| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Victor Folkes (fresh) SG - Earnest Victoria (fresh) SF - Larry Stepp (fresh) PF - Richard Buck (fresh) C - Willie Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Darrel Runyan (fresh) SG - Douglas Burkhart (fresh) SF - Thomas Hall (fresh) PF - Michael Coffman (fresh) C - Stephen Turney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Carson-Newman | Earnest Victoria misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Tusculum | Earnest Victoria is called for the reach on Douglas Burkhart - foul #1 on Earnest Victoria, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Tusculum | Larry Stepp is called for the reach on Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Larry Stepp, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Willie Fry | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Coffman - foul #1 on Michael Coffman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Hall, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp misses the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Richard Buck | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 17:43 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Turney - foul #1 on Stephen Turney, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido (SF) Larry Stepp | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 17:24 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Willie Fry - foul #1 on Willie Fry, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim (SG), Daniel Bottorff (C) Earnest Victoria, Willie Fry | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 17:04 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:36 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff misses the easy layup | 6-0 |
| 16:34 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:16 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Turney, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung (PG), Larry Stepp (SF) Victor Folkes, Richard Buck | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford (SG), Willard Adkins (C) Douglas Burkhart, Stephen Turney | |
| 15:54 | Carson-Newman | Michael Coffman is called for the reach on Willis Fung - foul #2 on Michael Coffman, team foul #5 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Earnest Victoria (SG) Willis Fung | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis (SF), Robert Egbert (C) Thomas Hall, Michael Coffman | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Ron Brim (fresh) SG - Earnest Victoria (fresh) SF - Larry Stepp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Bottorff (fresh) C - Wilbur Garrido (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Darrel Runyan (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Wafford (fresh) SF - Patrick Ellis (fresh) PF - Willard Adkins (fresh) C - Robert Egbert (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ron Brim | 8-0 |
| 15:20 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darrel Runyan | 8-3 |
| 15:05 | Carson-Newman | Willard Adkins steals it from Wilbur Garrido | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:42 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Daniel Bottorff | 8-3 |
| 14:38 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 14:36 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Willard Adkins | 8-3 |
| 14:32 | Tusculum | Ron Brim is called for the reach on Darrel Runyan - foul #1 on Ron Brim, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes (PG), Walter Bryant (SF), Richard Buck (PF), Willie Fry (C) Ron Brim, Larry Stepp, Daniel Bottorff, Wilbur Garrido | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Garofalo (PG), Douglas Burkhart (SG), Thomas Hall (SF) Darrel Runyan, Jeremiah Wafford, Patrick Ellis | |
| 14:19 | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 14:17 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 13:51 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Burkhart - foul #1 on Douglas Burkhart, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim (SG) Earnest Victoria | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 13:51 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:51 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:29 | Tusculum | Mark Garofalo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 13:28 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:09 | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 12:54 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim is hacked by Mark Garofalo - foul #1 on Mark Garofalo, team foul #7 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp (SF), Daniel Bottorff (PF) Walter Bryant, Richard Buck | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Darrel Runyan (PG), Jeremiah Wafford (SG), Patrick Ellis (PF) Mark Garofalo, Douglas Burkhart, Robert Egbert | |
| 12:54 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:54 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:35 | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Runyan | 12-11 |
| 12:29 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ron Brim, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Earnest Victoria (SG) Ron Brim | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 12:15 | Tusculum | Darrel Runyan travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido (C) Willie Fry | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 11:56 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:55 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Victor Folkes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Earnest Victoria (fresh) SF - Larry Stepp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Bottorff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilbur Garrido (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Darrel Runyan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Wafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willard Adkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-11 |
| 11:50 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:45 | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Victor Folkes | 15-11 |
| 11:24 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis's floater is knocked away by Wilbur Garrido | 15-11 |
| 11:22 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:18 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:17 | Tusculum | Willard Adkins grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 10:51 | Tusculum | Darrel Runyan scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremiah Wafford | 15-13 |
| 10:34 | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 10:32 | Carson-Newman | Larry Stepp tips it in | 17-13 |
| 10:10 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hall | 17-16 |
| 09:47 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Hall steals the ball from Daniel Bottorff | 17-16 |
