| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Floyd Oropeza (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Parada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Ardito (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | John Jones inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Newberry | Newberry is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | Newberry | Brian Johnson is fouled on the floor by Brian Lachowsky - foul #2 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:48 | Newberry | Noel Ivey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 33-27 |
| 18:46 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 33-27 |
| 18:41 | Carson-Newman | John Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 18:39 | Newberry | Edward Ardito gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:18 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 18:05 | Carson-Newman | John Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:44 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza's floater is tipped away by Gerald Sprague | 33-30 |
| 17:43 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to John Jones | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Louis Purcell, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Newberry | Brian Demaio (PF) Edward Ardito | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Andrew Morgan (C) Louis Purcell, Gerald Sprague | |
| 17:07 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Newberry | John Thompson (SF) Noel Ivey | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Brian Lachowsky | |
| 17:07 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:07 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:07 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Newberry | Richard Walker (PG) Floyd Oropeza | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren (SF) John Jones | |
| 16:21 | Newberry | John Thompson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Terrence Ressler - foul #1 on Terrence Ressler, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Newberry | James Lord (SG), Edward Ardito (PF) Daniel Parada, Brian Demaio | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland (SG), Gerald Sprague (C) Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren | |
| 16:21 | Newberry | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:21 | Newberry | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:55 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Brian Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza (PG), Noel Ivey (SF) Richard Walker, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Brian Lachowsky (PF) Jessie Holland, James Ziniewicz | |
| 15:55 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:55 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:55 | Newberry | Brian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Floyd Oropeza (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lord (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noel Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Ardito (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) PF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:26 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 15:24 | Newberry | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 14:55 | Newberry | Noel Ivey can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-30 |
| 14:53 | Newberry | Edward Ardito grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:25 | Newberry | Noel Ivey loses the dribble to Robert Mudge | 36-30 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 13:58 | Newberry | James Lord is fouled on the floor by Robert Mudge - foul #1 on Robert Mudge, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Newberry | Richard Walker (PG), Daniel Parada (SG), John Thompson (SF), Brian Demaio (PF) Floyd Oropeza, James Lord, Noel Ivey, Edward Ardito | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), John Jones (SF), James Ziniewicz (PF), Jessie Falkner (C) Robert Mudge, Andrew Morgan, Brian Lachowsky, Gerald Sprague | |
| 13:44 | Newberry | Daniel Parada hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 13:43 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:26 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler is fouled on the floor by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Newberry | Christopher Lee (C) Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:12 | Carson-Newman | The jump hook by Louis Purcell is blocked by Brian Demaio | 36-32 |
| 13:10 | Newberry | Christopher Lee grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 12:44 | Newberry | Louis Purcell picks off the pass by Brian Demaio | 36-32 |
| 12:39 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler lays it in on a great pass from Louis Purcell | 36-34 |
| 12:21 | Newberry | John Thompson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Parada | 38-34 |
| 12:06 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Terrence Ressler | 38-36 |
| 11:50 | Newberry | John Thompson scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Walker | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Parada (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Demaio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:28 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza (PG), Noel Ivey (SF), Edward Ardito (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Richard Walker, John Thompson, Brian Demaio, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Louis Purcell, James Ziniewicz, Jessie Falkner | |
| 11:28 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 11:28 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:00 | Newberry | Edward Ardito is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| 10:41 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky is hacked by Edward Ardito - foul #3 on Edward Ardito, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (SF) John Jones | |
| 10:34 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Mudge | 40-41 |
| 10:07 | Newberry | Robert Mudge is called for the reach on Floyd Oropeza - foul #2 on Robert Mudge, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | James Lord (SG) Daniel Parada | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland (SG) Terrence Ressler | |
| 09:46 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Lord | 42-41 |
| 09:30 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 09:28 | Newberry | Noel Ivey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Newberry | Edward Ardito is hacked by Brian Lachowsky - foul #3 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Mudge, Jessie Holland, Gerald Sprague | |
| 09:10 | Newberry | Edward Ardito misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Newberry | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Johnson | 42-41 |
| 08:50 | Newberry | James Lord throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Daniel Parada (SG), Brian Demaio (PF) James Lord, Edward Ardito | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 08:28 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | John Thompson (SF), Christopher Lee (C) Noel Ivey, Brian Johnson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Brian Lachowsky | |
| 08:03 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Ziniewicz - foul #2 on James Ziniewicz, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| 08:03 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:03 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:03 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to James Ziniewicz | 43-41 |
| 07:45 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 07:44 | Newberry | The rebound goes to John Thompson | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Floyd Oropeza (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Parada (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Demaio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza slams it home | 45-41 |
| 07:03 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan hits the finger roll set up by James Ziniewicz | 45-43 |
| 06:36 | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza misses short on a floater near the basket | 45-43 |
| 06:35 | Newberry | Brian Demaio tips it home | 47-43 |
| 06:20 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Morgan | 47-45 |
| 06:02 | Newberry | John Thompson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Newberry | Richard Walker (PG), James Lord (SG), Edward Ardito (PF), Brian Johnson (C) Floyd Oropeza, Daniel Parada, Brian Demaio, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Louis Purcell, Terrence Ressler, John Jones, Andrew Morgan, James Ziniewicz | |
| 06:02 | Newberry | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:02 | Newberry | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 05:47 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Duren | 49-48 |
| 05:27 | Newberry | Brian Johnson misses short on a jumper from close range | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | Newberry | Edward Ardito tips it in | 51-48 |
| 05:07 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 05:06 | Newberry | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:00 | Newberry | John Thompson loses the dribble to Jessie Holland | 51-48 |
| 04:57 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland hits the finger roll | 51-50 |
| 04:50 | Newberry | Edward Ardito comes up short on the floater from the right block | 51-50 |
| 04:48 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:34 | Carson-Newman | Edward Ardito is called for the reach on Robert Mudge - foul #4 on Edward Ardito, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Newberry | Daniel Parada (SG), Noel Ivey (SF) James Lord, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), John Jones (SF) Robert Mudge, Jessie Holland, Jeff Duren | |
| 04:29 | Carson-Newman | John Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 04:28 | Carson-Newman | John Jones grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:12 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 04:10 | Newberry | The rebound goes to Edward Ardito | 51-50 |
| 03:49 | Newberry | Brian Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-50 |
| 03:48 | Newberry | Edward Ardito misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 03:47 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:29 | Carson-Newman | Edward Ardito picks off the pass by Louis Purcell | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Parada (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Ivey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Ardito (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Newberry | Noel Ivey lays it in | 53-50 |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 02:36 | Newberry | Edward Ardito grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:16 | Newberry | Richard Walker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Noel Ivey | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 01:32 | Newberry | Brian Johnson is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Newberry | Floyd Oropeza (PG) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:19 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler is hacked by Edward Ardito - foul #5 on Edward Ardito, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Newberry | Brian Demaio (PF) Edward Ardito | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:06 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Purcell | 55-56 |
| 00:44 | Newberry | Brian Johnson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Parada | 57-56 |
| 00:25 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Louis Purcell | 57-58 |
| 00:06 | Newberry | Noel Ivey hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Oropeza | 59-58 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Newberry | Newberry is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the shot from just outside the lane | 59-58 |