| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Edward Shields (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Myles Morford (fresh) 2 stl. SF - George Durkee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Keith Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Paul Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Walburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Lowry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Long and he's fouled by Keith Davis - foul #1 on Keith Davis, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:49 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:30 | Shaw | The jumper by Myles Morford is denied by Michael Long | 42-36 |
| 19:28 | Shaw | Edward Shields grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 19:12 | Shaw | Myles Morford buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 18:48 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn hits the finger roll set up by Paul Green | 45-38 |
| 18:38 | Shaw | Max Bryant can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:38 | Shaw | Max Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:38 | Shaw | Max Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 18:38 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 18:22 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 18:21 | Shaw | Keith Davis snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Myles Morford makes the turnaround in the lane set up by George Durkee and he's hacked by Mark Walburn - foul #3 on Mark Walburn, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robbie White (SG) Mark Walburn | |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Myles Morford makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| 17:48 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robbie White | 49-40 |
| 17:31 | Shaw | Keith Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Green - foul #3 on Paul Green, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Shaw | Sam Leonard (PG), Santiago Ramirez (SG), Eugene Nemeth (SF) Edward Shields, Myles Morford, George Durkee | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG), Vincent Mack (PF), Kenneth Arceo (C) Paul Green, James Richardson, Michael Long | |
| 17:31 | Shaw | Keith Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:31 | Shaw | Keith Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 17:09 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White drills a shot from the right side set up by Nathaniel Lowry and he's hacked by Max Bryant - foul #1 on Max Bryant, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Shaw | Manuel Varnado (PF), Eric Dickson (C) Max Bryant, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 17:09 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:09 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:43 | Shaw | Eric Dickson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 51-42 |
| 16:42 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Santiago Ramirez | 51-42 |
| 16:28 | Shaw | Eric Dickson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 51-42 |
| 16:26 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:07 | Shaw | Sam Leonard misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Arceo - foul #2 on Kenneth Arceo, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Shaw | George Durkee (SF), Max Bryant (PF), Keith Davis (C) Eugene Nemeth, Manuel Varnado, Eric Dickson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Garey (SF), James Richardson (PF), Michael Long (C) Nathaniel Lowry, Vincent Mack, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 16:07 | Shaw | Sam Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:07 | Shaw | Sam Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 16:07 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 15:58 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long drills a shot from the left wing set up by Robbie White | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Sam Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Santiago Ramirez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Durkee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Frank Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robbie White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Garey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Shaw | George Durkee misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Garey - foul #1 on William Garey, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Shields (PG), Myles Morford (SG) Sam Leonard, Santiago Ramirez | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Paul Green (PG), Mark Walburn (SG) Frank Asbury, Robbie White | |
| 15:41 | Shaw | George Durkee makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 15:41 | Shaw | George Durkee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:15 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 15:14 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 14:58 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 14:56 | Shaw | George Durkee gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:39 | Shaw | George Durkee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Manuel Varnado (PF) Max Bryant | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry (SF) William Garey | |
| 14:39 | Shaw | George Durkee misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:39 | Shaw | George Durkee misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:39 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 14:31 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Wilson (SF) George Durkee | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack (C) Michael Long | |
| 14:14 | Shaw | Edward Shields misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 14:12 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:48 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green is fouled on the floor by Keith Davis - foul #2 on Keith Davis, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez (SG), Eric Dickson (C) Myles Morford, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo (C) James Richardson | |
| 13:24 | Abilene Christian | Eric Dickson denies the turnaround by Nathaniel Lowry | 54-44 |
| 13:23 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 13:02 | Shaw | William Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 13:00 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:42 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 12:40 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Arceo | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | Myles Morford (SG), Max Bryant (PF), Keith Davis (C) Edward Shields, Manuel Varnado, Eric Dickson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG), Robbie White (SG), William Garey (SF), James Richardson (PF), Michael Long (C) Paul Green, Mark Walburn, Nathaniel Lowry, Vincent Mack, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 12:08 | Shaw | Max Bryant is whistled for a carry | 54-44 |
| 11:50 | Abilene Christian | William Wilson blocks the short jumper by James Richardson | 54-44 |
| 11:49 | Shaw | The rebound goes to William Wilson | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Santiago Ramirez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myles Morford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Max Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Frank Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robbie White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Garey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Shaw | Myles Morford is called for a backcourt violation | 54-44 |
| Subs | Shaw | George Durkee (SF) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry (SF) William Garey | |
| 11:08 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Asbury | 54-47 |
| 10:57 | Shaw | Max Bryant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Asbury - foul #2 on Frank Asbury, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Shaw | Sam Leonard (PG), Eugene Nemeth (SF) Santiago Ramirez, Myles Morford | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Paul Green (PG) Frank Asbury | |
| 10:57 | Shaw | Max Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:57 | Shaw | Max Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:44 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Richardson | 56-49 |
| 10:17 | Shaw | Eugene Nemeth misses the jump hook near the basket | 56-49 |
| 10:16 | Shaw | George Durkee misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 10:15 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:53 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sam Leonard - foul #1 on Sam Leonard, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Shields (PG), Santiago Ramirez (SG), William Wilson (SF), Manuel Varnado (C) Sam Leonard, George Durkee, Eugene Nemeth, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn (SG), Vincent Mack (PF), Kenneth Arceo (C) Robbie White, James Richardson, Michael Long | |
