| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Matzke (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Harry Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Millard Neese inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Shaw | Travis Becker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | Thomas Raine grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 19:32 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob takes the ball from Richard Mills | 38-43 |
| 19:27 | Shaw | Travis Becker slams it home set up by Michael Jacob | 38-45 |
| 19:18 | Virginia State | Harry Davis drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Mills and he's fouled by Ron Lam - foul #1 on Ron Lam, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| 19:18 | Virginia State | Harry Davis misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 19:18 | Shaw | Ron Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Millard Neese drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Jacob | 40-47 |
| 18:47 | Virginia State | Richard Mills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 18:45 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 18:33 | Virginia State | Harry Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| 18:16 | Shaw | Chris Matzke steals the ball from Millard Neese | 40-47 |
| 17:50 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Mills | 43-47 |
| 17:28 | Shaw | Richard Mills steals it from Travis Becker | 43-47 |
| 17:24 | Virginia State | Richard Mills lays it up and in | 45-47 |
| 16:58 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Mills - foul #1 on Richard Mills, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lee Harris (C) Thomas Raine | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG), Roland Carroll (SF), Anthony Scates (C) Michael Jacob, Millard Neese, Ron Lam | |
| 16:58 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:58 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:58 | Shaw | Roland Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:48 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 16:47 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:38 | Shaw | Anthony Scates misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 16:37 | Virginia State | Lee Harris snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 16:21 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mills | 48-48 |
| 16:06 | Shaw | Chris Matzke picks off the pass by Travis Becker | 48-48 |
| 15:46 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 15:44 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Polley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Saunders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Scates (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Shaw | Richard Mills picks off the pass by Michael Polley in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 15:22 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Harris | 51-48 |
| 15:01 | Shaw | Travis Becker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Polley | 51-50 |
| 14:52 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 14:51 | Shaw | Roland Carroll pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:43 | Shaw | Lee Harris denies the turnaround by Bernard Saunders | 51-50 |
| 14:42 | Virginia State | Lee Harris pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:22 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke is fouled on the floor by Roland Carroll - foul #2 on Roland Carroll, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Allen (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Harry Davis, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Millard Neese (SF), Ron Lam (PF), James Devlin (C) Travis Becker, Roland Carroll, Bernard Saunders, Anthony Scates | |
| 14:02 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 14:00 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 13:48 | Virginia State | Richard Mills buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Fitzgerald | 54-50 |
| 13:26 | Shaw | Michael Polley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 13:24 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 13:08 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Mills | 57-50 |
| 12:52 | Shaw | Michael Polley is fouled on the floor by Ron Johnson - foul #3 on Ron Johnson, team foul #2 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG), Edward Benton (SF) Richard Mills, Chris Matzke | |
| Subs | Shaw | Bobby Wilson (SG), Bernard Saunders (PF) Michael Polley, Ron Lam | |
| 12:39 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses short on a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 12:37 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:08 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Millard Neese - foul #1 on Millard Neese, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), Harry Davis (PF) Ron Johnson, Joseph Allen | |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG) Bobby Wilson | |
| 12:08 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 12:08 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:55 | Shaw | James Graham is called for the reach on Travis Becker - foul #1 on James Graham, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| 11:44 | Shaw | James Devlin is hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Thomas Raine (C) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Glen Canale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Benton (fresh) PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Edward Benton - foul #1 on Edward Benton, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mills (SG) James Graham | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG) Michael Jacob | |
| 11:29 | Shaw | Millard Neese makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:29 | Shaw | Millard Neese makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:09 | Virginia State | Michael Polley picks off the pass by Thomas Raine | 59-52 |
| 10:49 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders is fouled on the floor by Harry Davis - foul #2 on Harry Davis, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG), Chris Matzke (SF), Lee Harris (PF) Glen Canale, Edward Benton, Harry Davis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (PF), Anthony Scates (C) Millard Neese, Bernard Saunders, James Devlin | |
| 10:29 | Shaw | Michael Polley double dribbles | 59-52 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG) Michael Polley | |
| 10:17 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 10:16 | Shaw | Ron Lam snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 09:53 | Shaw | Anthony Scates can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Raine - foul #3 on Thomas Raine, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG) Richard Mills | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (SG), Bernard Saunders (PF) Travis Becker, Roland Carroll | |
| 09:53 | Shaw | Anthony Scates makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:53 | Shaw | Anthony Scates makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:36 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Graham | 61-54 |
| 09:23 | Shaw | Ron Lam is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF) Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | Millard Neese (SF), James Devlin (C) Anthony Scates, Ron Lam | |
| 09:21 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob is called for the reach on Ron Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jacob, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| 09:07 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Millard Neese - foul #2 on Millard Neese, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| 09:07 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:07 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:51 | Shaw | Ron Johnson steals it from Michael Jacob | 62-54 |
| 08:28 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 08:27 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:15 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-54 |
