| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Boguchwal Kendzierski (fresh) SG - Scott Barton (fresh) SF - Joseph Harkness (fresh) PF - Gilbert Weis (fresh) C - Brian Craig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Doughty (fresh) SG - Steve Hunter (fresh) SF - Shelby Knight (fresh) PF - Trevor Schwarm (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis 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) | |
| 19:56 | Virginia State | Michael Doughty steps in front of the Boguchwal Kendzierski pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Shaw | Scott Barton is called for the reach on Steve Hunter - foul #1 on Scott Barton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm is hacked by Gilbert Weis - foul #1 on Gilbert Weis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Shaw | Shelby Knight comes up short on the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Shaw | Steve Hunter snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Shaw | Steve Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Shaw | Michael Doughty grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Shaw | Robert Hunt loses the dribble to Gilbert Weis | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Shaw | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Shaw | Shelby Knight is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Virginia State | Joseph Harkness comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:39 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Craig | 0-3 |
| 17:25 | Virginia State | Joseph Harkness comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 17:23 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:08 | Shaw | Robert Hunt scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Michael Doughty | 0-5 |
| 16:45 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Trevor Schwarm - foul #1 on Trevor Schwarm, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy (PG), Peter King (SG), James Barnett (SF), James Belmont (C) Boguchwal Kendzierski, Scott Barton, Joseph Harkness, Brian Craig | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 16:45 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:45 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:18 | Shaw | Robert Hunt lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Shelby Knight | 2-7 |
| 15:55 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:54 | Shaw | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Gordon Hardy (fresh) SG - Peter King (fresh) SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - Gilbert Weis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Belmont (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Doughty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Hunter (fresh) SF - Shelby Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trevor Schwarm (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Shaw | Michael Doughty is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Hardy - foul #1 on Gordon Hardy, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari (C) Gilbert Weis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Nathan Reilly (C) Robert Hunt | |
| 15:41 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm blows the layup | 2-7 |
| 15:40 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to James Belmont | 2-7 |
| 15:28 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari misses the easy layup | 2-7 |
| 15:26 | Shaw | Nathan Reilly pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:01 | Shaw | Steve Hunter misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Peter King - foul #1 on Peter King, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski (PG) Peter King | |
| Subs | Shaw | John Sharp (SF), Frank Goodrich (C) Shelby Knight, Trevor Schwarm | |
| 15:01 | Shaw | Steve Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | Shaw | Steve Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:54 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Hardy and he's fouled by Frank Goodrich - foul #1 on Frank Goodrich, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Barrett (SG) Steve Hunter | |
| 14:54 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Shaw | John Sharp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 14:37 | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Barnett | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Shaw | Michael Doughty misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boguchwal Kendzierski - foul #1 on Boguchwal Kendzierski, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Scott Barton (SG), Joseph Harkness (SF), Brian Craig (C) Gordon Hardy, James Barnett, James Belmont | |
| Subs | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Robert Barrett, Nathan Reilly | |
| 14:11 | Shaw | Michael Doughty makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Shaw | Michael Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Virginia State | Frank Goodrich is called for the reach on Brian Craig - foul #2 on Frank Goodrich, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Serpa (PG), Gilbert Weis (PF) Boguchwal Kendzierski, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Barrett (PG), Steve Hunter (SG) Michael Doughty, Frank Goodrich | |
| 13:32 | Virginia State | The short jumper by Scott Barton is denied by John Sharp | 8-11 |
| 13:30 | Virginia State | Brian Craig tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:22 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by John Sharp | 10-13 |
| 13:01 | Virginia State | Scott Barton comes up short on the runner from the right block | 10-13 |
