The Official #11 Tennessee vs. South Carolina Game Thread, 6:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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#11 Tennessee Volunteers: 20-8 (9-6 SEC)
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South Carolina Gamecocks: 10-18 (3-12 SEC)
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GAME 29 | TENNESSEE vs. SOUTH CAROLINA - Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 | 6:01 p.m. ET | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,768)


Line: UT -20.5
O/U: 129.5

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South Carolina Game Notes

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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with South Carolina, 51-28, dating to 1927.
• The Vols own a 30-9 advantage when the series is contested in Knoxville, with Tennessee winning each of the last five meetings at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• UT has won nine of the last 10 meetings overall.
• A pair of Vols hail from the state of South Carolina, as freshman Julian Phillips grew up in Blythewood and senior Josiah-Jordan James is from Charleston. Both players are currently battling injuries.
• Rick Barnes spent four years in The Palmetto State as the head coach at Clemson from 1994-98. He was a perfect 4-0 against the Gamecocks during that tenure.
• First-year Gamecocks head coach Lamont Paris spent the previous five seasons employed by the UT System, leading the program at UT Chattanooga.
 
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SCOUTING REPORT

• The Vols remain at No. 3 in the NCAA's NET ratings after holding steady at No. 2 from Jan. 3 through Feb. 8. Tennessee has five Q1 wins.
• Tennessee and Baylor are the only teams in the country that own at least three wins over teams currently ranked in the top 10 of the NET ratings.
• Tennessee's 13.54 offensive rebounds per game lead the SEC and rank sixth among all Division I teams.
• During SEC play, Tennessee leads the league in scoring defense (59.7 ppg), assists per game (15.9) and assist/turnover ratio (1.4).
• Zakai Zeigler's 149 total assists lead the SEC and rank third nationally among underclassmen. He is on pace to log 164 assists by the end of the regular season.
• The Vols have been shorthanded for the last two weeks, as starters Josiah-Jordan James (ankle) and Julian Phillips (hip) battle injuries.
• A senior and preseason All-SEC selection, James has been inactive for 12 games this season, including four UT losses.
 
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THE NATION'S BEST DEFENSE

• For the 13th straight week, the Volunteers own the best adjusted defensive efficiency in the country per KenPom, allowing only 86.2 points per 100 possessions.
• Tennessee owns Division I's best field-goal percentage defense (.359) and 3-point defense (.250) along with the nation's third-best scoring defense (57.1 ppg).
• 11 times this season, the Vols have held their opponents to 50 points or less. No other Division I team has more than 10 such performances.
• Only four teams have reached the 70-point mark against these Vols.
• Only eight opposing players have scored 20 or more points against the Vols this season.
• In SEC home games, Tennessee forces 14.8 turnovers per game and owns a +4.5 turnover margin. SEC teams are shooting .361 from the field and .293 from 3-point range this season at Thompson-Boling Arena.
 
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ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA

• South Carolina (10-18, 3-12 SEC) is coming off a 78-76 home overtime loss to No. 2 Alabama on Wednesday, which other than the loss at Tennessee on Feb. 15, marked the closest that the Tide have come to defeat in SEC play.
• Prior to the loss to Alabama, the Gamecocks had won two of their last three games—both on the road, at Ole Miss and LSU. South Carolina is 4-6 overall in road games this season.
• Currently ranked No. 230 in the NET, South Carolina is 1-7 in Quadrant 1 games, with the lone win coming at Kentucky on Jan. 10.
• Lamont Paris is in his first season at the helm of the South Carolina program after serving as Chattanooga's head coach for five years (2017- 22) and an assistant at Wisconsin for seven seasons (2010-17).
• Highly-touted freshman forward Gregory "GG" Jackson II leads the Gamecocks in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg). Jackson was the consensus No. 1 player in the nation in the Class of 2023 before reclassifying in late July to become a part of the Class of 2022.
• Jackson II is currently one of three freshmen in the country averaging at least 15.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Jackson's 15.7 points per game average is sixth nationally amongst freshmen.
• Sophomore guard Meechie Johnson, an Ohio State transfer, is the Gamecocks' second-leading scorer at 12.2 ppg and is averaging 17.5 ppg over the last four games. Johnson ranks 10th in the SEC with 14.4 ppg during conference play.
• Johnson also ranks third in the SEC in 3-point percentage (.351) during conference play and second in makes per game (2.7).
 
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THE SERIES

• Tennessee leads its all-time series with South Carolina, 51-28, dating to 1927.
• The Vols own a 30-9 advantage when the series is contested in Knoxville, with Tennessee winning each of the last five meetings at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• UT has won nine of the last 10 meetings overall.
• A pair of Vols hail from the state of South Carolina, as freshman Julian Phillips grew up in Blythewood and senior Josiah-Jordan James is from Charleston. Both players are currently battling injuries.
• Rick Barnes spent four years in The Palmetto State as the head coach at Clemson from 1994-98. He was a perfect 4-0 against the Gamecocks during that tenure.
• First-year Gamecocks head coach Lamont Paris spent the previous five seasons employed by the UT System, leading the program at UT Chattanooga.
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Time to grill some chickens for a post game meal and it is also time to let the post players feast all game long.
 
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Take some things from the beat down in Columbia, but don’t let that be the guide. New day, new team. Get in there and handle business
 
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This is a get right game. No doubt about it! Hopefully JJJ and Phillips can use today's cupcake opponent to get a few minutes on the floor and back in rythm.
 
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vavolfan6 said:
This is a get right game. No doubt about it! Hopefully JJJ and Phillips can use today's cupcake opponent to get a few minutes on the floor and back in rythm.
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If you think SC is a cupcake you have not been paying attention to them lately. Not saying Vols cannot beat them, hopefully by double digits, but they are playing well right now.
 
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I had this game down as a win but then again I had the Vandy game and the MIzzou game down as wins. So this game is a toss-up.
 
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