| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jamie Herr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dane Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Robert Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Crowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercy | John White inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Crowe | 31-31 |
| 19:26 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Dane Mattson, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Mercy | Matthew Cook can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #1 on Matthew Cook, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:43 | Mercy | Thomas Reed pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | Mercy | John White buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Adkinson | 32-34 |
| 18:19 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Cook takes the ball from Robert Hughes | 32-34 |
| 18:03 | Mercy | Dane Mattson is called for the reach on Thomas Reed - foul #3 on Dane Mattson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Buckner (C) Dane Mattson | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 17:48 | Mercy | Matthew Cook hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 32-34 |
| 17:46 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:41 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 17:39 | Mercy | Thomas Reed snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:22 | Mercy | Thomas Reed's floater is tipped away by Jamie Herr | 32-34 |
| 17:21 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:04 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Hughes | 35-34 |
| 16:41 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Cook | 35-37 |
| 16:36 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett's pass is intercepted by Robert Adkinson | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | Mercy | Thomas Reed travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado (PG), Richard Yarber (SG), Ryan Butcher (PF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs (PG), Timothy Ben (SG), Joseph Garling (PF), William Grace (C) Robert Adkinson, Matthew Crowe, Matthew Cook, Thomas Reed | |
| 16:16 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:15 | Mercy | Joseph Garling grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Mercy | Timothy Ben misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:50 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) SF - Scott Hood (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Fredrick Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garling (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - William Grace (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:27 | Mercy | William Grace gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:10 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs loses the dribble to Ryan Butcher | 35-37 |
| 15:07 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), Dane Mattson (PF), George Sweet (C) Richard Yarber, Scott Hood, Ryan Butcher, George Buckner | |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Adkinson (PG), Thomas Reed (C) John White, William Grace | |
| 14:43 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Adkinson - foul #2 on Robert Adkinson, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (PF) Dane Mattson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Matthew Crowe (SG), Matthew Cook (PF) Timothy Ben, Joseph Garling | |
| 14:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:06 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to George Sweet | 37-37 |
| 13:47 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Mercy | Matthew Cook loses the dribble to George Sweet | 40-37 |
| 13:34 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 13:33 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:11 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 13:10 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:54 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber (PG), Scott Hood (SF) Robert Hughes, Robert Furtado | |
| Subs | Mercy | John White (SF), Joseph Garling (C) Fredrick Hobbs, Thomas Reed | |
| 12:41 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Matthew Crowe, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Truman Sanders (SG), Dane Mattson (C) Richard Garnett, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Mercy | Timothy Ben (SG) Matthew Crowe | |
| 12:16 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Cook - foul #2 on Matthew Cook, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mercy | William Grace (C) Matthew Cook | |
| 12:16 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:16 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:16 | Mercy | Joseph Garling grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 11:57 | Mercy | John White comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Hood - foul #1 on Scott Hood, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Buckner (C) Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Mercy | Terry Schwartz (PG) Robert Adkinson | |
| 11:57 | Mercy | John White makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:57 | Mercy | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:39 | Carson-Newman | John White picks off the pass by Truman Sanders | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Richard Yarber (fresh) SG - Truman Sanders (fresh) SF - Scott Hood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dane Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Terry Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Garling (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - William Grace (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Mercy | John White is hacked by Dane Mattson - foul #4 on Dane Mattson, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), George Sweet (C) Richard Yarber, Truman Sanders, Dane Mattson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs (PG), Matthew Crowe (SG), Thomas Reed (C) Terry Schwartz, Timothy Ben, William Grace | |
| 11:03 | Mercy | Joseph Garling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 11:02 | Mercy | Joseph Garling snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 10:47 | Mercy | John White misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Buckner - foul #1 on George Buckner, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (PF) Scott Hood | |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Adkinson (PG), Matthew Cook (PF) Fredrick Hobbs, Joseph Garling | |
| 10:47 | Mercy | John White misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:47 | Mercy | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:23 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 10:13 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Matthew Crowe, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 09:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 09:51 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:41 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Mercy | Richard Garnett is called for the reach on John White - foul #2 on Richard Garnett, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood (SF) George Sweet | |
| Subs | Mercy | Timothy Ben (SG), Fredrick Hobbs (SF) Matthew Crowe, John White | |
| 09:08 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson is hacked by Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher (PF), Robert Furtado (C) Jamie Herr, George Buckner | |
| Subs | Mercy | Joseph Garling (PF), William Grace (C) Matthew Cook, Thomas Reed | |
| 09:08 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:08 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Hood | 48-42 |
| 08:32 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Hood - foul #2 on Scott Hood, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber (SG), George Sweet (C) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett | |
| Subs | Mercy | John White (SF) Robert Adkinson | |
| 08:32 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:32 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:16 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Furtado | 50-44 |
| 07:55 | Mercy | Joseph Garling blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 07:53 | Mercy | Joseph Garling tips it home | 50-46 |
| 07:35 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (PF), Dane Mattson (C) Ryan Butcher, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Adkinson (PG), Matthew Crowe (SG), Matthew Cook (PF), Thomas Reed (C) Fredrick Hobbs, Timothy Ben, Joseph Garling, William Grace | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) SF - Scott Hood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jamie Herr (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Dane Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Robert Adkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Crowe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Matthew Cook (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mercy | John White misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 07:10 | Mercy | Thomas Reed hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-48 |
| 06:47 | Mercy | Matthew Cook pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:36 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Adkinson | 50-50 |
| 06:20 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 06:08 | Mercy | John White is hacked by Scott Hood - foul #3 on Scott Hood, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), George Buckner (SF) Robert Furtado, Richard Yarber, Scott Hood | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 06:08 | Mercy | John White makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:08 | Mercy | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:50 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr hits a shot near the basket | 54-52 |
| 05:41 | Mercy | Matthew Crowe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 05:40 | Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to John White | 54-52 |
| 05:21 | Mercy | Thomas Reed's pass is intercepted by Richard Garnett | 54-52 |
| 05:01 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 54-52 |
| 05:00 | Mercy | John White gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:48 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Sweet (C) Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs (PG), Timothy Ben (SG), Terry Schwartz (SF), Joseph Garling (PF), William Grace (C) Robert Adkinson, Matthew Crowe, John White, Matthew Cook, Thomas Reed | |
| 04:29 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood (SF) George Buckner | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 04:07 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Ben | 54-54 |
| 03:49 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 03:41 | Mercy | Scott Hood takes the ball from Joseph Garling | 56-54 |
| 03:27 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Garling takes the ball from George Sweet | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dane Mattson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - George Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Fredrick Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Garling (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - William Grace (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Mercy | Fredrick Hobbs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Ben | 56-57 |
| 02:40 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett's pass is intercepted by Timothy Ben | 56-57 |
| 02:40 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (PF) Dane Mattson | |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Adkinson (PG), Matthew Crowe (SG), John White (SF), Matthew Cook (PF), Thomas Reed (C) Fredrick Hobbs, Timothy Ben, Terry Schwartz, Joseph Garling, William Grace | |
| 02:23 | Mercy | John White is hacked by Richard Garnett - foul #3 on Richard Garnett, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 02:23 | Mercy | John White makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:23 | Mercy | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:01 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 02:00 | Mercy | John White pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:54 | Mercy | Thomas Reed drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Matthew Crowe | 56-61 |
| 01:52 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 01:37 | Mercy | Scott Hood swats the shot by Matthew Crowe | 56-61 |
| 01:36 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:17 | Carson-Newman | John White steps in front of the Robert Hughes pass | 56-61 |
| 01:13 | Mercy | John White lays it up and in | 56-63 |
| 00:56 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett drills a jump hook in the paint | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson is hacked by Richard Garnett - foul #4 on Richard Garnett, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Timothy Ben (SG), Fredrick Hobbs (SF) Matthew Crowe, John White | |
| 00:28 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:28 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:21 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Matthew Crowe (SG) Timothy Ben | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Mercy | Robert Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Adkinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hughes, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:19 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:19 | Mercy | Robert Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-67 |
| 00:11 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to George Sweet | 61-67 |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-67 |
| 00:07 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet grabs the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 00:03 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Mercy | Thomas Reed snags the defensive board | 61-67 |