| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Mahon (fresh) SG - William Hartzler (fresh) SF - Jason Gilbreath (fresh) PF - Michael Peters (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) SG - Clifton Mitchell (fresh) SF - Russell Young (fresh) PF - Justin Ericksen (fresh) C - Michael Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia State | William Hartzler buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Peters | 3-0 |
| 19:46 | Shaw | William Hartzler steps in front of the Russell Young pass in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Virginia State | James Mahon banks in the layup | 5-0 |
| 19:19 | Shaw | Russell Young buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clifton Mitchell | 5-3 |
| 18:55 | Virginia State | James Mahon hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Justin Ericksen - foul #1 on Justin Ericksen, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 18:55 | Virginia State | James Mahon makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 18:30 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 18:28 | Virginia State | William Hartzler grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 18:08 | Virginia State | William Hartzler buries a 3 from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 18:03 | Shaw | Michael Peters steps in front of the Robert Leonard pass in the backcourt | 11-3 |
| 17:53 | Virginia State | James Mahon blows the layup | 11-3 |
| 17:52 | Virginia State | Michael Peters snags the offensive board | 11-3 |
| 17:46 | Virginia State | William Hartzler is fouled on the floor by Clifton Mitchell - foul #1 on Clifton Mitchell, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin (PG), Joseph Kammerer (SG), Raymond Perry (SF), Lewis Rhodes (PF), Carlos Davenport (C) James Mahon, William Hartzler, Jason Gilbreath, Michael Peters, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Bobby Nash (SG), Frank Jones (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jason Ziems (C) Robert Leonard, Clifton Mitchell, Russell Young, Justin Ericksen, Michael Cole | |
| 17:30 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 17:28 | Shaw | Timothy Joy grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 17:26 | Shaw | Bobby Nash is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Kammerer - foul #1 on Joseph Kammerer, team foul #1 | 11-3 |
| 17:19 | Shaw | Edward Peterson connects on the floater near the basket set up by Timothy Joy | 11-5 |
| 16:54 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry misses the 3 from straight away | 11-5 |
| 16:52 | Shaw | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:29 | Shaw | Timothy Joy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Peterson | 11-8 |
| 16:09 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 11-8 |
| 16:08 | Shaw | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:54 | Shaw | Timothy Joy drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Calvin Franklin (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Kammerer (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Perry (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Davenport (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Timothy Joy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Nash (fresh) SF - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Ziems (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Virginia State | Frank Jones steals it from Carlos Davenport | 11-10 |
| 15:20 | Shaw | Bobby Nash hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timothy Joy | 11-13 |
| 14:55 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Ziems - foul #1 on Jason Ziems, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Mahon (PG), William Hartzler (SG), Larry Wiggins (SF), Richard Porter (PF) Calvin Franklin, Joseph Kammerer, Raymond Perry, Lewis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), Clifton Mitchell (SG), Russell Young (SF), Justin Ericksen (PF), Michael Cole (C) Timothy Joy, Bobby Nash, Frank Jones, Edward Peterson, Jason Ziems | |
| 14:55 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:55 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:42 | Shaw | Justin Ericksen is fouled on the floor by Richard Porter - foul #1 on Richard Porter, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chester Anderson (C) Carlos Davenport | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 14:34 | Shaw | Robert Leonard comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 14:33 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Richard Porter | 12-13 |
| 14:12 | Virginia State | William Hartzler buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Wiggins | 14-13 |
| 13:56 | Shaw | A charge is called on Michael Cole - foul #1 on Michael Cole, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jason Gilbreath (SF), Michael Peters (PF) Larry Wiggins, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 13:39 | Virginia State | William Hartzler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 13:38 | Virginia State | James Mahon pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:18 | Virginia State | Justin Ericksen is called for the reach on Michael Peters - foul #2 on Justin Ericksen, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins (SG), Chester Anderson (C) William Hartzler, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Shaw | Steven Quinn (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) Russell Young, Justin Ericksen | |
| 12:54 | Virginia State | Michael Peters lays it in set up by James Mahon and the foul's on Steven Quinn - foul #1 on Steven Quinn, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin (PG) James Mahon | |
| Subs | Shaw | Bobby Nash (SG) Clifton Mitchell | |
| 12:54 | Virginia State | Michael Peters misses the free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:54 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | Virginia State | Michael Peters lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Wiggins | 18-13 |
| 12:36 | Shaw | Robert Leonard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 12:29 | Virginia State | Edward Peterson steals the ball from Michael Peters | 18-16 |
| 12:15 | Shaw | Robert Leonard misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-16 |
