Overview
- Tennessee improved to 7-0 with the Las Vegas victory, while Houston fell to 6-1 in the early-season event.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points to lead the Volunteers, with Jaylen Carey adding 13 and Bishop Boswell contributing 10 including two late free throws.
- Houston endured a second-half drought of 7:24 without a point and 7:42 without a field goal, during which Tennessee surged ahead with a 10-0 run.
- Cougars guard Emanuel Sharp was limited by early foul trouble, playing 21 minutes and finishing with eight points after sitting most of the first half.
- Kingston Flemings paced Houston with a career-high 25 points, Milos Uzan scored 17 and missed a half-court heave at the buzzer, and both teams are set to play again Wednesday or Thursday against opponents to be determined.