| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fresh) SG - Luis Upton (fresh) SF - Patrick Wade (fresh) PF - Philip Griffith (fresh) C - Carroll Drinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) SF - Michael Beatty (fresh) PF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) C - Robert Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs's pass is intercepted by Carroll Drinski | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Richmond | Luis Upton slams it home | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carroll Drinski - foul #1 on Carroll Drinski, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | Richmond | Richard Sacks picks off the pass by Clifford Fishback | 2-1 |
| 18:28 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Michael Beatty and he's hacked by Clifford Fishback - foul #1 on Clifford Fishback, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks makes the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Richmond | 3 seconds is called on Luis Upton | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons is fouled on the floor by Patrick Wade - foul #1 on Patrick Wade, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Richmond | Philip Griffith snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Richmond | Patrick Wade hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Michael Beatty, Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| 16:43 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback knocks in the floater from the left side and he's hacked by Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Carroll Drinski | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski scores on a shot in the paint set up by Luis Upton | 8-4 |
| 16:11 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons misses short on a floater from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 16:10 | Richmond | Patrick Wade pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:56 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Patrick Wade | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Griffith (fairly fresh) C - Carroll Drinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) PF - James Cardinale (fresh) C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Wade - foul #2 on Patrick Wade, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (PG), Gregory Nichols (SF), Stanley Phillips (PF), Lyle Westmoreland (C) Clifford Fishback, Patrick Wade, Philip Griffith, Carroll Drinski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (SG), Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) Charles Lyons, James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| 15:40 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Stanley Phillips | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-4 |
| 15:04 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs misses the lay-in | 13-4 |
| 15:03 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips pulls down the rebound | 13-4 |
| 14:45 | Richmond | Luis Upton drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Yamashita | 16-4 |
| 14:23 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs is fouled on the floor by Luis Upton - foul #1 on Luis Upton, team foul #5 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG), Richard Beard (C) Roger Yamashita, Luis Upton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Richard Sacks, Matthew Gardner, Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Stanley Phillips - foul #1 on Stanley Phillips, team foul #6 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Drinski (C) Richard Beard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 14:05 | Charlotte | James Cardinale grabs the offensive board | 16-5 |
| 13:58 | Charlotte | James Cardinale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-5 |
| 13:57 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| 13:50 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback is fouled on the floor by Randolph Johnson - foul #1 on Randolph Johnson, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Griffith (PF) Lyle Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 13:37 | Richmond | Philip Griffith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Nichols | 18-5 |
| 13:20 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty is fouled on the floor by Stanley Phillips - foul #2 on Stanley Phillips, team foul #7 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Richmond | Luis Upton (SG) Stanley Phillips | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| 13:20 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 13:20 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 13:20 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols gets the rebound | 18-6 |
| 13:04 | Richmond | Luis Upton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-6 |
| Subs | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland (SF) Gregory Nichols | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Dennis (PG) Randolph Johnson | |
| 12:56 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Beatty | 18-9 |
| 12:28 | Richmond | Philip Griffith scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lyle Westmoreland | 20-9 |
| 12:16 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty loses the ball out of bounds | 20-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (PG), Richard Beard (C) Clifford Fishback, Carroll Drinski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG), Matthew Gardner (SF) Daniel Dennis, Michael Beatty | |
| 12:05 | Richmond | Philip Griffith double dribbles | 20-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| 11:47 | Charlotte | Lyle Westmoreland takes the ball from Matthew Gardner | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roger Yamashita (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Upton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Philip Griffith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Beard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) PF - James Cardinale (fresh) C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Richmond | Philip Griffith clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Richard Sacks - foul #1 on Richard Sacks, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG), Gregory Nichols (SF) Luis Upton, Lyle Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 11:23 | Richmond | Philip Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 11:23 | Richmond | Philip Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:55 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Gardner | 22-12 |
| 10:50 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-12 |
| 10:49 | Charlotte | James Cardinale pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:45 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Drinski (C) Philip Griffith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| 10:27 | Richmond | Roger Yamashita comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-12 |
| 10:25 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 10:20 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Beatty | 22-15 |
| 09:57 | Richmond | Richard Beard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:55 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols tips it home | 24-15 |
| 09:38 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-15 |
| 09:37 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 09:29 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sacks | 24-17 |
| 09:15 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-17 |
| 09:13 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 09:08 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 09:06 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty snags the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:53 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Clifford Fishback - foul #2 on Clifford Fishback, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Richmond | Luis Upton (SG), Lyle Westmoreland (SF), Philip Griffith (PF), Jim Kelly (C) Clifford Fishback, Gregory Nichols, Richard Beard, Carroll Drinski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Greg Hopkins (C) Richard Sacks, Michael Beatty, Kenneth Combs, Robert Skinner | |
