| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Ross Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stabler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerome Stenger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Erick Schweiss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Fred Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Simons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Turner | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Virginia State | Perry Simons connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Ryan | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Shaw | Fred Mitchell is called for the reach on Ross Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Mitchell, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | Shaw | Joe Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger tips it in | 36-31 |
| 18:25 | Virginia State | Michael Battle's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerome Stenger | 36-31 |
| 18:23 | Shaw | Ross Turner grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 18:11 | Shaw | Ross Turner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | Virginia State | Michael Battle grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 17:51 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell can't finish the layup | 36-31 |
| 17:49 | Virginia State | Richard Cook misses the tip | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | Virginia State | Perry Simons gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | Virginia State | Michael Battle is hacked by Joe Wilson - foul #3 on Joe Wilson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joel Phillips (PG), Raymond Dull (SG), Daniel Hollinger (SF), John Halverson (PF), Keith Stephens (C) Ross Turner, David Stabler, Jerome Stenger, Joe Wilson, Erick Schweiss | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Chea (PG), Bernard Dade (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Samuel Barbour (PF), Darrell Guinn (C) Fred Mitchell, Richard Cook, Jeremy Ryan, Michael Battle, Perry Simons | |
| 17:21 | Virginia State | Keith Stephens takes the ball from Jerry Nguyen | 36-31 |
| 17:04 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger is hacked by Jerry Nguyen - foul #1 on Jerry Nguyen, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 16:43 | Shaw | John Halverson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Barbour - foul #1 on Samuel Barbour, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 16:27 | Shaw | Keith Stephens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Hollinger and he's hacked by Samuel Barbour - foul #2 on Samuel Barbour, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ross Turner (PG) Raymond Dull | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell (PG) Stephen Chea | |
| 16:27 | Shaw | Keith Stephens makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:11 | Virginia State | Jerry Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Mitchell | 39-33 |
| 15:42 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Shaw | David Stabler (SG), Jerome Stenger (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Joel Phillips, Daniel Hollinger, Keith Stephens | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Cook (SG), Jeremy Ryan (SF), Michael Battle (PF), Jimmie Wilcox (C) Bernard Dade, Jerry Nguyen, Samuel Barbour, Darrell Guinn | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Ross Turner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Stabler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerome Stenger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Halverson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Fred Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Ryan (fresh) PF - Michael Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmie Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Virginia State | Richard Cook misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-33 |
| 15:15 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Ross Turner | 39-33 |
| 14:53 | Shaw | David Stabler is open but misses the lay-in | 39-33 |
| 14:52 | Virginia State | Michael Battle snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:40 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:39 | Shaw | John Halverson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:35 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Ryan - foul #3 on Jeremy Ryan, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joel Phillips (PG), Daniel Hollinger (PF), Erick Schweiss (C) Ross Turner, Joe Wilson, John Halverson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Stephen Chea (PG), Perry Simons (C) Fred Mitchell, Jimmie Wilcox | |
| 14:35 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:35 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:25 | Virginia State | Michael Battle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Jerome Stenger | 41-33 |
| 14:18 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger makes the wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from Joel Phillips | 43-33 |
| 13:53 | Virginia State | Michael Battle comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Hollinger - foul #2 on Daniel Hollinger, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Shaw | Raymond Dull (SG), Keith Stephens (PF) David Stabler, Jerome Stenger | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Bernard Dade (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF) Richard Cook, Jeremy Ryan | |
| 13:53 | Virginia State | Michael Battle makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:53 | Virginia State | Michael Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:51 | Shaw | Raymond Dull is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Dull, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Samuel Barbour (PF) Michael Battle | |
| 13:29 | Virginia State | Bernard Dade makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Chea | 43-38 |
| 13:06 | Shaw | Raymond Dull buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 12:49 | Virginia State | Perry Simons makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Nguyen | 46-41 |
| 12:26 | Shaw | Joel Phillips can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 12:25 | Virginia State | Samuel Barbour pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:11 | Virginia State | Bernard Dade knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Perry Simons | 46-43 |
| 11:58 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joel Phillips | 48-43 |
| 11:43 | Virginia State | Perry Simons misses the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 11:41 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger grabs the board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Joel Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Dull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hollinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Erick Schweiss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Stephen Chea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Dade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Barbour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Simons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Shaw | Keith Stephens makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Hollinger | 50-43 |
| 11:21 | Virginia State | Samuel Barbour knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 11:10 | Shaw | Joel Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 11:09 | Virginia State | Perry Simons grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 10:50 | Virginia State | Perry Simons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 10:30 | Shaw | Joel Phillips loses the dribble to Perry Simons | 50-48 |
| 10:12 | Virginia State | Stephen Chea lays it up and in | 50-50 |
| 09:47 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:40 | Virginia State | Perry Simons is whistled for a carry | 52-50 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ross Turner (PG), David Stabler (SG), Jerome Stenger (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), John Halverson (C) Joel Phillips, Raymond Dull, Daniel Hollinger, Keith Stephens, Erick Schweiss | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Jeremy Ryan (SF), Michael Battle (PF), Darrell Guinn (C) Stephen Chea, Bernard Dade, Jerry Nguyen, Samuel Barbour, Perry Simons | |
