| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Penn (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Eddie Miller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Catawba | Shane Carlton inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:33 | Catawba | Shane Carlton is hacked by Gerald Sprague - foul #2 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:15 | Catawba | Shane Carlton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 19:13 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:06 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:04 | Catawba | John Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:41 | Catawba | Shane Carlton travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| 18:25 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 18:24 | Catawba | Michael Oates grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 18:04 | Catawba | William Penn clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Brian Lachowsky - foul #3 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 18:04 | Catawba | William Penn makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:04 | Catawba | William Penn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:04 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:47 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan lays it up and in | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | Catawba | John Schaefer misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Purcell - foul #2 on Louis Purcell, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 17:22 | Catawba | John Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Catawba | John Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Penn - foul #1 on William Penn, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren (SF) John Jones | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG), Richard Matthews (SG), Vern Dealba (C) Michael Oates, John Schaefer, Eddie Miller | |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Catawba | John Perrone loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jessie Holland (SG) Louis Purcell, Terrence Ressler | |
| Subs | Catawba | Matthew Carey (SG), Jerome Hall (SF) Shane Carlton, William Penn | |
| 16:16 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses the shot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 16:15 | Catawba | Vern Dealba gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Catawba | Jeff Duren blocks the short jumper by Vern Dealba | 35-37 |
| 15:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - John Perrone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carey (fresh) SF - Jerome Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vern Dealba (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Jones (SF), Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Jeff Duren, Andrew Morgan, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Oates (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Eddie Miller (C) John Perrone, Matthew Carey, Richard Matthews | |
| 15:24 | Catawba | Gerald Sprague picks off the pass by John Schaefer | 35-37 |
| 15:17 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge hits a jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 15:06 | Catawba | Jerome Hall is hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG) Robert Mudge, Jessie Holland | |
| Subs | Catawba | Shane Carlton (SF), William Penn (PF) Jerome Hall, Vern Dealba | |
| 14:54 | Catawba | John Schaefer drills a jumpshot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 14:47 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 14:37 | Catawba | William Penn comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-39 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:20 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Purcell | 39-39 |
| 14:01 | Catawba | William Penn hits a runner from the left block set up by Michael Oates | 39-41 |
| 13:38 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Louis Purcell | 41-41 |
| 13:18 | Catawba | Michael Oates's pass is intercepted by Brian Lachowsky | 41-41 |
| 13:01 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Catawba | Michael Oates misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:37 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:21 | Catawba | William Penn gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:00 | Catawba | John Schaefer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 11:58 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Sprague (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shane Carlton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Penn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Eddie Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Carson-Newman | John Schaefer steps in front of the Terrence Ressler pass | 44-41 |
| 11:22 | Catawba | Brian Lachowsky steps in front of the Michael Oates pass | 44-41 |
| 11:06 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Miller - foul #3 on Eddie Miller, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Andrew Morgan (SF), James Ziniewicz (C) Louis Purcell, Terrence Ressler, John Jones, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | John Perrone (PG), Matthew Carey (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Richard Matthews (PF), Vern Dealba (C) Michael Oates, John Schaefer, Shane Carlton, William Penn, Eddie Miller | |
| 11:06 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:06 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:59 | Catawba | Robert Mudge steals it from John Perrone in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 10:46 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 10:45 | Catawba | Vern Dealba snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:38 | Catawba | Vern Dealba makes the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by James Ziniewicz - foul #2 on James Ziniewicz, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren (SF) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 10:38 | Catawba | Vern Dealba makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:22 | Catawba | Richard Matthews pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:59 | Catawba | John Perrone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 09:58 | Catawba | Richard Matthews misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 09:57 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:39 | Carson-Newman | Richard Matthews is called for the reach on Jeff Duren - foul #2 on Richard Matthews, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Penn (PF) Matthew Carey | |
| 09:29 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge is whistled for a carry | 45-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG) Jessie Holland | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 09:08 | Catawba | Vern Dealba is fouled on the floor by James Ziniewicz - foul #3 on James Ziniewicz, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Shane Carlton (SF) Jerome Hall | |
