| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Feemster (fresh) SG - William Krause (fresh) SF - Jamie Simmons (fresh) PF - Kevin Bennett (fresh) C - Jon Garner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Fomby (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Dennis Scott is fouled on the floor by Jamie Simmons - foul #1 on Jamie Simmons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UMass | Jamie Becker is fouled on the floor by Jamie Simmons - foul #2 on Jamie Simmons, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sydney Musick (SF) Jamie Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 19:13 | UMass | Ernest Graham misses the easy layup but the foul's on Sydney Musick - foul #1 on Sydney Musick, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett's layup is rejected by Jamie Becker | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Jamie Becker gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | UMass | Jamie Becker knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Graham | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Charlotte | Michael Fomby swats the short shot by William Krause | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | UMass | The rebound goes to Michael Fomby | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Dennis Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster drills a floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Jamie Becker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Scott | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | William Krause is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Krause, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | UMass | Anthony Brooks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | Jon Garner pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Charlotte | Jon Garner misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Graham - foul #1 on Ernest Graham, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Charlotte | Jon Garner makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Charlotte | Jon Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Jamie Becker loses the ball out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Michael Fomby | |
| 16:12 | UMass | Keith Jenks misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:11 | UMass | Ernest Graham tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | UMass | Ernest Graham gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Krause (fresh) SF - Sydney Musick (fresh) PF - Kevin Bennett (fresh) C - Jon Garner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) C - Jamie Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | UMass | Dennis Scott is hacked by Jon Garner - foul #1 on Jon Garner, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jonathan Kingston (SF) Sydney Musick | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Abdul Menard (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Anthony Brooks, Ernest Graham, Jamie Becker | |
| 15:42 | UMass | Abdul Menard's floater is tipped away by Kevin Bennett | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Dennis Scott tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Charlotte | Keith Jenks steals it from Jon Garner | 4-10 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Reginald Solarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo (PG), Ricky Mentzer (SF), Galen Swanson (C) Jeremy Feemster, William Krause, Jon Garner | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Dennis Scott | |
| 15:17 | Charlotte | Jonathan Kingston drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Peter Boyles can't throw it down but he's fouled by Galen Swanson - foul #1 on Galen Swanson, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sydney Musick (SG) Ricky Mentzer | |
| Subs | UMass | Ernest Graham (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Roger Baker, Keith Jenks | |
| 14:58 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Peter Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson makes the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Peter Boyles - foul #1 on Peter Boyles, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine (C) Kevin Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Jamie Becker (C) Reginald Solarski, Peter Boyles | |
| 14:34 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 10-12 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Anthony Brooks can't tip it in | 10-12 |
| 14:15 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine is denied on a layup by Ernest Graham | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Jamie Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:00 | UMass | The short jumper by Jamie Becker is denied by Arthur Lafontaine | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine lays it in and he's fouled by Jamie Becker - foul #1 on Jamie Becker, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster (PG), William Krause (SG), Ricky Mentzer (SF), Jon Garner (C) Greg Digiacomo, Sydney Musick, Jonathan Kingston, Galen Swanson | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Keith Jenks (PF) Abdul Menard, Michael Fomby | |
| 13:40 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Keith Jenks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:10 | Charlotte | William Krause hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Charlotte | Jon Garner gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:59 | Charlotte | Anthony Brooks steals the ball from Jon Garner | 13-12 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Anthony Brooks blows the layup | 13-12 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Jon Garner | 13-12 |
| 12:48 | Charlotte | William Krause drills a floater from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:32 | UMass | Keith Jenks loses the dribble to Jon Garner | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine is hacked by Jamie Becker - foul #2 on Jamie Becker, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sydney Musick (SF), Kevin Bennett (PF) Ricky Mentzer, Arthur Lafontaine | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Abdul Menard (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Anthony Brooks, Ernest Graham, Jamie Becker | |
| 12:15 | Charlotte | Peter Boyles is called for the reach on Sydney Musick - foul #2 on Peter Boyles, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (C) Peter Boyles | |
| 12:01 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick double dribbles | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Krause (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sydney Musick (fresh) PF - Kevin Bennett (fresh) C - Jon Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abdul Menard (fresh) PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) C - Michael Fomby (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Jon Garner picks off the pass by Reginald Solarski | 15-12 |
| 11:27 | Charlotte | William Krause misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:25 | UMass | The rebound goes to Keith Jenks | 15-12 |
| 11:08 | UMass | Keith Jenks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-12 |
| 11:06 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick steps out of bounds on the baseline | 15-14 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo (PG), Jonathan Kingston (SG), Ricky Mentzer (SF), Galen Swanson (C) Jeremy Feemster, William Krause, Sydney Musick, Jon Garner | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Ernest Graham (C) Dennis Scott, Keith Jenks | |
| 10:32 | UMass | Michael Fomby is hacked by Greg Digiacomo - foul #1 on Greg Digiacomo, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Michael Fomby misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:32 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett makes the shot from close range | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Abdul Menard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reginald Solarski and he's fouled by Ricky Mentzer - foul #1 on Ricky Mentzer, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Baker (SF) Reginald Solarski | |
| 10:05 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:05 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Charlotte | Jonathan Kingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:57 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | UMass | Roger Baker gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Abdul Menard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:32 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Fomby - foul #1 on Michael Fomby, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sydney Musick (SG) Ricky Mentzer | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Roger Baker | |
