| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kennith Shade (fresh) SG - Patrick O'Mary (fresh) SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) PF - Oliver Sanders (fresh) C - Robert Holloway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) SG - William Talley (fresh) SF - Larry Sharkey (fresh) PF - Jacob Bostwick (fresh) C - Roger Wiener (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Carson-Newman | Patrick O'Mary steals the ball from Donnie Taylor in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Kennith Shade | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick lays it up and in on a great pass from Donnie Taylor | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | N. Michigan | The short jumper by Oliver Sanders is denied by Roger Wiener | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Carson-Newman | Kennith Shade takes the ball from William Talley | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill is fouled on the floor by Donnie Taylor - foul #1 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Roger Wiener | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Carson-Newman | William Talley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | N. Michigan | William Talley picks off the pass by Oliver Sanders | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kennith Shade and he's fouled by Donnie Taylor - foul #2 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans (PG), Marcus Reaves (SG), Robert Herman (SF), James Hakes (PF), William Willard (C) Donnie Taylor, William Talley, Larry Sharkey, Jacob Bostwick, Roger Wiener | |
| 17:44 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans misses long on a floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Holloway | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (SG), Young Xayavong (SF), James Via (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Patrick O'Mary, Thomas Hill, Oliver Sanders, Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:37 | N. Michigan | Gerald Evans steals it from Thomas Bourgault | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes misses short on a jumper from the left block | 7-2 |
| 16:17 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:57 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Miguel Salinas | 10-2 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kennith Shade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Salinas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Xayavong (fresh) PF - James Via (fresh) C - Thomas Bourgault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Gerald Evans (fresh) SG - Marcus Reaves (fresh) SF - Robert Herman (fresh) PF - James Hakes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Willard (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Carson-Newman | Kennith Shade is called for the reach on Gerald Evans - foul #1 on Kennith Shade, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Highland (PF) Kennith Shade | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | William Talley (SG), Larry Sharkey (SF), Roger Wiener (C) Gerald Evans, James Hakes, William Willard | |
| 15:18 | Carson-Newman | William Talley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-2 |
| 15:17 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener snags the offensive board | 10-2 |
| 15:09 | Carson-Newman | William Talley is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Talley, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Oliver Sanders (PF), Robert Holloway (C) Miguel Salinas, James Via, Stephen Highland, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Willie Snyder (PG), Jacob Bostwick (PF) Marcus Reaves, Robert Herman | |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Young Xayavong and he's hacked by Jacob Bostwick - foul #1 on Jacob Bostwick, team foul #4 | 12-2 |
| 15:00 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders makes the free throw | 13-2 |
| 14:44 | Carson-Newman | Willie Snyder misses the floater from the right wing | 13-2 |
| 14:43 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders pulls down the rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:39 | N. Michigan | William Talley takes the ball from Oliver Sanders | 13-2 |
| 14:16 | Carson-Newman | Willie Snyder clanks a runner from the right block | 13-2 |
| 14:15 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders snags the defensive board | 13-2 |
| 14:09 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 13-2 |
| 14:07 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener gets the rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:00 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Patrick O'Mary - foul #1 on Patrick O'Mary, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade (PG) Young Xayavong | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans (PG) Willie Snyder | |
| 13:49 | Carson-Newman | Larry Sharkey connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Bostwick | 13-5 |
| 13:28 | N. Michigan | Roger Wiener swats the short shot by Oliver Sanders | 13-5 |
| 13:26 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Larry Sharkey | 13-5 |
| 13:13 | Carson-Newman | William Talley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-5 |
| 13:11 | Carson-Newman | William Talley snags the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Evans | 13-7 |
| 12:51 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway is denied on a layup by Jacob Bostwick | 13-7 |
| 12:49 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill snags the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kennith Shade | 16-7 |
| 12:11 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Gerald Evans | 16-9 |
| 11:57 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders makes the floater from the right block | 18-9 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kennith Shade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick O'Mary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oliver Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Gerald Evans (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Talley (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Larry Sharkey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Bostwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Wiener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Carson-Newman | William Talley makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jacob Bostwick | 18-12 |
| 11:15 | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill is fouled on the floor by Larry Sharkey - foul #1 on Larry Sharkey, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (SG), Young Xayavong (SF), James Via (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Patrick O'Mary, Thomas Hill, Oliver Sanders, Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Willie Snyder (PG), Marcus Reaves (SG), Robert Herman (SF), James Hakes (PF), William Willard (C) Gerald Evans, William Talley, Larry Sharkey, Jacob Bostwick, Roger Wiener | |
| 10:57 | N. Michigan | James Via's pass is intercepted by Marcus Reaves | 18-12 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | Marcus Reaves misses the lay-in | 18-12 |
| 10:52 | N. Michigan | James Via snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 10:49 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| 10:37 | Carson-Newman | Miguel Salinas is called for the reach on Robert Herman - foul #1 on Miguel Salinas, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Marcus Reaves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 10:15 | N. Michigan | James Via gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:53 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 09:51 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault grabs the offensive board | 18-12 |
| 09:30 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 09:28 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to William Willard | 18-12 |
| 09:03 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-12 |
| 09:02 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 08:44 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Herman - foul #1 on Robert Herman, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary (SG), Thomas Hill (SF), Stephen Highland (PF), Robert Holloway (C) Kennith Shade, Miguel Salinas, James Via, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans (PG), Larry Sharkey (SF), Roger Wiener (C) Willie Snyder, James Hakes, William Willard | |
| 08:44 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:44 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:44 | Carson-Newman | Robert Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:22 | Carson-Newman | Larry Sharkey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Evans | 19-15 |
| 08:07 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway blows the layup | 19-15 |
| 08:06 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:47 | Carson-Newman | Larry Sharkey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gerald Evans | 19-17 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Young Xayavong (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick O'Mary (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Highland (fresh) C - Robert Holloway (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Gerald Evans (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Marcus Reaves (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Sharkey (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Herman (fairly fresh) C - Roger Wiener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | N. Michigan | Gerald Evans steps in front of the Patrick O'Mary pass | 19-17 |
| 07:12 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans misses the shot from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 07:11 | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Robert Herman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade (PG), Miguel Salinas (SG), James Via (SF), Oliver Sanders (PF), Thomas Bourgault (C) Young Xayavong, Patrick O'Mary, Thomas Hill, Stephen Highland, Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | William Talley (SG), Jacob Bostwick (PF) Marcus Reaves, Robert Herman | |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | Gerald Evans is called for the reach on James Via - foul #1 on Gerald Evans, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| 06:27 | N. Michigan | James Via misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:27 | Carson-Newman | Larry Sharkey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:16 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Bourgault - foul #1 on Thomas Bourgault, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Hakes (C) Roger Wiener | |
| 06:16 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:16 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:16 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 06:00 | N. Michigan | Thomas Bourgault clanks a runner in the lane | 19-17 |
| 05:58 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:44 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Miguel Salinas | 21-17 |
| 05:29 | Carson-Newman | Larry Sharkey is fouled on the floor by James Via - foul #1 on James Via, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary (SG), Thomas Hill (SF) Miguel Salinas, Thomas Bourgault | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Willie Snyder (PG) Gerald Evans | |
| 05:22 | Carson-Newman | William Talley makes the runner in the lane | 21-19 |
| 05:04 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 05:02 | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:48 | N. Michigan | James Via double dribbles | 21-19 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway (C) James Via | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Marcus Reaves (PG), Robert Herman (SF), Roger Wiener (C) Willie Snyder, Larry Sharkey, James Hakes | |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Marcus Reaves | 21-22 |
| 04:16 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Roger Wiener - foul #1 on Roger Wiener, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Hakes (PF) Jacob Bostwick | |
| 04:16 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:16 | N. Michigan | Oliver Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:04 | Carson-Newman | William Talley misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Patrick O'Mary - foul #2 on Patrick O'Mary, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong (SG) Patrick O'Mary | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans (PG) Marcus Reaves | |
| 04:04 | Carson-Newman | William Talley misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:04 | Carson-Newman | William Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:51 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Stephen Highland (PF) Oliver Sanders | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donnie Taylor (PG), Marcus Reaves (SG) Gerald Evans, William Talley | |
| 03:43 | Carson-Newman | Donnie Taylor misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 03:42 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Kennith Shade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Young Xayavong (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Highland (fresh) C - Robert Holloway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Donnie Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marcus Reaves (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Herman (fresh) PF - James Hakes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Wiener (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | N. Michigan | Stephen Highland connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Hill | 25-23 |
| 03:11 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Hill steals the ball from James Hakes | 25-23 |
| 02:54 | N. Michigan | Marcus Reaves is called for the reach on Young Xayavong - foul #1 on Marcus Reaves, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary (SG), James Via (PF) Thomas Hill, Stephen Highland | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans (SF), Jacob Bostwick (PF) Robert Herman, James Hakes | |
| 02:54 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:54 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | Marcus Reaves connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donnie Taylor | 27-26 |
| 02:30 | N. Michigan | Patrick O'Mary hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 02:28 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:12 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 02:11 | N. Michigan | James Via snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donnie Taylor - foul #3 on Donnie Taylor, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Thomas Hill (SF), Oliver Sanders (PF) Young Xayavong, Robert Holloway | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | William Talley (SG), Larry Sharkey (SF), James Hakes (C) Donnie Taylor, Marcus Reaves, Roger Wiener | |
| 01:44 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | N. Michigan | Kennith Shade misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | Carson-Newman | Jacob Bostwick grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:19 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes is called for a backcourt violation | 27-26 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong (PG) Kennith Shade | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | William Willard (C) Jacob Bostwick | |
| 01:04 | N. Michigan | James Via knocks in the shot from the right block | 29-26 |
| 00:49 | Carson-Newman | William Talley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Evans | 29-29 |
| 00:29 | N. Michigan | Young Xayavong misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 00:27 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Hakes and he's hacked by Oliver Sanders - foul #1 on Oliver Sanders, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas (SG), Robert Holloway (C) Patrick O'Mary, James Via | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Roger Wiener (C) William Willard | |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Evans misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:21 | N. Michigan | Robert Holloway grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | N. Michigan | Miguel Salinas's floater is knocked away by Roger Wiener | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | James Hakes hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-31 |