| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) C - James Brainard (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jeff Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Millender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Cochran (fresh) C - Sergei Zenner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 19:44 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 19:18 | Tusculum | James Millender misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:17 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:51 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Savell | 37-43 |
| 18:32 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| 18:19 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Wallace | 40-43 |
| 17:58 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Millender | 40-45 |
| 17:38 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG), Joe Baca (C) Robert Richardson, James Brainard | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Harris (SG), Alfred Wallace (SF), Alan Greenlaw (PF) Floyd Brown, James Millender, Gregory Cochran | |
| 17:25 | Tusculum | John Harris makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sergei Zenner | 40-47 |
| 17:00 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Wallace | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Tusculum | Kevin Kennedy steals it from John Harris | 42-47 |
| 16:22 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| 16:21 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 16:19 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:06 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell hits a fadeaway from the left side | 44-47 |
| 15:48 | Tusculum | Kevin Kennedy takes the ball from Alfred Wallace | 44-47 |
| 15:45 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Kennedy | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Kevin Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Savell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Baca (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jeff Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alan Greenlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Zenner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Tusculum | Alfred Wallace hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 15:12 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Kennedy, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), James Neer (SF), Shing Chiu (PF), James Brainard (C) Kevin Kennedy, Kenneth Savell, Matthew Wallace, Vernon Delvecchio, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Floyd Brown (SG), James Millender (SF), Gregory Cochran (PF), Charles Jensen (C) Jeff Phillips, Alfred Wallace, Alan Greenlaw, Sergei Zenner | |
| 14:56 | Tusculum | James Brainard takes the ball from Floyd Brown | 46-50 |
| 14:41 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard is hacked by Gregory Cochran - foul #1 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Whitson (PG) John Harris | |
| 14:28 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 46-50 |
| 14:26 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 14:23 | Tusculum | James Millender grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 14:09 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran is hacked by Shing Chiu - foul #3 on Shing Chiu, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| 13:59 | Tusculum | The short jumper by James Millender is denied by James Brainard | 46-50 |
| 13:58 | Tusculum | James Millender can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 13:57 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:38 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Millender - foul #2 on James Millender, team foul #2 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG), Joe Baca (PF) Robert Richardson, Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Harris (PG), Alfred Wallace (C) James Whitson, Charles Jensen | |
| 13:38 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:38 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:18 | Tusculum | James Millender's pass is intercepted by James Neer | 48-50 |
| 13:15 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph jams it on a nice dish by James Neer | 50-50 |
| 12:55 | Tusculum | Alfred Wallace misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 12:53 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 12:41 | Carson-Newman | James Neer knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brainard | 52-52 |
| 12:36 | Tusculum | Floyd Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 52-52 |
| 12:34 | Carson-Newman | James Neer grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 12:17 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard misses the lay-in | 52-52 |
| 12:15 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 11:59 | Tusculum | James Millender connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Floyd Brown | 52-55 |
| 11:39 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Vernon Delvecchio (PF), Shing Chiu (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, Joe Baca, James Brainard | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips (PG), James Whitson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Alan Greenlaw (PF), Sergei Zenner (C) John Harris, Floyd Brown, James Millender, Gregory Cochran, Alfred Wallace | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shing Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jeff Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Whitson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Greenlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergei Zenner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips travels in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 11:15 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 11:14 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Sergei Zenner | 52-55 |
| 10:55 | Tusculum | Kenneth Savell is called for the reach on James Whitson - foul #1 on Kenneth Savell, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG) Kenneth Savell | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 10:42 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner misses the driving attempt from the right block | 52-55 |
| 10:41 | Tusculum | Leonard Smith tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 10:40 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Harris (SG), Alfred Wallace (SF) James Whitson, Leonard Smith | |
| 10:03 | Tusculum | Alfred Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca (C) Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 09:47 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Greenlaw | 52-55 |
| 09:45 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:20 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 09:18 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:56 | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 08:54 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:47 | Tusculum | John Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:46 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:31 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca loses the dribble to Alfred Wallace | 52-55 |
| 08:04 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:03 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:47 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio is hacked by Alan Greenlaw - foul #2 on Alan Greenlaw, team foul #3 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), Kenneth Savell (SG), James Neer (SF), Shing Chiu (PF), James Brainard (C) Kevin Kennedy, Matthew Wallace, Robert Richardson, Vernon Delvecchio, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Whitson (PG), Floyd Brown (SG), James Millender (SF), Gregory Cochran (PF), Charles Jensen (C) Jeff Phillips, John Harris, Alfred Wallace, Alan Greenlaw, Sergei Zenner | |
