| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Weaver (fresh) 4 reb. SF - William Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Frye inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noel Weaver | 40-27 |
| 19:09 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the follow up shot | 44-30 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Frye | 46-30 |
| 17:09 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Libbey | 46-32 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 48-32 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 48-32 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lucas Walls, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (C) Robert Muszynski | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - William Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Brandon Henderson - foul #2 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:46 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | The jumper by Brandon Henderson is denied by Michael Pugliese | 48-34 |
| 15:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | David Libbey scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brandon Henderson | 50-36 |
| 14:36 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan is alone and drills a runner from the baseline | 50-38 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls hits a turnaround from the baseline | 52-38 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 13:59 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 13:40 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 54-38 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 12:57 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese snags the offensive board | 54-38 |
| 12:39 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock jams it | 54-40 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | William Frye misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Noel Weaver (tiring) 6 reb. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Pugliese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-40 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Louis Stratton | 54-40 |
| 11:18 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is hacked by Stanley Carnahan - foul #3 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (PF), Craig Jackson (C) Noel Weaver, Lucas Walls, Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Boris Zanchez (SF), Ryan Bourgoin (PF), Robert Muszynski (C) Louis Stratton, Theodore McClintock, Stanley Carnahan, Michael Pugliese | |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | William Frye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Donald Willis misses the tip | 54-40 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina | Donald Willis steals it from Ryan Bourgoin | 54-40 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | John Wiggins clanks a fadeaway from close range | 54-40 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Craig Jackson grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | William Frye is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 10:04 | South Carolina | The short jumper by David Libbey is denied by Donald Willis | 56-40 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | David Libbey tips it home | 56-42 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Willis - foul #2 on Donald Willis, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SF), Rodger Pak (C) William Frye, Craig Jackson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF) David Libbey | |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Ryan Bourgoin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Muszynski - foul #2 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan (PF) Ryan Bourgoin | |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:09 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:46 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-44 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski's pass is intercepted by Brandon Henderson | 59-44 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is fouled on the floor by Stanley Carnahan - foul #4 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF), Lucas Walls (PF) Cecil Chiodo, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG), Louis Stratton (SG), Michael Pugliese (C) Boris Zanchez, Bernard Moffett, Robert Muszynski | |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the finger roll set up by Lucas Walls | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 reb. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Stratton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 61-44 |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 61-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (C) Noel Weaver, Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez (SF) Theodore McClintock | |
| 06:32 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Boris Zanchez | 61-46 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 06:02 | South Carolina | Boris Zanchez snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:47 | South Carolina | Stanley Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 61-46 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Stanley Carnahan is called for the reach on Lucas Walls - foul #5 on Stanley Carnahan, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SG), Rodger Pak (C) John Wiggins, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock (SF), Robert Muszynski (C) David Libbey, Stanley Carnahan | |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak can't finish the layup | 61-46 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the tip | 61-46 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls tips it but misses | 61-46 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 61-46 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Noel Weaver is called for the reach on Michael Pugliese - foul #3 on Noel Weaver, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Willis (PF) Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bernard Moffett (SG), Ryan Bourgoin (PF) Boris Zanchez, Michael Pugliese | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Noel Weaver - foul #4 on Noel Weaver, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | David Libbey (PG) Louis Stratton | |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson loses the dribble to David Libbey | 61-48 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | David Libbey lays it in | 61-50 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Muszynski - foul #3 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lucas Walls (PF) Donald Willis | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese (PF) Ryan Bourgoin | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Noel Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - David Libbey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Moffett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore McClintock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Pugliese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Muszynski (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | South Carolina | Lucas Walls steals the ball from Robert Muszynski | 63-50 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | David Libbey double dribbles | 63-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Noel Weaver | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Stratton (SG) Bernard Moffett | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 02:10 | South Carolina | Louis Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 63-50 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | John Wiggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | John Wiggins is hacked by Robert Muszynski - foul #4 on Robert Muszynski, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert West (SG) Brandon Henderson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | David Libbey is called for the reach on John Wiggins - foul #1 on David Libbey, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | John Wiggins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:23 | South Carolina | Michael Pugliese connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Robert Muszynski blocks the short jumper by Lucas Walls | 65-52 |
| 00:54 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Theodore McClintock misses the easy layup | 65-52 |
| 00:47 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 00:44 | South Carolina | David Libbey loses the ball out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson (PG), Noel Weaver (SG) John Wiggins, Albert West | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 65-52 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Muszynski | 65-52 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina | Robert Muszynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson runs out the clock | 65-52 |