| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy McKnight (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Munoz (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Poitra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:34 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:28 | South Carolina | Leroy McKnight steals it from Ariel Moretti | 35-35 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | The jumper by Joe Smith is denied by James Poitra | 35-35 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Joe Smith tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Joe Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| 18:28 | South Carolina | Samuel Williams takes the ball from Dean King | 37-35 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge is fouled on the floor by Wallace Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Wallace Stumbaugh, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (SF) Leroy McKnight | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Brim (SF) Dean King | |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Doug Christie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | James Brim grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti lays it up and in on a great pass from Wallace Stumbaugh | 37-37 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Doug Christie is hacked by Salvador Garcia - foul #2 on Salvador Garcia, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG) Samuel Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Dean King (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), James Poitra (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, James Brim, Dikembe Orji, Salvador Garcia | |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | James Poitra swats the layup by Joe Smith | 37-37 |
| 16:19 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Poitra | 37-37 |
| 16:15 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Dean King swats the short shot by Timothy Hodge | 37-39 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Dean King gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Doug Christie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Munoz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Poitra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | James Poitra gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Dean King steps in front of the Kevin Doucette pass | 37-39 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Gardner | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | James Poitra misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Hodge - foul #2 on Timothy Hodge, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Leroy McKnight (SF), Eugene Burge (C) Joe Smith, Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), James Brim (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, Dean King, Jose Munoz | |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Leroy McKnight, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jack Magill (C) Doug Christie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia (C) James Poitra | |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Doucette - foul #1 on Kevin Doucette, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (SG) Kevin Doucette | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Magill | 40-42 |
| 12:50 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Jose Munoz (PF) Wallace Stumbaugh, Dikembe Orji | |
| 12:25 | Tennessee | Jack Magill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF) Eugene Burge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, Salvador Garcia | |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist can't finish the layup | 40-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is called for 10 seconds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Brian Gardner (C) Joe Smith, Leroy McKnight | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF), Salvador Garcia (C) Ariel Moretti, James Brim, James Poitra | |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:30 | South Carolina | Dean King gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Doucette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Doug Christie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Magill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Munoz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Kevin Doucette steals it from Kun Chia | 40-45 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Richard Youngquist is called for the reach on Kevin Doucette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Doug Christie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), James Poitra (C) Richard Youngquist, Kun Chia, Dean King, Jose Munoz, Salvador Garcia | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | James Poitra picks off the pass by Samuel Williams | 40-45 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | James Poitra makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ariel Moretti | 40-47 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Doucette | 43-47 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ariel Moretti | 43-49 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Jack Magill can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Gardner | 46-49 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | James Brim is called for the reach on Brian Gardner - foul #1 on James Brim, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Smith (PG), Leroy McKnight (SF), Doug Christie (PF), Eugene Burge (C) Samuel Williams, Jack Magill, Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Ariel Moretti, James Brim, Dikembe Orji, James Poitra | |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Doug Christie clanks a floater from the left side | 46-49 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Joe Smith knocks in the floater from the right side | 48-49 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Youngquist and he's fouled by Doug Christie - foul #2 on Doug Christie, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG) Kevin Doucette | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Christie | 51-51 |
| 07:39 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Joe Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-51 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leroy McKnight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Doug Christie (tiring) 4 reb. C - Eugene Burge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Richard Youngquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kun Chia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Munoz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Joe Smith tips it in | 53-51 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-51 |
| 06:39 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Jose Munoz takes the ball from Leroy McKnight | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | South Carolina | Jose Munoz connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean King | 53-55 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Dean King is called for the reach on Leroy McKnight - foul #2 on Dean King, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG), Jack Magill (SF), Timothy Hodge (PF), Brian Gardner (C) Samuel Williams, Leroy McKnight, Doug Christie, Eugene Burge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), James Poitra (C) Richard Youngquist, Kun Chia, Dean King, Jose Munoz, Salvador Garcia | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Joe Smith is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina | James Brim comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Joe Smith throws it down on a great pass from Timothy Hodge | 58-55 |
| 04:55 | South Carolina | James Brim comes up short on the floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | James Brim grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | James Brim pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina | James Poitra comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-55 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-55 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Timothy Hodge | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jack Magill | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Smith | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Smith (tiring) 22 pts. 9 reb. SG - Kevin Doucette (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Magill (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hodge (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Gardner (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Wallace Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ariel Moretti (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Poitra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Leroy McKnight (SF), Doug Christie (PF), Eugene Burge (C) Kevin Doucette, Jack Magill, Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Youngquist (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF), Jose Munoz (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Wallace Stumbaugh, Ariel Moretti, James Brim, Dikembe Orji, James Poitra | |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Youngquist - foul #3 on Richard Youngquist, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Samuel Williams, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ariel Moretti (SG), James Brim (SF), James Poitra (C) Kun Chia, Dean King, Salvador Garcia | |
| 02:05 | South Carolina | James Brim misses the turnaround from the left block | 63-55 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Gardner (C) Eugene Burge | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight hits the follow up shot | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Samuel Williams steals it from Jose Munoz | 65-55 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the lay-in | 65-55 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Doug Christie gets the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | James Brim is called for the reach on Leroy McKnight - foul #2 on James Brim, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Doug Christie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh (PG), Kun Chia (SG), Dean King (SF), Dikembe Orji (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Richard Youngquist, Ariel Moretti, James Brim, Jose Munoz, James Poitra | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 00:37 | South Carolina | Salvador Garcia snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Wallace Stumbaugh drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dean King | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:08 | South Carolina | Kun Chia is whistled for traveling | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams runs out the clock | 69-57 |