| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Morgan | 38-30 |
| 19:16 | South Carolina | Patrick Orcholski steps in front of the Robert Rothrock pass | 38-30 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled on the floor by Daniel Morgan - foul #3 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SF) Daniel Morgan | |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Juan Rodriguez takes the ball from Jonathan Leach | 38-30 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses the lay-in | 38-30 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 41-30 |
| 18:25 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Juan Rodriguez - foul #2 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina | Joseph Yeager steals it from Juan Rodriguez | 43-30 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Juan Rodriguez picks off the pass by Kenneth Smith | 43-30 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | William Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF), Stephen Scheele (C) Karl Chambers, William Smith, Robert Rothrock, Russell Hoover | |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading tips it but misses | 45-32 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the board | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is fouled on the floor by Lyle Conner - foul #3 on Lyle Conner, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF) Juan Rodriguez | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses long on a runner in the paint | 45-35 |
| 15:13 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:57 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner is called for a backcourt violation | 45-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Robert Rothrock (PF), Russell Hoover (C) Nicholas Funk, Gregory Badilla, Stephen Scheele | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 14:47 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 45-35 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling dunks the ball on a nice dish by Paul Reading | 47-35 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina | Joseph Yeager steals the ball from Russell Hoover | 47-35 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Russell Hoover is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #1 on Russell Hoover, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG) Lyle Conner | |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Leach and he's fouled by Robert Rothrock - foul #2 on Robert Rothrock, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:19 | South Carolina | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 50-35 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover tips it in | 50-37 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 52-37 |
| 12:38 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Leach | 54-37 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), David Trinh (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Nicholas Funk (SF), Stephen Scheele (C) William Smith, Daniel Morgan, Russell Hoover | |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Karl Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Rothrock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | David Trinh clanks a floater from the left side | 54-39 |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling banks in the layup set up by Otis Hughes | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:08 | South Carolina | Robert Rothrock makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Juan Rodriguez | 56-41 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina | Karl Chambers gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:32 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele grabs the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Funk and the foul's on Jonathan Leach - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Paul Reading (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, David Trinh, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Smith (SG), Daniel Morgan (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF) Karl Chambers, Nicholas Funk, Robert Rothrock | |
| 10:26 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez makes the free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Juan Rodriguez - foul #3 on Juan Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (PF) Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG) Juan Rodriguez | |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:54 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Morgan | 58-46 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Otis Hughes | 60-46 |
| 09:08 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan lays it in | 60-48 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading is hacked by Stephen Scheele - foul #1 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Russell Hoover (C) Stephen Scheele | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina | Paul Reading picks off the pass by Gregory Badilla | 62-48 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the lay-in | 62-48 |
| 08:06 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:38 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla can't tip it in | 62-48 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Otis Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Orcholski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Paul Reading drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | William Smith can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #3 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), David Trinh (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Joseph Yeager, Paul Reading, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Karl Chambers (PG), Juan Rodriguez (SF), Robert Rothrock (PF) Lyle Conner, Daniel Morgan, Gregory Badilla | |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | David Trinh connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 06:31 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover loses the dribble to Kenneth Smith | 66-50 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 68-50 |
| 06:00 | South Carolina | Russell Hoover is whistled for traveling | 68-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF) David Trinh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan (SF), Stephen Scheele (C) William Smith, Russell Hoover | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 68-50 |
| 05:30 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina | Daniel Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-53 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 71-53 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez connects on the shot from the right block set up by Daniel Morgan | 71-55 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Paul Reading clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Paul Reading knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Otis Hughes | 73-55 |
| 03:50 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Stephen Scheele is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Scheele, team foul #8 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Devon Graham (SG), David Trinh (SF), Patrick Orcholski (PF) Otis Hughes, Jonathan Leach, Paul Reading, Manuel Spradling | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lyle Conner (PG), Nicholas Funk (SG), Robert Piazza (SF), Gregory Badilla (PF) Karl Chambers, Juan Rodriguez, Daniel Morgan, Robert Rothrock | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:21 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Lyle Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Funk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Piazza (fresh) PF - Gregory Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Scheele (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk is called for traveling | 73-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett (C) Stephen Scheele | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Devon Graham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 02:57 | South Carolina | Melvin Lovett pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:40 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla clanks a runner in the paint | 73-55 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | David Trinh drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Devon Graham and he's hacked by Melvin Lovett - foul #1 on Melvin Lovett, team foul #9 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Devon Graham | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the free throw | 76-55 |
| 01:53 | South Carolina | Nicholas Funk is denied on a layup by Patrick Orcholski | 76-55 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes pulls down the rebound | 76-55 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | David Trinh knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski and he's hacked by Robert Piazza - foul #3 on Robert Piazza, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Dustin Larrabee | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez (SG), Stephen Scheele (C) Robert Piazza, Melvin Lovett | |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | David Trinh misses the free throw | 78-55 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the offensive board | 78-55 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Orcholski | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner double dribbles | 80-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (SF) David Trinh | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Leach and he's hacked by Gregory Badilla - foul #1 on Gregory Badilla, team foul #11 | 82-55 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the free throw | 82-55 |
| 00:32 | South Carolina | Gregory Badilla grabs the defensive rebound | 82-55 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | Lyle Conner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-55 |
| 00:25 | South Carolina | Stephen Scheele snags the offensive board | 82-55 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Juan Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 82-55 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 82-55 |