| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Alan Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Elser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Poarch (fresh) PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Liebenthal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Rincon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilmer William (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Liebenthal | 37-40 |
| 19:20 | Catawba | Robert Elser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 19:19 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:05 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Eppler - foul #1 on Mark Eppler, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:05 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:05 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:05 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Liebenthal | 37-41 |
| 18:38 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 18:36 | Catawba | Greg Cline snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:18 | Catawba | Gary Poarch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Poarch, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 18:01 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Helsel | 37-44 |
| 17:50 | Catawba | Albert Liebenthal picks off the pass by Robert Elser | 37-44 |
| 17:47 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel lays it up and in set up by Albert Liebenthal | 37-46 |
| 17:30 | Catawba | Gary Poarch is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper (SF) Albert Liebenthal | |
| 17:09 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel is hacked by Alan Langston - foul #3 on Alan Langston, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Catawba | Darrin Hollon (PG), Justin Pettway (SF) Alan Langston, Gary Poarch | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris (SG) Ron Carter | |
| 16:58 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon banks in the layup set up by Wilmer William | 37-48 |
| 16:39 | Catawba | Mark Eppler misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Cooper - foul #1 on Thomas Cooper, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Catawba | Edward McCrorey (SG), Del Blackstone (C) Robert Elser, Greg Cline | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (PG), Jayson Fox (PF), Patrick Madrid (C) Anthony Helsel, Ernest Rincon, Wilmer William | |
| 16:39 | Catawba | Mark Eppler misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 16:39 | Catawba | Mark Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 16:18 | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Catawba | Melvin Fox (C) Mark Eppler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal (SF) Patrick Madrid | |
| 16:11 | Catawba | Darrin Hollon connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Pettway | 40-48 |
| 15:57 | Carson-Newman | Del Blackstone steals the ball from Jayson Fox | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Darrin Hollon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward McCrorey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Del Blackstone (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Fox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donald Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Harris (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Albert Liebenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jayson Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Catawba | Melvin Fox drills a shot from close range set up by Darrin Hollon | 42-48 |
| 15:34 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 15:08 | Catawba | Del Blackstone misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-50 |
| 15:06 | Catawba | Del Blackstone tips it home | 44-50 |
| 14:40 | Carson-Newman | Edward McCrorey is called for the reach on Philip Harris - foul #3 on Edward McCrorey, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Catawba | Alan Langston (PG), Robert Elser (SG), Gary Poarch (SF), Mark Eppler (PF), Greg Cline (C) Darrin Hollon, Edward McCrorey, Justin Pettway, Del Blackstone, Melvin Fox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel (PG), Ron Carter (SG), Ernest Rincon (PF), Wilmer William (C) Donald Sanders, Philip Harris, Albert Liebenthal, Jayson Fox | |
| 14:18 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ron Carter | 44-52 |
| 13:58 | Catawba | Robert Elser clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-52 |
| 13:57 | Carson-Newman | Wilmer William pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:52 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel is hacked by Gary Poarch - foul #2 on Gary Poarch, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen (SF) Thomas Cooper | |
| 13:34 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Helsel | 44-55 |
| 13:26 | Catawba | Alan Langston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 13:24 | Catawba | Greg Cline grabs the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 13:10 | Catawba | Gary Poarch comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 13:08 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 12:55 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Greg Cline | 44-55 |
| 12:48 | Catawba | Greg Cline can't throw it down | 44-55 |
| 12:46 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Wilmer William | 44-55 |
| 12:38 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel is whistled for a carry | 44-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal (SF) Darrel Nielsen | |
| 12:27 | Catawba | Robert Elser misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 12:25 | Catawba | Gary Poarch pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 12:15 | Catawba | Gary Poarch dunks the ball | 46-55 |
| 11:56 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 11:54 | Catawba | Robert Elser gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Alan Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Poarch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Liebenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Rincon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilmer William (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Catawba | Gary Poarch clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Liebenthal - foul #1 on Albert Liebenthal, team foul #2 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | Del Blackstone (PF) Mark Eppler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris (SG), Thomas Cooper (C) Ron Carter, Wilmer William | |
| 11:36 | Catawba | Gary Poarch misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:36 | Catawba | Gary Poarch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:18 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:16 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Liebenthal | 47-55 |
| 10:58 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Catawba | Darrin Hollon (PG), Edward McCrorey (SG), Justin Pettway (SF), Melvin Fox (C) Alan Langston, Robert Elser, Gary Poarch, Greg Cline | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (PG), Jayson Fox (C) Anthony Helsel, Ernest Rincon | |
| 10:49 | Catawba | Darrin Hollon's fadeaway is rejected by Jayson Fox | 47-55 |
| 10:48 | Catawba | Melvin Fox gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:34 | Catawba | Justin Pettway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:32 | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:04 | Carson-Newman | Justin Pettway steps in front of the Donald Sanders pass | 47-55 |