| 08:53 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:53 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:38 | Richmond | Luis Upton misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Charles Lyons - foul #1 on Charles Lyons, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| 08:38 | Richmond | Luis Upton makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:38 | Richmond | Luis Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:09 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Roger Yamashita - foul #1 on Roger Yamashita, team foul #9 | 26-19 |
| 08:09 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:09 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:53 | Richmond | Philip Griffith misses badly on a runner near the basket | 26-21 |
| 07:51 | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:46 | Charlotte | Philip Griffith picks off the pass by Randolph Johnson | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roger Yamashita (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Upton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Philip Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randolph Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Gardner (fresh) PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Richmond | Roger Yamashita is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Johnson - foul #2 on Randolph Johnson, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gregory Nichols (SF) Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Dennis (PG) Randolph Johnson | |
| 07:29 | Richmond | Philip Griffith misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Cardinale - foul #1 on James Cardinale, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | Carroll Drinski (C) Roger Yamashita | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG), Kenneth Combs (PF) Daniel Dennis, Greg Hopkins | |
| 07:29 | Richmond | Philip Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:29 | Richmond | Philip Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 07:04 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Gardner | 27-21 |
| 06:48 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner misses the dunk but the foul's on Lyle Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lyle Westmoreland, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Skinner (C) James Cardinale | |
| 06:48 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:48 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:30 | Richmond | Philip Griffith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:23 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-23 |
| 06:21 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 06:14 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols misses the lay-in | 27-23 |
| 06:12 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski grabs the offensive board | 27-23 |
| 05:57 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols lays it up and in | 29-23 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Lyle Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lyle Westmoreland, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (PG), Richard Beard (PF), Jim Kelly (C) Lyle Westmoreland, Philip Griffith, Carroll Drinski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Dennis (PG), James Cardinale (PF) Richard Sacks, Kenneth Combs | |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | James Cardinale snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 05:16 | Charlotte | Jim Kelly is called for the reach on Robert Skinner - foul #1 on Jim Kelly, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Parkey (SG), Michael Beatty (SF) Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner | |
| 05:16 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:16 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:16 | Richmond | Richard Beard pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:01 | Richmond | Luis Upton is hacked by Robert Skinner - foul #1 on Robert Skinner, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Hopkins (C) Robert Skinner | |
| 05:01 | Richmond | Luis Upton makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:01 | Richmond | Luis Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Gregory Nichols steals it from Michael Beatty | 31-24 |
| 04:28 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Richmond | Philip Griffith (PF) Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (PG), Charles Lyons (SG) Daniel Dennis, James Parkey | |
| 04:21 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Sacks and he's hacked by Luis Upton - foul #2 on Luis Upton, team foul #13 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Richmond | Patrick Wade (SF) Luis Upton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:21 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:55 | Richmond | Philip Griffith blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 03:54 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols grabs the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 03:42 | Richmond | James Cardinale picks off the pass by Gregory Nichols | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roger Yamashita (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Griffith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Beard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Beatty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cardinale (fresh) 3 reb. C - Greg Hopkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Michael Beatty makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Sacks | 31-30 |
| 03:12 | Richmond | Patrick Wade is hacked by Michael Beatty - foul #1 on Michael Beatty, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG), Luis Upton (SG), Stanley Phillips (PF), Carroll Drinski (C) Roger Yamashita, Gregory Nichols, Philip Griffith, Richard Beard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF), Robert Skinner (C) Michael Beatty, James Cardinale, Greg Hopkins | |
| 03:12 | Richmond | Patrick Wade makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:12 | Richmond | Patrick Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:12 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:56 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 02:55 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:37 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 02:18 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 02:01 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Skinner | 32-32 |
| 01:49 | Richmond | Patrick Wade's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Combs | 32-32 |
| 01:47 | Richmond | Patrick Wade hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 01:30 | Charlotte | Robert Skinner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 01:28 | Richmond | Carroll Drinski gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:06 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips is hacked by Richard Sacks - foul #2 on Richard Sacks, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland (PF) Patrick Wade | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Daniel Dennis (SG), Michael Beatty (SF), James Cardinale (C) Richard Sacks, Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, Robert Skinner | |
| 01:06 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:06 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Daniel Dennis | 36-34 |
| 00:29 | Richmond | Stanley Phillips makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Upton | 39-34 |
| 00:03 | Charlotte | James Cardinale lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Combs | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Luis Upton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 39-36 |