| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Sowell (fresh) SG - Lewis Gorham (fresh) SF - Hugh Williams (fresh) PF - Manuel Shank (fresh) C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Luther (fresh) SG - Peter Martineau (fresh) SF - Joseph Crow (fresh) PF - Wilbert Gillum (fresh) C - Minh Zheng (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Minh Zheng wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Princeton | Manuel Shank grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum is hacked by Hugh Williams - foul #1 on Hugh Williams, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Charlotte | Manuel Shank steals the ball from Minh Zheng | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Princeton | Mark Sowell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Princeton | Minh Zheng steps in front of the Manuel Shank pass | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau is hacked by Joseph Bowden - foul #1 on Joseph Bowden, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Luther | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Charlotte | John Luther connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham misses badly on a runner from the left block | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilbert Gillum | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Luther | 3-9 |
| 17:11 | Princeton | Hugh Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 16:53 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Minh Zheng | 6-12 |
| 16:33 | Princeton | Mark Sowell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 16:32 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:27 | Charlotte | John Luther comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 16:26 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 16:07 | Princeton | Peter Martineau is called for the reach on Lewis Gorham - foul #1 on Peter Martineau, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG), Jonathan Drake (SG), Don Armstrong (SF), Floyd Baines (PF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Mark Sowell, Lewis Gorham, Hugh Williams, Manuel Shank, Joseph Bowden | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sidney Coria (PG), Seth Woodyard (SG), Tommy Hamblin (SF), Drazen Boyarski (PF), Anthony Younger (C) John Luther, Peter Martineau, Joseph Crow, Wilbert Gillum, Minh Zheng | |
| 16:00 | Princeton | Floyd Baines is fouled on the floor by Anthony Younger - foul #1 on Anthony Younger, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dean Fuller (fresh) SG - Jonathan Drake (fresh) SF - Don Armstrong (fresh) PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) C - Eliseo Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Sidney Coria (fresh) SG - Seth Woodyard (fresh) SF - Tommy Hamblin (fresh) PF - Drazen Boyarski (fresh) C - Anthony Younger (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Princeton | Floyd Baines is fouled on the floor by Drazen Boyarski - foul #1 on Drazen Boyarski, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| 15:35 | Princeton | Floyd Baines travels with the ball | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | Charlotte | Seth Woodyard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 15:14 | Princeton | Dean Fuller grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 15:09 | Princeton | Floyd Baines blows the layup but he's hacked by Drazen Boyarski - foul #2 on Drazen Boyarski, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Princeton | Lewis Gorham (SG), Hugh Williams (SF) Jonathan Drake, Eliseo Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Cowans (SG) Drazen Boyarski | |
| 15:09 | Princeton | Floyd Baines makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:09 | Princeton | Floyd Baines makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:51 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Seth Woodyard | 8-15 |
| 14:31 | Princeton | Don Armstrong is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Don Armstrong, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Martineau (SG), Joseph Crow (SF) Seth Woodyard, Charles Cowans | |
| 14:14 | Charlotte | Anthony Younger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 14:13 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 14:12 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow misses the tip | 8-15 |
| 14:10 | Princeton | Don Armstrong snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:55 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 13:53 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Fuller | 8-15 |
| 13:31 | Princeton | Floyd Baines misses the easy layup | 8-15 |
| 13:29 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:24 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 8-18 |
| 13:12 | Princeton | Don Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-18 |
| 13:11 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Don Armstrong | 8-18 |
| 13:00 | Princeton | Don Armstrong banks in the layup and he's fouled by Anthony Younger - foul #2 on Anthony Younger, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG), Manuel Shank (PF), Joseph Bowden (C) Dean Fuller, Hugh Williams, Floyd Baines | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Luther (PG), Wilbert Gillum (PF), Minh Zheng (C) Sidney Coria, Anthony Younger, Tommy Hamblin | |
| 13:00 | Princeton | Don Armstrong misses the free throw | 10-18 |
| 13:00 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilbert Gillum | 10-18 |
| 12:42 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Bowden | 10-18 |
| 12:40 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:33 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 12:31 | Princeton | The rebound goes to Manuel Shank | 10-18 |
