| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Theriot (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Lee Brown inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Albert Houser hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lee Brown | 29-34 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Albert Houser | 29-34 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jody Locke - foul #2 on Jody Locke, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SF), Christopher Grayer (PF) Clarence Townsel, Jerry Fontenot, Jody Locke | |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | George Theriot grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Micheal Cesar is called for the reach on Matthew Bradberry - foul #2 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jody Locke (PF) Christopher Grayer | |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | George Theriot connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 33-34 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Williams Swanson | 33-37 |
| 18:22 | South Carolina | Albert Houser slams it home on a nice dish by George Theriot | 35-37 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | South Carolina | Albert Houser grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Jody Locke snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Jody Locke buries a jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:23 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley tips it in | 37-39 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Jody Locke blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is hacked by Frederick Padgett - foul #3 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, George Theriot, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Christopher Grayer (PF) Micheal Cesar, Williams Swanson, Jody Locke | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Cabello (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Moore | 40-42 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Jody Locke (PF) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 14:07 | South Carolina | George Theriot shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #2 on Jamie Jones, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (C) Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (SF) Christopher Grayer | |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Bradberry and he's fouled by Frederick Padgett - foul #4 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Frederick Padgett | |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jody Locke | 45-43 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Shaun Dudley is called for the reach on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #3 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer (SF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG) George Theriot | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (SF) Christopher Grayer | |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot buries a jumper from the left block | 45-45 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Albert Houser comes up short on the floater from close range | 45-45 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Jody Locke can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 11:57 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | South Carolina | Albert Houser lays it up and in set up by Shaun Dudley | 47-45 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is hacked by Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), George Theriot (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | George Theriot double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 47-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Williams Swanson | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Lawrence Pippin swats the shot by Jody Locke | 47-47 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | George Theriot works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Jody Locke's floater is tipped away by Jamie Jones | 49-47 |
| 10:06 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | George Theriot drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Cabello | 52-47 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Jody Locke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by George Theriot out of the doubleteam | 54-47 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | George Theriot steps in front of the Jody Locke pass | 54-47 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jamie Jones, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Albert Houser (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Robert Cabello, George Theriot, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Jody Locke | |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Lee Brown steals it from Jerry Fontenot | 54-47 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 56-47 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Houser (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 56-49 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Brown | 56-49 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina | Williams Swanson is called for the reach on Alan Moore - foul #1 on Williams Swanson, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jody Locke (PF), Frederick Padgett (C) Williams Swanson, Christopher Grayer, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 07:14 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Theriot (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-49 |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 56-49 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Frederick Padgett swats the layup by Shaun Dudley | 56-49 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley tips it in | 58-49 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | George Theriot is called for the reach on Clarence Townsel - foul #1 on George Theriot, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG) Clarence Townsel | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Williams Swanson, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cabello (PG), Albert Houser (PF) Matthew Bradberry, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Clarence Townsel, Jody Locke | |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer is hacked by Lawrence Pippin - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Alan Moore (SG) George Theriot | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jody Locke (PF) Mathew Zoumis, Christopher Grayer | |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Alan Moore is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG) Clarence Townsel | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jody Locke | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Albert Houser misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Padgett | 58-54 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is hacked by Jody Locke - foul #3 on Jody Locke, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), George Theriot (SG), Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Robert Cabello, Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Micheal Cesar, Williams Swanson, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Theriot (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pippin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) PF - Jody Locke (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jody Locke | 59-56 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Mathew Zoumis picks off the pass by Matthew Bradberry | 59-56 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel lays it in on a nice dish by Mathew Zoumis | 59-58 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF), Shaun Dudley (C) Jeffrey Thompson, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Mathew Zoumis, Jody Locke | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from George Theriot | 61-58 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Theriot - foul #2 on George Theriot, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Brown (SF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jody Locke (PF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Brown | 63-60 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Christopher Grayer and the foul's on George Theriot - foul #3 on George Theriot, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Micheal Cesar, Jody Locke | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Albert Houser lays it in on a nice dish by George Theriot | 65-62 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett loses the ball out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jody Locke (PF) Christopher Grayer | |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | George Theriot is hacked by Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | George Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:07 | South Carolina | George Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis scores on a jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley is hacked by Frederick Padgett - foul #5 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Frederick Padgett | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Albert Houser picks off the pass by Jody Locke | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | George Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | George Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 67-64 |