| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Russell Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Southworth (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Horace Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrod Pippins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Newberry | Horace Fountain inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Newberry | Newberry is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 19:18 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves blows the layup | 32-39 |
| 19:16 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:56 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau blows the layup | 32-39 |
| 18:55 | Newberry | Horace Fountain grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:43 | Newberry | Michael Neves swats the dunk try by Horace Fountain | 32-39 |
| 18:42 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:16 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 18:15 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:51 | Newberry | Horace Fountain comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Neves - foul #1 on Michael Neves, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Newberry | Richard Noriega (C) John Simmons | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 17:51 | Newberry | Horace Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Newberry | Horace Fountain misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 17:31 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Neves | 33-41 |
| 17:16 | Newberry | Horace Fountain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | David Parker (PG), Sidney Summers (SG), Kenneth Sabella (C) Russell Flynn, Mark Southworth, Horace Fountain | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Daniel Miles (C) Michael Hughes, Sammy Colvin, Michael Neves | |
| 17:03 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little is fouled on the floor by Richard Noriega - foul #1 on Richard Noriega, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Darrell Rollison (SF) Brad Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington (C) Timothy Atkins | |
| 16:42 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson (SF) Jarrod Pippins | |
| 16:25 | Newberry | David Parker knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Sidney Summers | 35-41 |
| 16:10 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 16:09 | Newberry | Richard Noriega snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 15:46 | Newberry | Richard Noriega blows the layup but he's hacked by Sidney Dawson - foul #1 on Sidney Dawson, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Russell Flynn (PG), Mark Southworth (SG), Brad Thibodeau (PF), John Simmons (C) David Parker, Sidney Summers, Darrell Rollison, Kenneth Sabella | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes (PG), Jarrod Pippins (SG), Sammy Colvin (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Michael Neves (C) Vernon Little, Andrew Williams, Sidney Dawson, Daniel Miles, Richard Pennington | |
| 15:46 | Newberry | Richard Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | Newberry | Richard Noriega misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Russell Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Southworth (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Noriega (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Thibodeau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrod Pippins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins is denied on a layup by Richard Noriega | 36-41 |
| 15:22 | Newberry | Mark Southworth pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:58 | Newberry | Mark Southworth loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Horace Fountain (SF) Richard Noriega | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 14:34 | Newberry | Horace Fountain grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:18 | Newberry | John Simmons misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 14:17 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:07 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Hughes, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Sidney Summers (SG), Richard Noriega (C) Mark Southworth, John Simmons | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:45 | Newberry | Richard Noriega comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Neves - foul #2 on Michael Neves, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SG), Daniel Miles (C) Jarrod Pippins, Michael Neves | |
| 13:45 | Newberry | Richard Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:45 | Newberry | Richard Noriega makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:31 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Summers picks off the pass by Timothy Atkins | 38-41 |
| 13:26 | Newberry | Russell Flynn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sidney Summers | 40-41 |
| 13:10 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams's pass is intercepted by Horace Fountain | 40-41 |
| 12:58 | Newberry | Russell Flynn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:56 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:27 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-41 |
| 12:25 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-41 |
| 12:11 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:47 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Russell Flynn and the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | David Parker (PG), Mark Southworth (SG), Darrell Rollison (SF), John Simmons (C) Russell Flynn, Sidney Summers, Horace Fountain, Richard Noriega | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little (PG), Jarrod Pippins (SG), Michael Neves (C) Michael Hughes, Sammy Colvin, Timothy Atkins | |
| 11:47 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - David Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Southworth (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Rollison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Vernon Little (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jarrod Pippins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Miles (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little is fouled on the floor by Mark Southworth - foul #3 on Mark Southworth, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Kenneth Sabella (PF) Brad Thibodeau | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell (PF) Daniel Miles | |
| 10:53 | Newberry | Mark Southworth buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Parker | 46-41 |
| 10:40 | Carson-Newman | John Simmons steps in front of the Sidney Dawson pass | 46-41 |
| 10:14 | Newberry | John Simmons misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 10:13 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Simmons - foul #1 on John Simmons, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Newberry | Horace Fountain (SF), Richard Noriega (PF) Darrell Rollison, John Simmons | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SF), Daniel Miles (PF) Sidney Dawson, Christopher Schell | |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:08 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:55 | Newberry | David Parker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Parker, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 09:35 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:33 | Newberry | Richard Noriega gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:08 | Newberry | Horace Fountain hits the finger roll | 48-43 |
| 08:51 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles is hacked by Richard Noriega - foul #2 on Richard Noriega, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Newberry | Russell Flynn (PG), Sidney Summers (SG), Brad Thibodeau (PF) David Parker, Mark Southworth, Kenneth Sabella | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes (PG), Sammy Colvin (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Vernon Little, Andrew Williams, Michael Neves | |
