| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marion Little (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Vides (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Charlotte | Allen Brown inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | David Vides's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Roger Streit loses the dribble to Fausto Lombardi | 41-36 |
| 18:44 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Osborn - foul #3 on John Osborn, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| 18:44 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:44 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Fausto Lombardi takes the ball from Roger Streit | 43-36 |
| 18:23 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi lays it up and in | 45-36 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | David Vides misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski tips it home | 45-38 |
| 17:45 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Allen Brown | 48-38 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 48-38 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Roger Streit pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Vides | 48-40 |
| 17:03 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Allen Brown steals it from Kevin Railsback | 51-40 |
| 16:09 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 16:07 | Charlotte | Marion Little misses the tip | 51-40 |
| 16:05 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 15:47 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kevin Railsback | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marion Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Streit (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | David Vides misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Marion Little - foul #3 on Marion Little, team foul #1 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (PG), Mark Howard (SG), John Brown (SF), David Fessler (PF), Brian Sanson (C) Robert Parsons, Alberto Costa, Allen Brown, Fausto Lombardi, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (PG), Tim Aleman (SF), John Osborn (PF), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, Roger Streit, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | David Vides makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:40 | Ohio State | David Vides makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:21 | Charlotte | Albert Evans denies the turnaround by John Brown | 51-42 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Albert Evans pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 15:06 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman loses the dribble to David Fessler | 51-42 |
| 15:01 | Charlotte | Mark Howard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 14:59 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Sanson | 51-42 |
| 14:41 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 14:39 | Charlotte | John Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:16 | Charlotte | Mark Howard is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG) Mark Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG) David Vides | |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Evans | 51-45 |
| 13:34 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Robert Parsons steps in front of the Chinua Suleiman pass in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 13:30 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey lays it in set up by Robert Parsons | 56-45 |
| 13:05 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 13:03 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 12:58 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons is hacked by Chinua Suleiman - foul #1 on Chinua Suleiman, team foul #2 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Fausto Lombardi (PF), Marion Little (C) Stephen Ramsey, John Brown, David Fessler, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Steve Scuderi (SG), Roger Streit (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Chinua Suleiman, Christopher Gries, Tim Aleman, John Osborn, Albert Evans | |
| 12:45 | Charlotte | Marion Little is fouled on the floor by Olin Schimanski - foul #1 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| 12:28 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Railsback - foul #2 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| 12:28 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 12:28 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 12:15 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Fausto Lombardi | 57-45 |
| 12:09 | Charlotte | Marion Little slams it home | 59-45 |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 11:46 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski tips it in | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Marion Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steve Scuderi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-47 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Roger Streit pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Roger Streit is hacked by Allen Brown - foul #2 on Allen Brown, team foul #2 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (PG), David Fessler (SF), Brian Sanson (C) Robert Parsons, Allen Brown, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), John Osborn (PF) Steve Scuderi, Kevin Railsback | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Roger Streit hits a shot from the right block set up by David Vides | 59-49 |
| 10:47 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 10:45 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Streit | 61-52 |
| 10:06 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey drills a runner near the basket set up by Alberto Costa and he's fouled by John Osborn - foul #4 on John Osborn, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), John Brown (SF) Alberto Costa, Fausto Lombardi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (PG), Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, Roger Streit, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 10:06 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | David Vides drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim Aleman | 64-54 |
| 09:24 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 09:23 | Charlotte | John Brown can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 09:22 | Charlotte | David Fessler grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 09:03 | Charlotte | David Fessler misses the jumpshot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 08:32 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:30 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | David Vides can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:17 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:11 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kevin Railsback | 64-56 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Railsback | 64-59 |
| 07:54 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | David Vides pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses long on a runner in the lane | 64-59 |
| 07:29 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Robert Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen Ramsey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fessler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Sanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Vides (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Evans (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Charlotte | Christopher Gries takes the ball from Robert Parsons | 64-59 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | David Vides lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Gries | 64-61 |
| 06:57 | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-61 |
| 06:37 | Charlotte | John Brown snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:32 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson tips it in | 66-61 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 06:18 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 06:12 | Charlotte | David Fessler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Sanson | 69-61 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | David Vides buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Gries | 69-64 |
| 05:47 | Charlotte | David Fessler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Alberto Costa (SG), Allen Brown (SF), Fausto Lombardi (PF), Marion Little (C) Stephen Ramsey, John Brown, David Fessler, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Steve Scuderi (SG), Roger Streit (SF), John Osborn (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Christopher Gries, David Vides, Tim Aleman, Kevin Railsback, Albert Evans | |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 05:23 | Charlotte | Allen Brown pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Chris Gilmore - foul #1 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:01 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Brown - foul #3 on Allen Brown, team foul #3 | 71-64 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:43 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 04:37 | Charlotte | Allen Brown scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Parsons | 73-65 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 73-65 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski tips it but misses | 73-65 |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | John Osborn tips it back up and in | 73-67 |
| 03:57 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons's floater is knocked away by Olin Schimanski | 73-67 |
| 03:56 | Charlotte | Fausto Lombardi tips it in | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses short on a jumper from the right side | 75-67 |
| 03:41 | Charlotte | Allen Brown snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Charlotte | Allen Brown misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Chris Gilmore - foul #2 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG) Steve Scuderi | |
| 03:36 | Charlotte | Allen Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 03:36 | Charlotte | Allen Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski loses the ball out of bounds | 77-67 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Stephen Ramsey (PG), John Brown (SF), Brian Sanson (C) Robert Parsons, Allen Brown, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Stephen Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fausto Lombardi (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Sanson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Vides (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Charlotte | The pull-up jumper by Fausto Lombardi is blocked by Roger Streit | 77-67 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback gets the rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 02:56 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Charlotte | Robert Parsons (PG), Allen Brown (SF), Marion Little (C) Stephen Ramsey, John Brown, Brian Sanson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Osborn (PF) Kevin Railsback | |
| 02:48 | Charlotte | Marion Little is whistled for a carry | 77-69 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Allen Brown - foul #4 on Allen Brown, team foul #4 | 77-69 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Charlotte | Marion Little is hacked by John Osborn - foul #5 on John Osborn, team foul #8 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| 02:17 | Charlotte | Marion Little makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:17 | Charlotte | Marion Little makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | David Vides connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Chris Gilmore | 79-74 |
| 01:54 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski loses the dribble to Marion Little | 79-74 |
| 01:19 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Brown | 81-74 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback is denied on a layup by Fausto Lombardi | 81-74 |
| 01:01 | Charlotte | Allen Brown grabs the board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Kevin Railsback is called for the reach on Robert Parsons - foul #3 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #9 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Charlotte | David Fessler (SF), Brian Sanson (C) Allen Brown, Marion Little | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:57 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | David Fessler picks off the pass by Olin Schimanski | 83-74 |
| 00:51 | Charlotte | Charlotte calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Gilmore - foul #3 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #10 | 83-74 |
| 00:49 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:49 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | David Vides scores on a jumper from the right side | 85-76 |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa is fouled in the backcourt by David Vides - foul #2 on David Vides, team foul #11 | 85-76 |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:40 | Charlotte | Alberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | David Vides misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 87-76 |
| 00:34 | Charlotte | Brian Sanson snags the defensive board | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Charlotte | David Fessler makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Parsons | 90-76 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Roger Streit hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 90-78 |
| 00:00 | Charlotte | Robert Parsons runs out the clock | 90-78 |