| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Mark Browning inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Mark Browning drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Fisher and he's hacked by Clinton Reed - foul #2 on Clinton Reed, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Gerald McDougal (SG), Seth Kranz (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Harold Yuan, Ryan Leach, Eugene Moore | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Mark Browning makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 37-32 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Mark Browning grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Seth Kranz is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bond - foul #3 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF) Jonathan Bond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Harold Yuan (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Eugene Moore (C) Preston Cassady, Gerald McDougal, Mark Browning, Morris Brown | |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | James Fisher can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Clinton Reed - foul #3 on Clinton Reed, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF) Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG) Harold Yuan | |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Seth Kranz grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Hocker swats the layup by James Fisher | 37-33 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Adams | 37-33 |
| 18:19 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the runner in the lane | 37-33 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | David Adams is called for the reach on Alfredo Greco - foul #1 on David Adams, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Harold Yuan (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Ryan Leach (PF) James Fisher, Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Eugene Moore | |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | David Adams hits a floater from the left side | 39-35 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker buries a turnaround from close range set up by Matthew Graf and he's hacked by Harold Yuan - foul #3 on Harold Yuan, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Gerald McDougal (SG), Eugene Moore (C) Preston Cassady, Harold Yuan, Ryan Leach | |
| 17:00 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses the fadeaway from the right block | 42-37 |
| 16:38 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:27 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 42-37 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Mark Browning snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Hofmann - foul #1 on Allen Hofmann, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley (SG), Wayne Matthews (C) Donnie Read, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Ryan Leach (PF) Gerald McDougal, Mark Browning, Seth Kranz | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hinkley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfredo Greco (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | James Fisher misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:39 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Larry Stewart steps in front of the Wayne Matthews pass | 42-39 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | Stephen Hocker takes the ball from Ryan Leach | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | South Carolina | David Adams jams it on a nice dish by Allen Hofmann | 44-39 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | James Fisher drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Matthews | 47-41 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco lays it in set up by James Fisher | 47-43 |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Allen Hofmann and he's fouled by James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Jonathan Bond (SF), Clinton Reed (PF) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, David Adams, Stephen Hocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Harold Yuan (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Ryan Leach, Eugene Moore | |
| 14:05 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Morris Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews is hacked by Morris Brown - foul #1 on Morris Brown, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Graf (C) Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald McDougal (PG) Preston Cassady | |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed tips it in | 52-43 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Jonathan Bond pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Eugene Moore (C) Gerald McDougal, Morris Brown | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-43 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan tips it in | 52-45 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Donnie Read grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 12:03 | South Carolina | Charles Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 54-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 56-45 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Bond - foul #4 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), David Adams (SF) Charles Johnson, Jonathan Bond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Morris Brown (C) Eugene Moore | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | David Adams scores on a runner from close range | 58-47 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Harold Yuan | 58-49 |
| 10:27 | South Carolina | Donnie Read hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Allen Hofmann | 60-49 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan scores on a floater from close range set up by Jesus Hernandez and the foul's on Matthew Graf - foul #1 on Matthew Graf, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Stephen Hocker (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, Clinton Reed, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Eugene Moore (C) James Fisher, Morris Brown | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Mark Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Mark Browning makes the floater from the left side | 60-54 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eugene Moore, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donnie Read (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Andrew Hinkley, Stephen Hocker, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Morris Brown (C) Preston Cassady, Mark Browning, Eugene Moore | |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the lay-in | 63-54 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses the driving attempt from close range | 65-54 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:49 | South Carolina | Donnie Read is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donnie Read, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Jonathan Bond (SF) Charles Johnson, David Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Eugene Moore (C) Harold Yuan, Alfredo Greco, Morris Brown | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | James Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Clinton Reed, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Harold Yuan (SG) James Fisher, Larry Stewart | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Allen Hofmann (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Matthews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Preston Cassady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Browning (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesus Hernandez (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donnie Read | 67-54 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Bond - foul #5 on Jonathan Bond, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Adams (SF) Jonathan Bond | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Seth Kranz (SF) Preston Cassady, Mark Browning | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews blows the layup | 67-56 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Seth Kranz gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 67-56 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez tips it back up and in | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:29 | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann is fouled on the floor by Jesus Hernandez - foul #4 on Jesus Hernandez, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Allen Hofmann, Donnie Read, Stephen Hocker, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Morris Brown (C) Harold Yuan, Seth Kranz, Eugene Moore | |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley drills a 3 from the left corner set up by David Adams | 70-58 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed can't tip it in | 70-60 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Morris Brown | 70-60 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Adams - foul #2 on David Adams, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donnie Read (SG) Andrew Hinkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Harold Yuan (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Eugene Moore (C) James Fisher, Larry Stewart, Mark Browning, Morris Brown | |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses the free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 70-62 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Donnie Read connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Harold Yuan - foul #4 on Harold Yuan, team foul #6 | 72-62 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Hocker (PF) Clinton Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Browning (SF) Alfredo Greco | |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Donnie Read misses the free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesus Hernandez | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-62 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf grabs the board | 72-62 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donnie Read (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Hocker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Preston Cassady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesus Hernandez (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Eugene Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:53 | South Carolina | Donnie Read makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by David Adams | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Alfredo Greco (SF) Preston Cassady, Mark Browning | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Eugene Moore - foul #3 on Eugene Moore, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Browning (SF) Alfredo Greco | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by David Adams - foul #3 on David Adams, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Stephen Hocker (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Clinton Reed, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Ryan Leach (PF), Seth Kranz (C) Harold Yuan, Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez, Eugene Moore | |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Ryan Leach, Seth Kranz | |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | Donnie Read can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Mark Browning gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #12 | 75-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Stephen Hocker (PF), Matthew Graf (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Clinton Reed, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Ryan Leach (PF), Morris Brown (C) Harold Yuan, Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez, Eugene Moore | |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG), Donnie Read (SG), Clinton Reed (PF), Wayne Matthews (C) Allen Hofmann, Andrew Hinkley, Stephen Hocker, Matthew Graf | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Ryan Leach, Morris Brown | |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Wayne Matthews hits the finger roll set up by Clinton Reed | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Mark Browning can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Clinton Reed | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | James Fisher is called for the reach on Clinton Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 77-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Allen Hofmann (PG), Andrew Hinkley (SG), Matthew Graf (C) Charles Johnson, Donnie Read, Wayne Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Preston Cassady (PG), Larry Stewart (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Ryan Leach (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Harold Yuan, Mark Browning, Jesus Hernandez, Eugene Moore | |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Clinton Reed misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco lays it in set up by Preston Cassady | 77-69 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Johnson (PG) Allen Hofmann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Harold Yuan (SG), Mark Browning (SF), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Eugene Moore (C) Preston Cassady, Larry Stewart, Alfredo Greco, Ryan Leach, Morris Brown | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Harold Yuan is called for the reach on Andrew Hinkley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Yuan, team foul #9 | 77-69 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (SG) Harold Yuan | |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Andrew Hinkley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-69 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | James Fisher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 79-69 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Matthew Graf pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | David Adams hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 81-69 |