| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) SG - Edward Jarosz (fresh) SF - Archie Kruger (fresh) PF - Randy Greenwood (fresh) C - Michael McCarthy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Richard Allen (fresh) SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) C - Robert Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | John Spina can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck can't throw it down | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 0-4 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | John Spina misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Charlotte | James Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Archie Kruger - foul #1 on Archie Kruger, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Edward Jarosz, Archie Kruger, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), John Trombetta (SG), Joe Long (PF), Alexei Ziebell (C) James Jones, Richard Allen, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Brent Dalton | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters can't connect on a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Joe Long | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by David Berry - foul #1 on David Berry, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF) Joseph Beck, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 17:04 | Charlotte | Joe Long comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | David Berry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Charlotte | John Trombetta gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roderick Masters - foul #1 on Roderick Masters, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Archie Kruger (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF) Roderick Masters, Antonio Hartness, Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Alexei Ziebell (C) John Trombetta, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 16:14 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Archie Kruger | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) SG - David Berry (fairly fresh) SF - Archie Kruger (fresh) PF - Randy Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marshall Swingle (fresh) PF - Joe Long (fairly fresh) C - Alexei Ziebell (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Charlotte | Joe Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Long - foul #1 on Joe Long, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Michael McCarthy (C) John Spina, David Berry, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Donald McKnight (PF), Robert Rogers (C) Anthony Garrett, Marshall Swingle, Joe Long, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Robert Rogers | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Charlotte | Michael McCarthy takes the ball from Donald McKnight | 6-7 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Donald McKnight denies the turnaround by Archie Kruger | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Charlotte | James Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), David Berry (SG), Antonio Hartness (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Ottah Azim, Edward Jarosz, Archie Kruger, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joe Long (C) Robert Rogers | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | David Berry loses the dribble to Joe Long | 6-7 |
| 14:28 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the floater from the right block set up by Donald McKnight | 6-9 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | James Jones steps in front of the Brent Dalton pass | 6-9 |
| 14:04 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Archie Kruger (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) John Spina, David Berry, Antonio Hartness, Brent Dalton, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Robert Rogers (C) Richard Allen, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight, Joe Long | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy's floater is tipped away by Robert Rogers | 6-9 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood snags the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Michael McCarthy is blocked by Rusty Chatfield | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Jarosz - foul #1 on Edward Jarosz, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), David Berry (SG), Raymond Harman (C) Roderick Masters, Edward Jarosz, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Donald McKnight (PF) Anthony Garrett, Marshall Swingle, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger is hacked by Joseph Beck - foul #1 on Joseph Beck, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Jarosz (SG), Ottah Azim (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) David Berry, Archie Kruger, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joe Long (C) Robert Rogers | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | James Jones steps in front of the Edward Jarosz pass | 6-10 |
| 12:19 | Charlotte | James Jones banks in the layup | 6-12 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 11:54 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) SG - Edward Jarosz (fresh) SF - Ottah Azim (fresh) PF - Randy Greenwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCarthy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) SF - Joseph Beck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Long (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Charlotte | Richard Allen makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Jones | 6-14 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim drills a shot from the left side set up by John Spina | 8-14 |
| 11:14 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-14 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 3 from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 10:44 | Charlotte | Richard Allen grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 10:27 | Charlotte | Joe Long clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Jarosz - foul #2 on Edward Jarosz, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), David Berry (SG), Archie Kruger (SF), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Edward Jarosz, Ottah Azim, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), John Trombetta (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Alexei Ziebell (C) James Jones, Richard Allen, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight | |
| 10:27 | Charlotte | Joe Long makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:27 | Charlotte | Joe Long makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger's pass is intercepted by John Trombetta | 8-16 |
| 09:56 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett dunks the ball on a great pass from John Trombetta | 8-18 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Brent Dalton and he's fouled by Alexei Ziebell - foul #1 on Alexei Ziebell, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (PF) Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Joseph Beck (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Robert Rogers (C) John Trombetta, Marshall Swingle, Joe Long, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:21 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman snags the defensive board | 11-18 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters is called for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Randy Greenwood (PF) Roderick Masters, Ottah Azim | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Donald McKnight (PF) Anthony Garrett, Joseph Beck, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 08:47 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle is hacked by Archie Kruger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Kruger, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) Archie Kruger, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Rusty Chatfield (PF) Richard Allen, Donald McKnight | |
| 08:36 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle blows the layup | 11-18 |
| 08:35 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers tips it in | 11-20 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rusty Chatfield - foul #1 on Rusty Chatfield, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman (C) Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Donald McKnight (PF), Alexei Ziebell (C) John Trombetta, Marshall Swingle, Rusty Chatfield, Robert Rogers | |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:10 | Charlotte | Raymond Harman is called for the reach on Joseph Beck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Harman, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton (PF) Randy Greenwood | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Rogers (C) Alexei Ziebell | |
| 08:10 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:10 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-22 |
| 07:50 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck grabs the board | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Spina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Berry (tiring) SF - Antonio Hartness (fresh) PF - Brent Dalton (fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Beck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Allen | 12-24 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Donald McKnight - foul #1 on Donald McKnight, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood (PF) Brent Dalton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), John Trombetta (SG), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Alexei Ziebell (C) James Jones, Richard Allen, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:12 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck misses the fadeaway near the basket | 14-24 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Garrett - foul #1 on Anthony Garrett, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim (SF), Michael McCarthy (C) Antonio Hartness, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Donald McKnight (PF) Anthony Garrett, John Trombetta, Joseph Beck, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:47 | Charlotte | Alexei Ziebell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Robert Rogers (C) Richard Allen, Marshall Swingle, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | John Spina connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Randy Greenwood and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness (SF) David Berry | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Joe Long (C) Anthony Garrett, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | John Spina makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:14 | Charlotte | Richard Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood is denied on a layup by Rusty Chatfield | 18-27 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim hits the follow up shot | 20-27 |
| 05:42 | Charlotte | James Jones loses the dribble to Antonio Hartness in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Antonio Hartness misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Ottah Azim tips it home | 22-27 |
| 05:08 | Charlotte | Richard Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Beck | 22-30 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood makes the floater from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 04:43 | Charlotte | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters (PG), David Berry (SG), Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) John Spina, Antonio Hartness, Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), John Trombetta (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Donald McKnight (PF), Robert Rogers (C) James Jones, Richard Allen, Joseph Beck, Rusty Chatfield, Joe Long | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:04 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Anthony Garrett | 26-32 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Roderick Masters clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 03:46 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Robert Rogers | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Roderick Masters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Berry (tiring) SF - Ottah Azim (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Dalton (fresh) C - Raymond Harman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Trombetta (fresh) SF - Marshall Swingle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Anthony Garrett steals it from David Berry | 26-34 |
| 03:02 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ottah Azim - foul #1 on Ottah Azim, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Spina (PG), Edward Jarosz (SG), Archie Kruger (SF), Randy Greenwood (PF), Michael McCarthy (C) Roderick Masters, David Berry, Ottah Azim, Brent Dalton, Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Alexei Ziebell (C) Anthony Garrett, John Trombetta, Marshall Swingle, Robert Rogers | |
| 03:02 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:02 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Randy Greenwood drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 02:27 | Charlotte | James Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Randy Greenwood | 28-36 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Alexei Ziebell picks off the pass by John Spina | 28-36 |
| 01:42 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Jarosz - foul #3 on Edward Jarosz, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Berry (SG), Raymond Harman (C) Edward Jarosz, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (SG), Joe Long (C) Richard Allen, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 01:42 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:42 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 01:23 | Charlotte | Joe Long gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 01:16 | Charlotte | Joe Long scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Jones | 28-40 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Anthony Garrett steals the ball from David Berry | 28-40 |
| 00:46 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald McKnight, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael McCarthy (C) Raymond Harman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Robert Rogers (C) Anthony Garrett, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight, Joe Long | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Spina and he's hacked by Robert Rogers - foul #2 on Robert Rogers, team foul #10 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Dalton (PF), Raymond Harman (C) Randy Greenwood, Michael McCarthy | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Beck (SF) Marshall Swingle | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Archie Kruger makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck is denied on a layup by Brent Dalton | 31-40 |