| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guy Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Monty Budge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Hanselman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Selig (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Tusculum | Steven Selig misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 19:41 | Catawba | Willie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:21 | Catawba | Walter Newsome takes the ball from Guy Courtney | 28-28 |
| 19:02 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | Tusculum | Kevin Lauer steals it from Richard Riley | 28-28 |
| 18:48 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer banks in the layup | 30-28 |
| 18:35 | Tusculum | Steven Selig knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 18:16 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer is hacked by Steven Selig - foul #1 on Steven Selig, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | Catawba | Guy Courtney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Lauer | 33-30 |
| 17:49 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:47 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:33 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:32 | Catawba | Monty Budge gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Catawba | Guy Courtney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Selig - foul #2 on Steven Selig, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Catawba | Adam Parker (SF), Nathaniel Bearden (PF) Willie Thompson, Monty Budge | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (SG), Kyle Vaughn (SF), Garland Terrell (PF), Thomas Lee (C) Richard Riley, Clifford Hanselman, Steven Selig, Terry Simpson | |
| 17:10 | Catawba | Guy Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:10 | Catawba | Guy Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Tusculum | Nathaniel Bearden swats the short shot by Garland Terrell | 35-30 |
| 16:45 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:31 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Hughes | 35-32 |
| 16:17 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp can't connect on a floater from the left block | 35-32 |
| 16:15 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:00 | Tusculum | Shannon Tripp steals the ball from Thomas Lee | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Courtney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Parker (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Terrell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Catawba | Guy Courtney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-32 |
| 15:42 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 15:28 | Tusculum | Shannon Tripp is called for the reach on Kyle Vaughn - foul #3 on Shannon Tripp, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (PG), Willie Thompson (SF), Monty Budge (PF) Kevin Lauer, Guy Courtney, Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Richard Riley (SG), Clifford Hanselman (SF), Steven Selig (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Walter Newsome, Kyle Vaughn, Garland Terrell, Thomas Lee | |
| 15:08 | Tusculum | Richard Riley is hacked by Adam Parker - foul #3 on Adam Parker, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 14:53 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Catawba | William Milazzo (SG) Adam Parker | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 14:38 | Catawba | Willie Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 14:36 | Catawba | Nathaniel Bearden tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 14:22 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 14:20 | Catawba | Willie Thompson snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:06 | Catawba | Monty Budge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | Tusculum | Richard Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:43 | Tusculum | Richard Riley connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Mark Hughes | 37-34 |
| 13:28 | Catawba | Monty Budge misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Hughes - foul #2 on Mark Hughes, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Catawba | Kevin Lauer (PG), Guy Courtney (SG), Shannon Tripp (C) Leonard Paris, William Milazzo, Nathaniel Bearden | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Newsome (PG), Kyle Vaughn (SF) Mark Hughes, Clifford Hanselman | |
| 13:28 | Catawba | Monty Budge makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:28 | Catawba | Monty Budge makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:13 | Tusculum | Richard Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 13:12 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Shannon Tripp | 39-34 |
| 13:07 | Catawba | Richard Riley steps in front of the Willie Thompson pass | 39-34 |
| 12:45 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:44 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 12:42 | Tusculum | Steven Selig tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 12:40 | Catawba | Willie Thompson pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:19 | Catawba | Willie Thompson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Guy Courtney | 41-34 |
| 12:01 | Tusculum | Steven Selig makes the jumper from the right block | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guy Courtney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monty Budge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Selig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Catawba | Monty Budge can't connect on a shot from the left block | 41-36 |
| 11:34 | Tusculum | Richard Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:18 | Tusculum | Richard Riley hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 41-39 |
| 11:03 | Catawba | Willie Thompson's floater is tipped away by Terry Simpson | 41-39 |
| 11:01 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:38 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 10:37 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 10:27 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson loses the dribble to Kevin Lauer | 41-39 |
| 10:16 | Catawba | Kevin Lauer is hacked by Kyle Vaughn - foul #1 on Kyle Vaughn, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (PG), Adam Parker (SF), Nathaniel Bearden (PF), Rigoberto Russo (C) Kevin Lauer, Willie Thompson, Monty Budge, Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (SG), Clifford Hanselman (SF), Garland Terrell (PF) Richard Riley, Steven Selig, Terry Simpson | |
| 10:02 | Catawba | Rigoberto Russo makes the fadeaway in the lane | 43-39 |
| 09:39 | Tusculum | Kyle Vaughn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 09:37 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 09:19 | Catawba | Guy Courtney is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Catawba | Brian Conroy (C) Guy Courtney | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Randy Burnette (SG), Thomas Lee (C) Walter Newsome, Kyle Vaughn | |
| 09:08 | Tusculum | Randy Burnette misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | Catawba | Rigoberto Russo snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:43 | Catawba | Adam Parker clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 08:41 | Tusculum | Randy Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:25 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Mark Hughes | 43-43 |
| 08:05 | Catawba | Leonard Paris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 08:04 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:57 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes is hacked by Leonard Paris - foul #1 on Leonard Paris, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Catawba | Kevin Lauer (PG), Guy Courtney (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), Shannon Tripp (C) Leonard Paris, Adam Parker, Rigoberto Russo, Brian Conroy | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Newsome (PG), Kyle Vaughn (C) Randy Burnette, Thomas Lee | |
| 07:39 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Bearden - foul #1 on Nathaniel Bearden, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Catawba | Monty Budge (PF) Nathaniel Bearden | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Richard Riley (SG), Thomas Lee (C) Mark Hughes, Clifford Hanselman | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Kevin Lauer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Guy Courtney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Willie Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monty Budge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shannon Tripp (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Tusculum | Kevin Lauer takes the ball from Walter Newsome | 43-43 |
| 07:01 | Catawba | Monty Budge scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 06:39 | Tusculum | Richard Riley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 06:28 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Monty Budge and the foul's on Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman (SF), Steven Selig (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Kyle Vaughn, Garland Terrell, Thomas Lee | |
| 06:28 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:06 | Tusculum | Richard Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 06:04 | Tusculum | Steven Selig hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 05:42 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:41 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Richard Riley | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Hanselman | 49-50 |
| 05:29 | Catawba | Guy Courtney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Lauer | 52-50 |
| 05:13 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shannon Tripp - foul #4 on Shannon Tripp, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Catawba | Adam Parker (SF), Nathaniel Bearden (PF) Willie Thompson, Monty Budge | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (SG) Richard Riley | |
| 05:13 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:13 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:13 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 04:48 | Catawba | Mark Hughes picks off the pass by Adam Parker | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 04:38 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 04:37 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:32 | Tusculum | Steven Selig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Catawba | Leonard Paris (PG), Rigoberto Russo (SF), Brian Conroy (C) Kevin Lauer, Guy Courtney, Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Vaughn (SF) Clifford Hanselman | |
| 04:13 | Catawba | Brian Conroy misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Terry Simpson - foul #2 on Terry Simpson, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 04:13 | Catawba | Brian Conroy makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:13 | Catawba | Brian Conroy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:52 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Selig | 54-53 |
| 03:31 | Catawba | Adam Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 03:29 | Catawba | Brian Conroy tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 03:28 | Catawba | Adam Parker tips it in | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Leonard Paris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Conroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathaniel Bearden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rigoberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Selig (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Terry Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Newsome and he's fouled by Adam Parker - foul #4 on Adam Parker, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | Kevin Lauer (PG), Guy Courtney (SG), Willie Thompson (SF), Monty Budge (PF), Shannon Tripp (C) Leonard Paris, Adam Parker, Brian Conroy, Nathaniel Bearden, Rigoberto Russo | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Richard Riley (SG), Garland Terrell (PF), Thomas Lee (C) Walter Newsome, Steven Selig, Terry Simpson | |
| 03:16 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes misses the free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:16 | Catawba | Monty Budge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:04 | Catawba | Monty Budge lays it up and in set up by Shannon Tripp and the foul's on Garland Terrell - foul #2 on Garland Terrell, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman (SF) Thomas Lee | |
| 03:04 | Catawba | Monty Budge makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 02:40 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Hanselman | 59-55 |
| 02:40 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Newsome (PG), Steven Selig (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Mark Hughes, Garland Terrell, Kyle Vaughn | |
| 02:24 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:23 | Catawba | Monty Budge gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:02 | Catawba | Willie Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 01:55 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | Catawba | Guy Courtney is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | Catawba | Guy Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:34 | Catawba | Guy Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:34 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:25 | Tusculum | Steven Selig knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Clifford Hanselman | 62-60 |
| 01:10 | Catawba | The short jumper by Monty Budge is denied by Steven Selig | 62-60 |
| 01:09 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 00:48 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome loses the dribble to Guy Courtney | 62-60 |
| 00:43 | Catawba | Guy Courtney hits the finger roll | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Tusculum | Steven Selig makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Riley | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Catawba | Willie Thompson is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Newsome, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (PG) Walter Newsome | |
| 00:34 | Catawba | Willie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:34 | Catawba | Willie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson lays it in set up by Mark Hughes | 66-65 |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Richard Riley is called for the reach on Shannon Tripp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Riley, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Shannon Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Shannon Tripp - foul #5 on Shannon Tripp, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Catawba | Nathaniel Bearden (C) Shannon Tripp | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:15 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Catawba | Willie Thompson is hacked by Mark Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Hughes, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Catawba | Willie Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:14 | Catawba | Willie Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Simpson | 70-67 |