South Carolina (18-3, 6-2 SEC) defeated No. 5 Tennessee (15-5, 5-2 SEC), 63-59, on Tuesday at Food City Center.
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Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht led all scorers with 31 points. He converted 11-of-24 field goal attempts, 3-of-8 three-point attempts and 6-of-10 free throw attempts.
The Vols were 8-of-20 in layup attempts, while going 0-for-1 in dunks against South Carolina.
Tennessee now leads the all time series versus the Gamecocks, 52-28.
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Following South Carolina’s win versus Tennessee on Tuesday at Food City Center, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media reaction and is listed below.