| 12:16 | Princeton | Mark Sowell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Gorham | 12-18 |
| 11:57 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Martineau | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Mark Sowell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Gorham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Shank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Bowden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Martineau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Gillum (fresh) 4 reb. C - Minh Zheng (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Princeton | Wilbert Gillum is called for the reach on Manuel Shank - foul #1 on Wilbert Gillum, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathan Drake (SG), Hugh Williams (SF) Lewis Gorham, Don Armstrong | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Seth Woodyard (SG) Peter Martineau | |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Wilbert Gillum is called for the reach on Mark Sowell - foul #2 on Wilbert Gillum, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sidney Coria (SF), Tommy Hamblin (PF) Joseph Crow, Wilbert Gillum | |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Mark Sowell makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:24 | Princeton | Mark Sowell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:10 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sidney Coria | 14-23 |
| 10:53 | Princeton | Mark Sowell buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 10:35 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin loses the dribble to Hugh Williams | 17-23 |
| 10:21 | Princeton | Manuel Shank misses the easy layup | 17-23 |
| 10:20 | Princeton | Manuel Shank grabs the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 10:07 | Princeton | Mark Sowell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-23 |
| 10:05 | Charlotte | Seth Woodyard pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:59 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 09:58 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:54 | Princeton | Hugh Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 09:53 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:47 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Manuel Shank - foul #1 on Manuel Shank, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG), Lewis Gorham (SG), Floyd Baines (PF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Mark Sowell, Jonathan Drake, Manuel Shank, Joseph Bowden | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Martineau (SG), Joseph Crow (SF) John Luther, Seth Woodyard | |
| 09:47 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:47 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:32 | Princeton | Dean Fuller is fouled on the floor by Sidney Coria - foul #1 on Sidney Coria, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler (PG) Sidney Coria | |
| 09:32 | Princeton | Dean Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:32 | Princeton | Dean Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau is hacked by Eliseo Bruno - foul #1 on Eliseo Bruno, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 09:08 | Charlotte | Floyd Baines takes the ball from Minh Zheng | 19-25 |
| 09:00 | Princeton | Eliseo Bruno misses badly on a jumper from close range | 19-25 |
| 08:59 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham grabs the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:44 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-25 |
| 08:43 | Princeton | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Baines | 19-25 |
| 08:30 | Princeton | Peter Martineau takes the ball from Hugh Williams | 19-25 |
| 08:26 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau banks in the layup | 19-27 |
| 08:06 | Princeton | Dean Fuller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Eliseo Bruno | 22-27 |
| 07:51 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin is denied on a dunk by Eliseo Bruno | 22-27 |
| 07:49 | Princeton | Eliseo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dean Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lewis Gorham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eliseo Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (fresh) SG - Peter Martineau (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Hamblin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Minh Zheng (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Princeton | Hugh Williams misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 22-27 |
| 07:42 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 07:37 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Kessler | 22-29 |
| 07:18 | Princeton | Dean Fuller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 07:17 | Princeton | Eliseo Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Tommy Hamblin is called for the reach on Lewis Gorham - foul #1 on Tommy Hamblin, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG), Don Armstrong (SF), Manuel Shank (PF), Joseph Bowden (C) Dean Fuller, Hugh Williams, Floyd Baines, Eliseo Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Luther (PG), Sidney Coria (SF) Wayne Kessler, Joseph Crow | |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:04 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:55 | Charlotte | John Luther hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Sowell - foul #1 on Mark Sowell, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Seth Woodyard (SG) Peter Martineau | |
| 06:55 | Charlotte | John Luther makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:55 | Charlotte | John Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:55 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:35 | Princeton | Manuel Shank comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 06:34 | Charlotte | Minh Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:28 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 06:26 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:08 | Princeton | Minh Zheng picks off the pass by Manuel Shank | 24-30 |
| 05:49 | Charlotte | John Luther knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Coria | 24-32 |
| 05:28 | Princeton | Joseph Bowden buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Mark Sowell | 26-32 |
| 05:02 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 05:00 | Princeton | Manuel Shank snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:40 | Princeton | Sidney Coria steals it from Lewis Gorham | 26-32 |
| 04:36 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin blows the layup | 26-32 |
| 04:35 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:33 | Princeton | Mark Sowell is hacked by Seth Woodyard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Seth Woodyard, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathan Drake (SG), Hugh Williams (SF), Floyd Baines (PF), Eliseo Bruno (C) Lewis Gorham, Don Armstrong, Manuel Shank, Joseph Bowden | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler (PG), Peter Martineau (SG), Joseph Crow (SF) John Luther, Seth Woodyard, Sidney Coria | |
| 04:33 | Princeton | Mark Sowell makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:33 | Princeton | Mark Sowell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Floyd Baines is called for the reach on Peter Martineau - foul #1 on Floyd Baines, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (PG) Mark Sowell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | Princeton | Floyd Baines grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 03:57 | Princeton | Hugh Williams knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dean Fuller | 30-32 |
| 03:36 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Kessler | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Dean Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Drake (fresh) SF - Hugh Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Floyd Baines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eliseo Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Martineau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Crow (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hamblin (tiring) 3 pts. C - Minh Zheng (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Princeton | Jonathan Drake misses the floater from the right block | 30-34 |
| 03:26 | Charlotte | Minh Zheng grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:22 | Charlotte | Hugh Williams is called for the reach on Tommy Hamblin - foul #2 on Hugh Williams, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Luther (PG), Wilbert Gillum (PF) Wayne Kessler, Minh Zheng | |
| 03:22 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:22 | Princeton | Floyd Baines snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 03:00 | Princeton | Hugh Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 30-34 |
| 02:58 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilbert Gillum | 30-34 |
| 02:53 | Charlotte | John Luther double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Princeton | Lewis Gorham (SG), Don Armstrong (PF) Jonathan Drake, Eliseo Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Drazen Boyarski (C) Tommy Hamblin | |
| 02:34 | Princeton | Don Armstrong's floater is tipped away by Wilbert Gillum | 30-34 |
| 02:32 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 02:28 | Charlotte | Dean Fuller picks off the pass by Peter Martineau | 30-34 |
| 02:25 | Princeton | Lewis Gorham lays it up and in on a great pass from Dean Fuller | 32-34 |
| 02:16 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow lays it in on a great pass from John Luther | 32-36 |
| 01:57 | Princeton | Dean Fuller is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Princeton | Jonathan Drake (PG), Manuel Shank (PF), Joseph Bowden (C) Dean Fuller, Don Armstrong, Floyd Baines | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:44 | Charlotte | Peter Martineau hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Luther | 32-39 |
| 01:32 | Princeton | Drazen Boyarski steals it from Lewis Gorham | 32-39 |
| 01:26 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Mark Sowell (PG) Hugh Williams | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Sidney Coria (PG), Seth Woodyard (SG), Anthony Younger (C) John Luther, Peter Martineau, Joseph Crow | |
| 01:07 | Princeton | Seth Woodyard takes the ball from Jonathan Drake | 32-39 |
| 00:48 | Charlotte | Sidney Coria is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Don Armstrong (SF), Eliseo Bruno (PF) Lewis Gorham, Manuel Shank | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Cowans (SG) Wilbert Gillum | |
| 00:25 | Princeton | Don Armstrong is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| Subs | Princeton | Dean Fuller (SG), Hugh Williams (SF), Floyd Baines (C) Jonathan Drake, Eliseo Bruno, Joseph Bowden | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Peter Martineau (SG), Joseph Crow (SF), Wilbert Gillum (PF) Seth Woodyard, Charles Cowans, Drazen Boyarski | |
| 00:01 | Charlotte | Joseph Crow's fadeaway is rejected by Floyd Baines | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Floyd Baines grabs the board | 32-39 |