Tennessee vs. South Carolina/Miss. State

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MARCH 14 » BRIDGESTONE ARENA » NASHVILLE, TENN.

GAME 31 - SEC TOURNAMENT

POSSIBLE OPPONENTS S. CAROLINA

or

ITEMS OF NOTE

MISS. STATE

14-17, 4-14 SEC Record 9-21, 4-14 SEC NR / NR Ranking NR / NR Frank Martin Head Coach Rick Ray 14-17 (1st yr) Record at School 9-21 (1st yr) 131-71 (6th yr) Career Record Same GamecocksOnline.com Website HailState.com

VOLS IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT Overall: 60-48 In Nashville: 7-5 vs. South Carolina: Tied, 2-2 Last SECT Game vs. SC: Tennessee won 89-87 (2008) vs. Miss. State: Tennessee leads, 6-3 Last SECT Game vs. MSU: MSU won 64-61 (2009 CG) Cuonzo Martin in SECT: 0-1

A TENNESSEE WIN WOULD...  Give the Vols a 20-win season  Give the Vols victories in nine of their last 10 games  Be Cuonzo Martin’s 100th career win as a head coach  Snap UT’s two-game losing streak in SEC Tournament games  Make the Vols 6-0 this season against first-year SEC head coaches

¢ For the second straight year, Tennessee won eight of its last nine games to end the regular season. ¢ This is the sixth time the SEC Tournament has been played in Nashville. UT owns a 7-5 record in SEC tourney games played in the Music City. ¢ The Vols are 14-3 (.824) in the state of Tennessee this season. ¢ If the Vols win Thursday, they will face No. 4 seed Alabama Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU). ¢ Cuonzo Martin is 3-4 in conference tournaments as a head coach (three MVC Tournaments and one SEC Tournament). ¢ Tennessee improved its scoring offense in SEC play by more than four points from last season. ¢ In SEC play, UT and league champion Florida were the only teams who finished in the top six in both scoring offense and scoring defense. ¢ Among players from the six “major” conferences, Jordan McRae’s 19.2 points in league games rank seventh in the nation. See Page 4. ¢ Jarnell Stokes is the SEC’s top rebounder, and is the only player in the conference who averages a double-double in league play (13.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg). ¢ Stokes is one of only four players from the “major” conferences who average a double-double in league games this season. See Page 4. ¢ UT’s SOS is rated 21st by Sagarin and 35th by ESPN.com. The Vols are 4-4 against teams in the top 50 of ESPN.com’s daily RPI and 8-8 against teams in the top 100. ¢ Tennessee finished sixth nationally in average home attendance (17,395). The Vols now have a streak of eight seasons of top-six attendance.

PROBABLE STARTERS (5) Tennessee G 11 Trae Golden G 52 Jordan McRae G 1 Josh Richardson G 4 Armani Moore F 5 Jarnell Stokes

Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG OTHER 6-2 205 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. 12.1 2.9 4.1 apg 6-5 178 Jr. Midway, Ga. 16.2 4.2 .372 3FG% 6-6 188 So. Edmond, Okla. 7.7 4.3 .476 FG% 6-5 203 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. 2.3 2.5 0.6 bpg 6-8 270 So. Memphis, Tenn. 12.4 9.4 .529 FG%

(12) South Carolina Ht. Wt. Yr. G 23 Bruce Ellington 5-9 197 Jr. G 5 Eric Smith 5-11 205 Jr. G 35 Brian Steele 6-5 196 Fr. F 24 Michael Carrera 6-5 212 Fr. F 25 Mindaugas Kacinas 6-7 210 Fr.

(13) Mississippi State Ht. G 32 Craig Sword 6-3 G 1 Fred Thomas 6-5 G 4 Trivante Bloodman 6-0 F 20 Gavin Ware 6-9 F 3 Colin Borchert 6-8

Wt. Yr. 189 Fr. 191 Fr. 182 So. 270 Fr. 231 Jr.

2012-13 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD

TENNESSEE (19-11) vs. S. CAROLINA/MISSISSIPPI STATE

Overall Record:

19-11

SEC 11-7 Non-conference 8-4 Home 13-3 Away 4-7 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) W 66-61 F13 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network)^ W 58-46 F16 No. 25 Kentucky* (CBS) W 88-58 F19 LSU* (ESPNU)^ W 82-72 F23 at Texas A&M* (SEC Network)^ 4OT W 93-85 F26 No. 8 Florida* (ESPN)^ W 64-58 M2 at Georgia* (SEC Network)^ L 78-68 M6 at Auburn* (CSS) W 82-75 M9 Missouri* (ESPN)^ W 64-62 M14 vs. S. Carolina/MSU (SEC Network)^ 3 :30 p.m. M15 (if win M14) vs. Alabama^ 3:30 p.m. 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.); 3-SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.) *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

 SEC Network  Brad Nessler (PxP)  Jimmy Dykes (analyst)  Shannon Spake (reporter)

RADIO

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

SATELLITE RADIO  Sirius  Channel 126  XM  Channel 199

ONLINE UTsports.com  Free audio stream only  WatchESPN.com  Free TV stream

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