| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Patrick Tartaglia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ressler (fresh) SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bart McCollum (fresh) C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Roberto Marino inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Dayton | Michael Mello is fouled on the floor by Patrick Tartaglia - foul #2 on Patrick Tartaglia, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Roberto Marino | |
| 19:25 | Dayton | David Thomas is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| 19:05 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Fitch - foul #3 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Robert Myles (C) Raymond Wilson, Kenneth Fitch | |
| 19:05 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:05 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:05 | Dayton | Robert Myles snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Richard Johnson clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Bennett - foul #2 on Henry Bennett, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SF) Michael Mello | |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:24 | Charlotte | David Ressler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Tartaglia | 24-29 |
| 17:59 | Dayton | Richard Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Wilson | 24-31 |
| 17:54 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 17:53 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 17:41 | Dayton | Richard Johnson drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Wilson | 26-33 |
| 17:24 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 17:23 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | Richard Johnson loses the dribble to Bart McCollum | 26-33 |
| 16:57 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Warren Griffin (PF), Amado Romano (C) Patrick Tartaglia, Bart McCollum, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Raymond Wilson | |
| 16:41 | Charlotte | David Ressler knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Amado Romano | 29-33 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Johnson | 29-36 |
| 16:05 | Charlotte | Robert Young misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 16:03 | Dayton | Robert Myles pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:45 | Dayton | David Thomas is denied on a layup by Amado Romano | 29-36 |
| 15:44 | Charlotte | Amado Romano snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Ressler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Griffin (fresh) C - Amado Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. C - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), Henry Bennett (C) David Ressler, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Meikle (PF) Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Robert Myles | |
| 15:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:19 | Dayton | Robert Meikle scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Reed | 31-38 |
| 15:05 | Charlotte | Robert Young hits a jumper from the left block | 33-38 |
| 14:47 | Dayton | Richard Johnson buries a floater from the right wing set up by Peter Reed | 33-40 |
| 14:37 | Charlotte | Robert Meikle steals it from Robert Young | 33-40 |
| 14:10 | Dayton | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by Henry Bennett | 33-40 |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 14:03 | Charlotte | Robert Young scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Tartaglia | 36-40 |
| 13:40 | Dayton | Francisco Carrillo blocks the short jumper by Robert Meikle | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:33 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 13:05 | Dayton | Peter Reed buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 38-43 |
| 12:49 | Charlotte | Robert Young is hacked by Peter Reed - foul #1 on Peter Reed, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Edwards (PG), David Ressler (SG), Paul Dalton (SF), Bart McCollum (PF), Amado Romano (C) Patrick Tartaglia, Robert Young, Francisco Carrillo, Warren Griffin, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Lee Byerly (C) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle | |
| 12:31 | Charlotte | Lawrence Shenberger steps in front of the Bart McCollum pass | 38-43 |
| 12:26 | Dayton | Michael Edwards steps in front of the Angel Herrera pass in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 12:14 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Dalton | 40-43 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | Angel Herrera makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Shenberger | 40-46 |
| 11:35 | Charlotte | David Ressler can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 11:33 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) SG - David Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bart McCollum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Amado Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. C - Lee Byerly (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Dayton | Angel Herrera is fouled on the floor by Bart McCollum - foul #1 on Bart McCollum, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), Francisco Carrillo (SF), Henry Bennett (C) Michael Edwards, Paul Dalton, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Meikle (PF), Robert Myles (C) Angel Herrera, Richard Johnson, Lee Byerly | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Robert Meikle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bart McCollum - foul #2 on Bart McCollum, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG) Lawrence Shenberger | |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Robert Meikle makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Dayton | Robert Meikle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:43 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:26 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Bennett | 44-47 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Peter Reed buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Wilson | 44-49 |
| 09:43 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-49 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Peter Reed grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:18 | Dayton | David Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:16 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:10 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Meikle - foul #2 on Robert Meikle, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Donald Imhoff (SG), Amado Romano (C) Patrick Tartaglia, David Ressler, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Kenneth Fitch (C) Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle, Robert Myles | |
| 09:10 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:10 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:43 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:42 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | David Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 46-51 |
| 08:09 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 46-51 |
| 08:08 | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:56 | Charlotte | Robert Young's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Fitch | 46-51 |
| 07:55 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), David Ressler (SG), Paul Dalton (SF), Warren Griffin (PF), Henry Bennett (C) Robert Young, Donald Imhoff, Francisco Carrillo, Bart McCollum, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF), Robert Meikle (PF) Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas, Richard Johnson | |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Michael Mello makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:39 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Dalton | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Patrick Tartaglia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ressler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Warren Griffin (fresh) C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Meikle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Fitch (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Dayton | Robert Meikle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Mello | 49-55 |
| 06:33 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Fitch | 49-55 |
| 06:13 | Dayton | Robert Meikle makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Wilson | 49-57 |
| 05:50 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 05:49 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 05:31 | Charlotte | Kenneth Fitch takes the ball from Warren Griffin | 49-57 |
| 05:15 | Dayton | Peter Reed hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Fitch | 49-59 |
| 04:57 | Charlotte | David Ressler is fouled on the floor by Michael Mello - foul #1 on Michael Mello, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Donald Imhoff (SG), Francisco Carrillo (SF), Amado Romano (C) Patrick Tartaglia, David Ressler, Paul Dalton, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG), David Thomas (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Michael Mello, Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson, Robert Meikle | |
| 04:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo scores on a jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Amado Romano - foul #2 on Amado Romano, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Bart McCollum (PF) Warren Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Roberto Marino (SF) David Thomas | |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:04 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 04:03 | Dayton | Angel Herrera gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 03:45 | Dayton | Richard Johnson connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Shenberger | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-63 |
| 03:29 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 03:03 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Kenneth Fitch tips it home | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Imhoff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bart McCollum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Amado Romano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Marino (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. C - Kenneth Fitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo buries a runner from the left block | 53-65 |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Richard Johnson is hacked by Bart McCollum - foul #3 on Bart McCollum, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), David Ressler (SG), Warren Griffin (PF), Henry Bennett (C) Robert Young, Donald Imhoff, Bart McCollum, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Angel Herrera, Lawrence Shenberger, Roberto Marino | |
| 02:32 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:32 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo can't connect on a floater from the left block | 53-65 |
| 02:18 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin can't tip it in | 53-65 |
| 02:17 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin can't tip it in | 53-65 |
| 02:15 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo tips it back up and in | 55-65 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Wilson | 55-67 |
| 01:36 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Henry Bennett | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | David Thomas is hacked by Patrick Tartaglia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Tartaglia, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Bart McCollum (PF) Warren Griffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Lawrence Shenberger (SG) Peter Reed, Raymond Wilson | |
| 01:33 | Dayton | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:33 | Dayton | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF) Lawrence Shenberger, David Thomas | |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | David Ressler is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Ressler, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Peter Reed, Roberto Marino | |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:14 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Kenneth Fitch is called for the reach on Henry Bennett - foul #4 on Kenneth Fitch, team foul #8 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF) Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson | |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Patrick Tartaglia is called for the reach on Michael Mello in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Tartaglia, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (SG), Raymond Wilson (SF) Peter Reed, Roberto Marino | |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Michael Mello makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Charlotte | David Ressler is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Shenberger - foul #1 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #9 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Roberto Marino (SF) Lawrence Shenberger, Raymond Wilson | |
| 00:39 | Charlotte | David Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:39 | Dayton | Roberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 61-72 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Peter Reed tips it home | 61-74 |
| 00:11 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Ressler | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Michael Mello runs out the clock | 63-74 |