| 09:17 | Shaw | John Halverson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:16 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 08:55 | Virginia State | Richard Cook scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Mitchell | 52-53 |
| 08:41 | Shaw | David Stabler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ross Turner | 55-53 |
| 08:23 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan misses the lay-in | 55-53 |
| 08:22 | Shaw | Joe Wilson grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 07:58 | Shaw | David Stabler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 07:57 | Virginia State | Michael Battle pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Cook | 55-55 |
| 07:31 | Shaw | Joe Wilson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ross Turner | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Ross Turner (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Stabler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jerome Stenger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Halverson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Fred Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Battle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Darrell Guinn (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan makes the floater from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 06:52 | Shaw | Joe Wilson drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Ross Turner | 60-57 |
| 06:34 | Virginia State | Michael Battle scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Fred Mitchell | 60-59 |
| 06:17 | Shaw | Ross Turner connects on the 3 from straight away set up by David Stabler | 63-59 |
| 05:59 | Virginia State | David Stabler picks off the pass by Fred Mitchell | 63-59 |
| 05:55 | Shaw | David Stabler can't finish the layup | 63-59 |
| 05:54 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Ryan | 63-59 |
| 05:41 | Virginia State | Richard Cook misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 05:39 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:21 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Wilson - foul #4 on Joe Wilson, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joel Phillips (PG), Raymond Dull (SG), David Scully (SF), Keith Stephens (PF), Erick Schweiss (C) Ross Turner, David Stabler, Jerome Stenger, Joe Wilson, John Halverson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Travis Legrand (PG), Bernard Dade (SG), Jimmie Wilcox (PF), Perry Simons (C) Fred Mitchell, Richard Cook, Michael Battle, Darrell Guinn | |
| 05:21 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:21 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:05 | Shaw | Joel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 05:04 | Virginia State | Jimmie Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:42 | Virginia State | Travis Legrand knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Ryan | 63-64 |
| 04:17 | Shaw | Jimmie Wilcox swats the short shot by Keith Stephens | 63-64 |
| 04:16 | Shaw | Keith Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:01 | Shaw | Travis Legrand is called for the reach on Joel Phillips - foul #2 on Travis Legrand, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Shaw | Zoran Palczynski (PG), Daniel Hollinger (PF) Joel Phillips, Erick Schweiss | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell (PG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Michael Battle (PF) Travis Legrand, Jeremy Ryan, Jimmie Wilcox | |
| 03:49 | Shaw | David Scully hits a turnaround near the basket | 65-64 |
| 03:30 | Virginia State | Michael Battle is denied on a layup by Keith Stephens | 65-64 |
| 03:28 | Virginia State | Perry Simons tips it in | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Zoran Palczynski (fresh) SG - Raymond Dull (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Scully (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Hollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Fred Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bernard Dade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Battle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Perry Simons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Shaw | David Scully comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Perry Simons | 65-66 |
| 03:04 | Virginia State | Raymond Dull steps in front of the Michael Battle pass | 65-66 |
| 03:01 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger is hacked by Bernard Dade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Dade, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joel Phillips (SG), Joe Wilson (PF), Erick Schweiss (C) Raymond Dull, David Scully, Keith Stephens | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Cook (SG), Samuel Barbour (PF) Bernard Dade, Michael Battle | |
| 03:01 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:01 | Shaw | Daniel Hollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:40 | Virginia State | Joel Phillips is called for the reach on Jerry Nguyen - foul #2 on Joel Phillips, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Shaw | Ross Turner (PG), Jerome Stenger (SF), John Halverson (PF) Zoran Palczynski, Daniel Hollinger, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jimmie Wilcox (SF) Jerry Nguyen | |
| 02:29 | Virginia State | Jimmie Wilcox scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Cook | 67-68 |
| 02:29 | Shaw | Shaw calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Shaw | David Stabler (SG) Joel Phillips | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Travis Legrand (PG), Stephen Chea (SG), Darrell Guinn (C) Fred Mitchell, Richard Cook, Perry Simons | |
| 02:15 | Shaw | David Stabler hits the finger roll set up by Ross Turner | 69-68 |
| 02:15 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Shaw | Joe Wilson (PF) John Halverson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell (PG), Bernard Dade (SG), Jerry Nguyen (SF), Michael Battle (PF) Travis Legrand, Stephen Chea, Jimmie Wilcox, Samuel Barbour | |
| 01:59 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 01:57 | Shaw | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss is hacked by Darrell Guinn - foul #3 on Darrell Guinn, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Cook (SG), Jeremy Ryan (SF), Perry Simons (C) Bernard Dade, Jerry Nguyen, Darrell Guinn | |
| 01:40 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:40 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:29 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Cook | 71-71 |
| 01:26 | Shaw | Fred Mitchell is called for the reach on Ross Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Mitchell, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 01:26 | Shaw | Ross Turner makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:26 | Shaw | Ross Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:07 | Virginia State | Joe Wilson is called for the reach on Jeremy Ryan - foul #5 on Joe Wilson, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Shaw | John Halverson (PF) Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 00:53 | Virginia State | Jeremy Ryan drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Perry Simons | 73-73 |
| 00:34 | Shaw | Erick Schweiss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-73 |
| 00:33 | Virginia State | Fred Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia State | John Halverson denies the turnaround by Jeremy Ryan | 73-73 |
| 00:09 | Virginia State | Michael Battle gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Jerome Stenger is called for the reach on Richard Cook - foul #3 on Jerome Stenger, team foul #7 | 73-73 |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Richard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Richard Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Shaw | Shaw is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Jerome Stenger misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 73-75 |