| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trent Mabry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pinckney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | William Christensen inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| 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 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Trent Mabry steals it from George Dexter | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina | George Dexter is called for the reach on Willie Rosenblatt - foul #2 on George Dexter, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:01 | South Carolina | Norbert Troyer picks off the pass by William Christensen | 34-27 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Trent Mabry swats the layup by George Dexter | 34-27 |
| 18:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | James Bruce hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Trent Mabry | 34-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | John Blackmore comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pinckney | 34-30 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Lawrence Pinckney is called for the reach on Jonathan Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Pinckney, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SF) John Blackmore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo clanks a jump hook near the basket | 34-33 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Christensen | 34-33 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willie Rosenblatt | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | George Dexter tips it in | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norbert Troyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Dexter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bruce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trent Mabry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Pinckney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:42 | South Carolina | Norbert Troyer is called for the reach on Willie Rosenblatt - foul #1 on Norbert Troyer, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), John Blackmore (SF), Adam Sanders (PF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, Jonathan Thompson, Norbert Troyer, George Dexter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Havens (PG), Charles Zaczek (SG), Cliff Lewis (PF), Bobby Parish (C) Willie Rosenblatt, James Bruce, Trent Mabry, Lawrence Pinckney | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis misses the shot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Aaron Havens - foul #4 on Aaron Havens, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Saxton (PG) Aaron Havens | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Blackmore | 41-36 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Cliff Lewis steps in front of the John English pass | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Howard Saxton is fouled on the floor by Robert Stambaugh - foul #1 on Robert Stambaugh, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), George Dexter (C) Robert Stambaugh, Kevin Russo, John Blackmore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG), Trent Mabry (PF), Lawrence Pinckney (C) Howard Saxton, William Christensen, Bobby Parish | |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Jonathan Thompson steps in front of the Charles Zaczek pass | 41-38 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders dunks the ball on a great pass from Jonathan Thompson | 43-38 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Willie Rosenblatt steals it from Jonathan Thompson | 43-38 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Adam Sanders - foul #3 on Adam Sanders, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer (PF) John English | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Bruce (SG) Cliff Lewis | |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:24 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | The 3pt attempt by Trent Mabry is denied by George Dexter | 46-39 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Adam Sanders | 46-39 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Rosenblatt | 46-41 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | James Bruce steals it from Luke Liberty | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | James Bruce lays it up and in | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Charles Zaczek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Bruce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Trent Mabry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pinckney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Blackmore (SF) Adam Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis (SF), Bobby Parish (C) Charles Zaczek, Lawrence Pinckney | |
| 11:22 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thompson | 46-43 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | George Dexter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | South Carolina | James Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:38 | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis's floater is tipped away by Norbert Troyer | 46-43 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | George Dexter grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:12 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bruce | 46-46 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Trent Mabry - foul #1 on Trent Mabry, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Kevin Russo (SG), Adam Sanders (SF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, Jonathan Thompson, John Blackmore, George Dexter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek (PG), William Christensen (SF), Lawrence Pinckney (C) Willie Rosenblatt, James Bruce, Trent Mabry | |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney connects on the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by John English - foul #1 on John English, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Herbert Risinger (SF) Norbert Troyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:37 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-49 |
| 08:57 | South Carolina | Charles Zaczek loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Saxton (PG), Trent Mabry (PF) Bobby Parish, Cliff Lewis | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Charles Zaczek picks off the pass by Adam Sanders | 48-49 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | William Christensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | Howard Saxton tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | John English is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Pinckney - foul #3 on Lawrence Pinckney, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), John Blackmore (SF), George Dexter (C) Robert Stambaugh, Kevin Russo, Herbert Risinger, Adam Sanders | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG) Howard Saxton | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Lawrence Pinckney picks off the pass by George Dexter | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John English (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Dexter (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Zaczek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trent Mabry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Pinckney (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | William Christensen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Blackmore - foul #2 on John Blackmore, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Havens (PG), Cliff Lewis (PF) Charles Zaczek, Trent Mabry | |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | William Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:40 | South Carolina | William Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | John Blackmore gets the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | George Dexter scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Aaron Havens - foul #5 on Aaron Havens, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer (PF) John English | |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Bruce (SG), Bobby Parish (C) Aaron Havens, Lawrence Pinckney | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | George Dexter misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:51 | South Carolina | James Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Saxton (PG) William Christensen | |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Howard Saxton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Dexter - foul #3 on George Dexter, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SF) John Blackmore | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Howard Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:13 | South Carolina | Howard Saxton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 05:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Willie Rosenblatt | 50-53 |
| 05:26 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | George Dexter gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Dexter | 52-53 |
| 05:02 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Blackmore (SF) Kevin Russo | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Christensen (SF), Trent Mabry (PF), Lawrence Pinckney (C) Howard Saxton, Cliff Lewis, Bobby Parish | |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | William Christensen loses the dribble to Jonathan Thompson | 52-53 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty connects on the jumper from the left block | 54-53 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Blackmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Dexter (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bruce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trent Mabry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Pinckney (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | John Blackmore tips it in | 56-53 |
| 03:02 | South Carolina | William Christensen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Rosenblatt | 56-55 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Blackmore | 59-55 |
| 02:37 | South Carolina | James Bruce knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Rosenblatt | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Norbert Troyer is blocked by Lawrence Pinckney | 59-57 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | John Blackmore pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | George Dexter connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Luke Liberty | 61-57 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | Luke Liberty steals it from Willie Rosenblatt | 61-57 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty hits the finger roll | 63-57 |
| 01:18 | South Carolina | William Christensen misses the turnaround from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | John Blackmore grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Thompson | 66-57 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | George Dexter gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | George Dexter is hacked by Willie Rosenblatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Rosenblatt, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SG), Adam Sanders (PF) Jonathan Thompson, Norbert Troyer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | George Dexter is hacked by Lawrence Pinckney - foul #4 on Lawrence Pinckney, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | George Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | George Dexter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | James Bruce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | John Blackmore gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Rosenblatt - foul #2 on Willie Rosenblatt, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Herbert Risinger (SF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, John Blackmore, George Dexter | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Howard Saxton (PG), Charles Zaczek (SG), Cliff Lewis (PF), Bobby Parish (C) James Bruce, William Christensen, Trent Mabry, Lawrence Pinckney | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Adam Sanders is called for the reach on Cliff Lewis - foul #4 on Adam Sanders, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina | Cliff Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh runs out the clock | 69-58 |