| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Albert Dorsey (fresh) SG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) SF - Brian Decicco (fresh) PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) C - Kenneth Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Sprague | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Dorsey | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrence Ressler | 6-3 |
| 18:13 | Mars Hill | Andrew Morgan is called for the reach on Craig Lawrence - foul #1 on Andrew Morgan, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Dorsey | 6-6 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Brian Decicco takes the ball from Terrence Ressler | 6-6 |
| 17:27 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:01 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Lawrence | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Dorsey | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner's layup is rejected by Kenneth Highsmith | 6-8 |
| 15:56 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Sprague (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Albert Dorsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Decicco (fresh) PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Lawrence | 6-11 |
| 15:19 | Carson-Newman | Brian Decicco takes the ball from Terrence Ressler | 6-11 |
| 15:05 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 15:04 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:54 | Mars Hill | Terrence Ressler steals the ball from Albert Dorsey | 6-11 |
| 14:48 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Decicco - foul #1 on Brian Decicco, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jerry Caron (SG), Brian Lachowsky (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler, Andrew Morgan, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Larry Prather (PG), David Hill (SG), Morris Roller (SF), Joe Miller (PF), Harold Tingle (C) Albert Dorsey, Arnold Caywood, Brian Decicco, Craig Lawrence, Kenneth Highsmith | |
| 14:48 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:48 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | Mars Hill | Larry Prather misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom (SF) Jeff Duren | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 13:56 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky is whistled for a carry | 8-11 |
| 13:43 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:28 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Ziniewicz | 11-11 |
| 13:12 | Mars Hill | David Hill drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jerry Caron and he's hacked by Harold Tingle - foul #1 on Harold Tingle, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF) Robert Mudge, Jerry Caron, Samuel Isom, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey (PG), Arnold Caywood (SG), Brian Decicco (SF), Craig Lawrence (PF), Kenneth Highsmith (C) Larry Prather, David Hill, Morris Roller, Joe Miller, Harold Tingle | |
| 12:33 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeff Duren - foul #1 on Jeff Duren, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom (C) James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 12:14 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:14 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:52 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 11:50 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Isom (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Albert Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Decicco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey loses the dribble to Terrence Ressler in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 11:37 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 11:35 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:19 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-16 |
| 11:17 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:12 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 14-16 |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:05 | Carson-Newman | Craig Lawrence swats the shot by Terrence Ressler | 14-16 |
| 11:04 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Samuel Isom | 14-16 |
| 10:46 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jessie Falkner | 16-16 |
| 10:40 | Mars Hill | Samuel Isom is called for the reach on Arnold Caywood - foul #1 on Samuel Isom, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Andrew Morgan, Samuel Isom | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 10:27 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith loses the dribble to Brian Lachowsky | 16-16 |
| 10:12 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 10:11 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 10:10 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren grabs the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 09:50 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Falkner | 19-16 |
| 09:24 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Arnold Caywood | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Falkner | 21-18 |
| 08:46 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 21-18 |
| 08:45 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:32 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 08:31 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:18 | Mars Hill | Terrence Ressler steals it from Craig Lawrence | 21-18 |
| 08:13 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner lays it in set up by Terrence Ressler | 23-18 |
| 08:08 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 08:06 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:59 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 23-18 |
| 07:57 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 07:34 | Mars Hill | Brian Lachowsky is called for the reach on Brian Decicco - foul #1 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #4 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jerry Caron (SG), Samuel Isom (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren, Brian Lachowsky, Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Larry Prather (PG), David Hill (SG), Morris Roller (SF), Joe Miller (PF), Harold Tingle (C) Albert Dorsey, Arnold Caywood, Brian Decicco, Craig Lawrence, Kenneth Highsmith | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Robert Mudge (fresh) SG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Larry Prather (fresh) SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Morris Roller (fresh) PF - Joe Miller (fresh) C - Harold Tingle (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Samuel Isom - foul #2 on Samuel Isom, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (SG) Samuel Isom | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 07:05 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:05 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:58 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 06:56 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan tips it but misses | 23-20 |
| 06:55 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 06:37 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Prather | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 06:09 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the tip | 23-22 |
| 06:08 | Mars Hill | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:48 | Mars Hill | James Ziniewicz blocks the short jumper by Morris Roller | 23-22 |
| 05:47 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:31 | Mars Hill | The jumper by David Hill is denied by Andrew Morgan | 23-22 |
| 05:30 | Mars Hill | David Hill tips it back up and in | 23-24 |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Prather - foul #1 on Larry Prather, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Jeff Duren (SF), Gerald Sprague (C) Jerry Caron, Robert Mudge, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey (PG), Arnold Caywood (SG), Brian Decicco (SF) Larry Prather, David Hill, Joe Miller | |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:08 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:52 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeff Duren - foul #2 on Jeff Duren, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), Brian Lachowsky (SF) Paul Tetreault, Jeff Duren | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Joe Miller (PF), Kenneth Highsmith (C) Morris Roller, Harold Tingle | |
| 04:52 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:29 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Terrence Ressler and the foul's on Brian Decicco - foul #2 on Brian Decicco, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (SF) Andrew Morgan | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence (PF) Brian Decicco | |
| 04:29 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:06 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Miller | 28-28 |
| 03:47 | Carson-Newman | Joe Miller blocks the jumper by Jessie Falkner | 28-28 |
| 03:45 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague tips it in | 30-28 |
| 03:35 | Mars Hill | Terrence Ressler is called for the reach on Albert Dorsey - foul #1 on Terrence Ressler, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren (SF) Robert Mudge | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco (SF), Morris Roller (C) Joe Miller, Kenneth Highsmith | |
| 03:35 | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:35 | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:35 | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jessie Falkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Lachowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Albert Dorsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Decicco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Morris Roller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Carson-Newman | Craig Lawrence takes the ball from Jeff Duren | 30-29 |
| 03:01 | Mars Hill | Jeff Duren steals it from Arnold Caywood | 30-29 |
| 02:49 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Brian Lachowsky | 32-29 |
| 02:25 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Lachowsky - foul #2 on Brian Lachowsky, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan (PF) Gerald Sprague | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Larry Prather (PG), David Hill (SG) Albert Dorsey, Arnold Caywood | |
| 02:25 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:25 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:02 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren is hacked by Morris Roller - foul #1 on Morris Roller, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith (C) Craig Lawrence | |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Highsmith - foul #1 on Kenneth Highsmith, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Joe Miller (PF) Morris Roller | |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:27 | Mars Hill | Jessie Falkner takes the ball from Kenneth Highsmith | 34-31 |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan is fouled on the floor by Larry Prather - foul #2 on Larry Prather, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jerry Caron (SG) Jessie Falkner, Terrence Ressler | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood (SG) David Hill | |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:12 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Kenneth Highsmith | 34-31 |
| 00:49 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Prather | 34-33 |
| 00:35 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 00:34 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:30 | Mars Hill | Jeff Duren is called for the reach on Brian Decicco - foul #3 on Jeff Duren, team foul #9 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky (SF), Gerald Sprague (C) Jeff Duren, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Albert Dorsey (PG), Craig Lawrence (PF) Larry Prather, Joe Miller | |
| 00:30 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Mars Hill | Brian Decicco misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 00:05 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Sprague - foul #1 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #10 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG) Jerry Caron, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Morris Roller (SF), Harold Tingle (C) Brian Decicco, Kenneth Highsmith | |
| 00:05 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:01 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence gets the rebound | 34-37 |