| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - William Marino (fresh) SG - Richard Hulme (fresh) SF - John Nabors (fresh) PF - Ray Jeffery (fresh) C - Mike Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - David Lirette (fresh) SG - Dan Bengtson (fresh) SF - Chris Bergey (fresh) PF - Andrew Rogers (fresh) C - Harold Davidson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas 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) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia State | Chris Bergey picks off the pass by William Marino | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Shaw | Dan Bengtson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to William Marino | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Virginia State | William Marino drills a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Shaw | Chris Bergey is fouled in the backcourt by John Nabors - foul #1 on John Nabors, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Shaw | David Lirette misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Shaw | Chris Bergey tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Chris Bergey | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Shaw | William Marino is called for the reach on David Lirette in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Marino, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Shaw | Chris Bergey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Lirette | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Virginia State | Richard Hulme hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Nabors | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Shaw | David Lirette can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Virginia State | Richard Hulme comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Virginia State | William Marino misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Shaw | Dan Bengtson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin (PG), Kris Evans (SG), Edward Sellers (SF), Thomas Lott (PF), Samuel Maddox (C) William Marino, Richard Hulme, John Nabors, Ray Jeffery, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Shaw | Glenn McGhin (PG), Paul Perry (SG), Lance Kendall (SF), Ralph Ashmore (PF), John Key (C) David Lirette, Dan Bengtson, Chris Bergey, Andrew Rogers, Harold Davidson | |
| 17:01 | Virginia State | Samuel Maddox misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Shaw | John Key gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Shaw | Lance Kendall's pass is intercepted by Kris Evans in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Virginia State | Edward Sellers misses the lay-in | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Virginia State | Thomas Lott grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:37 | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Shaw | John Key pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Shaw | Glenn McGhin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lott | 5-4 |
| 16:10 | Virginia State | Edward Sellers connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lance Zipkin | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Shaw | John Key hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn McGhin | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Lance Zipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kris Evans (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Lott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Maddox (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Glenn McGhin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Perry (fresh) SF - Lance Kendall (fresh) PF - Ralph Ashmore (fresh) C - John Key (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Virginia State | Thomas Lott misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Paul Perry - foul #1 on Paul Perry, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Marino (PG), Richard Hulme (SG), Harold Jett (SF), Richard Kelley (C) Lance Zipkin, Kris Evans, Edward Sellers, Samuel Maddox | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Lirette (PG), Dan Bengtson (SG), Chris Bergey (SF), Andrew Rogers (PF), Harold Davidson (C) Glenn McGhin, Paul Perry, Lance Kendall, Ralph Ashmore, John Key | |
| 15:17 | Virginia State | Thomas Lott makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Virginia State | Thomas Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | Shaw | Harold Jett steals the ball from Dan Bengtson in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:11 | Virginia State | Harold Jett lays it up and in | 11-7 |
| 14:52 | Shaw | Richard Kelley is called for the reach on David Lirette - foul #1 on Richard Kelley, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Mike Thomas (C) Thomas Lott | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 14:30 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Dan Bengtson | 11-9 |
| 14:15 | Virginia State | Richard Kelley's layup is rejected by Harold Davidson | 11-9 |
| 14:14 | Shaw | Harold Davidson gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:55 | Shaw | Harold Davidson clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Kelley - foul #2 on Richard Kelley, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin (SG), John Nabors (SF), Ray Jeffery (PF) Richard Hulme, Harold Jett, Richard Kelley | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 13:55 | Shaw | Harold Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Shaw | Harold Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:36 | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:34 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:19 | Shaw | Dan Bengtson scores on a jump hook near the basket | 11-13 |
| 13:05 | Virginia State | John Nabors comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:45 | Shaw | David Lirette is fouled on the floor by Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kris Evans (SG), Edward Sellers (SF), Thomas Lott (PF) William Marino, John Nabors, Ray Jeffery | |
| Subs | Shaw | Glenn McGhin (PG), Paul Perry (SG), Lance Kendall (SF), Ralph Ashmore (PF), John Key (C) David Lirette, Dan Bengtson, Chris Bergey, Andrew Rogers, Harold Davidson | |
