Tennessee at South Carolina

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Feb. 10 » COLONIAL LIFE ARENA » COLUMBIA, S.C.

GAME 22

THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE

11-10, 3-6 SEC NR / NR Cuonzo Martin 30-25 (2nd yr) 91-66 (5th yr) UTsports.com

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ITEMS OF NOTE

S. CAROLINA

Record 12-10, 2-7 SEC Ranking NR / NR Head Coach Frank Martin Record at School 12-10 (1st yr) Career Record 129-64 (6th yr) Website GamecocksOnline.com

INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Tennessee leads, 37-23 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 23-7 In Columbia: South Carolina leads, 14-12 Neutral Sites: South Carolina leads, 3-1 Current Streak: Tennessee has won 11 straight Last Meeting: Tennessee won 73-64 in Columbia (2/25/12) Martin vs. Martin: No previous meetings

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...  Snap UT's two-game losing streak  Give the Vols a 12-game win streak in the series  Give the Vols their sixth straight victory over the Gamecocks in Columbia  Give UT its first true road win of the season, snapping a six-game skid

¢ Tennessee looks to extend its current 11-game win streak over South Carolina. For details on UT’s streak over the Gamecocks, see note on Page 3. ¢ At tipoff Sunday, it will have been 2,185 days since the Vols’ last loss to South Carolina (an 8164 decision in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007). ¢ Former UT head coach Emmett Lowery guided UT to a perfect 3-0 record vs. South Carolina during his tenure at Tennessee (1947-59). Like Cuonzo Martin, Lowery played at Purdue. ¢ First-year UT guard D’Montre Edwards is a native of Charleston, S.C., where he graduated from West Ashley High School. ¢ The last time Tennessee played South Carolina in Columbia, Jordan McRae set a career-high for rebounds with eight (he tied it this season vs. Presbyterian). ¢ McRae leads the SEC with 35.9 minutes played in league games this season. ¢ In SEC play, Tennessee’s +4.2 rebounding margin is fourth-best in the conference. However, UT’s -3.4 turnover margin in SEC play ranks 12th in the league. ¢ Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes is riding a streak of four straight double-doubles, and he has a double-double in five of UT’s last six games (eight on the year). ¢ Among SEC players, Stokes’ eight double-doubles this season rank second only to Ole Miss senior Murphy Holloway, who has nine. ¢ Tennessee currently ranks eighth nationally in average home attendance (16,686).

PROBABLE STARTERS Tennessee G 52 Jordan McRae G 4 Armani Moore G 1 Josh Richardson F 5 Jarnell Stokes F 20 Kenny Hall

Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 14.0 3.2 1.9 apg 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 2.3 2.9 0.6 bpg 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 8.3 4.7 .507 FG% 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 12.0 8.5 .560 FG% 6-9 230 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 6.6 5.1 .544 FG%

South Carolina G 23 Bruce Ellington G 1 Brenton Williams G 2 Brian Richardson F 24 Michael Carrera F 30 Lakeem Jackson

Ht. 5-9 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-5

Wt. Yr. Hometown 197 Jr. Moncks Corner, S.C. 175 Jr. Kissimmee, Fla. 175 Jr. Wilson, N.C. 212 Fr. Anzoátegui, Venezuela 235 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.

PPG 10.2 10.3 8.2 10.6 8.6

RPG OTHER 2.8 2.0 apg 1.7 .397 3FG% 2.5 .398 3FG% 6.9 2.7 orpg 6.5 .589 FG%

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

TENNESSEE (11-10, 3-6 SEC) at SOUTH CAROLINA (12-10, 2-7 SEC)

Overall Record:

11-10

SEC 3-6 Non-conference 8-4 Home 9-3 Away 0-6 NEUTRAL 2-1

THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT N9 Kennesaw State (FSS) W 76-67 N15 1-UNC Asheville (ESPNU)^ W 75-68 N16 1-Oklahoma State (ESPNU)^ L 62-45 N18 1-UMass (ESPNU)^ W 83-69 N26 Oakland (FSS) W 77-50 N30 2-at No. 20 Georgetown (ESPN)^ L 37-36 D5 at Virginia (ESPN3)^ L 46-38 D13 No. 23 Wichita State (FSS) W 69-60 D18 Presbyterian (SS) W 78-62 D21 Western Carolina (FSS) W 66-52 D29 Xavier (ESPNU)^ W 51-47 J4 Memphis (ESPN2)^ L 85-80 J9 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) L 92-74 J12 at Alabama* (ESPN2)^ L 68-65 J15 at Kentucky* (ESPN)^ L 75-65 J19 Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W 72-57 J24 at No. 23 Ole Miss* (ESPN2)^ L 62-56 J26 Alabama* (ESPN2)^ W 54-53 J29 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU)^ W 58-57 F2 at Arkansas* (ESPN)^ L 73-60 F6 Georgia* (SEC Network) L 68-62 F10 at South Carolina* (FSS) 1:07 p.m. F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) 8 p.m. F16 Kentucky* (CBS) 1 p.m. F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ 7 p.m. F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network) 4 p.m. F26 Florida* (ESPN)^ 9 p.m. M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network) 1:30 p.m. M6 at Auburn* (CSS) 9 p.m. M9 Missouri* (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. M13-17 SEC Tournament Schedule Key 1-Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico); 2-SEC/Big East Challenge (Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.); *Southeastern Conference Game; CSS-Comcast Sports Southeast; FSS-FOX Sports South; SS-SportSouth; ^-Available through the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP

EXPERIENCE THE ACTION TELEVISION

 FOX Sports South  Dave Baker (PxP)  Daymeon Fishback (analyst)  Brian Woodrum (producer)

RADIO

 Vol Network  Bob Kesling (PxP)  Bert Bertelkamp (analyst)

SATELLITE RADIO

 Sirius  Channel 128 (home feed)  XM  Channel 199 (home feed)

ONLINE  www.UTsports.com  Free audio stream only

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