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Turner's 25 leads No. 21 Tennessee past South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After a listless performance in a loss to Missouri, Tennessee coach Rick Barnes told his players it was going to be a long season if they couldn't get points off the bench.

Lamonte Turner didn't start but matched his career high with 25 points, and reserve forward Derrick Walker added 10 to help the 12th-ranked Volunteers (13-5, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) to a 70-63 win over South Carolina on Saturday night.

Tennessee's reserves scored a season-high 39 points.

"We can't get locked into a seven-man rotation," said Barnes, who got at least 10 minutes off the bench from four different players.