| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Patrick Dilley (fresh) SG - Joel Thompson (fresh) SF - Jerry Maynard (fresh) PF - Colin Whitaker (fresh) C - Jack Burdette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Ellison (fresh) SG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) SF - Matthew Manuel (fresh) PF - Alberto Greco (fresh) C - Michael Cole (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Carolina Central | N. Carolina Central 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 | Colin Whitaker steals the ball from Alberto Greco | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Maynard's pass is intercepted by Matthew Manuel | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Shaw | Michael Ellison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Manuel | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Maynard scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Thompson | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Chan and the foul's on Jerry Maynard - foul #1 on Jerry Maynard, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | N. Carolina Central | Jack Burdette pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson loses the dribble to Michael Cole | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Shaw | Colin Whitaker steals it from Michael Ellison | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | N. Carolina Central | Alberto Greco is called for the reach on Jack Burdette - foul #1 on Alberto Greco, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts (C) Jack Burdette | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), David Freeman (SG), Clifton Mitchell (SF), Kevin Hardin (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Michael Ellison, Jeffery Chan, Matthew Manuel, Alberto Greco, Michael Cole | |
| 17:13 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Maynard tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Shaw | Robert Leonard buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Peterson | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Snow (SG), John Turner (SF), Richard Holberg (C) Joel Thompson, Jerry Maynard, Colin Whitaker | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 16:58 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Shaw | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Shaw | Edward Peterson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Shaw | Edward Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Shaw | Robert Leonard hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Freeman | 5-10 |
| 15:53 | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley is fouled on the floor by Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman (PG), Colin Whitaker (PF), Jack Burdette (C) Patrick Dilley, Nathan Roberts, Richard Holberg | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Ellison (PG), Jeffery Chan (SG), Matthew Manuel (SF), Alberto Greco (PF), Michael Cole (C) Robert Leonard, David Freeman, Clifton Mitchell, Kevin Hardin, Edward Peterson | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Clingman (fresh) SG - James Snow (fresh) SF - John Turner (fresh) PF - Colin Whitaker (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jack Burdette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alberto Greco (fresh) C - Michael Cole (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | N. Carolina Central | James Snow drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Clingman | 8-10 |
| 15:11 | Shaw | Michael Ellison knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Chan | 8-13 |
| 15:04 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 15:01 | Shaw | Michael Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Clingman - foul #1 on Kevin Clingman, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson (SG), Jerry Maynard (SF) James Snow, John Turner | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 14:39 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the paint | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | Shaw | Michael Cole tips it home | 10-15 |
| 14:13 | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley (PG), Nathan Roberts (PF), Richard Holberg (C) Kevin Clingman, Colin Whitaker, Jack Burdette | |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Matthew Manuel, Michael Cole | |
| 14:01 | Shaw | Alberto Greco is hacked by Nathan Roberts - foul #1 on Nathan Roberts, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| 13:48 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Maynard - foul #2 on Jerry Maynard, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | John Turner (SF) Jerry Maynard | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 13:48 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:48 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:48 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 13:34 | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley loses the dribble to Clifton Mitchell | 10-16 |
| 13:17 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ellison | 10-18 |
| 12:48 | N. Carolina Central | Clifton Mitchell is called for the reach on Patrick Dilley - foul #1 on Clifton Mitchell, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Snow (SG), Colin Whitaker (PF), Jack Burdette (C) Joel Thompson, Nathan Roberts, Richard Holberg | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Leonard (PG), David Freeman (SG), Matthew Manuel (SF), Kevin Hardin (PF) Michael Ellison, Jeffery Chan, Clifton Mitchell, Alberto Greco | |
| 12:33 | N. Carolina Central | Jack Burdette can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | Shaw | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 12:25 | Shaw | Edward Peterson throws it down set up by Matthew Manuel and the foul's on Jack Burdette - foul #1 on Jack Burdette, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson (SF) John Turner | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 12:25 | Shaw | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:17 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-21 |
| 12:16 | N. Carolina Central | Jack Burdette tips it home | 12-21 |