| 09:32 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:19 | UMass | Ernest Graham drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Brooks | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Dennis Scott snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Dennis Scott hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Fomby and he's hacked by Sydney Musick - foul #2 on Sydney Musick, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster (PG), William Krause (SG), Ricky Mentzer (SF), Jon Garner (C) Greg Digiacomo, Sydney Musick, Jonathan Kingston, Kevin Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Roger Baker (SF), Keith Jenks (PF) Anthony Brooks, Abdul Menard, Michael Fomby | |
| 08:36 | UMass | Dennis Scott makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:17 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine (PF) Galen Swanson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:00 | UMass | Ernest Graham comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by William Krause - foul #2 on William Krause, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jonathan Kingston (SG) William Krause | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:00 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Ernest Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Feemster (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Kingston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Mentzer (fresh) PF - Arthur Lafontaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) SG - Dennis Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Baker (fresh) PF - Keith Jenks (fresh) C - Ernest Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Charlotte | Ricky Mentzer lays it in and he's hacked by Roger Baker - foul #1 on Roger Baker, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett (PF) Arthur Lafontaine | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Fomby (C) Ernest Graham | |
| 07:41 | Charlotte | Ricky Mentzer makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Dennis Scott knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Fomby | 23-26 |
| 06:59 | Charlotte | Jonathan Kingston misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Keith Jenks snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Ricky Mentzer is called for the reach on Roger Baker - foul #2 on Ricky Mentzer, team foul #11 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo (SG) Ricky Mentzer | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Abdul Menard (SF) Dennis Scott, Michael Fomby | |
| 06:52 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:52 | UMass | Roger Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster is hacked by Anthony Brooks - foul #1 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG), Ernest Graham (C) Reginald Solarski, Roger Baker | |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Jeremy Feemster makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:26 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses short on a runner from the left block | 25-28 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Anthony Brooks grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Ernest Graham hits a runner from the left block | 25-30 |
| 06:05 | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 25-30 |
| 06:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Abdul Menard | 25-30 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Ernest Graham banks in the layup set up by Abdul Menard | 25-32 |
| 05:21 | Charlotte | Jon Garner clanks a jump hook in the paint | 25-32 |
| 05:20 | UMass | Abdul Menard snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Abdul Menard misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Greg Digiacomo - foul #2 on Greg Digiacomo, team foul #12 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons (SF), Galen Swanson (PF), Arthur Lafontaine (C) Greg Digiacomo, Kevin Bennett, Jon Garner | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (SG), Roger Baker (SF), Michael Fomby (PF) Anthony Brooks, Dennis Scott, Keith Jenks | |
| 05:02 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:02 | UMass | Abdul Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Graham - foul #2 on Ernest Graham, team foul #9 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Wetzel (C) Jamie Simmons | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Ernest Graham | |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Keith Jenks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-34 |
| 04:19 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Baker | 26-34 |
| 04:06 | UMass | Reginald Solarski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Abdul Menard | 26-37 |
| 03:38 | Charlotte | Arthur Lafontaine is whistled for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sydney Musick (PG), William Krause (SG), Jamie Simmons (SF), Kevin Bennett (PF) Jeremy Feemster, Arthur Lafontaine, Jonathan Kingston, John Wetzel | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Ernest Graham (SF), Jamie Becker (PF), Peter Boyles (C) Abdul Menard, Roger Baker, Keith Jenks, Michael Fomby | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Sydney Musick (fresh) SG - William Krause (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Simmons (fresh) PF - Kevin Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Galen Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Solarski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | UMass | Anthony Brooks travels in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick is hacked by Reginald Solarski - foul #1 on Reginald Solarski, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Dennis Scott (SG) Reginald Solarski | |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:18 | UMass | Peter Boyles pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 03:07 | UMass | Ernest Graham connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Dennis Scott | 26-39 |
| 03:03 | Charlotte | Sydney Musick hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Krause | 28-39 |
| 02:55 | UMass | Ernest Graham travels with the ball | 28-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jon Garner (C) Galen Swanson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Anthony Brooks - foul #2 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #11 | 28-39 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons makes the 3rd free throw | 29-39 |
| 02:18 | UMass | Jamie Becker connects on the driving attempt from close range | 29-41 |
| 02:12 | Charlotte | William Krause misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-41 |
| 02:10 | UMass | Peter Boyles snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:57 | UMass | Ernest Graham double dribbles | 29-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Reginald Solarski (PG), Abdul Menard (SF) Anthony Brooks, Ernest Graham | |
| 01:36 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Keith Jenks (PF) Peter Boyles | |
| 01:27 | UMass | Dennis Scott misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 01:25 | UMass | Keith Jenks hits the follow up shot | 29-43 |
| 01:14 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-43 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Jamie Becker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 01:03 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Sydney Musick | 32-43 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett's floater is tipped away by Jamie Becker | 32-43 |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Kevin Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons grabs the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | Jamie Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg Digiacomo (PG), Ricky Mentzer (SF), Galen Swanson (PF), Arthur Lafontaine (C) Sydney Musick, Jamie Simmons, Kevin Bennett, Jon Garner | |
| Subs | UMass | Anthony Brooks (PG), Ernest Graham (SF), Peter Boyles (C) Reginald Solarski, Dennis Scott, Jamie Becker | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Abdul Menard hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Brooks | 32-45 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Galen Swanson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 00:03 | UMass | The rebound goes to Peter Boyles | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Peter Boyles misses short on a halfcourt shot | 32-45 |