| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Joey Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gelinas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Leitner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gustavo Martin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Charlotte | Joey Harris's floater is knocked away by Roger Bobb | 26-30 |
| 19:47 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Garrett | 26-30 |
| 19:21 | Charlotte | Joey Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 19:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Bobb | 26-30 |
| 19:12 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve is hacked by Lawrence Holmes - foul #1 on Lawrence Holmes, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Wiley Stevens, Brian Gildersleeve, Roger Bobb | |
| 18:54 | UMass | Charles Darley's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Holmes | 26-30 |
| 18:42 | Charlotte | Michael Larue is called for the reach on Joseph Gelinas - foul #2 on Michael Larue, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SG), James Reeves (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| 18:24 | Charlotte | Joey Harris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz scores on a shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Michael Larue (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Charles Darley (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Brian Gildersleeve, James Reeves, Roger Bobb | |
| 17:20 | UMass | Gustavo Martin clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-32 |
| 17:19 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Donald Leitner takes the ball from Stanley Wadkins | 29-32 |
| 16:48 | Charlotte | Joey Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-32 |
| 16:46 | Charlotte | Joseph Gelinas tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Donald Leitner denies the turnaround by Gustavo Martin | 31-32 |
| 16:29 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Wadkins | 31-32 |
| 16:15 | UMass | Charles Darley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 16:13 | Charlotte | Joey Harris snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 15:52 | Charlotte | Joey Harris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wiley Stevens - foul #1 on Wiley Stevens, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Potter (SG), John Whitehill (SF), Lewis Baltes (PF), James Johnson (C) Joseph Gelinas, Lawrence Holmes, Donald Leitner, Irving Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Stanley Wadkins, Charles Darley | |
| 15:52 | Charlotte | Joey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:52 | Charlotte | Joey Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:52 | UMass | The rebound goes to Roger Bobb | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Joey Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Whitehill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lewis Baltes (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Larue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gustavo Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UMass | Gustavo Martin connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Wiley Stevens | 32-34 |
| 15:08 | Charlotte | Joey Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 15:07 | Charlotte | John Whitehill snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 14:57 | Charlotte | Wiley Stevens steps in front of the Arthur Potter pass | 32-34 |
| 14:32 | UMass | James Johnson swats the layup by Roger Bobb | 32-34 |
| 14:30 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 32-34 |
| 14:09 | Charlotte | John Whitehill connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Potter | 34-34 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Roger Bobb misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 13:39 | Charlotte | Lewis Baltes snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:27 | Charlotte | Arthur Potter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 13:05 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 34-34 |
| 12:57 | Charlotte | Wiley Stevens picks off the pass by Joey Harris | 34-34 |
| 12:53 | UMass | Wiley Stevens misses the easy layup | 34-34 |
| 12:52 | UMass | Gustavo Martin can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 12:50 | Charlotte | James Johnson grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 12:30 | Charlotte | Lewis Baltes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | UMass | Gustavo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Roger Bobb scores on a floater in the paint set up by Michael Larue and he's fouled by Joey Harris - foul #2 on Joey Harris, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Hong Xue (PG), Joseph Gelinas (SG), Lawrence Holmes (SF), Donald Leitner (PF), Irving Garrett (C) Joey Harris, Arthur Potter, John Whitehill, Lewis Baltes, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), James Reeves (SF) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue | |
| 12:10 | UMass | Roger Bobb makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:54 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner is hacked by Roger Bobb - foul #2 on Roger Bobb, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Hai Xie (PF) Roger Bobb | |
| 11:33 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Hong Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gelinas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Leitner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Irving Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Alfredo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | UMass | Gustavo Martin clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Hong Xue - foul #1 on Hong Xue, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Brian Gildersleeve | |
| 11:14 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:14 | UMass | Gustavo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:51 | Charlotte | Joseph Gelinas lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 10:37 | UMass | Gustavo Martin drills a fadeaway from the right block | 36-41 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Hai Xie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:52 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-41 |
