| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jing Hong is blocked by Stephen Cameron | 36-33 |
| 19:45 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Antonio Peery | 38-33 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Richard Roberts takes the ball from Roger Desousa | 38-33 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Kevin Hanke is called for the reach on Stephen Cameron - foul #2 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Desousa | 38-36 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Doyle - foul #2 on James Doyle, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | James Doyle grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | James Doyle tips it home | 39-38 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | James Doyle snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Jay Beck steals it from James Doyle | 41-38 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-38 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Jing Hong gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-38 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Jay Beck grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Peery | 43-38 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roger Desousa | 43-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jing Hong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Doyle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Jay Beck is fouled on the floor by Jing Hong - foul #1 on Jing Hong, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Steven Parker (SG), Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Jay Beck, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (SG), Olin Tucholski (SF), Milton Schwebke (PF), Norman Lentz (C) Kevin Hanke, Frank Kendall, Jing Hong, James Doyle | |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Vince Chidester | 43-40 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | Steven Cameron takes the ball from Aaron Horn | 43-40 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron banks in the layup | 43-42 |
| 14:08 | South Carolina | Steven Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 14:06 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum misses long on a jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vince Chidester - foul #1 on Vince Chidester, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG) Steven Parker, Aaron Horn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Jing Hong (PF) Roger Desousa, Steven Cameron, Milton Schwebke | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Jing Hong hits the finger roll set up by Frank Kendall | 45-45 |
| 12:32 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester is fouled on the floor by Frank Kendall - foul #3 on Frank Kendall, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SF), Jay Beck (PF), Andrew Cox (C) Vince Chidester, Manuel Thomas, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), James Doyle (C) Olin Tucholski, Norman Lentz | |
| 12:19 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Cameron | 47-45 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Cameron, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 12:02 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | James Doyle grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | James Doyle loses the dribble to Stephen Cameron | 47-45 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Cameron | 49-45 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jing Hong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Cameron | 49-47 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Steven Parker comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Jing Hong loses the dribble to Andrew Cox | 49-47 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (PG), Richard Roberts (SF), Jeffrey Blum (C) Antonio Peery, Stephen Cameron, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Olin Tucholski (SF), Milton Schwebke (PF) Kevin Hanke, Frank Kendall, Jing Hong | |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | James Doyle scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Blum | 52-49 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Olin Tucholski | 52-52 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Steven Parker is hacked by James Doyle - foul #3 on James Doyle, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SG), Manuel Thomas (PF) Steven Parker, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Norman Lentz (C) Steven Cameron, James Doyle | |
| 09:23 | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Horn - foul #1 on Aaron Horn, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Stephen Cameron (SG), Andrew Cox (C) Vince Chidester, Aaron Horn, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), Jing Hong (PF) Kevin Hanke, Olin Tucholski | |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall tips it in | 52-56 |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 52-56 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 07:59 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:53 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas double dribbles | 52-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SF), Jay Beck (PF) Richard Roberts, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), James Doyle (C) Roger Desousa, Norman Lentz | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Jing Hong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jay Beck - foul #3 on Jay Beck, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jeffrey Blum (C) Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG) Milton Schwebke | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Jing Hong makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Jing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vince Chidester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Blum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Steven Cameron is called for the reach on Antonio Peery - foul #2 on Steven Cameron, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Steven Parker (SF) Stephen Cameron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | James Doyle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jing Hong - foul #2 on Jing Hong, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Horn (SF), Manuel Thomas (C) Antonio Peery, Jeffrey Blum | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Olin Tucholski (SF), Milton Schwebke (PF) Steven Cameron, Frank Kendall, Jing Hong | |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke can't finish the layup | 56-61 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Aaron Horn snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester is fouled on the floor by Milton Schwebke - foul #2 on Milton Schwebke, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Andrew Cox (C) Steven Parker, Aaron Horn, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Vince Chidester drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (SG), Norman Lentz (C) Kevin Hanke, James Doyle | |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina | Jay Beck pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron is hacked by Milton Schwebke - foul #3 on Milton Schwebke, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Antonio Peery (PG), Manuel Thomas (PF) Vince Chidester, Jay Beck | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), Jing Hong (PF) Olin Tucholski, Milton Schwebke | |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:07 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Jing Hong | 59-61 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Thomas steals the ball from Frank Kendall | 59-61 |
| 04:32 | South Carolina | Andrew Cox knocks in the jumper from close range | 61-61 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses the lay-in | 61-61 |
| 04:13 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Kendall - foul #4 on Frank Kendall, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vince Chidester (SG), Steven Parker (SF), Jay Beck (PF) Stephen Cameron, Richard Roberts, Andrew Cox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), James Doyle (C) Roger Desousa, Norman Lentz | |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Doyle | 63-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Antonio Peery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vince Chidester (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 20 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Jay Beck buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Thomas | 65-64 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-64 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | James Doyle tips it but misses | 65-64 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Vince Chidester | 65-64 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron (SG), Andrew Cox (C) Steven Parker, Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG) Steven Cameron | |
| 02:21 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery blows the layup | 65-64 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Jing Hong snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 65-64 |
| 02:12 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:55 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Antonio Peery | 67-64 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 67-66 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jing Hong - foul #3 on Jing Hong, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Roberts (SF) Vince Chidester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | James Doyle is denied on a layup by Jay Beck | 68-66 |
| 00:53 | South Carolina | Richard Roberts grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | South Carolina | Stephen Cameron blows the layup | 68-66 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Jing Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Kendall | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery lays it up and in set up by Andrew Cox and the foul's on Roger Desousa - foul #2 on Roger Desousa, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Antonio Peery misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frank Kendall | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses long on a floater from the right wing | 70-68 |