(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Bobby Maze matched his season high with 16 points and No. 20 Tennessee reached 20 victories for the fifth straight season with a 63-55 win over South Carolina on Saturday.
The Vols (20-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) needed a late 17-3 run to pull out their seventh straight win over South Carolina(14-12, 5-7). Tennessee had been lethargic most of the game and trailed 46-43 after Devan Downey's two foul shots with 9:18 to go. That's when the Vols took control and Kenny Hall's jam off a feed from Wayne Chism put them ahead for good, 47-46.
By the time J.P. Prince stole the ball at halfcourt and went in for layup 4 minutes later, Tennessee was up 56-49. Brandis Raley-Ross had 16 points to lead the Gamecocks, who have lost four of six since their upset of then-No. 1 Kentucky last month.
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