Overview
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie paced the Volunteers with 21 points and eight assists without a turnover.
- Tennessee overwhelmed the Bulldogs on the glass 52-16 and controlled the paint by the same 52-16 margin.
- Two Vols posted double-doubles, with Jaylen Carter at 13 points and 10 rebounds and J.P. Estrella at 12 and 10.
- The Vols shot 60.9% from the field and recorded their first 100-point game of the season.
- Jayden Johnson scored 25 for South Carolina State, which fell to 1-14, as Tennessee improved to 10-3 and visits Arkansas on Saturday.