The Lady Vols changed their Sunday routine against a top 10 opponent on Feb. 8. They didn’t wait until the second half to unravel. No. 3 South Carolina outscored Tennessee by 12 points in the last seven minutes of the first half on the way to a 93-50 victory at Colonial Life Arena. The Lady Vols’ second-quarter fade was just a warmup to their foldup. As overmatched as they looked in the final minutes of the first half against South Carolina – and as overwhelmed as they were in a 30-point loss to Connecticut on Feb. 1 - they hadn’t bottomed out. The worst was yet to come. The way they opened the third quarter, you might have wondered if coach Kim Caldwell’s halftime message was something...
