| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Douglas Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lamar Thorne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Slippery Rock | Lamar Thorne misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 19:35 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Campbell - foul #1 on Douglas Campbell, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Douglas Campbell is called for the reach on Jessie Falkner - foul #2 on Douglas Campbell, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| 18:46 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Slippery Rock | Jeff Duren is called for the reach on Robert Carter - foul #3 on Jeff Duren, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SF), Brian Lachowsky (C) Jeff Duren, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little (PG), Armando Ramirez (SG), Billy Scott (SF), Jeff Ertel (PF), Floyd Kennedy (C) Douglas Campbell, Lamar Thorne, Robert Carter, William Simpson, David Mullins | |
| 17:59 | Slippery Rock | Billy Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Mudge - foul #1 on Robert Mudge, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 17:59 | Slippery Rock | Billy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:59 | Slippery Rock | Billy Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:45 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner connects on the open shot in the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:22 | Slippery Rock | Jeff Ertel hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Kennedy | 29-32 |
| 17:19 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner is hacked by Timothy Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Little, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (SG), Samuel Isom (SF) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell (PG) Timothy Little | |
| 17:03 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 17:01 | Slippery Rock | The rebound goes to Jeff Ertel | 29-32 |
| 16:37 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy is hacked by James Ziniewicz - foul #3 on James Ziniewicz, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Samuel Isom, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter (SF), William Simpson (PF), David Mullins (C) Billy Scott, Jeff Ertel, Floyd Kennedy | |
| 16:18 | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Armando Ramirez | 29-35 |
| 15:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 15:51 | Slippery Rock | William Simpson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Mudge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Douglas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 15:28 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:16 | Slippery Rock | Armando Ramirez is called for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), James Ziniewicz (PF) Robert Mudge, Jerry Caron, Brian Lachowsky, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little (PG), Lamar Thorne (SG), Billy Scott (SF), Jeff Ertel (PF), Floyd Kennedy (C) Douglas Campbell, Armando Ramirez, Robert Carter, William Simpson, David Mullins | |
| 15:05 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 15:04 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 14:48 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 14:46 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 14:45 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:24 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy's pass is intercepted by James Ziniewicz | 29-35 |
| 14:05 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jessie Falkner | 32-35 |
| 13:43 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 13:42 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 13:15 | Slippery Rock | Lamar Thorne makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 12:58 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Terrence Ressler and the foul's on Floyd Kennedy - foul #2 on Floyd Kennedy, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF), Brian Lachowsky (C) James Ziniewicz, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell (PG), Armando Ramirez (SG), Robert Carter (SF), William Simpson (PF), David Mullins (C) Timothy Little, Lamar Thorne, Billy Scott, Jeff Ertel, Floyd Kennedy | |
| 12:58 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:37 | Slippery Rock | Armando Ramirez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 12:36 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter tips it home | 35-40 |
| 12:19 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 12:17 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:01 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky is hacked by Douglas Campbell - foul #3 on Douglas Campbell, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jerry Caron (SG), Samuel Isom (SF) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 11:36 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Mudge | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Mudge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Douglas Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Armando Ramirez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Armando Ramirez | 37-43 |
| 10:46 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Lachowsky | 40-43 |
| 10:23 | Slippery Rock | Armando Ramirez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 10:22 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 10:20 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom's pass is intercepted by Douglas Campbell in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 10:04 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-45 |
| 10:02 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:52 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by David Mullins - foul #1 on David Mullins, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), James Ziniewicz (C) Robert Mudge, Jerry Caron, Samuel Isom, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little (PG), Lamar Thorne (SG), Billy Scott (SF), Jeff Ertel (PF), Floyd Kennedy (C) Douglas Campbell, Armando Ramirez, Robert Carter, William Simpson, David Mullins | |
| 09:52 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:52 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:34 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little is fouled on the floor by Jessie Falkner - foul #2 on Jessie Falkner, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague (C) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | | |
| 09:25 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeff Ertel - foul #1 on Jeff Ertel, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:57 | Slippery Rock | Jeff Ertel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:56 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:37 | Slippery Rock | The jump hook by Billy Scott is blocked by James Ziniewicz | 43-47 |
