| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) SG - Gene Cox (fresh) SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Manes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Richard Manes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Albert Griffing - foul #1 on Albert Griffing, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:49 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Richard Manes pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina | John Hammond hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Harold Wafford | 1-4 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | James Murphy is fouled on the floor by Richard Manes - foul #1 on Richard Manes, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Richard Manes makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | James Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is called for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Richard Manes | |
| 17:19 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gene Cox | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Darrell Horner - foul #1 on Darrell Horner, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:35 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Gene Cox buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Murphy | 8-5 |
| 15:57 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Gene Cox snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Richard Harris (fresh) SF - Darrell Horner (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) C - Jack Kelley (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Murphy | 11-5 |
| 15:28 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky travels with the ball | 11-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner, Jack Kelley | |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SF) Willie Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Hudson and he's fouled by Daniel Phillips - foul #1 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Darrell Horner (C) John Hammond, Jack Kelley | |
| 15:00 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | Thomas Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Griffing - foul #2 on Albert Griffing, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes (C) Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Jack Kelley (C) Richard Harris, Darrell Horner | |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:25 | South Carolina | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hudson - foul #1 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Wesley Conklin, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:46 | South Carolina | The jumper by John Hammond is denied by Daniel Phillips | 13-10 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is denied on a dunk by Thomas Hudson | 13-10 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:00 | South Carolina | Richard Manes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Richard Manes hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Richard Manes blocks the short jumper by Jamie Crockett | 13-12 |
| 12:33 | South Carolina | Reed Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | South Carolina | Richard Manes scores on a shot near the basket set up by John Hammond | 13-14 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:47 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson double dribbles | 13-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), James Murphy (PF) Jamie Crockett, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Jack Kelley (C) John Hammond, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) SG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Vincent Visosky (fresh) SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - Darrell Horner (fresh) C - Jack Kelley (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | James Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-14 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes can't tip it in | 13-14 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 11:14 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Gene Cox's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Darrell Horner | 13-16 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Wafford | 15-19 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes is called for a backcourt violation | 15-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (C) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), James Thompson (PF) Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner | |
| 09:56 | South Carolina | Richard Harris hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Kelley | 15-21 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-21 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Willie Jackson | 15-21 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is called for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) Vincent Visosky, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 08:29 | South Carolina | Richard Harris blows the layup | 15-21 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | Darrell Horner takes the ball from James Murphy | 15-21 |
| 07:57 | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 07:55 | South Carolina | Richard Manes tips it back up and in | 15-23 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is whistled for traveling | 15-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Robert Lucus (SF), Jesse Weekes (C) Matthew Larson, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Weekes - foul #1 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Richard Harris (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF) Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford | |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from John Hammond | 15-26 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 06:29 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Richard Harris is hacked by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Daniel Phillips (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Jamie Crockett, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), Darrell Horner (PF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Richard Harris, Thomas Hudson, James Thompson, Edward Peterson | |
| 05:50 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from close range | 15-26 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Visosky - foul #1 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (SG), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Wesley Conklin, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 15-26 |
| 05:28 | South Carolina | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford is fouled on the floor by Matthew Larson - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG) Matthew Larson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Wesley Conklin (SG), Darrell Horner (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:10 | South Carolina | Harold Wafford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Jackson | 17-28 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Cox - foul #1 on Gene Cox, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Vincent Visosky (PG), Reed Aliff (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Richard Manes (C) John Hammond, Wesley Conklin, Harold Wafford, Edward Peterson | |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:29 | South Carolina | Darrell Horner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 04:10 | South Carolina | Richard Manes gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:05 | South Carolina | Richard Manes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from close range | 17-28 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is fouled on the floor by Vincent Visosky - foul #2 on Vincent Visosky, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Robert Lucus (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Harold Wafford (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Vincent Visosky, Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, Darrell Horner, Richard Manes | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | John Hammond comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) SG - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Lucus (fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - John Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Wafford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 02:58 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | Jamie Crockett takes the ball from Harold Wafford | 19-28 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Lucus | 21-28 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | John Hammond can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Larson - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Willie Jackson (SF), James Murphy (PF) Jamie Crockett, Robert Lucus, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Wesley Conklin (SG), Thomas Hudson (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), Richard Manes (C) Richard Harris, Harold Wafford, James Thompson, Jack Kelley | |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:03 | South Carolina | John Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Hudson - foul #2 on Thomas Hudson, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Reed Aliff (PG) John Hammond | |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:43 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Manes | 22-30 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina | Edward Peterson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Richard Manes grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina | Richard Manes misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 22-30 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Weekes | 22-30 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3 from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 00:26 | South Carolina | Richard Manes loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 25-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett (PG), Albert Griffing (C) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | John Hammond (PG), Darrell Horner (SF), James Thompson (PF), Jack Kelley (C) Reed Aliff, Thomas Hudson, Edward Peterson, Richard Manes | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett clanks a floater from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Jack Kelley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-30 |