| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - John Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luis Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Way (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Hilbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Mark Pace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis McBurrough (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Bou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Harris - foul #3 on Martin Harris, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Matthew Gibney (PF) Martin Harris | |
| 19:43 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:43 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:26 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Bou | 42-35 |
| 19:10 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 19:09 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Way | 42-35 |
| 18:57 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:36 | Carson-Newman | Mark Pace steps in front of the Carl Young pass | 42-35 |
| 18:16 | Mars Hill | Matthew Gibney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 18:14 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:48 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 17:47 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:36 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert hits a floater from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 17:16 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 17:14 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Lonnie Way | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Butler | 46-35 |
| 16:25 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou is hacked by Lonnie Way - foul #3 on Lonnie Way, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Rudy Meeker (SG), Kenneth Benham (SF), James Campbell (PF), Ron Pendleton (C) Luis Shelton, Lonnie Way, Carl Young, Troy Hilbert | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Hopkins (PG), Maurice Riddle (SG), Tyler Lawson (SF), Raymond Clancy (PF), David Imler (C) Mark Pace, Travis McBurrough, Charles Bou, Matthew Gibney, Joseph Davis | |
| 16:13 | Mars Hill | David Imler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 16:12 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:52 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell throws it down set up by John Butler | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - John Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rudy Meeker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Benham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Pendleton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - John Hopkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Maurice Riddle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Clancy (fresh) C - David Imler (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mars Hill | David Imler lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hopkins | 48-37 |
| 15:13 | Carson-Newman | John Butler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-37 |
| 15:12 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to David Imler | 48-37 |
| 15:00 | Mars Hill | John Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rudy Meeker - foul #1 on Rudy Meeker, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sam Gama (PG), Mike Vanbergen (SG), Lonnie Way (SF), Carl Young (PF) John Butler, Rudy Meeker, Kenneth Benham, Ron Pendleton | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough (SG), Charles Bou (SF), Martin Harris (PF), Joseph Davis (C) Maurice Riddle, Tyler Lawson, Raymond Clancy, David Imler | |
| 15:00 | Mars Hill | John Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:00 | Mars Hill | John Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:46 | Carson-Newman | Mike Vanbergen clanks a jumper from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 14:44 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:26 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 14:24 | Mars Hill | Martin Harris snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:09 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou buries a jumper in the paint set up by John Hopkins | 48-41 |
| 13:50 | Carson-Newman | Travis McBurrough takes the ball from Lonnie Way | 48-41 |
| 13:26 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis is fouled on the floor by Sam Gama - foul #1 on Sam Gama, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Butler (PG), Troy Hilbert (C) Sam Gama, James Campbell | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Mark Pace (PG) John Hopkins | |
| 13:17 | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 13:16 | Carson-Newman | John Butler gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:14 | Carson-Newman | John Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Travis McBurrough - foul #3 on Travis McBurrough, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| 13:05 | Carson-Newman | Martin Harris picks off the pass by John Butler | 48-41 |
| 12:45 | Mars Hill | Martin Harris misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-41 |
| 12:43 | Mars Hill | Martin Harris tips it in | 48-43 |
| 12:21 | Carson-Newman | John Butler connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Vanbergen | 51-43 |
| 12:09 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 12:07 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Carl Young | 51-43 |
| 11:48 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Martin Harris - foul #4 on Martin Harris, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Benham (SF) Lonnie Way | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Hopkins (SG), Tyler Lawson (SF), Matthew Gibney (PF), David Imler (C) Travis McBurrough, Charles Bou, Martin Harris, Joseph Davis | |
| 11:48 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:48 | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - John Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mike Vanbergen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Benham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Hilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Mark Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tyler Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gibney (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Imler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mars Hill | David Imler buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 11:13 | Carson-Newman | John Butler's pass is intercepted by John Hopkins | 53-45 |
| 10:44 | Mars Hill | Matthew Gibney lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Pace | 53-47 |
| 10:31 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 10:30 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to John Butler | 53-47 |
| 10:13 | Carson-Newman | Mike Vanbergen buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Troy Hilbert | 55-47 |
| 09:53 | Mars Hill | Matthew Gibney knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Mark Pace | 55-49 |
| 09:29 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sam Gama (PG), Luis Shelton (SG), Lonnie Way (SF), James Campbell (PF), Ron Pendleton (C) John Butler, Mike Vanbergen, Kenneth Benham, Carl Young, Troy Hilbert | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough (SG), Charles Bou (SF), Joseph Davis (C) Mark Pace, Tyler Lawson, David Imler | |
| 09:11 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | Ron Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:51 | Carson-Newman | Sam Gama connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ron Pendleton | 58-49 |
| 08:28 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou lays it up and in set up by John Hopkins | 58-51 |
| 08:06 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell can't finish the layup | 58-51 |
