| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Courtney (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monty Budge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) PF - James Church (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Carson-Newman | James Church can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Thompson - foul #2 on Willie Thompson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:38 | Carson-Newman | James Church makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:38 | Carson-Newman | James Church misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:38 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Shannon Tripp | 31-26 |
| 19:33 | Catawba | Willie Thompson is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 19:16 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Catawba | Guy Courtney gets the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:00 | Catawba | Guy Courtney drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willie Thompson and he's hacked by Zackary Sweeney - foul #2 on Zackary Sweeney, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 19:00 | Catawba | Guy Courtney misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:00 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:35 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Boswell | 33-29 |
| 18:08 | Catawba | Monty Budge is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| 17:52 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Boswell | 33-31 |
| 17:27 | Catawba | Willie Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shannon Tripp | 36-31 |
| 17:07 | Carson-Newman | James Church misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Monty Budge | 36-31 |
| 16:46 | Catawba | Monty Budge misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:44 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:31 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:24 | Catawba | Zackary Sweeney picks off the pass by Guy Courtney | 36-34 |
| 16:04 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Church | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Boswell - foul #1 on Mark Boswell, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (SG), Adam Parker (SF), Nathaniel Bearden (PF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Guy Courtney, Willie Thompson, Monty Budge, Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance (PG), Michael Hughes (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) Mark Boswell, Zackary Sweeney, Quon Chin, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 15:54 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:54 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Paris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Parker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathaniel Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rigoberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Danny Tarrance (fresh) SG - Michael Hughes (fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes buries a jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 15:20 | Catawba | Nathaniel Bearden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:19 | Catawba | Rigoberto Russo tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:51 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:43 | Carson-Newman | Leonard Paris steals it from Andrew Williams | 39-38 |
| 14:29 | Catawba | Rigoberto Russo is denied on a layup by Roger Utley | 39-38 |
| 14:28 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Tarrance | 39-41 |
| 13:44 | Catawba | Danny Tarrance is called for the reach on Kevin Lauer - foul #1 on Danny Tarrance, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Catawba | Guy Courtney (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), Monty Budge (PF), Shannon Tripp (C) Kevin Lauer, Adam Parker, Nathaniel Bearden, Rigoberto Russo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell (PG), Zackary Sweeney (SG), Michael Neves (C) Danny Tarrance, Michael Hughes, Timothy Atkins | |
| 13:31 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 13:16 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shannon Tripp - foul #3 on Shannon Tripp, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Church (PF) Roger Utley | |
| 13:16 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:16 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:16 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:05 | Catawba | Monty Budge is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| 12:56 | Carson-Newman | Monty Budge is called for the reach on James Church - foul #1 on Monty Budge, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 12:42 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell is called for traveling | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | Catawba | Guy Courtney clanks a floater from the left side | 39-41 |
| 12:26 | Carson-Newman | James Church snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:18 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Zackary Sweeney | 39-44 |
| 11:54 | Catawba | Guy Courtney loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SF), Roger Utley (PF) Quon Chin, James Church | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Leonard Paris (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monty Budge (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Guy Courtney - foul #1 on Guy Courtney, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Catawba | Adam Parker (PG) Leonard Paris | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins (C) Michael Neves | |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:14 | Catawba | Monty Budge's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Utley | 39-46 |
| 11:13 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-46 |
| 10:51 | Catawba | Adam Parker snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 10:44 | Catawba | Willie Thompson is called for traveling | 39-46 |
| Subs | Catawba | Kevin Lauer (PG), Nathaniel Bearden (PF) Willie Thompson, Monty Budge | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin (SG) Zackary Sweeney | |
| 10:22 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Utley and he's fouled by Nathaniel Bearden - foul #2 on Nathaniel Bearden, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Catawba | Rigoberto Russo (C) Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Church (PF), Michael Neves (C) Roger Utley, Timothy Atkins | |
| 10:22 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:06 | Catawba | Adam Parker misses short on a floater near the basket | 39-49 |
| 10:05 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Michael Neves | 39-49 |
| 09:58 | Carson-Newman | James Church makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Mark Boswell | 39-51 |
| 09:46 | Catawba | Guy Courtney drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Lauer | 42-51 |
