| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 5 pts. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the shot from the right side | 35-24 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Manuel Menard picks off the pass by Jeffrey Salerno | 35-24 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina | Louis Craft makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Cipriani | 35-27 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein tips it in | 37-27 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Manuel Menard picks off the pass by Richard Goldenstein | 37-27 |
| 17:46 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley loses the ball out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Joseph Matthews (PF) Robert Norris, Rickey Woods | |
| 16:57 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 16:56 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it but misses | 37-27 |
| 16:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Williams | 37-27 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Durbin | 39-27 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani and the foul's on Henry Durbin - foul #3 on Henry Durbin, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams loses the dribble to Gerald Fox | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Matthews | 39-32 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Robert Norris steps in front of the Jeffrey Salerno pass | 39-32 |
| 15:18 | South Carolina | Robert Norris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Matthews | 39-35 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:46 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronny Mosley | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gordon McEnery - foul #3 on Gordon McEnery, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG) Steven Snider | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Joseph Matthews, Manuel Menard | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Henry Durbin is called for the reach on Rickey Woods - foul #4 on Henry Durbin, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods hits a runner in the paint | 42-37 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 44-37 |
| 13:11 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings misses badly on a floater near the basket | 44-37 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronny Mosley | 46-37 |
| 12:29 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Steven Snider snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronny Mosley | 48-37 |
| 11:53 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Craft | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronny Mosley (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Salerno (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 11:43 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 11:36 | South Carolina | Richard Goldenstein swats the short shot by Rickey Woods | 48-40 |
| 11:34 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 11:10 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cipriani and the foul's on Richard Goldenstein - foul #1 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG), Sherman Godbold (SF), David Taylor (PF), Harrison Luke (C) Ronny Mosley, Jerry Williams, Richard Goldenstein, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:21 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-45 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:00 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is hacked by Sherman Godbold - foul #1 on Sherman Godbold, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| 09:44 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 48-47 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | The jump hook by David Taylor is blocked by Manuel Menard | 48-47 |
| 09:36 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:22 | South Carolina | David Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Matthews - foul #3 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (SF) William Tynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG) Gerald Fox | |
| 09:10 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is hacked by Sherman Godbold - foul #2 on Sherman Godbold, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Gordon McEnery | |
| 08:55 | South Carolina | Robert Norris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 08:53 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Robert Norris picks off the pass by Steven Snider | 48-49 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Norris and the foul's on David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), Jeffrey Salerno (C) Sherman Godbold, David Taylor | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:39 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Steven Snider connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 51-52 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is fouled on the floor by Harrison Luke - foul #1 on Harrison Luke, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Steven Snider, Harrison Luke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Robert Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Tynes (fresh) SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Salerno | 51-54 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno blows the dunk | 51-54 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina | Robert Norris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Cipriani | 53-56 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Goldenstein | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Goldenstein - foul #2 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), Steven Snider (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), David Taylor (PF), Harrison Luke (C) William Tynes, Ronny Mosley, Jerry Williams, Richard Goldenstein, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Manuel Menard | |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Steven Snider is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Snider, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 05:54 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery misses the tip | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #1 on Rickey Woods, team foul #2 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG) Steven Snider | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lucas Mannings | 58-61 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Rickey Woods | 58-61 |
| 04:38 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods comes up short on the floater in the paint | 58-61 |
| 04:37 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 04:23 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods misses short on a jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke is hacked by Rickey Woods - foul #2 on Rickey Woods, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (SF), Richard Goldenstein (PF), Jeffrey Salerno (C) Sherman Godbold, David Taylor, Harrison Luke | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Gordon McEnery, Rickey Woods, Curtis Vue | |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein scores on a jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel Menard | 60-64 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Matthews - foul #1 on Joseph Matthews, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina | Louis Craft is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Louis Craft, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Salerno | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Salerno - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salerno, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Steven Snider | 67-64 |
| 01:32 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard blows the layup | 67-64 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jeffrey Salerno is blocked by Rickey Woods | 67-64 |
| 01:15 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Menard | 67-64 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina | Louis Craft buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Norris | 67-66 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Goldenstein | 69-66 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani's pass is intercepted by Steven Snider | 69-66 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Steven Snider dunks the ball | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense 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) | |
| 00:34 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard misses the jumper from the right side | 71-66 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Williams | 71-66 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Robert Norris is called for the reach on Jerry Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #6 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG), Ronny Mosley (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), David Taylor (PF) Henry Durbin, Steven Snider, Jerry Williams, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Rickey Woods is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #3 on Rickey Woods, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-66 |
| 00:23 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani gets the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:19 | South Carolina | Robert Norris connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Menard | 73-69 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG) William Tynes | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | David Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Craft - foul #3 on Louis Craft, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina | Ronny Mosley takes the ball from Robert Cipriani | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Norris - foul #4 on Robert Norris, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods grabs the board | 76-69 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina | Robert Norris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Tynes runs out the clock | 76-69 |