| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Roger Blood (fresh) SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) PF - Steven Price (fresh) C - Thomas Samples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - James Williams (fresh) SF - Ruben Ferguson (fresh) PF - Leroy Gurney (fresh) C - Wallace Racette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples 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 flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Charlotte | Roger Blood connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Smith and the foul's on Wallace Racette - foul #1 on Wallace Racette, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:53 | Charlotte | Roger Blood makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Charlotte | James Smith grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Charlotte | James Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Samples | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | UMass | James Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wallace Racette | 5-3 |
| 18:51 | Charlotte | James Smith buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Smith | 7-3 |
| 18:46 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 18:44 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Thomas Samples | 7-3 |
| 18:39 | Charlotte | Roger Blood clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-3 |
| 18:38 | UMass | Richard Fox grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 18:16 | UMass | Roger Blood steps in front of the Leroy Gurney pass | 7-3 |
| 18:14 | Charlotte | James Smith loses the dribble to Richard Fox in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Richard Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:50 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Roger Blood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:44 | UMass | Leroy Gurney gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:24 | UMass | Ruben Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | Charlotte | Steven Price pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | Charlotte | James Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:17 | Charlotte | Steven Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Charlotte | Jeffery Smith hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Smith | 9-3 |
| 16:52 | UMass | James Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-3 |
| 16:51 | UMass | Wallace Racette tips it home | 9-5 |
| 16:32 | Charlotte | Roger Blood buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 16:15 | UMass | James Williams hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-8 |
| 16:13 | Charlotte | Ruben Ferguson is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Craig Brooks (PG), Garrett Prescott (SG), James Wheatley (SF), Alvin Wise (PF), Benjamin Reed (C) James Smith, Roger Blood, Jeffery Smith, Steven Price, Thomas Samples | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Bruce Bixby (PF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, James Williams, Ruben Ferguson, Leroy Gurney, Wallace Racette | |
| 15:59 | Charlotte | Benjamin Reed loses the dribble to Jon McDonald | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Garrett Prescott (fresh) SF - James Wheatley (fresh) PF - Alvin Wise (fresh) C - Benjamin Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) SG - Frank Beall (fresh) SF - Samuel Halpern (fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Bruce Bixby hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Knarr | 12-10 |
| 15:39 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott loses the dribble to Jon McDonald | 12-10 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Jon McDonald comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Garrett Prescott - foul #1 on Garrett Prescott, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:27 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:17 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott is called for 10 seconds | 12-12 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Jon McDonald clanks a shot from the right side | 12-12 |
| 14:55 | UMass | Frank Beall gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Frank Beall knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Samuel Halpern and he's fouled by Benjamin Reed - foul #1 on Benjamin Reed, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Steiger (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Alex Rivers (PF) Garrett Prescott, James Wheatley, Benjamin Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Strong (PF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 14:44 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:36 | Charlotte | Jeffery Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Frank Beall gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:19 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Knarr | 12-17 |
| 14:17 | Charlotte | Craig Brooks is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Smith (PG), Steven Price (PF) Craig Brooks, Alvin Wise | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Jon McDonald | |
| 14:05 | UMass | Richard Fox clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Bruce Bixby tips it home | 12-19 |
| 13:54 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 13:53 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to John Steiger | 12-19 |
| 13:46 | Charlotte | John Steiger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Charles Strong pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 13:29 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | Jeffery Smith grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 13:22 | Charlotte | James Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alex Rivers | 14-19 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Wallace Racette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Steiger - foul #1 on John Steiger, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott (PG), Roger Blood (SG), James Wheatley (SF), Alvin Wise (PF), Thomas Samples (C) James Smith, John Steiger, Jeffery Smith, Steven Price, Alex Rivers | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF) Richard Fox, James Williams, Charles Strong | |
| 13:04 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 13:04 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:59 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jon McDonald (C) Wallace Racette | |
| 12:34 | UMass | Samuel Halpern is fouled on the floor by Garrett Prescott - foul #2 on Garrett Prescott, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Craig Brooks (PG), Benjamin Reed (PF) Garrett Prescott, Thomas Samples | |
| Subs | UMass | Leroy Gurney (PF) Bruce Bixby | |
| 12:17 | UMass | Frank Beall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Benjamin Reed - foul #2 on Benjamin Reed, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Smith (PG), Thomas Samples (C) Roger Blood, Benjamin Reed | |
| Subs | UMass | Ruben Ferguson (SF) Samuel Halpern | |
| 12:17 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Frank Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 11:57 | Charlotte | Craig Brooks is hacked by John Knarr - foul #1 on John Knarr, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Price (PF) James Wheatley | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Bruce Bixby (PF) Frank Beall, Leroy Gurney | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) SF - Alvin Wise (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Price (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Samples (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Richard Fox (fresh) SG - John Knarr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ruben Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Charlotte | Craig Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 11:18 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jon McDonald | 17-24 |
| 11:01 | Charlotte | Richard Fox is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Steiger (PG), Roger Blood (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF) James Smith, Craig Brooks, Alvin Wise | |
| Subs | UMass | James Williams (SG), Samuel Halpern (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Ruben Ferguson, Bruce Bixby, Jon McDonald | |
| 10:50 | Charlotte | John Steiger misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 10:48 | UMass | Wallace Racette grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 10:27 | UMass | James Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Halpern | 17-27 |
| 10:25 | Charlotte | Richard Fox steps in front of the Roger Blood pass in the backcourt | 17-27 |
| 10:18 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-27 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Leroy Gurney hits the follow up shot | 17-29 |
| 10:06 | Charlotte | Steven Price's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Halpern | 17-29 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Richard Fox double dribbles | 17-29 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Smith (PG), Craig Brooks (SG), James Wheatley (SF), Alex Rivers (PF), Alvin Wise (C) John Steiger, Roger Blood, Jeffery Smith, Steven Price, Thomas Samples | |
| Subs | UMass | Frank Beall (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Charles Strong (PF) James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Leroy Gurney | |
| 09:45 | Charlotte | James Smith is hacked by Ruben Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #5 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Ruben Ferguson | |
| 09:34 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 09:16 | UMass | Richard Fox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Samuel Halpern | 19-32 |
| 09:02 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers is whistled for traveling | 19-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Bruce Bixby (SF), Jon McDonald (C) Richard Fox, Samuel Halpern, Wallace Racette | |
| 08:38 | UMass | James Smith picks off the pass by Jon McDonald | 19-32 |
| 08:35 | Charlotte | James Smith lays it up and in | 21-32 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Frank Beall loses the dribble to Craig Brooks | 21-32 |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers is denied on a layup by Jon McDonald | 21-32 |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | James Smith tips it but misses | 21-32 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Jon McDonald gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Frank Beall misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-32 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Jon McDonald tips it back up and in | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Brooks (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Wheatley (fairly fresh) PF - Alex Rivers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Wise (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Beall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Bixby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Strong (fairly fresh) C - Jon McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Charlotte | John Knarr takes the ball from Alex Rivers in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| 07:39 | UMass | John Knarr banks in the layup | 21-36 |
| 07:20 | Charlotte | James Wheatley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-36 |
| 07:03 | UMass | Frank Beall misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-36 |
| 07:02 | Charlotte | Alvin Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 06:40 | Charlotte | Alvin Wise misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 06:39 | UMass | Bruce Bixby gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 06:32 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 23-36 |
| 06:30 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 06:27 | Charlotte | James Wheatley is hacked by Bruce Bixby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Bixby, team foul #6 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Steiger (PG), Roger Blood (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Steven Price (PF), Thomas Samples (C) James Smith, Craig Brooks, James Wheatley, Alex Rivers, Alvin Wise | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), James Williams (SG), Ruben Ferguson (SF), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, Frank Beall, Bruce Bixby, Charles Strong, Jon McDonald | |
| 06:14 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Steiger | 26-36 |
| 05:46 | UMass | James Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 05:44 | Charlotte | John Steiger pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 05:40 | Charlotte | John Steiger clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ruben Ferguson - foul #3 on Ruben Ferguson, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Ruben Ferguson | |
| 05:40 | Charlotte | John Steiger makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:40 | Charlotte | John Steiger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 05:30 | UMass | Richard Fox drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wallace Racette | 28-39 |
