| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - James Springer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sheldon Hoosier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Drew Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Varner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Thomas Resler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Noel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Pham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby misses the 3 from straight away | 31-41 |
| 19:38 | Tusculum | William Noel snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 19:32 | Tusculum | Rex Wade comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sheldon Hoosier - foul #2 on Sheldon Hoosier, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:32 | Tusculum | Rex Wade makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:32 | Tusculum | Rex Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:12 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-43 |
| 19:11 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 18:58 | Tusculum | William Noel is fouled on the floor by Drew Conway - foul #3 on Drew Conway, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James (PF) Drew Conway | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 18:43 | Tusculum | William Noel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Springer - foul #2 on James Springer, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| 18:43 | Tusculum | William Noel makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:43 | Tusculum | William Noel misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 18:43 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 18:35 | Tusculum | Sheldon Hoosier takes the ball from Rex Wade | 33-44 |
| 18:11 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-44 |
| 18:10 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 18:05 | Tusculum | Rex Wade misses the floater from the left side | 33-44 |
| 18:03 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:49 | Tusculum | William Noel's pass is intercepted by Samuel Varner | 33-44 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sheldon Hoosier | 35-44 |
| 17:10 | Tusculum | Rex Wade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 17:08 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Jeffery James | 35-44 |
| 16:54 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 16:53 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:34 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier is whistled for traveling | 35-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes (PG), Arnold Bishop (SG), Fred Bartholomew (SF), Shawn Rodgers (C) James Springer, Sheldon Hoosier, Joseph Crosby, Samuel Varner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Washington (PG), Alex Oxford (SG), Marvin Hoots (SF), David Weber (PF), Ruben Roy (C) Thomas Resler, Rex Wade, William Noel, Frank Reed, Joshua Pham | |
| 16:32 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 16:07 | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Alex Oxford - foul #2 on Alex Oxford, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner (C) Jeffery James | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 16:07 | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:07 | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 15:56 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Washington | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Randy Hayes (fresh) SG - Arnold Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Bartholomew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Rodgers (fresh) C - Samuel Varner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jerry Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Oxford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Hoots (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Weber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ruben Roy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 15:50 | Tusculum | David Weber snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 15:28 | Tusculum | David Weber banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Washington | 37-49 |
| 15:12 | Carson-Newman | Shawn Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway (PF), Jeffery James (C) Shawn Rodgers, Samuel Varner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Joshua Pham (C) Ruben Roy | |
| 15:10 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Bishop - foul #2 on Arnold Bishop, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby (SF) Fred Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 14:54 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 14:52 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 14:47 | Carson-Newman | Arnold Bishop misses the jumpshot from the left side | 37-49 |
| 14:46 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway tips it in | 39-49 |
| 14:41 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 14:39 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:34 | Carson-Newman | Marvin Hoots steals the ball from Randy Hayes | 39-49 |
| 14:31 | Tusculum | Marvin Hoots blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 14:30 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Drew Conway | 39-49 |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Alex Oxford - foul #3 on Alex Oxford, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier (SG) Arnold Bishop | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Thomas Resler (PG), Rex Wade (SG), William Noel (SF), Frank Reed (PF) Jerry Washington, Alex Oxford, Marvin Hoots, David Weber | |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:25 | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:09 | Tusculum | William Noel is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Noel, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Springer (PG) Randy Hayes | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 13:55 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby lays it up and in set up by Drew Conway | 43-49 |
| 13:44 | Tusculum | William Noel buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 13:26 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 13:25 | Tusculum | Rex Wade gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:02 | Tusculum | Thomas Resler makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby is denied on a layup by Joshua Pham | 43-53 |
| 12:55 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Frank Reed | 43-53 |
| 12:37 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 12:36 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 12:13 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Pham - foul #2 on Joshua Pham, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes (PG), Arnold Bishop (SG), Fred Bartholomew (SF), Samuel Varner (C) James Springer, Sheldon Hoosier, Joseph Crosby, Drew Conway | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Washington (PG), Alex Oxford (SG), Marvin Hoots (SF), David Weber (PF), Ruben Roy (C) Thomas Resler, Rex Wade, William Noel, Frank Reed, Joshua Pham | |
| 12:13 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:13 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:03 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Hoots | 45-56 |
| 11:38 | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew is hacked by Ruben Roy - foul #1 on Ruben Roy, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Shawn Rodgers (PF) Jeffery James | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Randy Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Bartholomew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Rodgers (fresh) C - Samuel Varner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Jerry Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Oxford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Hoots (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Roy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 11:24 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to David Weber | 45-56 |
| 11:03 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Hayes - foul #2 on Randy Hayes, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Springer (PG), Sheldon Hoosier (SG) Randy Hayes, Arnold Bishop | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Thomas Resler (PG), Rex Wade (SG) Alex Oxford, David Weber | |
| 11:03 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:03 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:47 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 45-58 |
| 10:46 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 10:31 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Varner - foul #2 on Samuel Varner, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway (PF) Samuel Varner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Frank Reed (PF), Joshua Pham (C) Thomas Resler, Ruben Roy | |
