| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) SG - John Brown (fresh) SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) PF - John Hess (fresh) C - Thomas Combs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fresh) SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - John Lerman (fresh) C - Michael Welch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | John Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UMass | Thomas Combs lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Charlotte | Michael Welch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to John Lerman | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Charlotte | Michael Welch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | UMass | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UMass | John Hess drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Nelson | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | Charlotte | John Lerman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Welch | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Charlotte | Robert Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Charlotte | Michael Welch hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | UMass | Joseph Nelson loses the dribble to Dennis Ellison in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Charlotte | James Adams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nelson - foul #1 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Welch | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Joseph Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Charlotte | John Lerman is fouled on the floor by Jamie Ippolito - foul #1 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Charlotte | The jump hook by John Lerman is blocked by John Hess | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | UMass | John Hess snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Joseph Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to John Lerman | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Welch | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Charlotte | Michael Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | Charlotte | James Adams misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jamie Ippolito - foul #2 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (SF) Jamie Ippolito | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:08 | Charlotte | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | Charlotte | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | UMass | Dennis Ellison picks off the pass by Paul Hughes | 4-8 |
| 16:46 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison blows the layup | 4-8 |
| 16:44 | UMass | Paul Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:40 | UMass | John Brown hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | Charlotte | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | Charlotte | John Lerman tips it home | 6-10 |
| 16:06 | UMass | Thomas Combs is hacked by John Lerman - foul #1 on John Lerman, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Terrell May (PF), Gerald Daniel (C) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Danny Perkins (SF), Gary Purdy (PF), Matthew Small (C) Robert Moore, James Adams, John Lerman, Michael Welch | |
| 15:58 | UMass | Paul Hughes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Byers | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrell May (fresh) C - Gerald Daniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lee Roberts (fresh) SF - Danny Perkins (fresh) PF - Gary Purdy (fresh) C - Matthew Small (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Charlotte | Gerald Daniel blocks the short jumper by Danny Perkins | 9-10 |
| 15:41 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | UMass | Terrell May scores on a floater from the right side | 11-10 |
| 15:09 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Hughes - foul #1 on Paul Hughes, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Porche (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Paul Hughes, Gerald Daniel | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Adams (SF), John Lerman (PF) Dennis Ellison, Matthew Small | |
| 15:09 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:09 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:52 | UMass | Kenneth Byers drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-11 |
| 14:39 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Luis Porche clanks a jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 14:32 | UMass | Thomas Combs snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Edwin James hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Perkins - foul #1 on Danny Perkins, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), John Hess (PF) Kenneth Byers, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Moore (SG), Michael Welch (C) Lee Roberts, Gary Purdy | |
| 14:15 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:58 | Charlotte | Luis Porche is called for the reach on Danny Perkins - foul #1 on Luis Porche, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Paul Hughes (SF) Edwin James, Luis Porche | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG) Danny Perkins | |
| 13:41 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 13:39 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison grabs the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | James Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Hughes - foul #2 on Paul Hughes, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Porche (SF), Terrell May (C) Paul Hughes, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Purdy (PF) John Lerman | |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 13:12 | UMass | John Hess drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Luis Porche | 18-12 |
| 13:08 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-12 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 13:02 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 13:00 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:56 | Charlotte | James Adams misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-12 |
| 12:55 | UMass | John Hess gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:50 | UMass | John Hess is hacked by Gary Purdy - foul #1 on Gary Purdy, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (SF) James Adams | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Joseph Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Perkins - foul #2 on Danny Perkins, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Bryan Wagner (PF) Danny Perkins | |