| 13:00 | Virginia State | Joseph Harkness grabs the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis slams it home set up by Scott Barton | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Shaw | Robert Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski (PG), Peter King (SG), Henry Williams (SF), James Belmont (PF), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Brian Serpa, Scott Barton, Joseph Harkness, Gilbert Weis, Brian Craig | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Doughty (PG), Shelby Knight (SF), Nathan Reilly (PF), Robert Woodward (C) Robert Barrett, John Sharp, Trevor Schwarm, Robert Hunt | |
| 12:23 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari is hacked by Shelby Knight - foul #1 on Shelby Knight, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy (SG), James Barnett (SF) Peter King, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Shaw | Daryl Smith (SG) Steve Hunter | |
| 12:04 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Boguchwal Kendzierski | 14-13 |
| 11:51 | Shaw | Michael Doughty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:50 | Virginia State | James Barnett gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Boguchwal Kendzierski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Hardy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) PF - James Belmont (fresh) C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Michael Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Smith (fresh) SF - Shelby Knight (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Reilly (fresh) C - Robert Woodward (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Virginia State | James Belmont drills a runner in the lane | 16-13 |
| 11:28 | Shaw | Michael Doughty is fouled in the backcourt by Boguchwal Kendzierski - foul #2 on Boguchwal Kendzierski, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Serpa (PG), Peter King (SG), Henry Williams (SF), Brian Craig (C) Boguchwal Kendzierski, Gordon Hardy, James Barnett, James Belmont | |
| Subs | Shaw | Steve Hunter (SG), Trevor Schwarm (PF) Daryl Smith, Robert Woodward | |
| 11:10 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 16-13 |
| 11:09 | Virginia State | Brian Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:56 | Virginia State | Brian Serpa comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 10:54 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Shaw | Michael Doughty can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 10:25 | Virginia State | Peter King pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:11 | Virginia State | Brian Craig misses the easy layup | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Ferrari | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-13 |
| 09:30 | Shaw | Steve Hunter comes up short on the shot from close range | 19-13 |
| 09:28 | Virginia State | Henry Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:12 | Virginia State | Nathan Reilly steals it from Peter King | 19-13 |
| 08:55 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Steve Hunter and the foul's on Gabriel Ferrari - foul #1 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #7 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy (PG), Scott Barton (SG), Joseph Harkness (SF), Gilbert Weis (PF), James Belmont (C) Brian Serpa, Peter King, Henry Williams, Gabriel Ferrari, Brian Craig | |
| Subs | Shaw | John Sharp (PG), Robert Barrett (SG), Steven Olds (SF), Robert Hunt (C) Michael Doughty, Steve Hunter, Shelby Knight, Nathan Reilly | |
| 08:55 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:39 | Virginia State | Joseph Harkness clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 08:38 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:11 | Shaw | Steven Olds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 07:53 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Steven Olds - foul #1 on Steven Olds, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Woodward (PF) Trevor Schwarm | |
| 07:53 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:53 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:40 | Shaw | Gordon Hardy steals it from Robert Woodward | 21-16 |
| 07:36 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 07:35 | Virginia State | James Belmont tips it back up and in | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Gordon Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Barton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harkness (fresh) PF - Gilbert Weis (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Belmont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - John Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Barrett (fresh) SF - Steven Olds (fresh) PF - Robert Woodward (fresh) C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Robert Hunt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Belmont - foul #1 on James Belmont, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:20 | Shaw | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:05 | Virginia State | James Belmont is hacked by Steven Olds - foul #2 on Steven Olds, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Barnett (SF), Brian Craig (C) Joseph Harkness, James Belmont | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Doughty (PG), Steve Hunter (SG) Robert Barrett, Steven Olds | |
| 06:54 | Virginia State | Steve Hunter steals the ball from Gordon Hardy | 23-18 |
| 06:33 | Shaw | Robert Hunt misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 23-18 |
| 06:31 | Virginia State | Brian Craig snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 06:24 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy is hacked by Michael Doughty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Doughty, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Serpa (PG), Gabriel Ferrari (PF) Scott Barton, Gilbert Weis | |
| Subs | Shaw | Shelby Knight (SF), Trevor Schwarm (PF) John Sharp, Robert Hunt | |
