| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-24 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 19:03 | South Carolina | Scott Powell grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Sloat | 33-27 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly drills a floater from close range set up by Robert McConaghy and he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #3 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Sloat | 36-30 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is hacked by Matthew Schurman - foul #3 on Matthew Schurman, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner (PF) Matthew Schurman | |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Scott Powell knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Mathew Davis out of the doubleteam | 36-32 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Leon Stephenson (PF), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG) Robert Sloat | |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:12 | South Carolina | Scott Powell grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Scott Powell misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-32 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Gowin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ezzell (fresh) PF - Anthony Brickner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Nellis | 39-32 |
| 15:29 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-32 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Ezzell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is called for traveling | 39-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Robert McConaghy, Leon Stephenson, William Gowin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Matthew Schurman (PF) Harold Rooker, Jeffrey Ezzell, Anthony Brickner | |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Sloat - foul #1 on Robert Sloat, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman is fouled on the floor by Gary Defrancisco - foul #1 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Scott Powell scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Sloat and he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Scott Powell misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Seymore | 43-34 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Todd Reilly | 45-37 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina | Todd Reilly is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Todd Reilly, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Douglas Taylor, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner (C) Scott Powell | |
| 12:12 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Leon Stephenson (PF), William Gowin (C) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF) Robert Sloat, Jose Hernandez | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | William Gowin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Powell (C) Matthew Schurman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Gowin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Ezzell (fresh) PF - Anthony Brickner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina | Scott Powell tips it in | 45-39 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson tips it home | 47-39 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Scott Powell dunks the ball and he's hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #1 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Leon Stephenson, William Gowin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Harold Rooker, Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Scott Powell makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Jose Hernandez snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 10:08 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Robert Sloat steps in front of the Gary Defrancisco pass | 47-42 |
| 09:49 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis jams it on a nice dish by Robert Sloat | 47-44 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor drills a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Anthony Brickner - foul #2 on Anthony Brickner, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (PG), Matthew Schurman (PF) Mathew Davis, Scott Powell | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker buries a floater from close range | 50-46 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Reilly | 53-46 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 53-48 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor and the foul's on Jose Hernandez - foul #4 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (SF) Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (PG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF), Scott Powell (C) Harold Rooker, Jose Hernandez, Anthony Brickner | |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 56-48 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Scott Powell comes up short on the shot in the lane | 56-48 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Mathew Davis (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sloat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ezzell (fresh) PF - Matthew Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Powell (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Seymore | 58-48 |
| 06:45 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis drills a 3 from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 60-51 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is fouled on the floor by Gary Defrancisco - foul #2 on Gary Defrancisco, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Leon Stephenson (PF), William Gowin (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Benjamin Seymore, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Harold Rooker (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Anthony Brickner (C) Robert Sloat, Matthew Schurman, Scott Powell | |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | A charge is called on Mathew Davis - foul #1 on Mathew Davis, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Schurman (PF) Jeffrey Ezzell | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson snags the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #5 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mike Good (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Mathew Davis | 62-51 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina | Eric Nellis is called for the reach on Mathew Davis - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Brant Connor (SG), Jeffrey Ezzell (SF), Scott Powell (C) Mathew Davis, Mike Good, Matthew Schurman | |
| 03:54 | South Carolina | Scott Powell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Brickner - foul #3 on Anthony Brickner, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Kenneth Walker (C) Eric Nellis, William Gowin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Sloat (SG) Brant Connor | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Anthony Brickner | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | South Carolina | Scott Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Harold Rooker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Sloat (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Ezzell (fresh) PF - Anthony Brickner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Powell (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | Scott Powell gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Scott Powell misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-51 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Scott Powell tips it but misses | 63-51 |
| 02:43 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:33 | South Carolina | Scott Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy snags the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Anthony Brickner grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Robert Sloat steals it from Douglas Taylor | 63-54 |
| 01:12 | South Carolina | Robert Sloat jams it | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-56 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | Harold Rooker grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 01:04 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mathew Davis (PG), Matthew Schurman (PF) Harold Rooker, Anthony Brickner | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Mathew Davis is called for the reach on Gary Defrancisco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mathew Davis, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (PF) Todd Reilly, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis is fouled on the floor by Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Kenneth Walker (C) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Mathew Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gary Defrancisco | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 67-60 |