| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Fern (fresh) SF - James Neer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vernon Branch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Baca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) SG - George Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wait (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greenfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait inbounds the ball | 27-14 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-14 |
| 19:30 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to James Neer | 27-14 |
| 19:07 | Carson-Newman | James Neer blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Wait - foul #2 on Eric Wait, team foul #1 | 27-14 |
| 19:07 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 19:07 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 18:46 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Arthur Wilmot, team foul #2 | 29-14 |
| 18:35 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by James Neer and he's fouled by Lloyd Garrett - foul #3 on Lloyd Garrett, team foul #3 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | David Nock (PF) Lloyd Garrett | |
| 18:35 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch misses the free throw | 31-14 |
| 18:35 | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield snags the defensive board | 31-14 |
| 18:29 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-14 |
| 18:27 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock grabs the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 18:05 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-14 |
| 18:03 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Vernon Branch | 31-14 |
| 17:46 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-14 |
| 17:45 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot snags the defensive board | 31-14 |
| 17:33 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-16 |
| 17:14 | Carson-Newman | James Neer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 17:12 | Carson-Newman | James Neer tips it back up and in | 33-16 |
| 16:55 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 16:45 | Carson-Newman | James Neer buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Martin Joseph | 35-19 |
| 16:28 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Joseph - foul #1 on Martin Joseph, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez (SG), Shing Chiu (C) Luis Fern, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 16:28 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 16:28 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 16:15 | Carson-Newman | James Neer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-21 |
| 16:13 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu can't tip it in | 35-21 |
| 16:12 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 16:05 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvatore Martinez (fresh) SF - James Neer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Shing Chiu (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Tucker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wait (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Nock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Greenfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 15:39 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch can't tip it in | 35-23 |
| 15:38 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 15:11 | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 15:09 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to James Neer | 35-23 |
| 14:55 | Carson-Newman | James Neer is called for traveling | 35-23 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum (PG), Luis Fern (SG), Joe Baca (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, Vernon Branch | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Garrett (PF) David Nock | |
| 14:27 | Kennesaw St. | Luis Fern steals the ball from George Tucker | 35-23 |
| 14:24 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez misses the easy layup | 35-23 |
| 14:23 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu tips it back up and in | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:14 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-26 |
| 13:57 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-26 |
| 13:56 | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:32 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Luis Fern - foul #3 on Luis Fern, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), James Neer (SF) Anthony Crum, Salvatore Martinez | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 13:32 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 13:32 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:17 | Carson-Newman | James Neer is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch (PF) Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 13:01 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 13:00 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 12:54 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca misses the easy layup | 37-27 |
| 12:53 | Carson-Newman | James Neer tips it back up and in | 39-27 |
| 12:28 | Kennesaw St. | George Tucker is hacked by Vernon Branch - foul #2 on Vernon Branch, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez (SG), Shing Chiu (C) Luis Fern, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 12:20 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-27 |
| 12:19 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Shing Chiu | 39-27 |
| 12:04 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch's pass is intercepted by Arthur Wilmot | 39-27 |
| 12:01 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot blows the layup | 39-27 |
| 11:59 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Garrett tips it in | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Salvatore Martinez (fresh) SF - James Neer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Shing Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Arthur Wilmot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Tucker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wait (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Greenfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch double dribbles | 39-29 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin (SG), Robert Chamberlain (SF) George Tucker, Eric Wait | |
| 11:15 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 11:14 | Kennesaw St. | Lloyd Garrett snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 11:00 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 10:58 | Carson-Newman | James Neer pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 10:42 | Carson-Newman | Lloyd Garrett is called for the reach on Vernon Branch - foul #4 on Lloyd Garrett, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum (PG), Luis Fern (SG), Joe Baca (C) Martin Joseph, James Neer, Vernon Branch | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | David Nock (PF), Clifford Sessoms (C) Lloyd Garrett, George Greenfield | |
| 10:28 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum clanks a runner in the paint | 39-29 |
| 10:26 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Clifford Sessoms | 39-29 |
| 10:14 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Crum - foul #2 on Anthony Crum, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Rex Hepp (PF) Shing Chiu | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | George Tucker (SG), Eric Wait (SF) Jeffrey Lemelin, Robert Chamberlain | |