| 10:31 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:31 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:24 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Springer | 48-60 |
| 10:06 | Tusculum | Sheldon Hoosier picks off the pass by Frank Reed | 48-60 |
| 10:03 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier misses the easy layup | 48-60 |
| 10:01 | Carson-Newman | Shawn Rodgers gets the offensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:50 | Carson-Newman | Shawn Rodgers misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-60 |
| 09:48 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 09:29 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 09:11 | Tusculum | Frank Reed buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Washington | 50-62 |
| 08:54 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Washington is called for the reach on James Springer - foul #3 on Jerry Washington, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes (PG), Arnold Bishop (SG), Joseph Crosby (SF), Jeffery James (PF), Samuel Varner (C) James Springer, Sheldon Hoosier, Fred Bartholomew, Drew Conway, Shawn Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Thomas Resler (PG), Alex Oxford (SG), William Noel (SF), David Weber (PF) Jerry Washington, Rex Wade, Marvin Hoots, Frank Reed | |
| 08:44 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby's dunk attempt is rejected by Joshua Pham | 50-62 |
| 08:43 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:30 | Tusculum | Thomas Resler clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 08:29 | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 08:11 | Carson-Newman | Alex Oxford is called for the reach on Arnold Bishop - foul #4 on Alex Oxford, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Rex Wade (SG), Ruben Roy (C) Alex Oxford, Joshua Pham | |
| 08:11 | Carson-Newman | Arnold Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:11 | Carson-Newman | Arnold Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:51 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crosby - foul #2 on Joseph Crosby, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway (PF) Samuel Varner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Alex Oxford (SG) Rex Wade | |
| 07:51 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Jeffery James | 52-62 |
| 07:26 | Carson-Newman | Arnold Bishop drills a shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Randy Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Conway (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery James (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Thomas Resler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Oxford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Roy (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Tusculum | David Weber scores on a floater in the lane | 54-64 |
| 06:56 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-64 |
| 06:34 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford is hacked by Arnold Bishop - foul #3 on Arnold Bishop, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Springer (PG), Sheldon Hoosier (SG), Samuel Varner (C) Randy Hayes, Arnold Bishop, Drew Conway | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Rex Wade (SG), Marvin Hoots (SF), Frank Reed (PF), Joshua Pham (C) Thomas Resler, William Noel, Ruben Roy, David Weber | |
| 06:34 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 06:34 | Tusculum | Frank Reed grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 06:20 | Tusculum | James Springer takes the ball from Alex Oxford | 56-64 |
| 06:16 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Springer | 58-64 |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Jeffery James is called for the reach on Alex Oxford - foul #3 on Jeffery James, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Fred Bartholomew (SF), Shawn Rodgers (PF) Joseph Crosby, Jeffery James | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Alex Oxford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Pham | 58-65 |
| 05:41 | Tusculum | Frank Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 05:40 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:33 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Springer | 61-65 |
| 05:14 | Tusculum | Frank Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 05:13 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 05:09 | Carson-Newman | James Springer misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Hoots - foul #2 on Marvin Hoots, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway (PF) Samuel Varner | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Thomas Resler (PG), William Noel (SF) Alex Oxford, Marvin Hoots | |
| 05:09 | Carson-Newman | James Springer makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:09 | Carson-Newman | James Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:46 | Tusculum | Rex Wade hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Resler | 63-68 |
| 04:35 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 04:34 | Carson-Newman | Shawn Rodgers tips it in | 65-68 |
| 04:11 | Tusculum | Rex Wade travels with the ball | 65-68 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes (PG), Joseph Crosby (SF), Jeffery James (C) James Springer, Fred Bartholomew, Shawn Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jerry Washington (SG), Ruben Roy (PF) Rex Wade, Frank Reed | |
| 03:55 | Carson-Newman | Randy Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Ruben Roy | 65-68 |
| 03:53 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:40 | Tusculum | William Noel clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-68 |
| 03:38 | Tusculum | Ruben Roy snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 03:30 | Tusculum | William Noel knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Jerry Washington | 65-70 |
| 03:20 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Crosby, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Arnold Bishop (SG), Samuel Varner (C) Sheldon Hoosier, Drew Conway | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Marvin Hoots (SF), David Weber (PF) William Noel, Joshua Pham | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Randy Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Crosby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery James (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Varner (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Thomas Resler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Hoots (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Roy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Tusculum | Jerry Washington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:01 | Carson-Newman | Jeffery James misses the easy layup | 65-70 |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | Marvin Hoots grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Springer (PG), Sheldon Hoosier (SG), Drew Conway (PF) Randy Hayes, Arnold Bishop, Jeffery James | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Rex Wade (SG), William Noel (SF), Frank Reed (PF), Joshua Pham (C) Jerry Washington, Marvin Hoots, David Weber, Ruben Roy | |
| 02:46 | Tusculum | Samuel Varner denies the turnaround by Frank Reed | 65-70 |
| 02:44 | Tusculum | Frank Reed snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:34 | Tusculum | Frank Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 02:32 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Crosby gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:15 | Carson-Newman | James Springer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-70 |
| 01:55 | Tusculum | William Noel is denied on a layup by Drew Conway | 65-70 |
| 01:54 | Tusculum | Joshua Pham snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 01:42 | Tusculum | Frank Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 01:40 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:24 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Varner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Springer | 68-70 |
| 00:58 | Tusculum | William Noel misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 68-70 |
| 00:57 | Carson-Newman | James Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 00:51 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway misses the lay-in | 68-70 |
| 00:50 | Carson-Newman | Drew Conway hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 00:21 | Tusculum | Rex Wade drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Resler | 70-72 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Sheldon Hoosier knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Tusculum | Rex Wade makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-74 |
| 00:05 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Pham blocks the short jumper by Sheldon Hoosier | 72-74 |