| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - John Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Romano (fresh) C - Ricky Trimble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Mathew Oliva (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Miner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddy Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | California, Davis | Donald Russell inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Davis | California, Davis is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dominic Romano - foul #2 on Dominic Romano, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:49 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 19:49 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:35 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 19:34 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 19:28 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler is fouled on the floor by Dominic Romano - foul #3 on Dominic Romano, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | George Yocum (PF) Dominic Romano | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 19:15 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner is fouled on the floor by Ricky Trimble - foul #1 on Ricky Trimble, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| 19:04 | California, Davis | Donald Russell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-26 |
| 19:02 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler misses the tip | 22-26 |
| 19:01 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 18:50 | Carson-Newman | George Yocum misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 18:48 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:33 | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 18:17 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-26 |
| 17:55 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler lays it in on a great pass from Mathew Oliva | 24-28 |
| 17:41 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Herman Langley | 26-28 |
| 17:23 | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva is fouled on the floor by William McGuire - foul #2 on William McGuire, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leon Collins (C) Ricky Trimble | |
| Subs | California, Davis | David Sauers (PG), William Dutton (SF) Mathew Oliva, Donald Russell | |
| 17:05 | California, Davis | William Dutton misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on John Wagner - foul #2 on John Wagner, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), Gregory Adams (SF) Herman Langley, William McGuire | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Dale Richer (PF), Kurt Hendrickson (C) Ralph Brown, Freddy Chandler | |
| 17:05 | California, Davis | William Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:05 | California, Davis | William Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:46 | Carson-Newman | George Yocum lays it up and in | 28-30 |
| 16:23 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 16:04 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dustin Galloway | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Dustin Galloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Wagner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gregory Adams (fresh) PF - George Yocum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - David Sauers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Miner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Richer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurt Hendrickson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | California, Davis | David Sauers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:44 | California, Davis | Kurt Hendrickson tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 15:40 | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway drills a shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Adams | 32-35 |
| 15:16 | California, Davis | William Dutton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:15 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:10 | Carson-Newman | George Yocum misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 15:09 | Carson-Newman | Leon Collins tips it in | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | California, Davis | Dale Richer lays it up and in | 34-37 |
| 14:35 | Carson-Newman | George Yocum buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Wagner | 36-37 |
| 14:07 | California, Davis | John Wagner is called for the reach on Arthur Miner - foul #3 on John Wagner, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), Harold Peak (SG), William McGuire (SF), Dominic Romano (PF), Ricky Trimble (C) Dustin Galloway, John Wagner, Gregory Adams, George Yocum, Leon Collins | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva (PG), Philip Dellinger (SG), Donald Russell (SF), Ralph Brown (PF), Freddy Chandler (C) David Sauers, Arthur Miner, William Dutton, Dale Richer, Kurt Hendrickson | |
| 13:51 | California, Davis | Donald Russell knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 13:23 | Carson-Newman | The jump hook by Ricky Trimble is blocked by Donald Russell | 36-39 |
| 13:21 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 13:01 | California, Davis | Donald Russell buries a 3 from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:41 | Carson-Newman | Donald Russell takes the ball from William McGuire | 38-42 |
| 12:24 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams (SG) Harold Peak | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 12:05 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 11:50 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Russell | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) SF - William McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Romano (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ricky Trimble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Mathew Oliva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Dellinger (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Donald Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddy Chandler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley lays it in | 42-44 |
| 11:23 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:22 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 11:02 | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Ralph Brown - foul #3 on Ralph Brown, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), John Wagner (SG), George Yocum (C) Herman Langley, William McGuire, Ricky Trimble | |
| Subs | California, Davis | David Sauers (PG), Arthur Miner (SG), William Dutton (SF), Dale Richer (PF), Kurt Hendrickson (C) Mathew Oliva, Philip Dellinger, Donald Russell, Ralph Brown, Freddy Chandler | |
| 11:02 | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:02 | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:49 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 10:48 | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:31 | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-46 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Leon Collins (C) Dominic Romano | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 10:09 | California, Davis | David Sauers drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from William Dutton and he's hacked by Dustin Galloway - foul #1 on Dustin Galloway, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Francis Madewell (SF) Gregory Adams | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler (C) Kurt Hendrickson | |
| 10:09 | California, Davis | David Sauers makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:45 | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:43 | California, Davis | Dale Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:35 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler blows the layup but the foul's on Leon Collins - foul #2 on Leon Collins, team foul #8 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), William McGuire (SF) Dustin Galloway, Francis Madewell | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva (PG), Donald Russell (SF), Ralph Brown (PF) David Sauers, William Dutton, Dale Richer | |
| 09:35 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:35 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:10 | Carson-Newman | George Yocum hits a shot from the right block | 45-50 |
| 08:53 | California, Davis | Leon Collins is called for the reach on Ralph Brown - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams (PF), Ricky Trimble (C) George Yocum, Leon Collins | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 08:53 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:53 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:53 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 08:38 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:15 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner is fouled on the floor by John Wagner - foul #4 on John Wagner, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Victor Lombardi (PF) John Wagner | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Dale Richer (C) Freddy Chandler | |
| 08:15 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:15 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:15 | Carson-Newman | Victor Lombardi grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 07:58 | Carson-Newman | Victor Lombardi makes the jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 07:34 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 07:32 | Carson-Newman | Victor Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William McGuire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Victor Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Trimble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Mathew Oliva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Richer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Carson-Newman | Mathew Oliva takes the ball from Victor Lombardi | 50-51 |
| 07:13 | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva lays it up and in | 50-53 |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Ricky Trimble misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Russell - foul #2 on Donald Russell, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dustin Galloway (PG), John Wagner (SG), Francis Madewell (SF), Dominic Romano (PF) Herman Langley, Gregory Adams, William McGuire, Victor Lombardi | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Philip Dellinger (PG), David Sauers (SG), William Dutton (SF), Freddy Chandler (C) Mathew Oliva, Arthur Miner, Donald Russell, Ralph Brown | |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Ricky Trimble misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:46 | Carson-Newman | Ricky Trimble makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:29 | California, Davis | Dustin Galloway takes the ball from Freddy Chandler | 51-53 |
| 06:25 | Carson-Newman | Francis Madewell misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 06:24 | California, Davis | William Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:05 | California, Davis | William Dutton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 51-53 |
| 06:04 | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:54 | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-53 |
| 05:52 | California, Davis | The rebound goes to Dale Richer | 51-53 |
| 05:31 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler misses the easy layup | 51-53 |
| 05:30 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Dominic Romano | 51-53 |
| 05:12 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:52 | California, Davis | David Sauers can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:51 | California, Davis | Dale Richer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:25 | California, Davis | William Dutton is hacked by Ricky Trimble - foul #2 on Ricky Trimble, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley (PG), William McGuire (SF), George Yocum (PF), Leon Collins (C) Dustin Galloway, Francis Madewell, Dominic Romano, Ricky Trimble | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva (PG), Arthur Miner (SG), Ralph Brown (PF) Philip Dellinger, David Sauers, Dale Richer | |
| 04:25 | California, Davis | William Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:25 | California, Davis | William Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:13 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-55 |
| 04:11 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:53 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown misses badly on a floater from the right block | 54-55 |
| 03:51 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to William McGuire | 54-55 |
| 03:39 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Miner - foul #1 on Arthur Miner, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Gregory Adams (SG) John Wagner | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Donald Russell (SF), Kurt Hendrickson (C) William Dutton, Freddy Chandler | |
| 03:39 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:39 | Carson-Newman | William McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:39 | California, Davis | Donald Russell grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner is fouled on the floor by Leon Collins - foul #4 on Leon Collins, team foul #12 | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Herman Langley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Adams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William McGuire (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Yocum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | California, Davis | PG - Mathew Oliva (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kurt Hendrickson - foul #1 on Kurt Hendrickson, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:15 | Carson-Newman | Herman Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:56 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Dominic Romano (PF) Leon Collins | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 02:54 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Wagner (SG) Gregory Adams | |
| Subs | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler (C) Kurt Hendrickson | |
| 02:32 | Carson-Newman | Ralph Brown is called for the reach on George Yocum - foul #4 on Ralph Brown, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 02:16 | Carson-Newman | Ralph Brown swats the shot by Herman Langley | 57-56 |
| 02:14 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:47 | California, Davis | Ralph Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 01:46 | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:34 | California, Davis | Arthur Miner is called for a charge - foul #2 on Arthur Miner, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Ricky Trimble (C) George Yocum | |
| Subs | California, Davis | | |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | Freddy Chandler is called for the reach on John Wagner - foul #1 on Freddy Chandler, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:12 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:44 | California, Davis | Freddy Chandler scores on a turnaround in the lane | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Davis | California, Davis is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Carson-Newman | Mathew Oliva takes the ball from John Wagner | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | California, Davis | Mathew Oliva lays it in | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Davis | California, Davis is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | California, Davis | Donald Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Davis | California, Davis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | California, Davis | Herman Langley is called for the reach on Donald Russell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Langley, team foul #13 | 59-60 |
| 00:04 | California, Davis | Donald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:04 | California, Davis | Donald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | John Wagner misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-62 |