| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - David Rothermel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Burns (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Henson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer inbounds the ball | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | David Boone misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-33 |
| 19:38 | Charlotte | Herman Henson pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:31 | Charlotte | David Rothermel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 19:30 | Charlotte | Salvatore Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:13 | Charlotte | David Rothermel misses the 3 from straight away | 50-33 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Marino - foul #3 on Wilfredo Marino, team foul #1 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Gullo (C) Wilfredo Marino | |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | David Boone lays it in on a great pass from Fadey Zwack | 52-33 |
| 18:06 | Charlotte | David Rothermel scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Burns | 52-35 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 17:45 | Charlotte | Herman Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 17:40 | Charlotte | Herman Henson is fouled on the floor by Earl Schirmer - foul #3 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #1 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hampton (PF) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Woods (SF) Salvatore Marino | |
| 17:27 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo double dribbles | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF) James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steve Jones (SG) Matthew Burns | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | David Boone knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Zumwalt | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:56 | Charlotte | David Rothermel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Harry Evans drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Zumwalt | 58-35 |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #2 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Fadey Zwack (C) John Zumwalt, Bruce Banks | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jay Sutphin (SG), Salvatore Marino (SF), Jeremy Asuncion (C) David Rothermel, Michael Woods, Herman Henson | |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion grabs the offensive board | 58-35 |
| 16:13 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion is hacked by David Boone - foul #3 on David Boone, team foul #3 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Blair (SF) David Boone | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Burns (SG), Michael Woods (PF) Jay Sutphin, Danny Gullo | |
| 15:56 | Charlotte | Michael Woods misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 15:54 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion grabs the offensive rebound | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Steve Jones (fresh) SG - Matthew Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Woods (fresh) C - Jeremy Asuncion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Charlotte | Steve Jones misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Fadey Zwack | 58-35 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Richard Jury knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harry Evans and he's hacked by Salvatore Marino - foul #2 on Salvatore Marino, team foul #2 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) James Hampton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Allen Bunnell (PF), Wilfredo Marino (C) Michael Woods, Jeremy Asuncion | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the free throw | 60-35 |
| 15:26 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Salvatore Marino | 60-35 |
| 15:18 | Charlotte | Salvatore Marino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-35 |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack gets the rebound | 60-35 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | James Blair buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Earl Schirmer and the foul's on Allen Bunnell - foul #4 on Allen Bunnell, team foul #3 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), John Zumwalt (SG) Richard Jury, Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Rothermel (PG), Jay Sutphin (SF), Herman Henson (PF) Steve Jones, Salvatore Marino, Allen Bunnell | |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | James Blair makes the free throw | 63-35 |
| 14:32 | Charlotte | Matthew Burns misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-35 |
| 14:30 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Sutphin | 63-35 |
| 14:07 | Charlotte | Fadey Zwack takes the ball from Herman Henson | 63-35 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-35 |
| 13:37 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Marino | 63-35 |
| 13:32 | Charlotte | David Rothermel knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Burns | 63-37 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | David Boone misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 63-37 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | James Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Marino steals it from James Blair | 63-37 |
| 12:41 | Charlotte | Wilfredo Marino's pass is intercepted by John Zumwalt | 63-37 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer banks in the layup set up by John Zumwalt | 65-37 |
| 12:31 | Charlotte | David Rothermel drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-40 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer is hacked by Wilfredo Marino - foul #4 on Wilfredo Marino, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) David Boone, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion (PG), Steve Jones (SG), Salvatore Marino (SF), Michael Woods (PF), Danny Gullo (C) David Rothermel, Matthew Burns, Jay Sutphin, Herman Henson, Wilfredo Marino | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | Richard Jury comes up short on the floater from the right block | 65-40 |
| 11:45 | Charlotte | Salvatore Marino grabs the board | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Asuncion (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Steve Jones (fresh) SF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Woods (fresh) C - Danny Gullo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion loses the dribble to James Hampton | 65-40 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt drills a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jeremy Asuncion - foul #1 on Jeremy Asuncion, team foul #5 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Rothermel (PG) Michael Woods | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the free throw | 67-40 |
| 11:14 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 11:06 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | David Boone buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Hampton | 70-40 |
| 10:35 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-40 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 70-40 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | David Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) Harry Evans | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Herman Henson (PF) Jeremy Asuncion | |
| 10:11 | Charlotte | Richard Jury is called for the reach on Steve Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jury, team foul #4 | 70-40 |
