar | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 18:48 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ray Jones (SF) Charles Bonilla | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | James Pickel misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Cowell - foul #2 on Larry Cowell, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla (SG), William Jackson (SF), Christopher Hoar (PF) Timothy Fargo, Ray Jones, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | James Pickel misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | James Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:07 | Shaw | Larry Cowell misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:06 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 17:48 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 17:41 | Shaw | Christopher Hoar picks off the pass by Ronald Hardy out of a doubleteam | 30-26 |
| 17:15 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Hoar | 33-26 |
| 17:02 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 17:01 | Virginia State | William Jackson snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 16:44 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses the lay-in | 33-26 |
| 16:42 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla gets the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:33 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien comes up short on the runner in the lane | 33-26 |
| 16:31 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | Shaw | David Schmucker misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 16:18 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:06 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Cowell - foul #3 on Larry Cowell, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mattes (PG), Timothy Fargo (SG), Ray Jones (SF), John Wilson (C) James Pickel, Charles Bonilla, William Jackson, Christopher Hoar | |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (PG), Stephan Holland (SG), Jason Welcher (SF), James O'Brion (PF), Donald Bartlett (C) David Schmucker, Ronald Hardy, Emilio Rodriguez, Nathan Richardson, Larry Cowell | |
| 16:06 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:06 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:06 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 15:47 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien jams it | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Fargo (fresh) SF - Ray Jones (fresh) PF - Sammie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Benjamin Randle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephan Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Welcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James O'Brion (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bartlett (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Shaw | Donald Bartlett is hacked by Ray Jones - foul #2 on Ray Jones, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tracy Martini (PF) Sammie O'Brien | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 15:24 | Shaw | Ray Jones steals the ball from James O'Brion | 38-26 |
| 15:20 | Virginia State | Ray Jones lays it up and in | 40-26 |
| 15:00 | Shaw | Stephan Holland is fouled on the floor by Timothy Fargo - foul #2 on Timothy Fargo, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 14:46 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle is fouled on the floor by Tracy Martini - foul #1 on Tracy Martini, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla (SG) Ray Jones | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Hardy (SG), Emilio Rodriguez (SF) James O'Brion, Donald Bartlett | |
| 14:34 | Shaw | Jason Welcher misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Richard Mattes - foul #1 on Richard Mattes, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ray Jones (SF) Timothy Fargo | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Schmucker (PG) Benjamin Randle | |
| 14:34 | Shaw | Jason Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:34 | Shaw | Jason Welcher misses the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 14:34 | Virginia State | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:22 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini's pass is intercepted by Emilio Rodriguez | 40-27 |
| 14:08 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Hardy | 40-30 |
| 13:53 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Tracy Martini | 43-30 |
| 13:31 | Shaw | David Schmucker's pass is intercepted by John Wilson | 43-30 |
| 13:13 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Ronald Hardy - foul #2 on Ronald Hardy, team foul #4 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo (SF), Sammie O'Brien (C) Ray Jones, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (SG), Nathan Richardson (PF), Donald Bartlett (C) Ronald Hardy, Stephan Holland, Jason Welcher | |
| 13:13 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini misses the free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:13 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:51 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 12:47 | Virginia State | Benjamin Randle steals it from Richard Mattes in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 12:33 | Shaw | Donald Bartlett lays it in set up by Emilio Rodriguez | 45-34 |
| 12:16 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tracy Martini and he's hacked by David Schmucker - foul #3 on David Schmucker, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Pickel (PG), William Jackson (SF), John Wilson (C) Richard Mattes, Charles Bonilla, Tracy Martini | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Hardy (SG), Larry Cowell (C) David Schmucker, Donald Bartlett | |
| 12:16 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:00 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson makes the shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Randle | 48-36 |
| 11:47 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-36 |
| 11:45 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Pickel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fargo (fresh) SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Benjamin Randle (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emilio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Cowell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-36 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mattes (PG), Charles Bonilla (SG), Ray Jones (SF) James Pickel, Timothy Fargo, William Jackson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephan Holland (SF) Emilio Rodriguez | |
| 11:05 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 11:03 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 10:58 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 10:57 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 10:45 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 10:43 | Shaw | Stephan Holland snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 10:15 | Shaw | Stephan Holland works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 10:00 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Jones | 51-39 |
| 09:33 | Shaw | Stephan Holland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 09:32 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:26 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 09:24 | Shaw | Benjamin Randle gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:56 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Sammie O'Brien - foul #2 on Sammie O'Brien, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Pickel (PG), Timothy Fargo (SG), William Jackson (SF), Christopher Hoar (PF), Tracy Martini (C) Richard Mattes, Charles Bonilla, Ray Jones, Sammie O'Brien, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Schmucker (PG), Earl Stuart (SG), Emilio Rodriguez (SF), Jason Welcher (C) Benjamin Randle, Ronald Hardy, Stephan Holland, Larry Cowell | |
