| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Patrick Charlesworth (fresh) SG - Rudolph Her (fresh) SF - Roy Pauling (fresh) PF - Sean Reid (fresh) C - Rodney Wrigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Harvey Scarbrough (fresh) SG - John Chambers (fresh) SF - Clyde Smith (fresh) PF - Alex Lambert (fresh) C - Robert Benbow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley 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) | |
| 19:43 | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Virginia State | Sean Reid is called for the reach on Alex Lambert - foul #1 on Sean Reid, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Virginia State | Rodney Wrigley steals the ball from Clyde Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Shaw | Roy Pauling is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Virginia State | Clyde Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clyde Smith, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley lays it up and in set up by Rudolph Her | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert can't connect on a runner in the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:47 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | Shaw | Sean Reid can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Harvey Scarbrough - foul #1 on Harvey Scarbrough, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Shaw | John Poole (PG), Jason Sutton (SG), Ronald Tanguay (SF), Frank Lipinski (C) Patrick Charlesworth, Rudolph Her, Roy Pauling, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 17:21 | Shaw | Sean Reid makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | Shaw | Sean Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 17:01 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough lays it up and in | 8-2 |
| 16:43 | Shaw | Robert Benbow steps in front of the Sean Reid pass | 8-2 |
| 16:28 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Poole - foul #1 on John Poole, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Shaw | William Wilson (SF) Sean Reid | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Belcher (SG), Michael Zeiss (SF), Mitchell Pickard (PF), John Galyon (C) John Chambers, Clyde Smith, Alex Lambert, Robert Benbow | |
| 16:28 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:01 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to John Galyon | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - John Poole (fresh) SG - Jason Sutton (fresh) SF - William Wilson (fresh) PF - Ronald Tanguay (fresh) C - Frank Lipinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Harvey Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Belcher (fresh) SF - Michael Zeiss (fresh) PF - Mitchell Pickard (fresh) C - John Galyon (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 15:38 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:27 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Poole - foul #2 on John Poole, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth (PG), Rudolph Her (SG), Roy Pauling (SF), Sean Reid (PF), Rodney Wrigley (C) John Poole, Jason Sutton, William Wilson, Ronald Tanguay, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Chambers (SG) Joseph Belcher | |
| 15:27 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:27 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:25 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Shannon Williams (PG) Harvey Scarbrough | |
| 15:14 | Virginia State | John Chambers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mitchell Pickard | 8-8 |
| 15:04 | Shaw | Roy Pauling hits a wide open shot from the left block | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | Virginia State | Patrick Charlesworth is called for the reach on John Chambers - foul #1 on Patrick Charlesworth, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Belcher (PG), Clyde Smith (SF), Alex Lambert (PF) Shannon Williams, Michael Zeiss, John Galyon | |
| 14:43 | Virginia State | John Chambers misses badly on a shot from the right side | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Shaw | Rudolph Her pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:16 | Shaw | Sean Reid is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Sean Reid, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Shaw | Jason Sutton (PF), Frank Lipinski (C) Sean Reid, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Shannon Williams (SG), Robert Benbow (C) John Chambers, Mitchell Pickard | |
| 13:56 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Belcher and he's fouled by Roy Pauling - foul #1 on Roy Pauling, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifford Sand (PG) Patrick Charlesworth | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ethan Fountain (SG) Joseph Belcher | |
| 13:56 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Shaw | Roy Pauling is hacked by Clyde Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clyde Smith, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay (PF) Rudolph Her | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss (SF) Clyde Smith | |
| 13:40 | Shaw | Roy Pauling is hacked by Shannon Williams - foul #1 on Shannon Williams, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Crites (PF) Alex Lambert | |
| 13:35 | Shaw | Roy Pauling drills a jump hook in the lane | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | Virginia State | Shannon Williams's pass is intercepted by Clifford Sand | 12-11 |
| 13:20 | Shaw | Robert Benbow is called for the reach on Jason Sutton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Benbow, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | Rudolph Her (SG), William Wilson (SF), Rodney Wrigley (C) Jason Sutton, Roy Pauling, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Chambers (SG) Ethan Fountain | |
