| Lineup | N. Greenville | PG - Lee Hurd (fresh) SG - Matthew Long (fresh) SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) PF - Maurice Connelly (fresh) C - Herbert Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Poitras (fresh) SG - Don Higginbotham (fresh) SF - Leo Distefano (fresh) PF - Amos Whiddon (fresh) C - Christopher Sage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Greenville | N. Greenville is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Amos Whiddon | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | N. Greenville | Maurice Connelly hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Sage - foul #1 on Christopher Sage, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | N. Greenville | Maurice Connelly makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:57 | N. Greenville | Maurice Connelly makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:28 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | N. Greenville | The jump hook by Matthew Long is blocked by Christopher Sage | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Brian Poitras | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Amos Whiddon - foul #1 on Amos Whiddon, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | David Sylva (PG), Antoine Alberg (SG), John Young (PF), Hao Xia (C) Lee Hurd, Matthew Long, Maurice Connelly, Herbert Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 17:21 | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:21 | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | N. Greenville | Hao Xia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Amos Whiddon | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Sylva - foul #1 on David Sylva, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson (SF) Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Boyer (SF), John Walker (PF) Leo Distefano, Amos Whiddon | |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson misses the easy layup | 4-7 |
| 16:02 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras is hacked by Phillip Chilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Chilson, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd (PG) David Sylva | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins (SG), Richard Wherry (PF) Don Higginbotham, Christopher Sage | |
| Lineup | N. Greenville | PG - Lee Hurd (fresh) SG - Antoine Alberg (fresh) SF - Phillip Chilson (fresh) PF - John Young (fresh) C - Hao Xia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Poitras (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hawkins (fresh) SF - Jerry Boyer (fresh) PF - Richard Wherry (fresh) C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Carson-Newman | John Walker is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by David Hawkins and he's fouled by Hao Xia - foul #1 on Hao Xia, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Matthew Long (SG), Maurice Connelly (PF), Woodrow Moloney (C) Antoine Alberg, John Young, Hao Xia | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leo Distefano (SF) Brian Poitras | |
| 15:32 | Carson-Newman | John Walker makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | N. Greenville | David Hawkins picks off the pass by Lee Hurd | 4-10 |
| 15:10 | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins lays it in | 4-12 |
| 14:55 | N. Greenville | Matthew Long misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 14:54 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 14:34 | N. Greenville | Matthew Long hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by David Hawkins - foul #1 on David Hawkins, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | David Sylva (PG), Derrick Tyler (SF), Herbert Bell (C) Lee Hurd, Phillip Chilson, Maurice Connelly | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras (PG), Don Higginbotham (SG), Amos Whiddon (PF) David Hawkins, Jerry Boyer, Richard Wherry | |
| 14:34 | N. Greenville | Matthew Long makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:32 | Carson-Newman | Matthew Long picks off the pass by Amos Whiddon in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 14:14 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Poitras - foul #1 on Brian Poitras, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg (SG), John Young (SF), Hao Xia (PF) Matthew Long, Derrick Tyler, Woodrow Moloney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Barry Bess (SF), Christopher Sage (C) Leo Distefano, John Walker | |
| 14:14 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:14 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Don Higginbotham | 9-15 |
| 13:42 | N. Greenville | John Young misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Barry Bess - foul #1 on Barry Bess, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Derrick Tyler (SF) Herbert Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 13:42 | N. Greenville | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:42 | N. Greenville | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 13:40 | Carson-Newman | David Sylva takes the ball from Amos Whiddon in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| 13:30 | N. Greenville | David Sylva can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 13:29 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:00 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon hits the finger roll set up by Brian Poitras | 11-17 |
| 12:38 | N. Greenville | John Young misses badly on a floater from close range | 11-17 |
| 12:37 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:32 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras jams it set up by Don Higginbotham | 11-19 |
