| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - George McClodden (fresh) SG - Timothy Dodds (fresh) SF - Leo Hurt (fresh) PF - Don Gaffney (fresh) C - Joshua Blakely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Robert Sapp (fresh) SG - Richard Benton (fresh) SF - Christopher Sease (fresh) PF - Ernest King (fresh) C - Joe Hanson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Joe Hanson 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) | |
| 19:44 | Shaw | Robert Sapp is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Virginia State | Don Gaffney drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George McClodden | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Shaw | Joe Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Joshua Blakely | 6-0 |
| 18:39 | Shaw | Ernest King can't finish the uncontested layup | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | Shaw | Robert Sapp grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:20 | Shaw | Richard Benton misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:18 | Virginia State | George McClodden grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:03 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds is called for traveling | 6-0 |
| 17:49 | Shaw | Christopher Sease makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Sapp | 6-2 |
| 17:41 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt lays it in | 8-2 |
| 17:28 | Shaw | Joe Hanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:26 | Shaw | Ernest King pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:11 | Shaw | Robert Sapp hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Virginia State | George McClodden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo (PG), Kyle Heer (SG), Richard Knaus (SF), Joe Stanley (PF), Willie Hurst (C) George McClodden, Timothy Dodds, Leo Hurt, Don Gaffney, Joshua Blakely | |
| Subs | Shaw | Bradley Voorhies (PG), Clarence Duplessis (SG), Randall Simmons (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Tim Kemp (C) Robert Sapp, Richard Benton, Christopher Sease, Ernest King, Joe Hanson | |
| 16:52 | Shaw | Timothy Mayo steps in front of the Randall Simmons pass in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Shaw | Clarence Duplessis gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:26 | Shaw | Clarence Duplessis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Virginia State | Richard Knaus makes the 3 from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 16:03 | Shaw | Steven Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mayo - foul #1 on Timothy Mayo, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Virginia State | George McClodden (PG) Kyle Heer | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 15:48 | Shaw | Randall Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:47 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - George McClodden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Mayo (fresh) SF - Richard Knaus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Stanley (fresh) C - Willie Hurst (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Bradley Voorhies (fresh) SG - Clarence Duplessis (fresh) SF - Randall Simmons (fresh) PF - Steven Williams (fresh) C - Tim Kemp (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Virginia State | Tim Kemp denies the turnaround by Willie Hurst | 11-5 |
| 15:31 | Shaw | Randall Simmons gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:28 | Shaw | Randall Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-5 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Bourque (SG), Kyle Heer (SF), Joshua Blakely (C) Timothy Mayo, Richard Knaus, Willie Hurst | |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Williams (PG), Richard Benton (SG), Christopher Sease (SF), Ernest King (PF), Joe Hanson (C) Bradley Voorhies, Clarence Duplessis, Randall Simmons, Steven Williams, Tim Kemp | |
| 15:19 | Virginia State | Ernest King denies the turnaround by George McClodden | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | Shaw | Joe Hanson snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:56 | Shaw | Joe Hanson buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ernest King | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | Virginia State | Joe Stanley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bourque | 14-7 |
| 14:14 | Shaw | Christopher Sease misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 14:12 | Shaw | Joe Hanson hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 13:51 | Virginia State | George McClodden hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 13:30 | Shaw | Christopher Sease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo (PG), Timothy Dodds (SG), Leo Hurt (SF), Don Gaffney (PF), Willie Hurst (C) George McClodden, Joseph Bourque, Kyle Heer, Joe Stanley, Joshua Blakely | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Sapp (PG), Bradley Voorhies (SG), Randall Simmons (SF), Steven Williams (PF), Tim Kemp (C) Richard Williams, Richard Benton, Christopher Sease, Ernest King, Joe Hanson | |
| 13:07 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Voorhies - foul #1 on Bradley Voorhies, team foul #1 | 17-9 |
| 13:07 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 13:07 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:53 | Shaw | Robert Sapp misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-9 |
| 12:51 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:46 | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-9 |
| 12:45 | Shaw | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:21 | Shaw | Bradley Voorhies connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Sapp | 19-12 |
| 12:16 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Hurst and he's fouled by Tim Kemp - foul #1 on Tim Kemp, team foul #2 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Knaus (SF), Joshua Blakely (C) Leo Hurt, Willie Hurst | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm (PG), Christopher Sease (SF), Clarence Duplessis (PF) Robert Sapp, Steven Williams, Tim Kemp | |
| 12:16 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 12:14 | Shaw | Bradley Voorhies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Ernest King (PF) Bradley Voorhies | |
| 12:00 | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Dodds | 25-12 |
| 11:38 | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Mayo - foul #2 on Timothy Mayo, team foul #2 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | George McClodden (PG), Joseph Bourque (SG) Timothy Mayo, Timothy Dodds | |
| Subs | Shaw | Joe Hanson (C) Randall Simmons | |
