| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Danny Hyatt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norman Laney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dirk Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Corey Kelty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McCroy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Wally Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Norman Laney inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Arizona | Norman Laney hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Hyatt | 28-31 |
| 19:26 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 19:25 | Charlotte | Wally Burke tips it in | 28-33 |
| 19:18 | Arizona | Dirk Eason works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Charlotte | Wally Burke grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Wally Burke lays it up and in set up by John McCroy | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt makes the contested floater near the basket | 30-35 |
| 18:03 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan drills a jumper near the basket set up by John McCroy | 30-37 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Dirk Eason is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Bishop - foul #1 on Robert Bishop, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Arizona | Dirk Eason misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Wally Burke pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | Charlotte | John McCroy misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 17:18 | Arizona | Corey Kelty gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:58 | Arizona | Dirk Eason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Arizona | Patrick Mick (SG), Ismael Pryce (C) David Anderson, Corey Kelty | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (SF), Donald Hedley (C) Wally Burke, James Nguyen | |
| 16:40 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Donald Duncan | 31-40 |
| 16:21 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the contested shot from the right side set up by Norman Laney | 33-40 |
| 15:55 | Charlotte | The short jumper by Jeff Baker is denied by Ismael Pryce | 33-40 |
| 15:54 | Charlotte | John McCroy gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Danny Hyatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Mick (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Norman Laney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dirk Eason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ismael Pryce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McCroy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Hedley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 15:40 | Charlotte | John McCroy tips it in | 33-42 |
| 15:22 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 15:20 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:52 | Charlotte | John McCroy is fouled on the floor by Patrick Mick - foul #1 on Patrick Mick, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Anderson (PG), Stephen Griffin (SF), Don Campana (PF), Corey Kelty (C) Danny Hyatt, Norman Laney, Dirk Eason, Ismael Pryce | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Morehead (SG), Wally Burke (SF), James Nguyen (C) Robert Bishop, John McCroy, Donald Duncan | |
| 14:35 | Charlotte | Wally Burke drills a floater from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 14:23 | Arizona | Corey Kelty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-44 |
| 14:22 | Arizona | Corey Kelty snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | Don Campana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Brooks (PG), Jason Hinton (PF) Jeff Baker, Donald Hedley | |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | Michael Morehead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dirk Eason (PF) Patrick Mick | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John McCroy (SG) Michael Morehead | |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Stephen Griffin's pass is intercepted by James Nguyen | 33-44 |
| 12:57 | Charlotte | James Nguyen lays it up and in and he's fouled by Corey Kelty - foul #1 on Corey Kelty, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Danny Hyatt (SG), Norman Laney (SF), Ismael Pryce (C) Stephen Griffin, Don Campana, Corey Kelty | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), Donald Duncan (PF) Kyle Brooks, Jason Hinton | |
| 12:57 | Charlotte | James Nguyen makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:41 | Arizona | Norman Laney misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 12:40 | Charlotte | Wally Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:34 | Charlotte | John McCroy is called for traveling | 33-47 |
| 12:16 | Arizona | John McCroy steals it from Dirk Eason out of a doubleteam | 33-47 |
| 11:49 | Charlotte | James Nguyen comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-47 |
| 11:47 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Danny Hyatt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Laney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dirk Eason (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ismael Pryce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McCroy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wally Burke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John McCroy - foul #4 on John McCroy, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Patrick Mick (SG), Don Campana (PF) David Anderson, Dirk Eason | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (SF), Donald Hedley (C) Wally Burke, James Nguyen | |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:30 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 11:10 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan misses the tip | 35-47 |
| 11:08 | Arizona | Norman Laney pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 10:43 | Arizona | Don Campana hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Norman Laney | 37-47 |
| 10:24 | Charlotte | Ismael Pryce denies the turnaround by Donald Duncan | 37-47 |
| 10:23 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 09:58 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan makes the floater in the lane | 37-49 |
| 09:30 | Arizona | Donald Hedley steals it from Danny Hyatt out of a doubleteam | 37-49 |
| 09:01 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Bishop | 37-51 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Don Campana misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeff Baker - foul #3 on Jeff Baker, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Anderson (PG), Dirk Eason (PF), Corey Kelty (C) Danny Hyatt, Norman Laney, Ismael Pryce | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Morehead (SG), Wally Burke (SF), James Nguyen (C) Robert Bishop, John McCroy, Donald Duncan | |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Don Campana makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:48 | Arizona | Don Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:34 | Charlotte | David Anderson is called for the reach on Jeff Baker - foul #4 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stephen Griffin (SF) Don Campana | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Brooks (PG), Jason Hinton (PF) Jeff Baker, Donald Hedley | |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | Patrick Mick steals the ball from Jason Hinton | 39-51 |
| 08:16 | Arizona | Patrick Mick can't finish the layup | 39-51 |
| 08:15 | Arizona | Dirk Eason gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:58 | Arizona | Wally Burke steals the ball from Dirk Eason | 39-51 |
| 07:55 | Charlotte | Wally Burke banks in the layup | 39-53 |
| 07:39 | Arizona | Patrick Mick misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 39-53 |
| 07:38 | Arizona | Corey Kelty tips it in | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Patrick Mick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dirk Eason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Corey Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Kyle Brooks (fresh) SG - Michael Morehead (fresh) SF - Wally Burke (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 07:15 | Arizona | Corey Kelty gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Dirk Eason clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Wally Burke - foul #2 on Wally Burke, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Danny Hyatt (SG) Patrick Mick | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), John McCroy (SG), Donald Duncan (PF) Kyle Brooks, Michael Morehead, Jason Hinton | |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:36 | Charlotte | James Nguyen drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Wally Burke | 43-55 |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Griffin | 45-55 |
| 05:55 | Charlotte | Wally Burke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Griffin - foul #2 on Stephen Griffin, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Arizona | Norman Laney (SF), Ismael Pryce (C) Stephen Griffin, Corey Kelty | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 05:55 | Charlotte | Wally Burke misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:55 | Charlotte | Wally Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Arizona | Donald Duncan blocks the jumper by Dirk Eason | 45-56 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Donald Duncan | 45-56 |
| 05:09 | Charlotte | Dirk Eason swats the layup by Wally Burke | 45-56 |
| 05:07 | Arizona | Dirk Eason gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | Donald Duncan steps in front of the Norman Laney pass | 45-56 |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan makes the floater from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 04:30 | Arizona | Norman Laney is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 04:29 | Arizona | Dirk Eason grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 04:08 | Arizona | Norman Laney is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Hyatt out of a doubleteam | 48-58 |
| 03:39 | Charlotte | James Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jason Norton (PG), Patrick Mick (SG), Don Campana (PF), Corey Kelty (C) David Anderson, Danny Hyatt, Dirk Eason, Ismael Pryce | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (PG), Michael Morehead (SF), Donald Hedley (C) Robert Bishop, Wally Burke, James Nguyen | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jason Norton (fresh) SG - Patrick Mick (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Norman Laney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Campana (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Kelty (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeff Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John McCroy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Morehead (fresh) PF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Hedley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Arizona | Norman Laney connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Norton | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Donald Duncan, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), Jason Hinton (PF) Michael Morehead, Donald Duncan | |
| 02:47 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | Danny Hyatt (PG), Dirk Eason (PF) Jason Norton, Don Campana | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Duncan (PF), James Nguyen (C) Jason Hinton, Donald Hedley | |
| 02:33 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt misses short on a shot near the basket | 50-58 |
| 02:32 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Donald Duncan | 50-58 |
| 02:15 | Charlotte | Corey Kelty takes the ball from James Nguyen | 50-58 |
| 02:08 | Arizona | Danny Hyatt splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Mick | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop is called for 10 seconds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Anderson (PG) Patrick Mick | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wally Burke (SF) Jeff Baker | |
| 01:50 | Arizona | John McCroy steals the ball from Dirk Eason | 52-58 |
| 01:24 | Charlotte | John McCroy is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 01:22 | Arizona | Corey Kelty snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Dirk Eason evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Nguyen - foul #1 on James Nguyen, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Dirk Eason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:41 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 00:39 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan hits the follow up shot | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Arizona | Norman Laney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:33 | Charlotte | John McCroy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Charlotte | John McCroy is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Hyatt - foul #1 on Danny Hyatt, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (SF), Donald Hedley (PF) Wally Burke, Donald Duncan | |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | Dirk Eason is called for the reach on James Nguyen - foul #2 on Dirk Eason, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | John McCroy is fouled on the floor by Danny Hyatt - foul #2 on Danny Hyatt, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | John McCroy makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | John McCroy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Arizona | Norman Laney is called for traveling | 54-62 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wally Burke (SF) Jeff Baker | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Charlotte | Wally Burke is hacked by Danny Hyatt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Hyatt, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| 00:16 | Charlotte | Wally Burke makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:16 | Charlotte | Wally Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | David Anderson is hacked by Wally Burke - foul #3 on Wally Burke, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Duncan (PF) Donald Hedley | |
| 00:10 | Arizona | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:10 | Arizona | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:08 | Charlotte | Danny Hyatt is called for the reach on John McCroy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Hyatt, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hedley (PF) Donald Duncan | |
| 00:08 | Charlotte | John McCroy makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:08 | Charlotte | John McCroy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:01 | Arizona | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Wally Burke pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |