COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tobias Harris had a career-high 25 points and Scotty Hopson scored 24 as Tennessee beat South Carolina for the ninth straight time with a 73-69 victory Thursday night.
Harris, a freshman, was 11 of 14 from the foul line in surpassing his previous high of 21 set in his first Southeastern Conference game against Arkansas.
Hopson scored 16 of his points in the opening half as the Vols (18-12, 8-7) opened a 20-point lead.
The Gamecocks (14-14, 5-10) cut the margin to 69-66 with 1:06 to go. But Tennessee’s Melvin Goins followed with a jumper and South Carolina could get no closer.
Senior Sam Muldrow had a career-high 24 points to lead the Gamecocks on his last regular-season game at Colonial Life Arena. Muldrow also collected 12 rebounds.
