| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes inbounds the ball | 39-16 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Leonard Barnes | 39-18 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Randall Mosquera | 41-18 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | James Mayne slams it home | 41-20 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-20 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | Harold Morris snags the defensive board | 41-20 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-20 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters tips it home | 41-22 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is whistled for traveling | 41-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | James Mayne scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Meng | 41-25 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Harold Morris blocks the short jumper by Leroy Carpenter | 41-25 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Harold Morris pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 41-27 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Harold Payne | 43-27 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | James Mayne loses the dribble to Laurence Mozingo | 43-27 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 43-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), Robert Dixon (SF), David Morgan (PF), Robert Goss (C) Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), William Pittman (SG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Carlos Winters, Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Pittman (fresh) SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) PF - Kevin Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-27 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the tip | 43-27 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 43-27 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it home | 45-27 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Goss | 45-27 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-27 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter grabs the board | 45-27 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Robert Goss is called for the reach on Woodrow Glickman - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Dixon, David Morgan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF), Harold Morris (PF), James Mayne (C) William Pittman, Oscar Hernandez, Kevin Carter, Gilberto Molina | |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alton Parker - foul #3 on Alton Parker, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #4 on Alton Parker, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | James Mayne banks in the layup set up by Carlos Winters | 45-32 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo loses the dribble to James Mayne | 45-32 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Barnes | 45-34 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | James Mayne is called for the reach on Alton Parker - foul #3 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (PF) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the jumper in the paint | 45-34 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mayne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Woodrow Glickman | 45-37 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #4 on Carlos Winters, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Randall Mosquera, David Morgan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Pittman (SG), Kevin Carter (C) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, James Mayne | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Harold Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Harold Morris misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-37 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Wei-Quo Meng is called for the reach on Harold Payne - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Robert Dixon (SF), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, Harold Morris | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 47-37 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (PF) Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 49-37 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wei-Quo Meng | 49-39 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the dunk attempt | 49-39 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | David Morgan tips it in | 51-39 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Randall Mosquera, Robert Dixon, David Morgan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Leonard Barnes (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 07:05 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the jumpshot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 53-43 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Robert Goss loses the dribble to Woodrow Glickman | 53-43 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't tip it in | 53-43 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Morris (PF) Kevin Carter | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-43 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo drills a jumper near the basket set up by Alton Parker | 55-45 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Winters | 55-48 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter scores on a floater from the right block | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Woodrow Glickman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Leroy Carpenter is blocked by James Mayne | 57-50 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Leroy Carpenter - foul #1 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), William Pittman (SG), Kevin Carter (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Woodrow Glickman, Carlos Winters, Harold Morris, James Mayne | |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), Harold Morris (PF) Wei-Quo Meng, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-52 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alton Parker | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Kevin Carter hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses long on a shot from the right side | 62-54 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | Harold Morris grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Woodrow Glickman - foul #4 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (PF) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Kevin Carter | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #5 on Carlos Winters, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (SG) Carlos Winters | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon is hacked by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Woodrow Glickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Woodrow Glickman is called for the reach on Alton Parker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Woodrow Glickman, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SG) Woodrow Glickman | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | James Mayne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-54 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-54 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | James Mayne's layup is rejected by Alton Parker | 66-54 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harold Payne runs out the clock | 66-54 |