South Carolina Gamecocks

3rdin Southeastern Conference · 12-18

Ugh, no.

South Carolina Gamecocks lost to the Tennessee Volunteers

Ranked #23 · 21-9 78 – 59

12-18

Final · Tue, Mar 3

Game Details

Colonial Life Arena (Columbia) · 10,517 fans · SEC Network

Highlights

Estrella and Okpara lead No. 23 Tennessee to dominant 78-59 win over South Carolina

J.P. Estrella scored 22 points, Felix Okpara added 20 and No. 23 Tennessee rolled past South Carolina 78-59 on Tuesday night to stop a two-game skid.

Recap via ESPN

1:10 Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks: Game Highlights

1:18 Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks: Game Highlights

0:14 Felix Okpara gets up for the beautiful flush

0:24 J.P. Estrella throws down powerful slam vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

Clips play on ESPN

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia

Line Score

	1	2	T
TENN	40	38	78
SC	28	31	59

Game Flow

TENN SC

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run5-0

20Largest Lead0

0 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · South Carolina Gamecocks

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Tennessee Volunteers

J.P. Estrella · 22Points
Ja'Kobi Gillespie · 12Assists
Felix Okpara · 8Rebounds

South Carolina Gamecocks

Meechie Johnson · 20Points
Meechie Johnson · 4Assists
Nordin Kapic · 4Rebounds

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team	GB
Florida	-
Arkansas	3
Alabama	3
Vanderbilt	5
Tennessee	5
Texas A&M	5
Georgia	6
Kentucky	6
Missouri	6
Texas	7
Auburn	9
Oklahoma	9
Mississippi State	11
Ole Miss	12
South Carolina	12
LSU	13

Team Stats

Tennessee VolunteersSouth Carolina Gamecocks

Shooting

33-61, 54% Field Goals 18-49, 37%

4-14, 29% 3-Pointers 9-27, 33%

8-12, 67% Free Throws 14-20, 70%

Possessions

34 Rebounds 23

11 Offensive Rebounds 8

22 Assists 10

9 Steals 4

1 Blocks 3

6 Turnovers 11

14 Fouls 12

Scoring

56 Points in Paint 18

11 Fast Break Points 7

20 Largest Lead 0

Box Score

Tennessee Volunteers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
F. OkparaF	20	8	0	28	10-14	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	3	5	3
J. CareyF	5	5	1	15	1-5	0-0	3-6	0	0	0	3	2	2
A. EvansG	7	3	2	32	3-6	0-1	1-2	0	3	1	1	2	0
J. GillespieG	8	2	12	34	3-9	0-4	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	2
B. BoswellG	6	3	2	29	2-8	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	3
Bench
D. Brown IIF	2	0	0	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
J.P. EstrellaF	22	7	3	27	10-13	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	2	5	1
E. BurgG	8	1	1	18	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1
T. HendersonG	0	1	1	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
N. AmentF	DNP: Did not play
C. PhillipsF	DNP: Did not play
C. DuncanG	DNP: Did not play
G. PaullG	DNP: Did not play
C. MassambaG	DNP: Did not play
A. AbramG	DNP: Did not play
G. HurstG	DNP: Did not play
Team	78	34	22		33-61	4-14	8-12	6	9	1	11	23	14

South Carolina Gamecocks ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
E. StrongF	3	0	0	11	1-4	1-3	0-2	0	0	1	0	0	0
M. SharavjamtsG	4	2	0	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	4
K. KnoxG	7	4	2	29	2-4	1-1	2-2	2	2	0	3	1	3
M. JohnsonG	20	2	4	32	6-13	2-6	6-10	3	1	0	0	2	0
M. StuteG	0	2	1	15	0-4	0-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Bench
N. KapicF	13	4	1	24	4-6	3-5	2-2	2	0	0	2	2	2
C. EssandokoF	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
EJ WalkerF	5	3	2	22	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	2	1	2
J. ButlerF	2	1	0	13	0-3	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0
G. PolkG	3	0	0	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1
E. SparkmanG	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. EllisG	2	0	0	15	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
H. AssemianF	DNP: Did not play
A. YarmahG	DNP: Did not play
C. ScottG	DNP: Did not play
Team	59	23	10		18-49	9-27	14-20	11	4	3	8	15	12

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