| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Stephen Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnell Lay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - John Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 19:46 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Glenn Jackson | 31-27 |
| 19:28 | Shaw | Donnell Lay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 19:26 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | N. Dakota St. | Michael Lane takes the ball from James Smith | 31-27 |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Donnell Lay double dribbles | 31-27 |
| 18:39 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 18:38 | N. Dakota St. | Nicholas Perkins tips it but misses | 31-27 |
| 18:36 | Shaw | Martin Cook gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:18 | Shaw | Martin Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 18:17 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:11 | N. Dakota St. | Glenn Jackson swats the short shot by Nicholas Perkins | 31-27 |
| 18:09 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 18:03 | Shaw | Michael Lane knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Jackson | 34-29 |
| 17:35 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith buries a floater from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Perkins - foul #2 on Nicholas Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jonathan Harris (PG), Myron January (SG), Daniel Reda (SF), Joe Calvin (C) Stephen Holley, Michael Lane, Donnell Lay, Martin Cook | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Ronald Chism (SG) John Andrews, Jamie Matthews | |
| 17:10 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson hits a floater from the right side set up by Jonathan Harris | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | N. Dakota St. | Nicholas Perkins loses the dribble to Glenn Jackson | 36-31 |
| 16:35 | Shaw | Myron January clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 16:33 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:28 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Cornell Oakley | 36-34 |
| 16:14 | Shaw | Daniel Reda misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:13 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | N. Dakota St. | Myron January steps in front of the Wesley Gagnon pass | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron January (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Chism (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Gagnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Shaw | Myron January is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephen Holley (PG), Michael Lane (SG), Donnell Lay (SF), Martin Cook (C) Jonathan Harris, Myron January, Daniel Reda, Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (PG), Jamie Matthews (SG), Arthur Nevarez (SF), Howard Myers (PF), Thomas Cornish (C) Cornell Oakley, Ronald Chism, James Smith, Nicholas Perkins, Wesley Gagnon | |
| 15:23 | N. Dakota St. | Joe Calvin denies the turnaround by John Andrews | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | Shaw | Joe Calvin pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:04 | Shaw | Martin Cook buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Holley | 39-34 |
| 14:47 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez blows the layup but he's fouled by Martin Cook - foul #1 on Martin Cook, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 14:47 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:47 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Shaw | Thomas Cornish is called for the reach on Michael Lane - foul #1 on Thomas Cornish, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Shaw | Christopher Rines (PF) Joe Calvin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 14:18 | Shaw | Michael Lane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:17 | Shaw | Stephen Holley tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 14:16 | Shaw | Christopher Rines gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:10 | Shaw | Stephen Holley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-35 |
| 14:09 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:57 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Andrews | 39-38 |
| 13:37 | Shaw | Stephen Holley lays it up and in set up by Martin Cook | 41-38 |
| 13:16 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:15 | Shaw | Donnell Lay pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:05 | Shaw | Stephen Holley is fouled on the floor by Howard Myers - foul #1 on Howard Myers, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jonathan Harris (PG), Myron January (SG), Daniel Reda (SF), Glenn Jackson (PF), Joe Calvin (C) Stephen Holley, Michael Lane, Donnell Lay, Christopher Rines, Martin Cook | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Ronald Chism (SG), James Smith (SF), Nicholas Perkins (PF), Wesley Gagnon (C) John Andrews, Jamie Matthews, Arthur Nevarez, Howard Myers, Thomas Cornish | |
| 12:48 | Shaw | Myron January connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Harris | 44-38 |
| 12:45 | N. Dakota St. | Myron January steals it from Cornell Oakley in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| 12:44 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris can't finish the layup | 44-38 |
| 12:42 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | N. Dakota St. | Myron January is called for the reach on Ronald Chism - foul #1 on Myron January, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 12:16 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:14 | Shaw | Daniel Reda grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:09 | Shaw | Myron January comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| 12:09 | Shaw | Myron January makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:09 | Shaw | Myron January makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:52 | N. Dakota St. | Daniel Reda picks off the pass by Nicholas Perkins | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Myron January (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Reda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Chism (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Glenn Jackson and the foul's on James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Shaw | Donnell Lay (SF), Martin Cook (C) Daniel Reda, Joe Calvin | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 11:39 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:18 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Chism | 49-41 |
| 11:16 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris is hacked by Cornell Oakley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cornell Oakley, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews (SG) Ronald Chism | |
| 11:01 | Shaw | Martin Cook misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 49-41 |
| 11:00 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:31 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Martin Cook - foul #2 on Martin Cook, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephen Holley (PG), Michael Lane (SG) Jonathan Harris, Myron January | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (PG), Howard Myers (PF) Cornell Oakley, Nicholas Perkins | |
| 10:22 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Donnell Lay - foul #1 on Donnell Lay, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joe Calvin (PF) Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 10:06 | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews is hacked by Stephen Holley - foul #3 on Stephen Holley, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Shaw | Christopher Rines (C) Martin Cook | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish (C) Wesley Gagnon | |
