| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) PF - William Ownby (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Norman Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Wax (fresh) SF - Donald Swider (fresh) PF - Lincoln Fussell (fresh) C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Charlotte | Lincoln Fussell loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UMass | Terry Kent misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Charlotte | Matt Setliff picks off the pass by Donald Swider | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Matt Setliff jams it | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Charlotte | Donald Swider buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Williams | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | UMass | Yuri Grabski drills a runner from the left block | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Charlotte | Robert Wax can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Yuri Grabski - foul #1 on Yuri Grabski, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Charlotte | Robert Wax makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:48 | Charlotte | Robert Wax makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:21 | UMass | Terry Kent misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Charlotte | Donald Swider clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | UMass | William Ownby grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | UMass | Ronald Minaya is called for the reach on Terry Kent - foul #1 on Ronald Minaya, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lincoln Fussell - foul #1 on Lincoln Fussell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Steven Dugan (SF), Lance Fleenor (PF) Donald Swider, Lincoln Fussell | |
| 17:42 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Yuri Grabski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Charlotte | Norman Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Wax | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Terry Kent is whistled for a carry | 5-8 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (SG), Thomas Reep (C) Robert Wax, Ronald Minaya | |
| 16:29 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Williams | 5-10 |
| 16:19 | UMass | Yuri Grabski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Karl Ventura tips it home | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by William Ownby - foul #1 on William Ownby, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), Thomas Finley (PF), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Terry Kent, William Ownby, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Swider (SF), Lincoln Fussell (PF) Norman Williams, Thomas Reep | |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:58 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) PF - Thomas Finley (fresh) C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Steven Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vasily Slepski (fresh) SF - Donald Swider (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lincoln Fussell (fresh) C - Lance Fleenor (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Lance Fleenor - foul #1 on Lance Fleenor, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:43 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:25 | Charlotte | Donald Swider misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:23 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | UMass | Howard Halsted misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:11 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Swider | 8-14 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lincoln Fussell - foul #2 on Lincoln Fussell, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Norman Williams (PG), Robert Wax (SG), Thomas Reep (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) Vasily Slepski, Steven Dugan, Lincoln Fussell, Lance Fleenor | |
| 14:57 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:57 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:57 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:39 | Charlotte | Terry Kent steals it from Ronald Minaya | 9-14 |
| 14:20 | UMass | Terry Kent misses the easy layup | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Charlotte | Norman Williams gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:14 | Charlotte | Norman Williams misses the jumper from the right side | 9-14 |
| 14:12 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Terry Kent knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stefan Costa | 11-14 |
| 13:45 | Charlotte | Donald Swider makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-16 |
| 13:21 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Terry Kent grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:01 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 13:00 | Charlotte | Donald Swider grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:38 | Charlotte | Norman Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 12:18 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno banks in the layup | 13-19 |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | Robert Wax is fouled on the floor by Thomas Finley - foul #1 on Thomas Finley, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Thomas Finley, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (SG), Steven Dugan (SF), Lance Fleenor (PF), David Schumaker (C) Robert Wax, Donald Swider, Thomas Reep, Ronald Minaya | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) PF - William Ownby (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Norman Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Slepski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Dugan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Fleenor (fresh) C - David Schumaker (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Lance Fleenor | 13-21 |
| 11:21 | UMass | Karl Ventura clanks a floater from the right block | 13-21 |
| 11:19 | Charlotte | Lance Fleenor gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:08 | Charlotte | Lance Fleenor makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Norman Williams | 13-23 |
| 10:55 | UMass | Karl Ventura hits the finger roll set up by Matt Setliff | 15-23 |
| 10:38 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski is fouled on the floor by Karl Ventura - foul #1 on Karl Ventura, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Reep (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) Norman Williams, David Schumaker | |
| 10:26 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep hits a 3 from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Lance Fleenor is called for the reach on William Ownby - foul #2 on Lance Fleenor, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Wax (SG) Lance Fleenor | |
| 09:59 | UMass | William Ownby is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Ownby, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | UMass | Alphonse Ricci (PF) William Ownby | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 09:41 | Charlotte | Karl Ventura swats the layup by Thomas Reep | 15-26 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 09:32 | UMass | Yuri Grabski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Norman Williams (PG) Vasily Slepski | |
| 09:10 | Charlotte | Robert Wax buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Reep | 15-28 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Karl Ventura misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Wax - foul #1 on Robert Wax, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Stefan Costa (SG), Thomas Finley (PF) Matt Setliff, Yuri Grabski, Alphonse Ricci | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Donald Swider (SF), David Schumaker (C) Steven Dugan, Ronald Minaya | |
| 09:01 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 09:01 | UMass | Karl Ventura makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:49 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Swider | 17-30 |
| 08:38 | UMass | Terry Kent scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Norman Williams - foul #1 on Norman Williams, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Hipolito Bruno (C) Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 08:38 | UMass | Terry Kent makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 08:24 | Charlotte | Hipolito Bruno is called for the reach on David Schumaker - foul #1 on Hipolito Bruno, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Finley - foul #2 on Thomas Finley, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Alphonse Ricci (PF) James Young, Stefan Costa, Thomas Finley | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (SG), Ronald Minaya (C) Robert Wax, David Schumaker | |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 08:06 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:42 | UMass | Matt Setliff is fouled on the floor by Norman Williams - foul #2 on Norman Williams, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Howard Halsted (SF), Karl Ventura (C) Terry Kent, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Wax (SG), Steven Dugan (PF) Norman Williams, Thomas Reep | |
| 07:42 | UMass | Matt Setliff misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 07:42 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya grabs the board | 20-31 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Matt Setliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Grabski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Halsted (fresh) PF - Alphonse Ricci (fresh) C - Karl Ventura (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Vasily Slepski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wax (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Swider (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Dugan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Minaya (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan double dribbles | 20-31 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Karl Ventura knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Halsted | 22-31 |
| 06:47 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski's pass is intercepted by Yuri Grabski in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Yuri Grabski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-31 |
| 06:28 | Charlotte | Donald Swider snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 06:24 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-31 |
| 06:22 | Charlotte | Steven Dugan grabs the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 06:06 | Charlotte | Yuri Grabski takes the ball from Steven Dugan | 22-31 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Vasily Slepski is called for the reach on Matt Setliff - foul #1 on Vasily Slepski, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | UMass | Stefan Costa (SG), Terry Kent (SF) Yuri Grabski, Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Thomas Reep (PF), David Schumaker (C) Steven Dugan, Ronald Minaya | |
| 05:43 | UMass | Matt Setliff makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:43 | UMass | Matt Setliff misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:43 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 05:39 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-31 |
| 05:38 | Charlotte | Thomas Reep tips it but misses | 23-31 |
| 05:37 | UMass | The rebound goes to Alphonse Ricci | 23-31 |
| 05:13 | UMass | Terry Kent drills a runner from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 05:03 | Charlotte | Robert Wax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | UMass | James Young (PG), Hipolito Bruno (C) Matt Setliff, Karl Ventura | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 04:34 | UMass | Terry Kent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 04:32 | Charlotte | David Schumaker pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:14 | Charlotte | Donald Swider misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-31 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Terry Kent pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:49 | UMass | Terry Kent misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 03:47 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:37 | UMass | Vasily Slepski steals it from Stefan Costa | 25-31 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Stefan Costa (fresh) SF - Terry Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alphonse Ricci (fairly fresh) C - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Vasily Slepski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Wax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Swider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Reep (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schumaker (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Kent | 25-31 |
| 03:17 | UMass | The rebound goes to Hipolito Bruno | 25-31 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Robert Wax picks off the pass by Hipolito Bruno | 25-31 |
| 02:38 | Charlotte | David Schumaker hits a turnaround in the lane | 25-33 |
| 02:21 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno can't finish the layup | 25-33 |
| 02:19 | UMass | Hipolito Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:03 | UMass | Terry Kent is whistled for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | UMass | Matt Setliff (PG), Yuri Grabski (SG), Howard Halsted (SF), William Ownby (PF), Karl Ventura (C) James Young, Stefan Costa, Terry Kent, Alphonse Ricci, Hipolito Bruno | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Norman Williams (PG), Steven Dugan (SF), Lincoln Fussell (PF), Ronald Minaya (C) Vasily Slepski, Donald Swider, Thomas Reep, David Schumaker | |
| 01:49 | Charlotte | Robert Wax hits a 3 from straight away | 25-36 |
| 01:20 | UMass | William Ownby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Minaya - foul #2 on Ronald Minaya, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Terry Kent (SF) Howard Halsted | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:20 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:20 | UMass | William Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Norman Williams is fouled on the floor by Karl Ventura - foul #2 on Karl Ventura, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Norman Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:05 | Charlotte | Norman Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Ronald Minaya blocks the short jumper by Karl Ventura | 27-38 |
| 00:36 | Charlotte | Ronald Minaya pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | Robert Wax misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-38 |
| 00:28 | UMass | Terry Kent snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 00:05 | UMass | Ronald Minaya swats the short shot by Terry Kent | 27-38 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Karl Ventura pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 00:01 | UMass | Terry Kent banks in the layup | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Robert Wax misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-38 |