| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) SG - Lawrence Herren (fresh) SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - David Wheeler (fresh) C - Scott Privett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Richard Allen (fresh) SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) C - Joe Long (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | David Wheeler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | UMass | Lawrence Herren hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Donald McKnight | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Allen and the foul's on Scott Privett - foul #1 on Scott Privett, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Richard Allen takes the ball from Paul Tucker | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Joe Long hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Scott Privett grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Allen | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | UMass | James Jones is called for the reach on David Ervin - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), John Trombetta (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Robert Rogers (C) James Jones, Richard Allen, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight, Joe Long | |
| 17:42 | UMass | Lawrence Herren buries a jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Charlotte | Rusty Chatfield knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Garrett | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | UMass | David Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (SF) Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG) John Trombetta | |
| 17:04 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-7 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Lawrence Herren grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:55 | UMass | Paul Tucker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Herren | 2-7 |
| 16:31 | UMass | Paul Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Dates | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle is hacked by Lawrence Herren - foul #1 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Zackary Hicks (C) Paul Tucker, David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Donald McKnight (PF) James Jones, Marshall Swingle, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 16:09 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses long on a shot near the basket | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Charlotte | John Trombetta gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck loses the dribble to David Ervin | 5-7 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Charles Merrell (fresh) SG - Lawrence Herren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Ervin (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Dates (fresh) C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Trombetta (fresh) SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UMass | Charles Merrell makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Herren | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Charlotte | John Trombetta is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Herren - foul #2 on Lawrence Herren, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG), David Wheeler (PF), Scott Privett (C) Lawrence Herren, David Ervin, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Joe Long (PF), Alexei Ziebell (C) Anthony Garrett, John Trombetta, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 15:20 | Charlotte | Joe Long comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | UMass | David Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:07 | UMass | William Whited comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Scott Privett snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:45 | UMass | Alexei Ziebell is called for the reach on William Whited - foul #1 on Alexei Ziebell, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG) Charles Merrell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF) Richard Allen, Marshall Swingle, Joe Long | |
| 14:30 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Joseph Beck picks off the pass by Scott Dates | 7-7 |
| 14:00 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Rusty Chatfield | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Charlotte | Alexei Ziebell snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Charlotte | James Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | UMass | David Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:06 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck comes up short on the runner from the right block | 9-9 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Paul Tucker clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMass | David Ervin (SF), Zackary Hicks (C) Scott Dates, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Donald McKnight (PF), Joe Long (C) James Jones, John Trombetta, Joseph Beck, Rusty Chatfield, Alexei Ziebell | |
| 12:45 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:26 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Wheeler - foul #1 on David Wheeler, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (SG) William Whited | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 12:26 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:26 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:04 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits a jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Dates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Ervin (fresh) PF - David Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marshall Swingle (fresh) PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Long (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle's pass is intercepted by Zackary Hicks | 13-11 |
| 11:23 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:22 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Charlotte | Richard Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | UMass | Paul Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:43 | UMass | David Ervin hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 10:28 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), William Whited (SG), Scott Privett (C) Paul Tucker, Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Beck (SF), Robert Rogers (C) Marshall Swingle, Joe Long | |
| 10:13 | UMass | Richard Allen steals it from Scott Privett | 15-14 |
| 10:10 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck lays it in on a great pass from Richard Allen | 15-16 |
| 09:54 | UMass | William Whited drills a shot from close range | 17-16 |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Charles Merrell - foul #1 on Charles Merrell, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Joe Long (C) Anthony Garrett, Robert Rogers | |
| 09:31 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | UMass | Richard Allen steps in front of the Charles Merrell pass in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 09:14 | Charlotte | Joe Long misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Wheeler - foul #2 on David Wheeler, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF) David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (PG), Robert Rogers (C) John Trombetta, Donald McKnight | |
| 09:14 | Charlotte | Joe Long makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | Charlotte | Joe Long misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:07 | UMass | Scott Privett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-20 |
| 09:06 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Richard Allen misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-20 |
| 08:56 | Charlotte | Joe Long tips it home | 17-22 |
