| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Samuel Mooring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Rule (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Libby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #1 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger tips it in | 32-30 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | David Santillo makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Carr and he's hacked by Daniel Bridger - foul #3 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 34-30 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane blows the wide open dunk | 34-30 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Samuel Mooring steals the ball from James Stewart | 34-30 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Santillo | 37-30 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Samuel Mooring steals the ball from Andrew Reavis | 37-30 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Mooring | 39-30 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | David Santillo steals it from Daniel Bridger | 39-30 |
| 15:56 | South Carolina | Fred Carr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Bridger | 39-30 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF) Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | David Santillo loses the dribble to Daniel Bridger | 39-30 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 14:58 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Stewart | 39-33 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | David Santillo blows the dunk | 39-33 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Libby | 39-33 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Fred Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 42-33 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Reavis | 42-35 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | David Santillo scores on a shot in the paint set up by Cory Patterson and he's hacked by Daniel Bridger - foul #4 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), James Attaway (SG), Joseph Rule (SF) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), Michael Bradford (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, Christopher Slane, Daniel Bridger | |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:21 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Rule | 44-35 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Curtis Bunyard | 47-35 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Habimana Aujla | 47-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy (PF), Cory Patterson (C) Ronald Libby, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) SF - Joseph Rule (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - David McGillicuddy (fresh) C - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Richard Dunbar takes the ball from Cory Patterson | 47-35 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald Gordy | 47-37 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy clanks a runner from the left block | 47-37 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Felix Collazo | 47-37 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy is hacked by James Attaway - foul #1 on James Attaway, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Ronald Libby (PF) Curtis Bunyard, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar | |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #2 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | Fred Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Gordy | 49-39 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina | James Stewart steps in front of the Fred Carr pass in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Slane | 49-41 |
| 09:13 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Stewart | 49-43 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Michael Bradford steals the ball from Joseph Rule | 49-43 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), Lawrence Summers (PF), David Santillo (C) Fred Carr, James Attaway, Joseph Rule, Ronald Libby, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Donald Gordy, Michael Bradford | |
| 08:18 | South Carolina | Sammy Donahue steps in front of the Lawrence Summers pass | 49-43 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 08:01 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | David Santillo snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina | David Santillo drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Mooring | 51-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Curtis Bunyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Mooring (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Summers (fresh) C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Slane (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Santillo | 51-43 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | David Santillo is called for the reach on Felix Collazo - foul #1 on David Santillo, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), David Scholz (SG), Jose Alvarez (SF), Ronald Libby (PF) Curtis Bunyard, Samuel Mooring, Cory Patterson, Lawrence Summers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Richard Dunbar (PF), Michael Bradford (C) Felix Collazo, Andrew Reavis, Christopher Slane, Daniel Bridger | |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | David Santillo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 51-43 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Carr - foul #1 on Fred Carr, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), Joseph Rule (SF), David McGillicuddy (C) David Scholz, Jose Alvarez, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Fred Carr drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Libby | 54-45 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring (SG) James Attaway | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Habimana Aujla, Richard Dunbar, Michael Bradford | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy banks in the layup and he's fouled by Christopher Slane - foul #2 on Christopher Slane, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cory Patterson (SF) Joseph Rule | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:27 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Gordy | 57-47 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 03:57 | South Carolina | Cory Patterson tips it but misses | 57-47 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Stewart | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Slane - foul #3 on Christopher Slane, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Attaway (SG), David Santillo (C) Samuel Mooring, David McGillicuddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG) James Stewart, Donald Gordy | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fred Carr (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Attaway (fresh) SF - Cory Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Libby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Santillo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | David Santillo misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-49 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Fred Carr is called for the reach on Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Fred Carr, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), Joseph Rule (SF) Fred Carr, Cory Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Donahue | 57-51 |
| 02:39 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fred Carr (PG), Samuel Mooring (SG) Curtis Bunyard, James Attaway | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Michael Bradford | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby is hacked by Daniel Bridger - foul #5 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Libby misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 02:04 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule is fouled on the floor by Michael Bradford - foul #3 on Michael Bradford, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:51 | South Carolina | Joseph Rule makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina | David Santillo grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Fred Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 01:11 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Mooring | 59-51 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Samuel Mooring connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fred Carr | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Rule - foul #3 on Joseph Rule, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard (PG), James Attaway (SG), Cory Patterson (SF), David McGillicuddy (PF), Lawrence Summers (C) Fred Carr, Samuel Mooring, Joseph Rule, Ronald Libby, David Santillo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Summers | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Attaway and the foul's on Christopher Slane - foul #4 on Christopher Slane, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina | David McGillicuddy makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Curtis Bunyard - foul #3 on Curtis Bunyard, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Curtis Bunyard runs out the clock | 65-54 |