| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Frye (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Frye inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | John Wiggins hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Wiggins - foul #3 on John Wiggins, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is fouled on the floor by Louis Stratton - foul #1 on Louis Stratton, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Pugliese - foul #2 on Michael Pugliese, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Theodore McClintock - foul #2 on Theodore McClintock, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:08 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:00 | South Carolina | Rodger Pak is called for the reach on David Libbey - foul #1 on Rodger Pak, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock is hacked by Brandon Henderson - foul #2 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| 17:29 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson travels in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 17:07 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Louis Stratton steals it from William Frye | 24-32 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-32 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Louis Stratton steps in front of the Brandon Henderson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 26-32 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton lays it in | 28-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Frye (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | David Libbey is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Theodore McClintock | 30-32 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by John Wiggins | 30-34 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Theodore McClintock | 32-34 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lucas Walls | 32-37 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese's fadeaway is rejected by William Frye | 32-37 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | William Frye grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 13:45 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stanley Carnahan | 32-37 |
| 13:30 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-37 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | William Frye misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 12:56 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Libbey | 34-37 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | John Wiggins misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Stratton - foul #2 on Louis Stratton, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Robert Muszynski (C) Louis Stratton, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | John Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:46 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Libbey | 36-38 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | William Frye clanks a floater from the left side | 36-38 |
| 11:21 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Theodore McClintock, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Boris Zanchez (SF), Michael Pugliese (C) Bernard Moffett, Theodore McClintock, Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Donald Willis (C) John Wiggins, Rodger Pak | |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | William Frye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Filip Zentz (SF), Robert Muszynski (PF) David Libbey, Stanley Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Brandon Henderson | 36-40 |
| 09:39 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez's floater is tipped away by Brandon Henderson | 36-40 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Muszynski - foul #2 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Bernard Moffett (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF) Boris Zanchez, Louis Stratton, Filip Zentz, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF), Rodger Pak (C) William Frye, Donald Willis | |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 08:31 | South Carolina | David Libbey is hacked by Brandon Henderson - foul #3 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Frederick Titus (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| 08:16 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 38-44 |
| 08:15 | South Carolina | David Libbey hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG), Michael Pugliese (C) Bernard Moffett, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF), Donald Willis (PF) Noel Weaver, Lucas Walls | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Donald Willis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | South Carolina | Donald Willis swats the layup by David Libbey | 40-44 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Donald Willis is hacked by David Libbey - foul #1 on David Libbey, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Donald Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Brandon Henderson picks off the pass by David Libbey | 40-46 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 06:23 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 40-46 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Frye | 40-46 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Donald Willis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses badly on a shot from the left side | 40-48 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | David Libbey steals it from William Frye | 40-48 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | David Libbey banks in the layup | 42-48 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Donald Willis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Wiggins | 42-50 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina | David Libbey is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Henderson - foul #4 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (PG), Bernard Moffett (SG), Filip Zentz (SF), Robert Muszynski (PF), Frederick Titus (C) David Libbey, Louis Stratton, Theodore McClintock, Stanley Carnahan, Michael Pugliese | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Lucas Walls (PF) John Wiggins, Rodger Pak | |
| 04:46 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 04:44 | South Carolina | Frederick Titus tips it in | 44-50 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo scores on a shot in the paint | 44-52 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | William Frye denies the turnaround by Robert Muszynski | 44-52 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | William Frye knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Lucas Walls | 44-54 |
| 03:31 | South Carolina | Brandon Henderson is called for the reach on Boris Zanchez - foul #5 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Theodore McClintock (SF), Stanley Carnahan (PF), Michael Pugliese (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Filip Zentz, Robert Muszynski, Frederick Titus | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Rodger Pak (C) Brandon Henderson, William Frye, Donald Willis | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Albert West (fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is fouled on the floor by Theodore McClintock - foul #4 on Theodore McClintock, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Libbey | 46-56 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), William Frye (SF) Albert West, Noel Weaver | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | William Frye scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Wiggins | 46-59 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina | David Libbey lays it in | 48-59 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-59 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | William Frye grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | David Libbey is called for the reach on William Frye in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Libbey, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (PG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan is fouled on the floor by Lucas Walls - foul #3 on Lucas Walls, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (PG) Albert West | |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | William Frye grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | William Frye is fouled in the backcourt by David Libbey - foul #3 on David Libbey, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (PG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | John Wiggins grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | William Frye misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-63 |
| 00:28 | South Carolina | David Libbey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | David Libbey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (PG) Albert West | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo runs out the clock | 49-63 |