| 12:39 | UMass | Joseph Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Joseph Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 12:21 | Charlotte | Robert Moore is denied on a layup by Terrell May | 20-12 |
| 12:19 | UMass | Terrell May pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Joseph Nelson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin James | 23-12 |
| 12:00 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison is whistled for a carry | 23-12 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Byers (PG), Michael Lawrence (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Joseph Nelson, Luis Porche, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (PG), Leon Ryan (SG), John Lerman (PF), Matthew Small (C) Dennis Ellison, Robert Moore, Bryan Wagner, Michael Welch | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lawrence (fresh) SF - Edwin James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Lee Roberts (fresh) SG - Leon Ryan (fresh) SF - Gary Purdy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UMass | Kenneth Byers knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lawrence | 25-12 |
| 11:16 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Byers - foul #1 on Kenneth Byers, team foul #7 | 25-12 |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), Gerald Daniel (PF) Michael Lawrence, John Hess | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Adams (SF) Gary Purdy | |
| 11:16 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 11:16 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 10:56 | UMass | Edwin James misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 25-13 |
| 10:54 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to John Lerman | 25-13 |
| 10:47 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Ryan | 25-16 |
| 10:43 | UMass | Matthew Small is called for the reach on Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Matthew Small, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Porche (SF), Terrell May (PF) Edwin James, Gerald Daniel | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG), Michael Welch (C) Leon Ryan, Matthew Small | |
| 10:29 | UMass | Kenneth Byers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lee Roberts - foul #1 on Lee Roberts, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Moore (SG) Lee Roberts | |
| 10:29 | UMass | Kenneth Byers makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Kenneth Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison misses the easy layup | 27-16 |
| 10:12 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 27-16 |
| 10:06 | UMass | John Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Terrell May tips it in | 29-16 |
| 09:46 | Charlotte | John Brown takes the ball from Robert Moore | 29-16 |
| 09:43 | UMass | Dennis Ellison is called for the reach on Kenneth Byers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Ellison, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hess (PF) Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Purdy (SF), Bryan Wagner (PF) James Adams, John Lerman | |
| 09:43 | UMass | Kenneth Byers misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:43 | Charlotte | Bryan Wagner snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Robert Moore misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Edwin James (SF), Terrell May (C) Kenneth Byers, Luis Porche, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Edwin James can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Welch - foul #1 on Michael Welch, team foul #9 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Lawrence (SG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Matthew Small (C) Robert Moore, Michael Welch | |
| 09:11 | UMass | Edwin James misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Edwin James makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 08:53 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy loses the dribble to John Hess | 30-18 |
| 08:48 | UMass | John Hess is whistled for traveling | 30-18 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Leon Ryan (SG), James Adams (SF) Dennis Ellison, Bryan Wagner | |
| 08:22 | Charlotte | Terrell May denies the turnaround by James Adams | 30-18 |
| 08:20 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Small | 30-18 |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Leon Ryan is hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #2 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), Luis Porche (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Joseph Nelson, Edwin James, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lerman (PF), Michael Welch (C) Gary Purdy, Matthew Small | |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Leon Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Leon Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Michael Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Luis Porche (fresh) PF - John Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Lee Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leon Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Leon Ryan steals it from Luis Porche | 30-20 |
| 07:30 | Charlotte | Leon Ryan jams it | 30-22 |
| 07:24 | UMass | Luis Porche is whistled for a carry | 30-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Byers (PG), Gerald Daniel (PF) Michael Lawrence, John Hess | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Gary Purdy (SF) Lee Roberts, Leon Ryan, James Adams | |
| 07:08 | Charlotte | Thomas Combs picks off the pass by Gary Purdy | 30-22 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Thomas Combs is fouled on the floor by Michael Welch - foul #2 on Michael Welch, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (PF) Gerald Daniel | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Small (C) Michael Welch | |
| 06:54 | UMass | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy misses the jumper from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 06:33 | UMass | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 06:27 | UMass | Luis Porche misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 06:25 | Charlotte | John Lerman gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 06:20 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-22 |
| 06:18 | UMass | John Brown gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 06:12 | UMass | A charge is called on Kenneth Byers - foul #2 on Kenneth Byers, team foul #10 | 32-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Lawrence (PG), Edwin James (SF), John Hess (PF) Kenneth Byers, Luis Porche, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Adams (SF) John Lerman | |
| 05:58 | Charlotte | James Adams connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Ellison | 32-24 |
| 05:36 | UMass | John Hess travels with the ball | 32-24 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Bryan Wagner (PF) Robert Moore, Gary Purdy | |
| 05:23 | Charlotte | Thomas Combs picks off the pass by Lee Roberts | 32-24 |
| 05:09 | UMass | John Hess blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #11 | 32-24 |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (C) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Leon Ryan (SG), John Lerman (PF) James Adams, Bryan Wagner | |
| 05:09 | UMass | John Hess misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:09 | UMass | John Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:09 | Charlotte | Matthew Small grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:58 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-24 |
| 04:57 | UMass | The rebound goes to John Hess | 32-24 |
| 04:52 | UMass | John Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 04:51 | Charlotte | Matthew Small pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:46 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison hits the finger roll set up by John Lerman and he's fouled by Edwin James - foul #1 on Edwin James, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Porche (SF), Gerald Daniel (C) Edwin James, John Hess | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Purdy (C) Matthew Small | |
| 04:46 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:46 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:33 | UMass | Luis Porche hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Gerald Daniel can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Lee Roberts - foul #2 on Lee Roberts, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Moore (SG), Matthew Small (C) Leon Ryan, Lee Roberts | |
| 04:19 | UMass | Gerald Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:19 | UMass | Gerald Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 03:57 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Lerman and he's fouled by Michael Lawrence - foul #1 on Michael Lawrence, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Jamie Ippolito (SF), Paul Hughes (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Michael Lawrence, John Brown, Luis Porche, Gerald Daniel, Terrell May | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Adams (SF), Michael Welch (C) Gary Purdy, Matthew Small | |
| 03:57 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) PF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | UMass | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Byers is blocked by John Lerman | 34-29 |
| 03:35 | UMass | Kenneth Byers tips it in | 36-29 |
| 03:16 | Charlotte | John Lerman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #13 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UMass | John Hess (PF) Paul Hughes | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PG) Dennis Ellison | |
| 03:16 | Charlotte | John Lerman makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:16 | Charlotte | John Lerman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:08 | UMass | John Hess clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Lerman - foul #2 on John Lerman, team foul #13 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Gary Purdy (PF) Robert Moore, John Lerman | |
| 03:08 | UMass | John Hess misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:08 | UMass | John Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:54 | Charlotte | Michael Welch is fouled on the floor by John Hess - foul #1 on John Hess, team foul #14 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (SG) Kenneth Byers | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:54 | Charlotte | Michael Welch makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:54 | Charlotte | Michael Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:35 | UMass | Joseph Nelson connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Edwin James | 39-33 |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins is hacked by Joseph Nelson - foul #3 on Joseph Nelson, team foul #15 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Byers (SG) Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:11 | UMass | John Hess gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:52 | UMass | Kenneth Byers connects on the shot near the basket | 41-34 |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | James Adams is hacked by Jamie Ippolito - foul #3 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #16 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (C) Jamie Ippolito, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Moore (SG) Michael Welch | |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:47 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Paul Hughes is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #14 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Lawrence (SG) Edwin James | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG), John Lerman (PF), Matthew Small (C) Lee Roberts, James Adams, Gary Purdy | |
| 01:29 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 01:29 | UMass | Paul Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | John Lerman can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 01:14 | UMass | Terrell May snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 01:07 | UMass | John Hess hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Hughes | 44-35 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison comes up short on the runner in the lane | 44-35 |
| 00:48 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Kenneth Byers's layup is rejected by Matthew Small | 44-37 |
| 00:43 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | Matthew Small lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Lawrence - foul #2 on Michael Lawrence, team foul #17 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Kenneth Byers, John Hess | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Purdy (SF) Danny Perkins | |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | Matthew Small misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:37 | UMass | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 00:30 | UMass | Thomas Combs hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 00:04 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Paul Hughes pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Paul Hughes clanks a halfcourt shot | 46-39 |