| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Delbert Boler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Engle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Jefferies (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clifford Branam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Aikens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Keyser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clifford Branam and the foul's on George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 19:36 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:22 | Mars Hill | Thomas White is hacked by Robert Henderson - foul #3 on Robert Henderson, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling (SF) Robert Henderson | |
| 19:11 | Mars Hill | George Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 31-42 |
| 19:03 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Schafer | 31-44 |
| 18:49 | Mars Hill | Leo Aikens is called for the reach on Raymond Engle - foul #2 on Leo Aikens, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 18:34 | Mars Hill | Anthony Keyser blocks the short jumper by Raymond Engle | 31-44 |
| 18:32 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:13 | Carson-Newman | Raymond Engle steps in front of the Brian Schafer pass | 31-44 |
| 17:46 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 17:45 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:28 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Schafer | 31-46 |
| 17:08 | Mars Hill | Delbert Boler makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 16:55 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Mark Jefferies | 34-46 |
| 16:45 | Mars Hill | George Brown drills a shot from the right side | 36-46 |
| 16:22 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Schafer | 36-49 |
| 16:03 | Mars Hill | Thomas White banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| 15:46 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 15:44 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Delbert Boler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Engle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jefferies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 ast. SG - Clifford Branam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Kling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Aikens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Keyser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Mars Hill | Thomas White misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rudy Kling - foul #1 on Rudy Kling, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler (PG), Richard Tompkins (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Lance Miller (C) George Brown, Delbert Boler, Raymond Engle, Mark Jefferies | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold (PG), John Zambrana (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Frank Brown (PF), Eli Robinson (C) Brian Schafer, Clifford Branam, Rudy Kling, Leo Aikens, Anthony Keyser | |
| 15:20 | Mars Hill | Thomas White makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:20 | Mars Hill | Thomas White makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:03 | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana's pass is intercepted by Thomas White | 40-49 |
| 15:00 | Mars Hill | Thomas White can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 14:58 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Tompkins - foul #2 on Richard Tompkins, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Steven Barto (PF) Thomas White | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 14:53 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 14:37 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan misses short on a floater from the baseline | 40-52 |
| 14:36 | Mars Hill | Lance Miller tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:17 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Steven Barto - foul #1 on Steven Barto, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser (C) Eli Robinson | |
| 14:17 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 14:17 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 13:55 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 13:54 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 13:42 | Carson-Newman | Richard Tompkins steps in front of the Anthony Keyser pass | 40-54 |
| 13:23 | Mars Hill | Richard Tompkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Morgan | 42-54 |
| 13:01 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Arnold and he's fouled by Steven Barto - foul #2 on Steven Barto, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | George Brown (PG), Thomas White (SG), Delbert Boler (SF), Raymond Engle (PF) Dwight Klingler, Richard Tompkins, Jerry Morgan, Lance Miller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG), Clifford Branam (SG) Lee Arnold, John Zambrana | |
| 13:01 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:43 | Mars Hill | Brian Schafer picks off the pass by Delbert Boler | 42-57 |
| 12:40 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer hits the finger roll | 42-59 |
| 12:23 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Brown | 45-59 |
| 12:14 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown lays it in | 45-61 |
| 12:02 | Mars Hill | Brian Schafer picks off the pass by Steven Barto | 45-61 |
| 11:59 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer can't throw it down | 45-61 |
| 11:57 | Mars Hill | Thomas White snags the defensive board | 45-61 |
| 11:31 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 11:29 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam grabs the board | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - George Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas White (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Delbert Boler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Engle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Barto (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 12 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Branam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Keyser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Carson-Newman | The pull-up jumper by Robert Henderson is blocked by Raymond Engle | 45-61 |
| 11:23 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 45-61 |
| 11:15 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson is whistled for traveling | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Mark Jefferies (C) Steven Barto | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold (PG), John Zambrana (SG), Rudy Kling (SF), Leo Aikens (PF), Eli Robinson (C) Brian Schafer, Clifford Branam, Robert Henderson, Frank Brown, Anthony Keyser | |
| 10:54 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-61 |
| 10:53 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Rudy Kling | 45-61 |
| 10:48 | Carson-Newman | Mark Jefferies swats the dunk try by Leo Aikens | 45-61 |
| 10:46 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold grabs the offensive board | 45-61 |
| 10:35 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Zambrana | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Mars Hill | George Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Engle | 48-63 |
| 10:09 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 09:51 | Mars Hill | Thomas White misses the lay-in | 48-66 |
| 09:50 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:26 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-66 |
| 09:24 | Mars Hill | Mark Jefferies grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 09:17 | Mars Hill | Delbert Boler misses the 3 from straight away | 50-66 |
