Georgia led a lackluster Tennessee 29-24 at halftime, but a 3-point shot by Chism two minutes into the second half seemed to ignite the Vols (19-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference). J.P. Prince dunked on an alley-oop pass from Bobby Maze to tie the game at 37.
The teams traded baskets as Trey Thompkins tried to single-handedly save the Bulldogs by scoring three straight baskets.
Maze hit a 3 and Prince had a three-point play followed by a dunk to give Tennessee a 57-50 lead with 6:24 left.
The Bulldogs (11-13, 3-8) used a strong inside presence to beat Tennessee 78-63 on Jan. 23, but it was the Vols who took command of the paint this time, scoring 46 inside. Tennessee also managed to limit Travis Leslie, who scored 19 in the first meeting, to only four points.
Thompkins led the Bulldogs with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Georgia has lost nine straight in Knoxville and is 0-9 in road games this season.
Through the first half, it appeared that Tennessee was on its way to only its second three-game losing skid under coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols lost to both Kentucky and Vanderbilt on the road last week.
A dunk by Thompkins launched a 12-2 run that helped Georgia take command of the first half.
Thompkins hit a pair of free throws that gave the Bulldogs a 23-15 lead with 6:12 in the first half.
The Bulldogs, the SEC's most accurate team from the charity stripe, hit 9 of 11 free throws in the first half but only reached the line twice in the second half.
Georgia also controlled the backboards, grabbing 22 rebounds in the first half compared to Tennessee's 16, and finished with four more boards than the Vols.
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