| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Peter Wright (fresh) SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Rufus Brown (fresh) PF - John Hodge (fresh) C - William Pace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Bishop (fresh) SG - John McCroy (fresh) SF - Wally Burke (fresh) PF - Donald Duncan (fresh) C - James Nguyen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | James Nguyen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Charlotte | John McCroy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Richmond | William Moore misses the dunk | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Charlotte | James Nguyen gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Charlotte | James Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Richmond | John Hodge is fouled on the floor by Donald Duncan - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Richmond | John Hodge misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Richmond | William Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Richmond | William Moore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Charlotte | Wally Burke grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Charlotte | John McCroy is hacked by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Richmond | William Pace grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Richmond | William Pace double dribbles | 0-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | Earl Regalado (PG), Daniel Humphrey (SG), Ryan White (SF), John Aldridge (PF), Cleveland Baker (C) Peter Wright, William Moore, Rufus Brown, John Hodge, William Pace | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (PG), Michael Morehead (SG), Michael King (SF), Jason Hinton (PF), Donald Hedley (C) Robert Bishop, John McCroy, Wally Burke, Donald Duncan, James Nguyen | |
| 17:11 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton is fouled on the floor by Ryan White - foul #1 on Ryan White, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 16:50 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 16:23 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John McCroy (SG) Michael King | |
| 15:59 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton buries a driving attempt in the lane | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Earl Regalado (fresh) SG - Daniel Humphrey (fresh) SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - John Aldridge (fresh) C - Cleveland Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeff Baker (fresh) SG - John McCroy (fresh) SF - Michael Morehead (fresh) PF - Jason Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hedley (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-4 |
| 15:36 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 15:33 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Humphrey - foul #1 on Daniel Humphrey, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Peter Wright (PG), William Moore (SG), Rufus Brown (SF), John Hodge (PF), William Pace (C) Earl Regalado, Daniel Humphrey, Ryan White, John Aldridge, Cleveland Baker | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), Donald Duncan (PF), James Nguyen (C) Michael Morehead, Jason Hinton, Donald Hedley | |
| 15:24 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hodge - foul #1 on John Hodge, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| 15:24 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 15:24 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 15:24 | Richmond | John Hodge pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 15:19 | Richmond | Peter Wright misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 15:17 | Richmond | Rufus Brown tips it in | 2-5 |
| 14:55 | Charlotte | John McCroy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 14:34 | Richmond | Peter Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | James Nguyen can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Peter Wright - foul #1 on Peter Wright, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Richmond | Earl Regalado (SF), John Aldridge (PF) Rufus Brown, John Hodge | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wally Burke (SF) Jeff Baker | |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:52 | Richmond | Peter Wright drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Moore | 7-10 |
| 13:32 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan is alone and throws it down set up by Robert Bishop | 7-12 |
| 13:15 | Richmond | Peter Wright is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Wright, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Daniel Humphrey (SG), Ryan White (SF), Cleveland Baker (C) Peter Wright, William Moore, William Pace | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Morehead (SG), Donald Hedley (C) John McCroy, James Nguyen | |
| 13:13 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop is hacked by Daniel Humphrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Humphrey, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stanley Annunziata (PG) Daniel Humphrey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 13:13 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:13 | Richmond | John Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Hedley - foul #1 on Donald Hedley, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Riley (PF) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Brooks (PG), Jason Hinton (PF) Robert Bishop, Donald Duncan | |
| 13:07 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Charlotte | Cleveland Baker steals it from Jason Hinton | 8-12 |
| 12:31 | Richmond | Donald Hedley steps in front of the Earl Regalado pass | 8-12 |
| 12:05 | Charlotte | Jason Hinton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kyle Brooks | 8-14 |
