| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Morris Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Ryan Leach (SF), Alfredo Greco (PF) James Fisher, Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:43 | South Carolina | Donnie Read buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Johnson | 27-33 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Donnie Read grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco hits a fadeaway in the paint | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | South Carolina | Donnie Read banks in the layup set up by Charles Johnson | 29-35 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Donnie Read steals the ball from Morris Brown | 29-35 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Read | 29-38 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bond - foul #2 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Gerald McDougal (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Seth Kranz (C) Preston Cassady, Harold Yuan, Ryan Leach, Alfredo Greco, Morris Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clinton Reed (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-38 |
| 17:27 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Donnie Read gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Jesus Hernandez steals the ball from Clinton Reed | 29-38 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Harold Yuan (SG) Larry Stewart, Gerald McDougal | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), David Adams (SF), Stephen Hocker (PF) Charles Johnson, Jonathan Bond, Matthew Graf | |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | David Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Seth Kranz | 29-38 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Allen Hofmann steals the ball from Preston Cassady in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Allen Hofmann | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Preston Cassady (fresh) SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Seth Kranz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan drills a shot from the left side set up by Jesus Hernandez | 31-40 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina | Donnie Read buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan is fouled on the floor by Clinton Reed - foul #2 on Clinton Reed, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Eugene Moore (C) Preston Cassady, Seth Kranz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Matthew Graf (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, David Adams, Stephen Hocker, Clinton Reed | |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Fisher and he's fouled by Wayne Matthews - foul #2 on Wayne Matthews, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Matthew Graf is blocked by Jesus Hernandez | 34-43 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Eugene Moore | 34-43 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses the dunk | 34-43 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Graf | 34-43 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Eugene Moore - foul #4 on Eugene Moore, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Morris Brown (C) Harold Yuan, Eugene Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Graf - foul #2 on Matthew Graf, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (SG), Seth Kranz (C) Larry Stewart, Morris Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donnie Read (SG) Andrew Hinkley | |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-45 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Matthew Graf blocks the short jumper by Jesus Hernandez | 36-45 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Graf | 36-45 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Jesus Hernandez is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Jesus Hernandez, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco (PF), Morris Brown (C) Jesus Hernandez, Seth Kranz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF), Clinton Reed (C) Jonathan Bond, Wayne Matthews | |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Alfredo Greco is called for the reach on David Adams - foul #1 on Alfredo Greco, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG) Harold Yuan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donnie Read | 36-48 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-48 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Morris Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Browning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alfredo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Matthew Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Fisher | 38-48 |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Greco - foul #2 on Alfredo Greco, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (SG), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Ryan Leach (C) Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Morris Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Stephen Hocker (PF) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Matthew Graf | |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | James Fisher steals the ball from Clinton Reed | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Mark Browning snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | James Fisher is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on James Fisher, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Seth Kranz (C) James Fisher, Mark Browning | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, David Adams, Clinton Reed | |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 38-48 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Yuan | 40-48 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews is fouled on the floor by Seth Kranz - foul #1 on Seth Kranz, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Mark Browning (SF), Morris Brown (C) Preston Cassady, Ryan Leach, Seth Kranz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (PF) Stephen Hocker | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco (PF), Ryan Leach (C) Jesus Hernandez, Morris Brown | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Donnie Read gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan is fouled on the floor by Donnie Read - foul #3 on Donnie Read, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Ryan Leach | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Clinton Reed (C) Charles Johnson, Wayne Matthews | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | James Fisher loses the dribble to Donnie Read | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is denied on a layup by Mark Browning | 41-48 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Yuan | 41-48 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Mark Browning double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), David Adams (SF) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, Jonathan Bond | |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Adams | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | James Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 06:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Adams | 41-51 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Eugene Moore swats the short shot by Andrew Hinkley | 41-51 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | James Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Mark Browning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Leach (SF), Alfredo Greco (PF) Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donnie Read (SG), Stephen Hocker (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Andrew Hinkley, Matthew Graf, Clinton Reed | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-51 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan loses the dribble to Stephen Hocker | 41-51 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Donnie Read blows the layup but he's fouled by Ryan Leach - foul #1 on Ryan Leach, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF) Harold Yuan, Ryan Leach, Alfredo Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond (SF) David Adams | |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Charles Johnson takes the ball from James Fisher in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Bond | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Stephen Hocker blocks the short jumper by Mark Browning | 41-54 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Donnie Read clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | James Fisher is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #5 on James Fisher, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Gerald McDougal (SG), Ryan Leach (SF), Alfredo Greco (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Larry Stewart, Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez, Eugene Moore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley (SG), David Adams (SF), Clinton Reed (C) Donnie Read, Jonathan Bond, Wayne Matthews | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Preston Cassady (fresh) SG - Gerald McDougal (fresh) SF - Ryan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. C - Morris Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Andrew Hinkley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Adams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed loses the dribble to Preston Cassady | 41-54 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach loses the dribble to David Adams | 41-54 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker is fouled on the floor by Gerald McDougal - foul #1 on Gerald McDougal, team foul #10 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Seth Kranz (PF) Alfredo Greco | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed snags the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Seth Kranz | 41-55 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Preston Cassady - foul #1 on Preston Cassady, team foul #11 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Alfredo Greco (PF) Preston Cassady, Seth Kranz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Morris Brown gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco double dribbles | 44-55 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley is denied on a layup by Alfredo Greco | 44-55 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Morris Brown | 44-55 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Alfredo Greco is called for the reach on Andrew Hinkley - foul #3 on Alfredo Greco, team foul #12 | 44-55 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Morris Brown snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Gerald McDougal clanks a runner from the right block | 44-56 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach snags the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Larry Stewart | 46-56 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann is hacked by Larry Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Stewart, team foul #13 | 46-56 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Hocker - foul #1 on Stephen Hocker, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann is hacked by Larry Stewart - foul #2 on Larry Stewart, team foul #14 | 48-58 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alfredo Greco | 48-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-58 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann runs out the clock | 48-58 |