| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Bowers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Gable (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Myricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Brissette (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Nick Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Beau Steelman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Menges (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Kaiser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Barrett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mars Hill | Henry Menges inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ralph Kaiser | 41-35 |
| 19:23 | Carson-Newman | Henry Menges steals it from Norman Gable | 41-35 |
| 19:12 | Mars Hill | Beau Steelman drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:51 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 18:49 | Mars Hill | The rebound goes to Henry Menges | 41-37 |
| 18:38 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly hits a jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers clanks a shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 18:15 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:03 | Mars Hill | John Barrett throws it down on a nice dish by Nick Kelly | 41-41 |
| 17:58 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 17:56 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:29 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 17:28 | Carson-Newman | Kenny Myricks snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:08 | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Brissette | 44-41 |
| 16:43 | Mars Hill | William Brissette blocks the short jumper by Henry Menges | 44-41 |
| 16:42 | Mars Hill | Henry Menges grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:31 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser is fouled on the floor by Michael Bowers - foul #2 on Michael Bowers, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young (PG), Tony Dias (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), James Pate (PF), John Houston (C) Michael Bowers, Norman Gable, Kenny Myricks, Travis Watkins, William Brissette | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson (PG), Frank Thornberg (SG), Edward Heffner (SF), Paul Stephen (PF), Raymond Foley (C) Nick Kelly, Beau Steelman, Henry Menges, Ralph Kaiser, John Barrett | |
| 16:16 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-41 |
| 16:14 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 44-41 |
| 15:48 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 15:47 | Carson-Newman | James Pate gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Dias (fresh) SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) PF - James Pate (fresh) C - John Houston (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Nathan Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Thornberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Heffner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stephen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Raymond Foley (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 15:30 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:02 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-41 |
| 15:00 | Carson-Newman | Tony Dias snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:48 | Carson-Newman | John Houston drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Dias | 46-41 |
| 14:44 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Frank Thornberg and he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers (PG), Norman Gable (SG), Travis Watkins (PF), John James (C) Daniel Young, Tony Dias, Thomas Johnson, James Pate | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly (PG), Beau Steelman (SG), Ralph Kaiser (PF) Nathan Thompson, Frank Thornberg, Raymond Foley | |
| 14:44 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:36 | Carson-Newman | Nick Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Bowers - foul #2 on Nick Kelly, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Kenny Myricks (SF) John Houston | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Henry Menges (SF) Edward Heffner | |
| 14:12 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins drills a runner from the left block | 48-44 |
| 13:52 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:27 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:26 | Carson-Newman | Kenny Myricks tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 13:09 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen connects on the runner from the baseline | 50-49 |
| 12:50 | Carson-Newman | Nick Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Bowers - foul #3 on Nick Kelly, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | John Houston (SF) Kenny Myricks | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner (SF), Raymond Foley (PF), John Barrett (C) Henry Menges, Ralph Kaiser, Paul Stephen | |
| 12:39 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 12:38 | Carson-Newman | John Houston tips it in | 52-49 |
| 12:18 | Mars Hill | Beau Steelman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:17 | Carson-Newman | John James snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:13 | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 12:11 | Mars Hill | John Barrett snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:55 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:53 | Carson-Newman | John James gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:45 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable makes the shot from the right side | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Bowers (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Gable (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Nick Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Beau Steelman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Heffner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Foley (fresh) C - John Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Bowers - foul #3 on Michael Bowers, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young (SG), William Brissette (C) Norman Gable, John James | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson (SG), Henry Menges (SF), Ralph Kaiser (PF) Beau Steelman, Edward Heffner, Raymond Foley | |
| 11:36 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:36 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:36 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:16 | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 11:15 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 11:02 | Mars Hill | John Barrett blows the dunk | 54-50 |
| 11:00 | Mars Hill | Henry Menges snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 10:52 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Menges | 54-53 |
| 10:35 | Carson-Newman | John Houston's pass is intercepted by Nathan Thompson | 54-53 |
| 10:31 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson throws it down | 54-55 |
| 10:13 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 09:59 | Mars Hill | John Barrett travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable (SG), Kenny Myricks (SF), John James (C) Michael Bowers, John Houston, Travis Watkins | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Beau Steelman (SG), Edward Heffner (SF), Paul Stephen (PF), Raymond Foley (C) Nick Kelly, Henry Menges, Ralph Kaiser, John Barrett | |
