| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Harold Bonnell (fresh) SG - Jack Revis (fresh) SF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) PF - Roger Cherry (fresh) C - Shannon Kimble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) SG - James Bowser (fresh) SF - David Mills (fresh) PF - Claude Wheeler (fresh) C - John Barrett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Shaw | Donald Jones takes the ball from Shannon Kimble in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Shaw | Jack Revis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble banks in the layup set up by Harold Bonnell | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Virginia State | James Bowser misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Virginia State | John Barrett misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey's fadeaway is rejected by John Barrett | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Shaw | Harold Bonnell tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Virginia State | John Barrett can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Virginia State | John Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Virginia State | Donald Jones is hacked by Harold Bonnell - foul #1 on Harold Bonnell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Brandon Evans (SG), William Bennett (SF), Louis Manzella (PF), David Lutz (C) Harold Bonnell, Jack Revis, Carl Rowsey, Roger Cherry, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG), Adam Pratt (SG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), Timothy Michalik (PF), Phillip Patel (C) Donald Jones, James Bowser, David Mills, Claude Wheeler, John Barrett | |
| 17:38 | Virginia State | Brandon Evans is called for the reach on Timothy Michalik - foul #1 on Brandon Evans, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | Virginia State | Lou Holden steals it from Adam Pratt | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Shaw | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Virginia State | Adam Pratt pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:16 | Shaw | Louis Manzella loses the dribble to Brian Nunn | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | Virginia State | Brian Nunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jack Revis (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Roger Cherry (PF) Brandon Evans, William Bennett, David Lutz | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), James Bowser (SG), David Mills (SF), John Barrett (C) Brian Nunn, Adam Pratt, Jonathan Kuczkowski, Phillip Patel | |
| 15:43 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Michalik | 4-5 |
| 15:41 | Shaw | Roger Cherry snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fairly fresh) SG - Jack Revis (fresh) SF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Cherry (fairly fresh) C - Louis Manzella (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bowser (fresh) SF - David Mills (fresh) PF - Timothy Michalik (fairly fresh) C - John Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey is hacked by John Barrett - foul #1 on John Barrett, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Shannon Kimble (C) Lou Holden, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler (PF) Timothy Michalik | |
| 15:19 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Bonnell | 7-5 |
| 14:58 | Virginia State | David Mills drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 14:24 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bowser | 9-11 |
| 14:08 | Shaw | Roger Cherry misses long on a jumper in the paint | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Virginia State | John Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:50 | Virginia State | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:48 | Shaw | Jack Revis gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:29 | Shaw | The jump hook by Carl Rowsey is blocked by Claude Wheeler | 9-11 |
| 13:27 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Revis | 9-11 |
| 13:16 | Shaw | Jack Revis is hacked by James Bowser - foul #1 on James Bowser, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), Brandon Evans (SG), William Bennett (SF), Louis Manzella (PF), David Lutz (C) Harold Bonnell, Jack Revis, Carl Rowsey, Roger Cherry, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG), Adam Pratt (SG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), Timothy Michalik (PF), Phillip Patel (C) Donald Jones, James Bowser, David Mills, Claude Wheeler, John Barrett | |
| 13:02 | Shaw | Lou Holden's pass is intercepted by Adam Pratt | 9-11 |
| 12:39 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 12:34 | Shaw | Adam Pratt is called for the reach on Brandon Evans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Pratt, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 12:21 | Shaw | Louis Manzella can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:19 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Kuczkowski | 9-13 |
| 12:15 | Virginia State | Louis Manzella takes the ball from Brian Nunn | 9-13 |
| 11:56 | Shaw | Lou Holden misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 11:55 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 11:44 | Virginia State | Adam Pratt is fouled on the floor by Lou Holden - foul #1 on Lou Holden, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jack Revis (SG) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), James Brown (C) Adam Pratt, Phillip Patel | |
