University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee vs. South Carolina Postgame Notes
January 23, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 23, 2002
? Tennessee goes to 8-10 (1-4 SEC) on the season ... South Carolina improves to 12-6 (2-3 SEC) ... UT is 6-3 (1-2 SEC) at home this season.
? Tennessee leads the all-time series with the Gamecocks 20-17, including a 13-8 mark in Knoxville (6-4 at Thompson-Boling Arena) ...The Vols have won seven of the last nine meetings ... Tonight's win by USC ended a four-game UT winning streak over the Gamecocks at home ... Prior to tonight, USC's last win in the series was a 75-68 decision at the 2000 SEC Tournament in Atlanta.
? The 34-point defeat is the largest for Tennessee since a 74-40 loss to Knoxville at Lexington on Jan. 4, 1997 and the largest ever for either team in the series (previous: 30 by USC, 81-51 in 1998) ... It's the Vols' largest home loss since dropping a 85-67decision to Kentucky on Jan. 24, 1998 ... Tonight's 60-point output is the lowest mark for the Vols since a 60-52 win at South Carolina Jan. 5, 2000 ...
? Tonight's game is the third of four home games in eight days for Vols ... UT hosts Auburn Sunday beginning at 4 p.m. ... The UT-Auburn game will be televised by JP Sports.
? Vincent Yarbrough, who led Tennessee with 20 points tonight, became the 12th Tennessee player to pass the 1500-point mark ... Yarbrough now has 1503 career points ... With two three-pointers tonight, he also tied Lang Wiseman for No. 5 on UT's all-time list with 152 three-point field goals.
? USC jumped out to a 17-2 lead to start the game, connecting on 7 of its first 8 field goal attempts (3-of-3 three-pointers) ... The Gamecocks' 48-point total at halftime was a season-high for an opponent this year (previous-47 by Florida) ... USC's 13 three-pointers are a opponent season-high.
? Tennessee plays host to the Auburn Tigers Sunday at Thompson-Boling Arena ... Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. (EST).
