| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Edward Fuhr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Neidig (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Politowski | 35-22 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | James Dewar's fadeaway is rejected by Charlie Neidig | 35-22 |
| 19:14 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:28 | Xavier | Ryan Olsen is called for the reach on Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Ryan Olsen, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled on the floor by Matthew Washington - foul #1 on Matthew Washington, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 17:53 | Xavier | Gene Stephens lays it in | 37-24 |
| 17:28 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charlie Neidig | 37-26 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Washington - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #3 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (PG), Neil Carter (SG) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer (SG), Omar Clement (C) Ryan Olsen, Charlie Neidig | |
| 17:07 | Xavier | Joe Cathey hits the finger roll | 39-26 |
| 16:54 | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Irwin Palmer, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) James Dewar, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Terry Thomas (SF), Daniel Schweikert (C) Matthew Washington, Paul Taylor | |
| 16:52 | Xavier | Edward Fuhr steps in front of the Dikembe Ali pass in the backcourt | 39-26 |
| 16:51 | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Fuhr | 39-28 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 39-28 |
| 16:43 | Charlotte | Daniel Schweikert grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 16:38 | Charlotte | Terry Thomas connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Irwin Palmer | 39-30 |
| 16:19 | Xavier | Omar Clement steals the ball from Timothy Gibbs | 39-30 |
| 16:13 | Charlotte | Omar Clement hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Fuhr | 39-32 |
| 16:04 | Xavier | Joe Cathey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:50 | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Terry Thomas | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) SG - Neil Carter (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Edward Fuhr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Irwin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Omar Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Schweikert (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Xavier | Neil Carter travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Dikembe Ali, Neil Carter, Timothy Gibbs, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen (SG), Matthew Washington (SF), David Brown (PF), Charlie Neidig (C) Edward Fuhr, Terry Thomas, Omar Clement, Daniel Schweikert | |
| 15:28 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Brown | 41-38 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Charlotte | Charlie Neidig pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:03 | Charlotte | David Brown connects on the floater in the lane set up by Matthew Washington | 41-40 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the floater from the left block set up by James Dewar | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Gene Stephens grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Cathey (C) Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr (PG) Irwin Palmer | |
| 13:56 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington is fouled on the floor by Juan Sanchez - foul #3 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SG), Timothy Gibbs (SF) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Taylor (SG), Omar Clement (C) Ryan Olsen, Charlie Neidig | |
| 13:39 | Charlotte | David Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 13:37 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Joe Cathey clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:11 | Charlotte | Omar Clement gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:06 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | Gene Stephens's pass is intercepted by Paul Taylor | 43-40 |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Gene Stephens | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen (SG), Charlie Neidig (C) Matthew Washington, David Brown | |
| 12:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez knocks in the floater from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:01 | Charlotte | Omar Clement makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Olsen | 45-43 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charlie Neidig - foul #3 on Charlie Neidig, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Terry Thomas (SF) Omar Clement | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Edward Fuhr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Charlie Neidig (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr is whistled for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Timothy Gibbs (C) Dikembe Ali, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer (PG), David Brown (PF) Edward Fuhr, Paul Taylor | |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Terry Thomas swats the short shot by James Dewar | 47-43 |
| 10:55 | Xavier | James Dewar tips it home | 49-43 |
| 10:34 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Irwin Palmer | 49-46 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 10:18 | Charlotte | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:11 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 10:10 | Xavier | The rebound goes to James Dewar | 49-46 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Olsen - foul #3 on Ryan Olsen, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr (PG), Matthew Washington (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Omar Clement (C) Ryan Olsen, Terry Thomas, David Brown, Charlie Neidig | |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:35 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Irwin Palmer | 51-49 |
| 09:30 | Xavier | James Dewar's fadeaway is rejected by Omar Clement | 51-49 |
| 09:29 | Xavier | Gene Stephens tips it but misses | 51-49 |
| 09:28 | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 09:23 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Taylor | 51-52 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Dewar | 54-52 |
| 09:04 | Charlotte | Gene Stephens blocks the short jumper by Edward Fuhr | 54-52 |
| 09:03 | Charlotte | Paul Taylor tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 09:02 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr misses the tip | 54-52 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Gene Stephens snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | James Dewar buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Cathey | 57-52 |
| 08:29 | Charlotte | Timothy Gibbs steals it from Paul Taylor | 57-52 |
