Kotsar, South Carolina 決起大会／結集させる to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Tennessee 63-61
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina´s Maik Kotsar swished four 解放する／自由な throws in the final 21 seconds to 配達する an improbable 63-61 勝利，勝つ over Tennessee on Saturday.
"Kotsar last year would 避ける getting fouled because he did not want to shoot a 解放する／自由な throw," coach Frank ツバメ said. "Then he has the courage to 攻撃する，衝突する four, and they weren´t あられ／賞賛する Marys. They were all in the 底（に届く） of the 逮捕する."
追跡するing 60-59 with 1:15 to play, the Gamecocks (16-9, 8-4 SEC) were kicking themselves for their own mistakes. One of the nation´s worst teams at fouling and 狙撃 解放する／自由な throws was once again living up to its twin 評判, with 24 fouls and 13 行方不明になるs from the line.
Yet, after Tennessee´s Santiago Vescovi turned the ball over and Jordan Bowden had to foul Kotsar, South Caorlina´s 上級の 今後, to 妨げる a 急速な／放蕩な break. Kotsar calmly swished two 解放する／自由な throws for a one-point lead.
"Honestly, I wasn´t thinking much. I just knew I had to make them," said Kotsar, who led the Gamecocks with 13 points. "Just tried to take my time, tried not to 急ぐ it."
Tennessee´s John Fulkerson, who 得点する／非難する／２０d a career-high 25 points, then was whistled for 非難する into South Carolina´s Keyshawn Bryant. Fulkerson had drawn a 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 on South Carolina´s A.J. Lawson to clinch a 56-55 勝利，勝つ in Knoxville on Jan. 11.
Kotsar was again flawless from the line, and ツバメ elected to 故意に foul with a three-point lead. Guard Josiah-Jordan James made his first 解放する／自由な throw, then threw the second 試みる／企てる hard into the 前線 of the 縁.
He 回復するd it but was 軍隊d to shoot from the 味方する of the 法廷，裁判所 with いっそう少なく than four seconds to play. He 行方不明になるd to send the Volunteers (14-11, 6-6) to their third loss in five games.
"They finished it the way they 手配中の，お尋ね者 to and we didn´t," Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. "We needed to make one 不快な／攻撃 play and we didn´t do it. And they did."
BIG PICTURE
Tennessee: The Volunteers´ NCAA 小旅行する nament hopes took a 攻撃する，衝突する but they can still get 支援する の上に the 泡 負かす／撃墜する the stretch. They play Auburn twice and Kentucky once in their last six games.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks have won eight of 11 and can see the postseason glowing. They´re playing confidently even without Justin Minaya, out until at least March with a thumb 傷害.
THE RETURN
Former South Carolina guard P.J. Dozier was 認めるd during a timeout. The タイミング was 利益／興味ing considering South Carolina received a notice of 主張s from the NCAA on Thursday, which について言及するd Dozier.
Former assistant coach Lamont Evans is 申し立てられた／疑わしい to have 受託するd 賄賂s from a sports 機関 代表者／国会議員 to steer Dozier toward that 機関. ツバメ, South Carolina nor Dozier were 申し立てられた／疑わしい to have committed any NCAA 違反 in the notice.
ツバメ said he is 確信して that nothing will 反映する negatively on South Carolina, or 脅す 業績／成就s from Dozier´s teams. He was the point guard during the Gamecocks´ run to the 2017 Final Four.
"This is an 孤立するd 事柄 about a one-time visit between a guy that I brought into the 商売／仕事 and the people that got in trouble," ツバメ said. "It does not 伴う／関わる any of our student-競技者s, it does not 伴う／関わる our staff."
NOT SO FAST
The Gamecocks and Volunteers 連合させるd for 52 fouls.
In the game in Knoxville, they had 51.
UP NEXT
Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt Tuesday in a quick turnaround. The Commodores are living in the 地階 of the SEC standings.
South Carolina is at Mississippi 明言する／公表する on Wednesday. It will be the first of two games with the Bulldogs over 13 days.
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