South Carolina State Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Volunteers

FINAL

Dec 30, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
SCST	25	29	54
TENN	41	64	105

Game Recap

Gillespie scores 21 to lead No. 19 Tennessee's rout of South Carolina State 105-54. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 21 points and eight assists to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 105-54 win over South Carolina State on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Cameron Clark	9	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
5Owen Bronston Jr.	22	2-9	1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
10Jayden Johnson	26	9-17	4-6	3-4	3	3	1	0	1	2	25
1Florian Tenebay	28	1-6	0-1	3-7	0	2	2	0	3	1	5
22James Morrow	15	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	5
7Derwin Hodge Jr.	18	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	3	0
23D'Shay Knights Wright	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
32Teon Tindal	12	1-3	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
15Tim Okojie	16	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	0	1	2	0	4	2
30Rayniel Wright	20	2-4	0-0	2-4	4	3	0	0	1	3	6
0Noah Treadwell	18	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
14Jamal Miles	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	19-5534.5%	6-2030.0%	10-2050.0%	16	9	9	2	9	23	54

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	23	6-10	0-3	4-7	7	0	0	0	3	0	16
6DeWayne Brown II	14	2-2	0-0	3-4	2	1	0	0	1	4	7
34Felix Okpara	24	3-3	0-0	3-4	5	0	2	4	0	1	9
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	28	7-12	3-8	4-4	3	8	1	0	0	1	21
3Bishop Boswell	19	2-2	1-1	0-0	5	6	1	0	3	2	5
13J.P. Estrella	19	6-9	0-0	0-2	10	3	0	1	2	3	12
23Jaylen Carey	23	5-9	0-0	3-6	10	2	0	0	1	1	13
35Ethan Burg	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
24Troy Henderson	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	6	0	0	0	1	3
4Clarence Massamba	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Amari Evans	13	5-6	2-3	2-5	5	2	0	1	0	2	14
77Amaree Abram	11	1-5	1-3	0-1	2	1	2	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	39-6460.9%	8-2334.8%	19-3357.6%	50	30	6	7	10	16	105

