| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Litteral (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell | 27-28 |
| 19:17 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | David Bradley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | James Randall drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Graig McCombie and he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #3 on David Bradley, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie (C) David Bradley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:41 | South Carolina | James Randall makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the dunk | 27-31 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:30 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman (SF), Neil Larue (C) Joseph Morris, Joe Weatherly | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson (PG), James Carney (C) James Randall, Jason Litteral | |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Neil Larue misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-31 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Carney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Neil Larue - foul #2 on Neil Larue, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG) Keith Thompson | |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Carney misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina | James Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Neil Larue grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Neil Larue can't tip it in | 27-31 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Gregory | 30-31 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez drills a shot from the left side | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eddie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Neil Larue (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graig McCombie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Neil Larue clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | James Gregory tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Neil Larue grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Neil Larue misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Graig McCombie | 30-33 |
| 14:55 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | James Gregory makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell | 33-35 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Warrick | 33-38 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gregory | 36-38 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | James Carney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Neil Larue snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Anthony Holloman can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina | James Carney snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 13:02 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Carney | 36-40 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Neil Larue loses the dribble to Jeffrey Warrick | 36-40 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Warrick | 36-42 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | James Gregory tips it home | 38-42 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Holloman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Eddie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Neil Larue (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Bernardo Valdez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Graig McCombie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - James Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:31 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Neil Larue | 38-42 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Neil Larue misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie tips it home | 40-42 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-42 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Carney - foul #3 on James Carney, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rex Henry (PG), Daniel Tilton (SG), David Bradley (SF), Earl White (C) Thomas McConnell, James Gregory, Anthony Holloman, Neil Larue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Marshall Hardin (SG), Keith Thompson (SF), Jason Litteral (PF), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Bernardo Valdez, Jeffrey Warrick, Samuel Johnson, Graig McCombie, James Carney | |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Ronald Eddie misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | James Randall travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF) Ronald Eddie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Bradley | 42-42 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | James Randall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rex Henry - foul #1 on Rex Henry, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | James Randall makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:46 | South Carolina | James Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Weatherly | 45-44 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson is fouled on the floor by Rex Henry - foul #2 on Rex Henry, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 08:58 | South Carolina | James Randall can't connect on a shot in the lane | 45-44 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral hits the finger roll set up by James Randall and he's hacked by Rex Henry - foul #3 on Rex Henry, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (PG) Rex Henry | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Earl White grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina | James Randall grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:17 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral misses the 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly scores on a runner in the paint | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Weatherly (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl White (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - James Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Litteral (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Rubalcava (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 47-46 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Earl White grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Bradley | 49-46 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Jason Litteral misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | James Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by James Randall - foul #1 on James Randall, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell (PG), Anthony Holloman (SF), Joseph Morris (PF), Ronald Eddie (C) Daniel Tilton, David Bradley, Joe Weatherly, Earl White | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernardo Valdez (PG), Jeffrey Warrick (SG), Samuel Johnson (SF), Graig McCombie (PF), James Carney (C) James Randall, Marshall Hardin, Keith Thompson, Jason Litteral, Wilson Rubalcava | |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Warrick steals it from Anthony Holloman | 49-46 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Larue (C) James Gregory | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | James Carney gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Neil Larue gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton (SG), David Bradley (SF) Anthony Holloman, Ronald Eddie | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Keith Thompson (SF) Bernardo Valdez | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Thompson | 50-48 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | David Bradley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Neil Larue tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | James Carney pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Graig McCombie | 50-50 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 03:35 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas McConnell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Tilton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Neil Larue (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffrey Warrick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig McCombie (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - James Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | South Carolina | Samuel Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick tips it back up and in | 50-52 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Morris comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly (PF), Earl White (C) Joseph Morris, Neil Larue | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Randall (PG), Wilson Rubalcava (C) Samuel Johnson, James Carney | |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | James Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the runner in the lane | 50-52 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Graig McCombie gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Earl White gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Bradley | 53-52 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina | David Bradley is called for the reach on Graig McCombie - foul #4 on David Bradley, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina | Keith Thompson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tilton | 53-52 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | David Bradley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Tilton snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | David Bradley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas McConnell and he's fouled by Keith Thompson - foul #1 on Keith Thompson, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | David Bradley makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Daniel Tilton - foul #3 on Daniel Tilton, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Warrick makes the 3rd free throw | 56-55 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is hacked by James Randall in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Randall, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is hacked by James Randall - foul #3 on James Randall, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell is fouled on the floor by Keith Thompson - foul #2 on Keith Thompson, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Thomas McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Warrick is called for the reach on Joe Weatherly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Warrick, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Gregory (SG) Daniel Tilton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Joe Weatherly misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Wilson Rubalcava gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | James Randall comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 58-55 |