| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Joe Reed (fresh) SG - Ralph Pardee (fresh) SF - David Richards (fresh) PF - Bradley Simon (fresh) C - Emmett Cooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Antony Johnson (fresh) SG - David Hughes (fresh) SF - Daniel Petty (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fresh) C - Cody Fincham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Cody Fincham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Shaw | Cody Fincham's fadeaway is rejected by Emmett Cooke | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to David Richards | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Shaw | Cody Fincham gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Shaw | Emmett Cooke takes the ball from Antony Johnson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Reed | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Shaw | Michael Starr misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Pardee | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Shaw | David Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel (PF) Bradley Simon | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (PG), Darin Pierce (SF), Chad Hughes (PF), Ron Steven (C) Antony Johnson, Daniel Petty, Michael Starr, Cody Fincham | |
| 17:21 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chad Hughes - foul #1 on Chad Hughes, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel misses the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:19 | Shaw | Joe Reed is called for the reach on Gary Ladd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Reed, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | William Colston (SG) Ralph Pardee | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 16:53 | Shaw | Darin Pierce is fouled on the floor by William Colston - foul #1 on William Colston, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), David Jones (PF), John Gale (C) Joe Reed, David Richards, Emmett Cooke | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 16:30 | Shaw | David Hughes travels with the ball | 5-0 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon (PF) John Gale | |
| Subs | Shaw | Antony Johnson (PG) David Hughes | |
| 16:13 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon misses the easy layup | 5-0 |
| 16:11 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones gets the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:55 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Colston | 7-0 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fresh) SG - William Colston (fresh) SF - Jimmy Friedel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bradley Simon (fresh) C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Antony Johnson (fresh) SG - Gary Ladd (fresh) SF - Darin Pierce (fresh) PF - Chad Hughes (fresh) C - Ron Steven (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Shaw | Gary Ladd's floater is knocked away by Bradley Simon | 7-0 |
| 15:36 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 15:32 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Colston | 9-0 |
| 15:11 | Shaw | Darin Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 15:09 | Shaw | Ron Steven snags the offensive board | 9-0 |
| 14:44 | Shaw | Chad Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 9-0 |
| 14:42 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 14:34 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Ladd is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Gary Ladd, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed (PG), Ralph Pardee (SG), David Richards (SF), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, William Colston, Jimmy Friedel, David Jones | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Hughes (SG), Daniel Petty (SF), Michael Starr (PF), Cody Fincham (C) Gary Ladd, Darin Pierce, Chad Hughes, Ron Steven | |
| 14:14 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke's pass is intercepted by Michael Starr | 9-0 |
| 14:03 | Shaw | Antony Johnson misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-0 |
| 14:01 | Shaw | Cody Fincham snags the offensive board | 9-0 |
| 13:54 | Shaw | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-0 |
| 13:52 | Shaw | Daniel Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 13:35 | Shaw | David Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 13:33 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 13:05 | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Reed | 12-0 |
| 12:56 | Shaw | Michael Starr misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-0 |
| 12:55 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 12-0 |
| 12:33 | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-0 |
| 12:32 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Cody Fincham | 12-0 |
| 12:21 | Shaw | David Hughes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Starr | 12-2 |
| 12:05 | N. Carolina Central | Antony Johnson picks off the pass by Emmett Cooke | 12-2 |
| 11:59 | Shaw | David Hughes is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Hughes, team foul #3 | 12-2 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), William Colston (SG), Jimmy Friedel (SF), David Jones (PF), John Gale (C) Joe Reed, Ralph Pardee, David Richards, Bradley Simon, Emmett Cooke | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (PG), Darin Pierce (SF), Chad Hughes (PF), Ron Steven (C) Antony Johnson, Daniel Petty, Michael Starr, Cody Fincham | |
| 11:41 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Jones | 14-2 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Colston (fresh) SF - Jimmy Friedel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Gary Ladd (fresh) SG - David Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darin Pierce (fresh) PF - Chad Hughes (fresh) C - Ron Steven (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Shaw | Darin Pierce can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 14-2 |
| 11:21 | Shaw | Chad Hughes tips it back up and in | 14-4 |
| 11:03 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 11:02 | Shaw | Ron Steven grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 10:49 | Shaw | Gary Ladd connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-6 |
| 10:35 | N. Carolina Central | William Colston hits the finger roll set up by Jimmy Friedel | 16-6 |
| 10:08 | Shaw | David Hughes buries a 3 from straight away | 16-9 |
| 09:58 | N. Carolina Central | David Hughes steps in front of the David Jones pass | 16-9 |
| 09:39 | Shaw | Darin Pierce is fouled on the floor by John Dublin - foul #1 on John Dublin, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed (PG), Ralph Pardee (SG), David Richards (SF), Bradley Simon (PF), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, William Colston, Jimmy Friedel, David Jones, John Gale | |
| Subs | Shaw | Antony Johnson (PG), Daniel Petty (SF), Michael Starr (PF), William Cole (C) Gary Ladd, Darin Pierce, Chad Hughes, Ron Steven | |
| 09:32 | Shaw | Antony Johnson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 09:17 | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee is hacked by David Hughes - foul #2 on David Hughes, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (SG), Cody Fincham (C) David Hughes, William Cole | |
| 08:59 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Pardee | 18-11 |
| 08:35 | Shaw | Michael Starr is hacked by Ralph Pardee - foul #1 on Ralph Pardee, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Darin Pierce (SG) Gary Ladd | |
| 08:17 | Shaw | Darin Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-11 |
| 08:16 | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 07:55 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Starr takes the ball from David Richards | 18-11 |
