No. 8 Tennessee tops USC Upstate 80-60
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes talks to his players during an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina-Upstate on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Randy Sartin/Pool Photo via AP)

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes talks to his players during an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina-Upstate on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Randy Sartin/Pool Photo via AP)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:33 PM EST
Tennessee's Jaden Springer (11) shoots against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Tennessee's Jaden Springer (11) shoots against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:27 PM EST
Tennessee's Keon Johnson (45) is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Tommy Bruner (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Tennessee's Keon Johnson (45) is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Tommy Bruner (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:29 PM EST
Tennessee's Jaden Springer, right, is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Everette Hammond, center, during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Tennessee's Jaden Springer, right, is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Everette Hammond, center, during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:29 PM EST
Tennessee's Jaden Springer, left, is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Tommy Bruner (10) and Jatayveous Watson, right, during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Tennessee's Jaden Springer, left, is guarded by South Carolina-Upstate's Tommy Bruner (10) and Jatayveous Watson, right, during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:25 PM EST
Tennessee's John Fulkerson scores against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Tennessee's John Fulkerson scores against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Dec. 23, 2020 08:26 PM EST