| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerome Nease (fresh) SG - John Krell (fresh) SF - William Kaufman (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Steven Mazzariello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) SF - Lawrence Manning (fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fresh) C - Billy Blackford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Arkansas | S. Arkansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello is fouled on the floor by Billy Blackford - foul #1 on Billy Blackford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Carson-Newman | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Carson-Newman | John Krell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | S. Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Gephart | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning is called for 5 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:09 | Carson-Newman | The pull-up jumper by James Smith is blocked by Billy Blackford | 0-0 |
| 18:07 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Billy Blackford | 0-0 |
| 17:47 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Carson-Newman | James Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | William Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Manning - foul #1 on Lawrence Manning, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | William Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | Carson-Newman | William Kaufman misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Lee Gephart | 1-0 |
| 17:34 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 17:11 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello drills a turnaround in the lane | 3-0 |
| 16:49 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Nease - foul #1 on Jerome Nease, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss (SG), Ernest Caldwell (PF) John Krell, James Smith | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 16:49 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:49 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:29 | Carson-Newman | Billy Blackford swats the shot by Steven Mazzariello | 3-1 |
| 16:27 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 16:01 | S. Arkansas | The jump hook by Eric Hall is blocked by Steven Mazzariello | 3-1 |
| 16:00 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to William Kaufman | 3-1 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerome Nease (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Coss (fresh) SF - William Kaufman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Caldwell (fresh) C - Steven Mazzariello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) SF - Lawrence Manning (fresh) PF - Rodger Ryan (fresh) C - Billy Blackford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:56 | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Coss | 5-1 |
| 15:36 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-1 |
| 15:34 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 15:17 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Ernest Caldwell - foul #1 on Ernest Caldwell, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Krell (SG), James Smith (PF), Michael Kahn (C) Jerome Nease, William Kaufman, Steven Mazzariello | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Percy Lindsey (SF), Mike Dickenson (PF), Jacob Rhoades (C) Eric Hall, Lawrence Manning, Rodger Ryan, Billy Blackford | |
| 15:17 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 14:59 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Caldwell snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ernest Caldwell | 8-4 |
| 14:19 | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lee Gephart | 8-6 |
| 14:03 | Carson-Newman | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Coss | 8-6 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Edwin Turner (SG) John Krell | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Carl Hansen (SG), Lawrence Manning (SF), Rodger Ryan (PF) Donald Anderson, Lee Gephart, Mike Dickenson, Jacob Rhoades | |
| 13:40 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ivan Mieczkowski (SG), Michael Carter (SF) Thomas Coss, Ernest Caldwell | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 13:40 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:40 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Carson-Newman | Michael Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:21 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:47 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey is hacked by Ivan Mieczkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Mieczkowski, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease (PG), John Krell (SG), William Kaufman (SF), Ernest Caldwell (PF), Steven Mazzariello (C) Edwin Turner, Ivan Mieczkowski, Michael Carter, James Smith, Michael Kahn | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford (C) Percy Lindsey | |
| 12:38 | S. Arkansas | Carl Hansen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 12:37 | S. Arkansas | Carl Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:32 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:30 | S. Arkansas | Lawrence Manning can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 12:29 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Steven Mazzariello | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease is fouled on the floor by Eric Hall - foul #1 on Eric Hall, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Mike Dickenson (PF) Eric Hall, Rodger Ryan | |
| 11:56 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello misses the 3 from straight away | 11-8 |
| 11:55 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerome Nease (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Krell (fresh) SF - William Kaufman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Caldwell (fresh) C - Steven Mazzariello (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Donald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Hansen (fresh) SF - Lawrence Manning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Dickenson (fresh) C - Billy Blackford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | S. Arkansas | Ernest Caldwell is called for the reach on Carl Hansen - foul #2 on Ernest Caldwell, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn (PF) Ernest Caldwell | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart (SG), Percy Lindsey (SF) Carl Hansen, Lawrence Manning | |
| 11:30 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart is hacked by William Kaufman - foul #1 on William Kaufman, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss (SG) John Krell | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | | |
| 11:20 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lee Gephart | 11-11 |
| 11:01 | Carson-Newman | William Kaufman makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerome Nease | 14-11 |
| 10:35 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by William Kaufman - foul #2 on William Kaufman, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Smith (PF) William Kaufman | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Lawrence Manning (SF), Rodger Ryan (PF) Donald Anderson, Mike Dickenson, Billy Blackford | |
