| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clifford Kearns (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donald Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tampa | Keith Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tampa | Bruce Albers loses the dribble to Sammy Colvin | 38-40 |
| 19:30 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 19:28 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Bruce Albers | 38-40 |
| 19:26 | Tampa | Bruce Albers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 19:03 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 19:01 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Robert Bradshaw | 38-40 |
| 18:57 | Tampa | Bruce Albers scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 18:40 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin misses long on a jumper from the left block | 41-40 |
| 18:39 | Tampa | Keith Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:28 | Tampa | Bruce Albers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 18:27 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:13 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Colvin and he's hacked by Russel Caplinger - foul #2 on Russel Caplinger, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 18:13 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:52 | Tampa | Keith Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 17:50 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:19 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 41-43 |
| 17:17 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:02 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns is fouled on the floor by Timothy Atkins - foul #1 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Peter Pinkley (SG), Thomas Spradling (SF), Joshua Francis (PF), James Haddox (C) Bruce Albers, Clifford Kearns, Keith Johnson, Russel Caplinger, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler (PG), Sidney Dawson (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Christopher Schell (PF), Daniel Miles (C) Donald Hickman, Vernon Little, Sammy Colvin, Timothy Atkins, Richard Pennington | |
| 16:44 | Tampa | Joel Schooler picks off the pass by James Haddox | 41-43 |
| 16:31 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler is fouled on the floor by James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 16:13 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 16:11 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 15:55 | Tampa | Sidney Dawson is called for the reach on James Haddox - foul #1 on Sidney Dawson, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little (SG), Sammy Colvin (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Sidney Dawson, Andrew Williams, Christopher Schell | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - James Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Pinkley (fresh) SF - Thomas Spradling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haddox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Joel Schooler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 15:28 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Vernon Little | 44-48 |
| 15:13 | Tampa | James Haddox hits a jumper from the right block set up by Peter Pinkley | 46-48 |
| 14:54 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles buries a floater from the baseline set up by Sammy Colvin and the foul's on Joshua Francis - foul #1 on Joshua Francis, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) James Cole, Thomas Spradling, James Haddox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Hickman (PG) Joel Schooler | |
| 14:54 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:54 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:35 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 14:33 | Tampa | Keith Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:14 | Tampa | Daniel Miles blocks the short jumper by Robert Bradshaw | 46-50 |
| 14:12 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Sammy Colvin | 46-50 |
| 14:08 | Carson-Newman | Donald Hickman scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Atkins | 46-52 |
| 13:59 | Tampa | Bruce Albers is hacked by Daniel Miles - foul #1 on Daniel Miles, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tampa | Clifford Kearns (SG), Russel Caplinger (PF) Peter Pinkley, Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SG), Joel Schooler (SF), Christopher Schell (PF), Richard Pennington (C) Vernon Little, Sammy Colvin, Timothy Atkins, Daniel Miles | |
| 13:46 | Tampa | Joel Schooler swats the shot by Robert Bradshaw | 46-52 |
| 13:44 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:24 | Tampa | Russel Caplinger misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 13:22 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:05 | Carson-Newman | Bruce Albers is called for the reach on Richard Pennington - foul #1 on Bruce Albers, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG) Bruce Albers | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:56 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams is hacked by Robert Bradshaw - foul #3 on Robert Bradshaw, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Joel Schooler, Christopher Schell | |
| 12:45 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Pennington | 46-54 |
| 12:28 | Tampa | Timothy Atkins takes the ball from Robert Bradshaw | 46-54 |
| 12:05 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG), Thomas Spradling (SF), Joshua Francis (PF), James Haddox (C) Clifford Kearns, Keith Johnson, Russel Caplinger, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler (PG), Vernon Little (SG) Donald Hickman, Andrew Williams | |
| 11:37 | Tampa | Thomas Spradling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 11:36 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - James Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Pinkley (fresh) SF - Thomas Spradling (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Haddox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Joel Schooler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joel Schooler | 46-56 |
| 11:09 | Tampa | James Haddox misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-56 |
| 11:07 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Atkins grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 10:46 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Spradling takes the ball from Vernon Little | 46-56 |
| 10:29 | Tampa | James Haddox misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 10:27 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:11 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the shot in the lane set up by Vernon Little | 46-58 |
| 09:49 | Tampa | Joshua Francis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Pennington - foul #2 on Richard Pennington, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Clifford Kearns (SG), Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) James Cole, Peter Pinkley, Thomas Spradling, James Haddox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Hickman (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Christopher Schell (PF), Daniel Miles (C) Joel Schooler, Sammy Colvin, Timothy Atkins, Richard Pennington | |
| 09:49 | Tampa | Joshua Francis makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:49 | Tampa | Joshua Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:32 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 09:30 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 09:24 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 09:23 | Tampa | Joshua Francis gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:17 | Tampa | Keith Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bradshaw | 51-58 |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams lays it in | 51-60 |
| 08:49 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 08:48 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:28 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hickman | 51-63 |
| 08:21 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clifford Kearns, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Tampa | Russel Caplinger (PF) Joshua Francis | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson (SG) Vernon Little | |
| 08:04 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler (SF) Sidney Dawson | |
| 07:48 | Tampa | Keith Johnson misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Miles - foul #2 on Daniel Miles, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Tampa | Peter Pinkley (SG) Clifford Kearns | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Joel Schooler, Christopher Schell | |
| 07:48 | Tampa | Keith Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 07:48 | Tampa | Keith Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 07:28 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Pinkley (fresh) SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donald Hickman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Tampa | Timothy Atkins steps in front of the Russel Caplinger pass | 53-66 |
| 06:36 | Carson-Newman | Keith Johnson is called for the reach on Sammy Colvin - foul #3 on Keith Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Thomas Spradling (SF), James Haddox (C) Bruce Albers, Keith Johnson, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler (PG), Vernon Little (SG), Richard Pennington (C) Donald Hickman, Andrew Williams, Daniel Miles | |
| 06:36 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 06:36 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Tampa | James Cole buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Pinkley | 56-68 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Pinkley - foul #2 on Peter Pinkley, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Tampa | Clifford Kearns (SG), Joshua Francis (PF) Thomas Spradling, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell (PF) Timothy Atkins | |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Sammy Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:37 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-70 |
| 05:35 | Tampa | Joshua Francis tips it in | 58-70 |
| 05:17 | Carson-Newman | Vernon Little scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joel Schooler | 58-73 |
| 05:01 | Tampa | Richard Pennington is called for the reach on Clifford Kearns - foul #3 on Richard Pennington, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) Peter Pinkley, James Haddox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Hickman (PG), Timothy Atkins (PF) Sammy Colvin, Christopher Schell | |
| 04:44 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:15 | Carson-Newman | Keith Johnson takes the ball from Joel Schooler | 61-73 |
| 03:59 | Tampa | Keith Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 03:58 | Tampa | Keith Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Tampa | Clifford Kearns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-73 |
| 03:43 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Timothy Atkins | 61-73 |
| 03:20 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Johnson - foul #4 on Keith Johnson, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Tampa | Bruce Albers (PG), Peter Pinkley (SG), Russel Caplinger (PF), James Haddox (C) James Cole, Clifford Kearns, Joshua Francis, Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Williams (SG), Sammy Colvin (SF), Daniel Miles (C) Donald Hickman, Vernon Little, Richard Pennington | |
| 03:20 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 03:20 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Bruce Albers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Pinkley (fresh) SF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russel Caplinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Haddox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Joel Schooler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sammy Colvin (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Tampa | Thomas Spradling (SF) Keith Johnson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Johnny Brooks (PG), Christopher Schell (PF) Joel Schooler, Timothy Atkins | |
| 02:57 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-75 |
| Subs | Tampa | Keith Johnson (SF), Robert Bradshaw (C) Thomas Spradling, James Haddox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Hickman (PG), Vernon Little (SG), Timothy Atkins (PF), Richard Pennington (C) Johnny Brooks, Andrew Williams, Christopher Schell, Daniel Miles | |
| 02:37 | Carson-Newman | Richard Pennington dunks the ball set up by Sammy Colvin | 61-77 |
| 02:28 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Richard Pennington - foul #4 on Richard Pennington, team foul #7 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Cole (PG), Thomas Spradling (SF), Joshua Francis (PF) Bruce Albers, Keith Johnson, Russel Caplinger | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler (PG), Sidney Dawson (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Christopher Schell (PF), Daniel Miles (C) Donald Hickman, Vernon Little, Sammy Colvin, Timothy Atkins, Richard Pennington | |
| 02:28 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:28 | Tampa | Robert Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:28 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles grabs the board | 62-77 |
| 02:03 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles loses the dribble to James Cole | 62-77 |
| 01:59 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley hits the finger roll set up by James Cole | 64-77 |
| 01:30 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-77 |
| 01:28 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Joshua Francis | 64-77 |
| 01:19 | Tampa | James Cole is fouled on the floor by Joel Schooler - foul #3 on Joel Schooler, team foul #8 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Tampa | James Haddox (C) Robert Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:19 | Tampa | James Cole makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:19 | Tampa | James Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:19 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Schell pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:57 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Miles misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-77 |
| 00:56 | Tampa | James Cole snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Tampa | James Haddox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson is fouled on the floor by Joshua Francis - foul #2 on Joshua Francis, team foul #10 | 65-77 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Sidney Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-79 |
| 00:17 | Tampa | Peter Pinkley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Francis | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Joel Schooler runs out the clock | 68-79 |