| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Millard Neese - foul #2 on Millard Neese, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:35 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:34 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald tips it in | 26-32 |
| 19:13 | Shaw | James Devlin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 19:12 | Shaw | Millard Neese gets the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:51 | Shaw | James Devlin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-32 |
| 18:49 | Virginia State | Richard Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:21 | Virginia State | Richard Mills is fouled on the floor by Travis Becker - foul #1 on Travis Becker, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 17:56 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Mills | 26-34 |
| 17:38 | Shaw | Chris Matzke steals the ball from James Devlin | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 17:07 | Shaw | Millard Neese pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:49 | Shaw | James Devlin misses the 3 from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 16:47 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:21 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 16:19 | Shaw | James Devlin snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 16:09 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders hits the finger roll | 28-34 |
| 15:48 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Jacob - foul #3 on Michael Jacob, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG), Bobby Wilson (SG), Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (PF), Anthony Scates (C) Michael Jacob, Travis Becker, Millard Neese, Bernard Saunders, James Devlin | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Polley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Wilson (fresh) SF - Roland Carroll (fresh) PF - Ron Lam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Scates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Virginia State | Richard Mills can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-34 |
| 15:28 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Roland Carroll | 28-34 |
| 15:21 | Shaw | Roland Carroll drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Polley | 30-34 |
| 14:55 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Davis | 30-37 |
| 14:39 | Shaw | Bobby Wilson's pass is intercepted by Richard Mills | 30-37 |
| 14:28 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 14:27 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Johnson | 30-37 |
| 14:10 | Virginia State | Richard Mills knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Johnson | 30-40 |
| 13:45 | Shaw | The refs have stopped play. Bobby Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 30-40 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Travis Becker (SG), Millard Neese (SF), Bernard Saunders (PF), James Devlin (C) Michael Polley, Bobby Wilson, Roland Carroll, Ron Lam, Anthony Scates | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lee Harris (PF) Harry Davis | |
| 13:41 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Millard Neese | 32-40 |
| 13:21 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald drills a floater in the paint | 32-42 |
| 13:06 | Shaw | James Devlin knocks in the shot from close range set up by Michael Jacob | 34-42 |
| 12:44 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald lays it up and in | 34-44 |
| 12:25 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 12:23 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 11:54 | Virginia State | Lee Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Bernard Saunders - foul #2 on Bernard Saunders, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG), Edward Benton (SF), Thomas Raine (C) Richard Mills, Chris Matzke, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 11:54 | Virginia State | Lee Harris makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:54 | Virginia State | Lee Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 11:42 | Shaw | Michael Jacob's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF) Lee Harris | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Benton (fresh) PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 11:20 | Shaw | Millard Neese grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 11:15 | Shaw | Travis Becker hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Jacob | 36-46 |
| 11:01 | Virginia State | James Graham misses the runner from the right block | 36-46 |
| 11:00 | Virginia State | James Graham misses the tip | 36-46 |
| 10:59 | Shaw | Millard Neese pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:39 | Shaw | James Devlin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 10:38 | Virginia State | James Graham grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 10:28 | Virginia State | James Devlin picks off the pass by Ron Johnson | 36-46 |
| 10:25 | Shaw | James Graham steals it from Michael Jacob in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 10:08 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 09:47 | Shaw | The jump hook by Travis Becker is blocked by Thomas Raine | 36-49 |
| 09:45 | Shaw | Michael Jacob tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 09:20 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-49 |
| 09:19 | Shaw | James Devlin pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:14 | Shaw | Michael Jacob misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 09:13 | Shaw | Millard Neese tips it home | 40-49 |
| 09:02 | Virginia State | James Graham knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Johnson | 40-51 |
| 08:33 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Benton - foul #2 on Edward Benton, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Keyser (PG), Michael Polley (SG), Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (C) Michael Jacob, Travis Becker, Millard Neese, James Devlin | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Chris Matzke (SF), Lee Harris (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Ron Johnson, James Graham, Edward Benton, Harry Davis, Thomas Raine | |
| 08:33 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:33 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Saunders | 41-51 |
| 08:07 | Virginia State | Lee Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | Lee Harris can't finish the layup | 41-51 |
| 07:49 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Ron Lam | 41-51 |
| 07:32 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 07:30 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - William Keyser (fresh) SG - Michael Polley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Lam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Glen Canale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Matzke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lee Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke lays it in set up by Charles Fitzgerald | 41-53 |
| 06:52 | Shaw | Michael Polley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roland Carroll | 44-53 |
| 06:39 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke double dribbles | 44-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG), James Devlin (C) William Keyser, Bernard Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG) Glen Canale | |
| 06:22 | Shaw | Roland Carroll connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Polley and he's hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG) Michael Polley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 06:22 | Shaw | Roland Carroll makes the free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:15 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 06:14 | Shaw | James Devlin pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:54 | Shaw | The jump hook by Travis Becker is blocked by Lee Harris | 47-53 |
| 05:52 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 05:31 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 05:14 | Shaw | James Devlin misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-56 |
| 05:13 | Shaw | Roland Carroll can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 05:11 | Shaw | James Devlin tips it home | 49-56 |
| 04:54 | Virginia State | Lee Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chris Matzke | 49-58 |
| 04:48 | Shaw | Ron Lam misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-58 |
| 04:46 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 04:40 | Virginia State | Richard Mills clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 04:39 | Shaw | James Devlin grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 04:23 | Shaw | Ron Lam misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 04:22 | Shaw | James Devlin hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | Lee Harris can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 03:59 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:49 | Virginia State | Lee Harris scores on a floater from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 03:49 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Shaw | Millard Neese (SF), Bernard Saunders (PF) Roland Carroll, Ron Lam | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF) Lee Harris | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the easy layup | 51-60 |
| 03:25 | Virginia State | Harry Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Devlin (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harry Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Virginia State | James Devlin steps in front of the Chris Matzke pass | 51-60 |
| 02:46 | Shaw | Richard Mills steps in front of the Millard Neese pass | 51-60 |
| 02:43 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Mills | 51-62 |
| 02:26 | Shaw | Millard Neese drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Becker | 54-62 |
| 01:59 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is hacked by Michael Jacob - foul #4 on Michael Jacob, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| 01:39 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Fitzgerald | 54-64 |
| 01:32 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Harry Davis - foul #2 on Harry Davis, team foul #3 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Keyser (PG), Michael Polley (SG), Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (C) Michael Jacob, Travis Becker, Millard Neese, James Devlin | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), James Graham (SG), Edward Benton (SF), Lee Harris (PF), Thomas Raine (C) Ron Johnson, Richard Mills, Chris Matzke, Harry Davis, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 01:32 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:32 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:32 | Virginia State | Thomas Raine pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:03 | Virginia State | James Graham misses the jumper from the left block | 54-64 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | William Keyser pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Shaw | William Keyser is fouled on the floor by Glen Canale - foul #1 on Glen Canale, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | Anthony Scates (C) Bernard Saunders | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:52 | Shaw | Anthony Scates buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Roland Carroll | 56-64 |
| 00:52 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Travis Becker (SG), Millard Neese (SF), Bernard Saunders (PF), James Devlin (C) William Keyser, Michael Polley, Roland Carroll, Ron Lam, Anthony Scates | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Chris Matzke (SF), Harry Davis (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Glen Canale, James Graham, Edward Benton, Lee Harris, Thomas Raine | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob is called for the reach on Chris Matzke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jacob, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG) Michael Jacob | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | James Devlin is called for the reach on Charles Fitzgerald - foul #2 on James Devlin, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:48 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:42 | Shaw | Michael Polley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Harry Davis | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 00:14 | Shaw | Millard Neese grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Travis Becker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 00:09 | Shaw | James Devlin misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Harry Davis | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson runs out the clock | 56-66 |