| 08:59 | Catawba | Jeff Duren is called for the reach on Shane Carlton - foul #1 on Jeff Duren, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (C) James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 08:59 | Catawba | Shane Carlton misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:59 | Catawba | Vern Dealba pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:46 | Catawba | Vern Dealba misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 08:44 | Catawba | Richard Matthews tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 08:35 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 08:34 | Catawba | William Penn snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:15 | Catawba | Vern Dealba banks in the layup set up by John Perrone | 45-48 |
| 08:05 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:03 | Catawba | William Penn grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 07:46 | Catawba | Shane Carlton scores on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Mudge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Falkner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - John Perrone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Penn (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Vern Dealba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 07:27 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 07:12 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge connects on the floater from the right side | 47-51 |
| 06:56 | Catawba | Jessie Falkner blocks the short jumper by Shane Carlton | 47-51 |
| 06:54 | Catawba | William Penn hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 06:29 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), John Jones (SF), Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Robert Mudge, Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren, Andrew Morgan, Jessie Falkner | |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Oates (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Eddie Miller (C) John Perrone, Richard Matthews, Shane Carlton, Vern Dealba | |
| 06:16 | Catawba | Jerome Hall connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Oates | 47-55 |
| 05:51 | Carson-Newman | John Jones is hacked by John Schaefer - foul #1 on John Schaefer, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| 05:36 | Carson-Newman | John Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Miller | 47-55 |
| 05:34 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 47-55 |
| 05:16 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by William Penn - foul #2 on William Penn, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Shane Carlton (SF) William Penn | |
| 05:16 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:16 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:01 | Catawba | Eddie Miller lays it up and in | 48-57 |
| 04:40 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-57 |
| 04:39 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lachowsky | 48-57 |
| 04:26 | Carson-Newman | John Jones hits a jumper near the basket | 50-57 |
| 04:09 | Catawba | Gerald Sprague is called for the reach on Jerome Hall - foul #3 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), James Ziniewicz (C) Jessie Holland, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Matthews (PF) Shane Carlton | |
| 04:09 | Catawba | Jerome Hall makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:09 | Catawba | Jerome Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:49 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell connects on the 3 from straight away | 53-59 |
| 03:45 | Catawba | Jerome Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (C) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Catawba | Shane Carlton (SF), Vern Dealba (PF) Richard Matthews, Eddie Miller | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Falkner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Oates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shane Carlton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vern Dealba (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler scores on a 3 from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 03:01 | Catawba | The pull-up jumper by Michael Oates is blocked by James Ziniewicz | 56-59 |
| 02:59 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:59 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) James Ziniewicz, Jessie Falkner | |
| Subs | Catawba | William Penn (PF), Eddie Miller (C) Vern Dealba, Jerome Hall | |
| 02:42 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell is called for a charge - foul #3 on Louis Purcell, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 02:23 | Catawba | Terrence Ressler is called for the reach on William Penn - foul #3 on Terrence Ressler, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 02:23 | Catawba | William Penn makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:23 | Catawba | William Penn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:54 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 01:53 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague tips it but misses | 56-61 |
| 01:51 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky grabs the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Jones | 59-61 |
| 01:22 | Catawba | John Schaefer misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 01:21 | Catawba | William Penn grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:02 | Catawba | William Penn misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 01:00 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:55 | Carson-Newman | John Jones hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Louis Purcell | 61-61 |
| 00:38 | Catawba | Eddie Miller is fouled on the floor by Louis Purcell - foul #4 on Louis Purcell, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 00:38 | Catawba | Eddie Miller misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:38 | Catawba | Eddie Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:20 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague makes the floater from the right block set up by Louis Purcell and the foul's on Eddie Miller - foul #4 on Eddie Miller, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 00:11 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:11 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Shane Carlton | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Catawba | Gerald Sprague blocks the jumper by Eddie Miller | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | John Jones gets the rebound | 63-62 |