| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Matzke (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Millard Neese inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Shaw | James Devlin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Jacob | 32-41 |
| 19:21 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 19:20 | Shaw | Ron Lam grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 19:05 | Shaw | Ron Lam clanks a jumper in the lane | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Virginia State | Harry Davis snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 18:45 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-41 |
| 18:43 | Virginia State | Richard Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:32 | Virginia State | Harry Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 18:22 | Shaw | Millard Neese comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 18:21 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Richard Mills | 32-41 |
| 17:57 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:55 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 17:32 | Virginia State | Richard Mills buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Matzke | 35-41 |
| 17:23 | Shaw | James Devlin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Devlin, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Anthony Scates (PF) Ron Lam | |
| 17:10 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:51 | Shaw | James Devlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 16:50 | Shaw | Anthony Scates gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Shaw | James Devlin's floater is knocked away by Charles Fitzgerald | 38-41 |
| 16:30 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:12 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 16:11 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Anthony Scates | 38-41 |
| 16:05 | Shaw | A charge is called on Travis Becker - foul #1 on Travis Becker, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | William Keyser (PG), Michael Polley (SG), Roland Carroll (SF), Ron Lam (PF) Michael Jacob, Travis Becker, Millard Neese, James Devlin | |
| 15:50 | Virginia State | Roland Carroll is called for the reach on Chris Matzke - foul #2 on Roland Carroll, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Bernard Saunders (PF) Anthony Scates | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - William Keyser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is hacked by Roland Carroll - foul #3 on Roland Carroll, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 15:21 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Mills | 41-41 |
| 15:07 | Shaw | A charge is called on Roland Carroll - foul #4 on Roland Carroll, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Anthony Scates (SF) Roland Carroll | |
| 14:47 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 41-41 |
| 14:45 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Anthony Scates | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Shaw | Ron Lam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:32 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 14:27 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is fouled on the floor by William Keyser - foul #1 on William Keyser, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lee Harris (PF) Harry Davis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Travis Becker (SG), Millard Neese (SF), James Devlin (C) William Keyser, Michael Polley, Anthony Scates, Ron Lam | |
| 14:10 | Virginia State | James Devlin blocks the short jumper by Lee Harris | 41-43 |
| 14:08 | Virginia State | Richard Mills can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 14:07 | Shaw | Travis Becker grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 13:52 | Shaw | Michael Jacob's pass is intercepted by Lee Harris | 41-43 |
| 13:34 | Virginia State | Richard Mills drills a driving attempt in the paint | 43-43 |
| 13:21 | Shaw | The jump hook by Travis Becker is blocked by Charles Fitzgerald | 43-43 |
| 13:19 | Virginia State | Richard Mills grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Virginia State | Lee Harris steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Edward Benton (SF), Harry Davis (PF) Chris Matzke, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 12:40 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders is hacked by Charles Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Charles Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG), Thomas Raine (C) Richard Mills, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 12:26 | Shaw | Michael Jacob misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | Virginia State | Harry Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:04 | Virginia State | Edward Benton is fouled on the floor by Millard Neese - foul #2 on Millard Neese, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (SF) James Graham | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG), Anthony Scates (SF), Ron Lam (PF) Michael Jacob, Millard Neese, Bernard Saunders | |
| 12:04 | Virginia State | Edward Benton makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Virginia State | Edward Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:04 | Shaw | Ron Lam grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 11:46 | Shaw | Anthony Scates lays it up and in | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Benton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Scates (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ron Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Devlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 11:22 | Shaw | Ron Lam grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 11:16 | Shaw | Ron Lam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 11:14 | Virginia State | Thomas Raine snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 10:52 | Virginia State | Anthony Scates is called for the reach on Chris Matzke - foul #2 on Anthony Scates, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Glen Canale (PG), Richard Mills (SG), Lee Harris (PF), Charles Fitzgerald (C) Ron Johnson, Edward Benton, Harry Davis, Thomas Raine | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Millard Neese (SF), Bernard Saunders (PF) Travis Becker, Anthony Scates, James Devlin | |
| 10:52 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:52 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:36 | Shaw | Millard Neese comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 10:35 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:23 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald knocks in the floater near the basket | 48-45 |
| 10:07 | Shaw | Millard Neese buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Lam | 48-48 |
| 09:55 | Virginia State | Lee Harris hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ron Lam - foul #1 on Ron Lam, team foul #9 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Edward Benton (SF) Chris Matzke | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 09:55 | Virginia State | Lee Harris makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:40 | Shaw | Ron Lam misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 09:39 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Polley | 51-48 |
| 09:15 | Shaw | Richard Mills is called for the reach on Michael Jacob - foul #2 on Richard Mills, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ron Johnson (PG) Glen Canale | |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG), James Devlin (C) Michael Polley, Ron Lam | |
| 09:07 | Shaw | Millard Neese comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 09:06 | Shaw | James Devlin tips it in | 51-50 |
| 08:57 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 08:56 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 08:54 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Bernard Saunders | 51-50 |
| 08:39 | Shaw | Travis Becker misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 51-50 |
