Chris Lofton drilled a three-pointer with 11.4 seconds to play to lift fourth-ranked Tennessee to an 89-87 victory over South Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.
The lead see-sawed back and forth in the final minute and South Carolina grabbed an 87-86 edge on a tough layup by Dominique Archie with 20.8 seconds remaining. Lofton, though, had the answer with a shot from about 24 feet to put Tennessee back in front.
South Carolina still had time, but Devan Downey misfired on a three-pointer from the right wing and the loose ball went out of bounds off Tennessee with one second remaining. The Gamecocks tried to inbound the ball inside and could not get a shot as time expired.
