| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marion Little (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Corkery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Charles Barton inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Allen | 29-39 |
| 19:29 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 19:27 | Charlotte | Allen Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 19:07 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons is hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:53 | Charlotte | David Fessler drills a 3 from the right corner and he's hacked by Dale Corkery - foul #3 on Dale Corkery, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Xavier | David Campbell (PF) Dale Corkery | |
| 18:53 | Charlotte | David Fessler makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:45 | Xavier | Leroy Carey is fouled on the floor by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | James Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:29 | Xavier | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:10 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 18:09 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa misses the tip | 33-41 |
| 18:07 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons tips it in | 35-41 |
| 18:02 | Xavier | James Johnson clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 35-41 |
| 18:01 | Xavier | David Campbell misses the tip | 35-41 |
| 17:59 | Charlotte | Marion Little pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:54 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Brown | 37-41 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | David Campbell is hacked by David Fessler - foul #3 on David Fessler, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (SG), John Brown (SF), Brian Sanson (PF) Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, David Fessler | |
| Subs | Xavier | Patrick Riley (SF), Ahmed Mitchell (C) Charles Barton, Leroy Carey | |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Marion Little - foul #3 on Marion Little, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi (PF) Marion Little | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Thomas Zion (SG) John Allen, James Johnson | |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:16 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:55 | Charlotte | Thomas Zion steps in front of the Robert Parsons pass | 37-42 |
| 16:50 | Xavier | Patrick Riley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:48 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:43 | Charlotte | John Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Ramsey | 39-42 |
| 16:21 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell is hacked by Brian Sanson - foul #3 on Brian Sanson, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF) Robert Parsons, John Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), Charles Barton (SF), Leroy Carey (C) Thomas Zion, Patrick Riley, David Campbell | |
| 16:13 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell makes the fadeaway near the basket | 39-44 |
| 15:59 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson buries a 3 from the left corner | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stephen Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Sanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Barton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | John Allen drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Ahmed Mitchell | 42-47 |
| 15:20 | Charlotte | Allen Brown scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alberto Costa | 45-47 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Charles Barton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Allen | 45-50 |
| 14:37 | Charlotte | Charles Barton steals it from Allen Brown | 45-50 |
| 14:12 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 14:11 | Xavier | Leroy Carey snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), Mark Howard (SG), John Brown (SF), David Fessler (PF), Marion Little (C) Stephen Ramsey, Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (PG), James Johnson (SG), Patrick Riley (SF), Dale Corkery (PF), David Campbell (C) John Allen, Lawrence Smith, Charles Barton, Ahmed Mitchell, Leroy Carey | |
| 13:34 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Dale Corkery pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Dale Corkery clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Fessler - foul #4 on David Fessler, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi (PF) David Fessler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Dale Corkery makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Dale Corkery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:51 | Charlotte | Mark Howard knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Parsons | 48-52 |
| 12:39 | Xavier | John Brown is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG) Patrick Riley | |
| 12:39 | Xavier | David Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:39 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Marion Little | 48-52 |
| 12:26 | Charlotte | Marion Little clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Dale Corkery grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 11:57 | Xavier | Fausto Lombardi swats the short shot by David Campbell | 48-52 |
| 11:56 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Campbell | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marion Little (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dale Corkery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Dale Corkery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 11:49 | Charlotte | John Brown snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 11:28 | Charlotte | David Campbell is called for the reach on Fausto Lombardi - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Brian Sanson (C) Mark Howard, John Brown, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF), Leroy Carey (C) Harold Wiggins, David Campbell | |
| 11:23 | Charlotte | John Allen is called for the reach on Brian Sanson - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (SG) James Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Sanson - foul #4 on Brian Sanson, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (PG), Marion Little (C) Robert Parsons, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SG), Ahmed Mitchell (PF) John Allen, Dale Corkery | |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:42 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 10:20 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 10:19 | Xavier | Charles Barton pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Charles Barton connects on the jumper in the lane | 50-56 |
| 09:37 | Charlotte | Leroy Carey steals the ball from Alberto Costa | 50-56 |
| 09:24 | Xavier | Leroy Carey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:15 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Smith, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG) Stephen Ramsey | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), James Johnson (SG), David Campbell (PF), Andrew Watley (C) Lawrence Smith, Thomas Zion, Ahmed Mitchell, Leroy Carey | |
| 09:15 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:15 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 08:52 | Xavier | James Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-56 |
| 08:51 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:33 | Charlotte | David Campbell denies the turnaround by Fausto Lombardi | 51-56 |
| 08:31 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa tips it home | 53-56 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Fausto Lombardi takes the ball from David Campbell | 53-56 |
| 08:07 | Charlotte | Allen Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 08:06 | Xavier | David Campbell pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Andrew Watley loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (SG), John Brown (SF) Alberto Costa, Allen Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Harold Wiggins (SF), Dale Corkery (PF), Leroy Carey (C) Charles Barton, David Campbell, Andrew Watley | |
| 07:37 | Charlotte | James Johnson steals it from Robert Parsons | 53-56 |
| 07:32 | Xavier | John Allen slams it home on a nice dish by James Johnson | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fausto Lombardi (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marion Little (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dale Corkery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Fessler (PF), Brian Sanson (C) Fausto Lombardi, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:01 | Xavier | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Allen | 53-61 |
| 06:44 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-61 |
| 06:42 | Charlotte | John Brown can't tip it in | 53-61 |
| 06:41 | Charlotte | David Fessler tips it back up and in | 55-61 |
| 06:23 | Xavier | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 06:21 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 06:16 | Charlotte | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 06:14 | Charlotte | David Fessler tips it home | 57-61 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | James Johnson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Sanson - foul #5 on Brian Sanson, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Marion Little (C) Robert Parsons, John Brown, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Lawrence Smith (PG), Charles Barton (SF), David Campbell (C) John Allen, Harold Wiggins, Leroy Carey | |
| 06:01 | Xavier | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:01 | Charlotte | Allen Brown snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:56 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-61 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Charles Barton grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:45 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 05:41 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa clanks a floater from the left side | 57-61 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Charles Barton gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | David Campbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Corkery | 57-61 |
| 05:07 | Xavier | Dale Corkery knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Smith | 57-63 |
| 04:44 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Fessler | 60-63 |
| 04:30 | Xavier | James Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 04:16 | Charlotte | Allen Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 04:15 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:09 | Charlotte | Allen Brown is whistled for a carry | 60-66 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), John Brown (SF), Fausto Lombardi (PF) Stephen Ramsey, Allen Brown, David Fessler | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Allen (PG), Harold Wiggins (SF), Leroy Carey (C) James Johnson, Charles Barton, Dale Corkery | |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Lawrence Smith connects on the shot from the left wing | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Charlotte | John Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Harold Wiggins - foul #4 on Harold Wiggins, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Howard (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ahmed Mitchell (PF) David Campbell | |
| 03:45 | Charlotte | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:45 | Charlotte | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:30 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 03:28 | Charlotte | John Brown snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marion Little (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Wiggins (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ahmed Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi is hacked by Ahmed Mitchell - foul #1 on Ahmed Mitchell, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Zion (SG) Lawrence Smith | |
| 03:24 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:24 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Allen Brown (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Barton (SF) Thomas Zion | |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | Harold Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:39 | Charlotte | Allen Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-69 |
| 02:37 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 02:37 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), David Fessler (PF) Mark Howard, Fausto Lombardi | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Johnson (SG), Dale Corkery (PF) Harold Wiggins, Ahmed Mitchell | |
| 02:17 | Xavier | John Allen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 65-69 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Corkery | 65-69 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Marion Little swats the layup by Leroy Carey | 65-69 |
| 01:51 | Charlotte | Allen Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:44 | Charlotte | Allen Brown drills a 3 from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | Xavier | Alberto Costa steals it from Leroy Carey | 68-69 |
| 01:19 | Charlotte | Allen Brown buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi (PF) David Fessler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 01:19 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses the free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | Dale Corkery grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 00:59 | Xavier | Dale Corkery clanks a shot from the baseline | 70-69 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi is denied on a dunk by Leroy Carey | 70-69 |
| 00:52 | Charlotte | Marion Little snags the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Marion Little can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Leroy Carey - foul #1 on Leroy Carey, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Marion Little makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:32 | Charlotte | Marion Little makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Xavier | James Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | Marion Little snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Marion Little runs out the clock | 72-69 |