| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Hess (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Charlotte | Robert Moore clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Charlotte | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 19:23 | Charlotte | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:57 | UMass | Thomas Combs scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 18:32 | Charlotte | Robert Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Joseph Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Joseph Nelson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 18:06 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 18:04 | UMass | The rebound goes to Jamie Ippolito | 40-39 |
| 17:38 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 17:36 | UMass | John Hess pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:27 | UMass | Joseph Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:26 | Charlotte | John Lerman grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | James Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Lerman | 43-39 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 17:14 | Charlotte | John Lerman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Adams | 45-39 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Joseph Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PG), Lee Roberts (SG), Gary Purdy (SF), Bryan Wagner (PF), Matthew Small (C) Dennis Ellison, Robert Moore, James Adams, John Lerman, Michael Welch | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF), Gerald Daniel (C) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Jamie Ippolito, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| 16:25 | Charlotte | Paul Hughes blocks the short jumper by Danny Perkins | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Terrell May gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Kenneth Byers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 16:02 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Danny Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lee Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Purdy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Wagner (fresh) C - Matthew Small (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrell May (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts hits the finger roll and the foul's on Kenneth Byers - foul #2 on Kenneth Byers, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG) Bryan Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Terrell May, Gerald Daniel | |
| 15:46 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:33 | UMass | Thomas Combs is fouled on the floor by Matthew Small - foul #2 on Matthew Small, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Adams (SF), John Lerman (PF) Gary Purdy, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:23 | UMass | Paul Hughes blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 15:22 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:18 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Lee Roberts and the foul's on Edwin James - foul #3 on Edwin James, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Welch (C) Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG) Kenneth Byers | |
| 15:18 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Paul Hughes gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:14 | UMass | Dennis Ellison is called for the reach on Paul Hughes - foul #2 on Dennis Ellison, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Paul Hughes lays it up and in on a great pass from John Brown | 50-41 |
| 14:43 | Charlotte | The jump hook by James Adams is blocked by Paul Hughes | 50-41 |
| 14:41 | UMass | John Brown grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the lay-in | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to James Adams | 50-41 |
| 14:15 | Charlotte | John Lerman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:56 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:50 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Welch | 52-41 |
| 13:45 | UMass | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-41 |
| 13:43 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | James Adams can't connect on a shot in the paint | 52-41 |
| 13:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Edwin James | 52-41 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Dennis Ellison is called for the reach on Paul Hughes - foul #3 on Dennis Ellison, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Gary Purdy (SF), Bryan Wagner (PF), Matthew Small (C) Dennis Ellison, Lee Roberts, James Adams, John Lerman, Michael Welch | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Jamie Ippolito (SF), Terrell May (PF), Gerald Daniel (C) Edwin James, John Brown, Paul Hughes, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| 13:13 | UMass | Gerald Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 13:00 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 12:59 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:55 | UMass | Danny Perkins steals it from Jamie Ippolito | 52-41 |
| 12:42 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Purdy | 55-41 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Kenneth Byers travels with the ball | 55-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG), James Adams (SF) Bryan Wagner, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG), John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Kenneth Byers, Terrell May, Gerald Daniel | |
| 12:05 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy is fouled on the floor by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lerman (PF), Michael Welch (C) Danny Perkins, Gary Purdy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:51 | Charlotte | James Adams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 11:49 | UMass | John Hess snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Ippolito (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hess (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito loses the dribble to Michael Welch | 55-41 |
| 11:37 | Charlotte | Thomas Combs swats the short shot by John Lerman | 55-41 |
| 11:36 | Charlotte | John Lerman can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 11:35 | UMass | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:31 | UMass | Joseph Nelson is hacked by Dennis Ellison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Ellison, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PG) Dennis Ellison | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:13 | UMass | Thomas Combs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 10:56 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-41 |
| 10:55 | UMass | John Brown grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 10:51 | UMass | John Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Nelson | 55-44 |
| 10:32 | Charlotte | John Hess blocks the short jumper by John Lerman | 55-44 |
| 10:31 | Charlotte | James Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:20 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Welch | 57-44 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 10:15 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito snags the offensive board | 57-44 |
| 09:52 | UMass | John Hess banks in the layup | 57-46 |
| 09:34 | Charlotte | James Adams is fouled on the floor by John Hess - foul #3 on John Hess, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Gary Purdy (SF), Bryan Wagner (PF), Matthew Small (C) Robert Moore, James Adams, John Lerman, Michael Welch | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Paul Hughes (SF), Terrell May (PF), Gerald Daniel (C) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Jamie Ippolito, John Hess, Thomas Combs | |
| 09:25 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 09:01 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Daniel - foul #2 on Gerald Daniel, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| 09:01 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:01 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Paul Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:37 | UMass | Terrell May's pass is intercepted by Gary Purdy | 58-46 |