| 12:13 | Shaw | James Snow picks off the pass by David Freeman in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 11:50 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson is fouled on the floor by Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman (PG) Patrick Dilley | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Jeffery Chan (SG), Michael Cole (C) Robert Leonard, David Freeman, Edward Peterson | |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Clingman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Robertson (fresh) PF - Colin Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jack Burdette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Timothy Joy (fresh) SG - Jeffery Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) C - Michael Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | N. Carolina Central | Jack Burdette misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-21 |
| 11:33 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker hits the follow up shot | 14-21 |
| 11:29 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson (SG), Nathan Roberts (C) James Snow, Jack Burdette | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Ellison (PG), David Freeman (SF) Timothy Joy, Matthew Manuel | |
| 11:15 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 11:14 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardin | 14-21 |
| 11:12 | Shaw | Michael Ellison loses the dribble to Colin Whitaker in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 10:50 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-21 |
| 10:49 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:22 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 10:20 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:05 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 10:04 | Shaw | Michael Cole snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | Shaw | Michael Ellison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:46 | N. Carolina Central | The rebound goes to Colin Whitaker | 14-21 |
| 09:30 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:29 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 09:27 | Shaw | Joel Thompson is called for the reach on Jeffery Chan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Thompson, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley (PG), James Snow (SG), John Turner (SF), Jack Burdette (C) Kevin Clingman, Joel Thompson, Douglas Robertson, Nathan Roberts | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Clifton Mitchell (SG), Matthew Manuel (SF), Alberto Greco (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Michael Ellison, Jeffery Chan, David Freeman, Kevin Hardin, Michael Cole | |
| 09:12 | Shaw | Timothy Joy is hacked by John Turner - foul #1 on John Turner, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| 09:12 | Shaw | Timothy Joy makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:12 | Shaw | Timothy Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:47 | N. Carolina Central | James Snow connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Dilley and the foul's on Clifton Mitchell - foul #2 on Clifton Mitchell, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Jeffery Chan (SG) Clifton Mitchell | |
| 08:47 | N. Carolina Central | James Snow makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:40 | Shaw | Alberto Greco hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Joy | 19-25 |
| 08:24 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Chan steals the ball from Patrick Dilley | 19-25 |
| 08:12 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 08:11 | N. Carolina Central | James Snow gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:02 | N. Carolina Central | John Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | Shaw | Alberto Greco gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:40 | Shaw | Timothy Joy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alberto Greco | 19-27 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Patrick Dilley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Snow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Colin Whitaker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jack Burdette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Timothy Joy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Chan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alberto Greco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | N. Carolina Central | Alberto Greco steals the ball from James Snow | 19-27 |
| 07:30 | Shaw | Timothy Joy is hacked by Patrick Dilley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Dilley, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman (SG), Nathan Roberts (PF), Richard Holberg (C) James Snow, Colin Whitaker, Jack Burdette | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Ellison (PG), David Freeman (SG) Jeffery Chan, Edward Peterson | |
| 07:30 | Shaw | Timothy Joy makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:30 | Shaw | Timothy Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:13 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman is hacked by David Freeman - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #7 | 19-29 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson (SG), Douglas Robertson (SF) Patrick Dilley, John Turner | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Cole (C) Timothy Joy | |
| 07:13 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:13 | Shaw | Alberto Greco gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:00 | Shaw | Matthew Manuel scores on a floater from close range set up by Michael Ellison | 19-31 |
| 06:45 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joel Thompson and the foul's on David Freeman - foul #2 on David Freeman, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Jeffery Chan (SG) David Freeman | |
| 06:45 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts makes the free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:38 | Shaw | Michael Cole misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 22-31 |
