| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Leedom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Goodlow (fresh) PF - Lester Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Gary Page (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Banks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson is whistled for a carry | 35-35 |
| 19:40 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight is fouled on the floor by Virgil Goodlow - foul #1 on Virgil Goodlow, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:21 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 19:19 | Shepherd | Roderick Wheeler grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 19:06 | Shepherd | James Alexander is whistled for a carry | 35-35 |
| 18:44 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Roderick Wheeler - foul #3 on Roderick Wheeler, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson (C) Roderick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | | |
| 18:44 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:36 | Shepherd | James Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Virgil Goodlow | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 18:20 | Fort Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Jack McCraight | 38-37 |
| 18:06 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-37 |
| 18:04 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:38 | Shepherd | James Alexander knocks in the floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 17:21 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page loses the dribble to Lester Nelson | 40-37 |
| 17:08 | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Robert Blalock (C) Virgil Goodlow | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow (C) Michael Banks | |
| 16:45 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Page and he's fouled by Lester Nelson - foul #1 on Lester Nelson, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Herman Barnes (C) Lester Nelson | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nicholas Gray (PG), Russell Manning (SG), Daniel Mann (C) Gary Page, Scott Burton, Paul Shaver | |
| 16:45 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:45 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Herman Barnes | 40-39 |
| 16:29 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson comes up short on the shot from close range | 40-39 |
| 16:28 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:10 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:09 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Russell Manning | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Blalock - foul #2 on Robert Blalock, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Seth Upton (PG), Charles Berry (SG), Virgil Goodlow (SF), Roderick Wheeler (C) James Alexander, Ernest Leedom, Nicolas Johnson, Herman Barnes | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page (PG), Scott Burton (SG), Paul Shaver (PF), Michael Banks (C) Nicholas Gray, Russell Manning, Mark Yow, Daniel Mann | |
| 15:42 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Seth Upton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Virgil Goodlow (fresh) PF - Robert Blalock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roderick Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Gary Page (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Banks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Shepherd | Roderick Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:16 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Gary Page | 40-40 |
| 14:59 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Roderick Wheeler - foul #4 on Roderick Wheeler, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lester Nelson (PF) Roderick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning (SF) Jack McCraight | |
| 14:59 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:59 | Shepherd | Robert Blalock gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:38 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 14:15 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-42 |
| 14:14 | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:10 | Shepherd | Charles Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 14:08 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 13:56 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page is hacked by Virgil Goodlow - foul #2 on Virgil Goodlow, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Alexander (PG), Ernest Leedom (SG), Nicolas Johnson (SF), Herman Barnes (C) Seth Upton, Charles Berry, Virgil Goodlow, Robert Blalock | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight (SF), Mark Yow (PF), Daniel Mann (C) Russell Manning, Paul Shaver, Michael Banks | |
| 13:34 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Burton | 40-44 |
| 13:16 | Shepherd | Jack McCraight is called for the reach on Nicolas Johnson - foul #2 on Jack McCraight, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nicholas Gray (PG), Russell Manning (SG) Gary Page, Scott Burton | |
| 13:00 | Shepherd | James Alexander drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nicolas Johnson - foul #2 on Nicolas Johnson, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow (SF) Herman Barnes | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks (C) Daniel Mann | |
| 12:39 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:19 | Shepherd | James Alexander comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 12:18 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 12:10 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Nicolas Johnson | 43-44 |
| 11:51 | Shepherd | James Alexander clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 11:49 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:39 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Nicholas Gray | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Leedom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Goodlow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lester Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicolas Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nicholas Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mark Yow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Banks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Shepherd | James Alexander scores on a runner near the basket set up by Virgil Goodlow | 45-47 |
| 11:24 | Fort Valley St. | Nicholas Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 11:22 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Lester Nelson | 45-47 |
| 11:03 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson is whistled for a carry | 45-47 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Seth Upton (SG), Robert Blalock (SF), Clifford Johnson (PF), Herman Barnes (C) Ernest Leedom, Virgil Goodlow, Lester Nelson, Nicolas Johnson | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page (PG), Scott Burton (SG), Paul Shaver (PF), Daniel Mann (C) Nicholas Gray, Russell Manning, Mark Yow, Michael Banks | |
| 10:34 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:33 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Herman Barnes | 45-47 |
| 10:28 | Shepherd | James Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 10:27 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:09 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Ernest Leedom (SG) James Alexander | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Shannon Mason (SF) Jack McCraight | |
| 09:46 | Shepherd | Shannon Mason picks off the pass by Ernest Leedom | 45-47 |
