| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Elsass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Michael Cao scores on a floater from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Harold Casey clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Mathew Zoumis - foul #2 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Henry Hanke (C) Michael Cao, Mark Elsass | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | James Horne loses the dribble to Harold Casey | 36-34 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Little | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block | 36-36 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina | Michael Little scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Casey - foul #1 on Harold Casey, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mark Elsass (SF), Justin Dey (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) James Horne, Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:13 | South Carolina | Harold Casey snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Jerry Fontenot picks off the pass by Harold Casey | 36-38 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Justin Dey misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Casey - foul #2 on Harold Casey, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Harold Casey, Richard Spengler | |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Justin Dey makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Justin Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:26 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | South Carolina | Michael Little hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Michael Cao comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Michael Little grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina | Michael Cao steals the ball from John Hill | 38-40 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Cao | 40-40 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Michael Little lays it in set up by Philip Pickles out of the doubleteam | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Yevgeny Zoltek is denied by Jeffrey Thompson | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | John Hill gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:24 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Philip Pickles is called for the reach on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #2 on Philip Pickles, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Harold Casey (PF), Richard Spengler (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Jamie Jones, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Michael Cao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Hanke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Michael Cao loses the dribble to Harold Casey | 40-42 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 15:33 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Henry Hanke steals it from Cecil Barkley | 40-42 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-42 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Justin Dey (PF) Mark Elsass, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Richard Spengler | |
| 14:31 | South Carolina | Mathew Zoumis steals the ball from Michael Lancaster | 40-42 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lionel Kohler | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Mark Elsass (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Michael Cao, Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Jamie Jones (PF) Michael Lancaster, Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Harold Casey | |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones banks in the layup | 40-46 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | James Horne is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Henry Hanke (C) James Horne, Mark Elsass, Justin Dey, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Michael Little is fouled on the floor by Mathew Zoumis - foul #3 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (SF) Dale Fiqueroa | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Elsass (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Hanke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Philip Pickles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Spengler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Richard Spengler swats the layup by Henry Hanke | 40-48 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it home | 42-48 |
| 10:54 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis hits a wide open jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Michael Little works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:14 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the tip | 44-48 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke knocks in the runner from close range | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mark Elsass - foul #1 on Mark Elsass, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Justin Dey (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mathew Zoumis, Mark Elsass, Jerry Fontenot, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG), Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Philip Pickles, Michael Little, John Hill, Richard Spengler | |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Jamie Jones steals the ball from Michael Cao | 46-49 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) James Horne | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Casey (PF) Jamie Jones | |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis is whistled for a carry | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (PG) Michael Cao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Elsass - foul #2 on Mark Elsass, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Jerry Fontenot (C) Mark Elsass, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-52 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dale Fiqueroa | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Zoumis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Michael Cao comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Harold Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:24 | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Michael Lancaster is called for the reach on Michael Cao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lancaster, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (PG), James Horne (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Michael Cao, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Richard Spengler (C) Michael Lancaster, Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot drills a runner from close range set up by James Horne | 48-52 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles loses the dribble to James Horne | 48-52 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Horne | 50-52 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | Dale Fiqueroa is called for the reach on John Hill - foul #3 on Dale Fiqueroa, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Justin Dey (PF), Henry Hanke (C) James Horne, Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jamie Jones (PF) Harold Casey | |
| 05:53 | South Carolina | John Hill loses the dribble to Mark Elsass | 50-52 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Michael Cao hits the finger roll set up by Mark Elsass | 52-52 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | John Hill tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is fouled on the floor by Richard Spengler - foul #1 on Richard Spengler, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Dey, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) John Hill, Richard Spengler | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Zoltek and the foul's on Philip Pickles - foul #3 on Philip Pickles, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG) Michael Little | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #3 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (PF) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Lancaster (PG) Philip Pickles | |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Jamie Jones swats the short shot by Jerry Fontenot | 55-56 |
| 03:55 | South Carolina | Jamie Jones snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler hits a shot from the right side | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mathew Zoumis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Dey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lionel Kohler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Lionel Kohler - foul #1 on Lionel Kohler, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Philip Pickles (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Michael Lancaster, Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Jamie Jones | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | John Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Elsass - foul #3 on Mark Elsass, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Justin Dey (PF) Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Justin Dey loses the dribble to Michael Little | 57-59 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Harold Casey misses the dunk but the foul's on Justin Dey - foul #1 on Justin Dey, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Michael Cao, Justin Dey, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Spengler (C) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | Harold Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Elsass | 59-61 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Michael Little splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dale Fiqueroa - foul #4 on Dale Fiqueroa, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG) Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Philip Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot's floater is tipped away by Harold Casey | 61-63 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | John Hill grabs the board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Michael Cao is called for the reach on John Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cao, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | John Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cao - foul #3 on Michael Cao, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lionel Kohler (SF) John Hill | |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:20 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cao - foul #4 on Michael Cao, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Jamie Jones (PF) Michael Little, Harold Casey | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is fouled on the floor by Cecil Barkley - foul #1 on Cecil Barkley, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Little (SG), John Hill (SF), Harold Casey (PF) Cecil Barkley, Lionel Kohler, Jamie Jones | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler is hacked by Michael Cao in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Cao, team foul #14 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG) Michael Cao | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cecil Barkley (SG), Lionel Kohler (SF), Jamie Jones (PF) Michael Little, John Hill, Harold Casey | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Richard Spengler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 63-69 |