| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mayor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Zettel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Scott (fresh) PF - Isaac Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dale Conover (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Christopherso (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Fansler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Barkley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor is hacked by Dale Conover in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Conover, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith (SG) Dale Conover | |
| 19:34 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Blanton - foul #1 on Richard Blanton, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 19:29 | Tarleton St. | Emmanuel Pagan steals the ball from Robert Christopherso | 40-31 |
| 19:24 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Robert Christopherso - foul #3 on Robert Christopherso, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Mountain (SF) Robert Christopherso | |
| 19:14 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian Mayor | 42-31 |
| 18:54 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 18:53 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:39 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Mayor | 44-31 |
| 18:26 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain is hacked by Isaac Armstrong - foul #2 on Isaac Armstrong, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (PG), Jordan Hamilton (SG), Robert Ervin (PF), Brandon Rogers (C) Brian Mayor, Richard Zettel, Isaac Armstrong, Emmanuel Pagan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Tony Lucier (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Richard Blanton, Robert Fansler, Michael Barkley | |
| 18:12 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 18:11 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:54 | Tarleton St. | Brandon Rogers is called for the reach on Tony Lucier - foul #1 on Brandon Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Franklin (PG) Blair Scott | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton (SF) John Mountain | |
| 17:28 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Franklin - foul #3 on Donald Franklin, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong (PF) Donald Franklin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 17:28 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 17:09 | Carson-Newman | Brandon Rogers banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Stephen Richard | 46-34 |
| 16:59 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith is called for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor (PG), Richard Zettel (SG), Blair Scott (SF), Emmanuel Pagan (C) Stephen Richard, Jordan Hamilton, Robert Ervin, Brandon Rogers | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Mountain (SF), Jeremy Peek (PF), Michael Barkley (C) Gary Phillips, Tony Lucier, Joseph Johnson | |
| 16:41 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor misses the jumpshot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 16:39 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:35 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek is hacked by Isaac Armstrong - foul #3 on Isaac Armstrong, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin (PF) Isaac Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler (PF) Jeremy Peek | |
| 16:19 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 16:17 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:15 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek (C) Michael Barkley | |
| 16:04 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 16:02 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 16:00 | Carson-Newman | Dennis Smith picks off the pass by Richard Zettel in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 15:59 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith lays it in | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mayor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Zettel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Scott (fresh) PF - Robert Ervin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Emmanuel Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Blanton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mountain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Fansler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Peek (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blair Scott, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (SG), Jordan Hamilton (PF), Brandon Rogers (C) Richard Zettel, Robert Ervin, Emmanuel Pagan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (SG), Robert Christopherso (SF) Dennis Smith, John Mountain | |
| 15:35 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dale Conover | 46-38 |
| 15:25 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 15:24 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 15:19 | Tarleton St. | Robert Christopherso hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 15:17 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:58 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Blair Scott - foul #4 on Blair Scott, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Franklin (PG), Isaac Armstrong (PF), Emmanuel Pagan (C) Brian Mayor, Blair Scott, Brandon Rogers | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Michael Barkley (C) Richard Blanton, Robert Fansler | |
| 14:58 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:58 | Tarleton St. | Jeremy Peek misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:58 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:38 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton loses the dribble to Dale Conover | 46-39 |
| 14:34 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover lays it in | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Carson-Newman | Donald Franklin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Barkley | 46-41 |
| 14:10 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong tips it home | 48-41 |
| 13:57 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Isaac Armstrong - foul #4 on Isaac Armstrong, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG), William Hebert (SF), Robert Ervin (PF) Stephen Richard, Jordan Hamilton, Isaac Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Mountain (PG), Tony Lucier (PF) Gary Phillips, Jeremy Peek | |
| 13:57 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:57 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:36 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin lays it up and in | 50-43 |
