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South Carolina Falls 85-45 to Tennessee - Recap
The battle between Tennessee and South Carolina didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as South Carolina was handed a 85-45 defeat on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Tennessee won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -23.5-point spread as favorites.
Josiah-Jordan James had 18 points for Tennessee and Jahmai Mashack chipped in with 14 points. Zakai Zeigler had 11 assists for them, while Olivier Nkamhoua was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
South Carolina got 18 points from Hayden Brown in a losing cause and another 7 points from Jacobi Wright. Jacobi Wright contributed 3 assists for them, while Josh Gray had 10 rebounds.
Tennessee led at halftime, $HalfScore.
Tennessee had a 30-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Tennessee heads into a battle against Arkansas. South Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Mississippi State.