| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cornell Wegener (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tim Murray inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Tim Murray comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Redd - foul #1 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Davis (SG) Jeffrey Redd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lewis Mulligan | 38-30 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener blows the layup | 38-30 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Tim Murray snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Keith Brown snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Spencer Barnes | 38-32 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Spencer Barnes takes the ball from Cornell Wegener after a doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is hacked by Johnny Waters - foul #1 on Johnny Waters, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Don Grange (C) Isaac Davis, Lewis Mulligan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Redd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Redd, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses the 3rd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Tim Murray hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 38-37 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Williams Gooch - foul #2 on Williams Gooch, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Lewis Mulligan (C) Don Underwood, Don Grange | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Lewis Mulligan - foul #2 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | John Williams's pass is intercepted by Spencer Barnes | 41-39 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cornell Wegener (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Lewis Mulligan is called for the reach on Williams Gooch - foul #3 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Isaac Davis (PF) Cornell Wegener | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Isaac Davis - foul #1 on Isaac Davis, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener (PF) Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters drills a shot from the right side set up by John Williams | 43-41 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Williams | 45-44 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Tim Murray knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | John Williams buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Redd | 48-47 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 48-50 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Keith Brown snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Lewis Mulligan swats the short shot by Thomas Yarborough | 48-50 |
| 13:34 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:26 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 13:25 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan tips it in | 50-50 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes loses the dribble to Johnny Waters | 50-50 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Spencer Barnes - foul #3 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG), Isaac Davis (SG), Don Grange (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) John Williams, Jeffrey Redd, Cornell Wegener, Lewis Mulligan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Peachey (C) Thomas Yarborough | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Johnny Waters | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes | |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | John Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Keith Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Tim Murray can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 11:37 | South Carolina | Don Underwood connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Williams | 54-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Don Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Isaac Davis (fresh) PF - Don Grange (fresh) C - Matthew Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Hill (fresh) SG - Mitchell Schwer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Peachey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Keith Brown's floater is tipped away by Don Grange | 54-52 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | John Williams steals the ball from David Hill | 54-52 |
| 10:56 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Travis Peachey | 54-52 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Brown | 54-54 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis is called for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF), Lewis Mulligan (C) Don Underwood, Isaac Davis, Don Grange, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Robert Allen (PF), Thomas Yarborough (C) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Tim Murray, Keith Brown | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| 09:35 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener comes up short on the shot from close range | 54-54 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Thomas Yarborough is denied by Lewis Mulligan | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cornell Wegener | 56-54 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Peachey | 56-56 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Thomas Yarborough steals it from Cornell Wegener | 56-56 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cornell Wegener | 56-56 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters tips it home | 58-56 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey dunks the ball and he's hacked by Lewis Mulligan - foul #4 on Lewis Mulligan, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Brown (PF) Robert Allen | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:25 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan is called for traveling | 58-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tim Murray (SF) Travis Peachey | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Don Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Redd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cornell Wegener (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Lewis Mulligan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-61 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Keith Brown snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough misses the floater in the paint | 58-61 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Tim Murray - foul #2 on Tim Murray, team foul #3 | 60-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG), Isaac Davis (SF), Don Grange (PF) Don Underwood, Johnny Waters, Cornell Wegener | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG), Travis Peachey (C) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 05:05 | South Carolina | Isaac Davis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Williams | 62-61 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Keith Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Schwer | 62-63 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Mitchell Schwer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Redd - foul #3 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #4 | 62-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF) Isaac Davis, Don Grange | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Redd and the foul's on Mitchell Schwer - foul #4 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Johnny Waters takes the ball from Tim Murray | 65-63 |
| 03:33 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Keith Brown snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer hits a shot from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jeffrey Redd (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Waters (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cornell Wegener (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Lewis Mulligan (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Hill (fresh) SG - Mitchell Schwer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tim Murray (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 13 reb. C - Travis Peachey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan makes the turnaround from close range | 67-65 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Don Underwood (SG), Isaac Davis (SF), Don Grange (PF), Matthew Wilson (C) Jeffrey Redd, Johnny Waters, Cornell Wegener, Lewis Mulligan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Thomas Yarborough (C) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Travis Peachey | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Keith Brown scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Spencer Barnes | 67-67 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Matthew Wilson double dribbles | 67-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd (SG), Johnny Waters (SF), Cornell Wegener (PF), Lewis Mulligan (C) John Williams, Isaac Davis, Don Grange, Matthew Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Tim Murray connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Williams Gooch | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Don Underwood | 70-69 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 70-71 |
| 01:08 | South Carolina | Lewis Mulligan banks in the layup set up by Don Underwood | 72-71 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 72-71 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch tips it home | 72-73 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Johnny Waters hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jeffrey Redd | 74-73 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Cornell Wegener steals it from Keith Brown | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Williams Gooch is called for the reach on Cornell Wegener in the backcourt - foul #3 on Williams Gooch, team foul #6 | 74-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Williams (PG) Don Underwood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd is hacked by Spencer Barnes - foul #4 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #7 | 74-73 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Cornell Wegener | 76-73 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener is fouled in the backcourt by Williams Gooch - foul #4 on Williams Gooch, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Cornell Wegener makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Keith Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 78-73 |