| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 23-28 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the jumpshot from the left side | 23-30 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 23-30 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis is hacked by Jerome Rhone - foul #1 on Jerome Rhone, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 18:55 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jimmy Black | 23-30 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Edgardo Esposito is called for the reach on Jerome Rhone - foul #1 on Edgardo Esposito, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 18:20 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone's pass is intercepted by Cory Lucero | 23-30 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito is fouled on the floor by Dean Jessee - foul #2 on Dean Jessee, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | James Wiley double dribbles | 23-30 |
| 16:42 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Angelo Valencia | 26-30 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-30 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | James Wiley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 16:05 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Jimmy Black | 26-30 |
| 15:49 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-30 |
| 15:48 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee tips it home | 28-30 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Dargan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Wiley | 28-32 |
| 15:08 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Bert Ogburn (SG), Glenn Brown (SF), Paul Pool (PF), Peter Carter (C) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Angelo Valencia, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG), Joseph Tinsley (SG), Michael Motto (SF), William Napier (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) James Wiley, Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero, Jeffery Dargan, Michael Lewis | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Michael Motto misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | Paul Pool grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Pool | 31-32 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard loses the dribble to Peter Carter | 31-32 |
| 13:47 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tinsley - foul #1 on Joseph Tinsley, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG), Jimmy Black (SF) Tommy Williamson, Glenn Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG), Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Desmond Weems, Joseph Tinsley, Michael Motto, William Napier | |
| 13:38 | South Carolina | Peter Carter banks in the layup set up by Bert Ogburn | 33-32 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | James Wiley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn throws it down on a great pass from Angelo Valencia and he's fouled by Cory Lucero - foul #3 on Cory Lucero, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Jerome Rhone (PF), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Paul Pool, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| 13:05 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 12:22 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 12:13 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Jerome Rhone is blocked by Jeffery Dargan | 35-37 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:38 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Ogburn | 38-37 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Edgardo Esposito picks off the pass by Jerome Rhone | 38-37 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Jessee | 38-37 |
| 10:34 | South Carolina | Milton Sheppard denies the turnaround by Jerome Rhone | 38-37 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | James Wiley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson (PG), Angelo Valencia (SG), Paul Pool (SF), Peter Carter (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Bert Ogburn, Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley (SG), Desmond Weems (SF), Michael Motto (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero, Jeffery Dargan, Milton Sheppard | |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | James Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:47 | South Carolina | Tommy Williamson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Angelo Valencia | 41-39 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Dean Jessee | 41-39 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Pool | 43-39 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Angelo Valencia - foul #2 on Angelo Valencia, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Bert Ogburn (SG), Jimmy Black (SF) Tommy Williamson, Angelo Valencia, Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) James Wiley, Desmond Weems, Michael Motto | |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Joseph Tinsley makes the 3rd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Sheppard | 43-41 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Bert Ogburn is called for the reach on Edgardo Esposito - foul #4 on Bert Ogburn, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SG), Jerome Rhone (PF) Bert Ogburn, Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (PG), Jeffery Dargan (PF) Joseph Tinsley, Michael Lewis | |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Milton Sheppard denies the turnaround by Peter Carter | 43-41 |
| 07:45 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Desmond Weems - foul #2 on Desmond Weems, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn (SG) Angelo Valencia | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Wiley (PG) Desmond Weems | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Peter Carter misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Peter Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Peter Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Milton Sheppard | 44-43 |
| 07:02 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim tips it home | 46-43 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Jessee (C) Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (PG) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Desmond Weems (SG), Michael Motto (SF) Edgardo Esposito, Cory Lucero | |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | James Wiley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Michael Motto is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Paul Pool (PF) Jimmy Black, Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito (SG), Cory Lucero (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Michael Motto, Jeffery Dargan, Milton Sheppard | |
| 05:04 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 48-43 |
| 04:24 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Angelo Valencia | 50-43 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Desmond Weems misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-43 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | James Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jimmy Black (SF), Jerome Rhone (PF) Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, Paul Pool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) Michael Lewis, Desmond Weems | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Angelo Valencia (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bert Ogburn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmy Black (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. PF - Jerome Rhone (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dean Jessee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Wiley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgardo Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn blows the dunk | 52-43 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Peter Carter (C) Dean Jessee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Motto (SF) Cory Lucero | |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim (PG), Dean Jessee (C) Angelo Valencia, Peter Carter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cory Lucero (SF) Michael Motto | |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | James Wiley pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan clanks a shot from the right block | 52-43 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:57 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim is hacked by Jeffery Dargan - foul #1 on Jeffery Dargan, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Jerome Rhone buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bert Ogburn | 54-45 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim | 54-45 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Bert Ogburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Sheppard | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | James Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdul-Rahim - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdul-Rahim, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Cory Lucero clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Dean Jessee is hacked by James Wiley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wiley, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia (SG), Paul Pool (PF) Bert Ogburn, Jerome Rhone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia is hacked by Cory Lucero - foul #4 on Cory Lucero, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Dikembe Abdul-Rahim pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Edgardo Esposito is called for the reach on Angelo Valencia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgardo Esposito, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina | Angelo Valencia misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Edgardo Esposito grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan loses the dribble to Paul Pool | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Jimmy Black comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Milton Sheppard | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Wiley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |