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Tennessee basketball vs. USC Upstate: Live stream, game time, TV, radio

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 21: Detailed view of the Tennessee Volunteers logo which is seen on a cheerleader megaphone during a game against the Florida Gators at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 21, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 62-57. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
KNOXVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 21: Detailed view of the Tennessee Volunteers logo which is seen on a cheerleader megaphone during a game against the Florida Gators at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 21, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 62-57. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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The Spartans travel from South Carolina to visit the Tennessee basketball Volunteers.

Two days after their second straight game of scoring over 100 points, Tennessee basketball takes the court again with a 5-0 record Wednesday evening. This will be its final game before Christmas and before SEC play.

Heading into town are the University of South Carolina Upstate Spartans from Spartanburg, S.C. for only the second meeting between the two schools in history. USC Upstate comes in with an 0-7 record on the season so far.

Ranked No. 8 in both polls, Tennessee basketball most recently beat the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 102-66 while USC Upstate most recently lost to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans way back on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Here is all the information you need for this matchup.

USC Upstate Spartans at Tennessee Volunteers

When: Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. ET

Where: Thompson-Boling Arena; Knoxville, Tenn.

TV: SEC Network

Live stream: WatchESPN

Radio: Vol Network

Listen online: UTSports

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Led by third-year head coach Dave Dickerson, USC Upstate is having a disappointing winless start to a year in which it returned all five starters and its top eight rotational players overall from a last year’s team that went 13-20 overall and 7-11 in the Big South Conference. Only UNC Greensboro and the Georgia Southern Eagles have failed to beat them by double digits.

Coming into this game, the Vols have only allowed more than 60 points once so far this year and has one of the top-rated defenses in the country. However, USC Upstate’s issue is defense, as it allows 86 points a game, and UT has shown that it’s capable of scoring at a high level as well.

In the previous meeting between these two schools, the Vols won 74-65. That took place in November of 2013, which was the beginning of Cuonzo Martin’s final season on Rocky Top, one that saw UT make it to the Sweet 16. Ironically, Tennessee basketball’s next game after this one will be against Martin.

Rick Barnes’ team will have a week off and begin conference play at the Missouri Tigers on Dec. 30. USC Upstate, meanwhile, began Big South play in two games against the Winthrop Eagles on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Sunday, Dec. 13. They will continue conference play at the High Point Panthers on Wednesday, Dec. 30 and Thursday, Dec. 31 after this game.

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