| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Herr (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - John Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim George (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Irick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Wyllie (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | Max Davis inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Tusculum | John Banks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Scott Hood | 32-33 |
| 19:27 | Carson-Newman | Jim George picks off the pass by Robert Hughes | 32-33 |
| 19:24 | Tusculum | Jim George lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 19:07 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Max Davis | 32-35 |
| 19:02 | Tusculum | Jim George can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:00 | Tusculum | Gary Wyllie tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 18:48 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes misses the shot from the right side | 32-37 |
| 18:46 | Tusculum | Jim George grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:41 | Tusculum | Robert Hughes is called for the reach on John Banks - foul #1 on Robert Hughes, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:22 | Tusculum | The short jumper by Gary Wyllie is denied by George Sweet | 32-37 |
| 18:21 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Wyllie - foul #1 on Gary Wyllie, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Chance Wilson (PG), William Bandy (SG) John Banks, Jim George | |
| 18:02 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:02 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:40 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson (C) George Sweet | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Al Marshall (SF), Adam Price (C) Max Davis, Gary Wyllie | |
| 17:40 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:40 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:30 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Al Marshall - foul #2 on Al Marshall, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Buckner (C) Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Schultz (SF) Curtis Irick | |
| 17:30 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:30 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:18 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado (PG), Richard Yarber (SG), Ryan Butcher (PF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Scott Hood | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher's pass is intercepted by Gary Schultz | 36-39 |
| 16:40 | Tusculum | Al Marshall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 16:39 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:32 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Banks (PG), Jim George (SG), Max Davis (SF), Curtis Irick (PF) Chance Wilson, William Bandy, Gary Schultz, Adam Price | |
| 16:16 | Tusculum | Curtis Irick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Irick | 36-39 |
| 16:06 | Tusculum | John Banks connects on the 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 15:51 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:50 | Tusculum | Jim George pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Buckner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dane Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - John Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim George (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Max Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Irick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tusculum | Al Marshall clanks a shot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 15:30 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:13 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-42 |
| 15:12 | Tusculum | Al Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:06 | Tusculum | Jim George misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dane Mattson - foul #1 on Dane Mattson, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), Scott Hood (SF), Jamie Herr (PF), George Sweet (C) Robert Furtado, Richard Yarber, George Buckner, Ryan Butcher, Dane Mattson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Chance Wilson (PG), William Bandy (SF), Adam Price (PF), Gary Wyllie (C) John Banks, Max Davis, Curtis Irick, Al Marshall | |
| 15:06 | Tusculum | Jim George misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:06 | Tusculum | Jim George makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 14:56 | Carson-Newman | Jim George picks off the pass by George Sweet | 36-43 |
| 14:41 | Tusculum | William Bandy makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jim George | 36-46 |
| 14:36 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hughes | 38-46 |
| 14:19 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:18 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:03 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 14:02 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 13:50 | Tusculum | Adam Price makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chance Wilson | 40-49 |
| 13:27 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Banks (PG), Max Davis (SF), Curtis Irick (PF) Chance Wilson, Jim George, Adam Price | |
| 13:11 | Tusculum | Max Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 13:09 | Carson-Newman | Scott Hood pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Scott Hood | 43-49 |
| 12:41 | Tusculum | Max Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 12:40 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:16 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-49 |
| 12:14 | Tusculum | Curtis Irick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:47 | Tusculum | William Bandy is hacked by Jamie Herr - foul #1 on Jamie Herr, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado (PG), Richard Yarber (SG), George Buckner (SF), Ryan Butcher (PF), Dane Mattson (C) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Scott Hood, Jamie Herr, George Sweet | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Chance Wilson (PG), Christopher Woodward (SG), Al Marshall (SF), Adam Price (C) John Banks, William Bandy, Max Davis, Gary Wyllie | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Buckner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dane Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Chance Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Woodward (fresh) SF - Al Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Irick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tusculum | Curtis Irick hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Adam Price | 43-51 |
| 11:18 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson is fouled on the floor by Adam Price - foul #2 on Adam Price, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Gary Schultz (SF) Curtis Irick | |
| 11:03 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Al Marshall - foul #3 on Al Marshall, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| 11:03 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:03 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:03 | Tusculum | Al Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:57 | Tusculum | Adam Price hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Chance Wilson and he's fouled by Dane Mattson - foul #2 on Dane Mattson, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Tusculum | Adam Price misses the free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Tusculum | Gary Schultz grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:41 | Tusculum | Gary Schultz drills a 3 from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 10:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado is fouled on the floor by Chance Wilson - foul #1 on Chance Wilson, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett (SG) Richard Yarber | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Max Davis (SF) Gary Schultz | |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Al Marshall - foul #4 on Al Marshall, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Scott Hood (SF) Robert Furtado, Ryan Butcher | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jim George (SG), Curtis Irick (PF) Christopher Woodward, Al Marshall | |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:39 | Tusculum | Richard Garnett picks off the pass by Jim George | 46-56 |