| 08:34 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins lays it in on a great pass from Gary Purdy | 60-46 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Edwin James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 08:15 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 08:03 | UMass | Kenneth Byers is hacked by Lee Roberts - foul #2 on Lee Roberts, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Leon Ryan (SG), John Lerman (PF) Danny Perkins, Bryan Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hess (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Terrell May, Gerald Daniel | |
| 07:49 | UMass | John Hess misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 07:47 | UMass | Paul Hughes hits the follow up shot | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Lee Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - Leon Ryan (fresh) SF - Gary Purdy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lerman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison (PG), James Adams (SF), Michael Welch (C) Leon Ryan, Gary Purdy, Matthew Small | |
| Subs | UMass | John Brown (SG) Edwin James | |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:26 | UMass | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:12 | UMass | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 07:10 | Charlotte | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | James Adams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-48 |
| 07:05 | Charlotte | Michael Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:50 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Byers - foul #3 on Kenneth Byers, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Nelson (PG), Jamie Ippolito (SF) Kenneth Byers, Paul Hughes | |
| 06:50 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:50 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | UMass | Thomas Combs is hacked by Michael Welch - foul #3 on Michael Welch, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Moore (SG), Gary Purdy (PF) Lee Roberts, John Lerman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:29 | UMass | Jamie Ippolito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 06:28 | Charlotte | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:24 | Charlotte | Robert Moore can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Hess - foul #4 on John Hess, team foul #9 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PF) Gary Purdy | |
| Subs | UMass | Terrell May (PF) John Hess | |
| 06:24 | Charlotte | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:24 | Charlotte | Robert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 06:15 | UMass | Thomas Combs misses the shot from the right block | 64-48 |
| 06:13 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 06:08 | Charlotte | Terrell May steps in front of the Robert Moore pass | 64-48 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Joseph Nelson misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 05:40 | Charlotte | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 05:33 | Charlotte | James Adams hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Moore and the foul's on Jamie Ippolito - foul #1 on Jamie Ippolito, team foul #10 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lerman (PF) Michael Welch | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (SF), John Hess (PF) Jamie Ippolito, Terrell May | |
| 05:33 | Charlotte | James Adams makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Thomas Combs blows the layup | 67-48 |
| 05:15 | UMass | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:10 | UMass | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Paul Hughes - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #7 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Purdy (C) James Adams | |
| Subs | UMass | Edwin James (PG), Kenneth Byers (SG), Terrell May (C) Joseph Nelson, John Brown, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:10 | UMass | Paul Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 05:10 | Charlotte | John Lerman gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:06 | Charlotte | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 67-48 |
| 05:04 | UMass | John Hess gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 04:49 | UMass | Terrell May travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (SG), Matthew Small (C) Robert Moore, Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:37 | Charlotte | John Lerman knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Matthew Small | 69-48 |
| 04:27 | UMass | Gary Purdy takes the ball from John Hess | 69-48 |
| 04:05 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 71-48 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Kenneth Byers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-48 |
| 03:59 | Charlotte | Matthew Small pulls down the rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Charlotte | Dennis Ellison misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-48 |
| 03:53 | UMass | Terrell May grabs the board | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UMass | Paul Hughes buries a runner from the right block | 71-50 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Dennis Ellison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gary Purdy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lerman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Small (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edwin James (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Hughes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Terrell May (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | John Lerman misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Edwin James - foul #4 on Edwin James, team foul #11 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Perkins (PG), Leon Ryan (SG) Dennis Ellison, Lee Roberts | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Lawrence (SG), Luis Porche (SF), Gerald Daniel (C) Kenneth Byers, Paul Hughes, John Hess | |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | John Lerman makes the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | John Lerman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Terrell May is fouled on the floor by John Lerman - foul #1 on John Lerman, team foul #8 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Bryan Wagner (PF) John Lerman | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 03:17 | UMass | Terrell May makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 03:17 | UMass | Terrell May makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 02:55 | Charlotte | Luis Porche steals it from Gary Purdy | 73-52 |
| 02:38 | UMass | Terrell May is whistled for a carry | 73-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lee Roberts (PG) Matthew Small | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Hughes (C) Terrell May | |
| 02:22 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins lays it in on a great pass from Leon Ryan | 75-52 |
| 02:13 | UMass | Luis Porche's floater is tipped away by Bryan Wagner | 75-52 |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Danny Perkins | 75-52 |
| 02:05 | Charlotte | Edwin James picks off the pass by Leon Ryan | 75-52 |
| 02:00 | UMass | Edwin James lays it in | 75-54 |
| 01:56 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins is called for a charge - foul #2 on Danny Perkins, team foul #9 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Small (C) Leon Ryan | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Byers (SG), Terrell May (PF) Michael Lawrence, Luis Porche | |
| 01:39 | UMass | Edwin James knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kenneth Byers | 75-56 |
| 01:25 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins scores on a floater from the left block | 77-56 |
| 01:12 | UMass | Kenneth Byers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-56 |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 01:06 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts misses the 3 from the right wing | 77-56 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Bryan Wagner tips it back up and in | 79-56 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Paul Hughes is fouled on the floor by Bryan Wagner - foul #1 on Bryan Wagner, team foul #10 | 79-56 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Paul Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Paul Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Lee Roberts can't finish the layup | 79-58 |
| 00:16 | Charlotte | Gary Purdy snags the offensive board | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Danny Perkins runs out the clock | 79-58 |