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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayTennessee78
Final
Tuesday, March 3, 2026Colonial Life ArenaAll Charlottesville sports
FinalFinalSEC NetworkPlay by play
12T
TENN403878
SC283159
Final

Tennessee beats South Carolina 78-59

#23 Tennessee Volunteers beat South Carolina Gamecocks 78-59 on Tuesday at Colonial Life Arena.

The first half made the difference: Tennessee outscored South Carolina 40-28.

Tennessee shot 54% to 37% and won the boards 34-23.

For Tennessee, J.P. Estrella (F): 22. For South Carolina, Meechie Johnson (G): 20.

Tennessee improves to 21-9. South Carolina falls to 12-18.

Attendance: 10,517.

Full recap at ESPN: Estrella and Okpara lead No. 23 Tennessee to dominant 78-59 win over South Carolina

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#13
TENN · PointsJ.P. Estrella F22
#0
TENN · AssistsJa'Kobi Gillespie G12
#34
TENN · ReboundsFelix Okpara F8
#5
SC · PointsMeechie Johnson G20
#5
SC · AssistsMeechie Johnson G4
#45
SC · ReboundsNordin Kapic F4
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
F. Okpara F282010-140-10-080100353
J. Carey F1551-50-03-651000322
A. Evans G3273-60-11-232031120
J. Gillespie G3483-90-42-2212120022
B. Boswell G2962-82-40-032210033
D. Brown II F1021-10-00-000000001
J.P. Estrella F272210-130-02-273200251
E. Burg G1883-42-30-011030011
T. Henderson G700-10-10-011000011
Team7833-614-148-123422691112314

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