| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) SG - Otis Laureano (fresh) SF - William Cameron (fresh) PF - Byron Mize (fresh) C - Foster Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fresh) SG - Earnest Whitworth (fresh) SF - Ralph Harris (fresh) PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) C - James Walcott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | James Walcott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | C. Washington | C. Washington is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Shaw | James Walcott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | C. Washington | William Cameron connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Otis Laureano | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Shaw | James Walcott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | C. Washington | Michael Ellis snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | C. Washington | William Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | C. Washington | Foster Miller tips it in | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ellis - foul #1 on Michael Ellis, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:04 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | C. Washington | William Cameron is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Cameron, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo (SG), Donald McCamant (PF) Earnest Whitworth, Joseph Coleman | |
| 17:30 | Shaw | Brant Mays blows the wide open layup | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | C. Washington | Byron Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | C. Washington | Foster Miller misses the floater from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Shaw | James Walcott grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Shaw | Ralph Harris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Donald McCamant | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | Shaw | Ralph Harris hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Foster Miller - foul #1 on Foster Miller, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Hugh Breland (PG), Jimmy Placencia (SG), Steve Ronan (SF), Harvey Stewart (PF), Robert Paulus (C) Michael Ellis, Otis Laureano, William Cameron, Byron Mize, Foster Miller | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SG), Freddie Wells (C) Brant Mays, James Walcott | |
| 16:44 | Shaw | Ralph Harris makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:44 | Shaw | Ralph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Hugh Breland | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Shaw | Steve Ronan is called for the reach on Joseph Vallejo - foul #1 on Steve Ronan, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF) Ralph Harris, Freddie Wells | |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Hugh Breland (fresh) SG - Jimmy Placencia (fresh) SF - Steve Ronan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harvey Stewart (fresh) C - Robert Paulus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) SG - Earnest Whitworth (fresh) SF - Carmen Gray (fresh) PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald McCamant (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth hits a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jimmy Placencia - foul #1 on Jimmy Placencia, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Michael Ellis (PG) Hugh Breland | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG) Joseph Vallejo | |
| 15:45 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | C. Washington | The rebound goes to Harvey Stewart | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:25 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Carmen Gray | 7-6 |
| 15:23 | Shaw | Steve Ronan steals it from Brock Rice in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | C. Washington | Michael Ellis misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Carmen Gray | 7-6 |
| 15:14 | Shaw | Carmen Gray can't finish the uncontested layup | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Shaw | Carmen Gray grabs the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:57 | Shaw | Michael Ellis steals the ball from Donald McCamant | 7-6 |
| 14:54 | C. Washington | Michael Ellis lays it in | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Shaw | Brock Rice's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Placencia in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:50 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan misses the easy layup | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | C. Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Placencia | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | C. Washington | Brock Rice steals it from Steve Ronan | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Hugh Breland (PG), Otis Laureano (SG), William Cameron (SF), Byron Mize (PF), Foster Miller (C) Michael Ellis, Jimmy Placencia, Steve Ronan, Harvey Stewart, Robert Paulus | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Freddie Wells (PF), James Walcott (C) Brock Rice, Earnest Whitworth, Carmen Gray, Joseph Coleman, Donald McCamant | |
| 14:01 | C. Washington | Byron Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ralph Harris (SF) Carl Rowsey | |
| 13:56 | Shaw | Brant Mays is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Breland - foul #1 on Hugh Breland, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| 13:43 | Shaw | Ralph Harris is fouled on the floor by William Cameron - foul #2 on William Cameron, team foul #7 | 9-6 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Michael Ellis (PG) William Cameron | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 13:43 | Shaw | Ralph Harris makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:43 | Shaw | Ralph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:16 | C. Washington | Byron Mize comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Harris - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SG) Joseph Vallejo | |
| 13:16 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | C. Washington | Byron Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:16 | Shaw | James Walcott pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:47 | Shaw | Ralph Harris connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carmen Gray | 10-10 |
| 12:18 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano is fouled on the floor by Carmen Gray - foul #1 on Carmen Gray, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jimmy Placencia (SG), Steve Ronan (SF), Robert Paulus (C) Otis Laureano, Hugh Breland, Foster Miller | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Earnest Whitworth (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF), Louis Manzella (C) Brant Mays, Ralph Harris, Freddie Wells, James Walcott | |
| 11:56 | C. Washington | Robert Paulus hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steve Ronan | 12-10 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Michael Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Placencia (fresh) SF - Steve Ronan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Mize (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Paulus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brock Rice (fresh) SG - Earnest Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carmen Gray (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Manzella (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Shaw | Carmen Gray is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 12-12 |
| 11:12 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 11:10 | C. Washington | Robert Paulus snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:44 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 10:26 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Coleman | 15-14 |
| 10:10 | C. Washington | Louis Manzella steals the ball from Steve Ronan | 15-14 |
| 10:06 | Shaw | Brock Rice misses the fadeaway near the basket | 15-14 |
| 10:04 | C. Washington | Robert Paulus pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:35 | C. Washington | Robert Paulus grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | C. Washington | Byron Mize hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Brock Rice - foul #1 on Brock Rice, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Hugh Breland (PG), Otis Laureano (SG), Foster Miller (C) Michael Ellis, Jimmy Placencia, Robert Paulus | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), Ralph Harris (SF), Donald McCamant (PF), James Walcott (C) Brock Rice, Earnest Whitworth, Carmen Gray, Joseph Coleman, Louis Manzella | |
| 09:20 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:20 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:01 | Shaw | Donald McCamant misses the lay-in | 17-14 |