| 06:36 | N. Carolina Central | Joel Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Jeffery Chan is called for the reach on Nathan Roberts - foul #1 on Jeffery Chan, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:32 | N. Carolina Central | Nathan Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:32 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:14 | Shaw | Michael Ellison misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 06:13 | Shaw | Michael Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:00 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joel Thompson - foul #2 on Joel Thompson, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley (PG), Randy Utter (SG), John Turner (SF), Colin Whitaker (PF), Jack Burdette (C) Kevin Clingman, Joel Thompson, Douglas Robertson, Nathan Roberts, Richard Holberg | |
| Subs | Shaw | Kevin Hardin (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Matthew Manuel, Michael Cole | |
| 06:00 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:00 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:40 | N. Carolina Central | The pull-up jumper by Jack Burdette is blocked by Edward Peterson | 23-33 |
| 05:38 | N. Carolina Central | The offensive rebound goes to John Turner | 23-33 |
| 05:21 | N. Carolina Central | Jack Burdette comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 05:19 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 23-33 |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Kevin Hardin is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Ellison | 23-35 |
| 04:55 | N. Carolina Central | Colin Whitaker clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 23-35 |
| 04:53 | Shaw | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 04:41 | Shaw | Michael Ellison is hacked by Randy Utter - foul #1 on Randy Utter, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | James Snow (SG), Douglas Robertson (SF) Randy Utter, John Turner | |
| Subs | Shaw | Matthew Manuel (SF) Kevin Hardin | |
| 04:41 | Shaw | Michael Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:41 | Shaw | Michael Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:41 | Shaw | Edward Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:25 | Shaw | Michael Ellison misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 04:23 | N. Carolina Central | James Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:19 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 04:18 | Shaw | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:15 | Shaw | Edward Peterson double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman (PG), Nathan Roberts (PF), Richard Holberg (C) Patrick Dilley, Colin Whitaker, Jack Burdette | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Michael Cole (C) Michael Ellison, Alberto Greco | |
| 03:52 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Clingman | 26-36 |
| 03:29 | Shaw | Michael Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Chan | 26-38 |
| Lineup | N. Carolina Central | PG - Kevin Clingman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Snow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Holberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Timothy Joy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Chan (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Manuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Cole (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-38 |
| 03:05 | Shaw | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 02:54 | Shaw | Jeffery Chan drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Joy | 26-40 |
| 02:36 | N. Carolina Central | Michael Cole blocks the short jumper by Nathan Roberts | 26-40 |
| 02:35 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Timothy Joy | 26-40 |
| 02:15 | Shaw | James Snow takes the ball from Michael Cole | 26-40 |
| 02:11 | N. Carolina Central | Douglas Robertson hits the finger roll set up by James Snow | 28-40 |
| 01:59 | Shaw | Michael Cole comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Nathan Roberts - foul #2 on Nathan Roberts, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley (PG), Joel Thompson (SG), Jerry Maynard (SF), John Turner (PF), Jack Burdette (C) Kevin Clingman, James Snow, Douglas Robertson, Nathan Roberts, Richard Holberg | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Ellison (PG), Robert Leonard (SG), Clifton Mitchell (SF), Kevin Hardin (PF) Timothy Joy, Jeffery Chan, Matthew Manuel, Edward Peterson | |
| 01:59 | Shaw | Michael Cole misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:59 | Shaw | Michael Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:34 | N. Carolina Central | Patrick Dilley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-41 |
| 01:32 | Shaw | Michael Cole snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 01:04 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Dilley - foul #2 on Patrick Dilley, team foul #12 | 28-41 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Alberto Greco (PF) Michael Cole | |
| 01:04 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 01:04 | Shaw | Clifton Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | John Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hardin - foul #1 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | John Turner makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:53 | N. Carolina Central | John Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 00:49 | Shaw | Michael Ellison is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ellison, team foul #11 | 30-42 |
| 00:30 | N. Carolina Central | John Turner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Dilley | 33-42 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Alberto Greco is fouled on the floor by John Turner - foul #2 on John Turner, team foul #13 | 33-42 |
| Subs | N. Carolina Central | Kevin Clingman (PG), Randy Utter (SG), Colin Whitaker (PF) Patrick Dilley, Joel Thompson, John Turner | |
| Subs | Shaw | Timothy Joy (PG), Jeffery Chan (SG), David Freeman (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Michael Ellison, Robert Leonard, Clifton Mitchell, Kevin Hardin | |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Alberto Greco makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:03 | Shaw | Alberto Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | N. Carolina Central | Jerry Maynard misses the halfcourt shot | 33-44 |