| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 6 pts. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Steinmetz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Vicknair (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jaime Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is hacked by Joseph West - foul #3 on Joseph West, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham (C) Joseph West | |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Travis Goolsby | 38-30 |
| 19:22 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 19:21 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Jaime Green | 38-30 |
| 19:10 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Barber | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Allen | 40-30 |
| 18:50 | Charlotte | Jaime Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Hughes | 40-30 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Donald Steinmetz steals it from Travis Goolsby | 40-30 |
| 18:26 | Charlotte | Jaime Green hits the finger roll set up by Donald Steinmetz | 40-32 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Travis Goolsby and he's hacked by Martin Kirkham - foul #3 on Martin Kirkham, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Dawson (C) Martin Kirkham | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:47 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 17:45 | Charlotte | Michael Dawson tips it but misses | 43-32 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | William Barber pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Purser (SF), Forrest Cavender (PF) Francis Vicknair, Jaime Green | |
| 17:14 | Charlotte | Matthew Purser misses the runner from the left block | 43-32 |
| 17:13 | Charlotte | Forrest Cavender tips it in | 43-34 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Leif Polinski | 45-34 |
| 16:54 | Charlotte | Brad Green takes the ball from Donald Steinmetz in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is hacked by Steven Kelley - foul #1 on Steven Kelley, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Domingo Salas (C) William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell (PG), Arthur Barfield (SG) Donald Steinmetz, Steven Kelley | |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Elmer Allen | 47-34 |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Barfield | 47-37 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 47-37 |
| 16:09 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Arthur Barfield | 47-37 |
| 16:04 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leif Polinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Domingo Salas (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wade Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Barfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Purser (fresh) PF - Forrest Cavender (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Charlotte | Leif Polinski steals it from Michael Dawson | 49-40 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich lays it up and in on a great pass from Elmer Allen and he's hacked by Forrest Cavender - foul #1 on Forrest Cavender, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Elmer Allen | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz (PG), Steven Kelley (SG), Francis Vicknair (SF), Jaime Green (PF), Joseph West (C) Wade Mitchell, Arthur Barfield, Matthew Purser, Forrest Cavender, Michael Dawson | |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 15:08 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 15:07 | Charlotte | Jaime Green snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:59 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley is fouled on the floor by Travis Goolsby - foul #2 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF) Jeremy Moore, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:45 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Francis Vicknair, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (SF) Domingo Salas | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 14:23 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:19 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley buries a driving attempt from the left block | 52-42 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Goolsby | 54-42 |
| 13:56 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Barfield (PG) Donald Steinmetz | |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-42 |
| 13:35 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:28 | Charlotte | Arthur Barfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | William Barber pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski is fouled on the floor by Jaime Green - foul #3 on Jaime Green, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Domingo Salas (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell (PG), Matthew Purser (SF), Martin Kirkham (PF), Michael Dawson (C) Steven Kelley, Francis Vicknair, Jaime Green, Joseph West | |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski is hacked by Arthur Barfield - foul #2 on Arthur Barfield, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz (PG) Wade Mitchell | |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:36 | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Martin Kirkham, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Forrest Cavender (PF) Martin Kirkham | |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen lays it in and the foul's on Michael Dawson - foul #1 on Michael Dawson, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich (PF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| 12:10 | Charlotte | Matthew Purser is hacked by Elmer Allen - foul #2 on Elmer Allen, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Kelley (SG) Arthur Barfield | |
| 12:05 | Charlotte | Michael Dawson misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Domingo Salas - foul #2 on Domingo Salas, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby (C) Domingo Salas | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 12:05 | Charlotte | Michael Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 12:05 | Charlotte | Michael Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Allen | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leif Polinski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Steinmetz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Purser (fresh) PF - Forrest Cavender (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Purser steps in front of the Brad Green pass | 59-44 |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Matthew Purser banks in the layup | 59-46 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits the follow up shot | 61-46 |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Kelley | 61-49 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen makes the shot from the baseline | 63-49 |
| 10:37 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Domingo Salas (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell (PG), Arthur Barfield (SG), Francis Vicknair (SF), Jaime Green (PF), Joseph West (C) Donald Steinmetz, Steven Kelley, Matthew Purser, Forrest Cavender, Michael Dawson | |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 63-49 |
| 09:54 | Charlotte | Jaime Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 09:49 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph West - foul #4 on Joseph West, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Kelley (SG), Matthew Purser (C) Wade Mitchell, Joseph West | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 09:08 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Barfield | 64-52 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 08:55 | Charlotte | Matthew Purser grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 08:50 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley misses long on a jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | William Barber grabs the board | 64-52 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger's pass is intercepted by Matthew Purser | 64-52 |
| 08:20 | Charlotte | Matthew Purser hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 64-52 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gail Tuten | 64-52 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-52 |