| 12:17 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 12:15 | N. Greenville | Hao Xia pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:02 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Don Higginbotham - foul #1 on Don Higginbotham, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd (PG), Raymond Smith (SF), Maurice Connelly (PF), Woodrow Moloney (C) David Sylva, Derrick Tyler, John Young, Hao Xia | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins (PG), Jerry Boyer (SG), Leo Distefano (SF), Richard Wherry (PF), John Walker (C) Brian Poitras, Don Higginbotham, Barry Bess, Amos Whiddon, Christopher Sage | |
| 12:02 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:02 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:48 | Carson-Newman | Leo Distefano makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-21 |
| Lineup | N. Greenville | PG - Lee Hurd (fresh) SG - Antoine Alberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Moloney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - David Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Boyer (fresh) SF - Leo Distefano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wherry (fresh) C - John Walker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | N. Greenville | Woodrow Moloney can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 13-21 |
| 11:34 | Carson-Newman | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:11 | Carson-Newman | Richard Wherry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 11:09 | N. Greenville | Woodrow Moloney grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:48 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Antoine Alberg | 16-21 |
| 10:45 | Carson-Newman | Richard Wherry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Matthew Long (SG), Phillip Chilson (SF), Herbert Bell (C) Antoine Alberg, Raymond Smith, Woodrow Moloney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham (PG) Jerry Boyer | |
| 10:36 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 10:35 | Carson-Newman | Richard Wherry grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:28 | Carson-Newman | Maurice Connelly steps in front of the Leo Distefano pass | 16-21 |
| 10:09 | N. Greenville | Matthew Long drills a floater near the basket | 18-21 |
| 09:45 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham misses the wide open floater from the right side | 18-21 |
| 09:44 | Carson-Newman | John Walker tips it home | 18-23 |
| 09:31 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Leo Distefano - foul #1 on Leo Distefano, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith (SF), John Young (PF) Lee Hurd, Maurice Connelly | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras (PG), Jerry Boyer (SF), Amos Whiddon (PF), Christopher Sage (C) David Hawkins, Leo Distefano, Richard Wherry, John Walker | |
| 09:31 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:31 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:07 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Chilson - foul #2 on Phillip Chilson, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | David Sylva (PG), Hao Xia (C) Phillip Chilson, Herbert Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 09:07 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:07 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:07 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon snags the offensive board | 20-23 |
| 08:58 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 20-23 |
| 08:56 | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Sage | 20-25 |
| 08:25 | N. Greenville | John Young scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Long | 23-25 |
| 08:20 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham is fouled in the backcourt by David Sylva - foul #2 on David Sylva, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd (PG), Derrick Tyler (SF), Woodrow Moloney (C) David Sylva, Raymond Smith, John Young | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Barry Bess (SF) Don Higginbotham | |
| 08:00 | Carson-Newman | Woodrow Moloney is called for the reach on Jerry Boyer - foul #1 on Woodrow Moloney, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Maurice Connelly (PF) Hao Xia | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham (SG) Jerry Boyer | |
| 07:50 | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Barry Bess | 23-27 |
| Lineup | N. Greenville | PG - Lee Hurd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Tyler (fresh) PF - Maurice Connelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Moloney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Poitras (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Bess (fresh) PF - Amos Whiddon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Sage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | N. Greenville | Derrick Tyler misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Don Higginbotham - foul #2 on Don Higginbotham, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins (SG), Leo Distefano (SF), John Walker (C) Don Higginbotham, Barry Bess, Christopher Sage | |
| 07:37 | N. Greenville | Derrick Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:37 | N. Greenville | Derrick Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 07:08 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg (SG), Herbert Bell (C) Matthew Long, Woodrow Moloney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 06:48 | N. Greenville | John Walker blocks the short jumper by Maurice Connelly | 25-27 |
| 06:46 | N. Greenville | The offensive rebound goes to Antoine Alberg | 25-27 |
| 06:28 | N. Greenville | Amos Whiddon denies the turnaround by Derrick Tyler | 25-27 |
| 06:26 | Carson-Newman | John Walker gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | John Walker is fouled on the floor by Herbert Bell - foul #1 on Herbert Bell, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Matthew Long (SG), Raymond Smith (SF), John Young (PF), Hao Xia (C) Antoine Alberg, Derrick Tyler, Maurice Connelly, Herbert Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerry Boyer (SG), Barry Bess (SF), Richard Wherry (PF) David Hawkins, Leo Distefano, Amos Whiddon | |
