| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SF - William McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cecil Barrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Pounds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Vanwagenen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Yokoyama (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 19:46 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds tips it home | 28-35 |
| 19:25 | N. Michigan | William McGuire is called for the reach on Kenneth McCormack - foul #2 on William McGuire, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:17 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack double dribbles | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire knocks in the floater from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 18:43 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen misses the driving attempt from the right block | 30-35 |
| 18:41 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 18:34 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Griffin | 30-35 |
| 18:12 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:54 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 17:52 | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:32 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds double dribbles | 30-35 |
| 17:10 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-35 |
| 17:08 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:55 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Herman Langley | 33-35 |
| 16:36 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), John Wagner (SG), Edward Crocker (SF), Christopher Underwood (C) Herman Langley, Gregory Adams, William McGuire, Tom Pounds | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor (PG), Dean Horvitz (SG), Eric Harkless (SF), Bret Griffeth (C) William Vanwagenen, Donald Yokoyama, Kenneth McCormack, Eugene Carr | |
| 16:19 | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tutor - foul #1 on Anthony Tutor, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Walter Lyons (C) Cecil Barrow | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Lawrence West (SF) Kenneth Griffin | |
| 16:05 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:03 | N. Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence West | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Dustin Galloway (fresh) SG - John Wagner (fresh) SF - Edward Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Underwood (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Tutor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Horvitz (fresh) SF - Lawrence West (fresh) PF - Eric Harkless (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bret Griffeth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith (SG) John Wagner | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 15:19 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Galloway | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Harkless | 36-37 |
| 14:39 | Carson-Newman | Bret Griffeth picks off the pass by Edward Crocker | 36-37 |
| 14:33 | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor connects on the runner near the basket | 36-39 |
| 14:18 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker banks in the layup set up by Hal Smith and he's hacked by Lawrence West - foul #2 on Lawrence West, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), Cecil Barrow (PF), Tom Pounds (C) Dustin Galloway, Christopher Underwood, Walter Lyons | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen (PG), Donald Yokoyama (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), Kenneth Griffin (PF), Eugene Carr (C) Anthony Tutor, Dean Horvitz, Lawrence West, Eric Harkless, Bret Griffeth | |
| 14:18 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:11 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 39-39 |
| 14:09 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:47 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 13:46 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 13:33 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:31 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:18 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin lays it up and in and he's hacked by Herman Langley - foul #2 on Herman Langley, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | William McGuire (SF) Edward Crocker | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 13:18 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin misses the free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:18 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:04 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McCormack - foul #2 on Kenneth McCormack, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams (SG) Hal Smith | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 12:50 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-41 |
| 12:48 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on William McGuire - foul #3 on William McGuire, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:29 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:29 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:08 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:59 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 11:58 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire tips it but misses | 41-42 |
| 11:57 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SF - William McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Pounds (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Vanwagenen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Yokoyama (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen is hacked by Gregory Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Adams, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith (SG) Gregory Adams | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | | |
| 11:42 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Vanwagenen | 41-44 |
| 11:21 | Carson-Newman | Eugene Carr swats the short shot by Herman Langley | 41-44 |
| 11:19 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:00 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-44 |
| 10:58 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:40 | N. Michigan | Tom Pounds steals the ball from Donald Yokoyama | 41-44 |
| 10:30 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith buries a 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 10:11 | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack misses the dunk | 44-44 |
| 10:09 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:55 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Yokoyama - foul #2 on Donald Yokoyama, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), Gregory Adams (SG), Edward Crocker (SF), Christopher Underwood (PF), Walter Lyons (C) Herman Langley, Hal Smith, William McGuire, Cecil Barrow, Tom Pounds | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor (PG), Dean Horvitz (SG), Lawrence West (SF), Eric Harkless (PF), Bret Griffeth (C) William Vanwagenen, Donald Yokoyama, Kenneth McCormack, Kenneth Griffin, Eugene Carr | |