| 10:35 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Manning - foul #2 on Lawrence Manning, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Krell (SG) Thomas Coss | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Jacob Rhoades (C) Lawrence Manning | |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:17 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:00 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:56 | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss (PG), Michael Carter (SF) Jerome Nease, Steven Mazzariello | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Carl Hansen (SG) Lee Gephart | |
| 09:38 | S. Arkansas | James Smith picks off the pass by Eric Hall | 16-14 |
| 09:29 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson (SF), Billy Blackford (C) Percy Lindsey, Jacob Rhoades | |
| 09:13 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 16-14 |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss is hacked by Billy Blackford - foul #2 on Billy Blackford, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease (PG), Steven Mazzariello (C) John Krell, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart (SG), Jacob Rhoades (C) Mike Dickenson, Billy Blackford | |
| 08:45 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 08:43 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rodger Ryan | 16-14 |
| 08:17 | S. Arkansas | The jump hook by Rodger Ryan is blocked by Steven Mazzariello | 16-14 |
| 08:15 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 07:59 | Carson-Newman | James Smith is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Carter (SF), George Garland (PF) Michael Kahn, James Smith | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey (SF), Mike Dickenson (PF) Carl Hansen, Rodger Ryan | |
| 07:33 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Carter - foul #1 on Michael Carter, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| 07:33 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:33 | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:33 | Carson-Newman | George Garland snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerome Nease (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carter (fresh) PF - George Garland (fresh) C - Steven Mazzariello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Percy Lindsey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Rhoades (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Carson-Newman | George Garland misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-14 |
| 07:18 | Carson-Newman | Steven Mazzariello tips it home | 18-14 |
| 06:55 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart is whistled for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Edwin Turner (PG), John Krell (SG), James Smith (PF) Jerome Nease, Thomas Coss, Steven Mazzariello | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Hansen (SG), Rodger Ryan (PF) Eric Hall, Lee Gephart, Mike Dickenson | |
| 06:36 | Carson-Newman | The jump hook by George Garland is blocked by Rodger Ryan | 18-14 |
| 06:35 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:26 | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 06:25 | Carson-Newman | George Garland pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:10 | Carson-Newman | James Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Percy Lindsey | 18-14 |
| 06:08 | Carson-Newman | George Garland tips it home | 20-14 |
| 05:51 | S. Arkansas | Jacob Rhoades's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 20-14 |
| 05:28 | Carson-Newman | Michael Carter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 05:26 | Carson-Newman | James Smith misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 05:25 | S. Arkansas | Jacob Rhoades gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 05:17 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Anderson | 20-16 |
| 05:01 | Carson-Newman | George Garland is whistled for a carry | 20-16 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease (PG), Thomas Coss (SG), Michael Kahn (SF), Steven Mazzariello (C) Edwin Turner, John Krell, Michael Carter, George Garland | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Eric Hall (PG), Lee Gephart (SG), Mike Dickenson (SF) Donald Anderson, Carl Hansen, Jacob Rhoades | |
| 04:45 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 04:44 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Steven Mazzariello | 20-16 |
| 04:28 | Carson-Newman | James Smith drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-16 |
| 04:02 | S. Arkansas | Jerome Nease takes the ball from Percy Lindsey | 23-16 |
| 03:59 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss misses the lay-in | 23-16 |
| 03:58 | S. Arkansas | Mike Dickenson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 03:52 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-16 |
| 03:51 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 03:41 | Carson-Newman | Michael Kahn can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 03:40 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 03:24 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Hall | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Jerome Nease (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Coss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kahn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Mazzariello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Arkansas | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Gephart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Dickenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodger Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Percy Lindsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Carson-Newman | Jerome Nease misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 03:02 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 02:45 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-18 |
| 02:43 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 02:28 | Carson-Newman | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 02:26 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 02:14 | S. Arkansas | Lee Gephart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 02:13 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 01:56 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Coss knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jerome Nease | 25-20 |
| 01:38 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 25-20 |
| 01:36 | S. Arkansas | Percy Lindsey snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 01:17 | S. Arkansas | Rodger Ryan travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Edwin Turner (PG), John Krell (SG), William Kaufman (SF), Ernest Caldwell (PF), George Garland (C) Jerome Nease, Thomas Coss, Michael Kahn, James Smith, Steven Mazzariello | |
| Subs | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson (PG), Carl Hansen (SG), Lawrence Manning (SF), Billy Blackford (C) Eric Hall, Lee Gephart, Mike Dickenson, Percy Lindsey | |
| 00:53 | Carson-Newman | John Krell connects on the shot from the left side set up by Edwin Turner | 27-20 |
| 00:34 | S. Arkansas | Donald Anderson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Manning | 27-23 |
| 00:16 | Carson-Newman | Ernest Caldwell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 00:14 | S. Arkansas | The rebound goes to Rodger Ryan | 27-23 |
| 00:01 | S. Arkansas | Billy Blackford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 27-23 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to William Kaufman | 27-23 |