No. 22 Tennessee (16-6, 7-3 SEC) captured its fifth consecutive Southeastern Conference victory Saturday.
Tennessee defeated the Gamecocks (13-9, 4-6 SEC), 81-57, Saturday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.
The win was Tennessee’s second against South Carolina this season.
Tennessee’s Josiah-Jordan James and Zakai Zeigler each had scoring career-highs.
James, who was playing in his home state, scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half. Zeigler had 18 points, all in the second half.
The Vols made 14 three-point attempts.
Santiago Vescovi added 13 points. Kennedy Chandler totaled 11 points and 10 assists for Tennessee, which led 33-29 at halftime.
Devin Carter and Erik Stevenson had 13 points each for South Carolina.
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