| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Runion (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond McCann (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Schneider (fresh) PF - Alberto Jimenez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | David Schneider inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Charlotte | John Harper loses the dribble to Richard Runion | 39-37 |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits a turnaround in the lane | 41-37 |
| 19:14 | Charlotte | James Johnson misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Gochenour - foul #2 on Steven Gochenour, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:14 | Charlotte | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:14 | Charlotte | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:04 | Xavier | Alberto Jimenez takes the ball from Eric Draves | 41-39 |
| 18:39 | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 18:35 | Xavier | John Harper is called for the reach on Eric Draves - foul #3 on John Harper, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Donald Bible (SG), John Pearson (SF), Hugh Moore (PF), David Bailey (C) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Brandon Simmons, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG) John Harper | |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a turnaround in the paint | 43-41 |
| 18:21 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bible - foul #1 on Donald Bible, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG) Eric Draves | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 18:08 | Charlotte | James Nichols connects on the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #2 on Hugh Moore, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 18:08 | Charlotte | James Nichols makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:51 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 43-44 |
| 17:50 | Charlotte | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Bible - foul #2 on Donald Bible, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Xavier | David Bailey snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Hugh Moore hits a floater from the left block set up by John Pearson | 45-44 |
| 17:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Bible - foul #3 on Donald Bible, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF), Richard Runion (C) Brad Davis, Donald Bible, John Pearson, Hugh Moore, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 17:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alberto Jimenez - foul #1 on Alberto Jimenez, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randal Rogers (PG) James Nichols | |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:56 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 16:54 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Raymond McCann - foul #1 on Raymond McCann, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Thomas Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Thomas Young misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:45 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Alberto Jimenez | 48-46 |
| 16:28 | Charlotte | David Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-46 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Thomas Young gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 16:01 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the runner from the right block | 48-46 |
| 15:59 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Randal Rogers | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Runion (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randal Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Raymond McCann (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Schneider (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Alberto Jimenez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Charlotte | Steven Gochenour picks off the pass by Randal Rogers in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 15:54 | Xavier | Eric Draves lays it up and in set up by Steven Gochenour | 50-46 |
| 15:51 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), James Wilson (SG), Liang Hong (SF), Hugh Moore (PF) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Harper (PG), Clyde Fitzwater (SG), Dennis Wicinsky (SF), George Villarreal (C) Raymond McCann, David Schneider, Alberto Jimenez, James Johnson | |
| 15:46 | Xavier | James Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 15:44 | Xavier | Brad Davis snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 15:35 | Xavier | Hugh Moore can't finish the layup | 50-46 |
| 15:33 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:11 | Charlotte | George Villarreal buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Wicinsky | 50-48 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | James Wilson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brad Davis | 52-48 |
| 14:34 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky scores on a jumper from the left block | 52-50 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Liang Hong and the foul's on Randal Rogers - foul #3 on Randal Rogers, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Donald Bible (SG), John Pearson (SF), David Bailey (C) Brad Davis, James Wilson, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Raymond McCann (SG), David Schneider (SF), Alberto Jimenez (PF), David Harper (C) Clyde Fitzwater, Dennis Wicinsky, Randal Rogers, George Villarreal | |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Hugh Moore makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 14:22 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Young (SF) Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:14 | Xavier | Eric Draves hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Bible | 58-50 |
| 13:49 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 13:42 | Xavier | Eric Draves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 13:40 | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 13:38 | Charlotte | Donald Bible is called for the reach on David Schneider in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Bible, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Liang Hong (SF) Donald Bible, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Johnson (C) David Harper | |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-53 |
| 13:18 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Jimenez | 58-53 |
| 13:12 | Charlotte | Steven Gochenour steals it from David Schneider | 58-53 |
| 12:59 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour is fouled on the floor by Raymond McCann - foul #2 on Raymond McCann, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Brandon Simmons (PF), Hugh Moore (C) Steven Gochenour, John Pearson, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater (SG), David Harper (SF) Raymond McCann, David Schneider | |
| 12:40 | Xavier | James Wilson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Liang Hong | 60-53 |
| 12:24 | Charlotte | David Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Liang Hong - foul #2 on Liang Hong, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Thomas Young (SF) Eric Draves, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG), George Villarreal (C) John Harper, James Johnson | |
| 12:24 | Charlotte | David Harper misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 12:24 | Charlotte | David Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Alberto Jimenez - foul #2 on Alberto Jimenez, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Richard Runion (C) James Wilson, Hugh Moore | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Raymond McCann (SG) Clyde Fitzwater | |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 12:10 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:49 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann is hacked by Thomas Young - foul #1 on Thomas Young, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky (SF) David Harper | |
| 11:49 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Richard Runion grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Runion (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond McCann (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Dennis Wicinsky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alberto Jimenez (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - George Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Brad Davis is fouled on the floor by James Nichols - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Johnson (C) George Villarreal | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Brad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Raymond McCann | 63-55 |
| 11:02 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons hits a shot from the baseline | 65-55 |
| 10:40 | Charlotte | Steven Gochenour steals it from Raymond McCann | 65-55 |
| 10:35 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 10:33 | Xavier | Richard Runion snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 10:22 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 65-55 |
| 10:21 | Charlotte | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte | Brandon Simmons denies the turnaround by James Johnson | 65-55 |
| 10:12 | Xavier | Thomas Young pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons lays it in set up by Brad Davis and the foul's on Alberto Jimenez - foul #3 on Alberto Jimenez, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), James Wilson (SG), John Pearson (SF), Hugh Moore (C) Brad Davis, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Harper (PG), Clyde Fitzwater (SG), David Schneider (SF), Randal Rogers (PF), George Villarreal (C) James Nichols, Raymond McCann, Dennis Wicinsky, Alberto Jimenez, James Johnson | |
| 10:06 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the free throw | 67-55 |
| 10:06 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 10:04 | Charlotte | James Wilson steals the ball from David Schneider in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 09:59 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons clanks a jumper from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 09:57 | Charlotte | George Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| 09:30 | Charlotte | George Villarreal connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 67-57 |
| 09:10 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Eric Draves | 69-57 |
| 08:45 | Charlotte | John Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | Liang Hong (SF), David Bailey (C) John Pearson, Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Raymond McCann (SG), David Harper (PF), James Johnson (C) Clyde Fitzwater, Randal Rogers, George Villarreal | |
| 08:37 | Xavier | James Wilson drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Eric Draves | 71-57 |
| 08:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Hugh Moore - foul #3 on Hugh Moore, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG) John Harper | |
| 08:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 08:13 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 08:00 | Charlotte | David Schneider snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 07:58 | Charlotte | David Schneider is hacked by James Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Donald Bible (SG) Eric Draves, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:58 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:58 | Charlotte | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Liang Hong hits the finger roll set up by Brad Davis and he's hacked by David Schneider - foul #2 on David Schneider, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez (PF) James Johnson | |
| 07:47 | Xavier | Liang Hong makes the free throw | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Brad Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Liang Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond McCann (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schneider (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Jimenez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Harper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | James Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bible - foul #5 on Donald Bible, team foul #11 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG) Donald Bible | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 07:35 | Xavier | Brad Davis's pass is intercepted by David Schneider | 74-62 |
| 07:32 | Charlotte | James Nichols is hacked by Brad Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Davis, team foul #12 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater (SG) Raymond McCann | |
| 07:32 | Charlotte | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 07:32 | Charlotte | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Hugh Moore's pass is intercepted by James Nichols | 74-64 |
| 07:08 | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater is hacked by Brad Davis - foul #3 on Brad Davis, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF) Brad Davis, James Wilson, Liang Hong | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Harper (PG), James Johnson (C) James Nichols, David Harper | |
| 07:08 | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 07:08 | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 74-66 |