| 08:29 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 48-45 |
| 08:08 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Miles - foul #2 on Daniel Miles, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Newberry | John Simmons (C) Horace Fountain | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington (C) Daniel Miles | |
| 08:08 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:08 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:53 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington misses the jump hook from the right block | 50-45 |
| 07:52 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:34 | Newberry | John Simmons is hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Newberry | Darrell Rollison (SF) Richard Noriega | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SG), Michael Neves (C) Jarrod Pippins, Richard Pennington | |
| 07:34 | Newberry | John Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:34 | Newberry | John Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Russell Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Rollison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Thibodeau (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Williams and the foul's on Sidney Summers - foul #2 on Sidney Summers, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Newberry | Mark Southworth (SG) Sidney Summers | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 07:22 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:14 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 52-48 |
| 07:13 | Newberry | Mark Southworth grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:01 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau's pass is intercepted by Sammy Colvin | 52-48 |
| 06:44 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins loses the dribble to Brad Thibodeau | 52-48 |
| 06:26 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau makes the runner in the paint | 54-48 |
| 06:10 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 06:09 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:52 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin blows the layup but he's hacked by Brad Thibodeau - foul #3 on Brad Thibodeau, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Newberry | David Parker (PG), Sidney Summers (SG), Horace Fountain (SF), Richard Noriega (PF), Kenneth Sabella (C) Russell Flynn, Mark Southworth, Darrell Rollison, Brad Thibodeau, John Simmons | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little (PG), Jarrod Pippins (SG), Daniel Miles (PF), Richard Pennington (C) Michael Hughes, Andrew Williams, Timothy Atkins, Michael Neves | |
| 05:52 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | Newberry | Kenneth Sabella snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:42 | Newberry | David Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson (SF) Sammy Colvin | |
| 05:26 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 54-49 |
| 05:24 | Newberry | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sabella | 54-49 |
| 05:09 | Newberry | Horace Fountain misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-49 |
| 05:07 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Sidney Summers - foul #3 on Sidney Summers, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Newberry | Russell Flynn (PG), Mark Southworth (SG), Brad Thibodeau (PF) David Parker, Sidney Summers, Kenneth Sabella | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves (C) Richard Pennington | |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:36 | Newberry | Richard Noriega is hacked by Sidney Dawson - foul #2 on Sidney Dawson, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Vernon Little, Sidney Dawson, Daniel Miles | |
| 04:36 | Newberry | Richard Noriega makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Newberry | Richard Noriega misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 04:16 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Horace Fountain - foul #2 on Horace Fountain, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Newberry | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin (SF) Jarrod Pippins | |
| 04:16 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:16 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:16 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 04:01 | Newberry | Mark Southworth loses the dribble to Michael Hughes | 55-51 |
| 03:36 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Newberry | PG - Russell Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Southworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Horace Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Thibodeau (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Noriega (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Neves (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Newberry | Sammy Colvin is called for the reach on Horace Fountain - foul #2 on Sammy Colvin, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Newberry | Sidney Summers (SG) Mark Southworth | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins (SG), Daniel Miles (C) Andrew Williams, Michael Neves | |
| 03:18 | Newberry | Horace Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:18 | Newberry | Horace Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Michael Hughes drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jarrod Pippins | 57-57 |
| 02:58 | Newberry | Newberry calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Newberry | Mark Southworth (SG), John Simmons (C) Sidney Summers, Richard Noriega | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves (C) Daniel Miles | |
| 02:34 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Brad Thibodeau, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | Carson-Newman | Mark Southworth picks off the pass by Michael Hughes | 57-57 |
| 02:01 | Newberry | Russell Flynn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| 02:01 | Newberry | Russell Flynn misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:01 | Newberry | Russell Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:48 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| 01:20 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Atkins | 58-57 |
| 01:19 | Newberry | John Simmons tips it in | 60-57 |
| 00:50 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 00:48 | Carson-Newman | Michael Neves gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:33 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin banks in the layup on a great pass from Jarrod Pippins | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Newberry | Newberry is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Newberry | Russell Flynn is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hughes - foul #4 on Michael Hughes, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:30 | Newberry | Russell Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:30 | Newberry | Russell Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:30 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Carson-Newman | Mark Southworth is called for the reach on Jarrod Pippins - foul #4 on Mark Southworth, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 00:15 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:15 | Carson-Newman | Jarrod Pippins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Newberry | Newberry is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Flynn and the foul's on Timothy Atkins - foul #2 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| 00:04 | Newberry | Brad Thibodeau makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin misses the halfcourt shot | 64-61 |