| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Larry Dowd (fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Van Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | John Jones inbounds the ball | 18-35 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Carson-Newman | John Jones hits a jumper from the left side | 20-35 |
| 19:24 | Catawba | Van Adams is hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 19:08 | Catawba | John Robertson misses the fadeaway from the left block | 20-35 |
| 19:07 | Catawba | John Robertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 18:44 | Catawba | John Robertson is called for traveling | 20-35 |
| 18:25 | Carson-Newman | Van Adams swats the layup by John Jones | 20-35 |
| 18:24 | Catawba | Van Adams pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| 18:11 | Catawba | Larry Dowd hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Robertson | 20-37 |
| 17:45 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-37 |
| 17:43 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 20-37 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Van Adams - foul #1 on Van Adams, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague (PF) Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 17:15 | Catawba | Van Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Penn | 22-39 |
| 16:53 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 16:32 | Catawba | Shane Carlton misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Sprague - foul #3 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Brian Lachowsky (SF), Jeff Duren (PF) Louis Purcell, Robert Mudge, John Jones, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | Eddie Miller (PF), Vern Dealba (C) William Penn, Van Adams | |
| 16:32 | Catawba | Shane Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:32 | Catawba | Shane Carlton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:13 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 15:55 | Catawba | John Robertson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Dowd | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Duren (fresh) C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Larry Dowd (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Robertson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eddie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vern Dealba (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Falkner | 31-44 |
| 15:27 | Catawba | Eddie Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Duren - foul #1 on Jeff Duren, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Jeff Duren, Paul Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Schaefer (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Van Adams (C) Larry Dowd, John Robertson, Shane Carlton, Vern Dealba | |
| 15:27 | Catawba | Eddie Miller makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:27 | Catawba | Eddie Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 15:27 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 15:10 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jessie Falkner, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), John Jones (SF) Jessie Falkner, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Penn (PF) Eddie Miller | |
| 14:53 | Catawba | Richard Matthews loses the dribble to Jessie Holland | 31-45 |
| 14:28 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 14:09 | Catawba | Richard Matthews is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SG), Paul Gembarowski (C) Jessie Holland, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | Larry Dowd (PG), John Robertson (SG) John Schaefer, Richard Matthews | |
| 13:48 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge is fouled on the floor by John Robertson - foul #1 on John Robertson, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Shane Carlton (SF), Eddie Miller (C) Jerome Hall, Van Adams | |
| 13:33 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 13:32 | Catawba | Eddie Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:15 | Catawba | Eddie Miller is hacked by Paul Gembarowski - foul #1 on Paul Gembarowski, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 12:59 | Catawba | John Robertson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Dowd | 34-47 |
| 12:39 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 12:37 | Catawba | Larry Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:17 | Catawba | Larry Dowd misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-47 |
| 12:15 | Catawba | William Penn pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:01 | Catawba | John Robertson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by William Penn | 34-50 |
| 11:53 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 11:52 | Catawba | Eddie Miller grabs the board | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Larry Dowd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Penn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Catawba | Andrew Morgan is called for the reach on Shane Carlton - foul #2 on Andrew Morgan, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), John Jones (SF), Gerald Sprague (PF) Louis Purcell, Robert Mudge, Brian Lachowsky, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jerome Hall (SF), Van Adams (C) Shane Carlton, William Penn | |
| 11:33 | Catawba | John Robertson makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Van Adams | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:23 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner misses long on a floater from the left side | 34-52 |
| 11:21 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | John Jones clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Eddie Miller - foul #3 on Eddie Miller, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Matthews (SG), Vern Dealba (PF) John Robertson, Eddie Miller | |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:50 | Catawba | Richard Matthews can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 10:48 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague is hacked by Richard Matthews - foul #2 on Richard Matthews, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SG) Jessie Holland | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Schaefer (PG), Shane Carlton (SF) Larry Dowd, Jerome Hall | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Mudge | 38-52 |
| 09:50 | Catawba | Richard Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-52 |
| 09:48 | Catawba | Vern Dealba grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:34 | Catawba | Gerald Sprague steals it from Van Adams | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Vern Dealba - foul #1 on Vern Dealba, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Brian Lachowsky (SF) John Jones, Paul Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Catawba | Larry Dowd (PG), John Robertson (SG), William Penn (PF) John Schaefer, Richard Matthews, Vern Dealba | |
