No. 22 Tennessee hangs on to beat South Carolina

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01/21/2007 - Knoxville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - JaJuan Smith scored a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds as the 22nd-ranked Tennessee Volunteers held on to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 64-61, at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Smith finished 7-of-14 from the field, including 3-of-9 from three-point distance. Wayne Chism chipped in with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds for Tennessee (14-5 overall, 2-2 SEC), which snapped a four- game losing streak.

Tre Kelley had a team-high 18 points for South Carolina (10-7, 0-4 SEC), which has dropped five straight contests. Dominique Archie added 12 points on 6-of-7 from the floor and Evaldas Baniulis had 10.

After Kelley hit a jumper giving South Carolina a quick 7-2 lead early in the contest, Tennessee settled down, going on a 16-6 run led by JaJuan Smith, who accounted for 10 points during the Volunteers spurt. Tennessee held an 18-13 advantage with just under nine minutes remaining in the opening half.

The Gamecocks trailed 26-22 with 3:54 left in the half, but the Vols got two free throws from Ryan Childress, a three pointer from Smith and a pair from the line from Duke Crews to take a 33-22 lead heading into the intermission.

The Volunteers maintained a comfortable lead throughout the early stages of the second half and opened up a 46-31 lead following a jumper by Smith with just under six minutes into the stanza.

South Carolina was not about to go down quitely however. The Gamecocks answered by going on a 16-4 run and after a made basket by Dwayne Day, the Vols' lead was cut to 50-47 with 5:24 left in the game.

Tennessee kept the Gamecocks in check down the stretch, but a three-pointer by Baniulis trimmed the Volunteers advantage to 59-55 with 48 ticks remaining. However, Ramar Smith made a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession and Tennessee was able to hold on in the waning moments.

Game Notes

Tennessee is 23-2 at Thompson-Boling Arena over the last two seasons...The Volunteers lead the all-time series 26-22 versus South Carolina...The Gamecocks shot 41 percent from the field, including 38 percent from three- point distance...The Vols also shot 41 percent from the floor, but were only 4-of-17 from behind the arch.

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