| 07:29 | Shaw | Antony Johnson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 18-11 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), William Colston (SG), Jimmy Friedel (SF), David Jones (PF), John Gale (C) Joe Reed, Ralph Pardee, David Richards, Bradley Simon, Emmett Cooke | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (PG), Howard Ware (SF), Ron Steven (C) Antony Johnson, Daniel Petty, Cody Fincham | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Colston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Friedel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Gary Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darin Pierce (fresh) SF - Howard Ware (fresh) PF - Michael Starr (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Ron Steven (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | N. Carolina Central | William Colston misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 07:09 | N. Carolina Central | John Gale grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 06:56 | N. Carolina Central | William Colston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-11 |
| 06:55 | Shaw | Michael Starr snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 06:53 | Shaw | William Colston is called for the reach on Darin Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Colston, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG) William Colston | |
| Subs | Shaw | Antony Johnson (PG) Darin Pierce | |
| 06:36 | Shaw | Michael Starr makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ladd | 18-13 |
| 06:19 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin is fouled on the floor by Michael Starr - foul #1 on Michael Starr, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed (PG), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, John Gale | |
| Subs | Shaw | Chad Hughes (PF), William Cole (C) Michael Starr, Ron Steven | |
| 06:10 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Friedel | 20-13 |
| 05:52 | Shaw | Gary Ladd travels with the ball | 20-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee (SG), David Richards (SF) Leroy Zonker, David Jones | |
| Subs | Shaw | Darin Pierce (SG), Daniel Petty (SF) Gary Ladd, Howard Ware | |
| 05:33 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Cole - foul #1 on William Cole, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| 05:33 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 05:33 | N. Carolina Central | David Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 05:33 | Shaw | William Cole grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 05:09 | Shaw | Daniel Petty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 05:07 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Ralph Pardee | 21-13 |
| 04:42 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Antony Johnson - foul #1 on Antony Johnson, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), David Jones (C) Joe Reed, Emmett Cooke | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (PG), Howard Ware (SF), Ron Steven (PF), Cody Fincham (C) Antony Johnson, Daniel Petty, Chad Hughes, William Cole | |
| 04:42 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 04:42 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 04:42 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel makes the 3rd free throw | 24-13 |
| 04:30 | Shaw | Howard Ware misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-13 |
| 04:29 | Shaw | Darin Pierce misses the tip | 24-13 |
| 04:27 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to David Jones | 24-13 |
| 04:19 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 04:18 | Shaw | Howard Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 03:58 | Shaw | Gary Ladd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-13 |
| 03:57 | N. Carolina Central | Jimmy Friedel gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 03:42 | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-13 |
| 03:40 | Shaw | Ron Steven grabs the defensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 03:24 | Shaw | Ron Steven hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-16 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - John Dublin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ralph Pardee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Richards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Friedel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Gary Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darin Pierce (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Ware (fresh) PF - Ron Steven (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Cody Fincham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Ladd steals the ball from Ralph Pardee | 24-16 |
| 03:09 | Shaw | David Richards steals it from Gary Ladd in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| 03:03 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones is hacked by Cody Fincham - foul #1 on Cody Fincham, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joe Reed (PG), William Colston (SG), Emmett Cooke (C) John Dublin, Ralph Pardee, Jimmy Friedel | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Hughes (SG), Daniel Petty (SF), Michael Starr (PF), William Cole (C) Darin Pierce, Howard Ware, Ron Steven, Cody Fincham | |
| 03:03 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 03:03 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 02:56 | Shaw | William Cole is whistled for a carry | 26-16 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon (PF) David Jones | |
| Subs | Shaw | Chad Hughes (C) William Cole | |
| 02:39 | N. Carolina Central | William Colston misses short on a runner near the basket | 26-16 |
| 02:37 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 26-16 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Ladd - foul #2 on Gary Ladd, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Antony Johnson (PG) Gary Ladd | |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 02:21 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 02:06 | Shaw | Antony Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-16 |
| 02:04 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 01:47 | N. Carolina Central | Emmett Cooke is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Emmett Cooke, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker (SG) David Richards | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ron Steven (C) Chad Hughes | |
| 01:23 | Shaw | Michael Starr can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 01:21 | Shaw | Daniel Petty hits the follow up shot | 27-18 |
| 00:58 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 00:57 | N. Carolina Central | Bradley Simon gets the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 00:42 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker is hacked by David Hughes - foul #3 on David Hughes, team foul #10 | 27-18 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin (PG), David Richards (SF), David Jones (PF), John Gale (C) Joe Reed, William Colston, Bradley Simon, Emmett Cooke | |
| Subs | Shaw | Gary Ladd (PG), Darin Pierce (SG), Howard Ware (SF), Cody Fincham (C) Antony Johnson, David Hughes, Daniel Petty, Ron Steven | |
| 00:42 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker misses the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 00:42 | N. Carolina Central | Leroy Zonker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 00:20 | Shaw | Gary Ladd is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 00:19 | N. Carolina Central | David Jones snags the defensive board | 28-18 |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Ladd - foul #3 on Gary Ladd, team foul #11 | 28-18 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Ralph Pardee (SG) Leroy Zonker | |
| Subs | Shaw | Antony Johnson (PG), Chad Hughes (PF) Gary Ladd, Michael Starr | |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 00:12 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Chad Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Pardee - foul #2 on Ralph Pardee, team foul #7 | 30-18 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Chad Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Chad Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 00:02 | N. Carolina Central | John Dublin knocks in the shot from the right side | 32-20 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Howard Ware misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-20 |