| 09:47 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish is whistled for a carry | 49-41 |
| Subs | Shaw | Daniel Reda (SF) Donnell Lay | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez (SF) James Smith | |
| 09:33 | Shaw | Michael Lane scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Reda | 51-41 |
| 09:13 | N. Dakota St. | Arthur Nevarez makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Andrews | 51-44 |
| 08:47 | Shaw | Michael Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-44 |
| 08:46 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Holley | 51-44 |
| 08:30 | Shaw | Joe Calvin hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Holley | 53-44 |
| 08:07 | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews is whistled for traveling | 53-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jonathan Harris (PG), Myron January (SG), Donnell Lay (SF), Glenn Jackson (PF), Martin Cook (C) Stephen Holley, Michael Lane, Daniel Reda, Joe Calvin, Christopher Rines | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Ronald Chism (SG), James Smith (SF), Nicholas Perkins (PF), Wesley Gagnon (C) John Andrews, Jamie Matthews, Arthur Nevarez, Howard Myers, Thomas Cornish | |
| 07:41 | Shaw | Wesley Gagnon denies the turnaround by Martin Cook | 53-44 |
| 07:39 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron January (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donnell Lay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Martin Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Chism (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Chism misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Martin Cook gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:00 | Shaw | Donnell Lay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Harris | 55-44 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Chism misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Myron January - foul #2 on Myron January, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Chism misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:49 | N. Dakota St. | Ronald Chism misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:49 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 06:33 | Shaw | Donnell Lay blows the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Perkins - foul #3 on Nicholas Perkins, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Lane (SG) Myron January | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | John Andrews (PG) Ronald Chism | |
| 06:33 | Shaw | Donnell Lay misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:33 | Shaw | Donnell Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:12 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 06:10 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 05:45 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Stephen Holley (PG) Donnell Lay | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews (SG) Cornell Oakley | |
| 05:28 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Martin Cook - foul #3 on Martin Cook, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Daniel Reda (SF), Joe Calvin (C) Jonathan Harris, Martin Cook | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | | |
| 05:28 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:28 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:14 | Shaw | Michael Lane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 05:13 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson tips it home | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:58 | N. Dakota St. | Wesley Gagnon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Andrews | 58-47 |
| 04:39 | Shaw | Glenn Jackson lays it in | 60-47 |
| 04:31 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Daniel Reda - foul #2 on Daniel Reda, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jonathan Harris (PG), Myron January (SG), Donnell Lay (SF), Christopher Rines (C) Stephen Holley, Michael Lane, Daniel Reda, Glenn Jackson | |
| Subs | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley (PG), Howard Myers (PF), Thomas Cornish (C) John Andrews, Nicholas Perkins, Wesley Gagnon | |
| 04:31 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:31 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Joe Calvin | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:11 | Shaw | Myron January drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Harris | 63-47 |
| 04:03 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 63-47 |
| 04:02 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish tips it but misses | 63-47 |
| 04:01 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Joe Calvin | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Shaw | Christopher Rines misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 03:30 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Cornell Oakley | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Jonathan Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Myron January (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donnell Lay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Calvin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Rines (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota St. | PG - Cornell Oakley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Howard Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Cornish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | N. Dakota St. | Howard Myers hits a floater near the basket set up by Cornell Oakley | 63-49 |
| 02:51 | Shaw | James Smith blocks the jumper by Jonathan Harris | 63-49 |
| 02:49 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Thomas Cornish | 63-49 |
| 02:45 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Cornish | 63-51 |
| 02:26 | Shaw | Donnell Lay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 02:25 | N. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Jamie Matthews | 63-51 |
| 01:59 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 01:57 | Shaw | Joe Calvin grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 01:52 | Shaw | Myron January hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 01:51 | Shaw | Christopher Rines misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 01:49 | Shaw | Joe Calvin grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 01:29 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joe Calvin | 65-51 |
| 01:17 | N. Dakota St. | Cornell Oakley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 01:15 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Christopher Rines | 65-51 |
| 00:59 | Shaw | Donnell Lay buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | N. Dakota St. | Jonathan Harris picks off the pass by Cornell Oakley | 67-51 |
| 00:51 | Shaw | Myron January hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathan Harris | 69-51 |
| 00:44 | N. Dakota St. | Thomas Cornish misses badly on a floater from the left block | 69-51 |
| 00:42 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 00:38 | N. Dakota St. | Jamie Matthews scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Cornish | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota St. | N. Dakota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donnell Lay | 71-54 |
| 00:05 | N. Dakota St. | James Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cornell Oakley | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Jonathan Harris runs out the clock | 71-56 |