| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Walton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton's fadeaway is rejected by Fausto Lombardi | 31-45 |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:33 | Charlotte | Allen Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Allen Brown, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Robert Parsons, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 19:01 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 18:59 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 18:48 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 18:47 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton tips it home | 35-45 |
| 18:32 | Charlotte | Marion Little double dribbles | 35-45 |
| 18:09 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Lovette | 38-45 |
| 17:49 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 17:24 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito is hacked by Fausto Lombardi - foul #1 on Fausto Lombardi, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Wells (SG), Joseph Culp (SF), Andrew Forester (C) Lance Lovette, Roberto Esposito, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (SG), John Brown (SF), David Fessler (PF), Brian Sanson (C) Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi, Marion Little | |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Richard Wells misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 17:06 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 17:01 | Charlotte | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow (PG) Javier Ramos | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Howard (SG) Robert Parsons | |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | David Fessler blocks the short jumper by Joseph Culp | 38-45 |
| 16:37 | Charlotte | Mark Howard grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 16:16 | Charlotte | David Fessler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 16:15 | Rhode Island | Richard Wells snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG), Lance Lovette (SG), Roberto Esposito (SF), Charles Walton (C) Peter Marlow, Richard Wells, Joseph Culp, Paul Magill | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Fausto Lombardi (PF) Stephen Ramsey, Mark Howard, John Brown, David Fessler | |
| 16:03 | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:52 | Charlotte | Allen Brown scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Roberto Esposito - foul #2 on Roberto Esposito, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart (C) Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 15:52 | Charlotte | Allen Brown makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Hart (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Sanson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 15:26 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 15:21 | Charlotte | Allen Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | Fausto Lombardi is called for the reach on Lance Lovette - foul #2 on Fausto Lombardi, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Marion Little (C) Brian Sanson | |
| 14:38 | Rhode Island | Tyrone Hart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-48 |
| 14:36 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:32 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyrone Hart - foul #4 on Tyrone Hart, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Forester (PF), Richard Wells (C) Charles Walton, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:32 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:32 | Charlotte | Allen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 14:16 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:11 | Charlotte | The jump hook by Alberto Costa is blocked by Richard Wells | 41-49 |
| 14:09 | Charlotte | Marion Little hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Richard Wells blows the layup but the foul's on Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow (PG), Joseph Culp (SF), Paul Magill (PF) Javier Ramos, Lance Lovette, Roberto Esposito | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (SG), John Brown (SF), David Fessler (PF) Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi | |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Richard Wells misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Richard Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:55 | Charlotte | Marion Little grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 13:41 | Charlotte | John Brown misses long on a floater in the lane | 41-51 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Joseph Culp drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Forester | 43-51 |
| 13:07 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 12:55 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 43-53 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to David Fessler | 43-53 |
| 12:49 | Charlotte | Paul Magill steps in front of the John Brown pass | 43-53 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 12:10 | Charlotte | David Fessler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Joseph Culp pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Ramsey - foul #2 on Stephen Ramsey, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette (SG), Roberto Esposito (SF), Charles Walton (C) Richard Wells, Paul Magill, Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Fausto Lombardi (PF), Brian Sanson (C) Robert Parsons, John Brown, David Fessler, Marion Little | |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:03 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Brian Sanson | 47-53 |
| 11:44 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brian Sanson, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG), Paul Magill (PF) Peter Marlow, Joseph Culp | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Javier Ramos (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Magill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Walton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stephen Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Sanson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Walton, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jerry Teel (PG) Stephen Ramsey | |
| 11:00 | Charlotte | Allen Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 47-53 |
| 10:59 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Javier Ramos | 50-53 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Magill | 52-53 |
| 09:03 | Charlotte | Jerry Teel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Magill - foul #1 on Paul Magill, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Wells (SG), Joseph Culp (SF), Andrew Forester (C) Lance Lovette, Roberto Esposito, Charles Walton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (SG), John Brown (SF), David Fessler (PF), Marion Little (C) Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi, Brian Sanson | |
| 09:03 | Charlotte | Jerry Teel makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:03 | Charlotte | Jerry Teel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:48 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow (PG) Javier Ramos | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG) Jerry Teel | |
| 08:28 | Charlotte | David Fessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 08:11 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill's pass is intercepted by Robert Parsons | 52-55 |
| 07:47 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons drills a jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Ramsey | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Peter Marlow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Culp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Magill (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Forester (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Fessler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marion Little (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by David Fessler - foul #2 on David Fessler, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG), Lance Lovette (SG), Charles Walton (SF), Tyrone Hart (C) Peter Marlow, Richard Wells, Joseph Culp, Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Fausto Lombardi (PF) Stephen Ramsey, John Brown | |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:12 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Hart | 55-57 |
| 07:03 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton buries a floater near the basket | 57-57 |
| 06:42 | Charlotte | Javier Ramos steals the ball from Alberto Costa | 57-57 |
| 06:24 | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Parsons | 60-59 |
| 06:05 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:04 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to David Fessler | 60-59 |
| 05:58 | Charlotte | Tyrone Hart is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #5 on Tyrone Hart, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito (SF), Andrew Forester (PF), Richard Wells (C) Charles Walton, Paul Magill, Tyrone Hart | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Allen Brown (SF), Brian Sanson (C) David Fessler, Marion Little | |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa buries a shot from the left wing set up by Fausto Lombardi and he's hacked by Andrew Forester - foul #2 on Andrew Forester, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (PG) Robert Parsons | |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa misses the free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:38 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andrew Forester | 60-61 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 05:14 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Ramos - foul #2 on Javier Ramos, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Culp (PF) Lance Lovette | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Mark Howard (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| 05:14 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:14 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | Mark Howard picks off the pass by Roberto Esposito | 62-63 |
| 04:27 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson hits the finger roll | 62-65 |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Allen Brown steps in front of the Joseph Culp pass | 62-65 |
| 03:55 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Culp - foul #1 on Joseph Culp, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow (PG), Lance Lovette (SG), Charles Walton (PF) Javier Ramos, Richard Wells, Joseph Culp | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), David Fessler (SG), Marion Little (C) Stephen Ramsey, Mark Howard, Brian Sanson | |
| 03:55 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:55 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow loses the dribble to Fausto Lombardi | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Peter Marlow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lance Lovette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Walton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Forester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fessler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Allen Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marion Little (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Charlotte | Allen Brown comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Charles Walton pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Lovette and the foul's on Allen Brown - foul #2 on Allen Brown, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Culp (SF), Paul Magill (PF) Roberto Esposito, Andrew Forester | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Brian Sanson (PF) Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi | |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Peter Marlow makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:50 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 02:48 | Charlotte | David Fessler tips it in | 65-69 |
| 02:48 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Javier Ramos (PG), Roberto Esposito (SF) Peter Marlow, Joseph Culp | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Allen Brown (SF) Brian Sanson | |
| 02:31 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill misses the lay-in | 65-69 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette gets the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Roberto Esposito | 67-69 |
| 01:58 | Charlotte | The short jumper by Marion Little is denied by Paul Magill | 67-69 |
| 01:56 | Charlotte | Marion Little tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 01:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Paul Magill | 67-69 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Parsons - foul #3 on Robert Parsons, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi (PF) David Fessler | |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:47 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:27 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Paul Magill | 69-69 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Paul Magill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Paul Magill is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #2 on Paul Magill, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:42 | Rhode Island | Roberto Esposito is whistled for a carry | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Alberto Costa, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Robert Parsons is called for the reach on Lance Lovette - foul #4 on Robert Parsons, team foul #13 | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Lance Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons runs out the clock | 70-71 |