| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Shenberger (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Varela (fresh) C - William Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (fresh) SG - Charles Cowans (fresh) SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) PF - Wilbert Gillum (fresh) C - Amado Romano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Kessler | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Varela | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Charlotte | Amado Romano is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Dayton | Francisco Carrillo steals it from Richard Johnson | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | Charlotte | Charles Cowans knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | Dayton | William Powell makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Johnson | 7-6 |
| 17:22 | Charlotte | Peter Reed picks off the pass by Wilbert Gillum | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Amado Romano - foul #1 on Amado Romano, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Dalton (C) Amado Romano | |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:53 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-6 |
| 16:51 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 16:50 | Dayton | William Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Dayton | William Powell tips it in | 10-6 |
| 16:04 | Charlotte | William Powell picks off the pass by Francisco Carrillo | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Lawrence Shenberger (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Varela (fairly fresh) C - William Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Cowans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Gillum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Dalton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Peter Reed can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Cowans - foul #1 on Charles Cowans, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SF), Daniel Ferguson (PF), Mario Moran (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Richard Johnson, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Tommy Hamblin (SF) Charles Cowans, Francisco Carrillo | |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:38 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:30 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG) Peter Reed | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Amado Romano (C) Paul Dalton | |
| 15:30 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:30 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:30 | Dayton | Mario Moran pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:08 | Dayton | Mario Moran drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Angel Herrera | 13-7 |
| 15:03 | Charlotte | Angel Herrera picks off the pass by Tommy Hamblin | 13-7 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Wilbert Gillum blocks the short jumper by Daniel Ferguson | 13-7 |
| 14:48 | Charlotte | Amado Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:43 | Charlotte | David Ressler hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Hamblin | 13-10 |
| 14:26 | Dayton | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 13-10 |
| 14:25 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #1 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), William Powell (C) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Dalton (C) Amado Romano | |
| 14:21 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:21 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:02 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup | 13-12 |
| 14:00 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:58 | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler is hacked by Lawrence Shenberger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Dayton | Robert Varela (PF) Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Cowans (SG), Francisco Carrillo (SF) David Ressler, Tommy Hamblin | |
| 13:41 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Cowans | 13-14 |
| 13:28 | Dayton | Richard Johnson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Shenberger | 15-14 |
| 13:04 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 13:02 | Charlotte | Paul Dalton tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 12:43 | Dayton | Robert Varela comes up short on the floater from the left block | 15-16 |
| 12:42 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilbert Gillum | 15-16 |
| 12:36 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 12:35 | Dayton | Robert Varela snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 12:29 | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 12:27 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Powell | 15-16 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | William Powell blows the dunk | 15-16 |
| 12:10 | Dayton | William Powell grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | William Powell clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wilbert Gillum - foul #1 on Wilbert Gillum, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Mario Moran (PF) Lawrence Shenberger, Angel Herrera, Richard Johnson, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Tommy Hamblin (PF), Amado Romano (C) Charles Cowans, Wilbert Gillum, Paul Dalton | |
| 11:53 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | William Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Michael Mello (fresh) SG - Peter Reed (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) PF - Mario Moran (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Amado Romano (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Kessler | 17-19 |
| 11:22 | Dayton | Michael Mello misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-19 |
| 11:21 | Charlotte | Amado Romano gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:14 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Tommy Hamblin, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (SF) William Powell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG) Wayne Kessler | |
| 10:52 | Dayton | Tommy Hamblin blocks the short jumper by Daniel Ferguson | 17-19 |
| 10:50 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 10:44 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 10:42 | Dayton | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Dayton | Mario Moran is hacked by Amado Romano - foul #2 on Amado Romano, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Varela (PF) Michael Mello, David Thomas, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler (PG), Charles Cowans (SG), Wilbert Gillum (PF), Richard Dearman (C) Robert Young, David Ressler, Francisco Carrillo, Amado Romano | |
| 10:05 | Dayton | Robert Varela drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Angel Herrera | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses the dunk but the foul's on Robert Varela - foul #1 on Robert Varela, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG) Angel Herrera | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Paul Dalton (C) Richard Dearman | |
| 09:53 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:53 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:31 | Dayton | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Reed | 22-20 |
| 09:18 | Charlotte | Lawrence Shenberger is called for the reach on Paul Dalton - foul #2 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SG), William Powell (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Peter Reed, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo (SF) Tommy Hamblin | |
| 09:13 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Powell | 22-20 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Robert Varela comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Paul Dalton - foul #1 on Paul Dalton, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Robert Varela makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:06 | Dayton | Robert Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:43 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum blows the dunk | 24-20 |
| 08:42 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum can't tip it in | 24-20 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | The rebound goes to William Powell | 24-20 |
