| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald Strong (fresh) SG - Roy Kilbourne (fresh) SF - James Bates (fresh) PF - Jerald Gove (fresh) C - Brandon Hubbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Hal Flynn (fresh) SG - Nicholas Baker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Warnberg (fresh) PF - Joseph Class (fresh) C - Robert John (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Catawba | James Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Catawba | James Bates tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Warnberg | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne misses the dunk attempt | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne grabs the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:10 | Catawba | James Bates loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:54 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg makes the jumper from the right block set up by Nicholas Baker and he's fouled by Brandon Hubbert - foul #1 on Brandon Hubbert, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Catawba | James Bates comes up short on the runner from the left block | 0-6 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Hal Flynn | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert John | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Catawba | Jerald Gove blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Class - foul #1 on Joseph Class, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Catawba | Jerald Gove misses the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Catawba | Jerald Gove makes the 2nd free throw | 1-9 |
| 17:04 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn is hacked by Ronald Strong - foul #1 on Ronald Strong, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal (C) Brandon Hubbert | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:51 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Baker | 1-11 |
| 16:31 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Baker - foul #1 on Nicholas Baker, team foul #2 | 1-11 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Lennon (PG), Billy Jensen (SG), Mark Wagaman (SF), Richard Pappalardo (C) Ronald Strong, Roy Kilbourne, James Bates, Jerald Gove | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Olin Skorski (C) Robert John | |
| 16:14 | Catawba | Robert Lennon drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Mark Wagaman | 3-11 |
| 15:53 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Nicholas Baker and he's fouled by Robert Lennon - foul #1 on Robert Lennon, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert (C) Richard Pappalardo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 15:53 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn misses the free throw | 3-13 |
| 15:53 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Gary Rosenthal | 3-13 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Robert Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Jensen (fresh) SF - Mark Wagaman (fresh) PF - Gary Rosenthal (fresh) C - Brandon Hubbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Hal Flynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nicholas Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Warnberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Class (fresh) C - Olin Skorski (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Olin Skorski - foul #1 on Olin Skorski, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner (PG), John Harrell (SF), Kenneth Davis (C) Hal Flynn, Kenneth Warnberg, Joseph Class | |
| 15:37 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 15:37 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:25 | Carson-Newman | Billy Jensen steals the ball from John Harrell | 5-13 |
| 15:10 | Catawba | Robert Lennon is hacked by Olin Skorski - foul #2 on Olin Skorski, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Strong (PG), Roy Kilbourne (SG), James Bates (SF), Jerald Gove (PF) Robert Lennon, Billy Jensen, Mark Wagaman, Gary Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins (PG), Robert John (C) Olin Skorski, Kenneth Davis | |
| 14:59 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 14:57 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:41 | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Baker | 5-16 |
| 14:29 | Catawba | James Bates comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-16 |
| 14:27 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 14:21 | Carson-Newman | Robert John scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Baker | 5-18 |
| 14:05 | Catawba | James Bates makes the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Mitchell Tanner - foul #1 on Mitchell Tanner, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal (C) Brandon Hubbert | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn (PG), Kenneth Warnberg (SF), Joseph Class (PF) Maxwell Collins, Nicholas Baker, Mitchell Tanner | |
| 14:05 | Catawba | James Bates makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 13:42 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-18 |
| 13:40 | Carson-Newman | Robert John snags the offensive board | 8-18 |
| 13:23 | Carson-Newman | Robert John knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Harrell | 8-20 |
| 13:08 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 13:07 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class grabs the board | 8-20 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell's floater is tipped away by Jerald Gove | 8-20 |
| 12:56 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell tips it but misses | 8-20 |
| 12:54 | Catawba | James Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:27 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 8-20 |
| 12:25 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:59 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell lays it up and in set up by Hal Flynn and he's fouled by Roy Kilbourne - foul #1 on Roy Kilbourne, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Lennon (PG), Billy Jensen (SG), Mark Wagaman (SF), Brandon Hubbert (C) Ronald Strong, Roy Kilbourne, James Bates, Jerald Gove | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner (PG), Kenneth Davis (C) Hal Flynn, Robert John | |
| 11:59 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell makes the free throw | 8-23 |
| 11:34 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal drills a runner from the baseline | 10-23 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Robert Lennon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Jensen (fresh) SF - Mark Wagaman (fresh) PF - Gary Rosenthal (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Hubbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Mitchell Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Harrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Warnberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Class (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Davis (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell is called for traveling | 10-23 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker (SG) John Harrell | |
| 10:57 | Catawba | Mark Wagaman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Warnberg - foul #1 on Kenneth Warnberg, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo (PF) Gary Rosenthal | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 10:57 | Catawba | Mark Wagaman misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:57 | Catawba | Mark Wagaman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:43 | Carson-Newman | Mark Wagaman blocks the short jumper by Joseph Class | 11-23 |
| 10:41 | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 10:17 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #7 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Strong (PG), Roy Kilbourne (SG), James Bates (SF), Jerald Gove (PF) Robert Lennon, Billy Jensen, Mark Wagaman, Richard Pappalardo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn (PG) Kenneth Warnberg | |
| 10:17 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert misses the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:17 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert misses the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class grabs the board | 11-23 |
| 09:57 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 09:56 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert snags the defensive board | 11-23 |
| 09:50 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-23 |