| 09:39 | Carson-Newman | A charge is called on James Church - foul #2 on James Church, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (SG) Guy Courtney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney (SG), Danny Tarrance (SF) Mark Boswell, Andrew Williams | |
| 09:26 | Catawba | Adam Parker knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Lauer | 44-51 |
| 09:14 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Church | 44-54 |
| 08:58 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 08:57 | Catawba | Nathaniel Bearden snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 08:39 | Catawba | Leonard Paris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 08:37 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:14 | Carson-Newman | James Church loses the dribble to Leonard Paris | 44-54 |
| 07:57 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Paris | 46-54 |
| 07:41 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 07:39 | Catawba | Nathaniel Bearden gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Paris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathaniel Bearden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rigoberto Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Quon Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Danny Tarrance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Neves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Catawba | Zackary Sweeney is called for the reach on Rigoberto Russo - foul #3 on Zackary Sweeney, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Catawba | Guy Courtney (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), Monty Budge (PF), Shannon Tripp (C) Kevin Lauer, Adam Parker, Nathaniel Bearden, Rigoberto Russo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell (PG), Michael Hughes (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) Quon Chin, Zackary Sweeney, Danny Tarrance, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 07:14 | Catawba | Monty Budge buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leonard Paris | 49-54 |
| 07:00 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:59 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hughes | 49-54 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Utley | 49-56 |
| 06:28 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Atkins | 49-56 |
| 06:27 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Roger Utley | 49-56 |
| 06:02 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 06:01 | Catawba | Monty Budge snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:55 | Catawba | Roger Utley steals it from Shannon Tripp | 49-56 |
| 05:46 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell is fouled on the floor by Shannon Tripp - foul #4 on Shannon Tripp, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Catawba | Kevin Lauer (PG) Leonard Paris | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney (SG), Michael Neves (C) Michael Hughes, Timothy Atkins | |
| 05:33 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Zackary Sweeney | 49-58 |
| 05:10 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer is fouled on the floor by Mark Boswell - foul #2 on Mark Boswell, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 05:10 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:10 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:10 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 04:59 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Zackary Sweeney and he's hacked by Kevin Lauer - foul #2 on Kevin Lauer, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Church (PF) Roger Utley | |
| 04:59 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:38 | Catawba | Willie Thompson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-61 |
| 04:37 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:32 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Zackary Sweeney | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | Catawba | Guy Courtney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-64 |
| 04:24 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses the floater from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 03:59 | Carson-Newman | James Church tips it in | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Catawba | Zackary Sweeney steals it from Kevin Lauer | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Church | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Courtney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monty Budge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Quon Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Church (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Neves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Catawba | Monty Budge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 03:20 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-68 |
| 03:07 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 02:55 | Catawba | Zackary Sweeney picks off the pass by Shannon Tripp | 50-68 |
| 02:35 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 02:33 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:15 | Catawba | Willie Thompson is hacked by James Church - foul #3 on James Church, team foul #8 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (PG), Adam Parker (SG), Nathaniel Bearden (PF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Kevin Lauer, Guy Courtney, Monty Budge, Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes (SG), Danny Tarrance (SF), Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) Mark Boswell, Zackary Sweeney, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 02:15 | Catawba | Willie Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:15 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Michael Hughes | 50-68 |
| 01:55 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-68 |
| 01:54 | Catawba | Leonard Paris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 01:46 | Catawba | Adam Parker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Paris | 53-68 |
| 01:26 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley misses the lay-in | 53-68 |
| 01:24 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 01:08 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Thompson - foul #3 on Willie Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Catawba | Brian Conroy (C) Willie Thompson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:08 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:08 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:54 | Catawba | Leonard Paris misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 00:53 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Danny Tarrance | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Brian Conroy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 53-72 |
| 00:24 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Roger Utley | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance runs out the clock | 53-72 |