| 09:50 | Charlotte | Salvatore Marino can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-40 |
| 09:49 | Charlotte | Herman Henson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-40 |
| 09:39 | Charlotte | Herman Henson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-40 |
| 09:38 | Charlotte | Salvatore Marino tips it in | 70-42 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks loses the dribble to Salvatore Marino | 70-42 |
| 09:16 | Charlotte | David Rothermel's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Banks | 70-42 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-42 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | David Boone misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Rothermel - foul #1 on David Rothermel, team foul #6 | 70-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jay Sutphin (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Jeremy Asuncion (C) Steve Jones, Salvatore Marino, Danny Gullo | |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 71-42 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 09:07 | Charlotte | John Zumwalt picks off the pass by David Rothermel in the backcourt | 72-42 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | David Boone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Rothermel - foul #2 on David Rothermel, team foul #7 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Matthew Burns (SG) Jay Sutphin | |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 1st free throw | 73-42 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | David Rothermel blows the layup but he's fouled by David Boone - foul #4 on David Boone, team foul #5 | 74-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG) David Boone | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | David Rothermel misses the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 08:19 | Charlotte | David Rothermel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-43 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack hits the follow up shot | 76-43 |
| 07:43 | Charlotte | Richard Jury is called for the reach on Michael Woods - foul #2 on Richard Jury, team foul #6 | 76-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steve Jones (PG), Jay Sutphin (SG) David Rothermel, Matthew Burns | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Steve Jones (fresh) SG - Jay Sutphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) PF - Herman Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Asuncion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Charlotte | Steve Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-45 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits the finger roll set up by Richard Jury | 78-45 |
| 07:02 | Charlotte | Steve Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 78-45 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt gets the rebound | 78-45 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | James Hampton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Asuncion - foul #2 on Jeremy Asuncion, team foul #8 | 78-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Danny Gullo (PF) Jeremy Asuncion | |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 78-45 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-45 |
| 06:19 | Charlotte | Michael Woods is called for traveling | 79-45 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Michael Woods takes the ball from Earl Schirmer | 79-45 |
| 05:37 | Charlotte | Jay Sutphin connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 79-47 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Richard Jury hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Evans | 81-47 |
| 05:02 | Charlotte | The short jumper by Herman Henson is denied by Earl Schirmer | 81-47 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Richard Jury grabs the board | 81-47 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 81-47 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Richard Jury tips it in | 83-47 |
| 04:26 | Charlotte | Steve Jones double dribbles | 83-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion (PG) Jay Sutphin | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Richard Jury clanks a shot from the left wing | 83-47 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Richard Jury snags the offensive board | 83-47 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Richard Jury is fouled on the floor by Herman Henson - foul #2 on Herman Henson, team foul #9 | 83-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG) Earl Schirmer | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses the 1st free throw | 83-47 |
| 03:42 | Charlotte | Herman Henson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Evans (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Jeremy Asuncion (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Steve Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) PF - Herman Henson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Gullo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Charlotte | Herman Henson knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Jeremy Asuncion | 83-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Richard Jury misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-49 |
| 03:08 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Jeremy Asuncion | 83-49 |
| 03:04 | Charlotte | Bruce Banks steals the ball from Herman Henson | 83-49 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is whistled for a carry | 83-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jay Sutphin (SF) Michael Woods | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 83-49 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Harry Evans snags the defensive board | 83-49 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt is hacked by Steve Jones - foul #2 on Steve Jones, team foul #10 | 83-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Michael Woods (SF) Jay Sutphin | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt makes the 1st free throw | 84-49 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the 2nd free throw | 84-49 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 84-49 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Woods - foul #2 on Michael Woods, team foul #11 | 84-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer (SF) John Zumwalt | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 84-49 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | James Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 01:25 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion double dribbles | 85-49 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Richard Jury scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Schirmer | 87-49 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Harry Evans - foul #3 on Harry Evans, team foul #7 | 87-49 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo makes the 1st free throw | 87-50 |
| 00:58 | Charlotte | Danny Gullo makes the 2nd free throw | 87-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | The short jumper by James Hampton is denied by Jeremy Asuncion | 87-51 |
| 00:34 | Charlotte | Jeremy Asuncion grabs the board | 87-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Charlotte | Bruce Banks is called for the reach on Herman Henson - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #8 | 87-51 |
| 00:30 | Charlotte | Herman Henson makes the 1st free throw | 87-52 |
| 00:30 | Charlotte | Herman Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-53 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Jury runs out the clock | 87-53 |