| 08:56 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:56 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:41 | Virginia State | William Jackson drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Tracy Martini | 53-41 |
| 08:19 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez is open and buries a jumper from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 08:07 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jason Welcher - foul #1 on Jason Welcher, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien (C) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Donald Bartlett (C) Nathan Richardson | |
| 08:07 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:07 | Virginia State | Tracy Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:48 | Shaw | Jason Welcher is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Welcher, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Wilson (C) Tracy Martini | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 07:34 | Virginia State | Emilio Rodriguez steals the ball from John Wilson | 55-43 |
| 07:30 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez banks in the layup | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Pickel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Fargo (fresh) SF - Christopher Hoar (fresh) PF - Sammie O'Brien (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - David Schmucker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Stuart (fresh) SF - Emilio Rodriguez (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Welcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Virginia State | Christopher Hoar loses the dribble to Donald Bartlett | 55-45 |
| 06:49 | Shaw | Timothy Fargo steps in front of the Earl Stuart pass | 55-45 |
| 06:34 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien is whistled for traveling | 55-45 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mattes (PG), Charles Bonilla (SG), William Jackson (SF) James Pickel, Timothy Fargo, Christopher Hoar | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Hardy (SG), Stephan Holland (PF) Earl Stuart, Jason Welcher | |
| 06:17 | Shaw | John Wilson swats the short shot by Donald Bartlett | 55-45 |
| 06:15 | Shaw | Donald Bartlett tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| 05:54 | Virginia State | William Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:52 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 05:36 | Virginia State | The short jumper by Sammie O'Brien is denied by Donald Bartlett | 55-47 |
| 05:35 | Shaw | Donald Bartlett grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 05:23 | Shaw | John Wilson steals the ball from Emilio Rodriguez | 55-47 |
| 04:59 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Jackson | 57-47 |
| 04:40 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:39 | Shaw | Stephan Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:39 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Pickel (PG), Timothy Fargo (SG), Ray Jones (SF), Christopher Hoar (PF), Tracy Martini (C) Richard Mattes, Charles Bonilla, William Jackson, Sammie O'Brien, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Nathan Richardson (PF), Larry Cowell (C) Stephan Holland, Donald Bartlett | |
| 04:15 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 04:13 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 04:11 | Shaw | Larry Cowell tips it home | 57-49 |
| 04:03 | Virginia State | Emilio Rodriguez blocks the short jumper by Tracy Martini | 57-49 |
| 04:02 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Shaw | Christopher Hoar is called for the reach on Ronald Hardy - foul #1 on Christopher Hoar, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla (SG), Sammie O'Brien (PF) Timothy Fargo, Christopher Hoar | |
| Subs | Shaw | Benjamin Randle (PG) David Schmucker | |
| 03:56 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:56 | Shaw | Ronald Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:37 | Virginia State | Ronald Hardy is called for the reach on Charles Bonilla - foul #3 on Ronald Hardy, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo (SF), John Wilson (C) Ray Jones, Tracy Martini | |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephan Holland (SF) Emilio Rodriguez | |
| 03:37 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:37 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 03:30 | Shaw | Stephan Holland's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ray Jones (SF) Timothy Fargo | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Pickel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bonilla (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sammie O'Brien (tiring) 23 pts. 9 reb. C - John Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Benjamin Randle (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Cowell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses the lay-in | 59-51 |
| 03:02 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien tips it in | 61-51 |
| 03:00 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mattes (PG), Timothy Fargo (SF), Tracy Martini (C) James Pickel, Ray Jones, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Schmucker (PG), Emilio Rodriguez (SF) Benjamin Randle, Stephan Holland | |
| 02:56 | Shaw | David Schmucker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Mattes - foul #2 on Richard Mattes, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| 02:56 | Shaw | David Schmucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:56 | Shaw | David Schmucker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:35 | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 02:34 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:28 | Shaw | Larry Cowell makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Ronald Hardy | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Virginia State | The jump hook by Tracy Martini is blocked by Larry Cowell | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Shaw | Nathan Richardson grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Fargo - foul #3 on Timothy Fargo, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Pickel (PG), William Jackson (SF), John Wilson (C) Richard Mattes, Charles Bonilla, Tracy Martini | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 01:48 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:48 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:31 | Virginia State | Sammie O'Brien misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 01:30 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Larry Cowell | 61-57 |
| 01:20 | Shaw | David Schmucker's fadeaway is rejected by John Wilson | 61-57 |
| 01:19 | Shaw | Larry Cowell tips it but misses | 61-57 |
| 01:17 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cowell | 61-57 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Schmucker | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Virginia State | Larry Cowell takes the ball from William Jackson | 61-60 |
| 00:44 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 00:42 | Virginia State | John Wilson grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:15 | Virginia State | William Jackson connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Sammie O'Brien and the foul's on Emilio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Emilio Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Charles Bonilla (SG), Christopher Hoar (PF) Timothy Fargo, Sammie O'Brien | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:15 | Virginia State | William Jackson misses the free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:15 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Larry Cowell | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Shaw | Emilio Rodriguez makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Hardy | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo (SG), Sammie O'Brien (PF) Charles Bonilla, Christopher Hoar | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Timothy Fargo hits a fadeaway from the right side | 65-63 |