| 11:38 | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 11:38 | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm misses the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| 11:38 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Don Gaffney | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - George McClodden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bourque (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Knaus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Gaffney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Blakely (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lawrence Wilhelm (fresh) SG - Clarence Duplessis (fresh) SF - Christopher Sease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest King (fairly fresh) C - Joe Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Virginia State | George McClodden is fouled on the floor by Ernest King - foul #1 on Ernest King, team foul #3 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Leo Hurt (SF) Don Gaffney | |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Williams (PG), Bradley Voorhies (SG) Lawrence Wilhelm, Ernest King | |
| 11:00 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt is fouled on the floor by Clarence Duplessis - foul #1 on Clarence Duplessis, team foul #4 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kyle Heer (C) Joshua Blakely | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 10:52 | Virginia State | Richard Knaus misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-12 |
| 10:51 | Virginia State | Richard Knaus grabs the offensive rebound | 25-12 |
| 10:36 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 10:35 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer snags the offensive board | 25-12 |
| 10:11 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Voorhies - foul #2 on Bradley Voorhies, team foul #5 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds (SG), Joe Stanley (PF), Willie Hurst (C) Joseph Bourque, Richard Knaus, Kyle Heer | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Sapp (PG), Richard Benton (SG), Steven Williams (PF), Tim Kemp (C) Richard Williams, Bradley Voorhies, Clarence Duplessis, Joe Hanson | |
| 10:11 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 10:11 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 10:02 | Shaw | Tim Kemp misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 26-12 |
| 10:00 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Willie Hurst | 26-12 |
| 09:52 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Sease - foul #1 on Christopher Sease, team foul #6 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Knapp (PG) George McClodden | |
| Subs | Shaw | Randall Simmons (SF) Christopher Sease | |
| 09:52 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:52 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds misses the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:52 | Shaw | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 26-12 |
| 09:50 | Shaw | Richard Benton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-12 |
| 09:45 | Virginia State | Steven Williams steals it from Timothy Dodds | 26-12 |
| 09:23 | Shaw | Steven Williams misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on John Knapp - foul #1 on John Knapp, team foul #3 | 26-12 |
| 09:23 | Shaw | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:23 | Shaw | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 09:04 | Virginia State | Joe Stanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 09:02 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt tips it in | 28-13 |
| 08:57 | Shaw | Leo Hurt is called for the reach on Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Hurt, team foul #4 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | George McClodden (PG), Kyle Heer (SF), Don Gaffney (PF), Joshua Blakely (C) John Knapp, Leo Hurt, Joe Stanley, Willie Hurst | |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Williams (PG), Christopher Sease (SF), Ernest King (PF) Robert Sapp, Steven Williams, Tim Kemp | |
| 08:52 | Shaw | Richard Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-13 |
| 08:43 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Sease - foul #2 on Christopher Sease, team foul #7 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Joe Hanson (C) Christopher Sease | |
| 08:43 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 08:43 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 08:43 | Virginia State | Kyle Heer makes the 3rd free throw | 30-13 |
| 08:41 | Shaw | Richard Benton is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Dodds - foul #1 on Timothy Dodds, team foul #5 | 30-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Bourque (SG) Timothy Dodds | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 08:26 | Shaw | Joshua Blakely blocks the short jumper by Joe Hanson | 30-13 |
| 08:25 | Virginia State | Joshua Blakely grabs the defensive rebound | 30-13 |
| 08:21 | Virginia State | George McClodden knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Heer | 33-13 |
| 08:12 | Shaw | Richard Benton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-13 |
| 08:10 | Virginia State | Joshua Blakely pulls down the rebound | 33-13 |
| 07:55 | Virginia State | George McClodden is hacked by Ernest King - foul #2 on Ernest King, team foul #8 | 33-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds (SG), Richard Knaus (SF), Joe Stanley (C) Joseph Bourque, Kyle Heer, Joshua Blakely | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm (PG), Clarence Duplessis (SF) Richard Williams, Ernest King | |
| 07:55 | Virginia State | George McClodden makes the 1st free throw | 34-13 |
| 07:55 | Virginia State | George McClodden makes the 2nd free throw | 35-13 |
| 07:39 | Shaw | Joe Hanson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Don Gaffney - foul #1 on Don Gaffney, team foul #6 | 35-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Knapp (PG), Willie Hurst (C) George McClodden, Don Gaffney | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 07:39 | Shaw | Joe Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 35-14 |
| 07:39 | Shaw | Joe Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-14 |
| 07:39 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Willie Hurst | 35-14 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - John Knapp (fresh) SG - Timothy Dodds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knaus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Hurst (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Lawrence Wilhelm (fresh) SG - Richard Benton (fairly fresh) SF - Clarence Duplessis (fresh) PF - Randall Simmons (fairly fresh) C - Joe Hanson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst misses the easy layup | 35-14 |