| 08:35 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:29 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:12 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-47 |
| 08:11 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz tips it but misses | 43-47 |
| 08:09 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to James Ziniewicz | 43-47 |
| 07:54 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Little steals the ball from Gerald Sprague | 43-47 |
| 07:51 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 07:50 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 43-47 |
| 07:43 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 07:42 | Slippery Rock | Lamar Thorne pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Ziniewicz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Sprague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Timothy Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lamar Thorne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Ertel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd Kennedy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy misses badly on a runner in the lane | 43-47 |
| 07:12 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:01 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terrence Ressler | 45-47 |
| 06:59 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little is hacked by Jessie Falkner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jessie Falkner, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), Paul Tetreault (SG), Robert Mudge (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF), Samuel Isom (C) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren, James Ziniewicz, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell (PG), Armando Ramirez (SG), William Simpson (PF), David Mullins (C) Timothy Little, Lamar Thorne, Jeff Ertel, Floyd Kennedy | |
| 06:36 | Slippery Rock | William Simpson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 45-47 |
| 06:34 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 06:18 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 06:16 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 06:04 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom is wide open but clanks a jumper from close range | 45-47 |
| 06:02 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 05:42 | Slippery Rock | William Simpson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-47 |
| 05:40 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:38 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Scott - foul #2 on Billy Scott, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Jeff Duren (SF), Brian Lachowsky (C) Jerry Caron, Robert Mudge, Samuel Isom | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter (SF) William Simpson | |
| 05:38 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:38 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 05:14 | Slippery Rock | The jump hook by Billy Scott is blocked by Andrew Morgan | 47-47 |
| 05:13 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:49 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), Samuel Isom (C) Paul Tetreault, Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little (PG), Floyd Kennedy (C) Douglas Campbell, David Mullins | |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner misses the turnaround from the left block | 47-47 |
| 04:37 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 04:14 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-47 |
| 04:12 | Slippery Rock | Armando Ramirez gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:46 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little makes the floater from the right side and the foul's on Jeff Duren - foul #4 on Jeff Duren, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SF), Gerald Sprague (C) Jeff Duren, Samuel Isom | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | William Simpson (PF), David Mullins (C) Robert Carter, Floyd Kennedy | |
| 03:46 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:28 | Carson-Newman | David Mullins swats the layup by Robert Mudge | 47-50 |
| 03:26 | Slippery Rock | Timothy Little grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Mudge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Brian Lachowsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Slippery Rock | PG - Timothy Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armando Ramirez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Scott (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Mullins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins's layup is rejected by Jessie Falkner | 47-50 |
| 03:02 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF) Robert Mudge, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell (PG), Lamar Thorne (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Floyd Kennedy (C) Timothy Little, Armando Ramirez, Billy Scott, David Mullins | |
| 02:34 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Terrence Ressler | 50-50 |
| 02:12 | Slippery Rock | Lamar Thorne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 02:11 | Slippery Rock | Robert Carter can't tip it in | 50-50 |
| 02:09 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Jessie Falkner | 50-50 |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 01:46 | Slippery Rock | Floyd Kennedy grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 01:26 | Slippery Rock | Lamar Thorne drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Slippery Rock | David Mullins (C) Floyd Kennedy | |
| 01:13 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Mullins, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| 00:50 | Carson-Newman | Robert Carter picks off the pass by Gerald Sprague | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Slippery Rock | William Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Lamar Thorne is called for the reach on Terrence Ressler - foul #1 on Lamar Thorne, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Slippery Rock | Terrence Ressler is called for the reach on Douglas Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terrence Ressler, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:18 | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:18 | Slippery Rock | Douglas Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:18 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan is hacked by William Simpson - foul #1 on William Simpson, team foul #11 | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:03 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Falkner - foul #4 on Jessie Falkner, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:03 | Slippery Rock | David Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:03 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 53-54 |
| 00:03 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 53-54 |