| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mayne (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | William Pittman inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:36 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina's floater is tipped away by Laurence Mozingo | 33-22 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wei-Quo Meng - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, Gilberto Molina | |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | James Mayne is denied on a layup by Laurence Mozingo | 35-22 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-22 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | William Baily snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina | William Pittman clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-22 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-22 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | David Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-22 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | William Baily grabs the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits a floater from the left block | 35-24 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 16:49 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 16:48 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Harrison | 37-24 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Laurence Mozingo steals it from David Harrison | 37-24 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Ivan Derezinski, David Harrison, William Pittman | |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | William Baily comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-24 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Baily (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Leonard Barnes (PF) William Baily, James Mayne | |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 42-24 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-24 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the fadeaway from the left block | 42-24 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith snags the offensive board | 42-24 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith loses the dribble to Oscar Hernandez | 42-24 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 42-24 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #4 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #4 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) Wei-Quo Meng | |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Laurence Mozingo is denied by Leonard Barnes | 42-24 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the finger roll and the foul's on Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the free throw | 42-26 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-26 |
| 13:33 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 13:29 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Carlos Winters - foul #2 on Carlos Winters, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:16 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 42-31 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is whistled for traveling | 42-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) Carlos Winters | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 12:11 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the turnaround from the baseline | 42-31 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes tips it in | 42-33 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a shot in the lane | 42-33 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Goss | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) C - Robert Goss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mayne (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:17 | South Carolina | Robert Goss picks off the pass by William Pittman | 44-33 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mayne | 44-33 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-33 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Robert Goss can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Oscar Hernandez - foul #2 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Payne | 45-33 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by Leonard Barnes - foul #4 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez, Leonard Barnes | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 09:48 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Leroy Carpenter is denied by James Mayne | 47-33 |
| 09:20 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Dreher | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | David Harrison is called for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Larry Dreher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SF), William Pittman (PF) David Harrison, Gilberto Molina | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses badly on a runner in the paint | 49-33 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | William Baily loses the ball out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wei-Quo Meng (PG), Leonard Barnes (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, William Baily, James Mayne | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Molina - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #8 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | James Mayne snags the defensive board | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wei-Quo Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-33 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | William Pittman tips it back up and in | 50-35 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a turnaround from close range set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith and the foul's on Oscar Hernandez - foul #3 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #9 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (C) James Mayne | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | William Pittman knocks in the floater from the right side | 53-37 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #10 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Randall Mosquera (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 06:05 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes tips it back up and in | 54-39 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Wei-Quo Meng - foul #5 on Wei-Quo Meng, team foul #11 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Powell (PF) Larry Dreher, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), William Baily (SG), Gilberto Molina (C) Wei-Quo Meng, Oscar Hernandez, James Mayne | |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina | William Pittman is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Robert Powell, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SG), David Harrison (SF), James Mayne (C) William Baily, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina | |
| 05:11 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF) David Harrison | |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Randall Mosquera steals the ball from William Pittman | 56-39 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a turnaround in the lane | 56-39 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it in | 58-39 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne drills a 3 from the left corner | 58-42 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-42 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a shot near the basket | 58-42 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez tips it home | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Hernandez (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Robert Goss (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Fausto Russo, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 02:56 | South Carolina | Larry Dreher steps in front of the Ivan Derezinski pass in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the lay-in | 58-44 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is fouled on the floor by Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Larry Dreher steals it from Leonard Barnes | 60-44 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher banks in the layup | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski's layup is rejected by Laurence Mozingo | 62-44 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo lays it in set up by Larry Dreher | 64-44 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | David Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 64-44 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is called for traveling | 64-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Alton Parker (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG) William Baily | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Laurence Mozingo swats the short shot by Leonard Barnes | 64-44 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith runs out the clock | 64-44 |