Overview
- Illinois beat Tennessee 75-62 at Bridgestone Arena to improve to 7-2, snapping a five-game neutral-site skid against ranked opponents and giving Brad Underwood his first win over the Vols.
- Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler scored 16 points apiece, Kylan Boswell added 15, and the Illini finished with only six turnovers.
- Illinois forced 13 Tennessee turnovers and went 11-for-28 from three to counter the Vols’ 46-31 rebounding advantage and Tennessee’s 8-for-18 free-throw shooting.
- Tennessee dropped to 7-3 with its third consecutive loss, as Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Vols with 15 points.
- Separately in football, Tennessee and Illinois will meet in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), with FanDuel opening the Vols as 6.5-point favorites in the programs’ first-ever meeting on the gridiron.