| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Schrader (fresh) PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Rew (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Charlotte | Richard Baum buries a driving attempt in the paint | 25-25 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Colin Fletcher connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Danny Johnston | 25-27 |
| 19:15 | Charlotte | James Rew steals it from Peter Williams | 25-27 |
| 18:47 | UMass | James Rew is hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Richard Baum steps in front of the Danny Johnston pass | 25-27 |
| 18:10 | Charlotte | John Jones is fouled on the floor by James Kim - foul #1 on James Kim, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 18:01 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 18:00 | Charlotte | Richard Baum gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Peter Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Peter Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:30 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Baum | 27-27 |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Kim clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Baum - foul #3 on Richard Baum, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Miro Evanoski (C) Brian Schrader, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:10 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:56 | Charlotte | John Jones misses the shot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 16:55 | UMass | James Rew pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 16:28 | UMass | James Rew misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 16:26 | UMass | James Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Danny Johnston scores on a shot from the baseline | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) C - Miro Evanoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) PF - James Rew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Nolen | 30-31 |
| 15:07 | UMass | Colin Fletcher loses the dribble to Thomas Sanders | 30-31 |
| 15:04 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders lays it up and in | 32-31 |
| 14:45 | UMass | James Rew misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 14:43 | Charlotte | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:39 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Brian Newton grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 14:09 | UMass | James Kim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Colin Fletcher | 32-33 |
| 13:52 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Colin Fletcher can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Miro Evanoski - foul #1 on Miro Evanoski, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Claude Hanson (PG), Donald Hicks (SG), Brian Schrader (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Thomas Sanders, John Jones, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Miro Evanoski | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), Kyle Nelson (SF), Derek Tam (C) Danny Johnston, Brian Newton, James Kim | |
| 13:31 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:24 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:22 | UMass | Kyle Nelson grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 13:00 | UMass | Kyle Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 12:58 | Charlotte | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG) Colin Fletcher | |
| 12:30 | UMass | James Rew comes up short on the floater near the basket | 35-35 |
| 12:28 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:12 | Charlotte | Chris Polisky is called for the reach on Richard Baum - foul #2 on Chris Polisky, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 11:50 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 11:49 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Claude Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SF - Brian Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Polisky (fresh) SF - Kyle Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rew (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Tam (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Joseph White clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 11:29 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 11:23 | Charlotte | Richard Baum comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-35 |
| 11:21 | UMass | James Rew gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:59 | UMass | Chris Polisky scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph White | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Charlotte | Joseph White steals the ball from Donald Hicks | 35-38 |
| 10:29 | UMass | Chris Polisky lays it in set up by Joseph White | 35-40 |
| 10:16 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Baum | 38-40 |
| 10:03 | UMass | Chris Polisky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:02 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Richard Baum | 38-40 |
| 09:44 | Charlotte | Richard Baum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 09:43 | UMass | James Rew grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:18 | UMass | Kyle Nelson drills a fadeaway in the lane | 38-42 |
| 09:01 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks loses the dribble to Joseph White | 38-42 |
| 08:57 | UMass | Kyle Nelson can't throw it down | 38-42 |
| 08:55 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 08:50 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 08:29 | UMass | Kyle Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Baum | 41-42 |
| 08:28 | UMass | Derek Tam tips it home | 41-44 |
| 08:24 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Kyle Nelson pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 07:58 | UMass | Donald Hicks is called for the reach on Derek Tam - foul #1 on Donald Hicks, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), John Jones (SG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Claude Hanson, Donald Hicks, Brian Schrader, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF), James Kim (C) Joseph White, Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson, Derek Tam | |
| 07:35 | UMass | James Kim misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-44 |
| 07:34 | UMass | James Rew tips it in | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Nolen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Danny Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rew (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - James Kim (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Sanders and he's hacked by James Kim - foul #2 on James Kim, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 07:17 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Colin Fletcher knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Johnston | 44-49 |
| 06:34 | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Jones | 46-49 |
| 06:18 | UMass | Danny Johnston is fouled on the floor by Royce Cumbie - foul #4 on Royce Cumbie, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Derek Tam (PF) James Rew | |
