| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Skinner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | James Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Miller and he's hacked by Robert Skinner - foul #2 on Robert Skinner, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:41 | Dayton | James Brown makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:19 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Sacks | 25-30 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | James Brown misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 25-30 |
| 19:01 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:56 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs is fouled on the floor by Calvin Balog - foul #1 on Calvin Balog, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 18:40 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks is fouled on the floor by Arthur Miller - foul #3 on Arthur Miller, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Calvin Balog - foul #2 on Calvin Balog, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Calvin Balog | 26-30 |
| 18:11 | Dayton | James Brown misses the easy layup | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 18:08 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Kenneth Combs | 26-30 |
| 18:04 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Skinner | 28-30 |
| 17:43 | Dayton | James Brown hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Glenn Davidson | 28-32 |
| 17:23 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs double dribbles | 28-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Michael Beatty, Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 17:03 | Dayton | David Hedrick blows the layup | 28-32 |
| 17:02 | Dayton | Calvin Balog can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 17:01 | Charlotte | James Cardinale grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:56 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Glenn Davidson | 28-32 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | David Hedrick connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Balog | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 16:03 | Charlotte | James Cardinale grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 15:42 | Charlotte | James Cardinale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - David Hedrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Dayton | John Lambert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Calvin Balog hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 15:10 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Daniel Dennis (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) Richard Sacks, Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), Richard Frese (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, David Hedrick, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 14:40 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 14:21 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty is hacked by Richard Frese - foul #2 on Richard Frese, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| 14:16 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Dennis | 32-37 |
| 14:12 | Dayton | Francisco Mendez connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Combs and the foul's on Richard Frese - foul #3 on Richard Frese, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SG) Daniel Dennis | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Hedrick (SF) Richard Frese | |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:46 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Michael Beatty - foul #1 on Michael Beatty, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG) Randolph Johnson | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG) Francisco Mendez | |
| 13:46 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses the free throw | 35-42 |
| 13:46 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty loses the dribble to Glenn Davidson | 35-42 |
| 13:04 | Dayton | Glenn Davidson is hacked by Richard Sacks - foul #3 on Richard Sacks, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| 12:43 | Dayton | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Skinner - foul #3 on Robert Skinner, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner (SF) Michael Beatty | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Robert Skinner is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #4 on Robert Skinner, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Lambert (SG) Arthur Miller | |
| 11:59 | Dayton | John Lambert misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:52 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks is fouled on the floor by Glenn Davidson - foul #2 on Glenn Davidson, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Frese (SF) David Hedrick | |
| 11:38 | Charlotte | Glenn Davidson takes the ball from James Cardinale | 35-42 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the lay-in | 35-42 |
| 11:34 | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins grabs the board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) SF - Richard Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Charlotte | James Cardinale buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Sacks | 38-42 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | John Lambert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Davidson | 38-45 |
| 10:52 | Charlotte | James Cardinale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 10:50 | Dayton | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | James Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | Calvin Balog gets the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Daniel Dennis (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF) Richard Sacks, Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, Greg Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), Arthur Miller (SG), David Hedrick (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), Scott Comacho (C) Glenn Davidson, John Lambert, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog, James Brown | |
| 09:44 | Charlotte | Arthur Miller steals the ball from Randolph Johnson | 38-45 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | David Hedrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 38-47 |
| 09:20 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty's floater is knocked away by Charles Fralick | 38-47 |
| 09:19 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 08:56 | Charlotte | James Cardinale connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Dennis | 41-47 |
| 08:38 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 08:37 | Charlotte | James Cardinale grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:31 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Charles Fralick - foul #2 on Charles Fralick, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG), Charles Lyons (SG), Matthew Gardner (C) Randolph Johnson, Daniel Dennis, James Cardinale | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), Calvin Balog (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Charles Fralick, Scott Comacho | |
| 08:31 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:31 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:03 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:59 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Arthur Miller - foul #4 on Arthur Miller, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Skinner (C) Matthew Gardner | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 07:59 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:59 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:43 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:41 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Beatty | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Beatty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Combs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Miller (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Balog (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Dayton | James Brown can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 06:52 | Dayton | Calvin Balog grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:33 | Dayton | David Hedrick clanks a runner in the paint | 47-47 |
| 06:31 | Dayton | David Hedrick tips it home | 47-49 |
| 06:22 | Charlotte | Glenn Davidson takes the ball from Kenneth Combs | 47-49 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | James Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF) Richard Sacks, Michael Beatty, Kenneth Combs | |
| Subs | Dayton | Francisco Mendez (PG), John Lambert (SG), Richard Frese (SF) Glenn Davidson, Arthur Miller, David Hedrick | |
| 05:46 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Gardner | 49-49 |
| 05:19 | Dayton | Randolph Johnson is called for the reach on Francisco Mendez - foul #2 on Randolph Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins (C) Robert Skinner | |
| Subs | Dayton | Scott Comacho (C) James Brown | |
| 04:53 | Dayton | John Lambert misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 04:52 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 04:48 | Charlotte | Francisco Mendez picks off the pass by Charles Lyons | 49-49 |
| 04:31 | Dayton | John Lambert comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 04:30 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 04:24 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Comacho - foul #1 on Scott Comacho, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG) Charles Lyons | |
| Subs | Dayton | Glenn Davidson (PG), David Hedrick (SF), Charles Fralick (PF), James Brown (C) Francisco Mendez, Richard Frese, Calvin Balog, Scott Comacho | |
| 04:24 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:24 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:00 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Davidson | 51-52 |
| 03:49 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Sacks | 54-52 |
| 03:24 | Dayton | David Hedrick hits a 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randolph Johnson (fresh) SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Glenn Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hedrick (fresh) 26 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fralick (fresh) C - James Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Charlotte | David Hedrick steals it from Greg Hopkins | 54-55 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | David Hedrick can't throw it down | 54-55 |
| 03:06 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to James Cardinale | 54-55 |
| 03:06 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) Randolph Johnson, Matthew Gardner, James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| Subs | Dayton | Arthur Miller (SG), Calvin Balog (PF) John Lambert, Charles Fralick | |
| 02:46 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs misses the jump hook from the right block | 54-55 |
| 02:45 | Dayton | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Richard Sacks is called for the reach on David Hedrick - foul #4 on Richard Sacks, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:20 | Dayton | David Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:03 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 02:03 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:03 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:43 | Dayton | David Hedrick comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 56-57 |
| 01:41 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:34 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-57 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | Calvin Balog pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:18 | Dayton | David Hedrick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 01:16 | Dayton | Arthur Miller grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | David Hedrick is called for traveling | 56-57 |
| 00:41 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner buries a turnaround in the lane | 58-57 |
| 00:24 | Dayton | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Calvin Balog misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Combs - foul #1 on Kenneth Combs, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Calvin Balog makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Charlotte | Arthur Miller steps in front of the Robert Skinner pass | 58-59 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | David Hedrick lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Skinner | 58-61 |