| 09:49 | Carson-Newman | John James connects on the floater from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 09:27 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John James - foul #4 on John James, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | James Pate (PF) John James | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 09:27 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:27 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 09:27 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:11 | Carson-Newman | James Pate can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 09:09 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:53 | Mars Hill | Beau Steelman connects on the 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 08:35 | Carson-Newman | James Pate misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 08:34 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 08:30 | Mars Hill | Kenny Myricks steals it from Edward Heffner | 60-59 |
| 08:09 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenny Myricks | 62-59 |
| 07:44 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner connects on the floater in the paint | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Daniel Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Gable (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Myricks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pate (fresh) C - William Brissette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Nathan Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Beau Steelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Heffner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stephen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Foley (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette is fouled on the floor by Edward Heffner - foul #1 on Edward Heffner, team foul #3 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers (PG), Tony Dias (SG), Travis Watkins (PF), John James (C) Daniel Young, Norman Gable, James Pate, William Brissette | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly (PG), Frank Thornberg (SG), Henry Menges (SF), Ralph Kaiser (PF), John Barrett (C) Nathan Thompson, Beau Steelman, Edward Heffner, Paul Stephen, Raymond Foley | |
| 07:30 | Carson-Newman | Tony Dias misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 07:28 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 07:10 | Mars Hill | John James blocks the short jumper by Ralph Kaiser | 62-61 |
| 07:09 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:52 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bowers | 65-61 |
| 06:37 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly is fouled on the floor by John James - foul #5 on John James, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable (SG), Thomas Johnson (SF), John Houston (C) Tony Dias, Kenny Myricks, John James | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | | |
| 06:12 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly misses long on a jumper from the left side | 65-61 |
| 06:10 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:48 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-61 |
| 05:46 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 05:44 | Mars Hill | Frank Thornberg pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:27 | Mars Hill | Henry Menges misses the floater in the paint | 65-61 |
| 05:25 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 05:14 | Mars Hill | Ralph Kaiser can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 05:13 | Mars Hill | John Barrett tips it but misses | 65-61 |
| 05:11 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:54 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 04:53 | Carson-Newman | Michael Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:40 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins misses short on a runner in the lane | 65-61 |
| 04:38 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:20 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 68-61 |
| 04:05 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 04:03 | Carson-Newman | The rebound goes to Travis Watkins | 68-61 |
| 03:46 | Carson-Newman | Thomas Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bowers | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Carson-Newman | PG - Michael Bowers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Gable (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - John Houston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mars Hill | PG - Nick Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Thornberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Menges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Kaiser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 03:29 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Carson-Newman | John Houston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 71-61 |
| 03:05 | Carson-Newman | John Houston grabs the offensive board | 71-61 |
| 02:42 | Carson-Newman | Nick Kelly takes the ball from Norman Gable | 71-61 |
| 02:30 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 02:29 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 02:29 | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young (SG), Kenny Myricks (SF), William Brissette (C) Norman Gable, Thomas Johnson, John Houston | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson (PG), Beau Steelman (SG), Edward Heffner (SF), Paul Stephen (PF), Raymond Foley (C) Nick Kelly, Frank Thornberg, Henry Menges, Ralph Kaiser, John Barrett | |
| 02:09 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 02:08 | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 02:08 | Mars Hill | Mars Hill calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable (SG) Daniel Young | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly (PG), Henry Menges (SF), Ralph Kaiser (PF) Nathan Thompson, Edward Heffner, Raymond Foley | |
| 01:54 | Mars Hill | Beau Steelman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 71-61 |
| 01:52 | Carson-Newman | Travis Watkins pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:23 | Carson-Newman | Norman Gable makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 01:08 | Mars Hill | Nick Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 74-61 |
| Subs | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young (PG), Tony Dias (SG), John Houston (SF), James Pate (PF) Michael Bowers, Norman Gable, Kenny Myricks, Travis Watkins | |
| Subs | Mars Hill | Nathan Thompson (PG), Frank Thornberg (SG), Edward Heffner (SF), Raymond Foley (C) Nick Kelly, Beau Steelman, Henry Menges, Ralph Kaiser | |
| 00:48 | Carson-Newman | Nathan Thompson is called for the reach on Daniel Young - foul #1 on Nathan Thompson, team foul #4 | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Carson-Newman | John Houston comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 00:25 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen grabs the board | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Carson-Newman | Carson-Newman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mars Hill | Mars Hill is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Mars Hill | Edward Heffner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-61 |
| 00:16 | Mars Hill | Paul Stephen misses the tip | 74-61 |
| 00:15 | Carson-Newman | William Brissette grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Carson-Newman | Daniel Young runs out the clock | 74-61 |