| 09:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:05 | Catawba | John Robertson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Jessie Falkner - foul #2 on Jessie Falkner, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF) Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 09:05 | Catawba | John Robertson makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner is hacked by Van Adams - foul #2 on Van Adams, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| 08:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 08:43 | Catawba | Van Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:30 | Catawba | John Robertson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-55 |
| 08:29 | Catawba | William Penn grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Catawba | Larry Dowd misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-55 |
| 08:08 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Brian Lachowsky | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:59 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell connects on the 3 from the left corner | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:45 | Catawba | Van Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 07:44 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Larry Dowd (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Robertson (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Carlton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Penn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Van Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:39 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell misses short on a jumper in the paint | 43-55 |
| 07:38 | Catawba | The rebound goes to William Penn | 43-55 |
| 07:18 | Catawba | John Robertson hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Carlton | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:04 | Carson-Newman | Larry Dowd picks off the pass by Robert Mudge | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:42 | Catawba | William Penn buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Robertson | 43-59 |
| 06:34 | Carson-Newman | Van Adams swats the short shot by Brian Lachowsky | 43-59 |
| 06:33 | Catawba | William Penn pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 06:12 | Catawba | Jessie Falkner takes the ball from Shane Carlton | 43-59 |
| 05:58 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner can't connect on a runner from the right block | 43-59 |
| 05:56 | Catawba | John Robertson snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 05:33 | Catawba | William Penn loses the dribble to Brian Lachowsky | 43-59 |
| 05:33 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland (SG), John Jones (SF), Gerald Sprague (PF), Paul Gembarowski (C) Robert Mudge, Brian Lachowsky, Andrew Morgan, Jessie Falkner | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jerome Hall (SF), Eddie Miller (C) Shane Carlton, Van Adams | |
| 05:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Penn - foul #1 on William Penn, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| 05:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:22 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:22 | Catawba | William Penn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:53 | Catawba | John Robertson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Larry Dowd and the foul's on Paul Gembarowski - foul #2 on Paul Gembarowski, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| 04:53 | Catawba | John Robertson misses the free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:53 | Catawba | Eddie Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:32 | Catawba | William Penn is fouled on the floor by Paul Gembarowski - foul #3 on Paul Gembarowski, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Brian Lachowsky (SF), Jeff Duren (PF) Louis Purcell, John Jones, Paul Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Schaefer (PG), Richard Matthews (SG) Larry Dowd, John Robertson | |
| 04:32 | Catawba | William Penn misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:32 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 04:21 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland is whistled for a carry | 44-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Vern Dealba (C) William Penn | |
| 04:02 | Catawba | Eddie Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-61 |
| 03:41 | Catawba | Vern Dealba grabs the board | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Duren (fresh) C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - John Schaefer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerome Hall (fresh) PF - Eddie Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vern Dealba (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Catawba | Jerome Hall clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 03:25 | Catawba | Vern Dealba pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 03:04 | Catawba | Eddie Miller misses the turnaround in the paint | 44-61 |
| 03:02 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| 02:57 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-61 |
| 02:56 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lachowsky | 44-61 |
| 02:43 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jessie Falkner | 46-61 |
| 02:21 | Catawba | Brian Lachowsky steals the ball from Eddie Miller | 46-61 |
| 02:14 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 02:12 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague tips it home | 48-61 |
| 01:43 | Catawba | Richard Matthews buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 01:28 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky scores on a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Eddie Miller - foul #4 on Eddie Miller, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| 01:28 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:03 | Catawba | Vern Dealba makes the floater from the baseline set up by Richard Matthews | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Lachowsky and he's fouled by Vern Dealba - foul #2 on Vern Dealba, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| 00:56 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Catawba | John Schaefer is fouled on the floor by Jessie Holland - foul #2 on Jessie Holland, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 00:27 | Catawba | John Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:27 | Catawba | John Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:20 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky scores on a jump hook in the paint | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Catawba | John Schaefer runs out the clock | 56-67 |