| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart McCollum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Abel Harman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Braziel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum is fouled on the floor by Mark Narcisse - foul #2 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:25 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum is hacked by Mark Narcisse - foul #3 on Mark Narcisse, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SF) Mark Narcisse | |
| 19:15 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 34-35 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman is denied on a layup by Henry Bennett | 34-35 |
| 18:57 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Henry Bennett | 34-35 |
| 18:38 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Francisco Carrillo, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:17 | Rhode Island | Robert Young steals the ball from Abel Harman | 34-35 |
| 17:59 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo lays it in set up by Robert Young | 36-35 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Bennett - foul #1 on Henry Bennett, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Warren Griffin (PF) Bart McCollum | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:20 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin loses the dribble to James Hardin | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Ressler - foul #3 on David Ressler, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Edwards (PG), Donald Imhoff (SG), Amado Romano (C) Robert Young, David Ressler, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Donald Braziel, Chris Martines | |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:40 | Charlotte | Rogelio Gonzalez swats the layup by Francisco Carrillo | 36-39 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:11 | Rhode Island | Donald Imhoff takes the ball from Daren Jones | 36-39 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Daren Jones - foul #1 on Daren Jones, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), David Ressler (SG), Bart McCollum (PF) Michael Edwards, Donald Imhoff, Warren Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Daren Jones | |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:00 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Patrick Tartaglia (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart McCollum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Amado Romano (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 15:31 | Charlotte | David Ressler loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Dalton (SF), Henry Bennett (C) Francisco Carrillo, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Henry Bennett steals it from Chris Martines | 37-42 |
| 14:55 | Charlotte | Paul Dalton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | James Hardin gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-42 |
| 14:33 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines tips it home | 37-44 |
| 14:09 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Paul Dalton | 39-44 |
| 13:47 | Rhode Island | Paul Dalton is called for the reach on Mark Narcisse - foul #1 on Paul Dalton, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (SG), Francisco Carrillo (SF), Warren Griffin (PF), Amado Romano (C) David Ressler, Paul Dalton, Bart McCollum, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG), Fred Wisdom (PF) Abel Harman, Donald Braziel | |
| 13:27 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse | 39-46 |
| 13:00 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Tartaglia, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff (SG) Patrick Tartaglia | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) James Hardin, Chris Martines | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom is fouled on the floor by Donald Imhoff - foul #1 on Donald Imhoff, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Henry Bennett (C) Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-46 |
| 12:21 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:17 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Rogelio Gonzalez | 39-46 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-46 |
| 11:47 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Imhoff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Bart McCollum (PF) Donald Imhoff, Warren Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Mark Narcisse, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:07 | Charlotte | James Hardin is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #2 on James Hardin, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Amado Romano (C) Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Fred Wisdom | |
| 10:52 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Edwards (PG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:30 | Charlotte | Amado Romano snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:20 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Edwards | 44-47 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines misses the lay-in | 44-47 |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 09:51 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | James Hardin is hacked by Michael Edwards - foul #1 on Michael Edwards, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Paul Dalton (SF), Warren Griffin (PF), Henry Bennett (C) Michael Edwards, Francisco Carrillo, Bart McCollum, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (SF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | James Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:28 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Henry Bennett | 44-47 |
| 09:23 | Charlotte | Robert Young drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Henry Bennett | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:54 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-49 |
| 08:53 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 08:38 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 08:37 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Paul Dalton | 47-49 |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Braziel - foul #1 on Donald Braziel, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff (SG), Francisco Carrillo (SF) David Ressler, Paul Dalton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG), Mark Narcisse (SF) James Hardin, Donald Braziel | |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Fred Wisdom | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:56 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:39 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 48-49 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Imhoff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Abel Harman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Narcisse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:16 | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | Abel Harman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 06:44 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:34 | Charlotte | Donald Imhoff drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Rogelio Gonzalez double dribbles | 51-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG), David Ressler (SG), Bart McCollum (PF), Amado Romano (C) Robert Young, Donald Imhoff, Warren Griffin, Henry Bennett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG), Donald Braziel (PF), Chris Martines (C) Daren Jones, Fred Wisdom, Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 06:01 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia is fouled on the floor by James Hardin - foul #3 on James Hardin, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Amado Romano misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Chris Martines - foul #1 on Chris Martines, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Dalton (SF) Francisco Carrillo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Amado Romano misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Amado Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:15 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:11 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia drills a floater from the left wing set up by David Ressler | 54-49 |
| 04:48 | Rhode Island | James Hardin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Abel Harman | 54-52 |
| 04:33 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:31 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to David Ressler | 54-52 |
| 04:19 | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 04:17 | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Narcisse and he's fouled by Amado Romano - foul #1 on Amado Romano, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo (SF), Henry Bennett (C) Paul Dalton, Amado Romano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom (PF) Donald Braziel | |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:50 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Warren Griffin (PF) Bart McCollum | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daren Jones (SG) Abel Harman | |
| 03:22 | Rhode Island | Henry Bennett swats the layup by Fred Wisdom | 54-55 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Fred Wisdom grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Patrick Tartaglia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Hardin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daren Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Narcisse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Fred Wisdom (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Martines (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | James Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Donald Imhoff (SG) Patrick Tartaglia, David Ressler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Braziel (PF), Rogelio Gonzalez (C) Mark Narcisse, Chris Martines | |
| 02:55 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Bart McCollum (PF) Donald Imhoff, Warren Griffin | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Chris Martines (C) Rogelio Gonzalez | |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | Chris Martines picks off the pass by David Ressler | 54-55 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Patrick Tartaglia (PG) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse (SF) Fred Wisdom | |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-55 |
| 02:33 | Charlotte | David Ressler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:28 | Charlotte | David Ressler buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Patrick Tartaglia | 57-55 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Tartaglia - foul #5 on Patrick Tartaglia, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG) Patrick Tartaglia | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Abel Harman (SG) James Hardin | |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Daren Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:04 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Bart McCollum | 57-56 |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 01:45 | Charlotte | Henry Bennett tips it home | 59-56 |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daren Jones | 59-59 |
| 01:14 | Charlotte | David Ressler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Chris Martines gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | David Ressler takes the ball from Abel Harman | 59-59 |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo lays it up and in set up by David Ressler | 61-59 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Charlotte | Daren Jones is called for the reach on Bart McCollum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daren Jones, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hardin (PG) Daren Jones | |
| 00:12 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:12 | Charlotte | Bart McCollum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Francisco Carrillo steals the ball from Abel Harman | 63-59 |
| 00:03 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo is fouled in the backcourt by James Hardin - foul #4 on James Hardin, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 00:03 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:03 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Mark Narcisse misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-59 |