| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (fresh) SG - Philip Mays (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pickerel (fresh) PF - Thomas Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Fulmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Sabol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Charlotte | Richard Baum is denied on a layup by Thomas Richards | 30-29 |
| 19:40 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 19:16 | Charlotte | Richard Baum pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Charlotte | Rickey Harris is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Sanders | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Rhode Island | David Potulski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 18:48 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:29 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:22 | Charlotte | Richard Baum is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer drills a turnaround from the left block | 32-34 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Richard Baum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Potulski | 34-34 |
| 17:01 | Charlotte | Rickey Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | Charlotte | Peter Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Rickey Harris | 34-36 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Rickey Harris - foul #3 on Rickey Harris, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Jabari Ahmed (C) Michael Pickerel, Thomas Richards, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Williams (PG), Brian Schrader (SG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Thomas Sanders, Rickey Harris, Mike Sabol, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:22 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:53 | Charlotte | Lawrence Laliberte is called for the reach on David Williams - foul #2 on Lawrence Laliberte, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Robert Beavers (SG) David Potulski, Philip Mays | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Beavers (fresh) SF - Lawrence Laliberte (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jabari Ahmed (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Charlotte | David Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers's pass is intercepted by Royce Cumbie | 36-36 |
| 14:50 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader connects on the shot in the paint | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:26 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 14:25 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Scott Hyland and he's fouled by Randall Green - foul #2 on Randall Green, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG), Thomas Richards (PF), Shawn David (C) Robert Beavers, Scott Hyland, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (PG), Rickey Harris (SG), Mike Sabol (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Miro Evanoski (C) David Williams, Brian Schrader, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Charlotte | Richard Baum misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Richards - foul #2 on Thomas Richards, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG) Rickey Harris | |
| 13:45 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:45 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | Shawn David is hacked by Donald Hicks - foul #1 on Donald Hicks, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:01 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Richard Baum | 39-40 |
| 12:55 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol connects on the runner in the paint | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Goldsmith, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Roy (PG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) James Goldsmith, Lawrence Laliberte, Thomas Richards, Shawn David | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Rickey Harris (SG), Peter Williams (C) Thomas Sanders, Miro Evanoski | |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | David Potulski steps in front of the Donald Hicks pass in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 12:17 | Rhode Island | David Potulski lays it up and in | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | Charlotte | Richard Baum misses the lay-in | 41-42 |
| 11:56 | Charlotte | Peter Williams can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Roy (fresh) SG - David Potulski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pickerel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Scott Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Fulmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rickey Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Sabol (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-42 |
| 11:50 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:43 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Jabari Ahmed (C) David Potulski, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Williams (PG), Brian Schrader (SG), Royce Cumbie (PF) Donald Hicks, Rickey Harris, Richard Baum | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed misses the lay-in but the foul's on Royce Cumbie - foul #1 on Royce Cumbie, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Eric Nolen (SF) Mike Sabol | |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:22 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:00 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland hits a shot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 10:02 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 10:01 | Charlotte | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:42 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Pickerel - foul #2 on Michael Pickerel, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG), Robert Beavers (SG), Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Thomas Richards (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) Ronald Roy, Philip Mays, Michael Pickerel, Scott Hyland, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Mike Sabol (SF), Randall Green (PF), Miro Evanoski (C) David Williams, Eric Nolen, Royce Cumbie, Peter Williams | |
| 09:42 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:42 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:24 | Rhode Island | Thomas Sanders steals the ball from Thomas Richards | 45-44 |
| 09:04 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader lays it in | 45-46 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-46 |
| 08:49 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:43 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader is hacked by Robert Beavers - foul #1 on Robert Beavers, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Shawn David (C) Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Rickey Harris (SG) Brian Schrader | |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Beavers - foul #2 on Robert Beavers, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | David Potulski misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Rickey Harris - foul #4 on Rickey Harris, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (SG), Richard Baum (PF) Rickey Harris, Randall Green | |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:56 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol misses short on an open jump hook from close range | 47-47 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Shawn David snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Potulski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Beavers (fairly fresh) SF - Lawrence Laliberte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn David (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mike Sabol (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Miro Evanoski (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Robert Beavers is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sanders - foul #1 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith (PG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (PF) David Potulski, Robert Beavers, Thomas Richards | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Williams (PG), Rickey Harris (SG), Peter Williams (C) Thomas Sanders, Donald Hicks, Miro Evanoski | |
| 07:19 | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 07:11 | Charlotte | Scott Hyland takes the ball from Rickey Harris in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 06:46 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith buries a driving attempt in the paint | 51-47 |
| 06:42 | Charlotte | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Earl Fulmer (C) Lawrence Laliberte, Shawn David | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (PG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) David Williams, Mike Sabol, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 06:18 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:13 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie drills a fadeaway in the paint | 51-49 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 05:42 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Mays | 51-49 |
| 05:19 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 04:58 | Charlotte | Randall Green hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer loses the dribble to Rickey Harris | 54-51 |
| 04:35 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lawrence Laliberte (SF), Thomas Richards (PF), Jabari Ahmed (C) Michael Pickerel, Scott Hyland, Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Brian Schrader (SG), Mike Sabol (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Donald Hicks, Rickey Harris, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Richard Baum lays it in set up by Thomas Sanders and he's fouled by Thomas Richards - foul #3 on Thomas Richards, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (SG) Philip Mays | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 03:43 | Charlotte | Richard Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Potulski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Laliberte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jabari Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mike Sabol (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader is hacked by David Potulski in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Potulski, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 03:40 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:25 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 03:23 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Peter Williams is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Mike Sabol steps in front of the Thomas Richards pass | 54-54 |
| 02:35 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol is denied on a layup by Lawrence Laliberte | 54-54 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Philip Mays (SG), Michael Pickerel (SF), Scott Hyland (PF), Earl Fulmer (C) David Potulski, Lawrence Laliberte, Thomas Richards, Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Hyland | 56-54 |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Peter Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Peter Williams, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards (PF) Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Rickey Harris (SG) Brian Schrader | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith is hacked by Rickey Harris - foul #5 on Rickey Harris, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brian Schrader (SG) Rickey Harris | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | James Goldsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:27 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Fulmer - foul #1 on Earl Fulmer, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 01:27 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:27 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Goldsmith | 61-55 |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by James Goldsmith - foul #5 on James Goldsmith, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Potulski (PG) James Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:11 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer loses the dribble to Mike Sabol | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Charlotte | Earl Fulmer blocks the short jumper by Mike Sabol | 61-57 |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Sabol - foul #3 on Mike Sabol, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Scott Hyland (PF) Thomas Richards | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Michael Pickerel picks off the pass by Brian Schrader in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski is fouled on the floor by Brian Schrader - foul #1 on Brian Schrader, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jabari Ahmed (C) Earl Fulmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:17 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Fulmer (C) Jabari Ahmed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | David Potulski is hacked by Thomas Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | David Potulski makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | David Potulski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:15 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 65-60 |
| 00:07 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Mike Sabol grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Schrader - foul #2 on Brian Schrader, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Richards (PF) Scott Hyland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Philip Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-63 |