| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Nielsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harry Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Brian Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earnest Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Winkfield (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Carson-Newman | Harry Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:30 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 19:08 | Catawba | Earnest Griggs misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:07 | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 18:53 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:35 | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:34 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Andrew Peters | 33-33 |
| 18:29 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Green - foul #3 on Brian Green, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Bean (PG) Brian Green | |
| 18:29 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:29 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:15 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 18:13 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:56 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:54 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:45 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:43 | Carson-Newman | Harry Mitchell snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:29 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 17:27 | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:23 | Catawba | Jeff Jones is fouled on the floor by Larry Marshall - foul #1 on Larry Marshall, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (SG), Alex Randall (PF) Larry Marshall, Andrew Peters | |
| Subs | Catawba | Samuel Thomas (C) Ronald Thorpe | |
| 17:12 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alex Randall - foul #1 on Alex Randall, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jason Wilson (SG) Earnest Griggs | |
| 17:12 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:12 | Carson-Newman | Harry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Frank Winkfield - foul #1 on Frank Winkfield, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:38 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:36 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Darrel Nielsen | 37-33 |
| 16:11 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel misses the turnaround near the basket | 37-33 |
| 16:10 | Catawba | Jason Wilson gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:48 | Catawba | Jeff Jones hits the finger roll set up by Jason Wilson | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darrel Nielsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Alex Randall (fresh) C - Harry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald Bean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Winkfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeff Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Carson-Newman | Alex Randall's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Thomas | 37-35 |
| 15:27 | Catawba | Jeff Jones gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield is fouled on the floor by Harry Mitchell - foul #2 on Harry Mitchell, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall (SG), Andrew Peters (SF), Patrick Madrid (PF), Rigoberto Costa (C) Anthony Helsel, Darrel Nielsen, Alex Randall, Harry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Catawba | Brian Green (PG), Earnest Griggs (SG), Robin Tichenor (PF), Ronald Thorpe (C) Ronald Bean, Jason Wilson, Frank Winkfield, Jeff Jones | |
| 15:01 | Catawba | Brian Green buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earnest Griggs | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Marshall, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 14:32 | Catawba | Brian Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 14:30 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:11 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Sanders and the foul's on Ronald Thorpe - foul #2 on Ronald Thorpe, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges (PG) Donald Sanders | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jason Wilson (SF) Samuel Thomas | |
| 14:11 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:01 | Catawba | Earnest Griggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-37 |
| 13:59 | Catawba | Robin Tichenor tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 13:39 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Hodges | 42-39 |
| 13:12 | Catawba | Jason Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:10 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:49 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Wilson - foul #1 on Jason Wilson, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel (PG) Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Catawba | Frank Winkfield (SF), Jeff Jones (PF) Jason Wilson, Robin Tichenor | |
| 12:49 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:49 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:49 | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:37 | Catawba | Jeff Jones lays it in | 43-41 |
| 12:19 | Carson-Newman | Frank Winkfield picks off the pass by Andrew Peters | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Catawba | Earnest Griggs drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Green | 43-44 |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (SG), Darrel Nielsen (SF), Alex Randall (PF), Harry Mitchell (C) Larry Marshall, Andrew Peters, Patrick Madrid, Rigoberto Costa | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Bean (PG), Jason Wilson (SG), Samuel Thomas (C) Brian Green, Earnest Griggs, Ronald Thorpe | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrel Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Alex Randall (fresh) C - Harry Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ronald Bean (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Winkfield (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas is hacked by Harry Mitchell - foul #3 on Harry Mitchell, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| 11:05 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 11:04 | Carson-Newman | Alex Randall pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:44 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Sanders | 45-44 |
| 10:35 | Catawba | Ronald Bean hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Helsel - foul #1 on Anthony Helsel, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| 10:35 | Catawba | Ronald Bean makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:35 | Catawba | Ronald Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:20 | Carson-Newman | Alex Randall buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 09:59 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas misses the easy layup | 47-46 |
| 09:57 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:36 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall (SG), Andrew Peters (SF), Patrick Madrid (PF) Donald Sanders, Darrel Nielsen, Alex Randall | |
| Subs | Catawba | Brian Green (PG), Earnest Griggs (SG), Ronald Thorpe (C) Ronald Bean, Jason Wilson, Samuel Thomas | |
| 09:14 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frank Winkfield - foul #2 on Frank Winkfield, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges (PG) Anthony Helsel | |
| Subs | Catawba | Gary Poarch (SF), Robin Tichenor (PF) Frank Winkfield, Jeff Jones | |
| 09:14 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:14 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:50 | Catawba | Gary Poarch makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Green and he's hacked by Larry Marshall - foul #3 on Larry Marshall, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (PG), Rigoberto Costa (C) Robert Hodges, Harry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Catawba | Samuel Thomas (PF) Robin Tichenor | |
| 08:50 | Catawba | Gary Poarch misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:36 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 08:13 | Catawba | Brian Green knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earnest Griggs | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Green - foul #4 on Brian Green, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel (PG) Larry Marshall | |
| Subs | Catawba | Frank Winkfield (SF), Jeff Jones (PF) Gary Poarch, Ronald Thorpe | |
| 07:54 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:54 | Catawba | Jeff Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:32 | Catawba | Samuel Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-51 |
| 07:31 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Madrid (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Rigoberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Brian Green (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earnest Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Winkfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Sanders | 54-51 |
| 07:07 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Green | 54-53 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters is hacked by Samuel Thomas - foul #2 on Samuel Thomas, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges (SG), Harry Mitchell (C) Donald Sanders, Patrick Madrid | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jason Wilson (SG), Ronald Thorpe (C) Earnest Griggs, Samuel Thomas | |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:49 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:29 | Catawba | Brian Green connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 06:00 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Helsel | 58-56 |
| 05:52 | Catawba | Rigoberto Costa swats the layup by Jeff Jones | 58-56 |
| 05:51 | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Thorpe - foul #3 on Ronald Thorpe, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall (SG), Darrel Nielsen (SF), Alex Randall (PF) Anthony Helsel, Andrew Peters, Rigoberto Costa | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Bean (PG) Brian Green | |
| 05:47 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:47 | Carson-Newman | Robert Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:32 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Donald Sanders (PG), Patrick Madrid (PF) Robert Hodges, Alex Randall | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 05:20 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-56 |
| 05:19 | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:03 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:43 | Carson-Newman | Darrel Nielsen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darrel Nielsen, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel (PG) Donald Sanders | |
| Subs | Catawba | Earnest Griggs (SG), Samuel Thomas (PF), Robin Tichenor (C) Frank Winkfield, Jeff Jones, Ronald Thorpe | |
| 04:20 | Catawba | Ronald Bean buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 04:03 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harry Mitchell | 63-61 |
| 03:48 | Catawba | Robin Tichenor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-61 |
| 03:46 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Harry Mitchell | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Earnest Griggs - foul #3 on Earnest Griggs, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Rigoberto Costa (SF), Alex Randall (C) Patrick Madrid, Harry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Catawba | Brian Green (PG), Frank Winkfield (SF), Jeff Jones (PF) Ronald Bean, Jason Wilson, Robin Tichenor | |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:34 | Carson-Newman | Alex Randall pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:22 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-61 |
| 03:21 | Carson-Newman | Alex Randall tips it home | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Anthony Helsel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rigoberto Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darrel Nielsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Alex Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Brian Green (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earnest Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Winkfield (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Catawba | Jeff Jones lays it in | 65-63 |
| 02:54 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters (SF), Patrick Madrid (PF), Harry Mitchell (C) Rigoberto Costa, Darrel Nielsen, Alex Randall | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ronald Thorpe (C) Samuel Thomas | |
| 02:36 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Anthony Helsel | 67-63 |
| 02:24 | Catawba | Earnest Griggs misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 02:23 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:17 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters's layup is rejected by Jeff Jones | 67-63 |
| 02:15 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Helsel tips it in | 69-63 |
| 01:56 | Catawba | Jeff Jones buries a shot from the baseline set up by Brian Green | 69-65 |
| 01:33 | Carson-Newman | Harry Mitchell loses the dribble to Earnest Griggs | 69-65 |
| 01:29 | Catawba | Brian Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earnest Griggs | 69-67 |
| 01:11 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid blows the layup | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:54 | Catawba | Earnest Griggs is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Earnest Griggs, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-67 |
| 00:25 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Jones is called for the reach on Patrick Madrid - foul #2 on Jeff Jones, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Patrick Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Catawba | Anthony Helsel steals it from Ronald Thorpe | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Carson-Newman | Andrew Peters hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Helsel | 73-67 |
| 00:05 | Catawba | Frank Winkfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:03 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Larry Marshall runs out the clock | 73-67 |