| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andre Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Thomason (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:50 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:50 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:50 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason grabs the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:41 | Charlotte | William Dawley's pass is intercepted by Richard Smith | 33-25 |
| 19:30 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Moffett | 35-25 |
| 19:13 | Charlotte | William Dawley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brooks | 35-28 |
| 18:59 | Xavier | William Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | William Dawley grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 18:30 | Charlotte | William Dawley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:28 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Xavier | Richard Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | William Smith grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 37-30 |
| 17:04 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Dawley | 37-33 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 16:36 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:32 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | William Smith gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:26 | Xavier | Scott Thomason denies the turnaround by Lawrence Moffett | 37-33 |
| 16:25 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it home | 39-33 |
| 16:10 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason misses short on a shot from the right block | 39-33 |
| 16:09 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:51 | Xavier | Stephen Stern lays it in | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Thomason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Charlotte | William Dawley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:27 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Stern | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (SF), John Campbell (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Lawrence Moffett, Stephen Stern, William Smith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), William Emerson (SG), Jeffrey Bolden (SF), Mark Sullivan (PF), Robert Crawford (C) William Dawley, Andre Arnold, Charlie Santistevan, Scott Thomason, Michael Brooks | |
| 15:00 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso is hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 14:42 | Xavier | John Campbell loses the dribble to William Emerson | 43-36 |
| 14:36 | Charlotte | Tracy Williams is called for the reach on William Emerson - foul #2 on Tracy Williams, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | William Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:18 | Xavier | Warren Ruck pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:06 | Xavier | Warren Ruck lays it up and in set up by John Campbell | 45-36 |
| 13:58 | Charlotte | Tracy Williams takes the ball from Mark Sullivan | 45-36 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | Tracy Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jimmie Lyon | 48-36 |
| 13:23 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford misses the lay-in | 48-36 |
| 13:22 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Holguin - foul #4 on Joseph Holguin, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG) Jimmie Lyon | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Andre Arnold (SG), Kevin Patton (PF) Joseph Holguin, Robert Crawford | |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | Warren Ruck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:56 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan loses the dribble to Dikembe Amoroso | 50-38 |
| 12:43 | Xavier | Richard Smith travels with the ball | 50-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), Stephen Stern (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, John Campbell, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), Charlie Santistevan (SF) William Emerson, Jeffrey Bolden | |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | Mark Sullivan steals it from Richard Smith | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moffett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Ronald Brown snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Stephen Stern clanks a turnaround from the right block | 50-39 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 11:07 | Charlotte | William Dawley misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Andre Arnold is called for the reach on Ronald Brown - foul #2 on Andre Arnold, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Tracy Williams (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Richard Smith, Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Emerson (PG), Jeffrey Bolden (SG), Scott Thomason (PF), Michael Brooks (C) William Dawley, Andre Arnold, Kevin Patton, Mark Sullivan | |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Tracy Williams's pass is intercepted by William Emerson | 50-39 |
| 10:18 | Charlotte | William Emerson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 10:16 | Charlotte | William Emerson gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:58 | Charlotte | The short jumper by Michael Brooks is denied by Lawrence Moffett | 50-39 |
| 09:56 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jimmie Lyon | 52-41 |
| 09:36 | Charlotte | William Emerson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bolden | 52-44 |
| 09:11 | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:54 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Stephen Stern (PF), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, Tracy Williams, Lawrence Moffett, William Smith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), Andre Arnold (SG), Mark Sullivan (C) Jeffrey Bolden, Charlie Santistevan, Michael Brooks | |
| 08:38 | Charlotte | Stephen Stern denies the turnaround by Scott Thomason | 52-44 |
| 08:37 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:14 | Charlotte | William Emerson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amoroso - foul #2 on Dikembe Amoroso, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Campbell (SF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan (SF), Robert Crawford (C) William Emerson, Scott Thomason | |
| 08:02 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford drills a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #1 on Warren Ruck, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 08:02 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Stern | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Warren Ruck grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Richard Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:01 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:56 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Warren Ruck - foul #2 on Warren Ruck, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), William Smith (C) Ronald Brown, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Scott Thomason (PF), Michael Brooks (C) Charlie Santistevan, Robert Crawford, Mark Sullivan | |
| 06:56 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:38 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:16 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 06:15 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:10 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Dawley | 54-53 |
| 05:56 | Xavier | William Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG), Ronald Brown (SG), Dikembe Amoroso (PF) Richard Smith, Tracy Williams, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Emerson (SG), Jeffrey Bolden (SF) Andre Arnold, William Dawley | |
| 05:30 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Moffett | 54-53 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett lays it up and in | 56-53 |
| 05:04 | Charlotte | Lawrence Moffett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bolden - foul #1 on Lawrence Moffett, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stephen Stern (PF) Lawrence Moffett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Scott Thomason, Michael Brooks | |
| 05:04 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:04 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 04:49 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Warren Ruck (C) Jimmie Lyon, William Smith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (SG) Jeffrey Bolden | |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden (SF) Joseph Holguin | |
| 04:17 | Xavier | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 04:10 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan connects on the turnaround in the paint | 56-57 |
| 03:48 | Xavier | Dikembe Amoroso can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:47 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:42 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Amoroso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Stern (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ruck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Emerson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 03:27 | Xavier | Warren Ruck tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 03:11 | Charlotte | William Emerson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bolden and he's fouled by Stephen Stern - foul #2 on Stephen Stern, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Brown (SG), Lawrence Moffett (SF), John Campbell (PF), William Smith (C) Tracy Williams, Dikembe Amoroso, Stephen Stern, Warren Ruck | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Andre Arnold (SG), Charlie Santistevan (SF), Scott Thomason (PF), Michael Brooks (C) William Dawley, Jeffrey Bolden, Mark Sullivan, Robert Crawford | |
| 03:11 | Charlotte | William Emerson makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:00 | Xavier | Ronald Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:59 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to John Campbell | 58-60 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 02:40 | Xavier | Ronald Brown tips it in | 60-60 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold loses the ball out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jimmie Lyon (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG) William Emerson | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Smith (PG), Stephen Stern (PF) Jimmie Lyon, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Smith | 62-60 |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Brooks | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | Xavier | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 01:39 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 01:31 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Scott Thomason | 62-65 |
| 01:11 | Xavier | William Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 01:10 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Charlie Santistevan | 62-65 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan scores on a floater from the left block | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Xavier | Joseph Holguin picks off the pass by William Smith | 62-67 |
| 00:46 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason blows the layup | 62-67 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Ronald Brown gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett misses the lay-in | 62-67 |
| 00:36 | Xavier | Richard Smith tips it but misses | 62-67 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Brown - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Emerson (PG), Mark Sullivan (PF) Joseph Holguin, Scott Thomason | |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:32 | Xavier | Stephen Stern grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:28 | Xavier | Ronald Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 64-67 |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), Kevin Patton (PF) Charlie Santistevan, Mark Sullivan | |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton is hacked by Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #12 | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:23 | Xavier | Lawrence Moffett gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan (SF), Mark Sullivan (C) William Dawley, Michael Brooks | |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Andre Arnold in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Brown, team foul #13 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Tracy Williams (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Tracy Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 00:08 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | William Emerson runs out the clock | 64-71 |