| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tynes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Tynes inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jerry Williams | 38-36 |
| 19:19 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Gerald Fox steps in front of the Steven Snider pass | 41-36 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani slams it home on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 43-36 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-36 |
| 18:45 | South Carolina | Dean Bush snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 18:40 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | William Tynes pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Tynes | 43-38 |
| 18:14 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Snider | 43-40 |
| 17:59 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Steven Snider pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:40 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Tynes - foul #3 on William Tynes, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Carroll Hodapp (SG), Rickey Woods (PF) Gerald Fox, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) William Tynes | |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:13 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Snider | 44-42 |
| 16:37 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-42 |
| 16:29 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Norris | 46-42 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Dean Bush (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Robert Norris, Carroll Hodapp, Robert Cipriani, Rickey Woods, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (SF) Craig Hitchens | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the shot near the basket | 46-42 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it home | 48-42 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Steven Snider connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Knight | 48-45 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Louis Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on a jumper in the paint | 48-45 |
| 14:34 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Matthews | 48-45 |
| 14:19 | South Carolina | David Taylor takes the ball from Joseph Matthews | 48-45 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor hits the finger roll | 48-47 |
| 14:09 | South Carolina | Jerry Knight steps in front of the Joseph Matthews pass | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 14:02 | South Carolina | Dean Bush gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Louis Craft and he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Manuel Menard (C) Lucas Mannings, Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Jerry Williams | |
| 13:43 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is fouled on the floor by Manuel Menard - foul #1 on Manuel Menard, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Rickey Woods (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG) Steven Snider | |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | William Tynes is hacked by Robert Norris - foul #2 on Robert Norris, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | David Taylor is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ronny Mosley | 51-50 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Robert Norris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Norris, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | David Taylor is hacked by Richard Weiser - foul #1 on Richard Weiser, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (PF) Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Fred Page | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Steven Snider comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Robert Norris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Fox | 53-50 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | David Taylor is hacked by Richard Weiser during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Richard Weiser, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF) Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG) Jerry Knight | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 5 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Tynes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Tynes | 53-53 |
| 11:03 | South Carolina | Louis Craft knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Bush | 56-53 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 10:20 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Louis Craft | 59-53 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | The short jumper by David Taylor is denied by Dean Bush | 59-53 |
| 09:38 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Dean Bush | 59-53 |
| 09:27 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is hacked by David Taylor - foul #4 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG), Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF), Rickey Woods (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Robert Norris, Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani, Dean Bush, Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Knight (PF) Steven Snider, Ronny Mosley, David Taylor | |
| 09:14 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Rickey Woods | 61-53 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Fred Page's layup is rejected by Rickey Woods | 61-53 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight tips it home | 61-55 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews lays it up and in on a great pass from Lucas Mannings | 63-55 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the lay-in | 63-55 |
| 08:33 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:13 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Fred Page hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 07:47 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:28 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is whistled for traveling | 66-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Gerald Fox, Richard Weiser, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), David Taylor (SF), Jerry Williams (C) Christopher Yates, William Tynes, Craig Hitchens | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Menard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) SG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Knight (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Rickey Woods swats the layup by Jerry Williams | 66-55 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight hits the follow up shot | 66-57 |
| 06:48 | South Carolina | Jerry Williams steals it from Robert Cipriani | 66-57 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight connects on the floater in the paint set up by Ronny Mosley | 66-59 |
| 06:27 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |
| 06:25 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 06:10 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Menard | 66-59 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-59 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Rickey Woods tips it back up and in | 68-59 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Louis Craft - foul #4 on Louis Craft, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Norris (PG), Dean Bush (PF) Lucas Mannings, Rickey Woods | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Fred Page | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 68-61 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Jerry Knight - foul #3 on Jerry Knight, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina | Manuel Menard tips it but misses | 68-61 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Steven Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Menard - foul #2 on Manuel Menard, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (C) Manuel Menard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:15 | South Carolina | Louis Craft loses the dribble to Jerry Williams | 68-63 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Louis Craft - foul #5 on Louis Craft, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gerald Fox (SG), Richard Weiser (SF) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (SF) David Taylor | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:59 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 03:45 | South Carolina | Robert Norris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Fox | 68-64 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Knight - foul #4 on Jerry Knight, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Robert Norris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Weiser (fresh) PF - Dean Bush (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Page (fresh) SF - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Knight (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams drills a floater in the lane set up by William Tynes | 69-66 |
| 02:41 | South Carolina | Robert Norris scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Matthews | 72-66 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF), Manuel Menard (C) Richard Weiser, Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SG), David Taylor (SF), Craig Hitchens (PF) Fred Page, William Tynes, Jerry Knight | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams scores on a shot in the lane set up by Ronny Mosley | 72-68 |
| 02:13 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-68 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is fouled on the floor by Gerald Fox - foul #2 on Gerald Fox, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (PF) Craig Hitchens | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:34 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani can't throw it down | 74-70 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is whistled for a carry | 74-70 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is hacked by Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 76-70 |
| 00:43 | South Carolina | Dean Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Snider - foul #3 on Steven Snider, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:40 | South Carolina | Dean Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Steven Snider clanks a 3 from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Ronny Mosley - foul #2 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Gerald Fox misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the board | 78-70 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Knight | 78-73 |
| 00:17 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Snider - foul #4 on Steven Snider, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Gerald Fox is called for the reach on Ronny Mosley - foul #3 on Gerald Fox, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Bush (PF) Lee Carignan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Snider - foul #5 on Steven Snider, team foul #11 | 78-75 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Dean Bush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG) Steven Snider | |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-75 |