| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Ernest Pelchat (fresh) SG - Dale Holman (fresh) SF - Eugene Price (fresh) PF - James Loewenstein (fresh) C - Wilbur Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SF - David Knepp (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ashley Pauls | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Charlotte | Eugene Price clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | David Knepp buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ashley Pauls | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Charlotte | Alan Hawks takes the ball from Wilbur Davis | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is whistled for a carry | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eugene Price - foul #1 on Eugene Price, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:23 | Charlotte | Eugene Price's pass is intercepted by Ashley Pauls | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Rhode Island | David Knepp loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 16:55 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dale Holman | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Wilbur Davis - foul #1 on Wilbur Davis, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brad Haslam (SF), Thomas Bennette (C) Eugene Price, Wilbur Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | Charlotte | Thomas Bennette clanks a runner in the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 2-7 |
| 16:02 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther is hacked by Ernest Pelchat - foul #1 on Ernest Pelchat, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alan Wayt (C) James Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Bennette - foul #1 on Thomas Bennette, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Huson (PG), Carlos Walsh (SF) Ernest Pelchat, Dale Holman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Peter Huson (fresh) SG - Brad Haslam (fresh) SF - Carlos Walsh (fresh) PF - Thomas Bennette (fresh) C - Alan Wayt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Charlotte | Thomas Bennette makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Huson | 5-8 |
| 15:08 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the easy layup | 5-8 |
| 15:06 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:01 | Charlotte | Carlos Walsh comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:47 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled on the floor by Alan Wayt - foul #1 on Alan Wayt, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ernest Pelchat (PG), Dale Holman (SG), Eugene Price (SF), James Loewenstein (PF), Wilbur Davis (C) Peter Huson, Brad Haslam, Carlos Walsh, Thomas Bennette, Alan Wayt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Michael Baker | |
| 14:41 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks clanks a runner near the basket | 5-8 |
| 14:39 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:34 | Charlotte | Ernest Pelchat is hacked by David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | Charlotte | Eugene Price buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dale Holman | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Charlotte | Eugene Price snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:41 | Charlotte | Dale Holman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:39 | Charlotte | Dale Holman snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Charlotte | Ernest Pelchat hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Rhode Island | Wilbur Davis picks off the pass by David Knepp | 10-8 |
| 12:33 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alan Hawks - foul #1 on Alan Hawks, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brad Haslam (SF), Thomas Bennette (PF) Eugene Price, James Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Bryon Brooks | |
| 12:33 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:33 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:14 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:03 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is hacked by Thomas Bennette - foul #2 on Thomas Bennette, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Huson (PG), Carlos Walsh (SF), Charles Spurgeon (PF), Alan Wayt (C) Ernest Pelchat, Dale Holman, Thomas Bennette, Wilbur Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 11:47 | Charlotte | Carlos Walsh grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Peter Huson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Haslam (fresh) SF - Carlos Walsh (fresh) PF - Charles Spurgeon (fresh) C - Alan Wayt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Peter Huson is hacked by Ashley Pauls - foul #1 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, Alan Hawks | |
| 11:26 | Charlotte | Brad Haslam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 11:25 | Charlotte | Peter Huson grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #1 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ernest Pelchat (PG), Eugene Price (SF), James Loewenstein (PF) Peter Huson, Carlos Walsh, Charles Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:12 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alan Wayt - foul #2 on Alan Wayt, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dale Holman (SG), Wilbur Davis (C) Brad Haslam, Alan Wayt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:42 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Holman | 15-10 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Alan Hawks (C) Rudolph Guenther, Bryon Brooks | |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Eugene Price hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Eugene Price misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:13 | Charlotte | Eugene Price makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 09:55 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | Charlotte | Eugene Price misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rudolph Guenther - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| 09:51 | Charlotte | Eugene Price misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | Charlotte | Eugene Price makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the layup | 17-10 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | David Knepp tips it home | 17-12 |
| 09:11 | Charlotte | Dale Holman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:09 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 08:45 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 08:39 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Pelchat | 21-12 |