| 08:38 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 08:21 | Virginia State | Richard Mills can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Travis Becker - foul #2 on Travis Becker, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (SF), Harry Davis (PF) Edward Benton, Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG), Anthony Scates (SF) Michael Jacob, Millard Neese | |
| 08:21 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:21 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:02 | Shaw | Travis Becker is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Graham (SG) Richard Mills | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 07:45 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Thomas Raine (C) Charles Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Shaw | Roland Carroll (SF) Anthony Scates | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Matzke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harry Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Raine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Becker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roland Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bernard Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Devlin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Shaw | Ron Johnson takes the ball from Michael Polley in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 07:23 | Virginia State | James Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:22 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:05 | Shaw | Ron Johnson takes the ball from Michael Polley | 53-50 |
| 06:42 | Virginia State | Harry Davis knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Raine | 55-50 |
| 06:20 | Shaw | Travis Becker loses the dribble to Thomas Raine | 55-50 |
| 05:55 | Virginia State | James Graham scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 05:55 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Mills (SG), Charles Fitzgerald (C) James Graham, Thomas Raine | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Jacob (PG), Millard Neese (SF) Michael Polley, Roland Carroll | |
| 05:41 | Shaw | Millard Neese can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Mills - foul #3 on Richard Mills, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| 05:41 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:41 | Shaw | Millard Neese makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:27 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 05:26 | Virginia State | Harry Davis tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 05:12 | Shaw | Millard Neese drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Travis Becker | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | Virginia State | James Devlin swats the dunk try by Ron Johnson | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Virginia State | Richard Mills tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 04:57 | Shaw | Michael Jacob scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Becker | 62-56 |
| 04:37 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Davis | 65-56 |
| 04:32 | Shaw | Michael Jacob knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 04:13 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 04:12 | Shaw | James Devlin pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:00 | Shaw | Millard Neese can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Matzke - foul #2 on Chris Matzke, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Edward Benton (SF), Lee Harris (PF) Chris Matzke, Harry Davis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (SG), Ron Lam (PF), Anthony Scates (C) Travis Becker, Bernard Saunders, James Devlin | |
| 04:00 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:00 | Shaw | Millard Neese makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:45 | Virginia State | Richard Mills is hacked by Michael Polley - foul #1 on Michael Polley, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| 03:45 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:45 | Virginia State | Richard Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Ron Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 stl. SG - Richard Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Benton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Millard Neese (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ron Lam (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Scates (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Shaw | Michael Jacob buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Polley | 67-63 |
| 03:16 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob steps in front of the Ron Johnson pass | 67-63 |
| 03:13 | Shaw | Michael Polley misses the easy layup | 67-63 |
| 03:11 | Virginia State | Richard Mills snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:54 | Virginia State | Ron Lam picks off the pass by Lee Harris | 67-63 |
| 02:54 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chris Matzke (SF) Edward Benton | |
| Subs | Shaw | Travis Becker (SG), Bernard Saunders (PF), James Devlin (C) Michael Polley, Ron Lam, Anthony Scates | |
| 02:41 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Jacob | 67-65 |
| 02:22 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson scores on a floater from the left side set up by Chris Matzke and he's hacked by Michael Jacob - foul #2 on Michael Jacob, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harry Davis (PF) Lee Harris | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 02:22 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:01 | Shaw | Travis Becker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 70-65 |
| 01:59 | Shaw | Millard Neese hits the follow up shot | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke is fouled on the floor by Michael Jacob - foul #3 on Michael Jacob, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:37 | Virginia State | Chris Matzke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:09 | Shaw | The 3pt attempt by Millard Neese is denied by Richard Mills | 71-67 |
| 01:07 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Charles Fitzgerald | 71-67 |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:41 | Shaw | The rebound goes to James Devlin | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Shaw | Michael Jacob misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:34 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia State | Michael Jacob is called for the reach on Charles Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jacob, team foul #14 | 71-67 |
| 00:32 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:32 | Virginia State | Charles Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Michael Jacob comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 00:25 | Shaw | Millard Neese pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | Shaw | Millard Neese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 00:20 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to James Devlin | 73-67 |
| 00:18 | Shaw | Michael Jacob makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bernard Saunders | 73-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson is hacked by Michael Jacob in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Jacob, team foul #15 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Polley (PG) Michael Jacob | |
| 00:17 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Virginia State | Ron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:12 | Shaw | Millard Neese is hacked by Harry Davis - foul #3 on Harry Davis, team foul #5 | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Shaw | Bernard Saunders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Richard Mills | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | Virginia State | Travis Becker is called for the reach on Richard Mills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Becker, team foul #16 | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | Virginia State | Richard Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | Shaw | James Devlin grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | James Devlin clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-70 |