Without Julian Phillips and late-scratch Tyreke Key, the Vols found themselves in a precarious position, down two contributors and having lost two-straight and five of the last seven.
But Josiah-Jordan James returned to the court after missing UT’s last four games and scored 18 points to lead all scorers in Tennessee’s blistering 85-45 win against South Carolina.
Tennessee led for the majority of the first — in fact, the Gamecocks took a 4-3 lead with 17:47 left in the half, but the Vols answered with a 16-1 run and never looked back.
Zakai Ziegler hit two 3s and a jumper during that run, and for the half, he ended up with eight points, five assists, two steals and two turnovers.