| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | George Gilmore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Knight | 25-32 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson hits a jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Kovalsky - foul #1 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert clanks a shot from the right side | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert tips it but misses | 27-33 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens is whistled for traveling | 27-33 |
| 17:36 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Stephens | 27-33 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the easy layup | 27-33 |
| 17:21 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Craig Hitchens | 27-33 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Stephens | 27-33 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Nicholas Hodgson is called for the reach on George Gilmore - foul #1 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 27-33 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 27-33 |
| 16:06 | South Carolina | Luis Huff gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | James Woodie banks in the layup and he's fouled by Craig Hitchens - foul #2 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (C) John Toon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:00 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by George Gilmore | 30-35 |
| 15:15 | South Carolina | Luis Huff's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Gibbons | 30-35 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons tips it home | 30-37 |
| 14:43 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-37 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Gibbons | 30-39 |
| 14:14 | South Carolina | James Woodie knocks in the floater from the left side | 32-39 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits a shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 13:42 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Sergei Zingg | 34-41 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Gilmore and the foul's on Luis Huff - foul #1 on Luis Huff, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | James Woodie grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by George Gilmore - foul #2 on George Gilmore, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG) Mark Stephens | |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Woodie - foul #3 on James Woodie, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Ed Krone (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons | |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-45 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Woodie (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ed Krone (fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-45 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Dean Bush clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ed Krone - foul #2 on Ed Krone, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF) Nicholas Hodgson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Jerry Knight (SF), Gregory Gibbons (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Antonio Mojica, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Dean Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Gilmore - foul #3 on George Gilmore, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky (C) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG) Christopher Yates | |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | James Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | James Woodie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from George Gilmore | 40-47 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | George Gilmore gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 10:28 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Craig Hitchens | 40-47 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens throws it down | 40-49 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina | James Woodie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Hitchens | 40-52 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Gregory Gibbons | 40-52 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky tips it in | 42-52 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Richard Weiser takes the ball from Mark Stephens | 42-52 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert banks in the layup set up by Richard Weiser | 44-52 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), John Toon (PF), Dean Bush (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Richard Weiser, James Woodie, Robert Kovalsky | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons, Craig Hitchens | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Sergei Zingg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Huff (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hodgson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Toon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ed Krone (fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | John Toon loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | John Toon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:03 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ed Krone | 44-52 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica's pass is intercepted by John Toon | 44-52 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Dean Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Lees | 44-52 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bruce Herrington | 44-52 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Ed Krone pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-55 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sergei Zingg | 47-55 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Dennis Hopkins (SG), James Woodie (PF) Sergei Zingg, Luis Huff, John Toon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Mark Stephens (SG), Jerry Knight (SF), Gregory Gibbons (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Antonio Mojica, Christopher Yates, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 47-55 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | George Gilmore tips it home | 47-57 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | James Woodie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregory Gibbons | 49-60 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Nicholas Hodgson is called for the reach on George Gilmore - foul #2 on Nicholas Hodgson, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Weiser (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Nicholas Hodgson, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens's floater is tipped away by Dean Bush | 49-60 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it in | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Stephens - foul #3 on Mark Stephens, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gregory Gibbons | 50-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jonathan Lambert (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Hopkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Kovalsky (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dean Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Gibbons | 50-64 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Stephens - foul #4 on Mark Stephens, team foul #7 | 50-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), John Toon (C) Jonathan Lambert, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons, Craig Hitchens | |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | Dennis Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jonathan Lambert (PG), Nicholas Hodgson (SF), James Woodie (PF), Dean Bush (C) Sergei Zingg, Richard Weiser, Robert Kovalsky, John Toon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Mark Stephens (SG), Jerry Knight (SF), Gregory Gibbons (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Antonio Mojica, Christopher Yates, Ed Krone, Arthur Lees, Bruce Herrington | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the dunk | 52-64 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses the dunk | 52-64 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Dean Bush gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | James Woodie connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Lambert | 54-64 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Nicholas Hodgson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-66 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Mark Stephens is blocked by Dean Bush | 54-66 |
| 00:51 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Dean Bush is hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #4 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Sergei Zingg (PG), Luis Huff (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Robert Kovalsky (PF) Jonathan Lambert, Dennis Hopkins, Nicholas Hodgson, James Woodie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Gregory Gibbons, Craig Hitchens | |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington is hacked by Luis Huff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Huff, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Toon (C) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG) Ed Krone | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss is hacked by Robert Kovalsky - foul #2 on Robert Kovalsky, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Kovalsky | 56-66 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Robert Kovalsky misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Preuss makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Yates | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Richard Weiser misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-69 |