| 13:17 | Tarleton St. | Robert Christopherso knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Conover | 50-46 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 12:35 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Franklin - foul #4 on Donald Franklin, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor (PG), Richard Graham (SG), Brandon Rogers (C) Donald Franklin, Richard Zettel, Emmanuel Pagan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith (SG), Robert Fansler (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Dale Conover, Tony Lucier, Michael Barkley | |
| 12:35 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:35 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:33 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton (PG) John Mountain | |
| 12:11 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 12:10 | Tarleton St. | Robert Christopherso grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:06 | Tarleton St. | Robert Christopherso scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Johnson | 52-51 |
| 11:38 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham loses the dribble to Richard Blanton | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mayor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ervin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Blanton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Christopherso (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fansler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (PG), Jordan Hamilton (SF) Brian Mayor, William Hebert | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Tony Lucier (PF), Michael Barkley (C) Richard Blanton, Robert Fansler, Joseph Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Christopherso - foul #4 on Robert Christopherso, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG), Emmanuel Pagan (C) Richard Graham, Brandon Rogers | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Mountain (SF) Robert Christopherso | |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 11:02 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:56 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Mountain | 52-53 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel is hacked by Dennis Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:53 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Tony Lucier | 52-53 |
| 10:32 | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:31 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:28 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover (SG), Robert Fansler (PF), Jeremy Peek (C) Dennis Smith, Tony Lucier, Michael Barkley | |
| 10:14 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 52-53 |
| 10:13 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 09:53 | Carson-Newman | Jeremy Peek is called for the reach on Emmanuel Pagan - foul #1 on Jeremy Peek, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor (PG), Brandon Rogers (PF) Richard Zettel, Robert Ervin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton (SF) John Mountain | |
| 09:53 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:53 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:35 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Phillips | 54-55 |
| 09:16 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard makes the wide open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Brian Mayor | 56-55 |
| 08:53 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gary Phillips | 56-57 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Dale Conover picks off the pass by Brandon Rogers in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 08:32 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton misses badly on a shot in the lane | 56-57 |
| 08:31 | Carson-Newman | Brandon Rogers grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:18 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 08:17 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Pagan | 56-57 |
| 07:59 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Dale Conover - foul #4 on Dale Conover, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Franklin (PG), Richard Zettel (SG), Blair Scott (SF), Isaac Armstrong (PF) Brian Mayor, Stephen Richard, Brandon Rogers, Emmanuel Pagan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith (SG), Robert Christopherso (SF), Tony Lucier (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Gary Phillips, Dale Conover, Robert Fansler, Jeremy Peek | |
| 07:59 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:59 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 07:51 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 07:50 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 07:44 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Christopherso - foul #5 on Robert Christopherso, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin (C) Jordan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | John Mountain (SF) Robert Christopherso | |
| 07:44 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:31 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton's floater is knocked away by Isaac Armstrong | 57-57 |
| 07:30 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Robert Ervin | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donald Franklin (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Richard Zettel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blair Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Isaac Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Ervin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Blanton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Mountain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Lucier (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Carson-Newman | Richard Blanton steps in front of the Richard Zettel pass in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 07:10 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Mountain and the foul's on Richard Zettel - foul #2 on Richard Zettel, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham (SG) Richard Zettel | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 07:10 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:10 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:02 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Blanton - foul #2 on Richard Blanton, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| 07:02 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:02 | Carson-Newman | Isaac Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:41 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith is hacked by Donald Franklin - foul #5 on Donald Franklin, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG) Donald Franklin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG) Richard Blanton | |
| 06:41 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:41 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:29 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin hits a floater near the basket set up by Richard Graham and he's hacked by Michael Barkley - foul #3 on Michael Barkley, team foul #12 | 61-61 |
| 06:29 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Isaac Armstrong - foul #5 on Isaac Armstrong, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan (C) Isaac Armstrong | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler (PF) Tony Lucier | |
| 06:17 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:00 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 05:58 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 05:53 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 05:51 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:28 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-61 |
| 05:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:08 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emmanuel Pagan - foul #2 on Emmanuel Pagan, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor (PG), Stephen Richard (SG), William Hebert (SF), Jordan Hamilton (PF), Brandon Rogers (C) Richard Graham, Richard Zettel, Blair Scott, Robert Ervin, Emmanuel Pagan | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton (PG), Dale Conover (SG), Joseph Johnson (C) Gary Phillips, Dennis Smith, Michael Barkley | |
| 05:08 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:08 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 62-62 |
| 04:42 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:37 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Dale Conover | 62-64 |
| 04:26 | Carson-Newman | William Hebert misses the wide open runner from the left block | 62-64 |
| 04:25 | Carson-Newman | William Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:12 | Carson-Newman | Brandon Rogers is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Mayor | 64-64 |
| 04:08 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:07 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:55 | Tarleton St. | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:54 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 03:52 | Carson-Newman | William Hebert is fouled in the backcourt by John Mountain - foul #1 on John Mountain, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG), Robert Ervin (PF) Stephen Richard, Jordan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith (SG), Tony Lucier (PF), Michael Barkley (C) Dale Conover, Robert Fansler, Joseph Johnson | |
| 03:52 | Carson-Newman | William Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:52 | Carson-Newman | William Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:34 | Tarleton St. | Michael Barkley clanks a floater from the right side | 66-64 |
| 03:32 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier gets the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 03:13 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mayor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Richard Zettel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hebert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ervin (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Richard Blanton (tired) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Mountain (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tony Lucier (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Barkley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 02:51 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin tips it home | 68-66 |
| 02:40 | Tarleton St. | Tony Lucier misses short on a jumper from the right side | 68-66 |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (PG), Richard Graham (SG), Blair Scott (SF), Jordan Hamilton (PF), Emmanuel Pagan (C) Brian Mayor, Richard Zettel, William Hebert, Robert Ervin, Brandon Rogers | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gary Phillips (PG), Joseph Johnson (C) Richard Blanton, Michael Barkley | |
| 02:33 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Smith - foul #4 on Dennis Smith, team foul #14 | 68-66 |
| 02:33 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:33 | Carson-Newman | Richard Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:29 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor (PG) Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 02:24 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Mountain, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| 02:01 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Brian Mayor | 73-66 |
| 01:59 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG), Robert Ervin (PF) Stephen Richard, Jordan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton (PG), Dale Conover (SG), Robert Fansler (PF), Michael Barkley (C) Gary Phillips, Dennis Smith, Tony Lucier, Joseph Johnson | |
| 01:40 | Tarleton St. | Robert Fansler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 01:39 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:36 | Carson-Newman | Robert Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 01:22 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| 01:20 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 01:15 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 01:14 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott gets the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:06 | Carson-Newman | Michael Barkley swats the short shot by Emmanuel Pagan | 73-66 |
| 01:04 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:59 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton hits a fadeaway from the left block | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan misses the easy layup | 73-68 |
| 00:34 | Tarleton St. | Richard Blanton grabs the board | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover is hacked by Brian Mayor - foul #2 on Brian Mayor, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:29 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan is hacked by Richard Blanton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Blanton, team foul #16 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (SG), Jordan Hamilton (PF) Richard Zettel, Robert Ervin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:27 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:27 | Carson-Newman | Emmanuel Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Tarleton St. | Dale Conover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor snags the defensive board | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton is hacked by Dale Conover in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Conover, team foul #17 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith (SG) Dale Conover | |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Zettel (SG), Robert Ervin (PF) Stephen Richard, Jordan Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:11 | Tarleton St. | Dennis Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Blanton - foul #4 on Richard Blanton, team foul #18 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Richard (SG), Jordan Hamilton (PF) Richard Zettel, Robert Ervin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Blair Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Tarleton St. | John Mountain loses the ball out of bounds | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mayor runs out the clock | 79-72 |