| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Palmer Halford (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - George Rollins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Casler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - George Arnwine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Eddie Casler - foul #2 on Eddie Casler, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:42 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:33 | UMass | Eddie Casler scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 19:20 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 19:19 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:06 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stuart Stephens | 45-33 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Michael Barnett can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 18:45 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Palmer Halford | 45-33 |
| 18:40 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 18:39 | Charlotte | James Foster gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | The pull-up jumper by Mark Wilson is blocked by Michael Barnett | 45-33 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Eddie Casler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:20 | UMass | Eddie Casler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-33 |
| 18:19 | Charlotte | Palmer Halford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:50 | Charlotte | Palmer Halford is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnett - foul #3 on Michael Barnett, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Owen (SG) Palmer Halford | |
| Subs | UMass | Pete Pelkey (PF) Michael Barnett | |
| 17:43 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-33 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Pete Pelkey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:37 | UMass | Eddie Casler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Pete Pelkey tips it home | 45-35 |
| 17:18 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by George Arnwine - foul #1 on George Arnwine, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Palmer Halford (PF), Carlos Sosa (C) Stuart Stephens, Jerry Carr, James Foster | |
| Subs | UMass | Hector Lopez (SG), Sergio Rodriguez (PF), Lavern Parnell (C) Michael Mitchell, Eddie Casler, George Arnwine | |
| 17:18 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:18 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Lavern Parnell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sergio Rodriguez | 47-37 |
| 16:44 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sergio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Sergio Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jerry Carr (SF) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | Fred Robbins (SG) George Rollins | |
| 16:44 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:44 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Robert Owen takes the ball from Sergio Rodriguez | 49-37 |
| 16:11 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa is hacked by Lavern Parnell - foul #2 on Lavern Parnell, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens (PG) Nelson Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:01 | Charlotte | Robert Owen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 15:59 | UMass | Lavern Parnell pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Owen (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Palmer Halford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlos Sosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hector Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Robbins (fresh) SF - Pete Pelkey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lavern Parnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | UMass | Fred Robbins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Sergio Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Lavern Parnell makes the shot from the left side | 49-39 |
| 15:16 | Charlotte | Robert Owen misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Fred Robbins - foul #1 on Fred Robbins, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart (SF), Todd Baron (PF), James Foster (C) Jerry Carr, Palmer Halford, Carlos Sosa | |
| Subs | UMass | George Rollins (PG), Michael Mitchell (SG), Eddie Casler (SF), Michael Barnett (PF), George Arnwine (C) Hector Lopez, Fred Robbins, Pete Pelkey, Sergio Rodriguez, Lavern Parnell | |
| 15:16 | Charlotte | Robert Owen misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:16 | Charlotte | Robert Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:03 | UMass | George Arnwine misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 15:02 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to George Rollins | 50-39 |
| 14:52 | UMass | George Arnwine misses the jump hook in the lane | 50-39 |
| 14:51 | Charlotte | James Foster gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:47 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Wilson (SG) Robert Owen | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:30 | UMass | George Rollins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-42 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:01 | UMass | Michael Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG) Stuart Stephens | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:43 | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-42 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Michael Barnett grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 13:35 | UMass | George Arnwine misses the driving attempt in the paint | 50-42 |
| 13:33 | Charlotte | James Foster snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | James Foster misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on George Arnwine - foul #2 on George Arnwine, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hector Lopez (SG), Pete Pelkey (SF) Michael Mitchell, Eddie Casler | |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:59 | UMass | George Rollins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 12:57 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Todd Baron | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | James Foster misses the shot from the left side | 52-42 |
| 12:39 | UMass | George Arnwine grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Hector Lopez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 12:23 | Charlotte | Todd Baron pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:06 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Wright | 54-42 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Hector Lopez is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Hector Lopez, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens (PG), Robert Owen (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), Carlos Sosa (C) Nelson Wright, Mark Wilson, Kenneth Hart, James Foster | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Mitchell (SG), Eddie Casler (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (C) George Rollins, Michael Barnett, George Arnwine | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Owen (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Baron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Sosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Hector Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Casler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pete Pelkey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Charlotte | Robert Owen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 11:31 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa tips it home | 56-42 |
| 11:27 | UMass | Sergio Rodriguez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Palmer Halford (PF) Todd Baron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:13 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa double dribbles | 56-42 |
| 10:58 | UMass | Eddie Casler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Hector Lopez | 56-45 |
| 10:38 | Charlotte | Pete Pelkey picks off the pass by Stuart Stephens | 56-45 |
| 10:19 | UMass | Michael Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa clanks a floater from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 10:02 | Charlotte | Palmer Halford grabs the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 09:44 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Sergio Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:21 | UMass | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 09:19 | Charlotte | Palmer Halford grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eddie Casler - foul #3 on Eddie Casler, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Mark Wilson (SG), Kenneth Hart (SF), Todd Baron (PF) Stuart Stephens, Robert Owen, Jerry Carr, Palmer Halford | |