| 09:20 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 48-56 |
| 08:54 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson is hacked by Scott Hood - foul #3 on Scott Hood, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (PF), George Sweet (C) Dane Mattson, George Buckner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Banks (PG), William Bandy (SG), Gary Schultz (SF), Gary Wyllie (C) Chance Wilson, Jim George, Max Davis, Adam Price | |
| 08:36 | Tusculum | George Sweet denies the turnaround by Curtis Irick | 48-56 |
| 08:34 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 08:19 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr tips it but misses | 48-56 |
| 08:16 | Tusculum | William Bandy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:52 | Tusculum | Curtis Irick is whistled for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado (PG), Richard Yarber (SG), Ryan Butcher (SF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Scott Hood | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Al Marshall (PF) Curtis Irick | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Herr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Sweet (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - John Banks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bandy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Wyllie (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr clanks a turnaround in the paint | 48-56 |
| 07:33 | Tusculum | Gary Wyllie gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:18 | Tusculum | William Bandy hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Schultz | 48-59 |
| 07:03 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Butcher | 50-59 |
| 06:36 | Tusculum | William Bandy hits a floater from close range | 50-61 |
| 06:23 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gary Wyllie - foul #2 on Gary Wyllie, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), Scott Hood (SF), Dane Mattson (PF) Robert Furtado, Richard Yarber, Ryan Butcher, Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Chance Wilson (PG), Jim George (SG), Max Davis (SF), Adam Price (C) John Banks, William Bandy, Gary Schultz, Gary Wyllie | |
| 06:23 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:23 | Carson-Newman | George Sweet misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:23 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Max Davis | 51-61 |
| 06:09 | Tusculum | Max Davis double dribbles | 51-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Buckner (C) George Sweet | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Curtis Irick (PF) Adam Price | |
| 05:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes buries a 3 from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 05:34 | Tusculum | Max Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 05:32 | Tusculum | Al Marshall hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 05:25 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 05:08 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson hits a jumper from the left side set up by Al Marshall | 54-65 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Jim George steps in front of the Robert Hughes pass | 54-65 |
| 04:22 | Tusculum | Max Davis is hacked by Richard Garnett - foul #1 on Richard Garnett, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado (PG), Richard Yarber (SG), Jamie Herr (PF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Scott Hood | |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Bandy (SG), Adam Price (PF), Ralph Edwards (C) Jim George, Curtis Irick, Al Marshall | |
| 04:22 | Tusculum | Max Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:22 | Tusculum | Max Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber can't finish the layup | 54-67 |
| 03:55 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 03:43 | Carson-Newman | Ralph Edwards picks off the pass by Richard Yarber | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Buckner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Herr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dane Mattson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Chance Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bandy (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Max Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Adam Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Edwards (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Tusculum | The pull-up jumper by Chance Wilson is blocked by Dane Mattson | 54-67 |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 03:07 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dane Mattson | 56-67 |
| 02:51 | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-70 |
| 02:43 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner is hacked by Ralph Edwards - foul #1 on Ralph Edwards, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher (PF) Jamie Herr | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Christopher Woodward (PG), Gary Schultz (SF), Al Marshall (PF) Chance Wilson, Max Davis, Ralph Edwards | |
| 02:43 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:43 | Tusculum | Adam Price pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 02:20 | Tusculum | Al Marshall is hacked by Ryan Butcher - foul #1 on Ryan Butcher, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Truman Sanders (SG) George Buckner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 02:20 | Tusculum | Al Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:20 | Tusculum | Al Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:20 | Carson-Newman | Dane Mattson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Al Marshall - foul #5 on Al Marshall, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards (PF) Al Marshall | |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher misses the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:44 | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Butcher - foul #2 on Ryan Butcher, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Buckner (SF) Truman Sanders | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Chance Wilson (PG) Christopher Woodward | |
| 01:44 | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:44 | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:44 | Tusculum | Gary Schultz snags the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 01:33 | Tusculum | William Bandy's fadeaway is rejected by Dane Mattson | 57-72 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Dane Mattson | 57-72 |
| 01:25 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:24 | Tusculum | Ralph Edwards gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:03 | Tusculum | William Bandy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:01 | Tusculum | Gary Schultz grabs the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:42 | Tusculum | William Bandy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 00:41 | Tusculum | William Bandy tips it back up and in | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner makes the runner from close range | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Tusculum | William Bandy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 00:08 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Yarber | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Chance Wilson runs out the clock | 61-74 |