| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vincent Johnson (fresh) C - James Ziniewicz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Morton Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Schultz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom inbounds the ball | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Isom | 46-50 |
| 19:21 | Tusculum | George Alexander is called for the reach on James Ashley - foul #2 on George Alexander, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| 19:14 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron is called for 5 seconds | 46-50 |
| 18:37 | Tusculum | James Schultz makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Morton Cornett | 46-52 |
| 18:08 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 18:06 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 17:46 | Tusculum | James Ashley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 17:44 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Isom and the foul's on Morton Cornett - foul #3 on Morton Cornett, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (SG), Fredrick Davidson (SF), Edwin Damiani (PF), Albert Robertson (C) George Alexander, Samuel Isom, Vincent Johnson, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Carstens (PG), Alvin Brown (SG), David Puffenberger (PF), Neal Auxier (C) Morton Cornett, James Ashley, Arthur Collins, James Schultz | |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 17:15 | Tusculum | James Carstens is fouled on the floor by Paul Tetreault - foul #1 on Paul Tetreault, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Emmett Michaels (SG) Jerry Caron | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bernard Adams (PF) Kenneth Phillips | |
| 17:01 | Tusculum | Alvin Brown misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 17:00 | Tusculum | David Puffenberger tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 16:39 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-54 |
| 16:38 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Neal Auxier | 49-54 |
| 16:15 | Tusculum | Bernard Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Alexander (SG), Samuel Isom (SF) Emmett Michaels, Edwin Damiani | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Ashley (SG), Kenneth Phillips (SF), James Schultz (C) Alvin Brown, Neal Auxier, Bernard Adams | |
| 15:58 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Tetreault | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Paul Tetreault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fredrick Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - James Carstens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Puffenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Schultz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tusculum | James Carstens hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Ashley | 51-56 |
| 15:33 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson hits a turnaround from close range | 53-56 |
| 15:29 | Tusculum | James Carstens loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), Vincent Johnson (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Paul Tetreault, Albert Robertson, Fredrick Davidson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Morton Cornett (PG), Robert Freudenthal (SF), Arthur Collins (PF) James Carstens, Kenneth Phillips, David Puffenberger | |
| 15:14 | Carson-Newman | Vincent Johnson knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Jerry Caron | 55-56 |
| 14:51 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 14:49 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 14:22 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 14:21 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 14:03 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 14:02 | Tusculum | Morton Cornett grabs the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 13:46 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (PG), Emmett Michaels (SG), Fredrick Davidson (SF), Edwin Damiani (PF), Albert Robertson (C) Jerry Caron, George Alexander, Samuel Isom, Vincent Johnson, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Carstens (SG), David Puffenberger (PF), Neal Auxier (C) James Ashley, Arthur Collins, James Schultz | |
| 13:28 | Carson-Newman | Neal Auxier is called for the reach on Albert Robertson - foul #2 on Neal Auxier, team foul #2 | 55-56 |
| 13:23 | Carson-Newman | Edwin Damiani knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 13:03 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal is fouled on the floor by Albert Robertson - foul #3 on Albert Robertson, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kenneth Phillips (SF) Robert Freudenthal | |
| 12:47 | Tusculum | Neal Auxier buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-58 |
| 12:27 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Phillips takes the ball from Emmett Michaels | 58-58 |
| 12:11 | Tusculum | Morton Cornett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 12:09 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Edwin Damiani | 58-58 |
| 11:52 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson misses the shot from the left block | 58-58 |
| 11:51 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault tips it in | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Paul Tetreault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmett Michaels (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fredrick Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Damiani (fresh) 8 pts. C - Albert Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Morton Cornett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Carstens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Puffenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neal Auxier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tusculum | David Puffenberger knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Carstens | 60-60 |
| 11:17 | Carson-Newman | Edwin Damiani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 11:15 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson tips it home | 62-60 |
| 11:11 | Tusculum | James Carstens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 11:09 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), George Alexander (SG), Samuel Isom (SF), Vincent Johnson (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Paul Tetreault, Emmett Michaels, Fredrick Davidson, Edwin Damiani, Albert Robertson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Ashley (SG), Robert Freudenthal (SF), Arthur Collins (PF), James Schultz (C) Morton Cornett, Kenneth Phillips, David Puffenberger, Neal Auxier | |
| 10:39 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Kenneth Phillips (PG) James Carstens | |
| 10:23 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom can't finish the layup | 62-60 |
| 10:21 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:19 | Tusculum | Jerry Caron steals it from Kenneth Phillips in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 10:01 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Vincent Johnson and he's fouled by James Ashley - foul #1 on James Ashley, team foul #3 | 64-60 |
| 10:01 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:40 | Tusculum | James Ashley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 09:24 | Carson-Newman | Robert Freudenthal is called for the reach on George Alexander - foul #4 on Robert Freudenthal, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Morton Cornett (PG) Robert Freudenthal | |
| 09:08 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the easy layup | 65-63 |
| 09:07 | Tusculum | James Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 08:50 | Tusculum | James Ashley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 08:48 | Tusculum | James Schultz tips it home | 65-65 |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Arthur Collins steals it from Vincent Johnson | 65-65 |
| 08:26 | Tusculum | James Ashley makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Phillips | 65-67 |
| 08:03 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom hits the finger roll | 67-67 |