| 12:22 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 11-13 |
| 12:21 | Shaw | John Key tips it in | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | Virginia State | Paul Perry takes the ball from Mike Thomas | 11-15 |
| 11:45 | Shaw | Lance Kendall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Lott - foul #1 on Thomas Lott, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Hulme (SG), Ray Jeffery (PF), Samuel Maddox (C) Lance Zipkin, Thomas Lott, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 11:45 | Shaw | Lance Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:45 | Shaw | Lance Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Kris Evans (fresh) SG - Richard Hulme (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Sellers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Jeffery (fairly fresh) C - Samuel Maddox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Glenn McGhin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Perry (fresh) SF - Lance Kendall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Ashmore (fresh) C - John Key (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia State | Edward Sellers hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 11:09 | Shaw | Paul Perry makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn McGhin | 14-19 |
| 11:02 | Virginia State | Kris Evans hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-19 |
| 11:00 | Virginia State | Richard Hulme grabs the offensive board | 14-19 |
| 10:44 | Virginia State | John Key steals it from Kris Evans | 14-19 |
| 10:20 | Shaw | Edward Sellers swats the shot by Ralph Ashmore | 14-19 |
| 10:18 | Virginia State | Edward Sellers pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:59 | Virginia State | Samuel Maddox blows the layup | 14-19 |
| 09:57 | Shaw | Paul Perry pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:34 | Shaw | Edward Sellers picks off the pass by John Key | 14-19 |
| 09:31 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery hits the finger roll set up by Edward Sellers | 16-19 |
| 09:13 | Shaw | Paul Perry scores on a jumper near the basket | 16-21 |
| 08:54 | Virginia State | Kris Evans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 08:52 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:50 | Shaw | Glenn McGhin double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Marino (PG), Lance Zipkin (SG), John Nabors (SF), Thomas Lott (PF), Mike Thomas (C) Kris Evans, Richard Hulme, Edward Sellers, Ray Jeffery, Samuel Maddox | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Lirette (PG), Dan Bengtson (SG), Chris Bergey (SF), Andrew Rogers (PF), Harold Davidson (C) Glenn McGhin, Paul Perry, Lance Kendall, Ralph Ashmore, John Key | |
| 08:39 | Virginia State | Harold Davidson denies the turnaround by Thomas Lott | 16-21 |
| 08:38 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 08:36 | Shaw | Chris Bergey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:27 | Shaw | Harold Davidson makes the fadeaway from the left block | 16-23 |
| 08:10 | Virginia State | William Marino is fouled on the floor by David Lirette - foul #1 on David Lirette, team foul #2 | 16-23 |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | William Marino can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Lirette - foul #2 on David Lirette, team foul #3 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Glenn McGhin (PG) David Lirette | |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | William Marino misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:50 | Virginia State | William Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:32 | Shaw | Dan Bengtson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - William Marino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lance Zipkin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Nabors (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Thomas (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Glenn McGhin (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Dan Bengtson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Bergey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Marino | 20-25 |
| 07:06 | Shaw | Glenn McGhin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harold Jett (SF) John Nabors | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lance Kendall (PG), Gary Lynch (SF) Glenn McGhin, Chris Bergey | |
| 06:54 | Virginia State | William Marino connects on the shot near the basket set up by Harold Jett | 22-25 |
| 06:48 | Shaw | Gary Lynch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Hulme (SG) Lance Zipkin | |
| Subs | Shaw | Paul Gurule (PF), Ralph Ashmore (C) Andrew Rogers, Harold Davidson | |
| 06:33 | Virginia State | William Marino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:31 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:25 | Shaw | Gary Lynch buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dan Bengtson | 22-28 |
| 06:17 | Virginia State | Paul Gurule takes the ball from Richard Hulme | 22-28 |
| 06:00 | Shaw | Gary Lynch drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Bengtson | 22-31 |
| 05:47 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Gurule - foul #1 on Paul Gurule, team foul #4 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin (PG), John Nabors (SF) William Marino, Harold Jett | |
| Subs | Shaw | Glenn McGhin (PG), Paul Perry (SG), Chris Bergey (SF), Andrew Rogers (PF), John Key (C) Lance Kendall, Dan Bengtson, Gary Lynch, Paul Gurule, Ralph Ashmore | |
| 05:47 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:47 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:32 | Shaw | Chris Bergey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 05:30 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:22 | Shaw | Chris Bergey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 24-31 |
| 05:21 | Virginia State | Mike Thomas grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 05:00 | Virginia State | John Nabors is fouled on the floor by John Key - foul #1 on John Key, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Kris Evans (SG), Edward Sellers (SF), Samuel Maddox (PF) Richard Hulme, John Nabors, Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Shaw | Harold Davidson (C) John Key | |
