| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fresh) PF - Paul Reading (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fresh) PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Morgan - foul #1 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | William Pittman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Robert Powell connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Fausto Russo | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters clanks a shot from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Robert Powell gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is fouled on the floor by Robert Rothrock - foul #1 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Paul Reading | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SG), Russell Hoover (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, Daniel Morgan, Oscar Hernandez, Robert Rothrock | |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Manuel Spradling | 6-0 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | William Baily misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:17 | South Carolina | William Pittman hits the follow up shot | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses the dunk attempt | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it home | 8-2 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | William Baily makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Rodriguez | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Russell Hoover steals it from Joseph Yeager | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | William Pittman is hacked by Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Paul Reading (PF) Fausto Russo, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) William Baily, Juan Rodriguez, William Pittman, Russell Hoover, Bobby Lang | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) C - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) SF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) PF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Morgan | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alton Parker | 11-7 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Russell Hoover (C) Nicholas Funk, Robert Rothrock | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | William Baily pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover misses the jump hook from close range | 11-7 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Robert Powell hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Larry Dreher (SF), William Weissman (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Otis Hughes, Robert Powell, Paul Reading, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Robert Rothrock (C) William Baily, Russell Hoover | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:55 | South Carolina | William Pittman lays it in | 15-9 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #2 on Carlos Winters, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Bobby Lang (C) Carlos Winters, Daniel Morgan, Nicholas Funk | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Juan Rodriguez picks off the pass by Fausto Russo | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fresh) PF - William Weissman (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Hernandez | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Otis Hughes (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Paul Reading (PF), Alton Parker (C) Devon Graham, Fausto Russo, Larry Dreher, William Weissman, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Russell Hoover (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Juan Rodriguez, Oscar Hernandez, Robert Rothrock, Bobby Lang | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 18-14 |
| 10:05 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele clanks a jump hook from the right block | 18-14 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | William Baily's pass is intercepted by Otis Hughes in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Robert Powell's pass is intercepted by William Baily | 18-14 |
| 09:07 | South Carolina | William Pittman throws it down on a great pass from William Baily | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Robert Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Morgan - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG), David Trinh (PF) Otis Hughes, Paul Reading | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Oscar Hernandez (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) Daniel Morgan, William Pittman, Russell Hoover, Stephen Scheele | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Yeager | 23-19 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez is hacked by Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #2 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Robert Powell, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PG) William Baily | |
| 08:00 | South Carolina | William Pittman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 23-22 |
| 07:44 | South Carolina | William Pittman grabs the board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Dreher (fresh) PF - David Trinh (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) C - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:22 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez clanks a jumper from the left block | 23-22 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is open but can't throw it down | 23-22 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | David Trinh clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Nicholas Funk - foul #1 on Nicholas Funk, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Paul Reading (PF), Alton Parker (C) Joseph Yeager, Fausto Russo, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Bobby Lang (C) Juan Rodriguez, Robert Rothrock | |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | William Baily comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 06:14 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | William Pittman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Hernandez and he's fouled by David Trinh - foul #1 on David Trinh, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (SF) David Trinh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Hoover (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) Nicholas Funk, Bobby Lang | |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | William Pittman makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 27-25 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | William Baily is hacked by Larry Dreher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SG) William Pittman | |
| 05:13 | South Carolina | Alton Parker swats the layup by Robert Rothrock | 27-25 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by William Baily - foul #1 on William Baily, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), William Weissman (PF) Larry Dreher, Paul Reading | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PG), Nicholas Funk (PF) Daniel Morgan, Russell Hoover | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:22 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Oscar Hernandez is denied by Alton Parker | 29-25 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-25 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | William Weissman tips it in | 31-25 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | William Baily is fouled on the floor by William Weissman - foul #1 on William Weissman, team foul #5 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Devon Graham, Robert Powell, Alton Parker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carlos Winters (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Russell Hoover (PF), Bobby Lang (C) William Pittman, William Baily, Nicholas Funk, Robert Rothrock | |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover jams it set up by Carlos Winters | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Carlos Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Oscar Hernandez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Lang (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Winters - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SF) William Weissman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Carlos Winters, Russell Hoover, Bobby Lang | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | William Pittman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 32-27 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan tips it in | 32-29 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Paul Reading scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Fausto Russo | 35-29 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | William Pittman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (PF) Paul Reading | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (PG), Russell Hoover (PF), Bobby Lang (C) Oscar Hernandez, Robert Rothrock, Stephen Scheele | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Bobby Lang is called for the reach on Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Bobby Lang, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Robert Powell (SF) Fausto Russo, Larry Dreher | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) William Pittman, Russell Hoover, Bobby Lang | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele clanks a shot from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 01:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses the shot from the right side | 36-29 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | David Trinh can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 36-29 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele misses badly on a shot from the left block | 36-29 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Robert Powell is hacked by William Baily - foul #2 on William Baily, team foul #11 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Alton Parker (C) Joseph Yeager, Otis Hughes, David Trinh, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Russell Hoover (PF), Robert Rothrock (C) William Baily, Oscar Hernandez, Nicholas Funk, Stephen Scheele | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez is hacked by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #6 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (SF) Robert Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The clock runs out | 37-29 |