Charlotte overcame a series of miscues with a narrow 130-128 overtime win over Cleveland. Charlotte coach Bob was visibly relieved in the post-game interview. "We sure gave ourselves a fright today. The number of mistakes we made, we were lucky to even be tied after regulation and be able to get the overtime win. Fortunately we weren't playing a very strong team, and we were able to pull ourselves together in time."

Charlotte was led by Robinson (19 points, 20 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Lawson (24 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, a steal, a block), Dubose (16 points, 2 steals, 3 blocks). Cleveland was led by Fanny (24 points, 2 steals), Reeve (17 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, a block), Culpepper (10 points, 14 boards, 2 assists).

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