| 05:23 | Charlotte | Roger Blood is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #8 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 05:23 | Charlotte | Roger Blood makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:23 | Charlotte | Roger Blood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:23 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Williams | 29-39 |
| 05:07 | UMass | James Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Fox | 29-42 |
| 04:53 | Charlotte | Steven Price can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 04:52 | UMass | James Williams snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Fox and he's hacked by Steven Price - foul #1 on Steven Price, team foul #7 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Smith (PG) John Steiger | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (PG), Jon McDonald (PF) Richard Fox, Bruce Bixby | |
| 04:46 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 04:24 | Charlotte | Jeffery Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 04:22 | Charlotte | Steven Price can't tip it in | 29-45 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Wallace Racette gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 04:13 | UMass | John Knarr is fouled on the floor by Steven Price - foul #2 on Steven Price, team foul #8 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alvin Wise (PF) Steven Price | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Wallace Racette | |
| 04:13 | UMass | John Knarr makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 04:13 | UMass | John Knarr misses the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 04:13 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 03:56 | Charlotte | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Samuel Halpern | 29-46 |
| 03:52 | UMass | John Knarr banks in the layup set up by Samuel Halpern | 29-48 |
| 03:24 | Charlotte | Thomas Samples misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Jon McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Smith (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Blood (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jeffery Smith (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Wise (tiring) C - Thomas Samples (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - John Knarr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Williams (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Samuel Halpern (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Bruce Bixby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon McDonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | UMass | Jon McDonald hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Williams and he's hacked by Thomas Samples - foul #1 on Thomas Samples, team foul #9 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott (PG), John Steiger (SG), James Wheatley (SF), Steven Price (PF), Benjamin Reed (C) James Smith, Roger Blood, Jeffery Smith, Alvin Wise, Thomas Samples | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Fox (PG), Frank Beall (SG), Leroy Gurney (PF), Wallace Racette (C) John Knarr, James Williams, Samuel Halpern, Bruce Bixby | |
| 02:56 | UMass | Jon McDonald makes the free throw | 29-51 |
| 02:37 | Charlotte | Benjamin Reed is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Richard Fox is hacked by Steven Price - foul #3 on Steven Price, team foul #10 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alex Rivers (C) Steven Price | |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Halpern (SF) Jon McDonald | |
| 02:13 | UMass | Richard Fox makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 02:13 | Charlotte | Alex Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 02:09 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Samuel Halpern can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Steiger - foul #2 on John Steiger, team foul #11 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Craig Brooks (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF) John Steiger, James Wheatley | |
| Subs | UMass | Bruce Bixby (PF) Leroy Gurney | |
| 01:49 | UMass | Samuel Halpern misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Samuel Halpern makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott's pass is intercepted by Frank Beall in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Frank Beall dunks the ball | 31-55 |
| 01:34 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-55 |
| 01:33 | UMass | Frank Beall pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 01:27 | UMass | Wallace Racette makes the floater from the baseline set up by Frank Beall | 31-57 |
| 01:19 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-57 |
| 01:18 | Charlotte | Benjamin Reed tips it back up and in | 33-57 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Frank Beall hits a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Fox | 33-59 |
| 01:07 | Charlotte | Craig Brooks makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Smith | 35-59 |
| 00:58 | UMass | Frank Beall clanks a shot in the lane | 35-59 |
| 00:57 | UMass | Wallace Racette can't tip it in | 35-59 |
| 00:55 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Alex Rivers | 35-59 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Craig Brooks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 00:49 | Charlotte | Benjamin Reed tips it but misses | 35-59 |
| 00:48 | Charlotte | Jeffery Smith can't tip it in | 35-59 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Garrett Prescott can't tip it in | 35-59 |
| 00:45 | UMass | Bruce Bixby grabs the board | 35-59 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Richard Fox is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Smith - foul #1 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #12 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Steiger (PG), Roger Blood (SG), James Wheatley (SF), Alvin Wise (PF) Garrett Prescott, Craig Brooks, Jeffery Smith, Alex Rivers | |
| Subs | UMass | John Knarr (SG), Charles Strong (PF) Frank Beall, Samuel Halpern | |
| 00:26 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Richard Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 00:26 | Charlotte | Benjamin Reed snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | James Wheatley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-59 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Wise | 35-59 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | The clock runs out | 35-59 |