| 11:25 | Virginia State | James Brown is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Shannon Kimble (C) David Lutz | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG), Claude Wheeler (PF), John Barrett (C) Brian Nunn, Jonathan Kuczkowski, Timothy Michalik | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fresh) SG - Jack Revis (fresh) SF - Brandon Evans (fresh) PF - Louis Manzella (fresh) C - Shannon Kimble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bowser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Claude Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Barrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Shaw | Brandon Evans is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 9-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF) Brandon Evans | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 11:04 | Virginia State | Donald Jones scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 9-16 |
| 10:47 | Shaw | Carl Rowsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 10:46 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | John Barrett comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Shannon Kimble - foul #1 on Shannon Kimble, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Brandon Evans (SF), Roger Cherry (PF), William Bennett (C) Lou Holden, Carl Rowsey, Louis Manzella, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SG), Phillip Patel (SF), Timothy Michalik (PF) Donald Jones, James Bowser, James Brown, Claude Wheeler | |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | John Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | John Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:07 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:05 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:49 | Virginia State | John Barrett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 09:48 | Shaw | Roger Cherry gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:35 | Shaw | Jack Revis blows the layup | 9-16 |
| 09:34 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:23 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Nunn | 9-18 |
| 09:05 | Shaw | William Bennett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 9-18 |
| 09:03 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 08:43 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 08:41 | Virginia State | John Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 08:28 | Virginia State | John Barrett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Barrett, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), William Jones (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Louis Manzella (PF), David Lutz (C) Harold Bonnell, Jack Revis, Brandon Evans, Roger Cherry, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG), James Bowser (SG), David Mills (SF), Claude Wheeler (PF), James Brown (C) Brian Nunn, Jonathan Kuczkowski, Phillip Patel, Timothy Michalik, John Barrett | |
| 08:14 | Shaw | Louis Manzella travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| 08:00 | Virginia State | William Jones steals the ball from Claude Wheeler | 9-18 |
| 07:57 | Shaw | William Jones banks in the layup | 11-18 |
| 07:49 | Virginia State | David Lutz swats the layup by Claude Wheeler | 11-18 |
| 07:47 | Shaw | Lou Holden snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 07:29 | Shaw | Claude Wheeler steps in front of the Carl Rowsey pass | 11-18 |
| 07:19 | Virginia State | Donald Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 07:18 | Shaw | William Jones grabs the board | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lou Holden (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Manzella (fresh) C - David Lutz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bowser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Shaw | David Mills steps in front of the Carl Rowsey pass | 11-18 |
| 06:51 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler loses the dribble to William Jones | 11-18 |
| 06:47 | Shaw | Louis Manzella banks in the layup on a great pass from William Jones | 13-18 |
| 06:35 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Louis Manzella - foul #1 on Louis Manzella, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG), Jack Revis (SG), Brandon Evans (SF), William Bennett (PF), Shannon Kimble (C) Lou Holden, William Jones, Carl Rowsey, Louis Manzella, David Lutz | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (SG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), Timothy Michalik (C) James Bowser, David Mills, James Brown | |
| 06:35 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:35 | Virginia State | Claude Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 06:35 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:17 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble clanks a floater in the paint | 13-19 |
| 06:16 | Shaw | Brandon Evans grabs the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 06:05 | Shaw | William Bennett can't finish the layup | 13-19 |
| 06:03 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:45 | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 05:43 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:40 | Shaw | Harold Bonnell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | Roger Cherry (PF) Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Adam Pratt (SG), Phillip Patel (C) Donald Jones, Claude Wheeler | |
| 05:32 | Shaw | Jack Revis misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Pratt - foul #2 on Adam Pratt, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF), Louis Manzella (C) Brandon Evans, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG), David Mills (SF) Adam Pratt, Jonathan Kuczkowski | |
| 05:32 | Shaw | Jack Revis misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:32 | Shaw | Jack Revis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 05:12 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Mills | 14-21 |
| 04:58 | Shaw | Timothy Michalik is called for the reach on Roger Cherry - foul #1 on Timothy Michalik, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG) Harold Bonnell | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Brown (C) Timothy Michalik | |