| 08:23 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ashley Pauls | 21-15 |
| 08:03 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 08:02 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | David Knepp buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-17 |
| 07:41 | Charlotte | Ashley Pauls steals the ball from Dale Holman | 21-17 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Ernest Pelchat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Holman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eugene Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Loewenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wilbur Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Knepp (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Charlotte | Eugene Price blows the layup | 21-19 |
| 07:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Charlotte | Dale Holman pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:53 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 06:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alan Hawks and he's hacked by Ernest Pelchat - foul #2 on Ernest Pelchat, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Huson (PG), Brad Haslam (SG), Carlos Walsh (SF), Charles Spurgeon (C) Ernest Pelchat, Dale Holman, Eugene Price, Wilbur Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Charlotte | Peter Huson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Walsh | 24-22 |
| 05:56 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it in set up by Rudolph Guenther | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | Charlotte | Peter Huson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis (C) James Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Rudolph Guenther | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 24-26 |
| 05:30 | Charlotte | Wilbur Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:15 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:56 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Jack Morrisey is blocked by Wilbur Davis | 24-26 |
| 04:55 | Charlotte | Charles Spurgeon grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:48 | Charlotte | Brad Haslam misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-26 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bryon Brooks | 24-26 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 04:31 | Charlotte | Brad Haslam gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:25 | Charlotte | Peter Huson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dale Holman (SG) Wilbur Davis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks drills a shot in the lane set up by Ashley Pauls | 24-28 |
| 04:02 | Charlotte | Peter Huson misses the floater from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks drills a runner from close range set up by Ashley Pauls and he's hacked by Charles Spurgeon - foul #1 on Charles Spurgeon, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ernest Pelchat (PG), Homer Smith (SF), Thomas Bennette (PF), Alan Wayt (C) Peter Huson, Carlos Walsh, Brad Haslam, Charles Spurgeon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Ernest Pelchat (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Holman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Homer Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Bennette (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Wayt (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Charlotte | Thomas Bennette is hacked by Jack Morrisey - foul #1 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), David Knepp (SF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Alan Hawks | |
| 03:19 | Charlotte | Thomas Bennette makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:19 | Charlotte | Thomas Bennette makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Ashley Pauls and the foul's on Thomas Bennette - foul #3 on Thomas Bennette, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Loewenstein (PF) Thomas Bennette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:00 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 02:56 | Charlotte | Michael Baker swats the layup by Homer Smith | 26-33 |
| 02:54 | Charlotte | James Loewenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 02:34 | Charlotte | Dale Holman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is hacked by Ernest Pelchat - foul #3 on Ernest Pelchat, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Brad Haslam (PG), Eugene Price (SF) Ernest Pelchat, Homer Smith | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:10 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:10 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:49 | Charlotte | David Knepp takes the ball from James Loewenstein | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Eugene Price is called for the reach on Fred Ponte - foul #2 on Eugene Price, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Huson (PG), Charles Spurgeon (PF) Dale Holman, James Loewenstein | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Bryon Brooks (PF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp, Michael Baker | |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:37 | Charlotte | Brad Haslam misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 01:36 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:29 | Charlotte | Eugene Price misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 01:14 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks can't finish the layup | 29-35 |
| 01:12 | Charlotte | Alan Wayt grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Fred Ponte steals the ball from Peter Huson | 29-35 |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bernard Vincent | 29-37 |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Eugene Price buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Huson and he's hacked by Fred Ponte - foul #1 on Fred Ponte, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dale Holman (SG), Wilbur Davis (C) Charles Spurgeon, Alan Wayt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), David Knepp (PF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks, Alan Hawks | |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Eugene Price makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther is fouled on the floor by Dale Holman - foul #1 on Dale Holman, team foul #13 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Loewenstein (PF) Brad Haslam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Bernard Vincent, Fred Ponte | |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:27 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:05 | Charlotte | Eugene Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-39 |