| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Henning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball loses the dribble to Stephen Stenson | 40-29 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-29 |
| 19:25 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Frank Henning | 40-29 |
| 19:18 | South Carolina | Bradley Byrd steals the ball from Michael Brown | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd lays it up and in | 42-29 |
| 18:54 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-29 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:18 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Henning - foul #3 on Frank Henning, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Norman Verdi (C) Frank Henning | |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:54 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Norman Verdi | 43-34 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:53 | South Carolina | Michael Brown hits a jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Huynh | 43-36 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson is hacked by Lawrence Ball - foul #2 on Lawrence Ball, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Larry Meads (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), Lucas Austin (PF) Christopher Huynh, Michael Brown, Troy Curtis, Lawrence Ball | |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | William Pollitt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Pollitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Culler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Meads (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Austin (fresh) C - Norman Verdi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mathis - foul #2 on Lewis Mathis, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Riley (SF) Bradley Byrd | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Brown (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Lawrence Ball (PF), Frank Henning (C) Larry Meads, Matthew Alexander, Lucas Austin, Norman Verdi | |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeremy Culler | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | The jumper by Christopher Chesney is denied by Lawrence Ball | 43-36 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Frank Henning pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Frank Henning misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Culler - foul #2 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Lewis Mathis, Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, William Pollitt, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG) Robert Harrell | |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Frank Henning makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:53 | South Carolina | Frank Henning makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Curtis | 43-41 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Troy Curtis - foul #3 on Troy Curtis, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Brown and he's fouled by Bradley Byrd - foul #3 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander (SF) Troy Curtis | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-44 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina | Frank Henning grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Frank Henning | 46-46 |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland's dunk attempt is rejected by Frank Henning | 46-46 |
| 12:53 | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Michael Brown drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Alexander and he's fouled by Bradley Byrd - foul #4 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SF), William Pollitt (PF) Stephen Stenson, Bradley Byrd, Donald Whicker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Troy Curtis (SF), Norman Verdi (C) Lawrence Ball, Frank Henning | |
| 12:49 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Mathis | 48-49 |
| 12:08 | South Carolina | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Chesney - foul #1 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (PG), Larry Meads (SG) Christopher Huynh, Michael Brown | |
| 11:50 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Southerland | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Pollitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Harrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Meads (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Verdi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:28 | South Carolina | Larry Meads double dribbles | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Donald Whicker (PF) David Smith, Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball (PF), Frank Henning (C) Matthew Alexander, Norman Verdi | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker double dribbles | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis is hacked by Donald Whicker - foul #3 on Donald Whicker, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Michael Brown (SG) Robert Harrell, Larry Meads | |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Chesney - foul #2 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Ronnie Southerland (C) Christopher Chesney, William Pollitt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:17 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | David Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:55 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lewis Mathis - foul #3 on Lewis Mathis, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG), Roger Riley (SF), William Pollitt (PF) Stephen Stenson, Lewis Mathis, Donald Whicker | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Matthew Alexander (SF) Troy Curtis | |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:33 | South Carolina | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | William Pollitt can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Roger Riley | 48-53 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | William Pollitt knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 08:26 | South Carolina | Ronnie Southerland blocks the short jumper by Michael Brown | 51-53 |
| 08:24 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Henning | 51-53 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Ronnie Southerland swats the shot by Michael Brown | 51-53 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | William Pollitt gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Roger Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Riley (fresh) PF - William Pollitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Huynh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Henning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronnie Southerland | 53-53 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | David Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Chesney is called for the reach on Christopher Huynh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Lewis Mathis (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Christopher Chesney, David Smith, Roger Riley, William Pollitt, Ronnie Southerland | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Harrell (SG), Troy Curtis (SF), Norman Verdi (C) Michael Brown, Lawrence Ball, Frank Henning | |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina | Robert Harrell snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Troy Curtis knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Huynh | 56-55 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Harrell - foul #2 on Robert Harrell, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Larry Meads (SG), Lucas Austin (PF) Christopher Huynh, Matthew Alexander | |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:38 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 58-55 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Austin | 58-55 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Culler | 58-55 |
| 05:20 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi tips it home | 58-57 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:56 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 04:36 | South Carolina | Lucas Austin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | Norman Verdi gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:34 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), Ronnie Southerland (C) Lewis Mathis, Jeremy Culler | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Lawrence Ball (PF), Frank Henning (C) Robert Harrell, Larry Meads, Lucas Austin, Norman Verdi | |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh is hacked by Stephen Stenson - foul #2 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Bradley Byrd is blocked by Lawrence Ball | 58-59 |
| 03:47 | South Carolina | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Christopher Huynh (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Curtis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Henning (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Curtis | 58-62 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 03:12 | South Carolina | Frank Henning snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 03:08 | South Carolina | Michael Brown misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh can't tip it in | 58-62 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronnie Southerland | 58-62 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 02:48 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:34 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh jams it on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 58-64 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland tips it but misses | 58-64 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Whicker | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Southerland - foul #2 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Christopher Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd is hacked by Troy Curtis - foul #4 on Troy Curtis, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Ball - foul #3 on Lawrence Ball, team foul #6 | 61-65 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland knocks in the shot near the basket | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball comes up short on the floater near the basket | 63-65 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Smith | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Ronnie Southerland is called for the reach on Lawrence Ball - foul #3 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Lawrence Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-66 |