| 04:58 | Shaw | Roger Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:58 | Shaw | Roger Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 04:38 | Virginia State | David Mills is fouled on the floor by Roger Cherry - foul #1 on Roger Cherry, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | Brandon Evans (SG), David Lutz (C) Jack Revis, Roger Cherry | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG) Brian Nunn | |
| 04:29 | Virginia State | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Carl Rowsey - foul #1 on Carl Rowsey, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Jones (SG), Shannon Kimble (C) Carl Rowsey, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), Timothy Michalik (C) David Mills, Phillip Patel | |
| 04:29 | Virginia State | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 04:29 | Virginia State | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:25 | Shaw | William Jones is fouled in the backcourt by James Bowser - foul #2 on James Bowser, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (SG) James Bowser | |
| 04:25 | Shaw | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:25 | Shaw | William Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:25 | Virginia State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | James Brown misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Shannon Kimble - foul #2 on Shannon Kimble, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Bonnell (PG) William Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Adam Pratt (SG), John Barrett (C) Brian Nunn, Timothy Michalik | |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:31 | Shaw | Harold Bonnell is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jack Revis (SG), Carl Rowsey (SF), Louis Manzella (PF), William Bennett (C) Lou Holden, Brandon Evans, David Lutz, Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG), David Mills (SF), Claude Wheeler (PF) Donald Jones, Jonathan Kuczkowski, James Brown | |
| 03:31 | Shaw | Harold Bonnell makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:31 | Shaw | Harold Bonnell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 03:18 | Virginia State | David Mills blows the layup | 19-24 |
| 03:16 | Virginia State | James Bowser tips it in | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Harold Bonnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Revis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Rowsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Manzella (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Adam Pratt (fresh) SG - James Bowser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barrett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Shaw | Louis Manzella hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 02:28 | Virginia State | David Mills is fouled on the floor by Carl Rowsey - foul #2 on Carl Rowsey, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Shaw | Brandon Evans (PG), Roger Cherry (PF) Harold Bonnell, Carl Rowsey | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Nunn (PG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SG), Timothy Michalik (PF), Phillip Patel (C) Adam Pratt, James Bowser, Claude Wheeler, John Barrett | |
| 02:28 | Virginia State | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:28 | Virginia State | David Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:28 | Shaw | Roger Cherry gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:14 | Shaw | Jack Revis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Evans | 25-27 |
| 01:54 | Virginia State | David Mills is fouled on the floor by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Shaw | Lou Holden (PG), William Jones (SG), Shannon Kimble (C) Jack Revis, William Bennett, Louis Manzella | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Donald Jones (PG) Jonathan Kuczkowski | |
| 01:54 | Virginia State | David Mills makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:54 | Virginia State | David Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:39 | Shaw | Brandon Evans misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 01:37 | Virginia State | Phillip Patel pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:22 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik lays it up and in on a great pass from David Mills and he's fouled by Roger Cherry - foul #2 on Roger Cherry, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Carl Rowsey (SF) Brandon Evans | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Barrett (C) David Mills | |
| 01:22 | Virginia State | Timothy Michalik misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:22 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 01:07 | Shaw | Lou Holden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:05 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Michalik - foul #2 on Timothy Michalik, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jack Revis (SG), David Lutz (PF) William Jones, Roger Cherry | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Bowser (SG), Jonathan Kuczkowski (SF), James Brown (PF) Brian Nunn, Phillip Patel, Timothy Michalik | |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Shannon Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:58 | Virginia State | John Barrett grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 00:43 | Virginia State | Donald Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Bowser | 26-34 |
| 00:25 | Shaw | Lou Holden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Shaw | Louis Manzella (PF) Shannon Kimble | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Adam Pratt (PG) Donald Jones | |
| 00:25 | Shaw | Lou Holden makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 00:25 | Shaw | Lou Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:02 | Virginia State | John Barrett clanks a jumper from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Jack Revis snags the defensive board | 28-34 |