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Tennessee Downs South Carolina 75-65 - Match Report

Tennessee got 23 points from Chaz Lanier en route to a 75-65 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Bettors who backed Tennessee were disappointed, as they failed to cover the closing number of -15.0.

Cade Phillips had 15 points for Tennessee and Igor Milicic Jr. chipped in with 13 points. Zakai Zeigler had 8 assists for them, while Jahmai Mashack was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.

South Carolina got 20 points from Jamarii Thomas in a losing cause and another 16 points from Nick Pringle. Jamarii Thomas contributed 4 assists for them, while Nick Pringle had 14 rebounds.

Tennessee led at halftime, $HalfScore.

South Carolina had a 29-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.