| 09:48 | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner gets the rebound | 11-23 |
| 09:46 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Kilbourne - foul #2 on Roy Kilbourne, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Lennon (SG), Gary Rosenthal (C) Roy Kilbourne, Brandon Hubbert | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg (SF) Mitchell Tanner | |
| 09:33 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 11-25 |
| 09:17 | Catawba | Ronald Strong misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-25 |
| 09:15 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal tips it back up and in | 13-25 |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | Jerald Gove is called for the reach on Hal Flynn - foul #1 on Jerald Gove, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Harrell (PF), Robert John (C) Joseph Class, Kenneth Davis | |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn is hacked by Ronald Strong - foul #2 on Ronald Strong, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Catawba | Billy Jensen (SG), Richard Pappalardo (C) Ronald Strong, Jerald Gove | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:38 | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo gets the rebound | 13-26 |
| 08:16 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Baker - foul #2 on Nicholas Baker, team foul #8 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Catawba | Mark Wagaman (SF), Brandon Hubbert (C) James Bates, Richard Pappalardo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner (SG) Nicholas Baker | |
| 08:16 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:16 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:16 | Carson-Newman | Robert John pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:57 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Wagaman - foul #1 on Mark Wagaman, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins (PG) Hal Flynn | |
| 07:57 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:57 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:55 | Catawba | Robert Lennon is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lennon, team foul #9 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Catawba | Richard Hodges (SG) Robert Lennon | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 07:39 | Carson-Newman | Robert John misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-28 |
| 07:38 | Carson-Newman | Robert John gets the offensive rebound | 14-28 |
| 07:19 | Carson-Newman | Brandon Hubbert swats the short shot by Robert John | 14-28 |
| 07:18 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Billy Jensen | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Billy Jensen (fresh) SG - Richard Hodges (fresh) SF - Mark Wagaman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Rosenthal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Hubbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Maxwell Collins (fresh) SG - Mitchell Tanner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Warnberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Harrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Catawba | Billy Jensen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-28 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell misses the lay-in | 17-28 |
| 06:47 | Catawba | Brandon Hubbert snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 06:26 | Catawba | Richard Hodges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-28 |
| 06:25 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 06:20 | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 06:18 | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:00 | Catawba | Robert John steals it from Richard Hodges | 17-28 |
| 05:55 | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Warnberg drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Maxwell Collins | 17-30 |
| 05:38 | Catawba | Richard Hodges knocks in the floater from the left wing | 19-30 |
| 05:20 | Carson-Newman | Robert John misses long on a floater from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 05:19 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Gary Rosenthal | 19-30 |
| 04:54 | Catawba | Mark Wagaman knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 21-30 |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Mitchell Tanner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Maxwell Collins | 21-33 |
| 04:26 | Catawba | Billy Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 04:25 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 04:00 | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins is fouled on the floor by Gary Rosenthal - foul #1 on Gary Rosenthal, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Strong (PG), Roy Kilbourne (SG), James Bates (SF), Jerald Gove (PF), Richard Pappalardo (C) Billy Jensen, Richard Hodges, Mark Wagaman, Gary Rosenthal, Brandon Hubbert | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker (SG), Joseph Class (PF), Olin Skorski (C) Mitchell Tanner, John Harrell, Robert John | |
| 04:00 | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 04:00 | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:45 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn (PG) Maxwell Collins | |
| 03:30 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Baker | 21-37 |
| 03:11 | Catawba | Jerald Gove banks in the layup | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald Strong (fresh) SG - Roy Kilbourne (fresh) SF - James Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerald Gove (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Pappalardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Hal Flynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Warnberg (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Class (fresh) 3 reb. C - Olin Skorski (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Carson-Newman | Roy Kilbourne steals it from Hal Flynn | 23-37 |
| 02:52 | Catawba | Roy Kilbourne banks in the layup | 25-37 |
| 02:37 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Jerald Gove - foul #2 on Jerald Gove, team foul #11 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Harrell (SF) Kenneth Warnberg | |
| 02:37 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:37 | Carson-Newman | Hal Flynn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:37 | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 02:26 | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 02:25 | Catawba | Richard Pappalardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:05 | Catawba | James Bates is whistled for a carry | 25-38 |
| 01:42 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell is hacked by Richard Pappalardo - foul #1 on Richard Pappalardo, team foul #12 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Catawba | Pierre Sherman (C) Richard Pappalardo | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Davis (C) Olin Skorski | |
| 01:42 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:42 | Carson-Newman | John Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:34 | Catawba | Ronald Strong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 01:33 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 01:09 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jerald Gove - foul #3 on Jerald Gove, team foul #13 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Catawba | Robert Lennon (PG), Billy Jensen (SG), Mark Wagaman (SF), Brandon Hubbert (C) Ronald Strong, Roy Kilbourne, James Bates, Jerald Gove | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Maxwell Collins (PG), Kenneth Warnberg (SF) Hal Flynn, John Harrell | |
| 01:09 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:09 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 01:00 | Catawba | Pierre Sherman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 00:58 | Catawba | Billy Jensen tips it back up and in | 27-42 |
| 00:48 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Class can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-42 |
| 00:47 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Brandon Hubbert | 27-42 |
| 00:34 | Catawba | Mark Wagaman is whistled for traveling | 27-42 |
| Subs | Catawba | Gary Rosenthal (PF), Richard Pappalardo (C) Pierre Sherman, Brandon Hubbert | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 00:11 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Maxwell Collins | 27-42 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Billy Jensen steals it from Nicholas Baker | 27-42 |
| 00:00 | Catawba | Billy Jensen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 27-42 |