Revenge is a dish best served cold, and the Tennessee Vols served it up to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday night in Columbia, South Carolina 66-59. As it turns out, a raucous crowd of over 18,000 showed up just to see Tennessee clinch their first outright SEC title in over a decade and a half.
Dalton Knecht led Tennessee with a game-high 26 points. Zakai Zeigler added 13 points with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and just one turnover. Jonas Aidoo had 13 points and 9 rebounds.
Tennessee gradually moved out to a five-point lead at 15-10 after a pair of Aidoo free throws, as the Gamecocks repeatedly and inexplicably fired up missed three pointer after missed three pointer during the first half.