| 08:50 | UMass | David Ervin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-22 |
| 08:49 | Charlotte | Joe Long grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 08:34 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck loses the dribble to Charles Merrell | 17-22 |
| 08:30 | UMass | David Ervin lays it in on a great pass from Charles Merrell | 19-22 |
| 08:20 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Merrell - foul #2 on Charles Merrell, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG) Charles Merrell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF) Anthony Garrett, Richard Allen | |
| 08:20 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:20 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Paul Tucker comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Joe Long - foul #1 on Joe Long, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Zackary Hicks (C) Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (PG), Donald McKnight (PF) Marshall Swingle, Joe Long | |
| 08:00 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:00 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:00 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Whited (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Ervin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Dates (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Trombetta (fresh) SF - Joseph Beck (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald McKnight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) | |
| 07:53 | Charlotte | William Whited is called for the reach on Donald McKnight - foul #1 on William Whited, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Privett (PF) William Whited | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:53 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:53 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Paul Tucker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Ervin | 23-25 |
| 07:11 | Charlotte | Robert Rogers connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Beck | 23-27 |
| 06:50 | UMass | Scott Dates misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-27 |
| 06:48 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Allen | 23-29 |
| 06:12 | UMass | David Ervin is called for 3 seconds | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | William Whited (SG) Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Jones (PG), Anthony Garrett (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Joe Long (C) Richard Allen, John Trombetta, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 06:01 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett misses the fadeaway near the basket | 23-29 |
| 06:00 | UMass | Scott Dates snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Rusty Chatfield blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Paul Tucker | 23-29 |
| 05:40 | Charlotte | Rusty Chatfield gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:31 | Charlotte | Marshall Swingle travels with the ball | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Privett (C) Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joseph Beck (SF) Marshall Swingle | |
| 05:14 | UMass | Paul Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket set up by James Jones and the foul's on David Ervin - foul #1 on David Ervin, team foul #9 | 26-31 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Donald McKnight (PF) Anthony Garrett, Rusty Chatfield | |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Scott Privett hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Whited | 28-32 |
| 04:34 | Charlotte | James Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Allen | 28-34 |
| 04:19 | UMass | William Whited is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Whited, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | UMass | Zackary Hicks (C) William Whited | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett (SG), Marshall Swingle (SF), Robert Rogers (C) Richard Allen, Joseph Beck, Donald McKnight | |
| 04:05 | Charlotte | James Jones drills a 3 from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 03:52 | UMass | Scott Privett misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 03:51 | UMass | Scott Dates tips it in | 30-37 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Tucker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Scott Dates (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - David Ervin (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Scott Privett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zackary Hicks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Swingle (fresh) PF - Joe Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Charlotte | Joe Long scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Garrett | 30-39 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Paul Tucker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 03:17 | Charlotte | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 03:12 | Charlotte | Anthony Garrett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joe Long | 30-42 |
| 02:59 | UMass | Marshall Swingle takes the ball from Zackary Hicks | 30-42 |
| 02:42 | Charlotte | Joe Long double dribbles | 30-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Merrell (PG), Lawrence Herren (SG), David Wheeler (PF) Paul Tucker, Scott Dates, Zackary Hicks | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Allen (SG), Joseph Beck (SF), Donald McKnight (PF), Alexei Ziebell (C) Anthony Garrett, Marshall Swingle, Joe Long, Robert Rogers | |
| 02:28 | UMass | The 3pt attempt by David Ervin is denied by Alexei Ziebell | 30-42 |
| 02:26 | UMass | Lawrence Herren tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 02:15 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight is fouled on the floor by David Wheeler - foul #3 on David Wheeler, team foul #11 | 32-42 |
| Subs | UMass | Scott Dates (PF) David Wheeler | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joe Long (C) Alexei Ziebell | |
| 02:15 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 02:15 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Lawrence Herren misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Charles Merrell grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 01:37 | UMass | Scott Privett double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Rogers (C) Joe Long | |
| 01:26 | Charlotte | Joseph Beck drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rogers | 32-46 |
| 01:09 | UMass | Lawrence Herren's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Richard Allen | 32-46 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 01:00 | Charlotte | Donald McKnight scores on a runner from the left block set up by James Jones | 32-48 |
| 00:42 | UMass | Scott Dates comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 00:41 | UMass | Lawrence Herren snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 00:26 | UMass | David Ervin is whistled for a carry | 32-48 |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Tucker (PG), Zackary Hicks (C) Charles Merrell, Scott Privett | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Trombetta (SG), Rusty Chatfield (PF), Joe Long (C) Richard Allen, Donald McKnight, Robert Rogers | |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Joe Long misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Zackary Hicks - foul #1 on Zackary Hicks, team foul #12 | 32-48 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Joe Long makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Joe Long makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Lawrence Herren misses the turnaround from the right block | 32-50 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Joe Long pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |