| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Brady | 20-22 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman is hacked by Larry Chisolm - foul #1 on Larry Chisolm, team foul #1 | 20-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool hits the finger roll | 20-24 |
| 19:08 | South Carolina | Francis Truesdale picks off the pass by Lester Summey | 20-24 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Francis Truesdale | 20-26 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady misses the dunk | 20-26 |
| 18:42 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm tips it in | 22-26 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Lester Summey misses the easy layup | 22-26 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Rozenberg | 22-26 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Leo Roca is denied on a layup by Benjamin Brady | 22-26 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Leo Roca pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady gets the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady is called for 3 seconds | 22-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Thomas Hoffman (PF) Marc Lane, Patrick Williams | |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman blows the layup | 22-26 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the driving attempt in the paint | 22-26 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Francis Truesdale | 22-28 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Benjamin Brady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Noel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Lester Summey drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Rowan and the foul's on Kevin Gordon - foul #1 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (SG), Donald Willis (SF), Michael Hartzog (PF) Larry Chisolm, Benjamin Brady, David Noel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Thomas Hoffman, Raymond Trotter | |
| 15:27 | South Carolina | Lester Summey makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Hartzog - foul #3 on Michael Hartzog, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Christopher Sae is called for the reach on Gerald Jackson - foul #2 on Christopher Sae, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Luke Larsen (SF) Eugene Rowan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Lester Summey misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-30 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Leo Roca grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Leo Roca is hacked by Donald Willis - foul #1 on Donald Willis, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm (SG), Benjamin Brady (SF) Luke Larsen, Lester Summey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG) Marc Lane | |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams knocks in the jump hook from close range | 25-32 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 25-32 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Leo Roca grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 13:21 | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 13:04 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Michael Hartzog pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina | Donald Willis is hacked by Robert Rozenberg - foul #1 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan (PG), David Noel (PF), Lester Summey (C) Gerald Jackson, Michael Hartzog, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Brady | 28-32 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Marc Lane and he's fouled by Larry Chisolm - foul #2 on Larry Chisolm, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG) Marc Lane | |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool connects on the runner from close range | 31-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benjamin Brady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | South Carolina | David Noel misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Raymond Trotter | 31-37 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Eugene Rowan - foul #1 on Eugene Rowan, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (SG), Donald Willis (SF) Larry Chisolm, Benjamin Brady | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Thomas Hoffman, Raymond Trotter | |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina | Lester Summey grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina | David Noel buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Jackson | 33-37 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae tips it in | 33-39 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | David Noel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Pool | 33-39 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool connects on the shot in the lane set up by Christopher Sae | 33-41 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | David Noel scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Rowan and he's fouled by Patrick Williams - foul #3 on Patrick Williams, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm (SG), Benjamin Brady (SF), Michael Hartzog (C) Gerald Jackson, Donald Willis, Lester Summey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Marc Lane, Christopher Sae, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 09:30 | South Carolina | David Noel makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Raymond Trotter | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Sae - foul #3 on Christopher Sae, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Donald Willis (C) David Noel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG), Raymond Trotter (C) Christopher Sae, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Leo Roca connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Gordon | 38-43 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Donald Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-43 |
| 08:04 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady gets the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Brady | 41-43 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael Hartzog - foul #4 on Michael Hartzog, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Jackson (PG), David Noel (PF), Lester Summey (C) Eugene Rowan, Michael Hartzog, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Raymond Trotter | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Gerald Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Marc Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | South Carolina | Lester Summey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Lester Summey connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Gerald Jackson | 43-43 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher Sae | 43-45 |
| 06:07 | South Carolina | Lester Summey buries a shot in the lane | 45-45 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Marc Lane scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Rozenberg | 45-48 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Lester Summey comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Sae - foul #4 on Christopher Sae, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan (PG), Donald Willis (SF) Larry Chisolm, Benjamin Brady | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Marc Lane, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Lester Summey misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Lester Summey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Ronald Pool is blocked by David Noel | 46-48 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina | David Noel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Jackson | 48-50 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Eugene Rowan steals it from Ronald Pool | 48-50 |
| 04:16 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan lays it in | 50-50 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm (SG), Benjamin Brady (SF) Gerald Jackson, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Raymond Trotter | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Leo Roca misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Chisolm - foul #3 on Larry Chisolm, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Leo Roca misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Leo Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | David Noel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 03:42 | South Carolina | David Noel grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | David Noel is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Pool (SF) Leo Roca | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lester Summey - foul #3 on Lester Summey, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Eugene Rowan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Chisolm (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Benjamin Brady (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Noel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Summey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Lester Summey tips it home | 52-53 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Summey | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Chisolm | 52-53 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Benjamin Brady comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leo Roca (SF) Ronald Pool | |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Lester Summey can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 52-53 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Larry Chisolm steals the ball from Thomas Hoffman | 52-53 |
| 00:50 | South Carolina | Larry Chisolm misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Hoffman | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Lester Summey gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | Lester Summey tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Noel - foul #3 on David Noel, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:12 | South Carolina | David Noel pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Francis Truesdale - foul #2 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Eugene Rowan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae clanks a fullcourt shot | 56-54 |