| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) C - Jack Kelley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Jonathan Bromley picks off the pass by Gene Cox out of a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley is fouled on the floor by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Gene Cox gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Bromley - foul #1 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Leo Parker pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Jesse Weekes takes the ball from James Thompson | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips comes up short on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leo Parker | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #1 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Harris | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Gene Cox | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Weekes (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #2 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson | |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Gene Cox evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | James Thompson hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Bromley | 8-9 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing's pass is intercepted by Herbert Danley | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley lays it in on a nice dish by Herbert Danley | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | James Thompson grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | James Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the lane set up by Vincent Visosky | 8-13 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herbert Danley - foul #1 on Herbert Danley, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Gene Cox, Stephen Dail, James Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Herbert Danley, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Wesley Conklin - foul #1 on Wesley Conklin, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG) Wesley Conklin | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson is hacked by Robert Lucus - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Thompson (C) Jack Kelley | |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Darrell Horner | 12-16 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is called for 5 seconds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, James Thompson | |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Robert Lucus steals the ball from Thomas Hudson | 12-16 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hudson - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), James Thompson (C) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson, Jack Kelley | |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Richard Harris picks off the pass by Albert Griffing | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Reed Aliff (fresh) SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) C - James Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes travels with the ball | 12-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Leo Parker (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, James Thompson | |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Gene Cox takes the ball from Wesley Conklin | 12-16 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrell Horner | 12-19 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Leo Parker knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Conklin | 12-21 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Darrell Horner | 12-21 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Jesse Weekes (PF) Willie Jackson, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), James Thompson (C) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Leo Parker, Jack Kelley | |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Gene Cox evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 09:32 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | Matthew Larson takes the ball from Darrell Horner after a doubleteam | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson dunks the ball | 16-23 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | James Thompson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, James Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Leo Parker (PF) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Jonathan Bromley, Darrell Horner | |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hudson - foul #2 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Herbert Danley (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Thomas Hudson | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Leo Parker snags the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Weekes | 17-25 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the board | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Weekes (fairly fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Danley (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leo Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Larson | 19-25 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley is hacked by Robert Lucus - foul #2 on Robert Lucus, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF) Robert Lucus, Stephen Dail, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Jonathan Bromley, Leo Parker, James Thompson | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Danley | 19-28 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Gene Cox evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Darrell Horner swats the short shot by Albert Griffing | 19-28 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Herbert Danley gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:55 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 19-28 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | James Murphy snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Gene Cox shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin gets the offensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff is called for a charge - foul #1 on Reed Aliff, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Jonathan Bromley (SF), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Reed Aliff, Wesley Conklin, Herbert Danley, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes slams it home | 21-28 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Richard Harris connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Visosky | 21-30 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Gene Cox scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Richard Harris scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Gene Cox - foul #2 on Gene Cox, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson (SF) Leo Parker | |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Richard Harris misses the free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the contested fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Willie Jackson | 26-32 |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | James Thompson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 26-32 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hudson (fresh) PF - Jonathan Bromley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Hudson is called for the reach on Daniel Phillips - foul #3 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #7 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), James Murphy (PF) Stephen Dail, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergio Martin (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Darrell Horner | 28-32 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-32 |
| 02:16 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Wesley Conklin takes the ball from Daniel Phillips | 28-34 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Sergio Martin dunks the ball set up by Wesley Conklin | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Robert Lucus, Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Leo Parker (PF), James Thompson (C) Sergio Martin, Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bromley gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Albert Griffing swats the dunk try by James Thompson | 28-36 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bromley - foul #2 on Jonathan Bromley, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG) Matthew Larson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF) Reed Aliff, Richard Harris, Leo Parker | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Gene Cox, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leo Parker (PF) Jonathan Bromley | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-36 |