| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Zuehl (fresh) SG - Richard Carrow (fresh) SF - Isaac Harman (fresh) PF - Kevin Rucker (fresh) C - Walter Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis 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 triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis's layup is rejected by Walter Lundy | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Charlotte | Craig Cloutier swats the short shot by Walter Lundy | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Sean Davis | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses short on a shot from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman drills a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Charlotte | Walter Lundy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston scores on a 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Carrow steals it from Sean Davis | 8-5 |
| 16:34 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Charlotte | Sean Davis steals the ball from Kevin Rucker | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis is hacked by Isaac Harman - foul #1 on Isaac Harman, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins (PG), David Frost (SG), William Marx (SF), Cristopher Dougherty (PF), Steven Allshouse (C) Jeffrey Zuehl, Richard Carrow, Isaac Harman, Kevin Rucker, Walter Lundy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF), Paul Winegar (C) Bruce Simpson, Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-5 |
| 16:03 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Steven Allshouse | 8-5 |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Frost and he's fouled by Wayne Favors - foul #1 on Wayne Favors, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Eric Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Frost (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Marx (fresh) PF - Cristopher Dougherty (fresh) C - Steven Allshouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) SF - Ray Wilson (fresh) PF - Bradley Tripp (fresh) C - Paul Winegar (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| 15:15 | Charlotte | David Frost connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Jenkins | 14-5 |
| 14:56 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches is hacked by Cristopher Dougherty - foul #1 on Cristopher Dougherty, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Carrow (SG), Walter Lundy (C) David Frost, William Marx | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson is hacked by Walter Lundy - foul #1 on Walter Lundy, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl (PG), Isaac Harman (SF), Kevin Rucker (PF) Eric Jenkins, Steven Allshouse, Cristopher Dougherty | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-5 |
| 14:29 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 14:14 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-5 |
| 14:13 | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker snags the defensive board | 14-5 |
| 14:08 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Carrow | 16-5 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 13:37 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:20 | Charlotte | Walter Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:13 | Charlotte | Andrei Zeches steals the ball from Kevin Rucker | 16-8 |
| 13:10 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors banks in the layup on a nice dish by Andrei Zeches | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow blows the layup but he's hacked by Wayne Favors - foul #2 on Wayne Favors, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Frost (PG), Eric Jenkins (SF), Cristopher Dougherty (PF), Steven Allshouse (C) Jeffrey Zuehl, Isaac Harman, Kevin Rucker, Walter Lundy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Wayne Favors, Andrei Zeches, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 12:54 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:54 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:38 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Simpson | 17-12 |
| 12:16 | Charlotte | David Frost hits a 3 from straight away | 20-12 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Frost - foul #1 on David Frost, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl (PG), Kevin Rucker (PF), Walter Lundy (C) David Frost, Richard Carrow, Cristopher Dougherty | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Zuehl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Allshouse (fresh) PF - Kevin Rucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bruce Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Walter Lundy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Rucker - foul #1 on Kevin Rucker, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Isaac Harman (SF) Steven Allshouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:18 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:59 | Charlotte | Walter Lundy is whistled for traveling | 20-15 |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Simpson and he's fouled by Walter Lundy - foul #2 on Walter Lundy, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Cristopher Dougherty (C) Walter Lundy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (PG) Bruce Simpson | |
| 10:49 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:37 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Rucker and he's fouled by Andrei Zeches - foul #1 on Andrei Zeches, team foul #3 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Carrow (SG), William Marx (C) Jeffrey Zuehl, Kevin Rucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Ray Wilson (SF), Bradley Tripp (PF) Robert Rolston, Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier | |
| 10:37 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:13 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson is called for traveling | 23-18 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Frost (PG), Steven Allshouse (C) Eric Jenkins, William Marx | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (C) Sean Davis | |
| 09:55 | Charlotte | Bradley Tripp swats the short shot by David Frost | 23-18 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Paul Winegar | 23-18 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson's pass is intercepted by Isaac Harman | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow misses the easy layup | 23-18 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl (PG), William Marx (SF), Kevin Rucker (PF) David Frost, Isaac Harman, Steven Allshouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Bruce Simpson, Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 08:56 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow blows the layup | 23-18 |
| 08:54 | Charlotte | Cristopher Dougherty tips it but misses | 23-18 |
| 08:52 | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:47 | Charlotte | William Marx can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 23-18 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the fadeaway near the basket | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Cristopher Dougherty hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Rucker | 23-20 |
