| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) SG - Robert Dunn (fresh) SF - Larry Lansford (fresh) PF - David Brantley (fresh) C - Bill Knox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) SF - James Neer (fresh) PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) C - James Brainard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | S. Illinois, Edwardsville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Martin Joseph and the foul's on Robert Dunn - foul #1 on Robert Dunn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Robert Dunn | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Dunn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Martin Joseph | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Dunn is hacked by James Neer - foul #1 on James Neer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Knox | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion is hacked by Martin Joseph in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Joseph, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Joe Baca (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, James Brainard | |
| 17:34 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Dunn, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (SG) Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu (C) Vernon Delvecchio | |
| 17:02 | Carson-Newman | David Brantley steals the ball from Shing Chiu | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley is hacked by Joe Baca - foul #1 on Joe Baca, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray (C) Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), James Neer (SF) Kenneth Savell, Robert Richardson | |
| 16:37 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Joe Baca swats the dunk try by Larry Lansford | 5-4 |
| 16:36 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:18 | Carson-Newman | James Neer snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca loses the ball out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer (SF), William O'Banner (C) Larry Lansford, David Brantley | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio (PF), James Brainard (C) Joe Baca, Shing Chiu | |
| 15:52 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | James Brainard blocks the short jumper by Richard Nebeker | 5-4 |
| 15:51 | Carson-Newman | James Neer grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Nebeker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Summer (fresh) PF - Eric Gray (fresh) C - William O'Banner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wallace (fresh) SF - James Neer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brainard (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Martin Joseph | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean O'Bannion and he's hacked by Matthew Wallace - foul #1 on Matthew Wallace, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements (PG), Bill Knox (C) Sean O'Bannion, William O'Banner | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG) Matthew Wallace | |
| 15:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Savell | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox is hacked by Kenneth Savell - foul #1 on Kenneth Savell, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford (SF), David Brantley (PF) Kenneth Summer, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Joe Baca (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, James Brainard | |
| 14:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:42 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:24 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG) Kevin Kennedy | |
| 14:03 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:01 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Nebeker | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford is fouled on the floor by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Eric Gray (C) Richard Nebeker, Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), James Neer (SF), James Brainard (C) Matthew Wallace, Robert Richardson, Vernon Delvecchio | |
| 12:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Martin Joseph - foul #2 on Martin Joseph, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG) Martin Joseph | |
| 12:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Kenneth Savell | 11-11 |
| 12:42 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy's pass is intercepted by Sean O'Bannion | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley banks in the layup set up by Sean O'Bannion | 13-11 |
| 12:19 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:18 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to David Brantley | 13-11 |
| 11:57 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements's floater is tipped away by James Neer | 13-11 |
| 11:56 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray tips it home | 15-11 |
| 11:41 | Carson-Newman | Sean O'Bannion steps in front of the Kevin Kennedy pass | 15-11 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Clements (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lansford (fairly fresh) PF - David Brantley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Kevin Kennedy (fresh) SG - Kenneth Savell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Baca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Brainard (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-11 |
| 11:19 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 11:00 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Brantley - foul #1 on David Brantley, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker (SG), Kenneth Summer (SF), William O'Banner (PF), Bill Knox (C) Ronald Clements, Larry Lansford, David Brantley, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Vernon Delvecchio (PF), Shing Chiu (C) Kevin Kennedy, James Neer, Joe Baca, James Brainard | |
| 11:00 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Delvecchio - foul #1 on Vernon Delvecchio, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jon Carter (SF) Kenneth Savell | |
| 10:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:44 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:44 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:39 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio is fouled on the floor by William O'Banner - foul #1 on William O'Banner, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Delvecchio | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Robert Richardson steps in front of the Bill Knox pass | 16-15 |
| 09:47 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace makes the turnaround from the right block | 16-17 |
| 09:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox is fouled on the floor by Shing Chiu - foul #1 on Shing Chiu, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray (PF) William O'Banner | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Neer (SF), James Brainard (C) Jon Carter, Shing Chiu | |
| 09:27 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:27 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG) Robert Richardson | |
| 09:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Matthew Wallace steals the ball from Richard Nebeker | 16-17 |
| 08:45 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Savell | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Neer - foul #2 on James Neer, team foul #10 | 16-20 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements (PG), Larry Lansford (SF), David Brantley (PF) Sean O'Bannion, Kenneth Summer, Bill Knox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SF) James Neer | |
| 08:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 08:23 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:06 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-20 |
| 08:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:51 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Savell steals it from Eric Gray | 16-20 |
| 07:28 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 07:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | The rebound goes to Larry Lansford | 16-20 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Ronald Clements (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Nebeker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Lansford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Matthew Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brainard (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Ronald Clements hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 16-20 |
| 07:21 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:05 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell can't finish the layup | 16-20 |
| 07:04 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Wallace | 16-23 |
| 06:29 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Eric Gray connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Larry Lansford | 18-23 |
| 06:14 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell loses the dribble to Richard Nebeker | 18-23 |
| 05:58 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford knocks in the jumper from close range | 20-23 |
| 05:46 | Carson-Newman | Ronald Clements is called for the reach on Matthew Wallace - foul #1 on Ronald Clements, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion (PG), Kenneth Summer (SF), William O'Banner (PF), Bill Knox (C) Ronald Clements, Larry Lansford, David Brantley, Eric Gray | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG), Jon Carter (SF), Joe Baca (PF), Shing Chiu (C) Matthew Wallace, Robert Richardson, Vernon Delvecchio, James Brainard | |
| 05:21 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Kennedy | 20-25 |
| 05:05 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | William O'Banner scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Nebeker | 22-25 |
| 04:47 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Kennedy and the foul's on Bill Knox - foul #1 on Bill Knox, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| 04:47 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Kenneth Summer loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| 04:15 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell is hacked by Richard Nebeker - foul #1 on Richard Nebeker, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Larry Lansford (SF), David Brantley (PF) Kenneth Summer, William O'Banner | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 04:15 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:15 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:15 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:02 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox misses the shot from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 03:35 | Carson-Newman | Larry Lansford takes the ball from Kenneth Savell | 22-29 |
| 03:16 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Richard Nebeker makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Lansford | 24-29 |
| Lineup | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | PG - Sean O'Bannion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Nebeker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Knox (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Kevin Kennedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Savell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Baca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Shing Chiu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 03:01 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 02:52 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 02:51 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca tips it home | 24-31 |
| 02:36 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 02:35 | Carson-Newman | Jon Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 02:11 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Kennedy | 24-33 |
| 01:43 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bill Knox | 27-33 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses short on a floater from the left block | 27-33 |
| 01:31 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | David Brantley snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:26 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Sean O'Bannion can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:24 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:57 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Kennedy | 27-36 |
| 00:38 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Shing Chiu steals it from Bill Knox | 27-36 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy lays it in on a great pass from Shing Chiu | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | S. Illinois, Edwardsville | Bill Knox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-38 |