| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) C - Earl White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Graig McCombie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | David Bradley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Weatherly | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Earl White - foul #1 on Earl White, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:07 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | David Bradley's pass is intercepted by Graig McCombie | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava loses the dribble to Daniel Tilton | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Tilton | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Earl White pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Earl White buries a floater from the baseline set up by Joe Weatherly | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Earl White - foul #2 on Earl White, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Morris (C) Earl White | |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Weatherly | 3-8 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Thomas McConnell steals it from Wilson Rubalcava | 3-8 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | David Bradley is hacked by James Randall - foul #1 on James Randall, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF), James Carney (C) James Randall, Jeffrey Warrick, Keith Thompson, Graig McCombie, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (C) Joe Weatherly | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Bernardo Valdez - foul #1 on Bernardo Valdez, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Hardin | 6-10 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Bernardo Valdez takes the ball from Joseph Morris | 6-10 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) C - James Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Gregory (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | David Bradley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Eddie | 6-12 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | David Bradley scores on a floater from the right side set up by Thomas McConnell | 9-14 |
| 14:38 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | David Bradley pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Jason Litteral is called for the reach on Joseph Morris - foul #1 on Jason Litteral, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Marshall Hardin, Samuel Johnson, Jason Litteral, James Carney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Joe Weatherly (PF) Thomas McConnell, David Bradley, Joseph Morris | |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly throws it down on a great pass from James Gregory | 9-16 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Warrick | 11-16 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | James Gregory loses the dribble to Graig McCombie | 11-16 |
| 13:15 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Keith Thompson | 14-16 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Warrick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Neil Larue (C) James Gregory, Ronald Eddie | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:51 | South Carolina | Neil Larue is called for the reach on Wilson Rubalcava - foul #1 on Neil Larue, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF), Joseph Morris (C) Anthony Holloman, Neil Larue | |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | James Randall can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Warrick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SG) Jeffrey Warrick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Larue (C) Joe Weatherly | |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Johnson and the foul's on David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG) James Randall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:59 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Larue (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas McConnell and he's fouled by Wilson Rubalcava - foul #1 on Wilson Rubalcava, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jason Litteral (C) Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Ronald Eddie (C) Daniel Tilton, Neil Larue | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses the easy layup | 16-23 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to James Gregory | 16-23 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is fouled on the floor by Keith Thompson - foul #1 on Keith Thompson, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), James Carney (C) Keith Thompson, Graig McCombie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF), Joe Weatherly (PF) David Bradley, Joseph Morris | |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson clanks a shot from the left side | 16-25 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Holloman - foul #1 on Anthony Holloman, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava (C) James Carney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG) Thomas McConnell | |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | James Gregory loses the dribble to James Randall | 18-25 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tilton - foul #1 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Carney (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Bradley (SF), Neil Larue (C) Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | James Randall snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | James Carney knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 23-25 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by David Bradley is blocked by James Randall | 23-25 |
| 08:49 | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | James Randall is hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF) Marshall Hardin, James Carney, Jason Litteral | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF) James Gregory, David Bradley, Joe Weatherly | |
| 08:34 | South Carolina | James Randall misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), James Carney (C) James Randall, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (C) Neil Larue | |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | James Carney snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-26 |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 08:11 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie hits the follow up shot | 25-26 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | James Carney pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman can't connect on a shot in the lane | 28-26 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | James Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 07:13 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernardo Valdez | 30-26 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses long on a floater from the left block | 30-26 |
| 06:54 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 06:49 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie double dribbles | 30-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Marshall Hardin (SG), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Samuel Johnson, James Carney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG), Joe Weatherly (PF) Daniel Tilton, Anthony Holloman | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG) Bernardo Valdez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Larue (C) Ronald Eddie | |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Joe Weatherly steps in front of the Wilson Rubalcava pass | 30-26 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | James Gregory misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell tips it in | 30-28 |
| 05:51 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 05:36 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava hits a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Neil Larue - foul #2 on Neil Larue, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), James Carney (SF), Jason Litteral (PF) James Randall, Marshall Hardin, Keith Thompson, Graig McCombie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Ronald Eddie (C) Thomas McConnell, Joseph Morris, Neil Larue | |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson is denied on a layup by Ronald Eddie | 33-28 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Rex Henry pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie is fouled on the floor by Wilson Rubalcava - foul #2 on Wilson Rubalcava, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Keys (C) Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG) Rex Henry | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:25 | South Carolina | James Carney makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bernardo Valdez | 35-29 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | James Gregory can't connect on a shot from close range | 35-29 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | John Keys pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-29 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | James Carney gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 03:44 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | James Gregory gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) C - John Keys (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) PF - Joe Weatherly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman is hacked by Jason Litteral - foul #2 on Jason Litteral, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Samuel Johnson, James Carney, Jason Litteral, John Keys | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), David Bradley (SF), Earl White (C) James Gregory, Daniel Tilton, Joe Weatherly | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Ronald Eddie is called for the reach on Keith Thompson - foul #1 on Ronald Eddie, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Larue (PF) Ronald Eddie | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Earl White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas McConnell | 35-34 |
| 02:36 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie buries a fadeaway from the right block | 37-34 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 02:00 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Randall | 39-36 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | David Bradley tips it home | 39-38 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Neil Larue gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Wilson Rubalcava denies the turnaround by Anthony Holloman | 39-38 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Neil Larue snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Earl White comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Wilson Rubalcava - foul #3 on Wilson Rubalcava, team foul #12 | 39-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (PG), James Carney (SF), Jason Litteral (C) James Randall, Keith Thompson, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), Joseph Morris (PF) Anthony Holloman, Neil Larue | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Earl White makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Earl White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Carney and he's fouled by David Bradley - foul #3 on David Bradley, team foul #10 | 41-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG) Graig McCombie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) David Bradley, Earl White | |
| 00:33 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly makes the shot near the basket | 42-42 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | The clock runs out | 42-42 |