| 07:50 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Zuehl | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Zuehl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Carrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Marx (fresh) PF - Kevin Rucker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cristopher Dougherty (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrei Zeches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rolston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Cloutier (fresh) C - Sean Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Andrei Zeches and the foul's on Jeffrey Zuehl - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zuehl, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins (SG), Isaac Harman (SF), Steven Allshouse (C) Richard Carrow, William Marx, Cristopher Dougherty | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson (PG), Bradley Tripp (C) Andrei Zeches, Sean Davis | |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:28 | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker misses the lay-in | 26-23 |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker misses the tip | 26-23 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bradley Tripp | 26-23 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Eric Jenkins is called for the reach on Robert Rolston - foul #1 on Eric Jenkins, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Frost (SG) Jeffrey Zuehl | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Paul Winegar (C) Thomas Mathis, Craig Cloutier | |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:45 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins connects on the runner near the basket | 28-25 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Rolston | 28-27 |
| 06:04 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Wilson - foul #1 on Ray Wilson, team foul #4 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Carrow (SG), William Marx (C) Isaac Harman, Steven Allshouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier (PF), Sean Davis (C) Bradley Tripp, Paul Winegar | |
| 06:04 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 06:04 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Rolston | 29-29 |
| 05:26 | Charlotte | William Marx misses the shot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 05:24 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to William Marx | 29-29 |
| 05:09 | Charlotte | Ray Wilson is called for the reach on Eric Jenkins - foul #2 on Ray Wilson, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl (PG), Isaac Harman (SF), Cristopher Dougherty (PF) David Frost, Eric Jenkins, Kevin Rucker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches (SG), Thomas Mathis (SF) Robert Rolston, Ray Wilson | |
| 05:00 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Thomas Mathis | 29-29 |
| 04:43 | Rhode Island | Jeffrey Zuehl steps in front of the Bruce Simpson pass | 29-29 |
| 04:33 | Charlotte | William Marx misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-29 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Craig Cloutier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 04:06 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Richard Carrow | 29-29 |
| 03:58 | Charlotte | Jeffrey Zuehl misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Carrow - foul #1 on Richard Carrow, team foul #9 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Frost (SG), Eric Jenkins (SF), Steven Allshouse (PF), Walter Lundy (C) Richard Carrow, Isaac Harman, Cristopher Dougherty, William Marx | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors (PG), Ray Wilson (PF), Bradley Tripp (C) Bruce Simpson, Craig Cloutier, Sean Davis | |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:51 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeffrey Zuehl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Frost (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Allshouse (fresh) C - Walter Lundy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Wayne Favors (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrei Zeches (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mathis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Tripp (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 29-31 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ray Wilson | 29-31 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors is hacked by Walter Lundy - foul #3 on Walter Lundy, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kevin Rucker (PF) Walter Lundy | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar (C) Thomas Mathis | |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:14 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Ray Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 29-31 |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | Paul Winegar grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Wilson and the foul's on Jeffrey Zuehl - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zuehl, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Carrow (SG), Isaac Harman (SF) David Frost, Eric Jenkins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston (SG), Sean Davis (C) Andrei Zeches, Paul Winegar | |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Wayne Favors makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:35 | Charlotte | Richard Carrow connects on the 3 from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 02:14 | Rhode Island | Bradley Tripp comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 32-34 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | Sean Davis snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Rolston, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Eric Jenkins (PG), Cristopher Dougherty (PF), William Marx (C) Jeffrey Zuehl, Kevin Rucker, Steven Allshouse | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis (SF), Craig Cloutier (PF) Ray Wilson, Bradley Tripp | |
| 01:38 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Robert Rolston clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to William Marx | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Craig Cloutier is called for the reach on Isaac Harman - foul #1 on Craig Cloutier, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson (PG), Andrei Zeches (SG), Paul Winegar (C) Wayne Favors, Robert Rolston, Sean Davis | |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Isaac Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Bruce Simpson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Cloutier | 37-36 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Bruce Simpson picks off the pass by Eric Jenkins | 37-36 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | Andrei Zeches comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis's layup is rejected by Cristopher Dougherty | 37-36 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Thomas Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | The clock runs out | 37-36 |