| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Coyer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dexter Spires (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Mark McKee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-22 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | Dale Luper snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 18:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Dexter Spires | 35-25 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses long on a floater from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Myers | 35-28 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Mark McKee hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson tips it in | 37-30 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:47 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:25 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 37-30 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to David Coyer | 37-30 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Dexter Spires steps in front of the Charles Gregory pass | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Nickolas Harrison | 39-30 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Robert Myers jams it | 39-32 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | David Coyer loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG) Stephen Johnson | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by George Ketterer and the foul's on Zachary Frey - foul #1 on Zachary Frey, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Dale Luper steals it from Nickolas Harrison | 39-35 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Zachary Frey | 39-35 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by George Ketterer - foul #1 on George Ketterer, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-35 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | David Coyer can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Robinson - foul #2 on Edward Robinson, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | David Coyer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Nickolas Harrison | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG) Robert Myers | |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory loses the dribble to Dale Luper | 40-35 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Ketterer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Luper (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Dexter Spires takes the ball from David Coyer | 40-37 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires lays it in | 40-39 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Zachary Frey and he's fouled by Edward Robinson - foul #3 on Edward Robinson, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Nickolas Harrison (SG), Robert Shea (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Mark McKee, Michael Willis, Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG), Paul Holbert (PF) George Ketterer, Dale Luper | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Johnson | 43-41 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-41 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Myers and the foul's on Richard Gingerich - foul #1 on Richard Gingerich, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Zachary Frey (SF), David Coyer (C) Richard Gingerich, Robert Shea, Charles Gregory | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Anderson (SF) Dexter Spires | |
| 10:07 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Mark McKee clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | William Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:02 | South Carolina | William Anderson is hacked by Zachary Frey - foul #2 on Zachary Frey, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Nickolas Harrison | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (PG), Dale Luper (PF) Stephen Johnson, Paul Holbert | |
| 08:52 | South Carolina | George Ketterer double dribbles | 43-44 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dexter Spires (SG) Robert Myers | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | George Ketterer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | David Coyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Robert Shea (SF), Victor Nolan (PF) Mark McKee, Zachary Frey, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Gingerich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Nolan (fresh) C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - George Ketterer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Spires (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - William Anderson (fresh) PF - Dale Luper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | South Carolina | Michael Willis steps in front of the William Anderson pass | 43-44 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Robert Shea misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 06:59 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina | George Ketterer is hacked by David Coyer - foul #2 on David Coyer, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Nickolas Harrison (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), Charles Gregory (PF), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Richard Gingerich, Michael Willis, Robert Shea, Victor Nolan, David Coyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson (PG), Robert Myers (SG) George Ketterer, William Anderson | |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 43-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (C) Dexter Spires | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Dale Luper snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Mark McKee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory tips it home | 45-44 |
| 04:40 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-44 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Edward Robinson tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zachary Frey (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Robinson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Luper (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Holbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #4 on Edward Robinson, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Robert Shea (SF), David Coyer (C) Mark McKee, Zachary Frey, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Ketterer (SG), Dexter Spires (SF) Robert Myers, Dale Luper | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Zachary Frey (SF) Richard Gingerich, Robert Shea | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Myers (SG) George Ketterer | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark McKee and he's fouled by Paul Holbert - foul #1 on Paul Holbert, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nickolas Harrison | 52-49 |
| 01:41 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Coyer | 52-49 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | David Coyer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul Holbert | 52-49 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on Charles Gregory - foul #2 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dale Luper (PF) Paul Holbert | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Edward Robinson is called for the reach on Mark McKee - foul #5 on Edward Robinson, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Nickolas Harrison | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Paul Holbert (C) Edward Robinson | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Mark McKee makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Dexter Spires | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is hacked by Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison (SG) Michael Willis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Paul Holbert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Robert Myers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory is hacked by Stephen Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Dexter Spires gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark McKee | 53-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark McKee runs out the clock | 53-51 |