| 08:05 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:53 | Mars Hill | Matthew Gibney can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 58-51 |
| 07:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Sam Gama | 58-51 |
| 07:34 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Gama | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Sam Gama (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Way (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Pendleton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - John Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis McBurrough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bou (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Gibney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mars Hill | John Hopkins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 07:05 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lonnie Way | 64-54 |
| 06:56 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ron Pendleton - foul #1 on Ron Pendleton, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Butler (PG), Mike Vanbergen (SG), Carl Young (PF), Troy Hilbert (C) Sam Gama, Luis Shelton, James Campbell, Ron Pendleton | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Mark Pace (PG), Martin Harris (PF) John Hopkins, Matthew Gibney | |
| 06:56 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:56 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:39 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 06:37 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Martin Harris | 64-56 |
| 06:32 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Harris | 64-58 |
| 06:17 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way is hacked by Joseph Davis - foul #3 on Joseph Davis, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenneth Benham (SF) Lonnie Way | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson (SG), Raymond Clancy (SF) Travis McBurrough, Charles Bou | |
| 05:58 | Carson-Newman | John Butler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 05:57 | Mars Hill | Martin Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:32 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis misses long on a floater near the basket | 64-58 |
| 05:31 | Carson-Newman | John Butler grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 05:12 | Carson-Newman | Mike Vanbergen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 05:11 | Mars Hill | Raymond Clancy grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:45 | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mike Vanbergen - foul #4 on Mike Vanbergen, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way (SF), James Campbell (C) Kenneth Benham, Troy Hilbert | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Charles Bou (SF), David Imler (C) Raymond Clancy, Joseph Davis | |
| 04:45 | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:45 | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:29 | Carson-Newman | James Campbell blows the layup | 64-60 |
| 04:28 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 04:14 | Mars Hill | Tyler Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 04:12 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Harris | 64-60 |
| 04:03 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Bou | 64-62 |
| 03:46 | Carson-Newman | John Butler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 64-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Hopkins (PG), Travis McBurrough (SG), Matthew Gibney (PF) Mark Pace, Tyler Lawson, Martin Harris | |
| 03:26 | Mars Hill | Carl Young is called for the reach on Matthew Gibney - foul #1 on Carl Young, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton (SG), Ron Pendleton (C) Mike Vanbergen, Carl Young | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - John Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Luis Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Way (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Pendleton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - John Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis McBurrough (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bou (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Gibney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Imler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou is hacked by Lonnie Way - foul #4 on Lonnie Way, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Sam Gama (PG) John Butler | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 03:15 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:15 | Mars Hill | Charles Bou misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Ron Pendleton | 64-63 |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton loses the dribble to John Hopkins | 64-63 |
| 03:04 | Mars Hill | John Hopkins lays it up and in | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Butler (PG), Mike Vanbergen (SG), Carl Young (PF), Troy Hilbert (C) Sam Gama, Luis Shelton, James Campbell, Ron Pendleton | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Mark Pace (PG), Martin Harris (PF), Joseph Davis (C) John Hopkins, Matthew Gibney, David Imler | |
| 02:37 | Carson-Newman | Travis McBurrough steals it from Carl Young | 64-65 |
| 02:12 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-65 |
| 02:10 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:03 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 02:02 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Joseph Davis | 64-65 |
| 01:57 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Butler - foul #2 on John Butler, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 01:57 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:57 | Mars Hill | Mark Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:39 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert misses the 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:38 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Martin Harris | 64-67 |
| 01:23 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis double dribbles | 64-67 |
| 01:06 | Carson-Newman | Mike Vanbergen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 01:04 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert misses the tip | 64-67 |
| 01:02 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young grabs the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:53 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young's pass is intercepted by Martin Harris | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mars Hill | Joseph Davis can't finish the layup | 64-67 |
| 00:29 | Mars Hill | Martin Harris tips it home | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Mike Vanbergen gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Carl Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 00:20 | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough is hacked by Mike Vanbergen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mike Vanbergen, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton (SG) Mike Vanbergen | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | John Hopkins (PG) Mark Pace | |
| 00:17 | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:17 | Mars Hill | Travis McBurrough makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Lonnie Way comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 00:09 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert grabs the offensive board | 64-71 |
| 00:06 | Carson-Newman | Luis Shelton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-71 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Troy Hilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Martin Harris takes the ball from Troy Hilbert | 64-71 |