| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Eric Griffin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toby Welcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Yokum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leo Aikens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Keyser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy hits a jumper from the left block | 28-28 |
| 19:27 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Keyser | 28-31 |
| 19:01 | Tusculum | Leo Aikens steals it from Dennis Hardin | 28-31 |
| 18:46 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Brian Schafer | 28-33 |
| 18:32 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eugene Lister | 30-33 |
| 18:06 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:04 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:47 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leo Aikens - foul #1 on Leo Aikens, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Dixon (PG), Floyd Trapp (C) Eric Griffin, Thomas Carr | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 17:47 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:47 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Leo Aikens | 31-33 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 17:10 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin's dunk attempt is rejected by Anthony Keyser | 31-33 |
| 17:09 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:48 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 16:46 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:33 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Griffin (PG), Jeff Gottlieb (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Daniel Lee (PF), Thomas Carr (C) James Dixon, Eugene Lister, Marvin Truesdale, Dennis Hardin, Floyd Trapp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge (PG), Clifford Branam (SG), Eli Robinson (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Rudy Kling (C) Brian Schafer, Toby Welcher, Charles Yokum, Leo Aikens, Anthony Keyser | |
| 16:08 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rudy Kling | 31-36 |
| 15:42 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Eric Griffin | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Eric Griffin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeff Gottlieb (fresh) SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Joshua Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Branam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eli Robinson (fresh) PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Rudy Kling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 15:21 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 15:18 | Tusculum | Joshua Wooldridge picks off the pass by Eric Griffin in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 14:57 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling is hacked by Thomas Carr - foul #2 on Thomas Carr, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Dixon (PG), Eugene Lister (SG), Marvin Truesdale (SF), Dennis Hardin (PF), Floyd Trapp (C) Eric Griffin, Jeff Gottlieb, Thomas Murphy, Daniel Lee, Thomas Carr | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG), Toby Welcher (SG), Charles Yokum (SF), Leo Aikens (PF), Anthony Keyser (C) Joshua Wooldridge, Clifford Branam, Eli Robinson, Frank Brown, Rudy Kling | |
| 14:51 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser loses the dribble to Dennis Hardin | 33-36 |
| 14:36 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:12 | Carson-Newman | Floyd Trapp is called for the reach on Toby Welcher - foul #1 on Floyd Trapp, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 14:06 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer is fouled on the floor by James Dixon - foul #1 on James Dixon, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| 13:41 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 13:39 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 13:17 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister is fouled on the floor by Anthony Keyser - foul #3 on Anthony Keyser, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Griffin (PG), Jeff Gottlieb (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Thomas Carr (C) James Dixon, Eugene Lister, Marvin Truesdale, Floyd Trapp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:00 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Keyser - foul #4 on Anthony Keyser, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge (PG), Frank Brown (PF), Rudy Kling (C) Brian Schafer, Leo Aikens, Anthony Keyser | |
| 13:00 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:00 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:00 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Murphy | 34-38 |
| 12:52 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 12:35 | Carson-Newman | Toby Welcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Wooldridge | 36-40 |
| 12:24 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Gottlieb | 38-40 |
| 12:20 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eugene Lister (SG) Jeff Gottlieb | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:04 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Griffin | 40-40 |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Brown | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Eric Griffin (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Eugene Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Joshua Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toby Welcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Yokum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Rudy Kling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 11:17 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:57 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister is hacked by Rudy Kling - foul #2 on Rudy Kling, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Dixon (PG), Jeff Gottlieb (SG), Marvin Truesdale (SF), Daniel Lee (PF), Floyd Trapp (C) Eric Griffin, Eugene Lister, Thomas Murphy, Dennis Hardin, Thomas Carr | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG), Clifford Branam (SF), Leo Aikens (PF) Toby Welcher, Charles Yokum, Rudy Kling | |
| 10:42 | Tusculum | Daniel Lee loses the dribble to Joshua Wooldridge | 40-43 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Marvin Truesdale is called for the reach on Brian Schafer - foul #1 on Marvin Truesdale, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling (C) Frank Brown | |
| 10:04 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer is hacked by Jeff Gottlieb - foul #1 on Jeff Gottlieb, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eugene Lister (SG) Jeff Gottlieb | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 09:54 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 09:52 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:32 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Truesdale | 43-43 |
| 09:07 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 09:05 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 08:59 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale scores on a floater in the paint set up by James Dixon | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | Carson-Newman | Marvin Truesdale denies the turnaround by Leo Aikens | 45-43 |
| 08:47 | Tusculum | Floyd Trapp gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:40 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:32 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 08:30 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Eugene Lister | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Dixon | 48-43 |
| 07:51 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:50 | Tusculum | Daniel Lee gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:46 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister loses the dribble to Clifford Branam | 48-43 |
| 07:26 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Lister - foul #1 on Eugene Lister, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Griffin (PG), Jeff Gottlieb (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Dennis Hardin (PF), Thomas Carr (C) James Dixon, Eugene Lister, Marvin Truesdale, Daniel Lee, Floyd Trapp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Toby Welcher (SG), Charles Yokum (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Anthony Keyser (C) Joshua Wooldridge, Clifford Branam, Leo Aikens, Rudy Kling | |
| 07:26 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:26 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Eric Griffin (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jeff Gottlieb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toby Welcher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Yokum (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Anthony Keyser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 07:04 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Griffin - foul #1 on Eric Griffin, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold (PG) Brian Schafer | |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:38 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-46 |
| 06:37 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:17 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Yokum - foul #1 on Charles Yokum, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens (PF) Frank Brown | |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:56 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:31 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Griffin - foul #2 on Eric Griffin, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eugene Lister (SG) Jeff Gottlieb | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 05:31 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:31 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:17 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:16 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:11 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eric Griffin and the foul's on Leo Aikens - foul #2 on Leo Aikens, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge (PG) Lee Arnold | |
| 05:11 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 53-47 |
| 04:42 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 04:37 | Carson-Newman | Dennis Hardin steps in front of the Anthony Keyser pass | 53-47 |
| 04:16 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Dixon (PG), Marvin Truesdale (SF), Floyd Trapp (C) Eric Griffin, Thomas Murphy, Thomas Carr | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG) Charles Yokum | |
| 03:58 | Carson-Newman | Joshua Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Daniel Lee (PF) Dennis Hardin | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Rudy Kling (C) Toby Welcher, Leo Aikens, Anthony Keyser | |
| 03:35 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 03:33 | Tusculum | Daniel Lee snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:17 | Tusculum | Marvin Truesdale connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Dixon | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - James Dixon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eugene Lister (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Truesdale (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Trapp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Branam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Rudy Kling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam is whistled for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Jeff Gottlieb (SG), Dennis Hardin (PF) Eugene Lister, Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Toby Welcher (SG), Charles Yokum (SF), Leo Aikens (PF), Anthony Keyser (C) Joshua Wooldridge, Clifford Branam, Frank Brown, Rudy Kling | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex 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) | |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | Tusculum calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Eric Griffin (PG), Eugene Lister (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Thomas Carr (C) James Dixon, Jeff Gottlieb, Marvin Truesdale, Floyd Trapp | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 02:38 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 02:36 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 02:19 | Carson-Newman | Toby Welcher buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Yokum | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Tusculum | A charge is called on Thomas Murphy - foul #3 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 01:43 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Keyser | 55-50 |
| 01:22 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Yokum out of a doubleteam | 55-53 |
| 01:16 | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin misses the easy layup | 55-53 |
| 01:15 | Tusculum | Eric Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:55 | Tusculum | Toby Welcher steals it from Dennis Hardin | 55-53 |
| 00:52 | Carson-Newman | Charles Yokum blows the layup | 55-53 |
| 00:50 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Thomas Carr | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses the dunk attempt | 55-53 |
| 00:27 | Carson-Newman | Toby Welcher gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:19 | Carson-Newman | Eugene Lister steals the ball from Charles Yokum | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister lays it up and in | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 00:05 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Tusculum | Toby Welcher is called for the reach on Thomas Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Toby Welcher, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Daniel Lee (PF) Dennis Hardin | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 00:03 | Tusculum | Thomas Carr misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:03 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 57-53 |