| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Joseph Holguin (fresh) SG - Andre Arnold (fresh) SF - Charlie Santistevan (fresh) PF - Scott Thomason (fresh) C - Michael Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SG - William Chute (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Brooks | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Charlotte | The refs have stopped play. Scott Thomason is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 2-0 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan (PF) Scott Thomason | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:22 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Prater | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Chute | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | William Chute tips it home | 3-6 |
| 17:51 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Alonzo Adams and he's fouled by Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), William Emerson (SG), Jeffrey Bolden (SF), Robert Crawford (C) Joseph Holguin, Andre Arnold, Charlie Santistevan, Michael Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd | |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:17 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan loses the dribble to Yuri Rotkowski in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | William Dawley picks off the pass by Yuri Rotkowski | 3-8 |
| 16:34 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden's pass is intercepted by Felipe Silva | 3-8 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | William Dawley steals it from Felipe Silva | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden lays it up and in set up by William Dawley | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater comes up short on the shot near the basket | 5-8 |
| 15:45 | Charlotte | William Dawley grabs the board | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - William Dawley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Emerson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Sullivan (fairly fresh) C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felipe Silva (fresh) SG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Dawley | 8-8 |
| 15:15 | Rhode Island | William Dawley picks off the pass by Frank Prater | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Charlotte | William Dawley hits the finger roll | 10-8 |
| 14:51 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | Charlotte | William Emerson grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | William Dawley is hacked by Felipe Silva in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Andre Arnold (SG), Charlie Santistevan (SF), Kevin Patton (PF), Michael Brooks (C) William Dawley, William Emerson, Jeffrey Bolden, Mark Sullivan, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Darren Floyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| 14:18 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #1 on Stephen Ball, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:18 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:57 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams can't throw it down | 12-8 |
| 13:56 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #1 on Darren Floyd, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:50 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball is hacked by Kevin Patton - foul #1 on Kevin Patton, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG) William Chute | |
| 13:07 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:56 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold is called for 10 seconds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan (PF) Kevin Patton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Stephen Ball, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Brooks is called for the reach on Neil England - foul #1 on Michael Brooks, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG) Joseph Holguin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Felipe Silva, Darren Floyd | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Neil England clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charlie Santistevan - foul #1 on Charlie Santistevan, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Emerson (SF) Charlie Santistevan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:08 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Weiss | 13-10 |
| 12:06 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan tips it in | 15-10 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss drills a floater from the left side set up by Neil England and he's hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Kevin Patton (PF) Andre Arnold, Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Stephen Ball (PF) Neil England, Frank Prater | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Joseph Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Emerson (fresh) PF - Kevin Patton (fresh) C - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Stephen Ball (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Charlotte | William Emerson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph Holguin is called for the reach on Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Holguin, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden (SG), Charlie Santistevan (SF) William Dawley, William Emerson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss | |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Halvorson | 15-16 |
| 10:26 | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charlie Santistevan | 17-16 |
| 10:03 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Adams | 17-19 |
| 09:52 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Ball - foul #2 on Stephen Ball, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), Andre Arnold (SG), William Emerson (SF), Robert Crawford (C) Joseph Holguin, Jeffrey Bolden, Charlie Santistevan, Michael Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Frank Prater (PF) Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Stephen Ball | |
| 09:52 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:52 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Neil England | 18-21 |
| 09:21 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold is hacked by Felipe Silva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felipe Silva, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Thomason (PF) Kevin Patton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (SG), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 08:54 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 18-21 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Neil England scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Yuri Rotkowski | 18-23 |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Charlie Santistevan (SF), Michael Brooks (C) William Dawley, William Emerson, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (SF) Yuri Rotkowski | |
| 08:10 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-23 |
| 08:09 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Holguin and the foul's on Neil England - foul #1 on Neil England, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden (PG) Joseph Holguin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Thomas Halvorson (C) Neil England, Larry Weiss | |
| 08:03 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andre Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Thomason (fresh) C - Michael Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Prater (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:11 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Andre Arnold is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Dawley (PG), William Emerson (SG) Andre Arnold, Charlie Santistevan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Darren Floyd | |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | William Chute clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski tips it home | 21-25 |
| 06:43 | Charlotte | William Emerson is fouled on the floor by Frank Prater - foul #1 on Frank Prater, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Kevin Patton (PF) Jeffrey Bolden, Scott Thomason | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 06:43 | Charlotte | William Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:43 | Charlotte | William Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:14 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:52 | Rhode Island | William Dawley picks off the pass by Larry Weiss | 23-25 |
| 05:48 | Charlotte | William Dawley lays it up and in | 25-25 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 05:33 | Charlotte | William Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:27 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 05:25 | Rhode Island | William Chute pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Neil England is hacked by Joseph Holguin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Holguin, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden (PG), Andre Arnold (SG), Charlie Santistevan (SF), Scott Thomason (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Joseph Holguin, William Emerson, William Dawley, Kevin Patton, Michael Brooks | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Larry Weiss | |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | Neil England makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Darren Floyd is called for the reach on Charlie Santistevan - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Neil England, Darren Floyd | |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:07 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Scott Thomason - foul #1 on Scott Thomason, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:16 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Halvorson | 27-29 |
| 04:14 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 03:43 | Charlotte | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 03:39 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andre Arnold | 29-29 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Bolden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andre Arnold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Santistevan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Thomason (fairly fresh) C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Chute (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Prater (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Halvorson (tiring) | |
| 03:14 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Crawford and he's fouled by Frank Prater - foul #2 on Frank Prater, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), William Dawley (SG), William Emerson (SF), Mark Sullivan (C) Jeffrey Bolden, Andre Arnold, Charlie Santistevan, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Darren Floyd (SF), Stephen Ball (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Alonzo Adams, William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Thomas Halvorson | |
| 03:14 | Charlotte | Scott Thomason makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Neil England connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 32-35 |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | William Dawley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Holguin | 34-35 |
| 02:26 | Rhode Island | William Dawley steps in front of the Neil England pass | 34-35 |
| 02:14 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 02:12 | Charlotte | William Dawley tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | Mark Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 01:57 | Charlotte | Stephen Ball steps in front of the William Dawley pass | 34-35 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kevin Patton (PF) Scott Thomason | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (PG) Neil England | |
| 01:35 | Charlotte | William Dawley is fouled in the backcourt by Felipe Silva - foul #3 on Felipe Silva, team foul #11 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan (SF) Joseph Holguin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (SG) Felipe Silva | |
| 01:35 | Charlotte | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:35 | Charlotte | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | William Dawley is called for the reach on Alonzo Adams - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Holguin (PG), Andre Arnold (SG) William Dawley, William Emerson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | Kevin Patton snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:06 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan is hacked by Darren Floyd - foul #3 on Darren Floyd, team foul #12 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Darren Floyd | |
| 01:06 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:06 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | William Chute travels with the ball | 37-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Brooks (C) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (C) Larry Weiss | |
| 00:24 | Charlotte | Charlie Santistevan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charlie Santistevan, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Bolden (SG) Andre Arnold | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Michael Brooks pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |