| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Bobby Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Hemphill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Vinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn McKendrick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Lake (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fresh) C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | Donald Brown inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tusculum | Donald Brown buries a turnaround from close range set up by Frank Hemphill | 38-29 |
| 19:18 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski is whistled for traveling | 38-29 |
| 19:03 | Tusculum | Donald Brown makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Mikels | 40-29 |
| 18:46 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski drills a floater in the lane | 40-31 |
| 18:29 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 18:28 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:05 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:03 | Tusculum | Donald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:58 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Brown | 42-31 |
| 17:35 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kendall Lake | 42-34 |
| 17:21 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bobby Mikels and the foul's on Andrew Morgan - foul #3 on Andrew Morgan, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Archie Kessler (PG), William Cali (SG) Bobby Mikels, Ryan Brown | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (PG), Gerald Sprague (PF) Louis Purcell, Andrew Morgan | |
| 17:21 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:14 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:12 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick tips it in | 45-36 |
| 17:08 | Tusculum | Archie Kessler buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Cali | 48-36 |
| 16:57 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn McKendrick | 48-38 |
| 16:38 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill hits the finger roll | 50-38 |
| 16:22 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Craig Bergmeyer | 50-41 |
| 16:01 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill is hacked by Craig Bergmeyer - foul #3 on Craig Bergmeyer, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels (PG), Ryan Brown (SG), Seth Korhonen (SF), Lucas Strong (PF), Benjamin Steiner (C) Archie Kessler, William Cali, Donald Brown, Frank Hemphill, Timothy Vinton | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Brian Lachowsky (C) Craig Bergmeyer, Glenn McKendrick, Paul Gembarowski | |
| 15:48 | Tusculum | Gerald Sprague is called for the reach on Bobby Mikels - foul #2 on Gerald Sprague, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (SF), John Jones (PF) Kendall Lake, Brian Lachowsky | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Bobby Mikels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Korhonen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Strong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Benjamin Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Louis Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Bergmeyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Tusculum | Ryan Brown's pass is intercepted by Jessie Holland | 50-41 |
| 15:16 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Holland loses the dribble to Benjamin Steiner | 50-41 |
| 14:49 | Tusculum | Benjamin Steiner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Mikels | 52-41 |
| 14:29 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Steiner - foul #2 on Benjamin Steiner, team foul #1 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Donald Brown (SF) Benjamin Steiner | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick (SG), Kendall Lake (SF), Andrew Morgan (PF), Paul Gembarowski (C) Jessie Holland, Craig Bergmeyer, John Jones, Gerald Sprague | |
| 14:13 | Carson-Newman | Seth Korhonen is called for the reach on Louis Purcell - foul #2 on Seth Korhonen, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Archie Kessler (PG), Frank Hemphill (PF), Timothy Vinton (C) Bobby Mikels, Seth Korhonen, Lucas Strong | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:58 | Carson-Newman | Timothy Vinton swats the short shot by Andrew Morgan | 52-41 |
| 13:57 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 13:40 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick jams it set up by Louis Purcell and the foul's on Ryan Brown - foul #2 on Ryan Brown, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Cali (SG) Ryan Brown | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (PG) Louis Purcell | |
| 13:40 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:25 | Tusculum | William Cali misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-44 |
| 13:23 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 13:09 | Carson-Newman | Frank Hemphill takes the ball from Craig Bergmeyer | 52-44 |
| 12:50 | Tusculum | Timothy Vinton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 12:49 | Tusculum | Donald Brown tips it home | 54-44 |
| 12:39 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Morgan is hacked by Donald Brown - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels (PG), Seth Korhonen (PF) William Cali, Frank Hemphill | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:34 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-44 |
| 12:33 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Seth Korhonen | 54-44 |
| 12:22 | Tusculum | Donald Brown hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:02 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake lays it in on a nice dish by Craig Bergmeyer | 54-46 |
| 11:43 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Archie Kessler | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Bobby Mikels (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Seth Korhonen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Vinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Craig Bergmeyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn McKendrick (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Lake (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Ryan Brown (SG), Frank Hemphill (PF), Lucas Strong (C) Archie Kessler, Donald Brown, Timothy Vinton | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), John Jones (SF), Gerald Sprague (PF) Craig Bergmeyer, Kendall Lake, Andrew Morgan | |
| 11:11 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-46 |
| 10:51 | Carson-Newman | John Jones comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Hemphill - foul #3 on Frank Hemphill, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Lachowsky (SF) Paul Gembarowski | |
| 10:51 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:51 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:51 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 10:42 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 10:41 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong tips it home | 60-47 |
| 10:19 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Cali (PG) Bobby Mikels | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (SG), Kendall Lake (SF) Glenn McKendrick, Brian Lachowsky | |
| 10:07 | Tusculum | William Cali misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 10:05 | Carson-Newman | John Jones snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 09:50 | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Craig Bergmeyer | 60-49 |
| 09:34 | Tusculum | The jump hook by Frank Hemphill is blocked by John Jones | 60-49 |
| 09:32 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong tips it back up and in | 62-49 |
| 09:11 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake is hacked by Frank Hemphill - foul #4 on Frank Hemphill, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels (PG), Donald Brown (SF), Timothy Vinton (C) William Cali, Seth Korhonen, Frank Hemphill | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick (SG), Paul Gembarowski (C) Craig Bergmeyer, Gerald Sprague | |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses the shot from the right block | 62-49 |
| 08:51 | Tusculum | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 08:38 | Tusculum | Timothy Vinton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 08:37 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Lucas Strong - foul #2 on Lucas Strong, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Archie Kessler (SG), Benjamin Steiner (PF) Ryan Brown, Lucas Strong | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (PG) Louis Purcell | |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:21 | Carson-Newman | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:07 | Tusculum | Archie Kessler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 08:05 | Carson-Newman | John Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:40 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 07:39 | Tusculum | Donald Brown gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Bobby Mikels (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Archie Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Benjamin Steiner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Vinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Craig Bergmeyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn McKendrick (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Lake (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Gembarowski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tusculum | Benjamin Steiner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 07:30 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:25 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer drills a shot from the baseline set up by Paul Gembarowski and the foul's on Benjamin Steiner - foul #3 on Benjamin Steiner, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Cali (SG), Frank Hemphill (PF) Bobby Mikels, Benjamin Steiner | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Andrew Morgan (PF) Kendall Lake, John Jones | |
| 07:25 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:04 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill hits a floater from close range set up by William Cali | 64-53 |
| 06:37 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jessie Falkner | 64-55 |
| 06:21 | Tusculum | William Cali connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Archie Kessler | 67-55 |
| 06:14 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 06:13 | Tusculum | Donald Brown grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 06:09 | Tusculum | Archie Kessler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Archie Kessler, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels (PG), Ryan Brown (SG), Seth Korhonen (SF), Lucas Strong (C) Archie Kessler, William Cali, Donald Brown, Timothy Vinton | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Kendall Lake (SF) Jessie Falkner, Craig Bergmeyer | |
| 05:49 | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 67-57 |
| 05:32 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:22 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake's pass is intercepted by Frank Hemphill | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 04:59 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen tips it but misses | 70-57 |
| 04:57 | Tusculum | Frank Hemphill tips it back up and in | 72-57 |
| 04:31 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lucas Strong - foul #3 on Lucas Strong, team foul #10 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Archie Kessler (PG), Donald Brown (SF), Timothy Vinton (C) Bobby Mikels, Frank Hemphill, Lucas Strong | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer (SG), John Jones (PF) Glenn McKendrick, Andrew Morgan | |
| 04:31 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:31 | Carson-Newman | Paul Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:14 | Tusculum | A charge is called on Archie Kessler - foul #2 on Archie Kessler, team foul #11 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague (C) Paul Gembarowski | |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Brown - foul #3 on Ryan Brown, team foul #12 | 72-59 |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:57 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Tusculum | Timothy Vinton connects on the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Craig Bergmeyer - foul #4 on Craig Bergmeyer, team foul #4 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Cali (SG) Ryan Brown | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Glenn McKendrick (SG) Louis Purcell | |
| 03:35 | Tusculum | Timothy Vinton makes the free throw | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Archie Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cali (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Seth Korhonen (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Vinton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Craig Bergmeyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn McKendrick (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Lake (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gerald Sprague (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum 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) | |
| 03:23 | Carson-Newman | John Jones drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Glenn McKendrick | 75-63 |
| 03:00 | Tusculum | The jump hook by Timothy Vinton is blocked by Kendall Lake | 75-63 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 02:58 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-63 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels (PG), Ryan Brown (SG), Frank Hemphill (PF) Archie Kessler, William Cali, Seth Korhonen | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Louis Purcell (PG), Andrew Morgan (PF), Paul Gembarowski (C) Craig Bergmeyer, John Jones, Gerald Sprague | |
| 02:47 | Carson-Newman | Kendall Lake misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 75-63 |
| 02:46 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Frank Hemphill | 75-63 |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis Purcell - foul #1 on Louis Purcell, team foul #5 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Tusculum | Archie Kessler (SG), Seth Korhonen (SF), Lucas Strong (PF), Benjamin Steiner (C) Ryan Brown, Donald Brown, Frank Hemphill, Timothy Vinton | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner (PG), Jessie Holland (SG), Craig Bergmeyer (SF), John Jones (PF), Gerald Sprague (C) Louis Purcell, Glenn McKendrick, Kendall Lake, Andrew Morgan, Paul Gembarowski | |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:19 | Tusculum | Bobby Mikels misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:19 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:07 | Carson-Newman | Jessie Falkner hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jessie Holland | 76-65 |
| 01:47 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-65 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer is hacked by Seth Korhonen - foul #3 on Seth Korhonen, team foul #13 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Tusculum | William Cali (SG) Bobby Mikels | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer misses the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:32 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:14 | Tusculum | Benjamin Steiner misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 79-66 |
| 01:12 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen grabs the offensive board | 79-66 |
| 00:51 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong clanks a turnaround from the right block | 79-66 |
| 00:49 | Carson-Newman | Gerald Sprague gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 00:39 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Sprague | 79-66 |
| 00:37 | Carson-Newman | Craig Bergmeyer makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Jones | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Tusculum | Lucas Strong misses short on a shot from close range | 79-68 |
| 00:07 | Tusculum | Archie Kessler hits the follow up shot | 81-68 |
| 00:02 | Carson-Newman | Seth Korhonen takes the ball from Jessie Falkner | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Seth Korhonen runs out the clock | 81-68 |