| 13:08 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Benbow - foul #2 on Robert Benbow, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough (PG), John Galyon (C) Shannon Williams, Robert Benbow | |
| 13:08 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Virginia State | John Galyon pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss misses badly on a shot from the left block | 12-11 |
| 12:51 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:47 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley loses the dribble to Harvey Scarbrough in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 12:42 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth (PG), Jason Sutton (PF) Clifford Sand, Ronald Tanguay | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ethan Fountain (SF), Mitchell Pickard (PF) Michael Zeiss, John Crites | |
| 12:34 | Shaw | William Wilson is denied on a layup by Mitchell Pickard | 12-11 |
| 12:32 | Virginia State | John Galyon gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:09 | Virginia State | John Galyon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:07 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough can't tip it in | 12-11 |
| 12:05 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 11:47 | Shaw | William Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ethan Fountain - foul #1 on Ethan Fountain, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifford Sand (PG), Roy Pauling (SF), Frank Lipinski (C) Patrick Charlesworth, Jason Sutton, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Belcher (PG), Shannon Williams (SG), Alex Lambert (PF) Harvey Scarbrough, John Chambers, John Galyon | |
| 11:47 | Shaw | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:47 | Shaw | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Clifford Sand (fresh) SG - Rudolph Her (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Pauling (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Lipinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Joseph Belcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shannon Williams (fresh) SF - Ethan Fountain (fresh) PF - Alex Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Pickard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert clanks a turnaround in the lane | 14-13 |
| 11:31 | Shaw | Frank Lipinski snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:11 | Shaw | Roy Pauling's fadeaway is rejected by Ethan Fountain | 14-13 |
| 11:09 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 10:42 | Virginia State | Clifford Sand takes the ball from Ethan Fountain | 14-13 |
| 10:19 | Shaw | Roy Pauling misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Shannon Williams - foul #2 on Shannon Williams, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth (PG), Ronald Tanguay (SG), Jason Sutton (PF), Rodney Wrigley (C) Clifford Sand, Rudolph Her, William Wilson, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough (PG), John Chambers (SG), Michael Zeiss (SF), John Crites (PF) Joseph Belcher, Shannon Williams, Ethan Fountain, Alex Lambert | |
| 10:19 | Shaw | Roy Pauling misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:19 | Shaw | Roy Pauling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:02 | Virginia State | Patrick Charlesworth takes the ball from John Chambers | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Charlesworth | 17-13 |
| 09:41 | Virginia State | John Crites connects on the shot from close range set up by Harvey Scarbrough | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 09:19 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:14 | Virginia State | John Chambers drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Harvey Scarbrough | 17-17 |
| 08:55 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:54 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 08:37 | Shaw | Roy Pauling misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Zeiss - foul #1 on Michael Zeiss, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifford Sand (PG), Rudolph Her (SG), Frank Lipinski (C) Patrick Charlesworth, Ronald Tanguay, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alex Lambert (PF), John Galyon (C) John Crites, Mitchell Pickard | |
| 08:37 | Shaw | Roy Pauling makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Shaw | Roy Pauling makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:25 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss scores on a runner from the left block | 19-19 |
| 08:14 | Shaw | John Chambers picks off the pass by Jason Sutton | 19-19 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | John Chambers banks in the layup | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | Shaw | Roy Pauling misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 07:48 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Clifford Sand (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Her (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Pauling (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Jason Sutton (fairly fresh) C - Frank Lipinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Harvey Scarbrough (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chambers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Zeiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Galyon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert buries a floater from close range set up by John Chambers | 19-23 |
| 07:22 | Shaw | Clifford Sand is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth (PG), William Wilson (SF), Ronald Tanguay (PF), Rodney Wrigley (C) Clifford Sand, Roy Pauling, Jason Sutton, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Belcher (PG), Mitchell Pickard (C) Harvey Scarbrough, John Galyon | |
| 07:05 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-23 |