| 08:59 | C. Washington | Hugh Breland grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:38 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:37 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:35 | Shaw | James Walcott is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart (PF) Byron Mize | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 08:14 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Vallejo - foul #1 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| 08:14 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:14 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:55 | Shaw | Brant Mays misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 07:53 | Shaw | James Walcott gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Hugh Breland (fresh) SG - Otis Laureano (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Ronan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Stewart (fresh) C - Foster Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fresh) SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) SF - Ralph Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald McCamant (fresh) C - James Walcott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Shaw | Donald McCamant misses long on a shot from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 07:38 | C. Washington | The rebound goes to Foster Miller | 18-14 |
| 07:13 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:11 | C. Washington | Foster Miller tips it in | 20-14 |
| 07:05 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Ralph Harris | 20-16 |
| 06:42 | C. Washington | Foster Miller misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 20-16 |
| 06:41 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Donald McCamant | 20-16 |
| 06:26 | Shaw | Donald McCamant buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Harvey Stewart - foul #1 on Harvey Stewart, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Michael Ellis (PG), William Cameron (SF) Hugh Breland, Steve Ronan | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Carmen Gray (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Freddie Wells (C) Brant Mays, Joseph Vallejo, Ralph Harris, James Walcott | |
| 06:26 | Shaw | Donald McCamant makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:03 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 20-19 |
| 06:01 | Shaw | Donald McCamant grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 05:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Foster Miller - foul #2 on Foster Miller, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Jimmy Placencia (SG), Byron Mize (PF) Otis Laureano, Harvey Stewart | |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF) Carmen Gray, Donald McCamant | |
| 05:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:30 | C. Washington | Byron Mize misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Coleman - foul #1 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Robert Paulus (C) Foster Miller | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SF) Carl Rowsey | |
| 05:30 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:30 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:26 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Mize - foul #1 on Byron Mize, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| 05:26 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:12 | C. Washington | William Cameron hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Ellis | 25-23 |
| 04:59 | Shaw | Freddie Wells hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 25-23 |
| 04:57 | Shaw | Carmen Gray gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:40 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Cameron - foul #3 on William Cameron, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Otis Laureano (SG), Hugh Breland (SF), Harvey Stewart (PF) Jimmy Placencia, William Cameron, Byron Mize | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Ralph Harris (SF), James Walcott (C) Brock Rice, Carmen Gray, Freddie Wells | |
| 04:40 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:40 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:20 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano is hacked by Joseph Coleman - foul #2 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Foster Miller (C) Robert Paulus | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SG), Carl Rowsey (PF) Earnest Whitworth, Joseph Coleman | |
| 03:58 | C. Washington | Foster Miller buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by James Walcott - foul #1 on James Walcott, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Steve Ronan (SF) Michael Ellis | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 03:58 | C. Washington | Foster Miller makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:56 | Shaw | Brant Mays travels in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 03:43 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart drills a fadeaway from the right side | 30-25 |
| Lineup | C. Washington | PG - Hugh Breland (fairly fresh) SG - Otis Laureano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Ronan (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Foster Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fresh) SG - Carmen Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Walcott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Shaw | Hugh Breland is called for the reach on Brant Mays in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugh Breland, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Byron Mize (PF) Harvey Stewart | |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo (SG), Freddie Wells (PF) Carmen Gray, Carl Rowsey | |
| 03:41 | Shaw | Brant Mays makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | Shaw | Brant Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | C. Washington | Foster Miller snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 03:17 | C. Washington | Steve Ronan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Michael Ellis (PG), Jimmy Placencia (SG), Robert Paulus (C) Hugh Breland, Otis Laureano, Foster Miller | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SF), Louis Manzella (C) Ralph Harris, James Walcott | |
| 03:00 | Shaw | Carmen Gray hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brant Mays | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | C. Washington | Byron Mize makes the jump hook from the right block | 32-29 |
| 02:24 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 02:23 | C. Washington | Byron Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:57 | C. Washington | Byron Mize misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 01:56 | Shaw | Carmen Gray gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:30 | Shaw | Steve Ronan is called for the reach on Joseph Vallejo - foul #2 on Steve Ronan, team foul #13 | 32-29 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Otis Laureano (SG), Hugh Breland (SF), Harvey Stewart (PF), Foster Miller (C) Jimmy Placencia, Steve Ronan, Byron Mize, Robert Paulus | |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Ralph Harris (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), James Walcott (C) Brant Mays, Carmen Gray, Freddie Wells, Louis Manzella | |
| 01:30 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:30 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:10 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano is hacked by Joseph Vallejo - foul #2 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | C. Washington | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG) Joseph Vallejo | |
| 01:10 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:10 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth is hacked by Otis Laureano - foul #1 on Otis Laureano, team foul #14 | 34-31 |
| Subs | C. Washington | Steve Ronan (SF) Michael Ellis | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:52 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:52 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:31 | C. Washington | Otis Laureano makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Ronan | 36-32 |
| 00:29 | Shaw | Otis Laureano is called for the reach on Earnest Whitworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Otis Laureano, team foul #15 | 36-32 |
| 00:29 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:29 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:29 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart is hacked by Earnest Whitworth - foul #1 on Earnest Whitworth, team foul #9 | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | C. Washington | Harvey Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:05 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Ralph Harris is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Harris, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | C. Washington | Foster Miller misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | James Walcott pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |