| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Hiram Widger (fresh) SG - Louis Lawson (fresh) SF - Wilton Bonner (fresh) PF - Cliff Dengler (fresh) C - Dennis Callahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mikuszewski (fresh) SG - Mark Spencer (fresh) SF - Brent Bunting (fresh) PF - Fred Monroe (fresh) C - Jeff Mayhew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Florida Southern | Hiram Widger is fouled on the floor by Brent Bunting - foul #1 on Brent Bunting, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Carson-Newman | Hiram Widger steals the ball from Brian Mikuszewski | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner hits the finger roll set up by Hiram Widger | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Hiram Widger - foul #1 on Hiram Widger, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:47 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida Southern | Hiram Widger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler tips it home | 7-2 |
| 18:05 | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to Wilton Bonner | 7-2 |
| 17:51 | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-2 |
| 17:49 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:28 | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 16:47 | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe is hacked by Cliff Dengler - foul #1 on Cliff Dengler, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Sean Merced (SG), John Borges (SF), Chad Kinney (C) Louis Lawson, Wilton Bonner, Dennis Callahan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sean Merced - foul #1 on Sean Merced, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett (PG), Elmer Jones (SF) Hiram Widger, Cliff Dengler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting misses the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:26 | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:04 | Florida Southern | Elmer Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 16:03 | Florida Southern | John Borges grabs the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:45 | Florida Southern | Mark Spencer steps in front of the Chad Kinney pass | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Thomas Corlett (fresh) SG - Sean Merced (fresh) SF - Elmer Jones (fresh) PF - John Borges (fresh) C - Chad Kinney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Brent Bunting (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Monroe (fresh) C - Jeff Mayhew (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Corlett steals it from Fred Monroe | 10-3 |
| 15:18 | Florida Southern | John Borges is fouled on the floor by Brent Bunting - foul #2 on Brent Bunting, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Hiram Widger (PG), Louis Lawson (SG), Wilton Bonner (SF), Cliff Dengler (PF), Dennis Callahan (C) Thomas Corlett, Sean Merced, Elmer Jones, John Borges, Chad Kinney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jean Weisberg (PG), Darell Wood (SG), George Baker (SF), Gregory McGaha (PF), Stephen Ewing (C) Brian Mikuszewski, Mark Spencer, Brent Bunting, Fred Monroe, Jeff Mayhew | |
| 15:01 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler misses the lay-in | 10-3 |
| 14:59 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Gregory McGaha | 10-3 |
| 14:45 | Carson-Newman | Jean Weisberg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 14:43 | Carson-Newman | George Baker tips it back up and in | 10-5 |
| 14:28 | Florida Southern | Hiram Widger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 14:27 | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:14 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 14:13 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:10 | Carson-Newman | Jean Weisberg is hacked by Hiram Widger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hiram Widger, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett (PG) Hiram Widger | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jeff Mayhew (C) Stephen Ewing | |
| 13:54 | Carson-Newman | George Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 13:53 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 13:37 | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 13:35 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:13 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Lawson and he's hacked by Jeff Mayhew - foul #1 on Jeff Mayhew, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Chad Kinney (C) Dennis Callahan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski (PG), Mark Spencer (SG), Fred Monroe (PF) Jean Weisberg, Darell Wood, Gregory McGaha | |
| 13:13 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:58 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 12:57 | Carson-Newman | Jeff Mayhew pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:45 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Mikuszewski | 13-8 |
| 12:23 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Sean Merced (SF), John Borges (PF) Wilton Bonner, Cliff Dengler | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:09 | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Spencer and he's hacked by Louis Lawson - foul #1 on Louis Lawson, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Elmer Jones (SF) Louis Lawson | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery (SF), Gregory McGaha (C) George Baker, Jeff Mayhew | |
| 12:09 | Carson-Newman | Fred Monroe makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | Florida Southern | Chad Kinney blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory McGaha - foul #1 on Gregory McGaha, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan (C) Elmer Jones | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 12:02 | Florida Southern | Chad Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Florida Southern | Chad Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Corlett - foul #1 on Thomas Corlett, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Elmer Jones (SF) Chad Kinney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:43 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:43 | Florida Southern | John Borges snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Thomas Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Merced (fresh) SF - Elmer Jones (fresh) PF - John Borges (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mikuszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Slattery (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory McGaha (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida Southern | Elmer Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:32 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:27 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha double dribbles | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Florida Southern | Sean Merced misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 11:04 | Florida Southern | John Borges tips it home | 16-12 |
| 10:45 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Michael Howard (PG), Louis Lawson (SG), Wilton Bonner (SF), Cliff Dengler (PF) Thomas Corlett, Sean Merced, Elmer Jones, John Borges | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood (SG), George Baker (SF), Jeff Mayhew (C) Mark Spencer, Greg Slattery, Gregory McGaha | |
| 10:20 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner is hacked by Jeff Mayhew - foul #2 on Jeff Mayhew, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Chad Kinney (C) Dennis Callahan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing (C) Jeff Mayhew | |
| 09:59 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:57 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:33 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:11 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Fred Monroe - foul #1 on Fred Monroe, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett (PG) Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer (SG), Gregory McGaha (PF) Brian Mikuszewski, Fred Monroe | |
| 09:11 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:11 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:59 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cliff Dengler - foul #2 on Cliff Dengler, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | John Borges (PF), Dennis Callahan (C) Cliff Dengler, Chad Kinney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 08:59 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:59 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Borges | 20-15 |
| 08:36 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:35 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Carson-Newman | George Baker clanks a turnaround from the left block | 20-15 |
| 08:21 | Florida Southern | John Borges pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:05 | Florida Southern | John Borges can't finish the layup | 20-15 |
| 08:04 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:47 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Darell Wood | 20-18 |
| 07:33 | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:31 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Thomas Corlett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilton Bonner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Darell Wood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory McGaha (fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Ewing (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Carson-Newman | Darell Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-18 |
| 07:24 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:08 | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wilton Bonner | 23-18 |
| 07:01 | Carson-Newman | George Baker's pass is intercepted by Wilton Bonner | 23-18 |
| 06:45 | Florida Southern | Wilton Bonner misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-18 |
| 06:44 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 06:22 | Carson-Newman | George Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 06:20 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:11 | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan's pass is intercepted by Stephen Ewing | 23-18 |
| 05:57 | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-18 |
| 05:55 | Carson-Newman | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory McGaha | 23-18 |
| 05:42 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha scores on a jump hook in the lane | 23-20 |
| 05:28 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darell Wood - foul #1 on Darell Wood, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Sean Merced (SG), Elmer Jones (SF), Chad Kinney (PF), Robert Marshall (C) Louis Lawson, Wilton Bonner, John Borges, Dennis Callahan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski (PG), Curtis Arends (SG), Greg Slattery (SF), Fred Monroe (PF) Darell Wood, Mark Spencer, George Baker, Stephen Ewing | |
| 05:28 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:28 | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:07 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Elmer Jones - foul #1 on Elmer Jones, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Michael Howard (PG) Thomas Corlett | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | | |
| 05:07 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:07 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:07 | Florida Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Marshall | 25-21 |
| 04:56 | Florida Southern | Robert Marshall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 04:55 | Carson-Newman | Gregory McGaha grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:39 | Carson-Newman | Curtis Arends misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:37 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:21 | Carson-Newman | Curtis Arends misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer (SG) Gregory McGaha | |
| 04:21 | Carson-Newman | Curtis Arends misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:21 | Carson-Newman | Curtis Arends makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:56 | Florida Southern | Fred Monroe steals the ball from Elmer Jones | 25-22 |
| 03:47 | Carson-Newman | Elmer Jones steps in front of the Greg Slattery pass | 25-22 |
| 03:31 | Florida Southern | Sean Merced misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Spencer - foul #1 on Mark Spencer, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Hiram Widger (PG), John Borges (SF), Cliff Dengler (PF) Michael Howard, Elmer Jones, Robert Marshall | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting (SF), Jeff Mayhew (C) Mark Spencer, Greg Slattery | |
| 03:31 | Florida Southern | Sean Merced makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:31 | Florida Southern | Sean Merced makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Hiram Widger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Merced (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cliff Dengler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Kinney (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Brian Mikuszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Arends (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brent Bunting (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Monroe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Mayhew (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeff Mayhew and the foul's on Hiram Widger - foul #3 on Hiram Widger, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Michael Howard (PG), Dennis Callahan (C) Hiram Widger, Chad Kinney | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer (SG) Curtis Arends | |
| 03:09 | Carson-Newman | Brent Bunting misses the free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:09 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Mayhew - foul #3 on Jeff Mayhew, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Louis Lawson (SG) Sean Merced | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Stephen Ewing (C) Jeff Mayhew | |
| 02:55 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:30 | Carson-Newman | Mark Spencer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 02:28 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:12 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 02:11 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Brent Bunting | 28-24 |
| 01:51 | Carson-Newman | Brian Mikuszewski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-24 |
| 01:50 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:25 | Florida Southern | Dennis Callahan misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 01:24 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 01:04 | Carson-Newman | John Borges steals it from Brian Mikuszewski | 30-24 |
| 00:41 | Florida Southern | Cliff Dengler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Cliff Dengler, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Thomas Corlett (PG), Sean Merced (SG), Wilton Bonner (SF), Chad Kinney (PF), Robert Marshall (C) Michael Howard, Louis Lawson, John Borges, Cliff Dengler, Dennis Callahan | |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Jean Weisberg (PG), Darell Wood (SG), George Baker (SF), Greg Slattery (PF), Gregory McGaha (C) Brian Mikuszewski, Mark Spencer, Brent Bunting, Fred Monroe, Stephen Ewing | |
| 00:20 | Carson-Newman | George Baker scores on a jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 00:14 | Florida Southern | Robert Marshall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 00:13 | Florida Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Wilton Bonner | 30-26 |
| 00:05 | Florida Southern | Robert Marshall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 00:04 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Greg Slattery | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Greg Slattery misses short on a halfcourt shot | 30-26 |