| Lineup | Harding | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Meehan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryce Vanderpool (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - David Rothenberger (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Gillison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jasper Brooks (fresh) C - George Abrams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding 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 (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jasper Brooks | 31-32 |
| 19:35 | Harding | George Abrams blocks the short jumper by Bryce Vanderpool | 31-32 |
| 19:33 | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 19:12 | Carson-Newman | Charles Thomas takes the ball from David Rothenberger | 33-32 |
| 19:00 | Harding | Joseph Meehan connects on the shot from the right side set up by Charles Thomas | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Harding | Charles Thomas grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:14 | Harding | Joseph Meehan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 17:54 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:42 | Harding | Joseph Meehan can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by James Murray - foul #2 on James Murray, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Burnham (PG), John Keller (PF), Jonathan Bell (C) Shawn Taylor, Charles Thomas, Bryce Vanderpool | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman (PG), Matthew Arnold (SG), Dante Allison (PF) David Rothenberger, James Murray, Jasper Brooks | |
| 17:42 | Harding | Joseph Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:42 | Harding | Joseph Meehan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:42 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Dante Allison | 36-35 |
| 17:28 | Carson-Newman | George Abrams misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 17:26 | Harding | John Keller gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:21 | Harding | Randy Burnham comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Mark Gillison - foul #1 on Mark Gillison, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Harding | Glen Haslam (SF) Joseph Meehan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman (SF), Joshua Hawkins (C) Mark Gillison, George Abrams | |
| 17:21 | Harding | Randy Burnham makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:21 | Harding | Randy Burnham misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:21 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:05 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins clanks a floater from the left side | 37-35 |
| 17:04 | Harding | John Keller gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:42 | Harding | Randy Burnham hits a floater from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 16:18 | Carson-Newman | John Keller takes the ball from Joshua Hawkins | 39-35 |
| 16:00 | Harding | Randy Burnham connects on the turnaround near the basket | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Randy Burnham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Curtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Haslam (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Riggleman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eric Shipman (fresh) PF - Dante Allison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold's pass is intercepted by John Keller | 41-35 |
| 15:31 | Harding | Jonathan Bell lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Burnham and he's hacked by Joshua Hawkins - foul #2 on Joshua Hawkins, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Harding | Shawn Taylor (PG), Robert Simons (SG), Joseph Meehan (SF), Charles Thomas (PF) Randy Burnham, Christopher Curtis, Glen Haslam, John Keller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger (PG), James Murray (SG), Mark Gillison (SF), Jasper Brooks (PF), George Abrams (C) Daniel Riggleman, Matthew Arnold, Eric Shipman, Dante Allison, Joshua Hawkins | |
| 15:31 | Harding | Jonathan Bell misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to George Abrams | 43-35 |
| 15:02 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Meehan steals the ball from Jasper Brooks | 43-35 |
| 14:41 | Harding | Jonathan Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:40 | Harding | Robert Simons hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 14:19 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:17 | Harding | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | Harding | Robert Simons is hacked by Mark Gillison - foul #2 on Mark Gillison, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool (C) Jonathan Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:59 | Harding | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:58 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:42 | Carson-Newman | James Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 13:41 | Harding | The rebound goes to Bryce Vanderpool | 45-35 |
| 13:20 | Harding | Shawn Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 13:18 | Harding | Shawn Taylor hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 13:05 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 13:04 | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 13:00 | Harding | The jump hook by Joseph Meehan is blocked by George Abrams | 47-35 |
| 12:59 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:48 | Carson-Newman | Jasper Brooks hits a 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:33 | Harding | Joseph Meehan hits a shot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 12:16 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger is hacked by Robert Simons - foul #1 on Robert Simons, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Burnham (PG), Christopher Curtis (SG), Glen Haslam (SF), John Keller (PF) Shawn Taylor, Robert Simons, Joseph Meehan, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman (PG), Matthew Arnold (SG), Eric Shipman (SF), Dante Allison (PF), Joshua Hawkins (C) David Rothenberger, James Murray, Mark Gillison, Jasper Brooks, George Abrams | |
| 12:00 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:59 | Harding | Christopher Curtis gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Randy Burnham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Haslam (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryce Vanderpool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Riggleman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eric Shipman (fresh) PF - Dante Allison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Harding | Glen Haslam slams it home | 51-38 |
| 11:21 | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Riggleman | 51-40 |
| 11:07 | Harding | John Keller drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Dante Allison - foul #2 on Dante Allison, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Jonathan Bell (C) Bryce Vanderpool | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 11:07 | Harding | John Keller makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:02 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| 10:43 | Harding | Randy Burnham scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Keller | 56-40 |
| 10:28 | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 56-40 |
| 10:26 | Harding | Glen Haslam gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:19 | Harding | Randy Burnham is hacked by Daniel Riggleman - foul #1 on Daniel Riggleman, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Harding | Joseph Meehan (SF) Glen Haslam | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison (SF), George Abrams (C) Dante Allison, Joshua Hawkins | |
| 10:03 | Harding | Joseph Meehan can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by George Abrams - foul #3 on George Abrams, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Harding | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger (PG), James Murray (SG), Jasper Brooks (PF) Daniel Riggleman, Eric Shipman, Matthew Arnold | |
| 10:03 | Harding | Joseph Meehan misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:03 | Harding | Joseph Meehan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 10:03 | Carson-Newman | George Abrams pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:50 | Carson-Newman | James Murray buries a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Christopher Curtis - foul #1 on Christopher Curtis, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Harding | Shawn Taylor (PG) Randy Burnham | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 09:50 | Carson-Newman | James Murray makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:36 | Harding | John Keller makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Curtis | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding 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 (-2) | |
| 09:31 | Carson-Newman | Jasper Brooks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonathan Bell - foul #1 on Jonathan Bell, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Simons (SG) Christopher Curtis | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 09:31 | Carson-Newman | Jasper Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 09:31 | Carson-Newman | Jasper Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:11 | Harding | Robert Simons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-44 |
| 09:10 | Harding | Jonathan Bell tips it in | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison is hacked by John Keller - foul #2 on John Keller, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Charles Thomas (PF), Bryce Vanderpool (C) John Keller, Jonathan Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dante Allison (C) George Abrams | |
| 08:49 | Carson-Newman | Jasper Brooks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 60-44 |
| 08:47 | Harding | Shawn Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:26 | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Taylor and the foul's on James Murray - foul #3 on James Murray, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Burnham (PG), Christopher Curtis (SG) Shawn Taylor, Robert Simons | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman (PG), Matthew Arnold (SG), Joshua Hawkins (C) David Rothenberger, James Murray, Jasper Brooks | |
| 08:26 | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:09 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-44 |
| 08:07 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:52 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold misses badly on a runner near the basket | 63-44 |
| 07:51 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Randy Burnham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Meehan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryce Vanderpool (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Riggleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Mark Gillison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dante Allison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 07:39 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 07:31 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Riggleman | 63-47 |
| 07:13 | Harding | Christopher Curtis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 07:11 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 07:00 | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Riggleman | 63-49 |
| 06:45 | Harding | Bryce Vanderpool blows the layup | 63-49 |
| 06:43 | Harding | Joseph Meehan hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 06:32 | Carson-Newman | Dante Allison is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dante Allison, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Shawn Taylor (PG), Glen Haslam (SF), John Keller (PF), Jonathan Bell (C) Randy Burnham, Joseph Meehan, Charles Thomas, Bryce Vanderpool | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger (PG), James Murray (SG), Jasper Brooks (PF), George Abrams (C) Daniel Riggleman, Mark Gillison, Dante Allison, Joshua Hawkins | |
| 06:19 | Harding | Jonathan Bell blows the layup | 65-49 |
| 06:18 | Carson-Newman | James Murray pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:08 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 06:07 | Harding | Glen Haslam grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 06:02 | Harding | George Abrams is called for the reach on Jonathan Bell - foul #4 on George Abrams, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Simons (SG) Christopher Curtis | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 06:02 | Harding | Jonathan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:02 | Harding | Jonathan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:50 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 05:49 | Harding | Glen Haslam grabs the defensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:36 | Harding | John Keller's pass is intercepted by Jasper Brooks | 67-49 |
| 05:21 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Keller - foul #3 on John Keller, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| 05:21 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:00 | Harding | Jonathan Bell misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 67-52 |
| 04:59 | Harding | Jonathan Bell tips it but misses | 67-52 |
| 04:57 | Harding | Robert Simons misses the tip | 67-52 |
| 04:56 | Carson-Newman | James Murray grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 04:51 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-52 |
| 04:50 | Harding | Glen Haslam grabs the board | 67-52 |
| 04:45 | Harding | Glen Haslam scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Taylor | 69-52 |
| 04:24 | Carson-Newman | John Keller steps in front of the George Abrams pass | 69-52 |
| 04:13 | Harding | Jasper Brooks steps in front of the Glen Haslam pass | 69-52 |
| 03:59 | Carson-Newman | David Rothenberger is whistled for traveling | 69-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Randy Burnham (PG), Christopher Curtis (SG), Joseph Meehan (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Bryce Vanderpool (C) Shawn Taylor, Robert Simons, Glen Haslam, John Keller, Jonathan Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman (PG), Eric Shipman (SG), Mark Gillison (SF), Dante Allison (PF), Joshua Hawkins (C) David Rothenberger, James Murray, Matthew Arnold, Jasper Brooks, George Abrams | |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Harding | Joseph Meehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Simons (SG), Glen Haslam (SF), John Keller (PF), Jonathan Bell (C) Christopher Curtis, Joseph Meehan, Charles Thomas, Bryce Vanderpool | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Mattia (PG) Mark Gillison | |
| Lineup | Harding | PG - Randy Burnham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Simons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Haslam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - David Mattia (fresh) SG - Daniel Riggleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dante Allison (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Dante Allison hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Keller - foul #4 on John Keller, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Harding | Christopher Curtis (SG), Joseph Meehan (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Bryce Vanderpool (C) Robert Simons, Glen Haslam, John Keller, Jonathan Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Gillison (SF) David Mattia | |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Dante Allison makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:17 | Harding | Christopher Curtis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 69-55 |
| 03:16 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-55 |
| 02:45 | Harding | Mark Gillison steps in front of the Christopher Curtis pass | 69-55 |
| 02:33 | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 02:32 | Harding | Joseph Meehan gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Harding | Joseph Meehan knocks in the shot near the basket | 71-55 |
| 02:05 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Burnham - foul #2 on Randy Burnham, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Harding | Robert Simons (SG), Glen Haslam (SF), John Keller (PF), Jonathan Bell (C) Christopher Curtis, Joseph Meehan, Charles Thomas, Bryce Vanderpool | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Mattia (PG), Matthew Arnold (PF) Mark Gillison, Joshua Hawkins | |
| 02:05 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:05 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:05 | Harding | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bell | 71-56 |
| 01:49 | Harding | Randy Burnham connects on the floater from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Carson-Newman | Eric Shipman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-56 |
| 01:30 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Arnold gets the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:15 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Riggleman's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Bell | 73-56 |
| 01:13 | Harding | John Keller grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 00:49 | Harding | Randy Burnham misses the floater from the free throw line | 73-56 |
| 00:47 | Harding | Glen Haslam pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Harding | Harding is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Harding | John Keller loses the dribble to David Mattia | 73-56 |
| 00:19 | Carson-Newman | David Mattia lays it in | 73-58 |
| 00:00 | Harding | Randy Burnham runs out the clock | 73-58 |