| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Timothy Theriault (fresh) SG - David Hill (fresh) SF - David McElyea (fresh) PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) C - Harold Tingle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fresh) SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) PF - Vincent Johnson (fresh) C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mars Hill | David Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mars Hill | David Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Carson-Newman | David McElyea steals the ball from James Ziniewicz | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mars Hill | David McElyea drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Carson-Newman | Craig Lawrence steals the ball from James Ziniewicz | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Carson-Newman | Harold Tingle picks off the pass by Terrence Ressler | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Mars Hill | David Hill is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:23 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:59 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Caron | 3-2 |
| 16:52 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:50 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron is hacked by Timothy Theriault - foul #1 on Timothy Theriault, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood (PG) Timothy Theriault | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:13 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeff Duren | 5-5 |
| 15:55 | Mars Hill | David Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Caywood | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McElyea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Tingle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) PF - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | Mars Hill | Jerry Caron takes the ball from Harold Tingle | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson blows the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Mars Hill | David Hill is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault (PG), Morris Roller (SF), Kenneth Highsmith (PF), Ricky McMichael (C) David Hill, David McElyea, Craig Lawrence, Harold Tingle | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Fredrick Davidson (PF), Albert Robertson (C) Jerry Caron, Vincent Johnson, James Ziniewicz | |
| 14:39 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeff Duren | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky McMichael - foul #1 on Ricky McMichael, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (SG), Samuel Isom (SF) Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren | |
| 13:44 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson is hacked by Ricky McMichael - foul #2 on Ricky McMichael, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | David Hill (SG) Ricky McMichael | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:33 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | David McElyea (SF) Arnold Caywood | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG) Paul Tetreault | |
| 13:24 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller makes the jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:10 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:09 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:05 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Davidson - foul #1 on Fredrick Davidson, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence (PF), Harold Tingle (C) Morris Roller, Kenneth Highsmith | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), Vincent Johnson (PF) Robert Mudge, Samuel Isom, Albert Robertson | |
| 12:48 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault is whistled for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood (PG) Timothy Theriault | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Fredrick Davidson | |
| 12:33 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:16 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:54 | Carson-Newman | David McElyea swats the layup by Terrence Ressler | 10-11 |
| 11:52 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McElyea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Tingle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Duren (fresh) PF - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mars Hill | David McElyea is fouled on the floor by Jeff Duren - foul #1 on Jeff Duren, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant (SG), Morris Roller (SF) David Hill, David McElyea | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Fredrick Davidson (PF) Jerry Caron, Vincent Johnson | |
| 11:32 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence's pass is intercepted by Robert Mudge | 10-11 |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 11:08 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Craig Lawrence | 10-11 |
| 10:48 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Mudge - foul #1 on Robert Mudge, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | David Hill (SG), David McElyea (SF), Kenneth Highsmith (C) Gerald Bryant, Craig Lawrence, Harold Tingle | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson (C) James Ziniewicz | |
| 10:48 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 10:48 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:41 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mudge | 12-13 |
| 10:18 | Mars Hill | Albert Robertson blocks the short jumper by David McElyea | 12-13 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 09:51 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Davidson and the foul's on Arnold Caywood - foul #1 on Arnold Caywood, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault (PG) Arnold Caywood | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), Samuel Isom (SF), Vincent Johnson (PF) Terrence Ressler, Jeff Duren, Fredrick Davidson | |
| 09:51 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:37 | Mars Hill | David McElyea loses the ball out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle (C) Kenneth Highsmith | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 09:23 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Caron | 12-19 |
| 09:13 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Tingle, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence (PF) Morris Roller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-19 |
| 08:49 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Johnson | 12-19 |
| 08:35 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 08:33 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:04 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 12-19 |
| 08:03 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle grabs the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 07:52 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 07:50 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Robert Mudge | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Timothy Theriault (fresh) SG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McElyea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Tingle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mudge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) PF - Vincent Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Robertson (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-19 |
| 07:30 | Mars Hill | David Hill snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 07:08 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Robert Mudge - foul #2 on Robert Mudge, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Morris Roller (SF), Kenneth Highsmith (C) Timothy Theriault, David Hill, David McElyea, Harold Tingle | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (PG), Terrence Ressler (SG), Jeff Duren (SF), Fredrick Davidson (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Jerry Caron, Robert Mudge, Samuel Isom, Vincent Johnson, Albert Robertson | |
| 06:51 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence's pass is intercepted by James Ziniewicz | 12-19 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Highsmith - foul #1 on Kenneth Highsmith, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 06:23 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Ziniewicz - foul #1 on James Ziniewicz, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| 06:23 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:23 | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:05 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz is hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault (PG) Craig Lawrence | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 06:05 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:05 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:05 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 05:45 | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeff Duren - foul #2 on Jeff Duren, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), Samuel Isom (SF) Paul Tetreault, Jeff Duren | |
| 05:45 | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:45 | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:26 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | David Hill (SG), Harold Tingle (C) Gerald Bryant, Arnold Caywood | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson (PF) Fredrick Davidson | |
| 05:16 | Mars Hill | David Hill misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 05:14 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:04 | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault connects on the runner from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 04:46 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom blows the layup | 18-22 |
| 04:45 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:17 | Mars Hill | Terrence Ressler picks off the pass by Kenneth Highsmith | 18-22 |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Tingle - foul #2 on Harold Tingle, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Arnold Caywood (PG), David McElyea (SF), Craig Lawrence (PF) Timothy Theriault, Kenneth Highsmith, Harold Tingle | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (PG), Fredrick Davidson (SF), Albert Robertson (C) Jerry Caron, Samuel Isom, James Ziniewicz | |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:01 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 03:51 | Mars Hill | David Hill buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arnold Caywood | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Arnold Caywood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David McElyea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Morris Roller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Paul Tetreault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrence Ressler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fredrick Davidson (fresh) PF - Vincent Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Robertson (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 03:35 | Mars Hill | Craig Lawrence snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 03:13 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller is hacked by Albert Robertson - foul #1 on Albert Robertson, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant (SG), Harold Tingle (C) David Hill, David McElyea | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge (PG), Jeff Duren (SF) Paul Tetreault, Vincent Johnson | |
| 03:13 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:13 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle grabs the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 02:55 | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 02:53 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:42 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Robertson - foul #2 on Albert Robertson, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Timothy Theriault (PG), David McElyea (SF) Gerald Bryant, Morris Roller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG) Terrence Ressler | |
| 02:42 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:42 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:42 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:18 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Caron | 21-26 |
| 01:58 | Mars Hill | David McElyea misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 01:56 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 01:52 | Carson-Newman | The jump hook by Jeff Duren is blocked by Harold Tingle | 21-26 |
| 01:50 | Carson-Newman | Robert Mudge pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 01:38 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-26 |
| 01:36 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Harold Tingle | 21-26 |
| 01:20 | Mars Hill | Harold Tingle connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 01:00 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Caron | 23-28 |
| 00:42 | Mars Hill | David McElyea connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Theriault | 25-28 |
| 00:33 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Tingle - foul #3 on Harold Tingle, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Gerald Bryant (PG), David Hill (SG), Morris Roller (PF), Kenneth Highsmith (C) Timothy Theriault, Arnold Caywood, Craig Lawrence, Harold Tingle | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Terrence Ressler (SG), James Ziniewicz (C) Jerry Caron, Fredrick Davidson | |
| 00:33 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:33 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:33 | Mars Hill | Morris Roller pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:14 | Mars Hill | David Hill clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 00:12 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:02 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Duren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 25-29 |
| 00:01 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:00 | Mars Hill | Kenneth Highsmith misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-29 |