| 07:04 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert tips it home | 19-25 |
| 06:42 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ethan Fountain (SF) Michael Zeiss | |
| 06:21 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 19-25 |
| 06:20 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Ronald Tanguay | 19-25 |
| 06:07 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 06:06 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 05:58 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rudolph Her - foul #1 on Rudolph Her, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifford Sand (PG), Jason Sutton (PF), Frank Lipinski (C) Patrick Charlesworth, Ronald Tanguay, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough (PG) John Chambers | |
| 05:58 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:58 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:46 | Shaw | Rudolph Her buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-27 |
| 05:27 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard is fouled on the floor by Frank Lipinski - foul #1 on Frank Lipinski, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Shaw | Roy Pauling (SF) William Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Chambers (SG), John Crites (PF), John Galyon (C) Joseph Belcher, Ethan Fountain, Alex Lambert | |
| 05:27 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:27 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Frank Lipinski misses the lay-in | 22-29 |
| 05:03 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to John Crites | 22-29 |
| 04:50 | Virginia State | Mitchell Pickard drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Chambers | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | Shaw | Roy Pauling is fouled in the backcourt by John Chambers - foul #1 on John Chambers, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Patrick Charlesworth (PG), Rodney Wrigley (C) Clifford Sand, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss (SF) Mitchell Pickard | |
| 04:45 | Shaw | Roy Pauling misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:45 | Shaw | Roy Pauling makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:21 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Chambers | 23-33 |
| 04:06 | Shaw | Rodney Wrigley hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Charlesworth | 25-33 |
| 03:49 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss is fouled on the floor by Patrick Charlesworth - foul #2 on Patrick Charlesworth, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Shaw | John Poole (PG), Ronald Tanguay (SG), William Wilson (SF), Sean Reid (PF), Frank Lipinski (C) Patrick Charlesworth, Rudolph Her, Roy Pauling, Jason Sutton, Rodney Wrigley | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Shannon Williams (SG), Clyde Smith (SF), Alex Lambert (PF), Robert Benbow (C) Harvey Scarbrough, John Chambers, John Crites, John Galyon | |
| 03:49 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:49 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 03:28 | Shaw | William Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 03:27 | Shaw | John Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - John Poole (fresh) SG - Ronald Tanguay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Reid (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Lipinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Michael Zeiss (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Shannon Williams (fresh) SF - Clyde Smith (fresh) PF - Alex Lambert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Benbow (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Shaw | Frank Lipinski hits a shot from close range | 27-35 |
| 03:03 | Virginia State | Michael Zeiss can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-35 |
| 03:02 | Virginia State | Robert Benbow tips it home | 27-37 |
| 02:56 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay is hacked by Alex Lambert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Lambert, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Ethan Fountain (SG) Michael Zeiss | |
| 02:56 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:56 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:56 | Virginia State | Alex Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:39 | Virginia State | Clyde Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-37 |
| 02:38 | Virginia State | Robert Benbow gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:14 | Virginia State | Ronald Tanguay takes the ball from Alex Lambert | 27-37 |
| 01:50 | Shaw | Ronald Tanguay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Shaw | Clifford Sand (PG), Rudolph Her (SG), Roy Pauling (SF), Rodney Wrigley (C) John Poole, Ronald Tanguay, William Wilson, Frank Lipinski | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough (PG), Joseph Belcher (SG), John Crites (PF) Shannon Williams, Ethan Fountain, Alex Lambert | |
| 01:39 | Virginia State | Clyde Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 01:38 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Roy Pauling | 27-37 |
| 01:15 | Shaw | Rudolph Her clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 01:13 | Virginia State | Robert Benbow pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | Clyde Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 00:49 | Shaw | Clifford Sand pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:31 | Shaw | Clifford Sand can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 00:30 | Shaw | Sean Reid tips it in | 29-37 |
| 00:05 | Virginia State | Harvey Scarbrough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | Virginia State | Robert Benbow tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Clifford Sand clanks a halfcourt shot | 29-39 |