| 05:54 | UMass | Derek Tam is fouled on the floor by Eric Nolen - foul #1 on Eric Nolen, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| 05:35 | UMass | James Kim drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Johnston | 46-51 |
| 05:24 | Charlotte | Eric Nolen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 05:22 | UMass | James Kim grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 05:07 | UMass | Colin Fletcher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 05:06 | Charlotte | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:00 | Charlotte | James Kim is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #3 on James Kim, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (SG), Miro Evanoski (SF), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) John Jones, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| Subs | UMass | Chris Polisky (SG), Kyle Nelson (SF) Colin Fletcher, Brian Newton | |
| 04:34 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:32 | UMass | Derek Tam grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Kyle Nelson comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Miro Evanoski - foul #2 on Miro Evanoski, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Jones (SG), Brian Schrader (SF) Thomas Sanders, Miro Evanoski | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph White (PG), James Rew (PF) Danny Johnston, Derek Tam | |
| 04:11 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:11 | UMass | Kyle Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:45 | Charlotte | Joseph White steals the ball from Richard Baum | 46-53 |
| 03:18 | UMass | James Rew buries a runner near the basket set up by Joseph White and he's hacked by Brian Schrader - foul #1 on Brian Schrader, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Royce Cumbie (C) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Colin Fletcher (SG), Brian Newton (SF) Chris Polisky, Kyle Nelson | |
| 03:18 | UMass | James Rew misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Hicks (fresh) SG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Baum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Royce Cumbie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Joseph White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Colin Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Newton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Rew (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - James Kim (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:05 | Charlotte | John Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 03:03 | UMass | James Rew gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:38 | UMass | James Kim clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Donald Hicks snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 02:36 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), Peter Williams (C) Donald Hicks, Royce Cumbie | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Johnston (PG), Derek Tam (PF) Joseph White, James Rew | |
| 02:25 | Charlotte | Peter Williams makes the floater from the left side set up by John Jones | 48-55 |
| 01:56 | UMass | James Kim misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Schrader - foul #2 on Brian Schrader, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF), James Rew (PF) Brian Newton, Derek Tam | |
| 01:56 | UMass | James Kim misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:56 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:45 | Charlotte | Richard Baum blows the layup | 48-56 |
| 01:43 | UMass | Kyle Nelson gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:26 | UMass | James Kim can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-56 |
| 01:24 | Charlotte | Peter Williams gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:18 | Charlotte | James Rew is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on James Rew, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 01:12 | Charlotte | John Jones is hacked by Danny Johnston - foul #1 on Danny Johnston, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| 00:55 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Kim is hacked by John Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Kim makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:53 | UMass | James Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:46 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader's pass is intercepted by Colin Fletcher | 48-58 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Colin Fletcher lays it up and in | 48-60 |
| 00:37 | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 00:35 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sanders | 48-60 |
| 00:33 | Charlotte | Peter Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Sanders | 51-60 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Thomas Sanders is called for the reach on Danny Johnston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:32 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:26 | Charlotte | Richard Baum hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Newton - foul #1 on Brian Newton, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Claude Hanson (PG), Donald Hicks (SG), Eric Nolen (SF), Randall Green (C) Thomas Sanders, John Jones, Brian Schrader, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF) Brian Newton | |
| 00:26 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:26 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Colin Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Hanson - foul #1 on Claude Hanson, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), John Jones (SG), Brian Schrader (SF), Peter Williams (C) Claude Hanson, Donald Hicks, Eric Nolen, Randall Green | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Colin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:18 | Charlotte | Richard Baum makes the shot from the baseline set up by Brian Schrader | 55-64 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Danny Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Sanders - foul #2 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:16 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:10 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Newton - foul #2 on Brian Newton, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Hicks (PG), Eric Nolen (SG), Randall Green (PF), Royce Cumbie (C) Thomas Sanders, John Jones, Richard Baum, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Nelson (SF) Brian Newton | |
| 00:10 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Danny Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hicks - foul #2 on Donald Hicks, team foul #14 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Sanders (PG), John Jones (SG), Richard Baum (PF), Peter Williams (C) Donald Hicks, Eric Nolen, Randall Green, Royce Cumbie | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Newton (SF) Kyle Nelson | |
| 00:07 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Danny Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | Brian Schrader misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | James Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |