| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - John Hill (fresh) PF - Albert Houser (fresh) C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) SF - Michael Cao (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Hill | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Hill | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot loses the ball out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin hits the follow up shot | 7-3 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Micheal Cesar | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | John Hill tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Cao - foul #1 on Michael Cao, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) C - Justin Dey (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | John Hill slams it home and the foul's on Michael Cao - foul #2 on Michael Cao, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao | |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | John Hill is called for the reach on Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allan Rio (PF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Justin Dey hits the finger roll | 12-8 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley clanks a runner from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 14:44 | South Carolina | Michael Little misses the tip | 12-8 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | Michael Little grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:53 | South Carolina | Williams Swanson steps in front of the Jeffrey Thompson pass | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 12-8 |
| 13:35 | South Carolina | John Hill snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Allan Rio - foul #1 on Allan Rio, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Allan Rio, Justin Dey | |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Cesar | 13-11 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Lee Brown can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Fontenot | 13-14 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Clarence Townsel picks off the pass by Matthew Bradberry in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - Lee Brown (fresh) PF - Shaun Dudley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Pippin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is fouled on the floor by Alan Moore - foul #1 on Alan Moore, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 13-14 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Matthew Bradberry | 13-14 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Albert Houser denies the turnaround by Clarence Townsel | 13-14 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | Lee Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it home | 13-16 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is called for a backcourt violation | 13-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Shaun Dudley (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, Lee Brown, Albert Houser, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Allan Rio connects on the jump hook from the right block | 13-18 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Shaun Dudley and he's hacked by Justin Dey - foul #1 on Justin Dey, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Shaun Dudley - foul #1 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG) Philip Pickles, Michael Little | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Justin Dey grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Moore (fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Dudley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Allan Rio can't tip it in | 15-18 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Allan Rio can't tip it in | 15-18 |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | John Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Houser (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Allan Rio | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Shaun Dudley - foul #2 on Shaun Dudley, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Shaun Dudley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Justin Dey | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Hill | 17-20 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-20 |
| 06:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to John Hill | 17-20 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina | Micheal Cesar steals it from Albert Houser | 17-20 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot loses the dribble to Matthew Bradberry | 17-20 |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Albert Houser knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Alan Moore | 19-20 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Matthew Bradberry takes the ball from Yevgeny Zoltek | 19-20 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Bradberry | 21-20 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Albert Houser gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson scores on a runner in the lane set up by John Hill | 23-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Matthew Bradberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alan Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Houser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (tiring) 5 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Albert Houser can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), Lee Brown (SF), Lawrence Pippin (C) Matthew Bradberry, Alan Moore, John Hill, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Albert Houser makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Michael Little steals it from Mathew Zoumis | 25-23 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Michael Little blows the layup | 25-23 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Albert Houser tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson is fouled on the floor by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 27-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley (PF) Albert Houser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis's floater is tipped away by Shaun Dudley | 27-23 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Allan Rio tips it in | 27-25 |
| 01:39 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pippin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Pippin, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Williams Swanson | 27-27 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Lee Brown is hacked by Michael Cao - foul #3 on Michael Cao, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Bradberry (PG), Alan Moore (SG) Philip Pickles, Michael Little | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Michael Cao, Allan Rio | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Shaun Dudley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Brown | 27-27 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Alan Moore is hacked by Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Lee Brown, Lawrence Pippin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Alan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-27 |