| 07:17 | Shaw | Joe Hanson pulls down the rebound | 35-14 |
| 07:12 | Shaw | Clarence Duplessis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-14 |
| 07:10 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst gets the rebound | 35-14 |
| 07:04 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst is fouled on the floor by Richard Benton - foul #1 on Richard Benton, team foul #9 | 35-14 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joshua Blakely (C) Joe Stanley | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Sapp (PG), Steven Williams (SF), Tim Kemp (C) Lawrence Wilhelm, Richard Benton, Joe Hanson | |
| 07:04 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 36-14 |
| 07:04 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 37-14 |
| 06:56 | Shaw | Clarence Duplessis knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Robert Sapp | 37-16 |
| 06:42 | Virginia State | Timothy Dodds clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-16 |
| 06:41 | Shaw | Randall Simmons gets the rebound | 37-16 |
| 06:27 | Shaw | Robert Sapp misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-16 |
| 06:25 | Shaw | Randall Simmons misses the tip | 37-16 |
| 06:24 | Virginia State | Willie Hurst pulls down the rebound | 37-16 |
| 05:57 | Virginia State | John Knapp is fouled on the floor by Tim Kemp - foul #2 on Tim Kemp, team foul #10 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Bourque (SG), Kyle Heer (SF), Don Gaffney (PF), Joe Stanley (C) Timothy Dodds, Richard Knaus, Willie Hurst, Joshua Blakely | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lawrence Wilhelm (PG), Richard Williams (SG), Joe Hanson (C) Robert Sapp, Clarence Duplessis, Tim Kemp | |
| 05:57 | Virginia State | John Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 38-16 |
| 05:57 | Virginia State | John Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-16 |
| 05:40 | Shaw | Richard Williams is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Wilhelm | 39-19 |
| 05:17 | Virginia State | Joe Hanson swats the short shot by Kyle Heer | 39-19 |
| 05:15 | Virginia State | Joe Stanley tips it back up and in | 41-19 |
| 04:59 | Shaw | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by Don Gaffney - foul #2 on Don Gaffney, team foul #7 | 41-19 |
| Subs | Virginia State | George McClodden (PG), Leo Hurt (SF) John Knapp, Don Gaffney | |
| Subs | Shaw | Richard Benton (SG) Lawrence Wilhelm | |
| 04:59 | Shaw | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 04:59 | Shaw | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 04:33 | Virginia State | Joe Stanley connects on the shot from the left block | 43-21 |
| 04:22 | Shaw | Richard Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-24 |
| 03:58 | Virginia State | Joe Stanley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 03:57 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Heer | 43-24 |
| 03:36 | Virginia State | Richard Benton picks off the pass by Kyle Heer | 43-24 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - George McClodden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bourque (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Hurt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Stanley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kyle Heer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Benton (tiring) SF - Steven Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Simmons (tired) 3 reb. C - Joe Hanson (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Shaw | Steven Williams's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bourque in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 03:24 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-24 |
| 03:22 | Shaw | Joe Hanson snags the defensive board | 43-24 |
| 03:06 | Shaw | Richard Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-24 |
| 03:04 | Shaw | Steven Williams grabs the offensive board | 43-24 |
| 02:40 | Shaw | Randall Simmons hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by George McClodden - foul #1 on George McClodden, team foul #8 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Timothy Mayo (SG), Richard Knaus (SF), Willie Hurst (PF), Joshua Blakely (C) Joseph Bourque, Leo Hurt, Joe Stanley, Kyle Heer | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Sapp (PG), Bradley Voorhies (SG), Christopher Sease (SF), Ernest King (PF) Richard Williams, Richard Benton, Steven Williams, Joe Hanson | |
| 02:40 | Shaw | Randall Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 02:40 | Shaw | Randall Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 02:28 | Virginia State | George McClodden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 02:26 | Shaw | Robert Sapp gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 02:07 | Shaw | Willie Hurst denies the turnaround by Randall Simmons | 43-25 |
| 02:06 | Virginia State | Richard Knaus grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 01:46 | Virginia State | Richard Knaus hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 43-25 |
| 01:44 | Shaw | Ernest King snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 01:23 | Shaw | The jump hook by Christopher Sease is blocked by Richard Knaus | 43-25 |
| 01:21 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Joshua Blakely | 43-25 |
| 01:01 | Virginia State | George McClodden scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Knaus | 45-25 |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Robert Sapp is hacked by George McClodden in the backcourt - foul #2 on George McClodden, team foul #9 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Knapp (PG), Timothy Dodds (SG), Leo Hurt (SF), Don Gaffney (PF) George McClodden, Timothy Mayo, Richard Knaus, Willie Hurst | |
| Subs | Shaw | Clarence Duplessis (SG), Tim Kemp (C) Bradley Voorhies, Randall Simmons | |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Robert Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:58 | Shaw | Robert Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:58 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Don Gaffney | 45-26 |
| 00:29 | Virginia State | Leo Hurt clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 45-26 |
| 00:27 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Clarence Duplessis | 45-26 |
| 00:05 | Shaw | Christopher Sease misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Ernest King gets the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:01 | Shaw | Tim Kemp misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Don Gaffney gets the rebound | 45-26 |