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSCSTTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by South Carolina State.
(19:37) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(19:37) Jayden Johnson Steal.
(19:33) Cameron Clark misses dunk.
(19:33) Felix Okpara Block.
(19:30) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Foul on Cameron Clark.
+1 (19:25) Felix Okpara makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:25) Felix Okpara makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(19:05) James Morrow misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:58) Nate Ament makes 3-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
04
(18:40) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(18:30) Cameron Clark misses dunk.
(18:27) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:17) Nate Ament makes 16-foot jumper.
06
(17:54) Cameron Clark bad pass turnover.
(17:54) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(17:48) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(17:48) Florian Tenebay Steal.
(17:41) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (17:41) Florian Tenebay makes free throw 1 of 2.
16
(17:41) Florian Tenebay misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:40) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Nate Ament misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:17) James Morrow Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:57) Jayden Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Owen Bronston Jr. assists).
46
+3 (16:44) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
49
+2 (16:16) Jayden Johnson makes 19-foot jumper.
69
(16:04) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(16:04) Tim Okojie Steal.
(15:57) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:54) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Bishop Boswell bad pass turnover.
(15:36) James Morrow Steal.
(15:16) Jayden Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Cameron Clark misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:48) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Cameron Clark.
(14:37) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:37) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:37) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:36) Derwin Hodge Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Noah Treadwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:12) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) Amari Evans makes layup.
611
(14:11) Foul on Rayniel Wright.
(14:11) Amari Evans misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:11) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(14:06) Amaree Abram misses 4-foot jumper.
(14:03) Rayniel Wright Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) Rayniel Wright misses 12-foot jumper.
(13:45) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:34) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:34) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(13:18) Jayden Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:18) Amaree Abram Steal.
(13:03) Amari Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:00) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(12:58) Amaree Abram misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:55) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(12:50) Foul on James Morrow.
+1 (12:50) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
612
+1 (12:50) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
613
(12:24) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(12:21) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Clarence Massamba misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(11:59) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(11:59) Derwin Hodge Jr. Steal.
(11:29) Jayden Johnson misses 21-foot jumper.
(11:29) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:29) team shot clock turnover .
(11:12) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(11:08) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
615
(10:43) Foul on Troy Henderson.
(10:43) Jayden Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:43) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:43) Jayden Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
715
+2 (10:23) Ethan Burg makes layup (J.P. Estrella assists).
717
(9:50) Teon Tindal traveling turnover.
+2 (9:44) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
719
(9:12) Jayden Johnson misses 16-foot jumper.
(9:09) James Morrow Offensive Rebound.
(9:09) James Morrow misses layup.
(9:09) J.P. Estrella Block.
(9:09) South Carolina State Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (8:59) James Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayden Johnson assists).
1019
(8:45) Foul on Tim Okojie.
(8:45) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:45) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:45) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
1020
+2 (8:16) Jayden Johnson makes 18-foot jumper.
1220
+2 (8:08) Jaylen Carey makes 3-foot dunk (J.P. Estrella assists).
1222
(7:27) Jayden Johnson misses 6-foot jumper.
(7:24) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(7:23) Florian Tenebay Steal.
+3 (7:19) Jayden Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Florian Tenebay assists).
1522
(7:04) Foul on Noah Treadwell.
(6:58) Foul on Rayniel Wright.
+1 (6:58) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1523
+1 (6:58) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1524
+2 (6:33) Jayden Johnson makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1724
(6:25) Foul on Jayden Johnson.
(6:25) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:25) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:25) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
1725
(6:09) Florian Tenebay misses layup.
(6:09) Felix Okpara Block.
(6:04) Derwin Hodge Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:58) Jayden Johnson makes 12-foot jumper.
1925
(5:39) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:36) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:34) Felix Okpara makes 5-foot dunk.
1927
(5:15) Noah Treadwell misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:12) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on D'Shay Knights Wright.
(5:08) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:07) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(4:51) Foul on Jayden Johnson.
(4:51) Nate Ament misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:51) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:51) Nate Ament makes free throw 2 of 2.
1928
(4:51) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
+2 (4:26) Rayniel Wright makes 5-foot jumper.
2128
+2 (4:15) Nate Ament makes layup.
2130
(4:15) Foul on Noah Treadwell.
+1 (4:15) Nate Ament makes free throw 1 of 1.
2131
(3:59) James Morrow bad pass turnover.
(3:59) Felix Okpara Steal.
(3:34) Foul on Owen Bronston Jr..
+1 (3:34) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2132
+1 (3:34) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2133
(3:09) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(3:04) Teon Tindal misses layup.
(3:04) Felix Okpara Block.
(2:59) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:47) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bishop Boswell assists).
2136
(2:17) Jayden Johnson misses layup.
(2:17) Jayden Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(2:16) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (2:16) Jayden Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2236
+1 (2:16) Jayden Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2336
(1:54) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(1:54) Derwin Hodge Jr. Steal.
(1:43) Noah Treadwell bad pass turnover.
(1:43) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (1:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
2338
(1:10) Florian Tenebay misses 10-foot jumper.
(1:07) Rayniel Wright Offensive Rebound.
(0:46) James Morrow misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:44) James Morrow Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:42) James Morrow makes 11-foot jumper.
2538
+2 (0:36) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes layup.
2540
(0:15) Owen Bronston Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:14) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:14) Foul on Derwin Hodge Jr..
(0:14) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:14) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:14) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:13) D'Shay Knights Wright Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Jayden Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Ethan Burg Block.
(0:02) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Foul on Derwin Hodge Jr..
+1 (0:00) Amari Evans makes free throw 1 of 3.
2541
(0:00) Amari Evans misses free throw 2 of 3.
(0:00) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:00) Amari Evans misses free throw 3 of 3.
(0:00) Jayden Johnson Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SCST

TENN

54Points105

19-55(34.5%)Field Goal(%)39-64(60.9%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

10-20(50.0%)Free Throw(%)19-33(57.6%)

16(6)Rebounds(Offensive)52(20)

9Assists30

9Steals6

2Blocks7

10Turnovers10

23(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

0Largest Lead51

Game Details

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 18,279 (84.3%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: TENN -44.5

over/under: 147.5