| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Paul Saulter (fresh) SG - Robert Cannella (fresh) SF - James Simmonds (fresh) PF - Leroy Warren (fresh) C - Daniel Hansard (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 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Catawba | Paul Saulter misses short on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Catawba | The offensive rebound goes to James Simmonds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Catawba | James Simmonds is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | A charge is called on Kenneth Savell - foul #1 on Kenneth Savell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Catawba | Robert Cannella misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Vernon Delvecchio | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Carson-Newman | Leroy Warren picks off the pass by Kenneth Savell | 0-0 |
| 18:00 | Catawba | Paul Saulter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Catawba | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Saulter | 0-0 |
| 17:41 | Catawba | James Simmonds clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:34 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:18 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:01 | Catawba | Paul Saulter's pass is intercepted by Martin Joseph | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph banks in the layup | 0-4 |
| 16:54 | Catawba | Robert Cannella connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Cannella - foul #1 on Robert Cannella, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ervin Major (PF), Thomas Woodbury (C) Leroy Warren, Daniel Hansard | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:35 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | Catawba | Paul Saulter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Martin Joseph - foul #1 on Martin Joseph, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Catawba | Joe Nichols (SG), Eduardo Soto (SF) Robert Cannella, James Simmonds | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca (C) James Brainard | |
| 16:14 | Catawba | Paul Saulter misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | Catawba | Paul Saulter makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:07 | Carson-Newman | James Neer is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Soto - foul #1 on Eduardo Soto, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Cornett (PG) Paul Saulter | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (SF) James Neer | |
| 15:49 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace lays it in | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Richard Cornett (fresh) SG - Joe Nichols (fresh) SF - Eduardo Soto (fresh) PF - Ervin Major (fresh) C - Thomas Woodbury (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Baca (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Catawba | Joe Nichols makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Catawba | Eduardo Soto gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:13 | Catawba | Joe Nichols drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eduardo Soto | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Martin Joseph | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Catawba | Eduardo Soto connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Cornett | 11-10 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Savell | 11-12 |
| 14:01 | Catawba | Joe Nichols is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | Catawba | Paul Saulter (PG), Robert Cannella (SG), James Simmonds (SF), Leroy Warren (PF), Daniel Hansard (C) Richard Cornett, Joe Nichols, Eduardo Soto, Ervin Major, Thomas Woodbury | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SG), James Neer (SF), James Brainard (C) Martin Joseph, Kenneth Savell, Vernon Delvecchio | |
| 13:38 | Carson-Newman | James Neer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:22 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson is hacked by Robert Cannella - foul #2 on Robert Cannella, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Catawba | Joe Nichols (SG) Robert Cannella | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu (PF) Joe Baca | |
| 13:05 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 12:44 | Catawba | James Simmonds is fouled on the floor by James Brainard - foul #1 on James Brainard, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kevin Kennedy (PG), Kenneth Savell (SG) Matthew Wallace, Robert Richardson | |
| 12:29 | Catawba | Shing Chiu picks off the pass by Leroy Warren | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Daniel Hansard | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Catawba | James Simmonds hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Nichols | 14-14 |
| 11:32 | Carson-Newman | James Simmonds is called for the reach on Kevin Kennedy - foul #1 on James Simmonds, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), Vernon Delvecchio (PF) Kevin Kennedy, Shing Chiu | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Paul Saulter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmonds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Warren (fresh) C - Daniel Hansard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neer (fresh) PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brainard (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Warren | 14-14 |
| 11:22 | Catawba | Leroy Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Catawba | Leroy Warren banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Saulter | 16-14 |
| 10:48 | Carson-Newman | James Neer is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Cornett (SG), Eduardo Soto (SF), Ervin Major (PF), Thomas Woodbury (C) Joe Nichols, James Simmonds, Leroy Warren, Daniel Hansard | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (SF), Joe Baca (C) James Neer, James Brainard | |
| 10:19 | Catawba | Martin Joseph steps in front of the Richard Cornett pass | 16-14 |
| 10:16 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses the easy layup | 16-14 |
| 10:15 | Catawba | Ervin Major grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Catawba | Thomas Woodbury is called for 5 seconds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Catawba | James Simmonds (SF) Paul Saulter | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SF) Kenneth Savell | |
| 09:40 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Eduardo Soto - foul #2 on Eduardo Soto, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Catawba | Joe Nichols (SG) Eduardo Soto | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Neer (SF) Robert Richardson | |
| 09:40 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:24 | Catawba | Matthew Wallace steals it from Joe Nichols | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Vernon Delvecchio | 16-18 |
| 09:05 | Catawba | Matthew Wallace is called for the reach on Joe Nichols - foul #1 on Matthew Wallace, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leroy Warren (PF), Daniel Hansard (C) Ervin Major, Thomas Woodbury | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG), James Brainard (C) Martin Joseph, Joe Baca | |
| 09:00 | Catawba | Joe Nichols knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Simmonds and the foul's on James Brainard - foul #2 on James Brainard, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu (C) James Brainard | |
| 09:00 | Catawba | Joe Nichols misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:00 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:49 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Warren - foul #1 on Leroy Warren, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Catawba | Paul Saulter (PG) Richard Cornett | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 08:49 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:49 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:34 | Catawba | Leroy Warren misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 08:32 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:17 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 08:16 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Delvecchio grabs the offensive board | 18-20 |
| 08:04 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses long on a turnaround from close range | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | Catawba | James Simmonds snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 07:57 | Catawba | Paul Saulter connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by James Neer - foul #1 on James Neer, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Cornett (SG), Ervin Major (SF) Joe Nichols, James Simmonds | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), Joe Baca (PF) James Neer, Vernon Delvecchio | |
| 07:57 | Catawba | Paul Saulter makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:32 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-20 |
| 07:30 | Catawba | Ervin Major gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Paul Saulter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Major (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Warren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Hansard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Baca (fresh) C - Shing Chiu (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Catawba | Paul Saulter's layup is rejected by Matthew Wallace | 21-20 |
| 07:24 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:19 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses short on a runner in the paint | 21-20 |
| 07:17 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:06 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Catawba | Thomas Woodbury (C) Daniel Hansard | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson (SF), Vernon Delvecchio (PF) Matthew Wallace, Shing Chiu | |
| 06:40 | Catawba | Leroy Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-20 |
| 06:22 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Delvecchio | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 06:09 | Catawba | Ervin Major pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:54 | Catawba | Richard Cornett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 05:52 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 05:40 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 05:39 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca misses the tip | 21-20 |
| 05:38 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Leroy Warren | 21-20 |
| 05:14 | Catawba | Richard Cornett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Cornett, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Catawba | Henry York (PG), Joe Nichols (SG), James Simmonds (SF), Daniel Hansard (C) Paul Saulter, Richard Cornett, Ervin Major, Leroy Warren | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace (PG), James Neer (SF), Jon Carter (PF), Shing Chiu (C) Martin Joseph, Kenneth Savell, Vernon Delvecchio, Joe Baca | |
| 04:55 | Carson-Newman | Jon Carter's fadeaway is rejected by James Simmonds | 21-20 |
| 04:53 | Catawba | Joe Nichols gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:47 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard blows the layup but he's fouled by Shing Chiu - foul #1 on Shing Chiu, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| 04:47 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:47 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:47 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Hansard - foul #1 on Daniel Hansard, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:38 | Catawba | Thomas Woodbury grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 04:19 | Catawba | Thomas Woodbury makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry York | 23-21 |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace is fouled on the floor by Henry York - foul #1 on Henry York, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Cannella (SG), Eduardo Soto (PF) Henry York, Thomas Woodbury | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell (SG), Vernon Delvecchio (PF), James Brainard (C) Robert Richardson, Jon Carter, Shing Chiu | |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:57 | Catawba | Eduardo Soto snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 03:40 | Catawba | Joe Nichols misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:38 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 03:36 | Catawba | Eduardo Soto hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 03:11 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Hansard - foul #2 on Daniel Hansard, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Catawba | Paul Saulter (PG) Joe Nichols | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 03:11 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:11 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:11 | Catawba | Daniel Hansard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Paul Saulter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cannella (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Simmonds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eduardo Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hansard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Matthew Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Savell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neer (fresh) PF - Vernon Delvecchio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brainard (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Catawba | James Simmonds misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 02:49 | Catawba | Eduardo Soto gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 02:39 | Catawba | Paul Saulter hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eduardo Soto | 28-23 |
| 02:14 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Delvecchio | 28-25 |
| 01:46 | Catawba | Paul Saulter comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Wallace - foul #2 on Matthew Wallace, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leroy Warren (PF), Ervin Major (C) James Simmonds, Daniel Hansard | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), Robert Richardson (SF) Matthew Wallace, James Neer | |
| 01:46 | Catawba | Paul Saulter makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:46 | Catawba | Paul Saulter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:46 | Carson-Newman | James Brainard pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 01:36 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Joseph and the foul's on Robert Cannella - foul #3 on Robert Cannella, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Catawba | Joe Nichols (SG), Thomas Woodbury (C) Robert Cannella, Eduardo Soto | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:36 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Savell makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:10 | Catawba | Ervin Major's pass is intercepted by Robert Richardson | 29-28 |
| 01:03 | Carson-Newman | Robert Richardson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Joseph | 29-30 |
| 00:44 | Catawba | Joe Nichols can't connect on a floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 00:43 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Vernon Delvecchio | 29-30 |
| 00:26 | Carson-Newman | Paul Saulter steals it from Robert Richardson | 29-30 |
| 00:01 | Catawba | Leroy Warren misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |