| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Trusty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Butler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) SF - Jeffery Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Herr (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Catawba | Ted Butler inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Catawba | Mark Eppler clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 19:34 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Jeffery Jackson | 36-28 |
| 19:25 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett's pass is intercepted by Dale Williams | 36-28 |
| 19:04 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 18:49 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Garnett | 36-31 |
| 18:43 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 18:14 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses the jumper from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 18:12 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:52 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Jamie Herr | 39-31 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Williams - foul #1 on Dale Williams, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Catawba | Dale Williams snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:23 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins is called for traveling | 39-32 |
| 17:05 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 17:03 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Mark Eppler | 39-32 |
| 16:35 | Catawba | Jamie Herr blocks the short jumper by Ted Butler | 39-32 |
| 16:34 | Catawba | Dale Williams snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 16:17 | Catawba | Ted Butler misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Hughes - foul #2 on Robert Hughes, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald McLin (PG), Joshua Klug (SG), James Williams (PF), Melvin Fox (C) Michael Trusty, Daniel Jenkins, Mark Eppler, Dale Williams | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Zeimetz (PG), Robert Furtado (SG), Richard Yarber (SF), Ryan Butcher (PF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, Jeffery Jackson, George Buckner | |
| 16:17 | Catawba | Ted Butler makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:17 | Catawba | Ted Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:57 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher can't finish the layup | 41-32 |
| 15:56 | Catawba | Ted Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald McLin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Klug (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Butler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Zeimetz (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Yarber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) C - Jamie Herr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Catawba | Ted Butler scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Williams | 44-32 |
| 15:13 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 14:51 | Catawba | Ted Butler makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Williams | 47-35 |
| 14:31 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-35 |
| 14:29 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher tips it in | 47-37 |
| 14:09 | Catawba | James Williams is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Trusty (PG), Daniel Jenkins (SG), Mark Eppler (PF), Dale Williams (C) Joshua Klug, Ted Butler, James Williams, Melvin Fox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Garnett (SG), Jeffery Jackson (SF), George Buckner (PF) Daniel Zeimetz, Richard Yarber, Ryan Butcher, Jamie Herr | |
| 13:55 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner's pass is intercepted by Daniel Jenkins | 47-37 |
| 13:50 | Catawba | Michael Trusty jams it on a great pass from Daniel Jenkins | 49-37 |
| 13:35 | Carson-Newman | Dale Williams is called for the reach on Robert Furtado - foul #2 on Dale Williams, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 13:19 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson loses the dribble to Mark Eppler | 49-37 |
| 13:12 | Catawba | Mark Eppler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 13:10 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 13:06 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-37 |
| 13:05 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:44 | Catawba | Michael Trusty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 12:43 | Catawba | Mark Eppler tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 12:42 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:37 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado is hacked by Dale Williams - foul #3 on Dale Williams, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Catawba | Stephen Thoma (SF) Ronald McLin | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber (C) Robert Furtado | |
| 12:30 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 12:29 | Catawba | Michael Trusty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:23 | Catawba | Dale Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Dale Williams, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Catawba | James Williams (C) Dale Williams | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:10 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 12:09 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:57 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hughes | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Trusty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Thoma (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Yarber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:46 | Catawba | Richard Garnett is called for the reach on Daniel Jenkins - foul #3 on Richard Garnett, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (C) Jeffery Jackson | |
| 11:35 | Catawba | Mark Eppler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-40 |
| 11:34 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Garnett | 49-42 |
| 10:54 | Catawba | Stephen Thoma's floater is tipped away by Jamie Herr | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Trusty - foul #2 on Michael Trusty, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald McLin (PG), Ted Butler (SF), Melvin Fox (C) Michael Trusty, Stephen Thoma, Mark Eppler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Zeimetz (PG), Robert Furtado (SG), Ryan Butcher (PF) Robert Hughes, Richard Garnett, George Buckner | |
| 10:45 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:45 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:26 | Catawba | Ronald McLin is hacked by Daniel Zeimetz - foul #1 on Daniel Zeimetz, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Catawba | Joshua Klug (SG) Daniel Jenkins | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson (SF) Daniel Zeimetz | |
| 10:09 | Catawba | Melvin Fox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Furtado - foul #2 on Robert Furtado, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 10:09 | Catawba | Melvin Fox makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Catawba | Melvin Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 09:41 | Carson-Newman | Melvin Fox is called for the reach on Jeffery Jackson - foul #2 on Melvin Fox, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Trusty (PG), Mark Eppler (PF) Joshua Klug, Melvin Fox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett (SG) Richard Yarber | |
| 09:19 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado lays it in on a great pass from Jeffery Jackson | 50-46 |
| 09:04 | Catawba | Michael Trusty drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ted Butler | 53-46 |
| 08:37 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Furtado | 53-48 |
| 08:10 | Catawba | Mark Eppler makes the floater from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 07:58 | Carson-Newman | Ryan Butcher lays it up and in set up by Richard Garnett | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Michael Trusty (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald McLin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Butler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Furtado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Butcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Herr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:50 | Catawba | Michael Trusty misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Furtado - foul #3 on Robert Furtado, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins (SG), Stephen Thoma (SF), Dale Williams (C) Ronald McLin, Ted Butler, James Williams | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes (PG), Richard Yarber (SF), George Buckner (PF) Richard Garnett, Jeffery Jackson, Ryan Butcher | |
| 07:50 | Catawba | Michael Trusty makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:50 | Catawba | Michael Trusty makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:21 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:19 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:59 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner blows the layup | 57-50 |
| 06:58 | Catawba | Stephen Thoma grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:53 | Catawba | Michael Trusty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 06:51 | Carson-Newman | Robert Furtado pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 06:38 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:20 | Catawba | Michael Trusty misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 06:19 | Catawba | Mark Eppler grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 06:08 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:06 | Catawba | Mark Eppler can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 06:05 | Catawba | Michael Trusty grabs the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:45 | Catawba | Dale Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 05:43 | Catawba | Michael Trusty tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 05:41 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:26 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber loses the dribble to Stephen Thoma | 57-50 |
| 05:11 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald McLin (PG), Ted Butler (SF) Michael Trusty, Stephen Thoma | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett (SG), Jeffery Jackson (SF) Richard Yarber, Jamie Herr | |
| 04:54 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 04:53 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner tips it home | 57-52 |
| 04:32 | Catawba | Dale Williams is hacked by Robert Hughes - foul #3 on Robert Hughes, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Catawba | James Williams (PF) Mark Eppler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Yarber (C) Robert Furtado | |
| 04:17 | Catawba | James Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 04:16 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:07 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Garnett | 57-54 |
| 04:02 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald McLin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ted Butler (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Garnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Buckner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Yarber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:36 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 03:35 | Catawba | Dale Williams gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:17 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the right block | 57-54 |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:56 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffery Jackson | 57-56 |
| 02:56 | Catawba | Catawba calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Catawba | Michael Trusty (PG), Mark Eppler (PF) Ronald McLin, James Williams | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr (C) Richard Yarber | |
| 02:35 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 02:33 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to George Buckner | 57-56 |
| 02:28 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Hughes | 57-58 |
| 02:07 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:50 | Carson-Newman | Richard Garnett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hughes | 59-61 |
| 01:42 | Catawba | Mark Eppler banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 01:25 | Carson-Newman | Michael Trusty is called for the reach on Robert Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Trusty, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 01:25 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:25 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Dale Williams | 61-61 |
| 01:06 | Catawba | Mark Eppler can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Richard Garnett - foul #4 on Richard Garnett, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 01:06 | Catawba | Mark Eppler makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:06 | Catawba | Mark Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:45 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Catawba | Daniel Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Catawba | Dale Williams misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Catawba | Dale Williams misses the tip | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Carson-Newman | George Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Jamie Herr can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 63-61 |
| 00:02 | Catawba | Dale Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Catawba | Dale Williams runs out the clock | 63-61 |