| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Hanselman (fresh) PF - Steven Selig (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terry Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Quon Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Church (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-42 |
| 19:24 | Tusculum | The short jumper by Terry Simpson is denied by Michael Neves | 35-42 |
| 19:23 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Riley - foul #1 on Richard Riley, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:38 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 18:37 | Carson-Newman | James Church snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:31 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-43 |
| 18:30 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:10 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 18:06 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:04 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:47 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome's 3 pointer is rejected by James Church | 37-43 |
| 17:45 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:32 | Tusculum | Steven Selig misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Church - foul #3 on James Church, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kyle Vaughn (SF), Garland Terrell (C) Clifford Hanselman, Terry Simpson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 17:32 | Tusculum | Steven Selig makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:32 | Tusculum | Steven Selig misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:12 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Utley | 38-46 |
| 17:01 | Tusculum | Kyle Vaughn's floater is tipped away by Roger Utley | 38-46 |
| 17:00 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 16:43 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Boswell and the foul's on Richard Riley - foul #2 on Richard Riley, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (SG), Thomas Lee (C) Richard Riley, Steven Selig | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance (PG), Sammy Colvin (SF) Mark Boswell, Quon Chin | |
| 16:43 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:25 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hughes | 40-49 |
| 16:00 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Danny Tarrance | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garland Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Danny Tarrance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Utley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee blows the layup | 40-51 |
| 15:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Roger Utley | 40-51 |
| 15:33 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Atkins | 40-53 |
| 15:13 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Timothy Atkins - foul #2 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Richard Riley (SG), Steven Selig (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Walter Newsome, Kyle Vaughn, Garland Terrell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell (PG), Quon Chin (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), James Church (PF), Michael Neves (C) Danny Tarrance, Zackary Sweeney, Sammy Colvin, Roger Utley, Timothy Atkins | |
| 15:13 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:13 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:03 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 15:02 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 14:40 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Williams - foul #4 on Andrew Williams, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman (SF) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 14:40 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:40 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Boswell and he's fouled by Terry Simpson - foul #2 on Terry Simpson, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 14:25 | Tusculum | Steven Selig snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 14:15 | Tusculum | Steven Selig drills a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Riley | 46-55 |
| 13:59 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:58 | Tusculum | Richard Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 13:34 | Tusculum | Richard Riley knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Selig and he's hacked by Danny Tarrance - foul #1 on Danny Tarrance, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Newsome (PG), Garland Terrell (PF) Mark Hughes, Steven Selig | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:34 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses the free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:34 | Carson-Newman | James Church pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 13:16 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 13:15 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the tip | 48-55 |
| 13:13 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Garland Terrell | 48-55 |
| 12:56 | Tusculum | Mark Boswell picks off the pass by Richard Riley | 48-55 |
| 12:36 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 12:35 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 12:16 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 12:14 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:59 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 11:57 | Carson-Newman | James Church gets the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Hanselman (fairly fresh) PF - Garland Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Quon Chin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Tarrance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Neves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance buries a shot from the right side set up by Michael Neves and the foul's on Terry Simpson - foul #3 on Terry Simpson, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Mark Hughes (SG), Kyle Vaughn (SF), Steven Selig (PF) Richard Riley, Clifford Hanselman, Terry Simpson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney (SG), Sammy Colvin (SF), Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) Mark Boswell, Quon Chin, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 11:46 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 11:26 | Tusculum | Steven Selig clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-58 |
| 11:24 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 11:11 | Carson-Newman | Steven Selig swats the short shot by Danny Tarrance | 48-58 |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins grabs the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 10:47 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Selig - foul #2 on Steven Selig, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Thomas Lee (C) Garland Terrell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes (PG) Danny Tarrance | |
| 10:47 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 10:47 | Carson-Newman | Roger Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 10:38 | Tusculum | Steven Selig can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-60 |
| 10:36 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 10:31 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes is fouled on the floor by Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| 10:15 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney is fouled on the floor by Kyle Vaughn - foul #2 on Kyle Vaughn, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell (PG), Quon Chin (SF) Michael Hughes, Sammy Colvin | |
