National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee 72, South Carolina 53
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 8, 2014
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Kipp Kissinger, # Jeff Smith
Attendance: 17215


Tennessee 72, South Carolina 53:
Jordan McRae scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half as the host Volunteers routed the Gamecocks in SEC play.

Jarnell Stokes added 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as Tennessee (15-8, 6-4) won for the third time in four games. Jeronne Maymon contributed 10 points and eight rebounds as the Volunteers defeated South Carolina for the 13th consecutive time.

Sindarius Thornwell scored 15 points for the Gamecocks (8-15, 1-9), who have lost nine of their last 10 games. Brenton Williams had just eight points on 2-of-8 shooting after averaging 24 points over the previous five games.

The Volunteers led comfortably nearly the entire game, but the Gamecocks did rattle off 10 straight points to move within 54-41 with just over nine minutes left to play. Armani Moore and McRae answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and Maymon followed with a layup to get the lead back over 20.

Tennessee scored the game’s first 10 points and led 16-2 just 6 1/2 minutes in. A 12-4 burst later in the half boosted the lead to 23 with about 3 1/2 minutes left and the Volunteers took a 45-22 lead into the break.

GAME NOTEBOOK: McRae made five 3-pointers in the first half and finished 6-of-8 beyond the arc. … South Carolina shot just 35.7 percent from the field and was 3-of-14 from 3-point range. … The Volunteers recorded 10 steals while forcing 14 turnovers.

Top Game Performances
 
South Carolina   Tennessee
Sindarius Thornwell 15 Scoring Jordan McRae 24
Sindarius Thornwell 4 Assists Darius Thompson 4
Mindaugas Kacinas 6 Rebounds Jeronne Maymon 8
Sindarius Thornwell 4 Free Throws Made Jarnell Stokes 5
Sindarius Thornwell 4 Steals Jeronne Maymon 2
Laimonas Chatkevicius 2 Blocks Jarnell Stokes 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Carolina 53 35.7 3-14 10-13 8 30 4 9 14
Tennessee 72 52.8 7-16 9-16 15 33 5 10 13