| 04:45 | Virginia State | Kris Evans can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Rogers - foul #1 on Andrew Rogers, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery (PF) Thomas Lott | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lance Kendall (PG), Ralph Ashmore (PF) Glenn McGhin, Andrew Rogers | |
| 04:45 | Virginia State | Kris Evans makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:45 | Virginia State | Kris Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:45 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:39 | Shaw | Chris Bergey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 04:37 | Shaw | Paul Perry tips it home | 25-33 |
| 04:21 | Virginia State | Kris Evans clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 04:19 | Shaw | Harold Davidson grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 03:58 | Shaw | Lance Kendall misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 03:56 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:51 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery is hacked by Chris Bergey - foul #1 on Chris Bergey, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Marino (PG), Richard Hulme (SG), Harold Jett (SF), Richard Kelley (C) Kris Evans, Lance Zipkin, Edward Sellers, Samuel Maddox | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Lirette (PG), Dan Bengtson (SG), Gary Lynch (SF), Andrew Rogers (PF) Lance Kendall, Paul Perry, Chris Bergey, Harold Davidson | |
| 03:51 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:51 | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:51 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 03:31 | Shaw | Richard Hulme is called for the reach on David Lirette - foul #1 on Richard Hulme, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Thomas Lott (C) Ray Jeffery | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 03:31 | Shaw | David Lirette misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:31 | Virginia State | Thomas Lott grabs the board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - William Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hulme (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Jett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Kelley (fresh) C - Thomas Lott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - David Lirette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Bengtson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Lynch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Ashmore (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Virginia State | William Marino hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Jett | 29-33 |
| 02:48 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 02:47 | Shaw | Ralph Ashmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:38 | Shaw | David Lirette is alone and drills a floater from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 02:33 | Virginia State | Harold Jett misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 02:32 | Virginia State | Harold Jett snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 02:19 | Virginia State | Andrew Rogers takes the ball from Richard Kelley | 29-35 |
| 02:04 | Shaw | Andrew Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Lirette | 29-37 |
| 01:44 | Virginia State | Richard Kelley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Kelley, team foul #8 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin (PG), Kris Evans (SG), John Nabors (SF), Samuel Maddox (PF), Mike Thomas (C) William Marino, Richard Hulme, Harold Jett, Richard Kelley, Thomas Lott | |
| Subs | Shaw | Lance Kendall (PG), Paul Perry (SG), Chris Bergey (SF), John Key (PF), Harold Davidson (C) David Lirette, Dan Bengtson, Gary Lynch, Andrew Rogers, Ralph Ashmore | |
| 01:40 | Shaw | Lance Zipkin is called for the reach on Lance Kendall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lance Zipkin, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| 01:40 | Shaw | Lance Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:40 | Virginia State | Samuel Maddox grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 01:20 | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 01:00 | Shaw | Lance Kendall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 00:58 | Shaw | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Bergey | 29-37 |
| 00:39 | Shaw | Chris Bergey is hacked by Kris Evans - foul #1 on Kris Evans, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ray Jeffery (PF) Samuel Maddox | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:39 | Shaw | Chris Bergey makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:39 | Shaw | Chris Bergey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:37 | Virginia State | Lance Zipkin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lance Zipkin, team foul #11 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | David Lirette (PG) Chris Bergey | |
| 00:20 | Shaw | Paul Perry misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kris Evans - foul #2 on Kris Evans, team foul #12 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Marino (PG), Edward Sellers (SF) Kris Evans, John Nabors | |
| Subs | Shaw | Paul Gurule (PF) Harold Davidson | |
| 00:20 | Shaw | Paul Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:20 | Shaw | Paul Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:20 | Shaw | David Lirette grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:04 | Shaw | William Marino is called for the reach on David Lirette - foul #2 on William Marino, team foul #13 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Thomas Lott (C) Mike Thomas | |
| Subs | Shaw | Andrew Rogers (PF) Paul Gurule | |
| 00:04 | Shaw | David Lirette makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:04 | Shaw | David Lirette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Edward Sellers clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-42 |