| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Stephen Allmon (fresh) SG - James Maglione (fresh) SF - David Mills (fresh) PF - Yong Qian (fresh) C - John Barrett (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 | Virginia State | John Barrett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Virginia State | Stephen Allmon misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Earnest Whitworth | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Virginia State | James Maglione buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Allmon | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Shaw | John Barrett steals the ball from Brant Mays | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Virginia State | David Mills misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Shaw | Ralph Harris drills a turnaround from close range set up by Brant Mays | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Virginia State | Yong Qian misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Shaw | James Walcott pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Shaw | Ralph Harris is hacked by Yong Qian in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yong Qian, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), Tom Mullane (SG), Andy Franqui (SF), Jonathan Kuczkowski (PF), Timothy Michalik (C) Stephen Allmon, James Maglione, David Mills, Yong Qian, John Barrett | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 17:43 | Shaw | Timothy Michalik is called for the reach on Brant Mays - foul #1 on Timothy Michalik, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Shaw | James Walcott drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Brant Mays | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane's pass is intercepted by Ralph Harris | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Shaw | Brant Mays travels in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo (SG), Donald McCamant (PF) Earnest Whitworth, Joseph Coleman | |
| 16:46 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Shaw | Ralph Harris hits a wide open fadeaway from close range | 5-8 |
| 16:08 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Kuczkowski | 8-8 |
| 15:45 | Shaw | Brant Mays misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 15:43 | Shaw | James Walcott hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Tom Mullane (fairly fresh) SF - Andy Franqui (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Kuczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Michalik (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) SF - Ralph Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald McCamant (fresh) C - James Walcott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski clanks a shot from the right side | 8-10 |
| 15:27 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:59 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Walcott | 8-13 |
| 14:44 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:42 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:28 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane is fouled on the floor by Joseph Vallejo - foul #1 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Allmon (PG), James Maglione (SG), David Mills (SF), Yong Qian (PF), John Barrett (C) Donald Jones, Tom Mullane, Andy Franqui, Jonathan Kuczkowski, Timothy Michalik | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Earnest Whitworth (SG), Carmen Gray (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Freddie Wells (C) Brant Mays, Joseph Vallejo, Ralph Harris, Donald McCamant, James Walcott | |
| 14:12 | Virginia State | James Maglione misses long on a floater from the right side | 8-13 |
| 14:11 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Earnest Whitworth | 8-13 |
| 13:42 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth is open but misses the lay-in | 8-13 |
| 13:41 | Virginia State | John Barrett snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Virginia State | James Maglione throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-13 |
| 13:03 | Shaw | Yong Qian picks off the pass by Brock Rice | 8-13 |
| 12:50 | Virginia State | Yong Qian drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Allmon | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | Shaw | Freddie Wells misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Barrett - foul #1 on John Barrett, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG), James Bowser (SG) Stephen Allmon, James Maglione | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF), Donald McCamant (C) Earnest Whitworth, Joseph Coleman | |
| 12:27 | Shaw | Freddie Wells makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:27 | Shaw | Freddie Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:04 | Virginia State | David Mills misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 12:02 | Shaw | Freddie Wells grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Shaw | Brian Nunn steps in front of the Brock Rice pass in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 11:42 | Virginia State | John Barrett is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), Tom Mullane (SF) Brian Nunn, David Mills | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), Louis Manzella (C) Brock Rice, Carmen Gray, Freddie Wells | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) SG - James Bowser (fresh) SF - Tom Mullane (fresh) PF - Yong Qian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barrett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) PF - Donald McCamant (fresh) C - Louis Manzella (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Shaw | James Bowser takes the ball from Joseph Vallejo in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 11:20 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Vallejo - foul #2 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Ralph Harris (SF), James Walcott (C) Joseph Vallejo, Donald McCamant, Louis Manzella | |
| 11:20 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:20 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:51 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brant Mays | 11-17 |
| 10:32 | Virginia State | Yong Qian misses the runner from the baseline | 11-17 |
| 10:30 | Virginia State | John Barrett grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 10:13 | Virginia State | James Bowser can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Virginia State | Yong Qian pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:52 | Virginia State | Brant Mays steals it from Donald Jones | 11-17 |
| 09:32 | Shaw | James Walcott makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Harris | 11-19 |
| 09:05 | Virginia State | James Walcott is called for the reach on John Barrett - foul #1 on James Walcott, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Allmon (PG), James Maglione (SG), Andy Franqui (SF), Jonathan Kuczkowski (PF), Timothy Michalik (C) Donald Jones, James Bowser, Tom Mullane, Yong Qian, John Barrett | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Carmen Gray (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF), Donald McCamant (C) Brant Mays, Earnest Whitworth, Carl Rowsey, James Walcott | |
| 08:48 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-19 |
| 08:47 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:44 | Shaw | Carmen Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Allmon - foul #1 on Stephen Allmon, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 08:22 | Shaw | Brock Rice drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Harris | 11-21 |
| 08:14 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:11 | Shaw | Stephen Allmon is called for the reach on Brock Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Allmon, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG) Stephen Allmon | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 07:54 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman misses the fadeaway in the lane | 14-21 |
| 07:52 | Shaw | Carmen Gray hits the follow up shot | 14-23 |