| 08:11 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Matthew Purser | 64-52 |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Jaime Green can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Domingo Salas - foul #3 on Domingo Salas, team foul #4 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Leif Polinski (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Louis Eichenberger, Domingo Salas | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz (PG), Michael Dawson (C) Arthur Barfield, Francis Vicknair | |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Jaime Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:04 | Charlotte | Jaime Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Moore | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Gail Tuten (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Steinmetz (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Purser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jaime Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Brad Green - foul #2 on Brad Green, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Jeremy Moore, Gail Tuten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell (SF), Martin Kirkham (PF), Joseph West (C) Matthew Purser, Jaime Green, Michael Dawson | |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:26 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-55 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-55 |
| 06:47 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Joseph West | 67-55 |
| 06:43 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley loses the dribble to Brad Green | 67-55 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green misses the lay-in | 67-55 |
| 06:38 | Charlotte | Joseph West grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 06:31 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Kelley | 67-57 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 06:17 | Charlotte | Joseph West grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 06:11 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses short on a runner from the right block | 67-57 |
| 05:49 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Martin Kirkham | 67-57 |
| 05:29 | Charlotte | Wade Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph West | 67-60 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Barfield (SG), Francis Vicknair (SF), Jaime Green (PF) Steven Kelley, Wade Mitchell, Martin Kirkham | |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten throws it down and the foul's on Jaime Green - foul #4 on Jaime Green, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:45 | Charlotte | Joseph West is hacked by Gail Tuten - foul #1 on Gail Tuten, team foul #6 | 70-60 |
| 04:27 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Steinmetz | 70-63 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 04:16 | Charlotte | Joseph West grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 04:09 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz double dribbles | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas (C) Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Kelley (SG), Martin Kirkham (C) Donald Steinmetz, Joseph West | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 03:47 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:43 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur Barfield | 70-65 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski double dribbles | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Dawson (C) Jaime Green | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Barber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Arthur Barfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Vicknair (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Martin Kirkham (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Arthur Barfield | 70-68 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Steven Kelley steals the ball from Elmer Allen | 70-68 |
| 02:52 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz (PG), Jaime Green (PF), Joseph West (C) Arthur Barfield, Martin Kirkham, Michael Dawson | |
| 02:34 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen tips it back up and in | 72-70 |
| 01:53 | Charlotte | Joseph West makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by William Barber - foul #3 on William Barber, team foul #7 | 72-72 |
| 01:53 | Charlotte | Joseph West makes the free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Steven Kelley is called for the reach on William Barber - foul #2 on Steven Kelley, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:17 | Charlotte | Jaime Green makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Steinmetz | 74-75 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't connect on a shot in the paint | 74-75 |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz is fouled on the floor by William Barber - foul #4 on William Barber, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| 00:50 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Joseph West - foul #5 on Joseph West, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham (C) Joseph West | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:12 | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses short on a shot from the left side | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Steinmetz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Kelley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Vicknair (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jaime Green (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Martin Kirkham (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | William Barber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | William Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Purser (SF), Michael Dawson (C) Francis Vicknair, Jaime Green | |
| 04:02 | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Steinmetz | 75-77 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Domingo Salas (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 03:23 | Charlotte | Steven Kelley buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Steinmetz | 75-79 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-79 |
| 02:44 | Charlotte | Travis Goolsby swats the dunk try by Steven Kelley | 78-79 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 78-79 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair (SF), Jaime Green (PF) Matthew Purser, Michael Dawson | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby can't throw it down | 78-79 |
| 02:26 | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham grabs the defensive rebound | 78-79 |
| 02:22 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Vicknair | 78-81 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes is called for a backcourt violation | 78-81 |
| 01:51 | Charlotte | Martin Kirkham can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 78-81 |
| 01:50 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-81 |
| 01:29 | Charlotte | Francis Vicknair double dribbles | 78-81 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Jaime Green swats the layup by William Barber | 78-81 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits the follow up shot | 80-81 |
| 01:10 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz's 3 pointer is rejected by Travis Goolsby | 80-81 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten gets the rebound | 80-81 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Hughes and he's hacked by Martin Kirkham - foul #5 on Martin Kirkham, team foul #14 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Dawson (C) Martin Kirkham | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses the free throw | 82-81 |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | Jaime Green grabs the defensive rebound | 82-81 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Donald Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Kelley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Vicknair (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaime Green (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Michael Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 00:34 | Charlotte | A charge is called on Jaime Green - foul #5 on Jaime Green, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Forrest Cavender (PF) Jaime Green | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby is hacked by Donald Steinmetz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Steinmetz, team foul #16 | 82-81 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:28 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-81 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Donald Steinmetz scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Dawson | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-84 |