| 09:54 | Catawba | Melvin Fox misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 09:52 | Carson-Newman | Jayson Fox snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 09:34 | Carson-Newman | Jayson Fox drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Albert Liebenthal | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | Catawba | Philip Harris is called for the reach on Edward McCrorey - foul #1 on Philip Harris, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Catawba | Alan Langston (PG), Robert Elser (SG), Gary Poarch (SF), Mark Eppler (PF), Greg Cline (C) Darrin Hollon, Edward McCrorey, Justin Pettway, Del Blackstone, Melvin Fox | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel (PG), Ron Carter (SG), Ernest Rincon (PF), Wilmer William (C) Donald Sanders, Philip Harris, Albert Liebenthal, Jayson Fox | |
| 08:57 | Catawba | Alan Langston is hacked by Anthony Helsel - foul #3 on Anthony Helsel, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| 08:41 | Catawba | Mark Eppler connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Elser | 49-57 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Poarch - foul #3 on Gary Poarch, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:59 | Catawba | Gary Poarch's pass is intercepted by Wilmer William | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Alan Langston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Poarch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Rincon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilmer William (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ron Carter | 49-61 |
| 07:26 | Catawba | Greg Cline is called for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | Catawba | Justin Pettway (SF) Gary Poarch | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris (SF) Thomas Cooper | |
| 07:17 | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Eppler - foul #2 on Mark Eppler, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| 07:17 | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:17 | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Catawba | Alan Langston hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Rincon - foul #3 on Ernest Rincon, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal (SF) Philip Harris | |
| 07:08 | Catawba | Alan Langston makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:08 | Catawba | Alan Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:40 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 06:31 | Catawba | Robert Elser is fouled on the floor by Ernest Rincon - foul #4 on Ernest Rincon, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Catawba | Edward McCrorey (SG), Del Blackstone (C) Robert Elser, Greg Cline | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris (SG), Jayson Fox (PF) Ron Carter, Ernest Rincon | |
| 06:19 | Catawba | Justin Pettway's fadeaway is rejected by Wilmer William | 51-66 |
| 06:17 | Carson-Newman | Wilmer William snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:48 | Carson-Newman | Wilmer William hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jayson Fox | 51-68 |
| 05:39 | Catawba | Justin Pettway misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 05:38 | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 05:13 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 05:12 | Carson-Newman | Wilmer William gets the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 05:00 | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 04:59 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Mark Eppler | 51-68 |
| 04:55 | Catawba | Alan Langston hits a turnaround in the paint | 53-68 |
| 04:40 | Carson-Newman | Albert Liebenthal connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wilmer William | 53-70 |
| 04:40 | Catawba | Catawba calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-70 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Elser (SG), Gary Poarch (SF), Greg Cline (C) Edward McCrorey, Justin Pettway, Del Blackstone | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter (SG), Ernest Rincon (PF) Philip Harris, Jayson Fox | |
| 04:23 | Catawba | Gary Poarch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 04:22 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 04:17 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter is hacked by Robert Elser - foul #2 on Robert Elser, team foul #8 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper (SF), Jayson Fox (C) Albert Liebenthal, Wilmer William | |
| 04:17 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:17 | Carson-Newman | Ron Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:17 | Catawba | Mark Eppler pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:02 | Catawba | Thomas Cooper picks off the pass by Greg Cline | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Rincon connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Helsel | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Alan Langston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Elser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Poarch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Eppler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Cline (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Rincon (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jayson Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Catawba | The jump hook by Greg Cline is blocked by Jayson Fox | 53-73 |
| 03:30 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-73 |
| 03:07 | Catawba | Greg Cline snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 02:52 | Catawba | Mark Eppler knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Alan Langston | 55-73 |
| 02:34 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel scores on a floater from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 02:19 | Catawba | Greg Cline knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Poarch | 57-75 |
| 01:56 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 01:55 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Cooper tips it back up and in | 57-77 |
| 01:36 | Catawba | Robert Elser blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Rincon - foul #5 on Ernest Rincon, team foul #7 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Catawba | Darrin Hollon (PG), Justin Pettway (SF), Del Blackstone (PF), Melvin Fox (C) Alan Langston, Gary Poarch, Mark Eppler, Greg Cline | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Patrick Madrid (C) Anthony Helsel, Ron Carter, Ernest Rincon | |
| 01:36 | Catawba | Robert Elser makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 01:36 | Catawba | Robert Elser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:20 | Carson-Newman | Philip Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 01:18 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid snags the offensive board | 59-77 |
| 01:02 | Carson-Newman | Jayson Fox banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Cooper | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Catawba | Robert Elser connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Pettway | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 61-79 |
| 00:30 | Catawba | Del Blackstone grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 00:22 | Catawba | Justin Pettway knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Elser | 64-79 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders runs out the clock | 64-79 |