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Gamecocks down Lady Vols for first time in 32 years
Feb 3, 2012 - 2:48 AM Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Markeshia Grant had 27 points as South Carolina defeated No. 8 Tennessee for the first time since 1980 in a 64-60 victory.
La'Keisha Sutton had 12 points and six rebounds for the Gamecocks (18-5, 7-3 SEC), who are winners in four straight games.
Glory Johnson had 13 points and nine rebounds and Ariel Massengale donated 12 points for the Lady Vols (16-6, 7-2), who lost an SEC game at home for the first time in close to three years.
South Carolina was trailing by five, but Ashley Bruner put in a basket with just over three minutes to play to spark a 9-0 run, during which Tennessee missed five shots.
It was the Gamecocks' first win over a top-10 team since a victory over then- No. 6 Vanderbilt on January 3, 2002.
- SOUTH CAROLINA: 64
TENNESSEE: 60
Final
Feb 2 8:54 PM - 201
rootsRUWTbot Added 34 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
South Carolina 59, Tennessee(8) 60 4th - 2:30Feb 2 8:46 PM - 167
rootsRUWTbot Added 101 roots (Close Finish, Upset)
South Carolina 55, Tennessee(8) 57 4th - 3:41Feb 2 8:40 PM - 66
roots - SOUTH CAROLINA: 29
TENNESSEE: 28
Halftime
Feb 2 7:47 PM - SOUTH CAROLINA: 0
TENNESSEE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 2 7:10 PM
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