| 06:45 | Xavier | Eric Draves tips it but misses | 74-66 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Bailey | 74-66 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Alberto Jimenez - foul #4 on Alberto Jimenez, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Pearson (PF), Richard Runion (C) Hugh Moore, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Raymond McCann (SG), Randal Rogers (PF), George Villarreal (C) Clyde Fitzwater, Alberto Jimenez, James Johnson | |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:27 | Xavier | Eric Draves misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:27 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to George Villarreal | 75-66 |
| 06:07 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond McCann and he's fouled by Thomas Young - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #14 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Wilson (SG), Liang Hong (SF) Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky (SF) David Schneider | |
| 06:07 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers makes the free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | James Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | John Pearson tips it home | 77-69 |
| 05:33 | Charlotte | Dennis Wicinsky misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 77-69 |
| 05:32 | Xavier | Eric Draves pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| 05:27 | Xavier | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 77-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), Brandon Simmons (PF) Eric Draves, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG), David Harper (SF), Alberto Jimenez (PF), James Johnson (C) John Harper, Dennis Wicinsky, Randal Rogers, George Villarreal | |
| 05:25 | Charlotte | James Wilson steals it from James Nichols in the backcourt | 77-69 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Brad Davis | 79-69 |
| 04:59 | Charlotte | James Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Davis - foul #4 on Brad Davis, team foul #15 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG), Thomas Young (SF), David Bailey (C) James Wilson, Liang Hong, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:59 | Charlotte | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 04:59 | Charlotte | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 04:59 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons grabs the board | 79-70 |
| 04:43 | Xavier | Brandon Simmons misses the jumper near the basket | 79-70 |
| 04:41 | Charlotte | James Johnson gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 04:22 | Charlotte | David Harper comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Young - foul #3 on Thomas Young, team foul #16 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Hugh Moore (PF) Brad Davis, Brandon Simmons | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater (SG), David Schneider (SF) Raymond McCann, James Johnson | |
| 04:22 | Charlotte | David Harper makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 04:22 | Charlotte | David Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Hugh Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 04:14 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 79-71 |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| 03:56 | Charlotte | David Schneider hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Nichols | 79-73 |
| 03:47 | Xavier | Eric Draves scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hugh Moore | 81-73 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Eric Draves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Gochenour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Fitzwater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Schneider (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alberto Jimenez (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - David Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Charlotte | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 81-73 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Hugh Moore misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 81-73 |
| 03:11 | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | Alberto Jimenez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), James Wilson (SG), Liang Hong (SF), John Pearson (PF), Richard Runion (C) Eric Draves, Steven Gochenour, Thomas Young, Hugh Moore, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Harper (PG), Raymond McCann (SG), Dennis Wicinsky (SF), Randal Rogers (PF), George Villarreal (C) James Nichols, Clyde Fitzwater, David Schneider, Alberto Jimenez, David Harper | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Xavier | James Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-73 |
| 02:33 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #17 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Gochenour (SG) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Johnson (C) George Villarreal | |
| 02:13 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:13 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Liang Hong gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Liang Hong blows the layup | 81-73 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Brad Davis | 81-73 |
| 01:35 | Xavier | Steven Gochenour hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Davis | 83-73 |
| 01:20 | Charlotte | James Johnson connects on the jumper from the left block set up by John Harper | 83-75 |
| 01:20 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Eric Draves (PG), Thomas Young (SF), Brandon Simmons (PF) Brad Davis, Liang Hong, John Pearson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Schneider (SF), Alberto Jimenez (PF) Dennis Wicinsky, Randal Rogers | |
| 00:54 | Xavier | Thomas Young connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Charlotte | Raymond McCann double dribbles in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| Subs | Xavier | Brad Davis (PG), John Pearson (SF), Hugh Moore (PF), David Bailey (C) Eric Draves, Thomas Young, Brandon Simmons, Richard Runion | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Nichols (PG), Clyde Fitzwater (SG), Dennis Wicinsky (SF), Randal Rogers (PF), George Villarreal (C) John Harper, Raymond McCann, David Schneider, Alberto Jimenez, James Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | John Pearson is hacked by George Villarreal - foul #1 on George Villarreal, team foul #11 | 85-75 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | John Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:47 | Charlotte | Clyde Fitzwater throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Xavier | John Pearson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 87-75 |
| 00:17 | Charlotte | Randal Rogers grabs the board | 87-75 |
| 00:11 | Charlotte | James Nichols connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 87-77 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Brad Davis runs out the clock | 87-77 |