| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Snider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Gibbons out of a doubleteam | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | South Carolina | Robert Norris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Hodgson - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens scores on a jumper from close range set up by Steven Snider and he's hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #1 on Rickey Woods, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Fox, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Manuel Menard is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Manuel Menard, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF) Nicholas Hodgson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | George Gilmore connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Hitchens | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steven Snider | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) C - Manuel Menard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Steven Snider loses the dribble to Manuel Menard | 35-35 |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Weiser | 37-35 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #3 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Dean Bush (C) Jonathan Lambert, Richard Weiser, Jeffrey Beach, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Steven Snider drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Hitchens | 39-38 |
| 14:13 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 13:44 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Snider | 39-41 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 42-41 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Nicholas Hodgson, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) Craig Hitchens, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bruce Herrington - foul #1 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG) Steven Snider | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Manuel Menard blocks the short jumper by Jerry Knight | 43-41 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington tips it in | 43-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods buries a jumper from the right block | 45-43 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | George Gilmore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Herrington | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (SG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Christopher Yates (SF) George Gilmore, Jerry Knight | |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Fred Page double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Beach (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG), Gregory Gibbons (C) Christopher Yates, Bruce Herrington | |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Fred Page scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Stephens | 46-49 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert drills a 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Page | 49-52 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Fred Page misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Steven Snider snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Page | 49-54 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Steven Snider is called for the reach on Robert Kovalsky - foul #1 on Steven Snider, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Dean Bush (C) Jonathan Lambert, Robert Kovalsky, Richard Weiser, Jeffrey Beach, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Jerry Knight (SF), Craig Hitchens (PF) Steven Snider, Mark Stephens, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 08:45 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 08:43 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods tips it home | 51-54 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens's floater is tipped away by Dean Bush | 51-54 |
| 08:20 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Norris | 54-54 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Fred Page is fouled on the floor by Gerald Fox - foul #2 on Gerald Fox, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Manuel Menard (C) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Fred Page comes up short on the floater in the lane | 54-54 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 07:07 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is hacked by George Gilmore - foul #2 on George Gilmore, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG), Gregory Gibbons (C) Fred Page, Arthur Lees | |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-56 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Steven Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits the finger roll set up by Steven Snider | 54-58 |
| 06:24 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods clanks a runner from the right block | 54-58 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 54-60 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 05:57 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | George Gilmore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-60 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | George Gilmore gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Gilmore | 56-62 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods is whistled for traveling | 56-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Robert Kovalsky (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Jeffrey Beach (PF), Dean Bush (C) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox, Nicholas Hodgson, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Mark Stephens (SG), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Steven Snider, Craig Hitchens, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees is hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Jerry Knight | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Fred Page misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Beach banks in the layup and he's hacked by Christopher Yates - foul #2 on Christopher Yates, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG) Christopher Yates | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Beach makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Beach (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mark Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Steven Snider evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees tips it home | 59-64 |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky is hacked by Fred Page - foul #1 on Fred Page, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Manuel Menard (C) Jonathan Lambert, Richard Weiser, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Jerry Knight (SF), Craig Hitchens (PF), Gregory Gibbons (C) Fred Page, Mark Stephens, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight's pass is intercepted by Robert Kovalsky | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF), Rickey Woods (PF) Robert Kovalsky, Jeffrey Beach | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens hits a jumper from the left block | 59-66 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Weiser | 61-66 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight knocks in the floater in the paint set up by George Gilmore | 61-68 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 00:46 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods tips it home | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Robert Norris is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson (SF) Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Jerry Knight | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses short on a shot from the left side | 63-69 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Fox - foul #3 on Gerald Fox, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the board | 63-69 |
| 00:31 | South Carolina | Robert Norris scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Hodgson | 66-69 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Robert Norris is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SF) Christopher Yates | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Menard | 66-70 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregory Gibbons | 66-70 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Robert Norris is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Norris, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Robert Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is hacked by Robert Norris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Norris, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG) Robert Norris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Mark Stephens | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard gets the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-72 |