| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Harris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Manzella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Wade Girouard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Lugo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Matthew Bartos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Ralph Harris inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 19:41 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:18 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | Shaw | Louis Manzella pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | Shaw | Lou Holden hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Harris | 42-36 |
| 18:48 | N. Carolina Central | Matthew Bartos misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 42-36 |
| 18:46 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:27 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wade Girouard | 42-39 |
| 18:14 | Shaw | Ralph Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:13 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 18:00 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 17:58 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:47 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 17:45 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 17:44 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:26 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Coleman is called for the reach on Wade Girouard - foul #2 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Earnest Whitworth (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Donald McCamant (PF), Freddie Wells (C) Lou Holden, Joseph Vallejo, Ralph Harris, Joseph Coleman, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo (PG), Gary Bounds (SG), Dustin Hoffman (SF), Dikembe Dare (PF), William Davis (C) Wade Girouard, Paul Bowen, Raymond Lugo, Michael Ward, Matthew Bartos | |
| 17:06 | N. Carolina Central | Harold Bonnell picks off the pass by Gary Bounds | 44-39 |
| 16:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Bounds - foul #1 on Gary Bounds, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 16:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:48 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:22 | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 16:03 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 16:02 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Harold Bonnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earnest Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald McCamant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Freddie Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Francisco Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Bounds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Freddie Wells - foul #2 on Freddie Wells, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ralph Harris (SF) Earnest Whitworth | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Benton (SG), Raymond Lugo (SF), Michael Ward (PF), David Betts (C) Gary Bounds, Dustin Hoffman, Dikembe Dare, William Davis | |
| 15:55 | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:55 | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:30 | Shaw | Freddie Wells can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 15:28 | Shaw | Donald McCamant tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | N. Carolina Central | Donald McCamant denies the turnaround by Francisco Trujillo | 48-44 |
| 15:08 | Shaw | Freddie Wells gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:49 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Harris | 51-44 |
| 14:25 | N. Carolina Central | James Benton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 14:24 | Shaw | Donald McCamant snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 14:03 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-44 |
| 14:01 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:47 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 13:32 | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo makes the runner from close range and he's fouled by Harold Bonnell - foul #2 on Harold Bonnell, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), Earnest Whitworth (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Louis Manzella (C) Harold Bonnell, Carl Rowsey, Ralph Harris, Donald McCamant, Freddie Wells | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard (PG), Paul Bowen (SG), Dikembe Dare (PF), Matthew Bartos (C) James Benton, Raymond Lugo, Michael Ward, David Betts | |
| 13:32 | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:18 | Shaw | Francisco Trujillo is called for the reach on Louis Manzella - foul #1 on Francisco Trujillo, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman (SF) Francisco Trujillo | |
| 13:04 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lou Holden | 56-47 |
| 12:59 | N. Carolina Central | Lou Holden steals the ball from Dustin Hoffman | 56-47 |
| 12:54 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lou Holden | 59-47 |
| 12:36 | N. Carolina Central | Matthew Bartos is called for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | William Davis (C) Matthew Bartos | |
| 12:34 | Shaw | Lou Holden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 12:21 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Vallejo picks off the pass by Wade Girouard | 59-47 |
| 12:14 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-47 |
| 12:12 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 12:05 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 11:50 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Coleman | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Vallejo (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earnest Whitworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Manzella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Wade Girouard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bowen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 11:43 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 11:37 | Shaw | Lou Holden misses the easy layup | 61-50 |
| 11:36 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 11:22 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 11:20 | N. Carolina Central | William Davis grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 11:11 | N. Carolina Central | William Davis buries a jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Hoffman | 61-52 |
| 11:06 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 11:04 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to William Davis | 61-52 |
| 10:45 | N. Carolina Central | Louis Manzella is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #1 on Louis Manzella, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Weaver (PG), Ralph Harris (SF), Shannon Kimble (C) Lou Holden, Earnest Whitworth, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Benton (PG), Gary Bounds (SG), Raymond Lugo (SF), Michael Ward (PF), Matthew Bartos (C) Wade Girouard, Paul Bowen, Dustin Hoffman, Dikembe Dare, William Davis | |
| 10:32 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Ward | 61-54 |
| 10:08 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Weaver | 63-54 |
| 09:50 | N. Carolina Central | Joseph Vallejo is called for the reach on Gary Bounds - foul #2 on Joseph Vallejo, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Carl Rowsey (SG), Donald McCamant (PF), Freddie Wells (C) Carl Weaver, Joseph Vallejo, Joseph Coleman, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 09:30 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo clanks a jumper in the lane | 63-54 |
| 09:28 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 09:06 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Bounds connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Lugo | 63-56 |
| 08:57 | Shaw | Donald McCamant hits a wide open runner from close range set up by Carl Rowsey | 65-56 |
| 08:41 | N. Carolina Central | James Benton is hacked by Harold Bonnell - foul #3 on Harold Bonnell, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Joseph Vallejo (SG), Louis Manzella (C) Harold Bonnell, Carl Rowsey, Donald McCamant | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Francisco Trujillo (PG), Paul Bowen (SG), William Davis (PF), David Betts (C) James Benton, Gary Bounds, Michael Ward, Matthew Bartos | |
| 08:23 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 08:07 | Shaw | Raymond Lugo steals it from Lou Holden | 65-58 |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Lou Holden - foul #3 on Lou Holden, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SG), Joseph Coleman (PF) Joseph Vallejo, Freddie Wells | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard (PG), Dikembe Dare (PF) Raymond Lugo, David Betts | |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:03 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:43 | Shaw | Ralph Harris scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Coleman | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earnest Whitworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Coleman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Manzella (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Wade Girouard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Bowen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Francisco Trujillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare is fouled on the floor by Ralph Harris - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Weaver (PG) Lou Holden | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman (SF), David Betts (C) Francisco Trujillo, William Davis | |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:35 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:17 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Dare - foul #1 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #3 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Donald McCamant (C) Carl Weaver, Ralph Harris, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 07:17 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 07:17 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 07:06 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Harold Bonnell - foul #4 on Harold Bonnell, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo (SG), Shannon Kimble (C) Earnest Whitworth, Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 07:06 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:06 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 06:44 | Shaw | Donald McCamant loses the dribble to David Betts | 69-64 |
| 06:35 | N. Carolina Central | David Betts buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Bowen | 69-67 |
| 06:21 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 06:19 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 06:04 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 06:03 | Shaw | Donald McCamant snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 05:55 | Shaw | Donald McCamant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 05:54 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Paul Bowen | 69-67 |
| 05:39 | N. Carolina Central | David Betts misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 05:37 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:37 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Earnest Whitworth (SG), Ralph Harris (SF), Louis Manzella (C) Harold Bonnell, Joseph Vallejo, Carl Rowsey, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Benton (PG), Francisco Trujillo (SG), Raymond Lugo (SF), Michael Ward (PF), Matthew Bartos (C) Wade Girouard, Paul Bowen, Dustin Hoffman, Dikembe Dare, David Betts | |
| 05:24 | Shaw | Ralph Harris is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lugo - foul #1 on Raymond Lugo, team foul #4 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Coleman (PF) Donald McCamant | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 05:19 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 05:18 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:04 | Shaw | Ralph Harris connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Lou Holden | 71-67 |
| 04:44 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 71-67 |
| 04:24 | Shaw | Lou Holden clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 04:22 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Ward gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 04:14 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo lays it in on a nice dish by James Benton and he's fouled by Ralph Harris - foul #2 on Ralph Harris, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Shaw | Donald McCamant (PF) Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard (PG), Gary Bounds (SG), Dikembe Dare (C) James Benton, Francisco Trujillo, Matthew Bartos | |
| 04:14 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:14 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Donald McCamant | 71-69 |
| 03:56 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth is whistled for traveling | 71-69 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Carl Rowsey (SG) Lou Holden, Earnest Whitworth | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | William Davis (C) Michael Ward | |
| 03:46 | N. Carolina Central | Gary Bounds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 71-69 |
| 03:28 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo's fadeaway is rejected by Donald McCamant | 71-69 |
| 03:27 | Shaw | Louis Manzella gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Harold Bonnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald McCamant (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Manzella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Wade Girouard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Bounds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Lugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Shaw | Gary Bounds is called for the reach on Carl Rowsey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Bounds, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo (SG), Freddie Wells (C) Ralph Harris, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman (SF) Raymond Lugo | |
| 03:12 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 71-69 |
| 03:11 | N. Carolina Central | Dikembe Dare snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 02:57 | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald McCamant - foul #1 on Donald McCamant, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Shannon Kimble (C) Harold Bonnell, Donald McCamant | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Benton (PG), Francisco Trujillo (SG), David Betts (C) Wade Girouard, Gary Bounds, Dikembe Dare | |
| 02:57 | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:57 | N. Carolina Central | Dustin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:52 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ralph Harris (SF), Joseph Coleman (PF), Louis Manzella (C) Carl Rowsey, Freddie Wells, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo (SF), Michael Ward (PF), Matthew Bartos (C) Dustin Hoffman, William Davis, David Betts | |
| 02:36 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Manzella | 73-71 |
| 02:36 | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen (SG) Francisco Trujillo | |
| 02:24 | N. Carolina Central | Matthew Bartos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 02:23 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:21 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo is hacked by Raymond Lugo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Lugo, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| 02:14 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 73-71 |
| 02:13 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:04 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Coleman - foul #3 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| 02:04 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:04 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:04 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen misses the 3rd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:04 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Joseph Coleman | 73-73 |
| 01:46 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 73-73 |
| 01:45 | N. Carolina Central | Raymond Lugo pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:24 | N. Carolina Central | James Benton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard (PG) James Benton | |
| 01:04 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Harris | 76-73 |
| 00:49 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Ward misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Coleman - foul #4 on Joseph Coleman, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| 00:49 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Ward makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:49 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:49 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman grabs the board | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo is hacked by Matthew Bartos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Bartos, team foul #7 | 76-74 |
| 00:45 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:45 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 78-74 |
| 00:38 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Lugo | 78-74 |
| 00:35 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 00:33 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Joseph Coleman | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Girouard - foul #3 on Wade Girouard, team foul #8 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth (SF) Ralph Harris | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:30 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:30 | Shaw | Joseph Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:23 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 00:22 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:21 | Shaw | Paul Bowen is called for the reach on Earnest Whitworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bowen, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ralph Harris (SF), Donald McCamant (PF) Lou Holden, Joseph Coleman | |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| 00:21 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:21 | Shaw | Earnest Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-74 |
| 00:14 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 82-74 |
| 00:11 | N. Carolina Central | Paul Bowen makes the 3 from straight away | 82-77 |
| 00:11 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Wade Girouard is called for the reach on Joseph Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wade Girouard, team foul #10 | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:10 | Shaw | Joseph Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | N. Carolina Central | Wade Girouard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 83-77 |
| 00:02 | N. Carolina Central | Matthew Bartos grabs the offensive rebound | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | The clock runs out | 83-77 |