| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Pittman (fresh) PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the driving attempt near the basket | 26-28 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses the layup against the doubleteam | 26-28 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a jump hook from close range | 26-28 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mayne | 26-28 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses the floater from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Carpenter | 26-31 |
| 18:02 | South Carolina | William Pittman is fouled on the floor by Fausto Russo - foul #3 on Fausto Russo, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Oscar Hernandez (C) Leonard Barnes, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Fausto Russo | |
| 17:43 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Yeager and he's fouled by Ivan Derezinski - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilberto Molina | 26-33 |
| 17:08 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Derezinski | 28-33 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 28-35 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski's pass is intercepted by Otis Hughes in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:08 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Gilberto Molina is called for the reach on Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Gilberto Molina, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's pass is intercepted by William Pittman | 31-37 |
| 14:12 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is fouled on the floor by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (C) James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-37 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes loses the dribble to Randall Mosquera | 31-37 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo's pass is intercepted by William Pittman | 31-37 |
| 12:35 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Pittman | 31-37 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Mayne | 34-37 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's fadeaway is rejected by James Mayne | 34-37 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:39 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Mosquera | 34-37 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | William Pittman tips it in | 36-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pittman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Molina (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 36-39 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | James Mayne is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Leonard Barnes, Carlos Winters, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), William Weissman (SF), David Trinh (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Joseph Yeager, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Trinh | 36-41 |
| 10:25 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski is whistled for a carry | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Gilberto Molina steals it from Leroy Carpenter | 36-41 |
| 09:52 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is fouled on the floor by David Trinh - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:34 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Mayne out of a doubleteam | 39-41 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Gilberto Molina (C) Carlos Winters, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) David Trinh | |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Weissman | 39-45 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-45 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Leonard Barnes | 39-45 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), James Mayne (C) William Baily, Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Larry Dreher (SG), Alton Parker (PF), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Fausto Russo, William Weissman, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG) Leonard Barnes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Robert Powell buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Dreher | 42-47 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters's pass is intercepted by Robert Powell | 42-47 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Robert Powell's floater is knocked away by James Mayne | 42-47 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlos Winters | 45-47 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Gilberto Molina (PF) Ivan Derezinski, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Robert Powell | |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-49 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Fausto Russo - foul #4 on Fausto Russo, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Carpenter and the foul's on Leonard Barnes - foul #1 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | James Mayne buries a shot in the paint | 48-51 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina | William Pittman tips it but misses | 48-53 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Leonard Barnes - foul #2 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (SG), Oscar Hernandez (C) William Baily, James Mayne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) William Weissman | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Carlos Winters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Pittman (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | William Pittman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 02:50 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 50-55 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina | William Pittman loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Mayne (C) Gilberto Molina | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Robert Powell (C) Joseph Yeager, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Powell | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled on the floor by William Pittman - foul #3 on William Pittman, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Otis Hughes | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 01:59 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:44 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Barnes | 52-55 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't throw it down but the foul's on William Pittman - foul #4 on William Pittman, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Pittman steps in front of the Randall Mosquera pass | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Winters - foul #4 on Carlos Winters, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Leonard Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Barnes, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-60 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | William Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera runs out the clock | 52-60 |