| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kevin Beaudoin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Michael Banas scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 41-29 |
| 19:23 | South Carolina | William Brown comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 41-29 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | William Brown is fouled on the floor by Jerry Britton - foul #3 on Jerry Britton, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brett Beard (C) Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez drills a 3 from straight away set up by William Brown | 41-32 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brett Beard | 44-32 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller can't finish the layup | 44-32 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Michael Banas | 46-32 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 46-32 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen snags the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kevin Beaudoin and he's hacked by Brett Beard - foul #2 on Brett Beard, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SG), Don Palmer (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Bucher (PG), George Snyder (SF), Ronald Bone (C) Kevin Beaudoin, William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| 16:50 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Bucher - foul #2 on John Bucher, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:22 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone's fadeaway is rejected by Bennie Crockett | 48-34 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | James Palmer gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Bucher - foul #3 on John Bucher, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Beaudoin (PG) John Bucher | |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Brett Beard makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:02 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez grabs the board | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Beard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kevin Beaudoin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lainez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bone (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez loses the ball out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Jerry Britton (C) Calvin Kirby, Brett Beard, Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Bucher (SG), Garf Palevic (SF) Jahi Abdulmateen, Joseph Lainez | |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Don Palmer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton tips it but misses | 49-34 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 15:02 | South Carolina | James Palmer steps in front of the George Snyder pass | 51-34 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite hits the finger roll set up by James Palmer | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | George Snyder misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-34 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-34 |
| 14:27 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Beaudoin | 53-34 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina | John Bucher can't finish the layup | 53-34 |
| 14:20 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone misses the tip | 53-34 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | George Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Kevin Beaudoin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | James Palmer snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins is fouled on the floor by George Snyder - foul #2 on George Snyder, team foul #4 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SG), John Harris (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, James Palmer, Lloyd Huskins, Don Palmer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (PG), Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), Joseph Lainez (PF), Benjamin Keller (C) Kevin Beaudoin, John Bucher, George Snyder, Ronald Bone | |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Benjamin Keller blocks the short jumper by Michael Banas | 53-34 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Jerry Britton tips it back up and in | 55-34 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | Jerry Britton swats the shot by Benjamin Keller | 55-34 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Yul Tang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-34 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Banas | 55-34 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Jahi Abdulmateen steals the ball from Jerry Britton | 55-34 |
| 12:07 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen can't finish the layup | 55-34 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez gets the offensive rebound | 55-34 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Britton - foul #4 on Jerry Britton, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Brett Beard (C) Calvin Kirby, John Harris, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Bucher (PG) Garf Palevic | |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brett Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Bucher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lainez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | George Snyder (PF) Joseph Lainez | |
| 11:11 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 11:09 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller tips it but misses | 55-35 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Michael Banas drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alfred Kite | 57-35 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | William Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Michael Banas pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:19 | South Carolina | John Bucher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SG), Bennie Crockett (C) Michael Banas, Yul Tang | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kevin Beaudoin (PG), Garf Palevic (SF), Joseph Lainez (PF) Jahi Abdulmateen, William Brown, Benjamin Keller | |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Lainez - foul #3 on Joseph Lainez, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG) John Bucher | |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Huskins | 60-35 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina | George Snyder makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jahi Abdulmateen | 60-37 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-37 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Garf Palevic knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-40 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Brett Beard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Kevin Beaudoin is hacked by Alfred Kite - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, Lloyd Huskins, Brett Beard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Bucher (SG), Benjamin Keller (C) Jahi Abdulmateen, George Snyder | |
| 08:19 | South Carolina | James Palmer swats the short shot by Garf Palevic | 60-40 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yul Tang | 60-40 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is fouled on the floor by Garf Palevic - foul #4 on Garf Palevic, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Britton (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Brown (SF) Garf Palevic | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Britton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Kevin Beaudoin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bucher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Lainez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Kirby | 62-40 |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller misses the 3 from straight away | 62-40 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | James Palmer drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Banas | 65-40 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Kevin Beaudoin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 06:55 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller tips it back up and in | 65-42 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Lainez steals it from Yul Tang | 65-42 |
| 06:40 | South Carolina | Joseph Lainez clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-42 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Yul Tang snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Beaudoin takes the ball from Michael Banas | 65-42 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Benjamin Keller steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett (SG), Don Palmer (SF), Brett Beard (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Michael Banas, James Palmer, Yul Tang, Jerry Britton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen (SG), George Snyder (PF), Ronald Bone (C) Kevin Beaudoin, Joseph Lainez, Benjamin Keller | |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Brett Beard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Brown - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #7 | 65-42 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | George Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:08 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-42 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby is hacked by John Bucher - foul #4 on John Bucher, team foul #8 | 66-42 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 04:45 | South Carolina | William Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Harris (PG) Calvin Kirby | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-42 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to George Snyder | 68-42 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Jahi Abdulmateen is whistled for traveling | 68-42 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-42 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | The pull-up jumper by William Brown is blocked by John Harris | 70-42 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Brett Beard snags the defensive board | 70-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. SG - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Don Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Joachim (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Bucher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jahi Abdulmateen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bone (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett misses the lay-in | 70-42 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett tips it back up and in | 72-42 |
| 03:15 | South Carolina | John Bucher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-42 |
| 03:14 | South Carolina | George Snyder pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-42 |
| 02:52 | South Carolina | John Harris steals it from John Bucher | 72-42 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | John Harris misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jahi Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Jahi Abdulmateen, team foul #9 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), James Palmer (SG) Don Palmer, Ronald Joachim | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | John Harris makes the 1st free throw | 73-42 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | John Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 02:24 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-45 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | John Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett hits the follow up shot | 76-45 |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | John Bucher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-45 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | James Palmer pulls down the rebound | 76-45 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | James Palmer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-45 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina | Ronald Bone pulls down the rebound | 76-45 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | George Snyder is hacked by Brett Beard - foul #3 on Brett Beard, team foul #5 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (SF) John Harris | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | John Bucher comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 76-45 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bennie Crockett | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Don Palmer's pass is intercepted by Jahi Abdulmateen | 76-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | William Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Palmer - foul #2 on Don Palmer, team foul #6 | 76-45 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett snags the defensive board | 76-45 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby runs out the clock | 76-45 |