| 08:16 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Xavier | Joe Cathey gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:57 | Xavier | Paul Taylor takes the ball from Neil Carter | 57-52 |
| 07:50 | Charlotte | Omar Clement misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | James Dewar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Neil Carter comes up short on the runner from the right block | 57-52 |
| 07:43 | Charlotte | Omar Clement grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Fuhr and the foul's on Gene Stephens - foul #2 on Gene Stephens, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF) Timothy Gibbs, Neil Carter, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen (SG), David Brown (PF), Charlie Neidig (C) Irwin Palmer, Paul Taylor, Omar Clement | |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Ryan Olsen - foul #4 on Ryan Olsen, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Terry Thomas (SF) Matthew Washington | |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:16 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joe Cathey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Edward Fuhr (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charlie Neidig (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:52 | Charlotte | Charlie Neidig drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Olsen | 59-57 |
| 06:31 | Xavier | Gene Stephens's layup is rejected by Charlie Neidig | 59-57 |
| 06:30 | Charlotte | Terry Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:24 | Charlotte | Terry Thomas is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Seth Budziszewski (PG), Matthew Washington (SF) Edward Fuhr, Terry Thomas | |
| 06:11 | Xavier | David Nock's 3 pointer is rejected by David Brown | 59-57 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 05:51 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Seth Budziszewski | 61-59 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by David Brown - foul #4 on David Brown, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), Joe Cathey (C) Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr (PG), Irwin Palmer (SG), Omar Clement (C) Seth Budziszewski, Ryan Olsen, Charlie Neidig | |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:28 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Omar Clement comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SG), James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF) Stjepan Politowski, Juan Sanchez, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Omar Clement misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Omar Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Neil Carter snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | James Dewar knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 65-59 |
| 04:48 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gene Stephens is fouled on the floor by Irwin Palmer - foul #3 on Irwin Palmer, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen (SG), Paul Taylor (SF), Charlie Neidig (C) Irwin Palmer, Matthew Washington, David Brown | |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gene Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Gene Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:27 | Charlotte | Omar Clement snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 04:08 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 04:07 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs is called for 5 seconds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (PG), Juan Sanchez (SG) Timothy Gibbs, Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 03:17 | Charlotte | Omar Clement is fouled on the floor by James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (SF), Jerome Somalski (PF), David Nock (C) James Dewar, Gene Stephens, Joe Cathey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer (PG), Matthew Washington (SF), Terry Thomas (C) Edward Fuhr, Omar Clement, Charlie Neidig | |
| 03:04 | Charlotte | Ryan Olsen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Taylor | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Somalski (fresh) C - David Nock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Irwin Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Olsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Terry Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF), Gene Stephens (PF), Joe Cathey (C) Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski, David Nock | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr (PG), David Brown (PF), Charlie Neidig (C) Irwin Palmer, Paul Taylor, Terry Thomas | |
| 02:44 | Xavier | James Dewar misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Joe Cathey can't tip it in | 66-62 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski tips it but misses | 66-62 |
| 02:39 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:33 | Charlotte | Charlie Neidig scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Fuhr | 66-64 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Olsen - foul #5 on Ryan Olsen, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irwin Palmer (SG) Ryan Olsen | |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:07 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:41 | Charlotte | David Brown scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Fuhr | 68-66 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled on the floor by Matthew Washington - foul #3 on Matthew Washington, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:31 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irwin Palmer | 70-68 |
| 00:55 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 00:53 | Xavier | Joe Cathey snags the offensive board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski can't connect on a floater in the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:27 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | David Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Joe Cathey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Edward Fuhr is called for the reach on Joe Cathey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Fuhr, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Joe Cathey makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Joe Cathey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:11 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Charlie Neidig is called for the reach on Juan Sanchez - foul #4 on Charlie Neidig, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Edward Fuhr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Brown | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is hacked by Irwin Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Irwin Palmer, team foul #14 | 73-71 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Matthew Washington misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-71 |