| 07:41 | Carson-Newman | James Neer connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Savell and the foul's on James Millender - foul #3 on James Millender, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| 07:41 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Neer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shing Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Brainard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - James Whitson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Floyd Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Millender (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jensen (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Tusculum | Charles Jensen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 07:19 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 07:04 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard makes the turnaround near the basket | 57-55 |
| 06:45 | Tusculum | James Millender buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Whitson | 57-57 |
| 06:27 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brainard | 60-57 |
| 06:17 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Floyd Brown | 60-59 |
| 06:04 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph is fouled on the floor by Gregory Cochran - foul #2 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio (PF) Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips (PG), Sergei Zenner (C) James Whitson, Charles Jensen | |
| 05:44 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Neer | 62-59 |
| 05:29 | Tusculum | James Millender connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 05:18 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Joseph and he's hacked by Floyd Brown - foul #2 on Floyd Brown, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Joe Baca (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, James Brainard | |
| Subs | Tusculum | John Harris (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Alfred Wallace (PF) Floyd Brown, James Millender, Gregory Cochran | |
| 05:18 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:18 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to John Harris | 64-62 |
| 04:58 | Tusculum | Leonard Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Harris | 64-65 |
| 04:46 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell hits a floater from the right side | 66-65 |
| 04:33 | Tusculum | Kenneth Savell steals the ball from Leonard Smith | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 04:12 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 03:49 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-65 |
| 03:47 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 03:23 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Delvecchio | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Savell (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Baca (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jeff Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Sergei Zenner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 02:57 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:57 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), James Neer (SF), James Brainard (C) Matthew Wallace, Robert Richardson, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Floyd Brown (SG), James Millender (SF), Gregory Cochran (PF) John Harris, Leonard Smith, Alfred Wallace | |
| 02:46 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-65 |
| 02:45 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio tips it in | 71-65 |
| 02:24 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 71-67 |
| 02:01 | Carson-Newman | Floyd Brown takes the ball from Vernon Delvecchio | 71-67 |
| 01:57 | Tusculum | Floyd Brown misses the dunk attempt | 71-67 |
| 01:55 | Carson-Newman | James Neer pulls down the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:39 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-67 |
| 01:37 | Carson-Newman | James Neer grabs the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:24 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 01:23 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:06 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-67 |
| 01:04 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:46 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph is hacked by James Millender - foul #4 on James Millender, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 00:46 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:46 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:46 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio snags the offensive board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Carson-Newman | James Millender is called for the reach on Vernon Delvecchio - foul #5 on James Millender, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SG), Jon Carter (SF), Shing Chiu (C) Kenneth Savell, James Neer, James Brainard | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Alfred Wallace (SF) James Millender | |
| 00:43 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:43 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Tusculum | Floyd Brown buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Jeff Phillips and he's fouled by Shing Chiu - foul #4 on Shing Chiu, team foul #4 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG), James Neer (SF), James Brainard (C) Robert Richardson, Jon Carter, Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:38 | Tusculum | Floyd Brown makes the free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:37 | Carson-Newman | James Neer is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Brown - foul #3 on Floyd Brown, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 00:37 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:37 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:37 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 00:30 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Phillips | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Phillips - foul #2 on Jeff Phillips, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SF) James Neer | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:29 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:29 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:23 | Tusculum | Jeff Phillips clanks a 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | Tusculum | Gregory Cochran grabs the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:18 | Tusculum | Robert Richardson takes the ball from Alfred Wallace | 77-72 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph is hacked by Jeff Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Phillips, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jon Carter (PF), Shing Chiu (C) Vernon Delvecchio, James Brainard | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:09 | Tusculum | Floyd Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alfred Wallace | 79-75 |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio (PF), James Brainard (C) Jon Carter, Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:07 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson is hacked by Floyd Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Floyd Brown, team foul #12 | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Delvecchio | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio is fouled on the floor by Gregory Cochran - foul #3 on Gregory Cochran, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Sergei Zenner misses the halfcourt shot | 79-75 |