| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Russell Keasler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - John Reese (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ellington (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses the driving attempt from close range | 27-31 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Jenkins | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Russell Keasler - foul #2 on Russell Keasler, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is whistled for a carry | 27-33 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | John Leavens drills a turnaround in the lane set up by James Ellington | 27-35 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski clanks a jumper from the left side | 27-35 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | Roger House gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:52 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Yevgeny Witkowski and he's fouled by John Leavens - foul #1 on John Leavens, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Jay Townsend (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Roger House | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), Ralph James (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Alan Minzenberger, John Reese, John Leavens, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 17:37 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades clanks a floater from the left side | 30-35 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Simmons | 32-35 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is hacked by Luis Gibson - foul #2 on Luis Gibson, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG) Russell Keasler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-35 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Ralph James steals the ball from Charles Baggett in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jay Townsend - foul #1 on Jay Townsend, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG) Christopher Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG) Darnell Cargill | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Minzenberger - foul #1 on Alan Minzenberger, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Roger House (C) Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:58 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the shot from close range | 32-37 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Roger House pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger House (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ralph James (fresh) SF - Gary Shirley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski's floater is tipped away by Jerry Hutchens | 32-37 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Hutchens | 32-37 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Alan Minzenberger and he's hacked by Henry Elms - foul #1 on Henry Elms, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Jay Townsend, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) Ralph James, Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt is fouled on the floor by John Reese - foul #1 on John Reese, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG) Yevgeny Witkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Leavens (SF) Alan Minzenberger, Gary Shirley | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Baggett and he's hacked by John Leavens - foul #2 on John Leavens, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SG) Charles Baggett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-40 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell travels with the ball | 35-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Jay Townsend (SG), Roger House (C) Russell Keasler, Quinton Hunt, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Gus Bueno (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Darnell Cargill, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | John Leavens can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 35-40 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | John Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ruben Rhoades, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Baggett (SG), Hugh Brunt (PF) Christopher Simmons, Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG) John Reese | |
| 13:01 | South Carolina | Roger House comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Leavens | 35-40 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Ralph James is fouled on the floor by Charles Baggett - foul #2 on Charles Baggett, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Elms (PF) Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Shirley (SF), James Ellington (PF) John Leavens, Gus Bueno | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Ralph James is fouled on the floor by Charles Baggett - foul #3 on Charles Baggett, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Ralph James knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Alan Minzenberger | 35-42 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Gary Shirley swats the short shot by Yevgeny Witkowski | 35-42 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alan Minzenberger | 35-42 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:54 | South Carolina | Roger House snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Baggett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Elms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger House (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ralph James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Shirley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Ellington (fresh) C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Alan Minzenberger steals it from Jay Townsend in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley loses the dribble to Jay Townsend | 35-42 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Jay Townsend lays it in | 37-42 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | James Ellington's layup is rejected by Roger House | 37-42 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Elms | 37-42 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket | 39-42 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Henry Elms is called for 10 seconds | 39-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Russell Keasler (SG), Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Henry Elms, Roger House | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Reese (SG), John Leavens (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Alan Minzenberger, Ralph James, Gary Shirley, James Ellington, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 39-44 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill tips it in | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Leavens - foul #3 on John Leavens, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Keasler and the foul's on John Leavens - foul #4 on John Leavens, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | John Leavens connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Darnell Cargill and the foul's on Russell Keasler - foul #3 on Russell Keasler, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Jerry Hutchens denies the turnaround by Russell Keasler | 42-49 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | William Jenkins grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | John Reese is fouled on the floor by Christopher Simmons - foul #1 on Christopher Simmons, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gus Bueno (PF) Jerry Hutchens | |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | John Reese makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | John Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh (SF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Leavens, William Jenkins | |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey McIntosh | 42-53 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Ruben Rhoades steals it from Quinton Hunt | 42-53 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Luis Gibson - foul #3 on Luis Gibson, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Jay Townsend (SF), Hugh Brunt (C) Christopher Simmons, Quinton Hunt, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Ralph James (SG), John Leavens (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Darnell Cargill, John Reese, Jeffrey McIntosh, Gus Bueno | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Betts (fresh) SG - Russell Keasler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jay Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Hugh Brunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SG - Ralph James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Roger House (C) David Betts, Russell Keasler, Zachary Postell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Ralph James travels with the ball | 42-55 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-55 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | James Ellington pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Hugh Brunt pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is alone and throws it down | 44-55 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses the jump hook in the lane | 44-55 |
| 06:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger House | 44-55 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski can't finish the layup | 44-55 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger loses the dribble to Hugh Brunt | 44-55 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski is hacked by James Ellington in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Ellington, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Keasler (SG), Christopher Simmons (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Luis Gibson (C) Charles Baggett, Jay Townsend, Hugh Brunt, Roger House | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Reese (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Alan Minzenberger, Ralph James, John Leavens, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 05:40 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Reese | 46-57 |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gary Shirley | 46-57 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades can't finish the layup | 46-57 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Russell Keasler snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Jerry Hutchens is called for the reach on Yevgeny Witkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Hutchens, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Quinton Hunt (SF), Zachary Postell (PF) Russell Keasler, Henry Elms | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | Yevgeny Witkowski misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Reese | 46-59 |
| 04:11 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson lays it in set up by Christopher Simmons | 48-59 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Reese | 48-61 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | John Reese picks off the pass by Quinton Hunt in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Yevgeny Witkowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quinton Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Zachary Postell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Luis Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darnell Cargill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Shirley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darnell Cargill | 48-63 |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Ruben Rhoades swats the layup by Luis Gibson | 48-63 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell can't tip it in | 48-63 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | John Reese hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:29 | South Carolina | Zachary Postell misses the jump hook from the left block | 48-65 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades grabs the board | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Quinton Hunt - foul #1 on Quinton Hunt, team foul #10 | 48-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Betts (PG), Charles Baggett (SG), Jay Townsend (SF), Henry Elms (PF), Hugh Brunt (C) Yevgeny Witkowski, Christopher Simmons, Quinton Hunt, Zachary Postell, Luis Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Ralph James (SG), John Leavens (SF), James Ellington (PF) Darnell Cargill, John Reese, Gary Shirley, Jerry Hutchens | |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Hugh Brunt | 48-65 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | Henry Elms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Simmons (PG), Luis Gibson (C) David Betts, Hugh Brunt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), William Jenkins (C) Ralph James, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | John Reese misses the runner from the baseline | 48-65 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Luis Gibson | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:02 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses short on a floater in the lane | 48-65 |
| 01:00 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Baggett and he's fouled by William Jenkins - foul #3 on William Jenkins, team foul #10 | 50-65 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | James Ellington pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | John Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Luis Gibson misses short on a floater from the right block | 50-65 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Jenkins gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger runs out the clock | 50-65 |