| 06:01 | Carson-Newman | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:01 | N. Greenville | The rebound goes to Hao Xia | 25-27 |
| 05:46 | N. Greenville | John Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 05:45 | Carson-Newman | John Walker pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:23 | Carson-Newman | John Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Christopher Sage (C) John Walker | |
| 05:07 | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith connects on the turnaround in the paint | 27-27 |
| 04:43 | Carson-Newman | Raymond Smith is called for the reach on Brian Poitras - foul #1 on Raymond Smith, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg (SG), Woodrow Moloney (C) Matthew Long, Raymond Smith | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leo Distefano (SF) Barry Bess | |
| 04:43 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:43 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:43 | N. Greenville | John Young grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 04:38 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 04:36 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Leo Distefano | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Carson-Newman | Lee Hurd is called for the reach on Richard Wherry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Hurd, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith (SF) Hao Xia | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins (SG) Jerry Boyer | |
| 04:33 | Carson-Newman | Richard Wherry misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | N. Greenville | The rebound goes to Woodrow Moloney | 27-28 |
| 04:31 | N. Greenville | Lee Hurd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Maurice Connelly (PF) John Young | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 04:14 | Carson-Newman | David Hawkins makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Wherry | 27-30 |
| 03:55 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Lee Hurd | 29-30 |
| 03:33 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 03:31 | N. Greenville | Antoine Alberg pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | N. Greenville | PG - Lee Hurd (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Alberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Maurice Connelly (tiring) 2 pts. C - Woodrow Moloney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Poitras (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Distefano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Wherry (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Sage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | N. Greenville | Raymond Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Leo Distefano grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:40 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | Carson-Newman | Leo Distefano gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:26 | Carson-Newman | Antoine Alberg is called for the reach on Brian Poitras - foul #1 on Antoine Alberg, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | David Sylva (PG), Phillip Chilson (SG), John Young (SF), Hao Xia (PF), Herbert Bell (C) Lee Hurd, Antoine Alberg, Raymond Smith, Maurice Connelly, Woodrow Moloney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Don Higginbotham (SG), Jerry Boyer (SF), Amos Whiddon (PF), John Walker (C) David Hawkins, Leo Distefano, Richard Wherry, Christopher Sage | |
| 02:26 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:26 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:26 | N. Greenville | Herbert Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:09 | N. Greenville | John Young is fouled on the floor by Jerry Boyer - foul #1 on Jerry Boyer, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Barry Bess (SF) Brian Poitras | |
| 02:09 | N. Greenville | John Young misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:09 | Carson-Newman | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Herbert Bell is called for the reach on Jerry Boyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Bell, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:06 | Carson-Newman | Jerry Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:45 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson misses short on a floater in the paint | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 01:42 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Hao Xia - foul #2 on Hao Xia, team foul #12 | 29-32 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Matthew Long (SG) Herbert Bell | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:23 | N. Greenville | John Young snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 01:06 | N. Greenville | Matthew Long hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 01:04 | Carson-Newman | John Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:35 | Carson-Newman | Amos Whiddon can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 29-33 |
| 00:33 | N. Greenville | The rebound goes to Phillip Chilson | 29-33 |
| 00:14 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 00:13 | N. Greenville | Hao Xia snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:01 | N. Greenville | Jerry Boyer is called for the reach on Phillip Chilson - foul #2 on Jerry Boyer, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | N. Greenville | Derrick Tyler (SF), Maurice Connelly (PF), Herbert Bell (C) David Sylva, John Young, Hao Xia | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras (PG), Leo Distefano (SF), Christopher Sage (C) Jerry Boyer, Barry Bess, John Walker | |
| 00:01 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:01 | N. Greenville | Phillip Chilson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Brian Poitras misses long on a fullcourt shot | 31-33 |