| 09:42 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 09:22 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:21 | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:52 | Tusculum | Willard Adkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:50 | Tusculum | Willard Adkins tips it home | 17-20 |
| 08:32 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Earnest Victoria | 20-20 |
| 08:08 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Darrel Runyan | 20-23 |
| 07:56 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff hits a floater in the paint set up by Victor Folkes | 22-23 |
| 07:36 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Wilbur Garrido - foul #1 on Wilbur Garrido, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung (PG), Nathaniel Thomas (SG), Walter Bryant (SF), Richard Buck (PF), Willie Fry (C) Victor Folkes, Earnest Victoria, Larry Stepp, Daniel Bottorff, Wilbur Garrido | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Garofalo (PG), Douglas Burkhart (SG), Robert Egbert (PF) Darrel Runyan, Jeremiah Wafford, Patrick Ellis | |
| 07:36 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:36 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Willis Fung (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Thomas (fresh) SF - Walter Bryant (fresh) PF - Richard Buck (fresh) C - Willie Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Mark Garofalo (fresh) SG - Douglas Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Egbert (fresh) C - Willard Adkins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry is whistled for a carry | 22-25 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Lavigne (SF) Thomas Hall | |
| 07:02 | Tusculum | Richard Buck picks off the pass by Douglas Burkhart | 22-25 |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 06:44 | Carson-Newman | Willie Fry grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 06:32 | Carson-Newman | Walter Bryant misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Lavigne - foul #1 on James Lavigne, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 06:32 | Carson-Newman | Walter Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | Carson-Newman | Walter Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:16 | Tusculum | James Lavigne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 06:15 | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 06:02 | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-25 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Nathaniel Thomas grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:45 | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Darrel Runyan (PG) Mark Garofalo | |
| 05:28 | Tusculum | Darrel Runyan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:26 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert hits the follow up shot | 24-27 |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck is hacked by Darrel Runyan - foul #1 on Darrel Runyan, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford (SG) Douglas Burkhart | |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:08 | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 04:52 | Tusculum | Willard Adkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 04:50 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert tips it in | 24-29 |
| 04:27 | Carson-Newman | Willis Fung buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Bryant | 26-29 |
| 04:13 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert is hacked by Willie Fry - foul #2 on Willie Fry, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes (PG), Earnest Victoria (SG), Larry Stepp (SF), Daniel Bottorff (C) Willis Fung, Nathaniel Thomas, Walter Bryant, Willie Fry | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Garofalo (SG), Patrick Ellis (C) James Lavigne, Willard Adkins | |
| 04:13 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:13 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | Earnest Victoria misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 03:42 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Bottorff misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 03:41 | Tusculum | Robert Egbert pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | Tusculum | Richard Buck takes the ball from Darrel Runyan | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Victor Folkes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earnest Victoria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Stepp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Buck (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Daniel Bottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Darrel Runyan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Garofalo (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Wafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Egbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Earnest Victoria clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 03:07 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:56 | Tusculum | Jeremiah Wafford can't connect on a jumper from close range | 26-31 |
| 02:54 | Tusculum | Patrick Ellis hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 02:27 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck is hacked by Patrick Ellis - foul #1 on Patrick Ellis, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido (SF), Willie Fry (C) Larry Stepp, Daniel Bottorff | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart (SG), Thomas Hall (SF), Michael Coffman (PF), Stephen Turney (C) Darrel Runyan, Jeremiah Wafford, Robert Egbert, Patrick Ellis | |
| 02:27 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:27 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:27 | Tusculum | Michael Coffman snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 02:00 | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Hall | 26-36 |
| 01:43 | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim (SG) Earnest Victoria | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 01:43 | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:43 | Carson-Newman | Wilbur Garrido makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney is hacked by Willie Fry - foul #3 on Willie Fry, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Walter Bryant (SF) Willie Fry | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 01:31 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | Carson-Newman | Ron Brim clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 01:14 | Tusculum | Thomas Hall gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:12 | Tusculum | Victor Folkes steps in front of the Mark Garofalo pass in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 00:55 | Carson-Newman | Victor Folkes drills a 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 00:38 | Tusculum | Stephen Turney loses the dribble to Wilbur Garrido | 31-36 |
| 00:22 | Carson-Newman | Walter Bryant misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Tusculum | Douglas Burkhart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Richard Buck snags the defensive board | 33-36 |