| 07:37 | Tusculum | Kenneth Phillips misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 07:35 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Isom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ziniewicz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Morton Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ashley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Schultz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 07:23 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz tips it in | 69-67 |
| 07:10 | Tusculum | George Alexander is called for the reach on James Ashley - foul #3 on George Alexander, team foul #4 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (PG), Emmett Michaels (SG), Fredrick Davidson (SF), Edwin Damiani (PF), Albert Robertson (C) Jerry Caron, George Alexander, Samuel Isom, Vincent Johnson, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Carstens (PG), Alvin Brown (SG), Robert Freudenthal (SF), David Puffenberger (PF), Neal Auxier (C) Morton Cornett, James Ashley, Kenneth Phillips, Arthur Collins, James Schultz | |
| 06:56 | Tusculum | Fredrick Davidson takes the ball from Neal Auxier | 69-67 |
| 06:37 | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault misses long on a floater from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 06:36 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Robert Freudenthal | 69-67 |
| 06:31 | Tusculum | Robert Freudenthal connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Carstens | 69-69 |
| 06:26 | Carson-Newman | Emmett Michaels clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 06:24 | Tusculum | David Puffenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 06:07 | Tusculum | The short jumper by Neal Auxier is denied by Fredrick Davidson | 69-69 |
| 06:06 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to David Puffenberger | 69-69 |
| 05:54 | Tusculum | Alvin Brown's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Davidson | 69-69 |
| 05:51 | Carson-Newman | James Carstens is called for the reach on Paul Tetreault in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Carstens, team foul #5 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Morton Cornett (PG) Alvin Brown | |
| 05:37 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Freudenthal - foul #5 on Robert Freudenthal, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Alvin Brown (C) Robert Freudenthal | |
| 05:37 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:37 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:16 | Tusculum | Alvin Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 05:14 | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:59 | Carson-Newman | Emmett Michaels is hacked by David Puffenberger - foul #1 on David Puffenberger, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Alexander (SG), Paul Pagan (SF) Paul Tetreault, Fredrick Davidson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Ashley (SG), Kenneth Phillips (SF) James Carstens, David Puffenberger | |
| 04:59 | Carson-Newman | Emmett Michaels misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:59 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Neal Auxier | 71-69 |
| 04:42 | Tusculum | George Alexander steals the ball from Morton Cornett | 71-69 |
| 04:30 | Carson-Newman | Edwin Damiani is called for a backcourt violation | 71-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), Vincent Johnson (PF), James Ziniewicz (C) Emmett Michaels, Edwin Damiani, Albert Robertson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bernard Adams (PF), James Schultz (C) Neal Auxier, Alvin Brown | |
| 04:07 | Tusculum | Bernard Adams comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 71-69 |
| 04:06 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | James Schultz is called for the reach on James Ziniewicz - foul #2 on James Schultz, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Paul Tetreault (SG), Samuel Isom (SF), Fredrick Davidson (PF) George Alexander, Paul Pagan, Vincent Johnson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Arthur Collins (PF) Bernard Adams | |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Kenneth Phillips | 71-69 |
| 03:32 | Tusculum | Kenneth Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerry Caron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Tetreault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Isom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Ziniewicz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Morton Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Schultz (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron loses the ball out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Emmett Michaels (SG), Albert Robertson (PF) Jerry Caron, James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Carstens (SG) James Ashley | |
| 02:59 | Tusculum | James Carstens's fadeaway is rejected by Fredrick Davidson | 71-69 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron (PG), George Alexander (SG), Vincent Johnson (PF) Paul Tetreault, Emmett Michaels, Fredrick Davidson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | James Ashley (SG) James Carstens | |
| 02:49 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 02:48 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:35 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by James Ashley - foul #2 on James Ashley, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 02:35 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:35 | Carson-Newman | Albert Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:22 | Tusculum | James Schultz is hacked by Albert Robertson - foul #4 on Albert Robertson, team foul #5 | 72-69 |
| 02:06 | Tusculum | Vincent Johnson is called for the reach on Arthur Collins - foul #2 on Vincent Johnson, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz (C) Albert Robertson | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 01:49 | Tusculum | Vincent Johnson swats the layup by Arthur Collins | 72-69 |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 01:31 | Carson-Newman | George Alexander clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 01:29 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom grabs the offensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 01:18 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Caron misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 01:17 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz hits the follow up shot | 74-69 |
| 01:15 | Tusculum | Jerry Caron is called for the reach on Morton Cornett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Caron, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 01:15 | Tusculum | Morton Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:15 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by James Ashley | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Alexander | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Tusculum | James Ashley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz is fouled in the backcourt by James Ashley - foul #3 on James Ashley, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| 00:22 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:22 | Carson-Newman | James Ziniewicz misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:22 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:15 | Tusculum | Morton Cornett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-71 |
| 00:14 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins grabs the offensive board | 77-71 |
| 00:11 | Tusculum | James Ashley's pass is intercepted by James Ziniewicz | 77-71 |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Morton Cornett is called for the reach on Samuel Isom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Morton Cornett, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Fredrick Davidson (C) James Ziniewicz | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Samuel Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Tusculum | Morton Cornett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:02 | Tusculum | Arthur Collins snags the offensive board | 79-71 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | The clock runs out | 79-71 |