Victor Bailey drilled 7 out of 10 points out of 3 and set a career record of 29 points to lead Tennessee, overtaking South Carolina.
The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but what turned out to be a false positive COVID-19 test for a Tennessee player led to a one-day delay.
John Fulkerson scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, Jaden Springer added 16 points and Yves Pons made 10 for the Volunteers (15-5, 8-5 Southeast Conference).
AJ Lawson led the Gamecocks (5-10, 3-8) with 20 points.
No. 22 Loyola Chicago 54, Valparaiso 52
Keith Clemons scored 16 points, Cameron Krutwig added 13 and No. 22 Loyola Chicago made a defensive stop in the final seconds to finish Valparaíso.
The Ramblers (19-4, 14-2 Missouri Valley Conference) won 12 out of 13 and extended their winning streak at home to 20 games. Loyola lost his previous game, 51-50, in overtime at Drake on Sunday.
Zion Morgan had 15 points and Ben Krikke and Goodnews Kpegeol had 10 points each for Valparaiso (8-15, 5-9).
No. 23 Kansas 59, Kansas State 41
Marcus Garrett scored 14 points, Jalen Wilson added 11 and Kansas beat Kansas State.
The Jayhawks (16-7, 10-5 Big 12) held the Wildcats in a low season in points, despite an offensive performance ho-hum.
Dajuan Gordon scored 12 points for Kansas State. The Wildcats (5-18, 1-13) lost a school record of 13 straight games and Kansas won four consecutive double-digit games.