Estrella and Okpara lead No. 23 Tennessee to dominant 78-59 win over South Carolina
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Meechie Johnson - Scores 20 in loss Johnson ended with 20 points (6-13 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 6-10 FT), two rebounds, four assists and one steal across 32 minutes during Tuesday's 78-59 loss to Tennessee.
Impact Johnson was the only Gamecock starter to score more than seven points as South Carolina lost for the 14th time in the last 16 games. The 6-2 senior has had a solid last SEC campaign with a team-high 19.8 points on 41.7 percent from the field, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals. The Gamecocks are likely to be the 16 seed in the SEC tournament. They close the regular season at Ole Miss with a chance to stay out of the SEC basement.
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J.P. Estrella - Puts up 22 points, seven boards Estrella amassed 22 points (10-13 FG, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and three assists over 27 minutes during Tuesday's 78-59 victory over South Carolina.
Impact Estrella and Felix Okpara owned the area near the basket and went a combined 20-of-27 from the field (74.1 percent). The 6-11 sophomore fell one point shy of his season high and equaled his season high in assists. After missing a pair of games with a foot injury, Estrella has played a combined 49 minutes in his last two games. He did not play in the Feb. 21 win over Vanderbilt. The Volunteers and Commodores finish the regular season on Saturday.
16 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Felix Okpara - Scores 20 in win Okpara had 20 points (10-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and eight rebounds across 28 minutes during Tuesday's 78-59 victory over South Carolina.
Impact Okpara equaled his season high as the Volunteers owned the paint even without Nate Ament (ankle). The 6-11 senior has scored 15 points or more three times in his last five games after only hitting that mark previously. In that five-game span, the forward has averaged 13.8 points on 73.8 percent from the field with 7.2 rebounds. Tennessee plays Vanderbilt in the regular season finale on Saturday. Okpara battled foul trouble in the win over the Commodores on Feb. 21. He finished with eight points and four boards in 16 minutes.
16 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Ja'Kobi Gillespie - Drops 12 dimes Gillespie produced eight points (3-9 FG, 0-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, a career-high 12 assists and two steals in 34 minutes during Tuesday's 78-59 victory over South Carolina.
Impact Gillespie had a rough shooting game, but was able to set up Felix Okpara and J.P. Estrella repeatedly in the paint. He was held to single-digit scoring for the first time since the season opener, a stretch of 28 straight games. It was his first double-digit assist game of the season and second of his career. The Volunteers close up the regular season by hosting Vanderbilt. Gillespie had 17 points in the Feb. 21 win over the Commodores.
16 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Myles Stute - Cleared to play Tuesday Stute (concussion) is available for Tuesday's game against Tennessee.
Impact Stute will return from a two-game absence due to a concussion. The senior should reclaim his spot in the starting lineup Tuesday night. He's averaging 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds across 24.2 minutes per game this season.
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Tennessee's Nate Ament won't play Tuesday at South Carolina after injuring his leg against Alabama
Tennessee freshman Nate Ament won’t play Tuesday at South Carolina because of a leg injury that knocked him out of the 23rd-ranked Volunteers’ loss to Alabama on Saturday1 DAY AGO • Associated Press
