| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ernest Suminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Velazco (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Sturgis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Grenz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Pastor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Charlotte | Gary Branch misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-25 |
| 19:37 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-25 |
| 19:15 | Charlotte | Gary Branch gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:46 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremiah Sturgis | 21-25 |
| 18:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Billy Reynolds - foul #3 on Billy Reynolds, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG) Billy Reynolds | |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:23 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Armstrong | 24-27 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 18:09 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:49 | Charlotte | Robert Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 17:47 | Charlotte | Gary Branch can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 17:46 | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:42 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Velazco - foul #3 on Robert Velazco, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Tolbert (SG) Robert Velazco | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:21 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 17:21 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:56 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Suminski | 26-27 |
| 16:32 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong hits a jumpshot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 16:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor travels with the ball | 26-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten (C) James Pastor | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Henry Carr (SG), George Christy (C) Anthony Armstrong, Robert Smith | |
| 16:01 | Charlotte | Gary Branch comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 15:59 | Charlotte | Gary Branch can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Gary Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ernest Suminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Sturgis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Grenz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Batten (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stanley McCarl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Branch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - George Christy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Charlotte | Henry Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 15:25 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 15:23 | Charlotte | George Christy gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:54 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 14:36 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Carr steps in front of the Roger Tolbert pass | 26-32 |
| 14:19 | Charlotte | Roger Tolbert is called for the reach on Henry Carr - foul #1 on Roger Tolbert, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard (PG), Robert Velazco (SG), James Pastor (C) Ernest Suminski, Jeremiah Sturgis, Douglas Grenz | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG), Robert Smith (C) Stanley McCarl, Matthew Aldrich, Gary Branch | |
| 14:03 | Charlotte | Henry Carr hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Reynolds | 26-35 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-35 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Steven Pritchard picks off the pass by George Christy | 29-35 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Tolbert misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 12:36 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Billy Reynolds | 29-35 |
| 12:18 | Charlotte | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jacob Batten - foul #1 on Jacob Batten, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski (PG), Jeremiah Sturgis (SF), Douglas Grenz (PF) Steven Pritchard, Roger Tolbert, Jacob Batten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich (SF), Gary Branch (PF) Henry Carr, George Christy | |
| 12:18 | Charlotte | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:18 | Charlotte | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 11:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 11:50 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich grabs the board | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ernest Suminski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Velazco (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Sturgis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Grenz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Pastor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-36 |
| 11:27 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich misses the easy layup | 29-36 |
| 11:11 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Velazco | 32-36 |
| 10:36 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Anthony Armstrong and he's hacked by Ernest Suminski - foul #3 on Ernest Suminski, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Tolbert (SG), Jacob Batten (C) Robert Velazco, James Pastor | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (SG), Henry Carr (SF), George Christy (C) Anthony Armstrong, Matthew Aldrich, Robert Smith | |
| 10:36 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 10:16 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Henry Carr | 32-39 |
| 09:57 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Branch | 32-41 |
| 09:40 | Cal State Northridge | The jumper by Douglas Grenz is denied by Gary Branch | 32-41 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 09:16 | Charlotte | Henry Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 09:15 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis is hacked by Stanley McCarl - foul #1 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard (PG), Robert Velazco (SG), James Pastor (C) Ernest Suminski, Jeremiah Sturgis, Jacob Batten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich (SF), Robert Smith (C) Billy Reynolds, Gary Branch | |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-41 |
| 08:42 | Charlotte | Henry Carr gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 08:18 | Charlotte | Robert Smith lays it in set up by Henry Carr | 34-43 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Velazco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 08:00 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to George Christy | 34-43 |
| 07:32 | Charlotte | Steven Pritchard is called for the reach on Henry Carr - foul #1 on Steven Pritchard, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski (PG), Jeremiah Sturgis (SF), Jacob Batten (PF) Steven Pritchard, Roger Tolbert, Douglas Grenz | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG) Stanley McCarl, Robert Smith | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ernest Suminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Velazco (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Sturgis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Batten (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Pastor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Aldrich (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - George Christy (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Charlotte | Henry Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong tips it but misses | 34-43 |
| 07:05 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 06:59 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten loses the dribble to Anthony Armstrong | 34-43 |
| 06:33 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 06:31 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Batten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 06:11 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 05:46 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Christy | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor lays it in | 36-48 |
| 04:57 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Reynolds | 36-50 |
| 04:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Batten | 39-50 |
| 04:37 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz (PF) James Pastor | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Gary Branch (PF), Robert Smith (C) Matthew Aldrich, George Christy | |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Henry Carr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Velazco - foul #4 on Robert Velazco, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Henry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 03:55 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Anthony Armstrong | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Ernest Suminski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Velazco (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremiah Sturgis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Grenz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jacob Batten (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Billy Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Carr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski is fouled on the floor by Gary Branch - foul #2 on Gary Branch, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard (PG), Roger Tolbert (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Paul Criswell (C) Ernest Suminski, Robert Velazco, Jeremiah Sturgis, Douglas Grenz | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (SG), George Christy (PF) Anthony Armstrong, Gary Branch | |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Criswell | 39-54 |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Hill misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley McCarl - foul #2 on Stanley McCarl, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich (SF) Billy Reynolds | |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Hill makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:55 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:55 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 40-54 |
| 02:37 | Charlotte | Jacob Batten steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 40-54 |
| 02:25 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Criswell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Tolbert hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 01:59 | Charlotte | Matthew Aldrich blows the layup | 42-54 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Criswell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 01:40 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski (PG), Robert Velazco (SG), Jeremiah Sturgis (SF), Douglas Grenz (PF), James Pastor (C) Steven Pritchard, Roger Tolbert, Frank Hill, Jacob Batten, Paul Criswell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG), Gary Branch (PF) Stanley McCarl, Henry Carr, George Christy | |
| 01:15 | Charlotte | James Pastor blocks the short jumper by Gary Branch | 45-54 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Velazco grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski scores on a jumper near the basket | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | Gary Branch drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Smith and the foul's on Douglas Grenz - foul #1 on Douglas Grenz, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | Gary Branch makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Aldrich - foul #1 on Matthew Aldrich, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard (PG), Roger Tolbert (SG), Jacob Batten (PF), Paul Criswell (C) Ernest Suminski, Robert Velazco, Douglas Grenz, James Pastor | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Henry Carr (SG), George Christy (PF) Billy Reynolds, Anthony Armstrong, Gary Branch | |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jeremiah Sturgis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | George Christy is hacked by Steven Pritchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Pritchard, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski (PG), Robert Velazco (SG), Douglas Grenz (PF), James Pastor (C) Steven Pritchard, Roger Tolbert, Jacob Batten, Paul Criswell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG) Stanley McCarl, Matthew Aldrich | |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | George Christy makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | George Christy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:37 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Armstrong - foul #1 on Anthony Armstrong, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Pritchard (PG), Roger Tolbert (SG), Frank Hill (SF), Jacob Batten (PF) Ernest Suminski, Robert Velazco, Jeremiah Sturgis, Douglas Grenz | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stanley McCarl (PG), Matthew Aldrich (SF) Billy Reynolds, Anthony Armstrong | |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Pastor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | Steven Pritchard is called for the reach on George Christy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Pritchard, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ernest Suminski (PG), Robert Velazco (SG), Jeremiah Sturgis (SF), Douglas Grenz (PF) Steven Pritchard, Roger Tolbert, Frank Hill, Jacob Batten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds (PG), Anthony Armstrong (SG) Stanley McCarl, Matthew Aldrich | |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | George Christy makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | George Christy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Carr steals it from Jeremiah Sturgis | 49-59 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Anthony Armstrong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Carr | 49-61 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Grenz comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 49-61 |
| 00:11 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Henry Carr | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Billy Reynolds runs out the clock | 49-61 |