| 08:31 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 08:30 | Charlotte | Paul Dalton snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 08:12 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum clanks a jumper from the left block | 24-20 |
| 08:10 | Dayton | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:49 | Dayton | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Paul Dalton | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Varela (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Wayne Kessler (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Charles Cowans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Gillum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Dayton | Peter Reed (SG), Daniel Ferguson (PF), Mario Moran (C) Richard Johnson, Robert Varela, William Powell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), David Ressler (SG), Richard Dearman (C) Wayne Kessler, Charles Cowans, Paul Dalton | |
| 07:44 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:20 | Dayton | David Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Mario Moran tips it in | 26-23 |
| 06:54 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 06:53 | Dayton | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:42 | Dayton | Mario Moran comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-23 |
| 06:41 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Wilbert Gillum | 26-23 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo is hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #2 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Dayton | William Powell (C) Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler (PG), Charles Cowans (SG), Tommy Hamblin (PF) Robert Young, David Ressler, Wilbert Gillum | |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:35 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:18 | Dayton | William Powell misses the 3 from straight away | 26-25 |
| 06:17 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to William Powell | 26-25 |
| 05:55 | Dayton | Mario Moran misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-25 |
| 05:54 | Dayton | William Powell hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 05:41 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo drills a floater from the baseline set up by Charles Cowans | 28-27 |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Charles Cowans is called for the reach on Peter Reed - foul #2 on Charles Cowans, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Varela (PF) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, Mario Moran | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Wilbert Gillum (PF), Paul Dalton (C) Charles Cowans, Francisco Carrillo, Richard Dearman | |
| 05:18 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 05:18 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum knocks in the runner from close range | 28-29 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | David Ressler is called for the reach on Michael Mello - foul #1 on David Ressler, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Dayton | Raymond Wilson (SG), Malcolm Kurland (C) Peter Reed, William Powell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Michael Mello makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:49 | Dayton | Michael Mello makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:35 | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 04:33 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 04:26 | Dayton | Raymond Wilson misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 04:25 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 04:09 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Ressler | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Robert Varela is fouled on the floor by Paul Dalton - foul #2 on Paul Dalton, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | Lawrence Shenberger (PG), Angel Herrera (SG), Daniel Ferguson (C) Michael Mello, Raymond Wilson, Malcolm Kurland | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Young (PG), Charles Cowans (SG), Amado Romano (C) Wayne Kessler, Tommy Hamblin, Paul Dalton | |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Robert Varela makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:57 | Dayton | Robert Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | Robert Young is hacked by Lawrence Shenberger - foul #3 on Lawrence Shenberger, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | David Thomas (SG), William Powell (C) Lawrence Shenberger, Daniel Ferguson | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo (SF) David Ressler | |
| 03:34 | Charlotte | Robert Young misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Robert Varela gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Angel Herrera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Varela (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Young (fresh) SG - Charles Cowans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Carrillo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wilbert Gillum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Amado Romano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Amado Romano - foul #3 on Amado Romano, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Richard Dearman (C) Amado Romano | |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:49 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 33-33 |
| 02:48 | Charlotte | Richard Dearman pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:35 | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum connects on the shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 02:23 | Dayton | William Powell connects on the turnaround from close range | 35-35 |
| 02:12 | Charlotte | Robert Young's floater is knocked away by Robert Varela | 35-35 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Robert Varela | 35-35 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | William Powell's pass is intercepted by Francisco Carrillo | 35-35 |
| 01:48 | Charlotte | The short jumper by Francisco Carrillo is denied by William Powell | 35-35 |
| 01:47 | Dayton | William Powell gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 01:30 | Dayton | William Powell makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Angel Herrera and he's fouled by Richard Dearman - foul #1 on Richard Dearman, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | Michael Mello (PG), Peter Reed (SG), Daniel Ferguson (SF), Mario Moran (PF) Angel Herrera, David Thomas, Richard Johnson, Robert Varela | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wayne Kessler (PG), Tommy Hamblin (PF), Paul Dalton (C) Robert Young, Wilbert Gillum, Richard Dearman | |
| 01:30 | Dayton | William Powell makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:06 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 01:04 | Dayton | Daniel Ferguson snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:46 | Dayton | Peter Reed can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 00:44 | Charlotte | Tommy Hamblin snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:38 | Charlotte | Francisco Carrillo buries a shot from the right side set up by Wayne Kessler | 38-37 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Peter Reed blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Cowans - foul #3 on Charles Cowans, team foul #12 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Angel Herrera (PG), David Thomas (SF) Michael Mello, William Powell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Ressler (SG), Warren Griffin (PF) Charles Cowans, Francisco Carrillo | |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Peter Reed makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:23 | Dayton | Peter Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:23 | Charlotte | Warren Griffin gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | David Ressler is hacked by Peter Reed - foul #1 on Peter Reed, team foul #9 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Dayton | Richard Johnson (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Wilbert Gillum (PF) Warren Griffin | |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | David Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:02 | Charlotte | David Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Richard Johnson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-39 |