| 07:30 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 07:29 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui snags the offensive board | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Brian Nunn (fresh) SG - James Maglione (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Franqui (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kuczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Michalik (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brock Rice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carmen Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald McCamant (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Virginia State | Donald McCamant is called for the reach on Andy Franqui - foul #1 on Donald McCamant, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (SG), David Mills (SF), Yong Qian (PF) James Maglione, Jonathan Kuczkowski, Timothy Michalik | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), James Walcott (C) Ralph Harris, Joseph Coleman | |
| 06:55 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:41 | Shaw | James Walcott loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tom Mullane (SF), John Barrett (C) David Mills, Andy Franqui | |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Freddie Wells (PF) Brock Rice, Donald McCamant | |
| 06:21 | Virginia State | Donald Jones is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Maglione (SG) Brian Nunn | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ralph Harris (SF) Carmen Gray | |
| 06:11 | Shaw | Brant Mays is hacked by Yong Qian - foul #2 on Yong Qian, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Mills (SF), Andy Franqui (PF) Donald Jones, Yong Qian | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 06:01 | Shaw | Freddie Wells misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Andy Franqui - foul #1 on Andy Franqui, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| 06:01 | Shaw | Freddie Wells misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:01 | Shaw | Freddie Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:52 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 05:51 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:32 | Shaw | Brant Mays clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:31 | Virginia State | David Mills snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 05:11 | Virginia State | James Maglione misses the jumpshot from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:09 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth is fouled in the backcourt by John Barrett - foul #2 on John Barrett, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), James Bowser (SG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (PF), Timothy Michalik (C) James Maglione, David Mills, Andy Franqui, John Barrett | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Carmen Gray (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Donald McCamant (C) Brant Mays, Ralph Harris, Freddie Wells, James Walcott | |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:43 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 04:41 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:28 | Virginia State | Donald Jones misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brock Rice - foul #1 on Brock Rice, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | David Mills (SF) Tom Mullane | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF) Earnest Whitworth | |
| 04:28 | Virginia State | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:28 | Virginia State | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:08 | Shaw | Brock Rice can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 04:06 | Virginia State | David Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:46 | Virginia State | David Mills scores on a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Carl Rowsey - foul #1 on Carl Rowsey, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Allmon (PG), James Maglione (SG), Yong Qian (PF) Donald Jones, James Bowser, Jonathan Kuczkowski | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), James Walcott (C) Brock Rice, Carl Rowsey, Donald McCamant | |
| 03:46 | Virginia State | David Mills misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:46 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:21 | Virginia State | James Maglione hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Allmon | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Stephen Allmon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Maglione (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Mills (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Qian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Michalik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Brant Mays (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carmen Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Walcott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Shaw | Brant Mays is hacked by Timothy Michalik - foul #2 on Timothy Michalik, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tom Mullane (SF), John Barrett (C) David Mills, Timothy Michalik | |
| Subs | Shaw | Freddie Wells (PF) Joseph Coleman | |
| 03:04 | Shaw | Brant Mays misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:04 | Shaw | Freddie Wells snags the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 02:49 | Shaw | James Walcott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 23-26 |
| 02:47 | Shaw | Carmen Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 02:36 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brant Mays | 23-29 |
| 02:19 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 02:18 | Shaw | James Walcott pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 02:16 | Shaw | Stephen Allmon picks off the pass by Joseph Vallejo in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 01:55 | Virginia State | James Maglione misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Vallejo - foul #3 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), Andy Franqui (C) Stephen Allmon, Tom Mullane, John Barrett | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brock Rice (PG), Earnest Whitworth (SG), Ralph Harris (SF), Donald McCamant (PF) Brant Mays, Joseph Vallejo, Carmen Gray, James Walcott | |
| 01:55 | Virginia State | James Maglione makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:55 | Virginia State | James Maglione makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:29 | Shaw | Freddie Wells is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ralph Harris | 25-31 |
| 01:12 | Virginia State | Andy Franqui misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 01:11 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:54 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Maglione - foul #1 on James Maglione, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG), Tom Mullane (SF), Timothy Michalik (C) James Maglione, Yong Qian, Andy Franqui | |
| Subs | Shaw | Brant Mays (PG), Joseph Coleman (PF), James Walcott (C) Brock Rice, Donald McCamant, Freddie Wells | |
| 00:54 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:54 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:40 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Michalik, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Barrett (C) Timothy Michalik | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carmen Gray (SG) Earnest Whitworth | |
| 00:38 | Shaw | Brant Mays loses the dribble to Donald Jones in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 00:26 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane misses long on a runner from the right block | 25-33 |
| 00:25 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Carmen Gray | 25-33 |
| 00:19 | Shaw | Brant Mays is fouled on the floor by Tom Mullane - foul #1 on Tom Mullane, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Allmon (PG), Yong Qian (PF) James Bowser, Jonathan Kuczkowski | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:19 | Shaw | Brant Mays makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:19 | Shaw | Brant Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:19 | Virginia State | John Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Ralph Harris is called for the reach on Tom Mullane - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF) Ralph Harris | |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Tom Mullane misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Yong Qian pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | The clock runs out | 25-34 |