| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Gowin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-21 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Scott Powell snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 29-21 |
| 19:24 | South Carolina | Scott Powell tips it in | 31-21 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Taylor out of a doubleteam | 31-23 |
| 18:38 | South Carolina | Scott Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Scott Powell swats the layup by Gary Defrancisco | 31-23 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Eric Nellis is blocked by Michael Johnson | 31-23 |
| 17:41 | South Carolina | Scott Powell pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson drills a driving attempt from close range | 33-23 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Gowin | 33-25 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 36-25 |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Defrancisco - foul #3 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (PG) Harold Rooker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG) Douglas Taylor, Robert Roney | |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Patrick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gowin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-25 |
| 15:17 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SF) Eric Nellis | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-25 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mathew Davis | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | William Gowin misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-25 |
| 13:49 | South Carolina | Scott Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses the easy layup | 42-25 |
| 13:14 | South Carolina | Scott Powell pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Scott Powell misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Gowin - foul #1 on William Gowin, team foul #2 | 42-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG) Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Robert Roney (SG), Eric Nellis (SF) Robert McConaghy, Manuel Sumner, Todd Reilly | |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Scott Powell makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina | Scott Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses the dunk | 44-27 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | The jumper by Eric Nellis is denied by Michael Johnson | 44-27 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-27 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Roney | 44-27 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Livingston (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gowin (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | William Gowin tips it in | 44-29 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Gary Defrancisco swats the short shot by Dustin Livingston | 44-29 |
| 10:55 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis snags the offensive board | 44-29 |
| 10:11 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mathew Davis out of the doubleteam | 47-29 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-29 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Johnson | 49-29 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Robert Roney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Scott Powell snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Defrancisco | 49-32 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker can't tip it in | 49-32 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | William Gowin grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Roney | 49-35 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson tips it back up and in | 51-35 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Patrick Harris (PG), Dikembe Acri (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Philip Hensley (C) Harold Rooker, Dustin Livingston, Michael Johnson, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Todd Reilly (SF), George Avalos (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Robert Roney, Eric Nellis, Gary Defrancisco, William Gowin | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Patrick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Davis (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) PF - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) C - Philip Hensley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Reilly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | George Avalos is hacked by Dikembe Acri - foul #1 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Acri - foul #2 on Dikembe Acri, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Mathew Davis picks off the pass by George Avalos | 51-35 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses the lay-in | 51-35 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Reilly | 51-38 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Philip Hensley can't tip it in | 51-38 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly grabs the board | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Patrick Harris | 51-38 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Harris | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-38 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Adolfo Martinez gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 05:03 | South Carolina | Philip Hensley is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Dustin Livingston (SF) Mathew Davis, Dikembe Acri | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Robert Roney (SG), Eric Nellis (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Robert McConaghy, Manuel Sumner, Todd Reilly, George Avalos | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Livingston steps in front of the Gary Defrancisco pass | 54-38 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston misses the lay-in | 54-38 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris tips it in | 56-38 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 56-38 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco tips it home | 56-40 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris travels with the ball | 56-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Johnson (PF) Philip Hensley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco slams it home on a great pass from Eric Nellis | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 03:26 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston tips it home | 58-42 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 58-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Livingston (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Adolfo Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Roney - foul #2 on Robert Roney, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (SG), Scott Powell (C) Harold Rooker, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Avalos (PF), William Gowin (C) Gary Defrancisco, Leon Stephenson | |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | Patrick Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | William Gowin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-44 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Roney - foul #3 on Robert Roney, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG) Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Mathew Davis steals it from Robert McConaghy | 60-44 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | George Avalos swats the short shot by Dustin Livingston | 60-44 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Nellis | 60-46 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | Eric Nellis steps in front of the Scott Powell pass | 60-46 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Avalos | 60-48 |
| 00:41 | South Carolina | Dustin Livingston misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | William Gowin snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is fouled on the floor by Scott Powell - foul #1 on Scott Powell, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Gary Defrancisco (PF) Robert McConaghy, George Avalos | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 60-48 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker runs out the clock | 60-48 |