| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Darell Wood (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - David Viers (fresh) PF - Carroll Bollinger (fresh) C - Norman Reichel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Christopher Keown (fresh) SG - Nicholas Parker (fresh) SF - Bruce Kinsey (fresh) PF - George Rhinehart (fresh) C - Joseph Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Catawba | Catawba is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Carson-Newman | John Lee can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Catawba | Christopher Keown pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Catawba | A charge is called on Joseph Lewis - foul #1 on Joseph Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Carson-Newman | Norman Reichel knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Catawba | Carroll Bollinger steps in front of the Nicholas Parker pass | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Carson-Newman | Norman Reichel lays it in | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Catawba | Christopher Keown comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Carson-Newman | David Viers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Catawba | Christopher Keown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Parker | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Carson-Newman | David Viers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Catawba | Christopher Keown snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:03 | Catawba | George Rhinehart makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Parker | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:45 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Catawba | Christopher Keown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Catawba | George Rhinehart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Norman Reichel - foul #1 on Norman Reichel, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle (PG), Joseph Wallach (SF), James Fuller (C) Darell Wood, David Viers, Norman Reichel | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jordan Harris (C) Joseph Lewis | |
| 16:20 | Catawba | George Rhinehart misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Catawba | George Rhinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | Carson-Newman | John Lee's dunk attempt is rejected by George Rhinehart | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jackie Carlisle (fresh) SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - Joseph Wallach (fresh) PF - Carroll Bollinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Christopher Keown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Kinsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Rhinehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jordan Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Catawba | Christopher Keown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | Catawba | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Parker | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | Catawba | John Lee takes the ball from Christopher Keown | 7-6 |
| 15:07 | Carson-Newman | Jordan Harris blocks the short jumper by Jackie Carlisle | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger tips it home | 9-6 |
| 14:36 | Catawba | George Rhinehart misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:17 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Wallach hits the follow up shot | 11-6 |
| 14:02 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey is fouled on the floor by Carroll Bollinger - foul #1 on Carroll Bollinger, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood (PG), Leroy Deleon (SG), David Viers (SF), Norman Reichel (C) Jackie Carlisle, John Lee, Carroll Bollinger, James Fuller | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ivan Milardo (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Tom Dodson (SF), Joseph Lewis (C) Christopher Keown, Nicholas Parker, Bruce Kinsey, George Rhinehart | |
| 13:57 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 11-6 |
| 13:55 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 13:46 | Catawba | Tom Dodson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Lewis | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | Carson-Newman | Leroy Deleon drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Darell Wood | 13-9 |
| 13:08 | Catawba | Norman Reichel is called for the reach on Tom Dodson - foul #2 on Norman Reichel, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe (PF), Michael Nguyen (C) Joseph Wallach, Norman Reichel | |
| Subs | Catawba | Steven Price (PF) Jordan Harris | |
| 12:51 | Catawba | Fred Monroe steals the ball from Donald Shaw | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Carson-Newman | Leroy Deleon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 12:28 | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 12:17 | Catawba | Ivan Milardo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Monroe - foul #1 on Fred Monroe, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle (PG), John Lee (SG), Carroll Bollinger (PF), James Fuller (C) Darell Wood, Leroy Deleon, Fred Monroe, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Catawba | Christopher Keown (PG) Donald Shaw | |
| 12:17 | Catawba | Ivan Milardo makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:17 | Catawba | Ivan Milardo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:01 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Keown - foul #1 on Christopher Keown, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Nicholas Parker (SG), Bruce Kinsey (SF) Ivan Milardo, Tom Dodson | |
| 12:01 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:01 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:01 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:45 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 11:44 | Catawba | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Lewis | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jackie Carlisle (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - David Viers (fresh) PF - Carroll Bollinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fuller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Christopher Keown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Parker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Kinsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Price (fresh) C - Joseph Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Catawba | Nicholas Parker is fouled on the floor by John Lee - foul #1 on John Lee, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| 11:21 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis lays it up and in and the foul's on James Fuller - foul #1 on James Fuller, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jordan Harris (PF) Steven Price | |
| 11:21 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:10 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Parker steals the ball from John Lee | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Catawba | Christopher Keown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Carson-Newman | David Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:30 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle lays it up and in on a great pass from Carroll Bollinger | 18-14 |
| 10:13 | Catawba | Nicholas Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood (PG), Joseph Wallach (SF) Jackie Carlisle, David Viers | |
| Subs | Catawba | Steven Price (C) Joseph Lewis | |
| 09:54 | Carson-Newman | John Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 09:44 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Keown | 18-16 |
| 09:15 | Carson-Newman | Nicholas Parker takes the ball from Carroll Bollinger | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Catawba | Jordan Harris drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Keown | 18-18 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Parker - foul #1 on Nicholas Parker, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen (C) James Fuller | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ivan Milardo (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Tom Dodson (SF), George Rhinehart (PF) Christopher Keown, Nicholas Parker, Bruce Kinsey, Jordan Harris | |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:31 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood is fouled on the floor by Donald Shaw - foul #1 on Donald Shaw, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leroy Deleon (SG), David Viers (SF) John Lee, Joseph Wallach | |
| Subs | Catawba | | |
| 08:16 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 08:14 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen snags the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:05 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Deleon | 21-18 |
| 07:50 | Catawba | Leroy Deleon steps in front of the Steven Price pass | 21-18 |
| 07:37 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Price - foul #1 on Steven Price, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle (PG), John Lee (SG), Joseph Wallach (PF) Darell Wood, Leroy Deleon, Carroll Bollinger | |
| Subs | Catawba | Christopher Keown (PG), Joseph Lewis (C) Donald Shaw, Steven Price | |
| 07:37 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:37 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:37 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Joseph Lewis | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jackie Carlisle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - David Viers (fresh) PF - Joseph Wallach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Christopher Keown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Rhinehart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Catawba | Ivan Milardo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 07:28 | Carson-Newman | Joseph Wallach grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 07:15 | Carson-Newman | John Lee is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leroy Deleon (SG) John Lee | |
| Subs | Catawba | Nicholas Parker (SG), Bruce Kinsey (SF) Ivan Milardo, Tom Dodson | |
| 07:02 | Catawba | Nicholas Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Keown | 22-21 |
| 06:47 | Carson-Newman | David Viers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-21 |
| 06:45 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:41 | Catawba | Christopher Keown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 06:34 | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lewis | 22-24 |
| 06:32 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 06:06 | Catawba | Christopher Keown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Nguyen - foul #1 on Michael Nguyen, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood (PG), Carroll Bollinger (PF), James Fuller (C) Jackie Carlisle, David Viers, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Catawba | Jordan Harris (PF) George Rhinehart | |
| 06:06 | Catawba | Christopher Keown makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:06 | Catawba | Christopher Keown misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:06 | Catawba | Jordan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:51 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis clanks a floater near the basket | 22-25 |
| 05:50 | Carson-Newman | James Fuller snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:46 | Carson-Newman | Bruce Kinsey is called for the reach on Carroll Bollinger - foul #1 on Bruce Kinsey, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Carson-Newman | Leroy Deleon buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Darell Wood | 25-25 |
| 05:29 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis drills a floater in the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:05 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Wallach | 28-27 |
| 04:55 | Catawba | Christopher Keown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 04:54 | Catawba | Jordan Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:38 | Catawba | Christopher Keown is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski (PG), Jackie Carlisle (SG), David Viers (SF) Darell Wood, Leroy Deleon, Joseph Wallach | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ivan Milardo (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Tom Dodson (SF), Steven Price (C) Christopher Keown, Nicholas Parker, Bruce Kinsey, Joseph Lewis | |
| 04:15 | Carson-Newman | James Fuller misses the turnaround from the right block | 28-27 |
| 04:14 | Catawba | Steven Price snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:04 | Catawba | Steven Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 04:03 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski is hacked by Ivan Milardo - foul #1 on Ivan Milardo, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Lee (SG), Norman Reichel (C) Jackie Carlisle, James Fuller | |
| Subs | Catawba | George Rhinehart (PF) Jordan Harris | |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:44 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:44 | Catawba | The rebound goes to Steven Price | 29-27 |
| 03:25 | Catawba | Norman Reichel steals the ball from Tom Dodson | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mikuszewski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Lee (fresh) SF - David Viers (fresh) PF - Carroll Bollinger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Reichel (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Catawba | PG - Ivan Milardo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Shaw (fresh) SF - Tom Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Rhinehart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Norman Reichel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Price - foul #2 on Steven Price, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood (PG) Brian Mikuszewski | |
| Subs | Catawba | Christopher Keown (PG), Nicholas Parker (SG), Bruce Kinsey (SF) Ivan Milardo, Donald Shaw, Tom Dodson | |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Norman Reichel makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:08 | Carson-Newman | Norman Reichel misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:08 | Catawba | George Rhinehart snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 02:51 | Catawba | Norman Reichel is called for the reach on Steven Price - foul #3 on Norman Reichel, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Joseph Wallach (SF), Michael Nguyen (C) David Viers, Norman Reichel | |
| Subs | Catawba | Joseph Lewis (C) George Rhinehart | |
| 02:51 | Catawba | Steven Price misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:51 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen lays it up and in set up by Joseph Wallach and he's fouled by Joseph Lewis - foul #2 on Joseph Lewis, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | Catawba | George Rhinehart (PF) Steven Price | |
| 02:38 | Carson-Newman | Michael Nguyen misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:38 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:21 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Keown | 32-30 |
| 01:52 | Carson-Newman | Carroll Bollinger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 01:51 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:46 | Catawba | Bruce Kinsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 01:44 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to John Lee | 32-30 |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | John Lee clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 01:21 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:56 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Nicholas Parker | 32-32 |
| 00:45 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Nguyen | 34-32 |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Nguyen - foul #2 on Michael Nguyen, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jackie Carlisle (PG), David Viers (SF), James Fuller (C) Darell Wood, Carroll Bollinger, Michael Nguyen | |
| Subs | Catawba | Ivan Milardo (PG), Donald Shaw (SG), Tom Dodson (SF), Jordan Harris (PF) Christopher Keown, Nicholas Parker, Bruce Kinsey, George Rhinehart | |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:25 | Catawba | Joseph Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:25 | Carson-Newman | James Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | John Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 00:03 | Catawba | Jordan Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Catawba | Jordan Harris misses the halfcourt shot | 34-32 |