| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Timothy Penix (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Mock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Hosea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hector Diaz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Barcenas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea inbounds the ball | 34-18 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas makes the jumper from the left side | 34-20 |
| 19:21 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-20 |
| 19:19 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 19:00 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Penix | 34-23 |
| 18:53 | Carson-Newman | John Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 34-23 |
| 18:52 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:30 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 18:29 | Carson-Newman | John Jones gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 18:17 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Penix picks off the pass by John Jones | 34-23 |
| 17:58 | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | Carson-Newman | John Jones grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Hosea steals the ball from Louis Purcell | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea jams it on a nice dish by Jamie Barcenas and he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland (SG), Brian Lachowsky (SF), Gerald Sprague (PF) Robert Mudge, John Jones, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson (C) Jamie Barcenas | |
| 17:16 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:53 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Mock - foul #2 on Charles Mock, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG) Louis Purcell | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy (SF), Hugh Wilde (PF) Thomas Hosea, Hector Diaz | |
| 16:53 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:53 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 16:45 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jessie Holland - foul #2 on Jessie Holland, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Clarence Brown (PG) Timothy Penix | |
| 16:45 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:27 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 16:25 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland misses the tip | 36-29 |
| 16:24 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Melvin Tracy | 36-29 |
| 16:05 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Brown | 36-32 |
| 15:44 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner misses short on a shot in the paint | 36-32 |
| 15:42 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lachowsky | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Clarence Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Melvin Tracy (fresh) PF - Hugh Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Tracy - foul #1 on Melvin Tracy, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Robert Mudge (SG), Andrew Morgan (PF) Jessie Falkner, Jessie Holland, Paul Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix (PG), Hector Diaz (PF), Jamie Barcenas (C) Clarence Brown, Charles Mock, Raymond Swanson | |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:31 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:02 | Belmont Abbey | The short jumper by Hector Diaz is denied by Gerald Sprague | 36-32 |
| 15:01 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 36-32 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:33 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:22 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 14:21 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:02 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Penix | 36-34 |
| 13:48 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jamie Barcenas - foul #2 on Jamie Barcenas, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Jones (SF), Paul Gembarowski (C) Brian Lachowsky, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock (SG), Thomas Hosea (SF) Melvin Tracy, Hugh Wilde | |
| 13:48 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:48 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:48 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 13:36 | Belmont Abbey | Robert Mudge steps in front of the Timothy Penix pass | 37-34 |
| 13:27 | Carson-Newman | John Jones banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas Hosea - foul #2 on Thomas Hosea, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland (SG), Jeff Duren (PF) Robert Mudge, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | William Coleman (PF), Raymond Swanson (C) Hector Diaz, Jamie Barcenas | |
| 13:27 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:27 | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:20 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 13:04 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 13:02 | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:48 | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson misses the jump hook near the basket | 39-34 |
| 12:46 | Belmont Abbey | William Coleman snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:26 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:24 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:20 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Hosea swats the short shot by John Jones | 39-34 |
| 12:19 | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:10 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Penix | 39-37 |
| 11:46 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:30 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Timothy Penix (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Charles Mock (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Thomas Hosea (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland is fouled on the floor by Raymond Swanson - foul #1 on Raymond Swanson, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Robert Mudge (SG), Brian Lachowsky (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF) Louis Purcell, Jessie Holland, John Jones, Jeff Duren | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy (PG), Hugh Wilde (SF), Hector Diaz (PF), Jamie Barcenas (C) Timothy Penix, Charles Mock, Thomas Hosea, Raymond Swanson | |
| 10:59 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:58 | Belmont Abbey | Hugh Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:54 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 10:52 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Robert Mudge | 42-40 |
| 10:34 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 44-40 |
| 10:11 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz is hacked by Brian Lachowsky - foul #1 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Jones (SF) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Clarence Brown (PG) William Coleman | |
| 09:58 | Belmont Abbey | Clarence Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 09:56 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 09:46 | Belmont Abbey | Hugh Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague (C) Paul Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock (SG), Thomas Hosea (SF) Clarence Brown, Hugh Wilde | |
| 09:28 | Carson-Newman | Charles Mock knocks away the 3 by John Jones | 44-40 |
| 09:26 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:12 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Hosea | 44-43 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | John Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 08:48 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:43 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 08:41 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | John Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 08:07 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas is hacked by John Jones - foul #4 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Brian Lachowsky (SF), Paul Gembarowski (C) Jessie Falkner, Robert Mudge, John Jones, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix (PG), Hugh Wilde (PF), Raymond Swanson (C) Thomas Hosea, Hector Diaz, Jamie Barcenas | |
| 07:46 | Belmont Abbey | Melvin Tracy hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Mock | 47-45 |
| 07:37 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:36 | Belmont Abbey | Hugh Wilde grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 07:22 | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson jams it set up by Charles Mock | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Timothy Penix (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Charles Mock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hugh Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | Belmont Abbey | The rebound goes to Raymond Swanson | 47-47 |
| 06:48 | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 06:47 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 06:36 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Jones (SF) Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | William Coleman (SG), Thomas Hosea (SF), Hector Diaz (PF) Charles Mock, Melvin Tracy, Hugh Wilde | |
| 06:12 | Belmont Abbey | Raymond Swanson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 06:11 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 06:00 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:46 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SG) Jessie Holland | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas (C) Raymond Swanson | |
| 05:28 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 05:27 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:05 | Belmont Abbey | William Coleman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-47 |
| 05:04 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 04:39 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge double dribbles | 47-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Terrence Ressler (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF) Louis Purcell, John Jones, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Clarence Brown (PG), Charles Mock (SG), Melvin Tracy (SF), Hugh Wilde (PF) Timothy Penix, William Coleman, Thomas Hosea, Hector Diaz | |
| 04:22 | Belmont Abbey | Jamie Barcenas hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Brown | 47-51 |
| 04:06 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner loses the dribble to Hugh Wilde | 47-51 |
| 03:45 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:43 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:38 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Barcenas steals it from Robert Mudge | 47-51 |
| 03:21 | Belmont Abbey | Clarence Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 03:19 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Andrew Morgan | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont Abbey | PG - Clarence Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Mock (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hugh Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Barcenas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Mudge | 49-51 |
| 02:42 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-54 |
| 02:42 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), John Jones (SF) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler | |
| Subs | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix (PG), Thomas Hosea (SF), Hector Diaz (PF) Clarence Brown, Melvin Tracy, Hugh Wilde | |
| 02:30 | Carson-Newman | John Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Purcell and he's fouled by Hector Diaz - foul #2 on Hector Diaz, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 02:30 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:06 | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix is whistled for traveling | 52-54 |
| 01:48 | Carson-Newman | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 52-54 |
| 01:47 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:34 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock is hacked by Paul Gembarowski - foul #2 on Paul Gembarowski, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 01:34 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:34 | Belmont Abbey | Charles Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:19 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan's floater is tipped away by Jamie Barcenas | 52-56 |
| 01:17 | Belmont Abbey | Thomas Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:00 | Belmont Abbey | Hector Diaz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:58 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Belmont Abbey | Timothy Penix misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-56 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont Abbey | Belmont Abbey is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 55-56 |
| 00:02 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | The clock runs out | 55-56 |