| 06:24 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:24 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:07 | Shaw | Brian Serpa is called for the reach on Michael Doughty - foul #1 on Brian Serpa, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Scott Barton (SG) Gordon Hardy | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 06:07 | Shaw | Michael Doughty makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:07 | Shaw | Michael Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:46 | Virginia State | James Barnett misses long on a shot from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 05:44 | Shaw | Steve Hunter gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:42 | Shaw | Steve Hunter is hacked by Scott Barton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Barton, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Peter King (SG), Joseph Harkness (SF), James Belmont (PF) Scott Barton, James Barnett, Brian Craig | |
| Subs | Shaw | Nathan Reilly (C) Robert Woodward | |
| 05:42 | Shaw | Steve Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:42 | Shaw | Steve Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:28 | Virginia State | Steve Hunter steals the ball from Brian Serpa | 25-22 |
| 05:25 | Shaw | Steve Hunter hits the finger roll | 25-24 |
| 05:05 | Virginia State | Trevor Schwarm swats the short shot by Gabriel Ferrari | 25-24 |
| 05:04 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Doughty - foul #2 on Michael Doughty, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy (PG) Brian Serpa | |
| Subs | Shaw | Robert Barrett (PG), Daryl Smith (SG), John Sharp (SF), Robert Hunt (C) Michael Doughty, Steve Hunter, Shelby Knight, Trevor Schwarm | |
| 04:52 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Virginia State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Peter King is called for the reach on Daryl Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter King, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Brian Serpa (PG), James Barnett (C) Peter King, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm (PF) Nathan Reilly | |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Daryl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:50 | Shaw | Daryl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:37 | Virginia State | Robert Hunt takes the ball from Joseph Harkness | 26-26 |
| 04:33 | Shaw | Robert Barrett misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 04:32 | Virginia State | James Belmont grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:04 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 28-26 |
| 03:50 | Shaw | Robert Barrett blows the layup | 28-26 |
| 03:48 | Virginia State | Gordon Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:41 | Virginia State | James Barnett hits a fadeaway from close range | 30-26 |
| 03:29 | Shaw | Robert Hunt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 03:27 | Shaw | Robert Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Brian Serpa (fairly fresh) SG - Gordon Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harkness (fairly fresh) PF - James Belmont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Shaw | PG - Daryl Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Barrett (fresh) SF - John Sharp (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Trevor Schwarm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by John Sharp | 30-28 |
| 02:53 | Virginia State | Trevor Schwarm steals it from Brian Serpa | 30-28 |
| 02:37 | Shaw | Trevor Schwarm knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Daryl Smith | 30-30 |
| 02:20 | Virginia State | Brian Serpa knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Hardy and he's fouled by Daryl Smith - foul #1 on Daryl Smith, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Scott Barton (SG), Henry Williams (SF), Gilbert Weis (PF), Brian Craig (C) Gordon Hardy, Joseph Harkness, James Belmont, James Barnett | |
| Subs | Shaw | Michael Doughty (PG), Steve Hunter (SG), Shelby Knight (SF), Nathan Reilly (PF), Frank Goodrich (C) Daryl Smith, Robert Barrett, John Sharp, Trevor Schwarm, Robert Hunt | |
| 02:20 | Virginia State | Brian Serpa misses the free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:20 | Shaw | The rebound goes to Nathan Reilly | 32-30 |
| 02:18 | Shaw | Steve Hunter is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski (PG) Brian Serpa | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 02:04 | Virginia State | Gilbert Weis buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Henry Williams | 35-30 |
| 01:47 | Shaw | Steve Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 01:45 | Virginia State | Brian Craig grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 01:25 | Virginia State | Henry Williams buries a floater from the left side set up by Scott Barton | 37-30 |
| 01:23 | Shaw | Steve Hunter double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 01:03 | Virginia State | Boguchwal Kendzierski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Barton | 40-30 |
| 01:01 | Shaw | Scott Barton steals it from Michael Doughty in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 00:56 | Virginia State | Henry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Peter King (SG), Joseph Harkness (SF), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Scott Barton, Henry Williams, Brian Craig | |
| Subs | Shaw | | |
| 00:37 | Shaw | Nathan Reilly blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 00:35 | Shaw | Michael Doughty tips it home | 40-32 |
| 00:19 | Virginia State | Joseph Harkness knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Boguchwal Kendzierski | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | Shaw | Gabriel Ferrari swats the short shot by Steve Hunter | 43-32 |