| 11:43 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stanley Annunziata | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Stanley Annunziata (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Regalado (fairly fresh) SF - Ryan White (fresh) PF - Carroll Riley (fairly fresh) C - Cleveland Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Kyle Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Morehead (fresh) SF - Wally Burke (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Hedley (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Cleveland Baker - foul #1 on Cleveland Baker, team foul #8 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Richmond | William Moore (SG), Rufus Brown (SF), John Hodge (PF), William Pace (C) Stanley Annunziata, Ryan White, Carroll Riley, Cleveland Baker | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), John McCroy (SG), Jeff Baker (SF), James Nguyen (C) Kyle Brooks, Michael Morehead, Wally Burke, Jason Hinton | |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:08 | Richmond | Earl Regalado's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Hedley | 10-16 |
| 11:06 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Robert Bishop | 10-16 |
| 11:01 | Charlotte | John McCroy's pass is intercepted by William Moore in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 11:00 | Richmond | William Moore banks in the layup | 12-16 |
| 10:42 | Charlotte | John McCroy misses the floater from the left side | 12-16 |
| 10:40 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to James Nguyen | 12-16 |
| 10:23 | Charlotte | James Nguyen misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 12-16 |
| 10:22 | Richmond | William Pace gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:17 | Richmond | Rufus Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 10:15 | Charlotte | James Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:49 | Charlotte | James Nguyen is denied on a dunk by William Pace | 12-16 |
| 09:48 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:29 | Charlotte | James Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stanley Annunziata (PG), Ryan White (SF), John Aldridge (PF), Cleveland Baker (C) Earl Regalado, Rufus Brown, John Hodge, William Pace | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Morehead (SF), Donald Duncan (PF), Jason Hinton (C) Jeff Baker, Donald Hedley, James Nguyen | |
| 09:05 | Richmond | John Aldridge is fouled on the floor by Jason Hinton - foul #1 on Jason Hinton, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Brooks (PG), Wally Burke (SF) Robert Bishop, Michael Morehead | |
| 09:00 | Richmond | Wally Burke takes the ball from John Aldridge | 12-16 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Wally Burke misses the easy layup | 12-16 |
| 08:55 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:48 | Richmond | Ryan White misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-16 |
| 08:46 | Charlotte | John McCroy pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:27 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Stanley Annunziata - foul #1 on Stanley Annunziata, team foul #9 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Riley (C) Cleveland Baker | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (PG), Michael Morehead (SG), James Nguyen (C) Kyle Brooks, John McCroy, Jason Hinton | |
| 08:27 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:27 | Richmond | John Aldridge snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 08:12 | Richmond | William Moore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 08:10 | Richmond | John Aldridge misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 08:08 | Richmond | William Moore grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 07:50 | Richmond | John Aldridge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Morehead - foul #1 on Michael Morehead, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Richmond | Earl Regalado (PG), Rufus Brown (SF) Stanley Annunziata, Ryan White | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), John McCroy (SG) Michael Morehead, Wally Burke | |
| 07:50 | Richmond | John Aldridge makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:50 | Richmond | John Aldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:28 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from James Nguyen | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Earl Regalado (fairly fresh) SG - William Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rufus Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Aldridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McCroy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Baker (fresh) PF - Donald Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Richmond | William Moore loses the dribble to James Nguyen | 14-20 |
| 06:45 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeff Baker | 14-23 |
| 06:40 | Richmond | William Moore clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Donald Duncan - foul #2 on Donald Duncan, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Peter Wright (PG), John Hodge (PF), William Pace (C) Earl Regalado, John Aldridge, Carroll Riley | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wally Burke (SF), Jason Hinton (PF) Jeff Baker, Donald Duncan | |
| 06:40 | Richmond | William Moore misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:40 | Richmond | William Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:16 | Charlotte | James Nguyen is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stanley Annunziata (SG) William Moore | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Morehead (SG), Donald Hedley (C) John McCroy, James Nguyen | |
| 05:50 | Richmond | Wally Burke is called for the reach on Rufus Brown - foul #1 on Wally Burke, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Ryan White (SF) Rufus Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Brooks (PG) Robert Bishop | |