| 10:15 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:15 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:01 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee's pass is intercepted by Mark Boswell | 48-62 |
| 09:48 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Quon Chin | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:30 | Tusculum | Mark Hughes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-64 |
| 09:29 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:12 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin makes the floater from the right side set up by Mark Boswell | 48-66 |
| 09:03 | Tusculum | Steven Selig connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Hughes | 50-66 |
| 08:43 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins clanks a shot in the lane | 50-66 |
| 08:42 | Tusculum | Steven Selig gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 08:22 | Tusculum | Thomas Lee buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:13 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 08:11 | Tusculum | Steven Selig grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Tusculum | Kyle Vaughn hits a fadeaway in the lane | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Selig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Quon Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Roger Utley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Atkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Randy Burnette (PG), Richard Riley (SG), Clifford Hanselman (SF), Garland Terrell (PF), Terry Simpson (C) Walter Newsome, Mark Hughes, Kyle Vaughn, Steven Selig, Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance (PG), Michael Hughes (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), James Church (PF), Michael Neves (C) Mark Boswell, Zackary Sweeney, Quon Chin, Roger Utley, Timothy Atkins | |
| 07:25 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson connects on the jumper in the lane | 56-66 |
| 07:08 | Carson-Newman | James Church can't finish the layup | 56-66 |
| 07:07 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Clifford Hanselman | 56-66 |
| 07:02 | Tusculum | Michael Neves is called for the reach on Terry Simpson - foul #2 on Michael Neves, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| 06:43 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 06:33 | Carson-Newman | The short jumper by Danny Tarrance is denied by Terry Simpson | 58-66 |
| 06:31 | Tusculum | Richard Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 06:08 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 06:06 | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:59 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson's layup is rejected by James Church | 58-66 |
| 05:58 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:42 | Carson-Newman | Danny Tarrance misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 05:41 | Carson-Newman | James Church tips it but misses | 58-66 |
| 05:40 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:30 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 05:29 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves tips it back up and in | 58-68 |
| 05:03 | Tusculum | Randy Burnette drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 04:46 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Walter Newsome (PG), Mark Hughes (SG), Kyle Vaughn (SF), Steven Selig (PF), Thomas Lee (C) Randy Burnette, Richard Riley, Clifford Hanselman, Garland Terrell, Terry Simpson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell (PG), Zackary Sweeney (SG), Quon Chin (SF), Roger Utley (PF), Timothy Atkins (C) Danny Tarrance, Michael Hughes, Andrew Williams, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 04:33 | Tusculum | Steven Selig hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 63-68 |
| 04:17 | Carson-Newman | Kyle Vaughn steals it from Quon Chin | 63-68 |
| 04:02 | Tusculum | Steven Selig lays it up and in | 65-68 |
| 03:40 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Lee steps in front of the Zackary Sweeney pass | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Vaughn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Selig (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Lee (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mark Boswell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zackary Sweeney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Quon Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Roger Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Tusculum | Mark Boswell is called for the reach on Mark Hughes - foul #1 on Mark Boswell, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Richard Riley (SG), Garland Terrell (C) Mark Hughes, Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 03:18 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Timothy Atkins - foul #3 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Terry Simpson (C) Steven Selig | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves (C) Timothy Atkins | |
| 03:18 | Tusculum | Garland Terrell makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:03 | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin misses short on a shot from close range | 68-68 |
| 03:02 | Tusculum | Richard Riley pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:00 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Clifford Hanselman (SF), Steven Selig (PF) Kyle Vaughn, Garland Terrell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SF), James Church (PF) Quon Chin, Roger Utley | |
| 02:58 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome loses the ball out of bounds | 68-68 |
| 02:40 | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 68-68 |
| 02:20 | Tusculum | Richard Riley buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Simpson | 70-68 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Neves | 70-71 |
| 01:53 | Tusculum | Steven Selig is fouled on the floor by James Church - foul #4 on James Church, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| 01:53 | Tusculum | Steven Selig misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:53 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:34 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 70-71 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams hits the follow up shot | 70-73 |
| 01:12 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson travels with the ball | 70-73 |
| 00:51 | Carson-Newman | James Church buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Boswell | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tusculum | Richard Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:31 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Quon Chin (SG), Sammy Colvin (PF), Danny Tarrance (C) Zackary Sweeney, James Church, Michael Neves | |
| 00:28 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:28 | Tusculum | Steven Selig gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tusculum | Walter Newsome knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 00:24 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Zackary Sweeney (SG), James Church (PF), Michael Neves (C) Quon Chin, Sammy Colvin, Danny Tarrance | |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Mark Boswell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #9 | 73-75 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Mark Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:23 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the board | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Tusculum | Terry Simpson grabs the offensive board | 73-76 |
| 00:01 | Tusculum | Richard Riley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 73-76 |