| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) PF - Johnathon Gallant (fresh) C - Willie Ryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fresh) C - Tim Span (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Charlotte | Richard Hughes is called for the reach on Joey Harrington - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant is fouled on the floor by Richard Hughes - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| 19:13 | Charlotte | John Hairston is called for the reach on John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Charlotte | John Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:40 | Charlotte | Horace Estes steals it from Joey Harrington | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens banks in the layup set up by John Hairston | 0-2 |
| 17:10 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses short on a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hale | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-2 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Tim Span | 0-2 |
| 16:41 | Rhode Island | John Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Johnathon Gallant | 0-2 |
| 16:40 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:20 | Charlotte | Tim Span denies the turnaround by Willie Ryant | 0-2 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hairston | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnathon Gallant (fresh) C - Willie Ryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tim Span (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 0-5 |
| 15:35 | Rhode Island | Joey Harrington steals the ball from Tim Span | 0-5 |
| 15:24 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 15:23 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 15:11 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 15:10 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | John Hairston clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnathon Gallant - foul #1 on Johnathon Gallant, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (SG), Michael Frazier (PF), Brian Beach (C) Joey Harrington, Johnathon Gallant, Willie Ryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 14:40 | Charlotte | Brian Beach scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 3-7 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Michael Frazier is called for the reach on John Hairston - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mario Crespo (SG), William Roth (SF) John Lawrence, Jeremy Hale | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | John Hairston knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gerard Milardo | 3-10 |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gerard Milardo | 3-10 |
| 13:20 | Rhode Island | Michael Frazier is called for the reach on Horace Estes - foul #2 on Michael Frazier, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG), Jeremy Hale (SF), Johnathon Gallant (PF), Willie Ryant (C) Mario Crespo, William Roth, Michael Frazier, Brian Beach | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (SF) Gerard Milardo | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the shot from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 13:02 | Rhode Island | Tim Span tips it in | 3-12 |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant makes the turnaround from close range | 5-12 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Horace Estes is blocked by Johnathon Gallant | 5-12 |
| 12:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses the tip | 5-12 |
| 12:11 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 11:59 | Rhode Island | Tim Span clanks a jumper from close range | 5-12 |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Willie Ryant | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Scott Piccolo (fresh) SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnathon Gallant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Willie Ryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) PF - Horace Estes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Tim Span (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Hale | 8-12 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Tim Span knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Johnny Viens and the foul's on Jeremy Hale - foul #1 on Jeremy Hale, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG) Scott Piccolo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Tim Span makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:21 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Tim Span snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Johnathon Gallant steps in front of the Johnny Viens pass | 8-15 |
| 11:07 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hairston and the foul's on Jeremy Hale - foul #2 on Jeremy Hale, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mario Crespo (SF), Brian Beach (PF), William Roth (C) Jeremy Hale, Johnathon Gallant, Willie Ryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (SF) John Johnson | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes misses the free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:41 | Charlotte | Brian Beach pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:22 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo hits a shot from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Tim Span is hacked by William Roth - foul #1 on William Roth, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | Rhode Island | John Lawrence takes the ball from Gerard Milardo | 12-17 |
| 09:52 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington lays it in on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 14-17 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-17 |
| 09:40 | Charlotte | Brian Beach grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:35 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Lawrence | 17-17 |
| 09:26 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerard Milardo | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Charlotte | William Roth's layup is rejected by Tim Span | 17-20 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hairston | 17-22 |
| 08:42 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Mario Crespo - foul #1 on Mario Crespo, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (SG), Johnathon Gallant (PF), Willie Ryant (C) Joey Harrington, Brian Beach, William Roth | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (SG), John Johnson (PF), Stewart Reddick (C) Johnny Viens, Horace Estes, Tim Span | |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:22 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Winkfield | 17-25 |
| 07:40 | Charlotte | Kevin Winkfield steps in front of the Scott Piccolo pass | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Piccolo (fresh) SF - Mario Crespo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathon Gallant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Willie Ryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Rhode Island | John Johnson connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Hairston | 17-27 |
| 07:04 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant's floater is tipped away by Stewart Reddick | 17-27 |
| 07:03 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant hits the follow up shot | 19-27 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | John Hairston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Martin Eich (SG), William Roth (SF) John Lawrence, Mario Crespo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Tim Span (C) John Hairston, Gerard Milardo | |
| 06:23 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG) Martin Eich | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Stewart Reddick | |
| 06:23 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:23 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Piccolo - foul #1 on Scott Piccolo, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brian Beach (C) Willie Ryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo (PG) Kevin Winkfield | |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:59 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:57 | Charlotte | Gerard Milardo takes the ball from Scott Piccolo in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 05:55 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo lays it up and in | 21-31 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Brian Beach misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-31 |
| 05:37 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant snags the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 05:16 | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo is fouled on the floor by Tim Span - foul #1 on Tim Span, team foul #5 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG) Scott Piccolo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) John Johnson | |
| 05:00 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | John Hairston pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | Tim Span connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerard Milardo | 21-33 |
| 04:30 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 04:29 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mario Crespo (SG), Willie Ryant (C) Joey Harrington, Johnathon Gallant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick (C) Tim Span | |
| 03:58 | Charlotte | A charge is called on John Lawrence - foul #1 on John Lawrence, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (SG), Jeremy Hale (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Mario Crespo, William Roth, Brian Beach | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (SG) Johnny Viens | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes double dribbles | 21-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Johnson (PF) Horace Estes | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Piccolo (fresh) SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Willie Ryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerard Milardo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stewart Reddick (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Charlotte | John Lawrence connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick is hacked by Michael Frazier - foul #3 on Michael Frazier, team foul #10 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG), Brian Beach (PF) John Lawrence, Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Tim Span (C) Kevin Winkfield, Gerard Milardo | |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:45 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Stewart Reddick gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | John Johnson is hacked by Scott Piccolo - foul #2 on Scott Piccolo, team foul #11 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant (PF) Willie Ryant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Horace Estes (PF) Stewart Reddick | |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:24 | Rhode Island | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:24 | Charlotte | Johnathon Gallant grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 02:22 | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Jeremy Hale steals the ball from Horace Estes | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | Charlotte | Brian Beach hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Scott Piccolo | 26-36 |
| 01:34 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:32 | Rhode Island | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | Tim Span hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Hairston | 26-38 |
| 01:10 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Brian Beach pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Tim Span - foul #2 on Tim Span, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG), Mario Crespo (SG), Willie Ryant (C) Scott Piccolo, Joey Harrington, Johnathon Gallant | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Jan Brooks (SG), Gerard Milardo (SF), Stewart Reddick (C) John Hairston, Johnny Viens, John Johnson, Tim Span | |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:50 | Rhode Island | Gerard Milardo gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes banks in the layup and the foul's on Brian Beach - foul #1 on Brian Beach, team foul #12 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Martin Eich (SG), William Roth (PF) Jeremy Hale, Brian Beach | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | Horace Estes makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 00:14 | Charlotte | Martin Eich gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | Willie Ryant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Horace Estes | 27-41 |