| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Strope (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Lovett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hernandes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Strope inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Robert Strope clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Henderson - foul #3 on Robert Henderson, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| 18:16 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Bonilla | 22-24 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Fyodor Zayac - foul #1 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Richard Hernandes and he's fouled by Ronald Bonilla - foul #3 on Ronald Bonilla, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Robert Strope makes the 3 from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses short on a shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 16:52 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw tips it in | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Robert Strope misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 16:16 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 15:54 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Henderson | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Strope (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Lovett (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hernandes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Robert Strope buries a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 14:59 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw makes the contested turnaround in the lane | 29-31 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Lovett and he's fouled by Thomas Moore - foul #3 on Thomas Moore, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Partida (PG), William Dugas (SF), John Deloach (PF), Chad Jackson (C) Ronald Bonilla, Robert Strope, Daniel Lovett, Michael Colson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (SG), Josh Byrne (PF), Peter Attebery (C) Thomas Moore, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Peter Attebery snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Partida | 33-31 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-31 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | John Deloach snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | William Dugas hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Henderson | 36-31 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses short on a shot from the left block | 36-31 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | John Deloach grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | William Dugas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac blows the layup but the foul's on Chad Jackson - foul #2 on Chad Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla (PG), Robert Strope (SF) Christopher Partida, William Dugas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (SG), Robert Burns (PF), Mark McShaw (C) Scott Browne, Richard Hernandes, Josh Byrne | |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | John Deloach is whistled for traveling | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Dugas (SG), Daniel Lovett (PF) Robert Henderson, John Deloach | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG) Fyodor Zayac | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Dugas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Strope (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Daniel Lovett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chad Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Browne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Attebery (fresh) PF - Robert Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Scott Browne is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bonilla - foul #4 on Ronald Bonilla, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 10:33 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Browne | 38-35 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Robert Strope makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Henderson (SG), John Deloach (PF), Michael Colson (C) William Dugas, Daniel Lovett, Chad Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes (SF) Peter Attebery | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla is fouled on the floor by Scott Browne - foul #1 on Scott Browne, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG) Scott Browne | |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Strope | 43-35 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Henderson - foul #4 on Robert Henderson, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Robert Strope lays it up and in | 45-37 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | John Deloach denies the turnaround by Fyodor Zayac | 45-37 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Robert Strope is hacked by Mark McShaw - foul #2 on Mark McShaw, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lovett (PF) John Deloach | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG), Peter Attebery (SF) Fyodor Zayac, Richard Hernandes | |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 07:50 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Strope (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Lovett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Scott Browne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Attebery (fresh) PF - Robert Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark McShaw (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw banks in the layup | 45-41 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Robert Henderson misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Browne | 45-43 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark McShaw | 45-43 |
| 06:04 | South Carolina | Peter Attebery is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lovett - foul #1 on Daniel Lovett, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Dugas (SG), Christopher Partida (SF), John Deloach (PF), Chad Jackson (C) Robert Henderson, Robert Strope, Daniel Lovett, Michael Colson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac (PG), Richard Hernandes (SF), Josh Byrne (PF) Thomas Moore, Robert Burns, Mark McShaw | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Strope (SF) Ronald Bonilla | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark McShaw (C) Peter Attebery | |
| 05:09 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw's floater is tipped away by John Deloach | 45-45 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Robert Strope drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-45 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Partida - foul #2 on Christopher Partida, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Henderson (SG), Daniel Lovett (PF) Robert Strope, John Deloach | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Burns (PF) Josh Byrne | |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Mark McShaw takes the ball from Christopher Partida | 48-47 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Robert Henderson is called for the reach on Fyodor Zayac - foul #5 on Robert Henderson, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla (PG), Michael Colson (C) Robert Henderson, Chad Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Moore (SG), Peter Attebery (C) Scott Browne, Mark McShaw | |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Dugas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Lovett (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Fyodor Zayac (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hernandes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Attebery (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Partida buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Dugas | 51-49 |
| 03:03 | South Carolina | Fyodor Zayac lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Thomas Moore | 51-51 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Michael Colson is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Strope (SF), John Deloach (PF) Christopher Partida, Daniel Lovett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Scott Browne (PG) Richard Hernandes | |
| 02:26 | South Carolina | Robert Burns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Burns, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lovett (PF) John Deloach | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark McShaw (C) Scott Browne | |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Daniel Lovett is hacked by Peter Attebery - foul #2 on Peter Attebery, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | William Dugas is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zayac - foul #2 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Hernandes (SF) Peter Attebery | |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | William Dugas misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Robert Burns gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Mark McShaw misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | William Dugas pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Robert Strope clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina | Robert Burns is whistled for traveling | 51-51 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | William Dugas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Michael Colson gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Lovett misses the dunk | 51-51 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Bonilla | 51-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla is hacked by Fyodor Zayac - foul #3 on Fyodor Zayac, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |