Potent 3-point shooting guided the Vols to their 10th consecutive victory over South Carolina with a 69-57 win on Wednesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. Junior Skylar McBee nailed four 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 18 points to key the trifecta explosion as the Vols made 10 from beyond the arc.
The win evened Tennessee’s overall mark at 12-12 and moved the Vols to 4-5 in the SEC. The Gamecocks dropped their fourth in a row and fell to 9-14, 1-8 SEC. The Vols have now won 10 straight games over USC which has not won in Knoxville since 2002.
Trae Golden added 14 while Jeronne Maymon had 12 points and six rebounds. The Gamecocks were led by two-sport athlete Bruce Ellington, who had 12 and six assists.
AUDIO: Darrin Horn post game press conference
Senior Cameron Tatum became the 44th Vol in history to record 1,000 career points as he netted six with his 1,000th point coming on a 3-pointer in the final minute of the first half.











