| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Saffold (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Dayton | John Church clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Charlotte | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Richard Allen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:39 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:17 | Dayton | John Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Herring | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Charlotte | John Saffold blows the dunk but he's fouled by Keith Pendleton - foul #2 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Charlotte | John Saffold misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Charlotte | John Saffold misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Waldo Sanford | 37-32 |
| 18:54 | Dayton | Randall Herring scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Johnson | 39-32 |
| 18:50 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 18:30 | Dayton | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:29 | Dayton | John Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Randall Herring is hacked by Roy Smith - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford throws it down on a nice dish by Randall Herring | 41-32 |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (SF), Clay Cleveland (C) John Johnson, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irving Perham (SF), Russel Parson (PF) Richard Allen, John Saffold | |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:29 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland connects on the runner from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 17:11 | Charlotte | Russel Parson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | John Church comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-34 |
| 16:50 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:44 | Charlotte | Clay Cleveland is called for the reach on Irving Perham - foul #1 on Clay Cleveland, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jim Ward (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Keith Pendleton, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arnold Story (PG), John Saffold (PF) Roberto Costa, Adrian Robbins | |
| 16:27 | Charlotte | Irving Perham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Irving Perham, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SF) Roy Smith | |
| 16:12 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford lays it in | 45-34 |
| 15:49 | Charlotte | Russel Parson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) PF - Jim Ward (fresh) 3 pts. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Arnold Story (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Irving Perham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Saffold (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russel Parson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-37 |
| 15:31 | Charlotte | John Saffold gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 15:26 | Charlotte | Jim Ward steals it from Irving Perham | 45-37 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | John Church misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski tips it home | 47-37 |
| 14:59 | Charlotte | John Saffold misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Jim Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Hopper (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Tony Podwoski, Jim Ward, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Roberto Costa (PG), John Greene (SG), Matthew Wilson (PF), Roy Smith (C) Arnold Story, Irving Perham, John Saffold, Russel Parson | |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | Matthew Wilson blows the layup | 47-37 |
| 14:24 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:06 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland connects on the jumper from the right block | 49-37 |
| 13:45 | Charlotte | Randall Herring is called for the reach on Roy Smith - foul #2 on Randall Herring, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG) John Church | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 13:26 | Charlotte | Roy Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Roberto Costa | 49-39 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Johnson (SF) Randall Herring, Ronnie Hopper | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Russel Parson (SF) Richard Allen | |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:15 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:51 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnathan Alter - foul #1 on Johnathan Alter, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Dayton | Waldo Sanford (C) Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 12:51 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:51 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:28 | Dayton | John Greene picks off the pass by Keith Pendleton | 51-41 |
| 12:24 | Charlotte | John Greene lays it up and in | 51-43 |
| 12:07 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford's floater is tipped away by Matthew Wilson | 51-43 |
| 12:05 | Dayton | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 11:50 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Pendleton | 53-43 |
| 11:48 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Cromwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Russel Parson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Roy Smith - foul #3 on Roy Smith, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Church (SG), Jim Ward (PF) Johnathan Alter, John Cromwell, Keith Pendleton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins (PG), Arnold Story (SG), John Saffold (C) Roberto Costa, John Greene, Roy Smith | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 11:07 | Dayton | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:51 | Dayton | Jim Ward misses short on a jumper from the left block | 55-43 |
| 10:49 | Charlotte | Russel Parson pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:44 | Charlotte | Russel Parson misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (SF), Clay Cleveland (C) John Johnson, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 10:44 | Charlotte | Russel Parson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:44 | Charlotte | Russel Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | John Church buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Randall Herring | 57-45 |
| 10:01 | Charlotte | Matthew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jim Ward - foul #2 on Jim Ward, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Keith Pendleton (PF) Jim Ward | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Greene (SG), Richard Allen (SF) Arnold Story, Russel Parson | |
| 10:01 | Charlotte | Matthew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 09:43 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-45 |
| 09:41 | Charlotte | John Saffold grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 09:37 | Charlotte | Keith Pendleton blocks the short jumper by Richard Allen | 57-45 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Clay Cleveland | 57-45 |
| 09:14 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton comes up short on the floater near the basket | 57-45 |
| 09:13 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| 08:54 | Charlotte | Richard Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 08:52 | Charlotte | John Saffold can't tip it in | 59-45 |
| 08:50 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 08:45 | Dayton | Randall Herring is hacked by Adrian Robbins - foul #2 on Adrian Robbins, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Cromwell (SG), Waldo Sanford (C) Randall Herring, John Church, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Roberto Costa (PG), Roy Smith (C) Adrian Robbins, John Saffold | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Wilson - foul #4 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Hopper (SF) Tony Podwoski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Irving Perham (SF), John Saffold (PF) Richard Allen, Matthew Wilson | |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:29 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:29 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Roy Smith | 59-45 |
| 08:21 | Charlotte | Johnathan Alter steps in front of the Roberto Costa pass | 59-45 |
| 08:18 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter can't finish the layup | 59-45 |
| 08:17 | Charlotte | John Saffold grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 08:11 | Charlotte | John Greene buries a shot from the left side | 59-47 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford lays it in on a nice dish by John Cromwell | 61-47 |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | John Greene is fouled on the floor by Keith Pendleton - foul #3 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Church (SG) Johnathan Alter, John Cromwell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Russel Parson (PF) John Saffold | |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | John Greene makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 07:38 | Charlotte | John Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Hopper (fresh) PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Irving Perham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russel Parson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Randall Herring | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Charlotte | Irving Perham is whistled for a carry | 63-49 |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (SF), Jim Ward (PF), Clay Cleveland (C) Ronnie Hopper, Keith Pendleton, Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins (SG), Richard Allen (SF) John Greene, Irving Perham | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Dayton | John Church scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Randall Herring | 66-49 |
| 06:18 | Charlotte | Clay Cleveland swats the layup by Roy Smith | 66-49 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | John Church can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 05:52 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland tips it in | 68-49 |
| 05:48 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 68-51 |
| 05:22 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Russel Parson | 68-51 |
| 05:15 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-51 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 05:14 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-51 |
| Subs | Dayton | Keith Pendleton (PF), Waldo Sanford (C) Jim Ward, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Greene (SG), Matthew Wilson (PF), John Saffold (C) Adrian Robbins, Russel Parson, Roy Smith | |
| 04:50 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Church | 70-51 |
| 04:45 | Charlotte | John Greene misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 04:44 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 04:23 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 03:59 | Charlotte | Roberto Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 03:58 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Church | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Dayton | Matthew Wilson steals the ball from Waldo Sanford | 72-51 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (tiring) 2 pts. 10 ast. SG - John Church (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Waldo Sanford (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - John Saffold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Charlotte | John Greene knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roberto Costa | 72-54 |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Herring and he's hacked by John Saffold - foul #3 on John Saffold, team foul #7 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Cromwell (SG), Ronnie Hopper (SF) Randall Herring, John Church, Tony Podwoski | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins (PG), Arnold Story (SG), Irving Perham (SF), Russel Parson (PF) Roberto Costa, John Greene, Richard Allen, Matthew Wilson | |
| 03:01 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:50 | Charlotte | Waldo Sanford is called for the reach on Arnold Story - foul #3 on Waldo Sanford, team foul #10 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Dayton | Clay Cleveland (C) Waldo Sanford | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:50 | Charlotte | Arnold Story makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:50 | Charlotte | Arnold Story makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:24 | Dayton | Clay Cleveland comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 75-56 |
| 02:22 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to John Saffold | 75-56 |
| 02:17 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arnold Story | 75-59 |
| 01:57 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronnie Hopper | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Charlotte | Adrian Robbins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-59 |
| 01:44 | Charlotte | Irving Perham grabs the offensive board | 78-59 |
| 01:36 | Charlotte | Russel Parson knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Story | 78-61 |
| 01:31 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), John Church (SG), Tony Podwoski (SF), Waldo Sanford (C) Johnathan Alter, John Cromwell, Ronnie Hopper, Clay Cleveland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:24 | Charlotte | John Saffold misses the easy layup | 78-61 |
| 01:23 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford is hacked by John Saffold - foul #4 on John Saffold, team foul #8 | 78-61 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Waldo Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:01 | Charlotte | John Saffold grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Charlotte | Irving Perham's layup is rejected by Waldo Sanford | 78-61 |
| 00:54 | Charlotte | Irving Perham gets the offensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 00:51 | Charlotte | John Church steals the ball from Irving Perham | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski is fouled on the floor by Arnold Story - foul #1 on Arnold Story, team foul #9 | 78-61 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:16 | Charlotte | Irving Perham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Tony Podwoski grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Randall Herring runs out the clock | 80-61 |