| 12:14 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 11:53 | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Bobby Nash - foul #1 on Bobby Nash, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Mahon (PG), William Hartzler (SG), Carlos Davenport (C) Calvin Franklin, Jason Gilbreath, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Russell Young (SF), Frank Jones (PF) Robert Leonard, Steven Quinn, Edward Peterson | |
| 11:53 | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:53 | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hartzler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Timothy Joy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Nash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) C - Michael Cole (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Shaw | Michael Cole misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Carlos Davenport - foul #1 on Carlos Davenport, team foul #3 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Raymond Perry (SF), Richard Porter (PF) Larry Wiggins, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell (SG) Bobby Nash | |
| 11:32 | Shaw | Michael Cole makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 11:32 | Shaw | Michael Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:06 | Virginia State | James Mahon is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Peterson (PF) Michael Cole | |
| 10:47 | Shaw | James Mahon steps in front of the Russell Young pass | 20-18 |
| 10:34 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-18 |
| 10:32 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 10:07 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Mahon | 23-18 |
| 09:46 | Shaw | Russell Young comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 09:44 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:39 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin (PG), Joseph Kammerer (SG), Larry Wiggins (SF), Lewis Rhodes (PF) James Mahon, William Hartzler, Raymond Perry, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), Bobby Nash (SG), Steven Quinn (SF), Jason Ziems (PF), Michael Cole (C) Timothy Joy, Clifton Mitchell, Russell Young, Edward Peterson, Frank Jones | |
| 09:39 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:39 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:39 | Shaw | Bobby Nash gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 09:20 | Shaw | 3 seconds is called on Michael Cole | 24-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chester Anderson (C) Carlos Davenport | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 09:08 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson is hacked by Michael Cole - foul #2 on Michael Cole, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Peterson (C) Michael Cole | |
| 09:08 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:08 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:08 | Shaw | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:58 | Shaw | Steven Quinn is called for 10 seconds | 25-18 |
| 08:41 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 08:35 | Shaw | Bobby Nash is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Kammerer - foul #2 on Joseph Kammerer, team foul #4 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Hartzler (SG), Jason Gilbreath (SF), Michael Peters (PF) Joseph Kammerer, Larry Wiggins, Lewis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 08:23 | Shaw | Jason Ziems is fouled on the floor by Michael Peters - foul #1 on Michael Peters, team foul #5 | 28-18 |
| 08:18 | Shaw | Steven Quinn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Leonard | 28-20 |
| 08:06 | Virginia State | Michael Peters hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 28-20 |
| 08:05 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Bobby Nash | 28-20 |
| 08:03 | Shaw | Steven Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Mahon (PG) Calvin Franklin | |
| Subs | Shaw | Frank Jones (C) Jason Ziems | |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | Michael Peters misses the dunk attempt | 28-20 |
| 07:48 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Frank Jones | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Mahon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hartzler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Gilbreath (fresh) PF - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Nash (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Shaw | Bobby Nash misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 07:26 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 28-20 |
| 07:19 | Shaw | Bobby Nash misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Mahon - foul #1 on James Mahon, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins (SG), Raymond Perry (SF) William Hartzler, Jason Gilbreath | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Clifton Mitchell (SG), Russell Young (SF) Robert Leonard, Steven Quinn, Frank Jones | |
| 07:19 | Shaw | Bobby Nash misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:19 | Shaw | Bobby Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:03 | Virginia State | James Mahon misses long on a floater from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 07:02 | Virginia State | James Mahon hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 06:41 | Shaw | Bobby Nash misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 06:40 | Shaw | Timothy Joy hits the follow up shot | 30-23 |
| 06:18 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry is hacked by Russell Young - foul #1 on Russell Young, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin (PG), William Hartzler (SG), Lewis Rhodes (PF), Carlos Davenport (C) James Mahon, Larry Wiggins, Michael Peters, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), Jason Ziems (PF) Timothy Joy, Bobby Nash | |
| 06:18 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:18 | Virginia State | Raymond Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:59 | Shaw | Lewis Rhodes blocks the jumper by Russell Young | 31-23 |
| 05:57 | Virginia State | William Hartzler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:42 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin double dribbles | 31-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jason Gilbreath (SF) Raymond Perry | |
| Subs | Shaw | Steven Quinn (SF) Russell Young | |
| 05:24 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell is hacked by Carlos Davenport - foul #2 on Carlos Davenport, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Porter (C) Carlos Davenport | |
| Subs | Shaw | Frank Jones (PF) Edward Peterson | |
| 05:24 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:24 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:14 | Virginia State | William Hartzler is whistled for traveling | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Chester Anderson (C) Lewis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (SG) Clifton Mitchell | |
| 05:10 | Shaw | Calvin Franklin is called for the reach on Robert Leonard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Franklin, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins (SG) William Hartzler | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 05:10 | Shaw | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | Shaw | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:56 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 04:54 | Shaw | Timothy Joy snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 04:43 | Shaw | Steven Quinn misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 04:42 | Virginia State | Chester Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:18 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin misses the jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 04:16 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Anderson | 31-27 |
| 04:03 | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins travels with the ball | 31-27 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Mahon (PG), William Hartzler (SG), Raymond Perry (SF), Michael Peters (PF) Calvin Franklin, Larry Wiggins, Jason Gilbreath, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Shaw | Jerry Pitts (PG), Bobby Nash (SG), Russell Young (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) Robert Leonard, Timothy Joy, Steven Quinn, Jason Ziems | |
| 03:50 | Shaw | Frank Jones scores on a shot from the right side | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - James Mahon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hartzler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Perry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Anderson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Jerry Pitts (fresh) SG - Bobby Nash (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Virginia State | James Mahon banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Perry and he's hacked by Russell Young - foul #2 on Russell Young, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Kammerer (SG), Lewis Rhodes (PF), Carlos Davenport (C) William Hartzler, Michael Peters, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell (SG), Justin Ericksen (PF), Michael Cole (C) Bobby Nash, Edward Peterson, Frank Jones | |
| 03:36 | Virginia State | James Mahon makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:17 | Shaw | Justin Ericksen can't finish the layup | 34-29 |
| 03:15 | Shaw | Russell Young grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 03:00 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 02:58 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 02:44 | Virginia State | James Mahon drills a jumper from the left block | 36-29 |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Russell Young misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Perry - foul #1 on Raymond Perry, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins (SF), Richard Porter (PF) Raymond Perry, Lewis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), Timothy Joy (SG) Jerry Pitts, Clifton Mitchell | |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Russell Young misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Russell Young makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:12 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 02:10 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Michael Cole | 36-30 |
| 01:58 | Shaw | Justin Ericksen hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 36-30 |
| 01:57 | Virginia State | James Mahon gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | James Mahon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Joy - foul #1 on Timothy Joy, team foul #12 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Hartzler (SG), Michael Peters (PF) Joseph Kammerer, Carlos Davenport | |
| Subs | Shaw | Steven Quinn (SF) Russell Young | |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | James Mahon makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | James Mahon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:46 | Shaw | Robert Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin (PG) James Mahon | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 01:34 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin's floater is tipped away by Michael Cole | 38-30 |
| 01:32 | Virginia State | Richard Porter snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 01:18 | Virginia State | Calvin Franklin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Porter | 41-30 |
| 01:16 | Shaw | Steven Quinn loses the dribble to William Hartzler in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 01:13 | Virginia State | William Hartzler banks in the layup | 43-30 |
| 00:57 | Shaw | Michael Cole can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 00:55 | Virginia State | Michael Peters gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 00:41 | Virginia State | Larry Wiggins is called for traveling | 43-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jason Gilbreath (SF), Carlos Davenport (C) Larry Wiggins, Richard Porter | |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell (SG), Frank Jones (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jason Ziems (C) Robert Leonard, Timothy Joy, Justin Ericksen, Michael Cole | |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Hartzler - foul #1 on William Hartzler, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Mahon (PG), Lewis Rhodes (PF) Calvin Franklin, Michael Peters | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:27 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell misses the 3rd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:27 | Virginia State | Carlos Davenport gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:02 | Virginia State | William Hartzler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 00:01 | Shaw | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Edward Peterson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-32 |