| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - Andres Moretti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randolph Johnson (fresh) SG - Damon Hurdle (fresh) SF - Joshua Lentini (fresh) PF - Dean Luong (fresh) C - William Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island 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) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Lentini - foul #1 on Joshua Lentini, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Charlotte | Damon Hurdle misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson is hacked by Damon Hurdle - foul #1 on Damon Hurdle, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | William Lewis steals it from Andres Moretti | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Charlotte | Dean Luong makes the jumper in the paint set up by Damon Hurdle and he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Charlotte | Dean Luong misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini's floater is tipped away by Andres Moretti | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Charlotte | William Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Charlotte | Damon Hurdle clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 17:30 | Charlotte | Damon Hurdle makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Charlotte | Damon Hurdle makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Michael Jackson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ming-Hoa Chu | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Charlotte | Dean Luong double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (SG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Damon Hurdle - foul #2 on Damon Hurdle, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SG) Damon Hurdle | |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:39 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Dean Luong | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Charles Lyons | 5-7 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence lays it in set up by Rick Doane and he's fouled by Randolph Johnson - foul #1 on Randolph Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Michael Jackson, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:57 | Charlotte | Jamie Kimberlin steals the ball from Randolph Johnson | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) PF - Steven Hammes (fresh) C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randolph Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Lentini (fresh) PF - Dean Luong (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu tips it back up and in | 10-7 |
| 15:33 | Charlotte | Dean Luong banks in the layup | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence clanks a runner near the basket | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 15:09 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 15:07 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson is hacked by Ronald Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Lawrence, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Michael Jackson (SF) Ronald Lawrence, Steven Hammes | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Sacks (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Kenneth Combs (C) Randolph Johnson, Joshua Lentini, Dean Luong, William Lewis | |
| 14:59 | Charlotte | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Matthew Gardner - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Michael Jackson, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:44 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SF) Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:23 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:17 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Mile Zahniser - foul #1 on Mile Zahniser, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (PG) Rick Doane | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG) James Cardinale | |
| 14:17 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:56 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 13:54 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Charles Lyons picks off the pass by Zlatko Zukowsky | 10-12 |
| 13:13 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Gardner | 10-15 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes misses the lay-in | 10-15 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:48 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Reuben Price, Zlatko Zukowsky, Steven Hammes, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini (SF), Dean Luong (PF), William Lewis (C) Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, Kenneth Combs | |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane is hacked by Richard Sacks - foul #1 on Richard Sacks, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (C) Mile Zahniser | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Dennis (SG) Randolph Johnson | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price is hacked by William Lewis - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG) Richard Sacks | |
| 12:04 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ming-Hoa Chu | 12-15 |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Jamie Kimberlin takes the ball from William Lewis | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 2 stl. C - Reuben Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randolph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Dennis (fresh) SF - Joshua Lentini (fresh) PF - Dean Luong (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Dean Luong swats the short shot by Ming-Hoa Chu | 12-15 |
| 11:27 | Charlotte | William Lewis grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:22 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu is fouled on the floor by Dean Luong - foul #1 on Dean Luong, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser (SF) Reuben Price | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (PG), Richard Sacks (SG), Matthew Gardner (C) Randolph Johnson, Daniel Dennis, William Lewis | |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:10 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:51 | Charlotte | Dean Luong is fouled on the floor by Jamie Kimberlin - foul #1 on Jamie Kimberlin, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 10:51 | Charlotte | Dean Luong makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | Charlotte | Dean Luong makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:20 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:02 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 10:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Ronald Lawrence | 16-17 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Gardner - foul #1 on Matthew Gardner, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (PG), Steven Hammes (PF) Ronald Lawrence, Ming-Hoa Chu | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Kenneth Combs (C) Joshua Lentini, Dean Luong | |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:41 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Combs | 17-19 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser comes up short on the shot from the right side | 17-19 |
| 09:13 | Charlotte | Matthew Gardner snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Charlotte | The pull-up jumper by Charles Lyons is blocked by Andres Moretti | 17-19 |
| 09:07 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Combs | 17-19 |
| 08:49 | Charlotte | Andres Moretti blocks the jumper by Kenneth Combs | 17-19 |
| 08:47 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:18 | Rhode Island | Matthew Gardner picks off the pass by Steven Hammes | 17-19 |
| 08:01 | Charlotte | Kenneth Combs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Combs, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Rick Doane (SG), Ming-Hoa Chu (SF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Reuben Price, Zlatko Zukowsky, Mile Zahniser, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Daniel Dennis (SG), Joshua Lentini (SF), Dean Luong (PF), William Lewis (C) Richard Sacks, Charles Lyons, Matthew Gardner, Kenneth Combs | |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 19-19 |
| 07:37 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu grabs the board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Doane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hammes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Kimberlin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Randolph Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Dennis (fresh) SF - Joshua Lentini (fresh) PF - Dean Luong (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rhode Island | Steven Hammes knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Lawrence | 21-19 |
| 07:06 | Charlotte | Dean Luong is denied on a layup by Steven Hammes | 21-19 |
| 07:05 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence's floater is knocked away by William Lewis | 21-19 |
| 06:52 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to William Lewis | 21-19 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | William Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dennis | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Ronald Lawrence is blocked by Dean Luong | 21-22 |
| 06:16 | Charlotte | William Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:11 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Jamie Kimberlin grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:48 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-22 |
| 05:47 | Charlotte | William Lewis gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:41 | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson is whistled for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Reuben Price (SG), Mile Zahniser (SF), Andres Moretti (C) Rick Doane, Steven Hammes, Jamie Kimberlin | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (PG), Richard Sacks (SG), Matthew Gardner (SF), James Cardinale (PF), Kenneth Combs (C) Randolph Johnson, Daniel Dennis, Joshua Lentini, Dean Luong, William Lewis | |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Mile Zahniser hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 24-22 |
| 05:18 | Charlotte | Richard Sacks loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG) Ronald Lawrence | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 04:58 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Ming-Hoa Chu knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Marchetti | 27-22 |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons is hacked by Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SG) Jeff Marchetti, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini (SF), Dean Luong (PF), William Lewis (C) Matthew Gardner, James Cardinale, Kenneth Combs | |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:12 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Lawrence | 29-24 |
| 03:33 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ronald Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SF - Mile Zahniser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ming-Hoa Chu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reuben Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Charles Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sacks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Lentini (fresh) PF - Dean Luong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - William Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rhode Island | Joshua Lentini steals it from Zlatko Zukowsky | 29-24 |
| 03:01 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons banks in the layup set up by Joshua Lentini | 29-26 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Reuben Price scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 31-26 |
| 02:23 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ming-Hoa Chu - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chu, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rick Doane (PG), Michael Jackson (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF), Andres Moretti (C) Ronald Lawrence, Mile Zahniser, Ming-Hoa Chu, Reuben Price | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Randolph Johnson (PG), Damon Hurdle (SG), Matthew Gardner (PF), Kenneth Combs (C) Charles Lyons, Richard Sacks, Dean Luong, William Lewis | |
| 02:23 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:23 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:23 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Banda | 34-26 |
| 01:47 | Charlotte | Joshua Lentini is whistled for a carry | 34-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jeff Marchetti (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Charlotte | James Cardinale (PF) Joshua Lentini | |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Dikembe Banda hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Marchetti | 36-26 |
| 01:08 | Charlotte | Michael Jackson picks off the pass by Kenneth Combs | 36-26 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti is hacked by Randolph Johnson - foul #2 on Randolph Johnson, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Lawrence (PG) Jeff Marchetti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Lyons (SF), Dean Luong (PF) James Cardinale, Kenneth Combs | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:30 | Charlotte | Charles Lyons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Rick Doane pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Andres Moretti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Zlatko Zukowsky (SG), Steven Hammes (PF), Jamie Kimberlin (C) Rick Doane, Dikembe Banda, Andres Moretti | |
| Subs | Charlotte | William Lewis (C) Matthew Gardner | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Damon Hurdle misses the halfcourt shot | 38-26 |