| 09:35 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 09:34 | Shepherd | Seth Upton gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:26 | Shepherd | Seth Upton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ernest Leedom | 48-47 |
| 09:05 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Shannon Mason | 48-49 |
| 08:43 | Shepherd | Robert Blalock misses short on a runner from the left block | 48-49 |
| 08:41 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:16 | Fort Valley St. | Robert Blalock takes the ball from Daniel Mann | 48-49 |
| 08:07 | Shepherd | Ernest Leedom can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:05 | Fort Valley St. | The rebound goes to Paul Shaver | 48-49 |
| 07:43 | Fort Valley St. | Clifford Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Shaver - foul #1 on Clifford Johnson, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Shepherd | James Alexander (PG), Charles Berry (SG), Virgil Goodlow (SF), Lester Nelson (PF), Roderick Wheeler (C) Seth Upton, Ernest Leedom, Robert Blalock, Clifford Johnson, Herman Barnes | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Nicholas Gray (PG), Russell Manning (SG), Jack McCraight (SF), Michael Banks (C) Gary Page, Scott Burton, Shannon Mason, Daniel Mann | |
| 07:43 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:43 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:22 | Shepherd | James Alexander misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 07:20 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - James Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Virgil Goodlow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lester Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Nicholas Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Paul Shaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Banks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Gray | 48-54 |
| 06:41 | Shepherd | James Alexander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 06:40 | Shepherd | Charles Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:22 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson lays it in set up by James Alexander and the foul's on Paul Shaver - foul #3 on Paul Shaver, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Ernest Leedom (SG) Charles Berry | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page (PG), Scott Burton (SG), Mark Yow (PF) Nicholas Gray, Russell Manning, Paul Shaver | |
| 06:22 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:22 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:59 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page is hacked by Lester Nelson - foul #2 on Lester Nelson, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 05:59 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:59 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:59 | Shepherd | Roderick Wheeler snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 05:49 | Shepherd | Mark Yow blocks the short jumper by Lester Nelson | 50-55 |
| 05:47 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 05:42 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight double dribbles | 50-55 |
| 05:26 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson lays it in | 52-55 |
| 05:14 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 05:13 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:05 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack McCraight | 52-58 |
| 04:55 | Shepherd | The short jumper by Lester Nelson is denied by Gary Page | 52-58 |
| 04:54 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 04:39 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Page | 52-60 |
| 04:33 | Shepherd | James Alexander clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Page - foul #1 on Gary Page, team foul #3 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson (SF), Robert Blalock (PF), Herman Barnes (C) Virgil Goodlow, Lester Nelson, Roderick Wheeler | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann (C) Michael Banks | |
| 04:33 | Shepherd | James Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:33 | Shepherd | James Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:17 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow's pass is intercepted by Robert Blalock | 54-60 |
| 03:55 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 03:37 | Fort Valley St. | Daniel Mann hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Page | 57-63 |
| 03:21 | Shepherd | James Alexander hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Leedom | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - James Alexander (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Leedom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicolas Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Blalock (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Valley St. | PG - Gary Page (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack McCraight (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Mark Yow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 03:14 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 03:04 | Shepherd | Nicolas Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Alexander | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Fort Valley St. | Scott Burton drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack McCraight | 62-66 |
| 02:46 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Virgil Goodlow (SF), Lester Nelson (PF), Roderick Wheeler (C) Nicolas Johnson, Robert Blalock, Herman Barnes | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver (PF), Michael Banks (C) Mark Yow, Daniel Mann | |
| 02:26 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Shaver - foul #4 on Paul Shaver, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| 02:26 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:05 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Virgil Goodlow - foul #3 on Virgil Goodlow, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 02:05 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:05 | Fort Valley St. | Michael Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:51 | Shepherd | The jump hook by James Alexander is blocked by Jack McCraight | 65-68 |
| 01:49 | Shepherd | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Leedom | 65-68 |
| 01:36 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 01:35 | Fort Valley St. | Paul Shaver grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 01:27 | Fort Valley St. | Jack McCraight misses long on a jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 01:25 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:11 | Shepherd | Ernest Leedom is fouled on the floor by Gary Page - foul #2 on Gary Page, team foul #5 | 65-68 |
| 00:47 | Shepherd | Lester Nelson lays it in on a great pass from James Alexander | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Fort Valley St. | Gary Page drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Burton | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | Shepherd | Roderick Wheeler loses the ball out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | Fort Valley St. | Russell Manning (SF), Mark Yow (PF) Jack McCraight, Paul Shaver | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Fort Valley St. | James Alexander is called for the reach on Mark Yow in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Alexander, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:04 | Fort Valley St. | Mark Yow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Ernest Leedom misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-72 |