| 05:34 | Richmond | William Pace works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Donald Hedley - foul #2 on Donald Hedley, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John McCroy (SG), Donald Duncan (PF) Wally Burke, Jason Hinton | |
| 05:34 | Richmond | William Pace misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:34 | Richmond | William Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:34 | Charlotte | Michael Morehead grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 05:13 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Pace - foul #1 on William Pace, team foul #10 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Earl Regalado (SG), Cleveland Baker (PF) Stanley Annunziata, John Hodge | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (PG) Kyle Brooks | |
| 05:13 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:13 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:57 | Richmond | Cleveland Baker hits the finger roll | 17-25 |
| 04:54 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Regalado - foul #1 on Earl Regalado, team foul #11 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Riley (PF) William Pace | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), James Nguyen (C) Michael Morehead, Donald Hedley | |
| 04:54 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 04:54 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:41 | Richmond | Peter Wright comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Bishop - foul #1 on Robert Bishop, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Richmond | Rufus Brown (SF) Ryan White | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:41 | Richmond | Peter Wright makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:41 | Richmond | Peter Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Jeff Baker is hacked by Peter Wright - foul #3 on Peter Wright, team foul #12 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stanley Annunziata (PG), John Hodge (PF) Peter Wright, Carroll Riley | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wally Burke (SF), Jason Hinton (PF) Robert Bishop, Donald Duncan | |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Jeff Baker makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Jeff Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:55 | Richmond | John Hodge loses the dribble to John McCroy | 19-29 |
| 03:32 | Charlotte | Wally Burke hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 19-29 |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | Wally Burke tips it home | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Stanley Annunziata (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Regalado (tiring) SF - Rufus Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hodge (fresh) C - Cleveland Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeff Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John McCroy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wally Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Richmond | Rufus Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-31 |
| Subs | Richmond | Daniel Humphrey (SG), Ryan White (SF), John Aldridge (PF), William Pace (C) Stanley Annunziata, Rufus Brown, John Hodge, Cleveland Baker | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Bishop (PG), Michael Morehead (SG), Donald Duncan (PF), Donald Hedley (C) Jeff Baker, John McCroy, Jason Hinton, James Nguyen | |
| 02:46 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-31 |
| 02:45 | Richmond | Ryan White grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 02:41 | Richmond | Earl Regalado blows the layup | 19-31 |
| 02:40 | Richmond | John Aldridge misses the tip | 19-31 |
| 02:39 | Richmond | Ryan White tips it home | 21-31 |
| 02:10 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 02:09 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley tips it but misses | 21-31 |
| 02:08 | Richmond | William Pace gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:01 | Richmond | Donald Hedley blocks the short jumper by William Pace | 21-31 |
| 01:59 | Charlotte | Wally Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 01:38 | Charlotte | Donald Hedley misses badly on a runner from the right block | 21-31 |
| 01:37 | Richmond | Earl Regalado grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 01:33 | Richmond | Ryan White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 01:32 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 01:09 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-31 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Donald Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 00:56 | Charlotte | Robert Bishop hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 00:36 | Richmond | Earl Regalado drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Wally Burke is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Morehead | 23-36 |
| 00:13 | Richmond | Earl Regalado comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bishop - foul #2 on Robert Bishop, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Richmond | Stanley Annunziata (PG), William Moore (SG), John Hodge (PF), Cleveland Baker (C) Daniel Humphrey, Ryan White, John Aldridge, William Pace | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeff Baker (PG), John McCroy (SG), Michael King (SF), Jason Hinton (PF), James Nguyen (C) Robert Bishop, Michael Morehead, Wally Burke, Donald Duncan, Donald Hedley | |
| 00:13 | Richmond | Earl Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:13 | Richmond | Earl Regalado misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:13 | Charlotte | Michael King grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | James Nguyen is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Baker | 24-38 |
| 00:01 | Richmond | Earl Regalado can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Michael King | 24-38 |