Tennessee Volunteers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

FINAL

Mar 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
TENN	40	38	78
SC	28	31	59

Game Recap

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.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Felix Okpara	28	10-14	0-1	0-0	8	0	0	0	1	3	20
23Jaylen Carey	15	1-5	0-0	3-6	5	1	0	0	0	2	5
1Amari Evans	32	3-6	0-1	1-2	3	2	3	1	0	0	7
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	34	3-9	0-4	2-2	2	12	2	0	1	2	8
3Bishop Boswell	29	2-8	2-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	3	6
6DeWayne Brown II	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
13J.P. Estrella	27	10-13	0-0	2-2	7	3	0	0	2	1	22
35Ethan Burg	18	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	3	0	0	1	8
24Troy Henderson	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0



TOTAL	-	33-6154.1%	4-1428.6%	8-1266.7%	30	22	9	1	6	14	78

SOUTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Elijah Strong	11	1-4	1-3	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
55Mike Sharavjamts	22	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	4	4
4Kobe Knox	29	2-4	1-1	2-2	4	2	2	0	2	3	7
5Meechie Johnson	32	6-13	2-6	6-10	2	4	1	0	3	0	20
10Myles Stute	15	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
24Nordin Kapic	24	4-6	3-5	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	2	13
2Christ Essandoko	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6EJ Walker	22	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2	5
0Jordan Butler	13	0-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
13Grant Polk	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3
14Eli Sparkman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Eli Ellis	15	0-4	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	18-4936.7%	9-2733.3%	14-2070.0%	19	10	4	3	11	12	59

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina.
(19:38) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(19:38) Mike Sharavjamts Steal.
(19:26) Myles Stute misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(19:23) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Bishop Boswell misses 9-foot step back jumpshot.
(19:12) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(19:12) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
+1 (19:12) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:12) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
(18:53) Elijah Strong misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:50) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(18:37) Felix Okpara misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:35) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(18:34) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(18:34) Myles Stute Block.
(18:30) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:29) Jaylen Carey makes layup.
40
(18:10) Myles Stute misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(17:56) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(17:56) Elijah Strong Block.
(17:53) Myles Stute Defensive Rebound.
(17:47) Mike Sharavjamts misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:43) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:34) Felix Okpara makes layup.
60
+3 (17:16) Elijah Strong makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myles Stute assists).
63
+3 (16:54) Bishop Boswell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
93
(16:39) Elijah Strong misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:35) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:30) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
113
(16:11) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (16:11) Kobe Knox makes free throw 1 of 2.
114
+1 (16:11) Kobe Knox makes free throw 2 of 2.
115
+2 (15:54) J.P. Estrella makes 5-foot hook shot (Bishop Boswell assists).
135
+3 (15:39) Meechie Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Knox assists).
138
+2 (15:16) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (J.P. Estrella assists).
158
(14:55) Kobe Knox bad pass turnover.
(14:55) Amari Evans Steal.
+2 (14:36) J.P. Estrella makes 6-foot hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
178
(14:11) Meechie Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(14:08) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(13:55) Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:54) South Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Nordin Kapic misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:32) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(13:24) Kobe Knox Steal.
(13:22) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (13:22) Nordin Kapic makes free throw 1 of 2.
179
+1 (13:22) Nordin Kapic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1710
(13:03) Troy Henderson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:02) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:02) Foul on EJ Walker.
+2 (12:50) Amari Evans makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Troy Henderson assists).
1910
(12:17) Eli Ellis misses 13-foot hook shot.
(12:15) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:01) DeWayne Brown II makes layup (J.P. Estrella assists).
2110
(11:43) Nordin Kapic bad pass turnover.
(11:43) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(11:32) J.P. Estrella 3 second turnover.
(11:23) Meechie Johnson misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(11:18) Nordin Kapic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) Nordin Kapic makes 27-foot three point jumper (EJ Walker assists).
2113
(11:00) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(11:00) Meechie Johnson Steal.
(10:56) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(10:56) Meechie Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:56) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:56) Meechie Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2114
(10:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:37) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Mike Sharavjamts misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(10:09) Troy Henderson Defensive Rebound.
(9:54) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:50) Mike Sharavjamts Defensive Rebound.
(9:34) Kobe Knox bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(9:30) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
+1 (9:30) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2214
+1 (9:30) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2314
(9:03) EJ Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:00) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Jaylen Carey misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:32) Christ Essandoko Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:22) Mike Sharavjamts makes layup.
2316
+2 (8:09) Felix Okpara makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2516
(7:34) Eli Ellis misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(7:32) EJ Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:30) EJ Walker makes layup.
2518
(7:04) Ethan Burg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:03) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(6:50) Foul on Ethan Burg.
+3 (6:48) Grant Polk makes 22-foot three point jumper (Meechie Johnson assists).
2521
(6:32) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(6:31) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:31) Foul on Mike Sharavjamts.
+2 (6:29) J.P. Estrella makes 1-foot dunk (Ethan Burg assists).
2721
(6:07) Meechie Johnson misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(6:04) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2921
(5:25) Grant Polk misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:22) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:08) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3121
(4:50) Meechie Johnson misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:48) South Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
+2 (4:28) Felix Okpara makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Amari Evans assists).
3321
+3 (4:10) Nordin Kapic makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3324
(3:41) J.P. Estrella misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:38) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(3:36) Felix Okpara misses 20-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:32) Meechie Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(3:21) Ethan Burg Steal.
+2 (3:17) Ethan Burg makes driving layup.
3524
(2:45) Meechie Johnson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:44) South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:44) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(2:30) Myles Stute misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:27) Kobe Knox Offensive Rebound.
(2:25) Kobe Knox misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:22) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(2:15) Kobe Knox Steal.
(2:11) Kobe Knox misses layup.
(2:11) Amari Evans Block.
(2:04) Nordin Kapic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:04) Nordin Kapic makes layup.
3526
(1:46) Foul on Kobe Knox.
(1:40) Foul on Nordin Kapic.
+2 (1:30) Amari Evans makes 2-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
3726
(1:13) Meechie Johnson bad pass turnover.
(1:13) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(1:05) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Kobe Knox Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:48) Meechie Johnson makes 4-foot pullup jump shot.
3728
+3 (0:40) Ethan Burg makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
4028
(0:03) Jordan Butler misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Ethan Burg Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

78Points59

33-61(54.1%)Field Goal(%)18-49(36.7%)

4-14(28.6%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)23(8)

22Assists10

9Steals4

1Blocks3

6Turnovers11

14(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

20Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Colonial Life Arena · Columbia, SC

attendance: 10,517 (58.4%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: TENN -10.5

over/under: 141.5