| 09:53 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:53 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:29 | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Shields | 58-51 |
| 09:13 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 09:11 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Walburn | 58-51 |
| 09:00 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack is fouled on the floor by Max Bryant - foul #2 on Max Bryant, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Shaw | Myles Morford (SG), Eric Dickson (C) Santiago Ramirez, Max Bryant | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Garey (SF) Nathaniel Lowry | |
| 08:38 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack is denied on a layup by Manuel Varnado | 58-51 |
| 08:36 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:19 | Shaw | Edward Shields comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 08:17 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:06 | Shaw | Edward Shields scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 07:41 | Abilene Christian | William Garey's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Dickson | 60-51 |
| 07:39 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Edward Shields | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Edward Shields (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myles Morford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Varnado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Eric Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Paul Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Walburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Garey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Arceo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Shaw | Myles Morford can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Manuel Varnado tips it but misses | 60-51 |
| 07:18 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:12 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn misses the turnaround in the lane | 60-51 |
| 07:11 | Shaw | Eric Dickson snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:00 | Shaw | William Wilson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Green - foul #4 on Paul Green, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez (PG), George Durkee (SG), Max Bryant (PF), Keith Davis (C) Edward Shields, Myles Morford, Manuel Varnado, Eric Dickson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG), Robbie White (SG), Nathaniel Lowry (SF), James Richardson (PF), Michael Long (C) Paul Green, Mark Walburn, William Garey, Vincent Mack, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 07:00 | Shaw | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:00 | Shaw | William Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:00 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to James Richardson | 61-51 |
| 06:39 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White makes the floater in the paint set up by Frank Asbury and he's hacked by William Wilson - foul #4 on William Wilson, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Sam Leonard (PG) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:39 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White misses the free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:39 | Shaw | Max Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:10 | Shaw | The pull-up jumper by Sam Leonard is blocked by James Richardson | 61-53 |
| 06:09 | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:57 | Shaw | Michael Long denies the turnaround by Max Bryant | 61-53 |
| 05:56 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:29 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson blows the layup but the foul's on Max Bryant - foul #3 on Max Bryant, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Shields (PG), Myles Morford (SG) Sam Leonard, Santiago Ramirez | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 05:29 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:29 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:00 | Shaw | Michael Long steals it from George Durkee | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robbie White and he's fouled by George Durkee - foul #1 on George Durkee, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Wilson (SF) George Durkee | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Paul Green (PG), Mark Walburn (SG) Frank Asbury, Robbie White | |
| 04:44 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:31 | Shaw | Myles Morford misses the lay-in | 61-58 |
| 04:29 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:07 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green knocks in the floater near the basket | 61-60 |
| 03:57 | Shaw | Myles Morford makes the 3 from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 03:45 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long lays it in set up by Mark Walburn and the foul's on Myles Morford - foul #2 on Myles Morford, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez (PG), George Durkee (SG), Manuel Varnado (PF), Eric Dickson (C) Edward Shields, Myles Morford, Max Bryant, Keith Davis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robbie White (SF), Vincent Mack (PF) Nathaniel Lowry, James Richardson | |
| 03:45 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:29 | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo (C) Michael Long | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Santiago Ramirez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Durkee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Manuel Varnado (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Paul Green (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Walburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robbie White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Vincent Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Arceo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Abilene Christian | Santiago Ramirez takes the ball from Robbie White | 64-63 |
| 02:59 | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez is hacked by Robbie White - foul #2 on Robbie White, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Shaw | Sam Leonard (PG) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry (SF) Robbie White | |
| 02:59 | Shaw | Santiago Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:59 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:59 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 02:38 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 64-63 |
| 02:36 | Shaw | The rebound goes to George Durkee | 64-63 |
| 02:36 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Shaw | Edward Shields (PG), Myles Morford (SG), William Wilson (SF), Max Bryant (PF), Keith Davis (C) Sam Leonard, Santiago Ramirez, George Durkee, Manuel Varnado, Eric Dickson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Richardson (PF), Michael Long (C) Vincent Mack, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 02:14 | Shaw | William Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 01:57 | Abilene Christian | Edward Shields blocks the short jumper by Michael Long | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn tips it back up and in | 64-65 |
| 01:29 | Shaw | Myles Morford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Myles Morford, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 01:17 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long's pass is intercepted by William Wilson | 64-65 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | William Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-65 |
| 00:59 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathaniel Lowry | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Shaw | Myles Morford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:09 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Abilene Christian | Myles Morford is called for the reach on Michael Long in the backcourt - foul #4 on Myles Morford, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robbie White (SG) Mark Walburn | |
| 00:07 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Max Bryant | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Shaw | Shaw calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Shaw | Myles Morford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Max Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |