| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Keltner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Watterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Roth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Charlotte | William Roth is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Zembower | 46-40 |
| 19:04 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:04 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:04 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Otto Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower double dribbles | 46-41 |
| 18:22 | Charlotte | Robert Keltner is called for the reach on John Lawrence - foul #2 on Robert Keltner, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| 18:10 | Charlotte | William Roth knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Lawrence | 46-44 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | William Roth is called for the reach on Otto Walters - foul #2 on William Roth, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (SG), Francis Rosado (SF) Robert Keltner, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Lance Fleenor (PF), David Schumaker (C) William Roth, Ronald Minaya | |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Francis Rosado is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Francis Rosado, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga (PG), Erwin Taylor (SF), Joe Thurman (C) Kenneth Zembower, Otto Walters, Ryan Watterson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (SG) Joey Harrington | |
| 17:22 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 17:20 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to David Schumaker | 46-44 |
| 17:05 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 17:03 | Charlotte | David Schumaker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:44 | Charlotte | John Lawrence scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Hale | 46-47 |
| 16:31 | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 46-47 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Thurman | 46-47 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor blows the dunk but the foul's on David Schumaker - foul #1 on David Schumaker, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Robert Keltner (SG), Otto Walters (PF), Ryan Watterson (C) Justin Huizenga, Harold Hearn, Francis Rosado, Joe Thurman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG), Mario Crespo (SF), William Roth (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) John Lawrence, Jeremy Hale, Lance Fleenor, David Schumaker | |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:18 | Charlotte | William Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 16:02 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington makes the floater from the right side set up by Scott Piccolo and he's hacked by Robert Keltner - foul #3 on Robert Keltner, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (SG), James Jackson (SF) Robert Keltner, Erwin Taylor | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 16:02 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Otto Walters snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Watterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Scott Piccolo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Crespo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Roth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson hits a shot from the baseline set up by Kenneth Zembower | 49-49 |
| 15:48 | Charlotte | Ryan Watterson denies the turnaround by Mario Crespo | 49-49 |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Otto Walters | 49-49 |
| 15:41 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Watterson | 49-49 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 15:21 | Charlotte | William Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:15 | Charlotte | William Roth clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 15:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Joey Harrington picks off the pass by Harold Hearn | 49-49 |
| 14:46 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by James Jackson | 51-49 |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner (SG), Francis Rosado (PF), Joe Thurman (C) Harold Hearn, Otto Walters, Ryan Watterson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG), Lance Fleenor (C) Scott Piccolo, Ronald Minaya | |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 14:26 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lance Fleenor - foul #3 on Lance Fleenor, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale (SF), David Schumaker (C) Joey Harrington, William Roth | |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:57 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 13:55 | Charlotte | David Schumaker gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | Charlotte | David Schumaker scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mario Crespo | 53-52 |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Hale picks off the pass by Robert Keltner | 53-52 |
| 13:19 | Charlotte | John Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (PG), Ryan Watterson (C) Kenneth Zembower, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley (SG) Mario Crespo | |
| 13:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 12:59 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 12:53 | Charlotte | Ryan Watterson is called for the reach on John Lawrence - foul #2 on Ryan Watterson, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Otto Walters (PF) Joe Thurman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG), William Roth (PF) Kyle Bradley, David Schumaker | |
| 12:42 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Hale | 53-55 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Francis Rosado connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Lance Fleenor - foul #4 on Lance Fleenor, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya (C) Lance Fleenor | |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Francis Rosado makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 12:22 | Charlotte | John Lawrence buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joey Harrington | 56-57 |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Otto Walters misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-57 |
| 12:01 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hale | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Harold Hearn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Keltner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Rosado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Watterson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Roth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 11:46 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Hearn | 58-57 |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), James Jackson (SF), Joe Thurman (C) Robert Keltner, Francis Rosado, Ryan Watterson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (PG), Mario Crespo (SF), David Schumaker (C) John Lawrence, Jeremy Hale, Ronald Minaya | |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 11:30 | Charlotte | Harold Hearn steals the ball from Scott Piccolo in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Zembower | 61-57 |
| 11:03 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Jackson - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor (SF), Shelton Click (C) James Jackson, Otto Walters | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley (SG), Martin Eich (PF) Joey Harrington, William Roth | |
| 11:03 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:03 | Charlotte | Mario Crespo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Schumaker - foul #2 on David Schumaker, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:24 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley is hacked by Erwin Taylor - foul #2 on Erwin Taylor, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga (SG), Ryan Watterson (C) Harold Hearn, Shelton Click | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG), Jeremy Hale (SF) Scott Piccolo, Mario Crespo | |
