| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin blows the layup but he's fouled by Tomas Smith - foul #1 on Tomas Smith, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Sears | 34-28 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 18:49 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot is fouled on the floor by Milton Sheppard - foul #2 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:26 | South Carolina | Sheldon Lin steals it from James Sears | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 17:47 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jimmy Black, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SF) Jimmy Black | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Price | 36-28 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Pellot | 36-30 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (SG), Terry Normandin (C) Kenneth Harrelson, James Sears | |
| 16:10 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Evans | 36-30 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin tips it but misses | 36-30 |
| 16:07 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bert Ogburn - foul #2 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF), David Farrow (C) Bert Ogburn, Tomas Smith | |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Hilburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Farrow (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry Normandin | 37-35 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan clanks a shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pellot | 37-37 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jimmy Black - foul #4 on Jimmy Black, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Jerry Anderson, Corey Williams, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG), Bert Ogburn (SF), Tomas Smith (PF), James Sears (C) Michael Pellot, Jimmy Black, Terry Normandin, David Farrow | |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Edward Hilburn takes the ball from Matthew Price | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | South Carolina | James Sears hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Matthew Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Hiram Scalia | 42-37 |
| 13:06 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Bert Ogburn | 42-39 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Sheppard | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Harrelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Harrelson, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Corey Williams (SF), Sheldon Lin (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Jeffrey Evans, Hiram Scalia, Samuel Cox, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG) Edward Hilburn | |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:00 | South Carolina | James Sears misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 46-39 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | James Sears blocks the jumper by Jeffery Dargan | 46-39 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson loses the dribble to Matthew Price | 49-39 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Price lays it in | 51-39 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith is called for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Matthew Price, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (SG), Paul Pool (SF), Terry Normandin (PF), David Farrow (C) Kenneth Harrelson, Bert Ogburn, Tomas Smith, James Sears | |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin's 3 pointer is rejected by Edward Hilburn | 51-39 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Corey Williams gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-39 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson tips it back up and in | 53-39 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Hilburn | 53-41 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Terry Normandin swats the short shot by Sheldon Lin | 53-41 |
| 10:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to David Farrow | 53-41 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Hiram Scalia | 53-41 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Pool - foul #1 on Paul Pool, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG) Corey Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SF), Tomas Smith (PF), James Sears (C) Paul Pool, Terry Normandin, David Farrow | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Sears - foul #2 on James Sears, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Hiram Scalia, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG) Edward Hilburn | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Tomas Smith | 55-44 |
| 08:47 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Bert Ogburn | 55-47 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jerry Anderson - foul #3 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Williams (SF) Jaime Hewlett | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Price connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Jerry Anderson | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina | James Sears buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Harrelson | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox tips it in | 59-51 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina | James Sears is hacked by Jeffery Dargan - foul #2 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (PG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Sheldon Lin (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) Jerry Anderson, Matthew Price, Samuel Cox, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Edward Hilburn (PG), Jimmy Black (SF), Terry Normandin (C) Michael Pellot, Bert Ogburn, James Sears | |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Edward Hilburn steals the ball from Jeffrey Evans | 59-53 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Corey Williams - foul #1 on Corey Williams, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Morgan (SG) Corey Williams | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Farrow (C) Tomas Smith | |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Morgan misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 06:09 | South Carolina | David Farrow grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Hilburn and he's fouled by Sheldon Lin - foul #2 on Sheldon Lin, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Price (SG) Jeffrey Evans, Daniel Morgan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pellot (PG) Kenneth Harrelson | |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Anderson | 61-58 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Terry Normandin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Pellot | 61-60 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Black - foul #5 on Jimmy Black, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Cox (C) Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SF), Tomas Smith (PF), James Sears (C) Jimmy Black, Terry Normandin, David Farrow | |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Samuel Cox is called for the reach on Bert Ogburn - foul #2 on Samuel Cox, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Corey Williams (SF) Hiram Scalia | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:47 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-62 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Corey Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bert Ogburn - foul #3 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG) Matthew Price | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson (SG) Edward Hilburn | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | James Sears grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Corey Williams is hacked by Michael Pellot - foul #2 on Michael Pellot, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard (C) Sheldon Lin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Corey Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Corey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Pellot (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Harrelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sears (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Evans - foul #3 on Jeffrey Evans, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett (SF) Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:18 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox misses the lay-in | 66-64 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith tips it home | 66-66 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Matthew Price (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Sheldon Lin (PF) Jeffrey Evans, Corey Williams, Jaime Hewlett, Samuel Cox | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Sears - foul #3 on James Sears, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Pellot | 68-69 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard connects on the runner near the basket | 70-69 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Michael Pellot hits a fadeaway from the left side | 70-71 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin travels with the ball | 70-71 |
| 01:01 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith is denied on a layup by Sheldon Lin | 70-71 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | James Sears tips it home | 70-73 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | James Sears swats the layup by Hiram Scalia | 70-73 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Kenneth Harrelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Price | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Tomas Smith makes the jumper from the right side | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses the halfcourt shot | 73-75 |