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No. 20 Tennessee Vols men's basketball vs. South Carolina video highlights, final score

brooks holton, knoxville news sentinel
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The Tennessee men's basketball team faces South Carolina on Saturday in another Southeastern Conference matchup.

The Vols defeated the Gamecocks 81-57. Tennessee's Josiah-Jordan James led all scorers with a career-high 20 points.

Ranked No. 20 in the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, Tennessee improved to 15-6 overall and 7-3 in the SEC with the victory.

South Carolina fell to 13-9 overall and 4-6 in the SEC with the loss.

Tennessee 81, South Carolina 57: Vols dominate Gamecocks behind Josiah-Jordan James, Zakai Zeigler

Check out the top plays from the game.

Tennessee's Zakai Zeigler gets hot from 3-point land vs. South Carolina

Helping Tennessee build its lead against South Carolina in the second half, Zakai Zeigler went on a tear from 3-point land. The freshman from Long Island, New York, made 3-pointers on two consecutive possessions and drilled a 2-point jumper during the Vols' next trip down the court.

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Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler gives Vols lead vs. South Carolina with 3-pointer

Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler gave the Vols a 26-24 lead against South Carolina with less than six minutes to play in the first half by draining a 3-pointer off a screen from teammate John Fulkerson.

Tennessee's Olivier Nkamhoua blocks South Carolina's Devin Carter

South Carolina's Devin Carter appeared to be going for a posterizing dunk over Tennessee's Olivier Nkamhoua but instead was on the other end of a resounding block by the Vols' big man that got his teammates exited on the bench.

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South Carolina's Wildens Leveque blocks Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler

South Carolina's Wildens Leveque pulled off a block from behind on a layup attempt from Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler during the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Leveque swatted the ball out of bounds.

South Carolina's Keyshawn Bryant blows past Tennessee defenders for layup

South Carolina's Keyshawn Bryant banked in a reverse layup to cut Tennessee's lead to 12-9 early in the first half.

Tennessee Vols men's basketball team warms up at South Carolina's Colonial Life Arena

The Volunteers and Gamecocks tipped off at 1 p.m. ET in Columbia, South Carolina, in a game broadcast on CBS.

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Tennessee next plays at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 9, against Mississippi State. South Carolina next plays at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, Feb. 8, against No. 7 Kentucky.

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