| 10:24 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:24 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 10:24 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Thurman gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-59 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte | David Schumaker gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 10:04 | Charlotte | Justin Huizenga steals it from Martin Eich | 63-59 |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 09:25 | Charlotte | David Schumaker gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:18 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 63-59 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson is hacked by David Schumaker - foul #3 on David Schumaker, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (PG), Robert Keltner (SG), Francis Rosado (SF), Otto Walters (PF) Kenneth Zembower, Justin Huizenga, Erwin Taylor, Joe Thurman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG), William Roth (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) Kyle Bradley, Martin Eich, David Schumaker | |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington is fouled on the floor by Ryan Watterson - foul #3 on Ryan Watterson, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:57 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson is whistled for a carry | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click (C) Ryan Watterson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 08:26 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale hits a shot from close range | 65-63 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 08:21 | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click tips it in | 67-63 |
| 07:59 | Charlotte | John Lawrence knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joey Harrington | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Harold Hearn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Keltner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Rosado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Otto Walters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shelton Click (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Hale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Roth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Shelton Click lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harold Hearn | 69-66 |
| 07:12 | Charlotte | John Lawrence lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Hale | 69-68 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Francis Rosado hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-68 |
| 06:28 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Lawrence | 72-70 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-70 |
| 06:15 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| 06:10 | Charlotte | Otto Walters steals the ball from Ronald Minaya | 72-70 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Francis Rosado | 75-70 |
| 05:53 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Justin Huizenga (SG), James Jackson (SF), Joe Thurman (PF), Ryan Watterson (C) Harold Hearn, Robert Keltner, Francis Rosado, Otto Walters, Shelton Click | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Scott Piccolo (PG), Kyle Bradley (SG), Mario Crespo (SF), Lance Fleenor (PF), David Schumaker (C) John Lawrence, Joey Harrington, Jeremy Hale, William Roth, Ronald Minaya | |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga is hacked by David Schumaker - foul #4 on David Schumaker, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 05:26 | Charlotte | Lance Fleenor pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 05:10 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Piccolo | 76-72 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Thurman misses the jumper in the lane | 76-72 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Thurman grabs the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Huizenga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (SG) Justin Huizenga | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:28 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley is hacked by Joe Thurman - foul #1 on Joe Thurman, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| 04:28 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 04:28 | Charlotte | Kyle Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Kyle Bradley is called for the reach on Harold Hearn - foul #2 on Kyle Bradley, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Joey Harrington (SG) Kyle Bradley | |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:13 | Charlotte | Lance Fleenor gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 04:01 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Hearn (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Thurman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Watterson (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Scott Piccolo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Crespo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lance Fleenor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Schumaker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Thurman drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Zembower and the foul's on Lance Fleenor - foul #5 on Lance Fleenor, team foul #10 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Erwin Taylor (SF), Otto Walters (PF) James Jackson, Ryan Watterson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | John Lawrence (PG), Kyle Bradley (SF), William Roth (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) Scott Piccolo, Mario Crespo, Lance Fleenor, David Schumaker | |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Thurman misses the free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:33 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 03:16 | Charlotte | John Lawrence is called for traveling | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner (SG), Shelton Click (C) Kenneth Zembower, Joe Thurman | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale (SF) Kyle Bradley | |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Joey Harrington swats the short shot by Shelton Click | 79-74 |
| 02:57 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 02:51 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Lawrence | 79-76 |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), James Jackson (SF), Ryan Watterson (C) Harold Hearn, Erwin Taylor, Shelton Click | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Minaya is called for the reach on Kenneth Zembower - foul #1 on Ronald Minaya, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:26 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Roth | 81-79 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Otto Walters | 83-79 |
| 01:40 | Charlotte | Jeremy Hale clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 83-79 |
| 01:38 | Charlotte | William Roth can't tip it in | 83-79 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ryan Watterson pulls down the rebound | 83-79 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson scores on a floater from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Minaya - foul #2 on Ronald Minaya, team foul #12 | 85-79 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson misses the free throw | 85-79 |
| 01:25 | Charlotte | Joey Harrington pulls down the rebound | 85-79 |
| 01:19 | Charlotte | John Lawrence connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Hale | 85-81 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 85-81 |
| 00:56 | Charlotte | William Roth snags the defensive board | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Charlotte | John Lawrence misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-81 |
| 00:43 | Charlotte | William Roth tips it back up and in | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner is hacked by Joey Harrington - foul #2 on Joey Harrington, team foul #13 | 85-83 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Keltner misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 00:20 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Ronald Minaya | 85-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Charlotte | William Roth lays it in on a great pass from Joey Harrington | 85-85 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-85 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson tips it back up and in | 87-85 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | John Lawrence can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 87-85 |