| 09:34 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 09:16 | N. Michigan | Lawrence West is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| 09:00 | Carson-Newman | Anthony Tutor steals the ball from Dustin Galloway | 44-44 |
| 08:56 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Tutor | 44-46 |
| 08:37 | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tutor - foul #2 on Anthony Tutor, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith (SG), Cecil Barrow (PF) Gregory Adams, Walter Lyons | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin (PF) Lawrence West | |
| 08:18 | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith tips it home | 46-46 |
| 07:55 | N. Michigan | Dustin Galloway steps in front of the Kenneth Griffin pass | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Dustin Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hal Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Crocker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cecil Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Underwood (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - Anthony Tutor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Horvitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Harkless (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bret Griffeth (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Carson-Newman | Dean Horvitz steps in front of the Christopher Underwood pass | 46-46 |
| 07:31 | N. Michigan | Dean Horvitz lays it in | 46-48 |
| 07:13 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 07:12 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:56 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dean Horvitz | 46-51 |
| 06:37 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 06:35 | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 06:19 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), Gregory Adams (SG), William McGuire (SF), Tom Pounds (C) Dustin Galloway, Hal Smith, Edward Crocker, Christopher Underwood | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen (PG), Donald Yokoyama (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), Eugene Carr (C) Anthony Tutor, Dean Horvitz, Eric Harkless, Bret Griffeth | |
| 06:02 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 05:34 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 05:32 | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:14 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Walter Lyons (PF) Cecil Barrow | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William White (PF) Kenneth Griffin | |
| 04:56 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 04:54 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:50 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 04:48 | Carson-Newman | Walter Lyons hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 04:25 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama misses the dunk | 50-51 |
| 04:24 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:03 | Carson-Newman | Eugene Carr picks off the pass by Walter Lyons | 50-51 |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Adams - foul #3 on Gregory Adams, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith (SG), Cecil Barrow (PF) Gregory Adams, Walter Lyons | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin (PF) William White | |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:43 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hal Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cecil Barrow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Pounds (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | N. Michigan | PG - William Vanwagenen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Yokoyama (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth McCormack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Eugene Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr is whistled for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Edward Crocker (SF) William McGuire | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Bret Griffeth (C) Eugene Carr | |
| 03:10 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Kenneth Griffin - foul #3 on Kenneth Griffin, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), Christopher Underwood (C) Herman Langley, Tom Pounds | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor (PG), Dean Horvitz (SG), Eric Harkless (SF) William Vanwagenen, Donald Yokoyama, Kenneth McCormack | |
| 03:10 | Carson-Newman | Cecil Barrow makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:56 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Harkless | 53-55 |
| 02:56 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), William McGuire (SF), Tom Pounds (C) Dustin Galloway, Edward Crocker, Christopher Underwood | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen (PG), Donald Yokoyama (SG), Kenneth McCormack (SF), Eugene Carr (C) Anthony Tutor, Dean Horvitz, Eric Harkless, Bret Griffeth | |
| 02:31 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Vanwagenen - foul #1 on William Vanwagenen, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 02:31 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:31 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:09 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-55 |
| 02:08 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr tips it in | 55-57 |
| 01:48 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:47 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:32 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 01:31 | Carson-Newman | Tom Pounds grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire can't finish the layup | 55-57 |
| 01:11 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:01 | N. Michigan | Eugene Carr buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Vanwagenen | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Langley | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | N. Michigan | Donald Yokoyama drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Michigan | Kenneth Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Herman Langley - foul #3 on Herman Langley, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen is fouled on the floor by William McGuire - foul #4 on William McGuire, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:14 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:08 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen is hacked by Herman Langley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Langley, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Anthony Tutor (SF) Kenneth McCormack | |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:05 | N. Michigan | William Vanwagenen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Michigan | N. Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Yokoyama - foul #3 on Donald Yokoyama, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | N. Michigan | Kenneth McCormack (SF) Anthony Tutor | |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Hal Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |