| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - William Elliott (fresh) PF - John Nardone (fresh) C - James Deleon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - David Stephens (fresh) SF - Peter Pham (fresh) PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | James Deleon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | South Carolina | John Nardone tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Deleon - foul #1 on James Deleon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | James Deleon gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | William Elliott makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 4-1 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Armstrong | 4-4 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | David Stephens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Tinklenberg and the foul's on Peter Hodge - foul #1 on Peter Hodge, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | James Deleon banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Hodge and the foul's on Bradford Dingman - foul #1 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | James Deleon makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 7-7 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | John Nardone gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter Pham | 7-10 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Bradford Dingman steals it from John Smith | 7-10 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | David Stephens double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Steve Harris (SG), Nick Perry (SF), Mark Russell (PF), Joshua Witty (C) Peter Hodge, John Smith, William Elliott, John Nardone, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Nick Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Tinklenberg | 7-10 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Bagley | 7-13 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | Steve Harris is hacked by Paul Bagley - foul #1 on Paul Bagley, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Joseph Armstrong steals it from Joshua Witty | 7-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Longoria (fresh) SG - Steve Harris (fresh) SF - Nick Perry (fresh) PF - Mark Russell (fresh) C - Joshua Witty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-15 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is hacked by Nick Perry - foul #1 on Nick Perry, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Erik Gardner (SG), William Elliott (SF), Kevin Raffa (PF), James Deleon (C) Robert Longoria, Steve Harris, Nick Perry, Mark Russell, Joshua Witty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Nadeau and he's hacked by Erik Gardner - foul #1 on Erik Gardner, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge loses the ball out of bounds | 7-18 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa snags the defensive board | 7-18 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Erik Gardner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Hodge | 10-18 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is hacked by Peter Hodge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Hodge, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), John Nardone (PF) Peter Hodge, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-20 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | William Elliott evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-20 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by Robert Longoria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Longoria, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (PG), John Smith (SG), Nick Perry (SF), Mark Russell (PF), James Deleon (C) Robert Longoria, Erik Gardner, William Elliott, John Nardone, Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Bradford Dingman | 10-20 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 12:01 | South Carolina | Paul Bagley knocks away the 3 by Nick Perry | 10-22 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Armstrong | 10-22 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), William Elliott (SF), John Nardone (PF), Joshua Witty (C) Steve Harris, Nick Perry, Mark Russell, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 11:51 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 10-22 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | John Nardone grabs the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | John Nardone knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Longoria and the foul's on David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | John Nardone misses the free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Longoria (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nardone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Witty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) C - Bradford Dingman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 12-22 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-22 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty snags the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | William Elliott is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled in the backcourt by William Elliott - foul #1 on William Elliott, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Erik Gardner (SG), Nick Perry (SF) John Smith, William Elliott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | John Nardone evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket set up by Robert Longoria | 14-24 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (PG), Mark Russell (PF) Robert Longoria, John Nardone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Peter Pham | |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Paul Bagley is called for the reach on Nick Perry - foul #2 on Paul Bagley, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Raffa (C) Joshua Witty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Steve Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Deleon (C) Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 14-24 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Deleon | 14-24 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Steve Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-24 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), John Smith (SG) Steve Harris, Erik Gardner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the driving attempt from close range | 14-24 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Peter Pham tips it in | 14-26 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Mark Russell misses badly on a shot from close range | 14-26 |
| 09:11 | South Carolina | James Deleon snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Nick Perry double dribbles | 14-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Elliott (SF), John Nardone (PF) Nick Perry, Mark Russell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | William Elliott is called for the reach on Peter Pham in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Elliott, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (SF) William Elliott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | John Nardone gets the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | James Deleon misses the lay-in | 14-26 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Peter Pham buries a 3 from the right corner | 14-29 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | John Nardone double dribbles | 14-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Erik Gardner (SG), Nick Perry (SF), Joshua Witty (C) Robert Longoria, John Smith, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 07:53 | Tennessee | David Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Russell (PF) John Nardone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG) Steve Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (C) Bradford Dingman | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Longoria (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erik Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nick Perry (fresh) PF - Mark Russell (fresh) C - Joshua Witty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stephens (tired) 3 pts. SF - Peter Pham (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (tiring) C - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-29 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Armstrong | 14-29 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty is fouled on the floor by Joseph Armstrong - foul #1 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #6 | 14-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steve Harris (PG), John Smith (SG), John Nardone (PF), James Deleon (C) Robert Longoria, Erik Gardner, Mark Russell, Joshua Witty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:44 | South Carolina | John Nardone makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Nick Perry | 16-29 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-29 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is hacked by John Nardone - foul #1 on John Nardone, team foul #9 | 16-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), William Elliott (SF), Mark Russell (PF) Steve Harris, Nick Perry, John Nardone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Peter Pham, Harold Nadeau | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 05:34 | South Carolina | James Deleon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-31 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-33 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | John Smith can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on David Stephens - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #7 | 16-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Nardone (PF), Joshua Witty (C) Mark Russell, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF) David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:57 | South Carolina | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 17-33 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | John Nardone grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | John Smith scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Peter Hodge | 19-33 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Bradford Dingman denies the turnaround by John Nardone | 19-36 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley gets the rebound | 19-36 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | John Nardone swats the shot by Michael Tinklenberg | 19-36 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | John Smith snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Peter Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nardone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Witty (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | Michael Tinklenberg is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #8 | 19-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Nick Perry (SF), Mark Russell (PF), James Deleon (C) Peter Hodge, William Elliott, John Nardone, Joshua Witty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Bradford Dingman | |
| 03:10 | South Carolina | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Mark Russell steals the ball from Peter Pham | 19-36 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Nick Perry scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Longoria | 22-36 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-36 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | James Deleon snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Mark Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | David Stephens double dribbles | 22-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Hodge (PG), Steve Harris (SG), William Elliott (SF), Kevin Raffa (PF), Joshua Witty (C) Robert Longoria, John Smith, Nick Perry, Mark Russell, James Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Bradford Dingman (C) Peter Pham, Harold Nadeau | |
| 01:19 | South Carolina | Peter Hodge hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Harris | 25-36 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | William Elliott is called for the reach on Paul Bagley in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Elliott, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Erik Gardner (SG) William Elliott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty buries a jumper near the basket set up by Erik Gardner and he's hacked by Paul Bagley - foul #3 on Paul Bagley, team foul #9 | 27-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Nardone (PF) Kevin Raffa | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-38 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Joshua Witty makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Erik Gardner steps in front of the David Stephens pass in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | John Nardone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-38 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-38 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | John Nardone grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Steve Harris drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Hodge | 31-38 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Gardner - foul #2 on Erik Gardner, team foul #11 | 31-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Longoria (PG), Nick Perry (SF), James Deleon (C) Peter Hodge, Erik Gardner, Joshua Witty | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau (C) Bradford Dingman | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | James Deleon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | James Deleon scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Longoria | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | David Stephens clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-39 |