| 08:14 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 08:00 | Virginia State | James Graham is fouled on the floor by Bernard Saunders - foul #2 on Bernard Saunders, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Edward Benton (SF), Lee Harris (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Ron Johnson, James Graham, Chris Matzke, Harry Davis, Thomas Raine | |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG) Michael Jacob | |
| 07:51 | Virginia State | Millard Neese takes the ball from Richard Mills | 62-54 |
| 07:32 | Shaw | Charles Fitzgerald is called for the reach on James Devlin - foul #5 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Allen (PF) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Shaw | William Keyser (PG) Michael Polley | |
| 07:32 | Shaw | James Devlin makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:32 | Shaw | James Devlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Glen Canale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Benton (fresh) PF - Joseph Allen (fresh) C - Lee Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - William Keyser (fresh) SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Virginia State | Joseph Allen misses the lay-in | 62-56 |
| 07:19 | Virginia State | Glen Canale misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 07:18 | Shaw | William Keyser gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:13 | Shaw | Travis Becker lays it in set up by William Keyser | 62-58 |
| 06:55 | Virginia State | Richard Mills is hacked by Travis Becker - foul #3 on Travis Becker, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG) Glen Canale | |
| Subs | Shaw | Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (PF), Anthony Scates (C) Millard Neese, Bernard Saunders, James Devlin | |
| 06:55 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:55 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:30 | Shaw | Travis Becker misses the fadeaway near the basket | 64-58 |
| 06:28 | Shaw | William Keyser misses the tip | 64-58 |
| 06:27 | Virginia State | Lee Harris pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:22 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 06:21 | Virginia State | Lee Harris tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 06:19 | Shaw | Ron Lam snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 06:14 | Shaw | William Keyser hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 06:13 | Shaw | Roland Carroll tips it but misses | 64-58 |
| 06:12 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Joseph Allen | 64-58 |
| 06:06 | Virginia State | Richard Mills scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Benton | 67-58 |
| 05:55 | Shaw | Travis Becker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Lam | 67-61 |
| 05:42 | Virginia State | Richard Mills clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 05:41 | Shaw | Anthony Scates snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 05:33 | Shaw | Travis Becker drills a shot from the left block set up by William Keyser and he's fouled by Lee Harris - foul #2 on Lee Harris, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (SF), Harry Davis (PF), Thomas Raine (C) Edward Benton, Joseph Allen, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Millard Neese (SF), Bernard Saunders (PF), James Devlin (C) William Keyser, Roland Carroll, Ron Lam, Anthony Scates | |
| 05:33 | Shaw | Travis Becker makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:06 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson double dribbles | 67-64 |
| 04:51 | Shaw | Millard Neese drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Jacob | 67-67 |
| 04:39 | Virginia State | Richard Mills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 04:38 | Virginia State | Thomas Raine hits the follow up shot | 69-67 |
| 04:22 | Shaw | Travis Becker knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Jacob | 69-69 |
| 03:57 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), James Graham (SG) Ron Johnson, Richard Mills | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (SG) Travis Becker | |
| 03:35 | Shaw | Millard Neese's floater is tipped away by Thomas Raine | 69-69 |
| 03:34 | Virginia State | James Graham gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Glen Canale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Polley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | James Graham is hacked by Michael Polley - foul #2 on Michael Polley, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lee Harris (PF) Harry Davis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Roland Carroll (SF) Millard Neese | |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | James Graham makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:29 | Virginia State | James Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:18 | Shaw | Roland Carroll hits the finger roll | 71-71 |
| 02:57 | Virginia State | James Graham hits the finger roll | 73-71 |
| 02:57 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Harry Davis (PF) Glen Canale, James Graham, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG), Millard Neese (SF) Michael Polley, Roland Carroll | |
| 02:37 | Shaw | Millard Neese clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 02:35 | Virginia State | Thomas Raine grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 02:22 | Virginia State | Richard Mills buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Ron Johnson | 75-71 |
| 02:05 | Shaw | Harry Davis denies the turnaround by Travis Becker | 75-71 |
| 02:03 | Virginia State | Richard Mills snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bernard Saunders - foul #3 on Bernard Saunders, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:46 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:34 | Shaw | Millard Neese lays it up and in set up by Michael Jacob | 77-73 |
| 01:09 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-73 |
| 01:08 | Shaw | James Devlin grabs the board | 77-73 |
| 00:57 | Shaw | Harry Davis denies the turnaround by Travis Becker | 77-73 |
| 00:56 | Shaw | James Devlin snags the offensive board | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Shaw | A charge is called on Bernard Saunders - foul #4 on Bernard Saunders, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jacob - foul #4 on Michael Jacob, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:39 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:39 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-73 |
| 00:30 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Millard Neese scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Travis Becker | 78-75 |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob is called for the reach on Ron Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jacob, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG) Michael Jacob | |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:20 | Shaw | Michael Polley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-75 |
| 00:18 | Virginia State | Harry Davis gets the rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Virginia State | Michael Polley is called for the reach on Harry Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Polley, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Virginia State | Harry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Virginia State | Harry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Michael Polley is fouled on the floor by Ron Johnson - foul #4 on Ron Johnson, team foul #10 | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Michael Polley makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Michael Polley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Becker - foul #4 on Travis Becker, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| 00:09 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:09 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Michael Polley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-77 |
| 00:02 | Shaw | James Devlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | The clock runs out | 83-77 |