| 09:51 | UMass | Michael Larue hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gustavo Martin - foul #3 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harris (PG), Arthur Potter (SG), Lewis Baltes (PF) Hong Xue, Joseph Gelinas, Donald Leitner | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Roger Bobb (PF) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:04 | UMass | Roger Bobb banks in the layup set up by Stanley Wadkins | 38-45 |
| 08:45 | Charlotte | Joey Harris connects on the floater from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 08:33 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:07 | Charlotte | Joey Harris hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Holmes | 42-45 |
| 07:49 | UMass | Roger Bobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Whitehill (SF), Donald Leitner (PF), James Johnson (C) Lawrence Holmes, Lewis Baltes, Irving Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG) Stanley Wadkins | |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Joey Harris and he's hacked by Roger Bobb - foul #3 on Roger Bobb, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 07:27 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Joey Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Whitehill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Leitner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Larue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bobb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gustavo Martin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | UMass | James Johnson swats the dunk try by Roger Bobb | 45-45 |
| 07:07 | Charlotte | Arthur Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:52 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Bobb | 45-45 |
| 06:50 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 45-45 |
| 06:39 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joey Harris | 47-45 |
| 06:10 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gustavo Martin | 47-48 |
| 06:05 | Charlotte | Joey Harris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 06:03 | UMass | Brian Gildersleeve snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:53 | UMass | Gustavo Martin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 05:52 | Charlotte | Donald Leitner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:32 | Charlotte | James Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Hong Xue (PG), Joseph Gelinas (SG), Lawrence Holmes (SF), Lewis Baltes (PF), Irving Garrett (C) Joey Harris, Arthur Potter, John Whitehill, Donald Leitner, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz (PG), Stanley Wadkins (SF), Hai Xie (PF) Wiley Stevens, Michael Larue, Roger Bobb | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Martin and he's fouled by Irving Garrett - foul #3 on Irving Garrett, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Roger Bobb (PF) Brian Gildersleeve, Hai Xie | |
| 05:13 | UMass | Alfredo Ortiz makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:58 | Charlotte | Joseph Gelinas makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Hong Xue | 49-51 |
| 04:41 | UMass | Stanley Wadkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 04:40 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:29 | Charlotte | Joseph Gelinas misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 04:27 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 04:01 | UMass | Roger Bobb drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stanley Wadkins | 51-53 |
| 03:39 | Charlotte | Hong Xue clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Larue - foul #3 on Michael Larue, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Arthur Potter (SG), Donald Leitner (PF) Joseph Gelinas, Lewis Baltes | |
| Subs | UMass | Wiley Stevens (PG), Brian Gildersleeve (SG), James Reeves (SF), Hai Xie (PF), Charles Darley (C) Alfredo Ortiz, Michael Larue, Stanley Wadkins, Roger Bobb, Gustavo Martin | |
| 03:39 | Charlotte | Hong Xue makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:39 | Charlotte | Hong Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:28 | UMass | James Reeves drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Wiley Stevens | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Hong Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Leitner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Irving Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Wiley Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Gildersleeve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hai Xie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Darley (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Potter | 55-55 |
| 02:48 | UMass | Charles Darley hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Wiley Stevens and he's hacked by Irving Garrett - foul #4 on Irving Garrett, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harris (PG), John Whitehill (SF), James Johnson (C) Hong Xue, Lawrence Holmes, Irving Garrett | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Larue (SG), Gustavo Martin (C) James Reeves, Hai Xie | |
| 02:48 | UMass | Charles Darley makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes (SF), Irving Garrett (C) John Whitehill, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Bobb (PF) Charles Darley | |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gustavo Martin - foul #4 on Gustavo Martin, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:19 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:10 | Charlotte | Arthur Potter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Harris | 59-58 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Michael Larue misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 01:53 | Charlotte | Lawrence Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:39 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-58 |
| 01:38 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:16 | Charlotte | Roger Bobb picks off the pass by Irving Garrett | 59-58 |
| 00:47 | UMass | Gustavo Martin loses the dribble to Arthur Potter | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Charlotte | Arthur Potter is hacked by Michael Larue - foul #4 on Michael Larue, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | Charlotte | Arthur Potter misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:24 | UMass | Gustavo Martin snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Gustavo Martin lays it up and in | 59-60 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Irving Garrett drills a runner in the lane | 61-60 |