| 10:14 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:14 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 10:14 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 09:56 | Carson-Newman | Rex Hepp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Salvatore Martinez | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 09:33 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 09:13 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 41-32 |
| 09:11 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Rex Hepp | 41-32 |
| 08:52 | Carson-Newman | The refs have stopped play. Rex Hepp is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-32 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph (PG), James Neer (SF), Vernon Branch (PF) Anthony Crum, Salvatore Martinez, Rex Hepp | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield (C) Clifford Sessoms | |
| 08:42 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Neer | 43-32 |
| 08:15 | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 08:13 | Carson-Newman | Martin Joseph gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 08:00 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Neer | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Martin Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Fern (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Neer (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Baca (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Arthur Wilmot (tiring) 12 pts. SG - George Tucker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Wait (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Nock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greenfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Kennesaw St. | James Neer steps in front of the George Greenfield pass | 45-32 |
| 07:30 | Carson-Newman | Luis Fern is denied on a layup by David Nock | 45-32 |
| 07:29 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 07:10 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 07:09 | Kennesaw St. | George Greenfield snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 06:58 | Kennesaw St. | Eric Wait clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 06:56 | Carson-Newman | Joe Baca snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | James Neer makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Joseph | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Kennesaw St. | George Tucker makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Greenfield | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Carson-Newman | Luis Fern makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Neer | 50-34 |
| 06:07 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-34 |
| 06:06 | Carson-Newman | Luis Fern grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 05:42 | Carson-Newman | James Neer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 05:41 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Branch tips it back up and in | 52-34 |
| 05:27 | Kennesaw St. | Arthur Wilmot connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Tucker | 52-36 |
| 04:58 | Carson-Newman | David Nock is called for the reach on Vernon Branch - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum (PG), Salvatore Martinez (SG), Chad Sutterfield (SF), Shing Chiu (PF), Rex Hepp (C) Martin Joseph, Luis Fern, James Neer, Vernon Branch, Joe Baca | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Bill Manning (PG), Jeffrey Lemelin (SG), Robert Chamberlain (SF), Clifford Sessoms (C) Arthur Wilmot, George Tucker, Eric Wait, George Greenfield | |
| 04:36 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu double dribbles | 52-36 |
| 04:18 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin is fouled on the floor by Rex Hepp - foul #1 on Rex Hepp, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| 04:08 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 04:07 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Sessoms grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 03:56 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin is hacked by Shing Chiu - foul #1 on Shing Chiu, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Crum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvatore Martinez (fresh) SF - Chad Sutterfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shing Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rex Hepp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Bill Manning (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Lemelin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Chamberlain (fresh) PF - David Nock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Sessoms (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock blows the layup | 52-36 |
| 03:35 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Carson-Newman | Rex Hepp blows the layup but he's hacked by Clifford Sessoms - foul #2 on Clifford Sessoms, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| 03:16 | Carson-Newman | Rex Hepp misses the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 03:16 | Carson-Newman | Rex Hepp misses the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 03:16 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Clifford Sessoms | 52-36 |
| 03:09 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Chad Sutterfield - foul #1 on Chad Sutterfield, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| 03:09 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 03:09 | Kennesaw St. | David Nock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 02:47 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum travels with the ball | 52-38 |
| 02:28 | Kennesaw St. | Robert Chamberlain can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 02:27 | Carson-Newman | Chad Sutterfield snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 01:58 | Carson-Newman | Robert Chamberlain steps in front of the Rex Hepp pass | 52-38 |
| 01:46 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin is hacked by Salvatore Martinez - foul #3 on Salvatore Martinez, team foul #8 | 52-38 |
| 01:46 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 01:46 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 01:46 | Carson-Newman | Shing Chiu grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 01:17 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez is fouled on the floor by Bill Manning - foul #1 on Bill Manning, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| 01:17 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 01:17 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 01:01 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Sessoms lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Manning and the foul's on Chad Sutterfield - foul #2 on Chad Sutterfield, team foul #9 | 54-41 |
| 01:01 | Kennesaw St. | Clifford Sessoms misses the free throw | 54-41 |
| 01:01 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Salvatore Martinez | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum loses the dribble to Robert Chamberlain | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Lemelin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Chad Sutterfield misses long on a jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Salvatore Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Crum runs out the clock | 54-44 |