| Subs | UMass | George Rollins (PG), Fred Robbins (SG), Jack Whiteaker (SF), Michael Barnett (PF), George Arnwine (C) Hector Lopez, Michael Mitchell, Eddie Casler, Pete Pelkey, Sergio Rodriguez | |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Carlos Sosa misses the free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Todd Baron snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:46 | Charlotte | Todd Baron misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Michael Barnett - foul #4 on Michael Barnett, team foul #10 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Foster (C) Carlos Sosa | |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Farley (PF) Michael Barnett | |
| 08:46 | Charlotte | Todd Baron misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:46 | Charlotte | Todd Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:28 | UMass | George Arnwine comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #1 | 59-48 |
| 08:28 | UMass | George Arnwine misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:28 | UMass | George Arnwine makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:26 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright is hacked by George Rollins in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Rollins, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| 08:26 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:26 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:07 | UMass | George Arnwine buries a shot from close range | 61-51 |
| 07:42 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens (PG) Nelson Wright | |
| Subs | UMass | Pete Pelkey (SF), Michael Barnett (PF) Jack Whiteaker, Terrance Farley | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stuart Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Todd Baron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - George Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Robbins (fresh) SF - Pete Pelkey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Barnett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Arnwine (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UMass | Fred Robbins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson is fouled on the floor by Fred Robbins - foul #2 on Fred Robbins, team foul #12 | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:20 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Arnwine | 61-51 |
| 07:16 | UMass | George Rollins connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Fred Robbins | 61-54 |
| 06:54 | Charlotte | Todd Baron knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Stuart Stephens | 63-54 |
| 06:37 | UMass | George Rollins's fadeaway is rejected by James Foster | 63-54 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | James Foster grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:30 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Foster | 66-54 |
| 06:21 | UMass | Michael Barnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Pete Pelkey | 66-54 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Fred Robbins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Foster - foul #3 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Owen (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), Carlos Sosa (C) Mark Wilson, Kenneth Hart, James Foster | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Mitchell (SG), Eddie Casler (SF) George Rollins, George Arnwine | |
| 06:07 | UMass | Fred Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:07 | UMass | Fred Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:07 | Charlotte | Todd Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:44 | Charlotte | Todd Baron hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 66-55 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Michael Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 05:36 | UMass | Michael Mitchell buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 05:15 | Charlotte | Todd Baron buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Stephens | 68-58 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Michael Barnett's floater is tipped away by Todd Baron | 68-58 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Eddie Casler tips it home | 68-60 |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens is hacked by Fred Robbins - foul #3 on Fred Robbins, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Wilson (SG), Palmer Halford (PF), James Foster (C) Robert Owen, Todd Baron, Carlos Sosa | |
| Subs | UMass | George Rollins (PG), Sergio Rodriguez (C) Fred Robbins, Michael Barnett | |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Stuart Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Charlotte | Palmer Halford grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 04:29 | Charlotte | George Rollins steals it from Palmer Halford | 69-60 |
| 04:25 | UMass | George Rollins can't finish the layup | 69-60 |
| 04:23 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 04:05 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-60 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Eddie Casler gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 03:41 | UMass | George Rollins connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Mitchell | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stuart Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Wilson (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Palmer Halford (fresh) 8 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - George Rollins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Casler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Pete Pelkey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Sergio Rodriguez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Carr | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:58 | UMass | George Rollins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-63 |
| 02:56 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr grabs the board | 72-63 |
| 02:56 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Nelson Wright (PG), Kenneth Hart (SF), Todd Baron (PF) Stuart Stephens, Jerry Carr, Palmer Halford | |
| Subs | UMass | Hector Lopez (SG), Michael Barnett (PF), George Arnwine (C) Michael Mitchell, Pete Pelkey, Sergio Rodriguez | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart is hacked by Eddie Casler - foul #4 on Eddie Casler, team foul #14 | 72-63 |
| 02:39 | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:39 | Charlotte | Kenneth Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:20 | UMass | Hector Lopez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-63 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Todd Baron gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 02:08 | Charlotte | Mark Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Hart | 76-63 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Mark Wilson is called for the reach on Hector Lopez - foul #2 on Mark Wilson, team foul #3 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Owen (SG), Jerry Carr (SF), Palmer Halford (PF), Carlos Sosa (C) Mark Wilson, Kenneth Hart, Todd Baron, James Foster | |
| Subs | UMass | Fred Robbins (SG), Pete Pelkey (SF), Sergio Rodriguez (PF), Lavern Parnell (C) George Rollins, Eddie Casler, Michael Barnett, George Arnwine | |
| 01:30 | UMass | Lavern Parnell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Owen - foul #1 on Robert Owen, team foul #4 | 76-63 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Lavern Parnell misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Lavern Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:18 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright is fouled on the floor by Hector Lopez - foul #4 on Hector Lopez, team foul #15 | 76-64 |
| 01:18 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:18 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:10 | UMass | Sergio Rodriguez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Lavern Parnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-64 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Sergio Rodriguez drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Robbins | 78-66 |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Owen | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UMass | Pete Pelkey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 80-66 |
| 00:31 | Charlotte | Robert Owen pulls down the rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Charlotte | Jerry Carr is called for traveling | 80-66 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Lavern Parnell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Nelson Wright runs out the clock | 80-69 |