| 09:15 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle grabs the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 09:10 | Mars Hill | Thomas White clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| 09:09 | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 09:03 | Carson-Newman | Eli Robinson makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Mark Jefferies - foul #3 on Mark Jefferies, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler (PG), Richard Tompkins (SG), Jerry Morgan (SF), Steven Barto (PF), Lance Miller (C) George Brown, Thomas White, Delbert Boler, Raymond Engle, Mark Jefferies | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG), Clifford Branam (SG), Anthony Keyser (C) Lee Arnold, John Zambrana, Rudy Kling | |
| 09:03 | Carson-Newman | Eli Robinson makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 08:35 | Mars Hill | Richard Tompkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 08:33 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 08:17 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-69 |
| 08:15 | Carson-Newman | Eli Robinson tips it in | 50-71 |
| 08:06 | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-71 |
| 08:04 | Mars Hill | Lance Miller grabs the offensive board | 50-71 |
| 07:52 | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Tompkins | 53-71 |
| 07:27 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eli Robinson and he's fouled by Steven Barto - foul #3 on Steven Barto, team foul #6 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | George Brown (PG), Thomas White (SG), Mark Jefferies (C) Dwight Klingler, Steven Barto, Lance Miller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson (SF) Eli Robinson | |
| 07:27 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens makes the free throw | 53-74 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - George Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas White (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jefferies (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 12 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Branam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Aikens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Keyser (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Mars Hill | Richard Tompkins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-74 |
| 07:05 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas White | 53-74 |
| 06:48 | Mars Hill | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-74 |
| 06:47 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan tips it but misses | 53-74 |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens gets the rebound | 53-74 |
| 06:28 | Carson-Newman | Leo Aikens clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 53-74 |
| 06:26 | Carson-Newman | Robert Henderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-74 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Thomas White is called for the reach on Clifford Branam - foul #2 on Thomas White, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Delbert Boler (SF), Raymond Engle (PF), Lance Miller (C) Richard Tompkins, Jerry Morgan, Mark Jefferies | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold (PG), Frank Brown (PF) Brian Schafer, Leo Aikens | |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | Clifford Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 05:43 | Mars Hill | Frank Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Engle - foul #1 on Frank Brown, team foul #4 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana (SG) Clifford Branam | |
| 05:29 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-76 |
| 05:27 | Mars Hill | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Miller | 53-76 |
| 05:18 | Mars Hill | Raymond Engle lays it in | 55-76 |
| 04:49 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Keyser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-76 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer (PG), Rudy Kling (SF), Eli Robinson (C) John Zambrana, Robert Henderson, Anthony Keyser | |
| 04:35 | Mars Hill | Thomas White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-76 |
| 04:12 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-76 |
| 04:11 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown tips it in | 58-78 |
| 04:04 | Mars Hill | George Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-78 |
| 04:02 | Mars Hill | Thomas White grabs the offensive rebound | 58-78 |
| 03:49 | Mars Hill | Thomas White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 58-78 |
| 03:48 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown snags the defensive board | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Schafer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Arnold | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Mars Hill | Delbert Boler misses badly on a jumper from close range | 58-81 |
| 03:26 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Eli Robinson | 58-81 |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas White (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Delbert Boler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Engle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Schafer (fresh) 15 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rudy Kling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Eli Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold is fouled on the floor by Thomas White - foul #3 on Thomas White, team foul #8 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler (PG), Richard Tompkins (SG), Matthew Pasco (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), Steven Barto (C) George Brown, Thomas White, Delbert Boler, Raymond Engle, Lance Miller | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana (SG) Brian Schafer | |
| 03:01 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 03:01 | Carson-Newman | Lee Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 58-83 |
| 02:44 | Mars Hill | Matthew Pasco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-83 |
| 02:42 | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana grabs the board | 58-83 |
| 02:13 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-83 |
| 02:12 | Mars Hill | Steven Barto snags the defensive board | 58-83 |
| 02:08 | Mars Hill | Richard Tompkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-83 |
| 01:47 | Carson-Newman | Eli Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 61-83 |
| 01:45 | Mars Hill | Matthew Pasco snags the defensive board | 61-83 |
| 01:40 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Matthew Pasco and he's hacked by Rudy Kling - foul #2 on Rudy Kling, team foul #5 | 63-83 |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Lance Miller (C) Matthew Pasco | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:40 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan makes the free throw | 64-83 |
| 01:14 | Carson-Newman | John Zambrana drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Arnold | 64-86 |
| 01:03 | Mars Hill | Dwight Klingler buries a jumper from the right wing | 66-86 |
| 00:46 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Morgan steals it from Eli Robinson | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan is whistled for traveling | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown is hacked by Dwight Klingler - foul #2 on Dwight Klingler, team foul #9 | 66-86 |
| 00:21 | Carson-Newman | Frank Brown misses the 1st free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:21 | Mars Hill | Lance Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 66-86 |
| 00:16 | Mars Hill | Rudy Kling picks off the pass by Dwight Klingler | 66-86 |
| 00:11 | Carson-Newman | Rudy Kling banks in the layup | 66-88 |
| 00:04 | Mars Hill | Jerry Morgan misses long on a runner from the right block | 66-88 |
| 00:02 | Mars Hill | Richard Tompkins snags the offensive board | 66-88 |
| 00:00 | Mars Hill | The clock runs out | 66-88 |