Top-ranked Tennessee rolled into Columbia to face the South Carolina Gamecocks, knowing they were in for a fight. What they didn’t know was that key sixth man Jordan Bowden would tweak his knee in shootaround and have to sit this one out.
That was the report from the SEC Network crew just minutes into the game, at least. Sure enough, Jalen Johnson entered the game at the first break, with Bowden still sitting on the bench with his sweats on.
Bowden has proven to be a key piece coming off of the bench for the Vols this year.