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Game preview: South Carolina tangles with top-ranked Tennessee

Start time: 6:30 p.m.

TV: SEC Network

The Gamecocks finally saw some of their patented late-game magic evaporate when a furious rally at Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge fell short with a 74-70 loss. Despite trailing by as much as 12 points, the Gamecocks kept battling — there were 14 lead changes in a hotly contested second half. But South Carolina couldn’t quite catch up, as the Cowboys used a 12-7 run over the game’s final five minutes to put a victory out of reach. (Curiously, South Carolina only had nine free throw attempts — and none in the first half — and Oklahoma State had 29.