Overview
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie posted 15 points with nine assists, and Amaree Abram matched him with 15 as Tennessee spread the scoring load.
- Tennessee overpowered the glass 50–25, shot 54% from the field, and held Gardner-Webb to 34.5% overall and 7-of-30 from three.
- Freshman DeWayne Brown II grabbed 14 rebounds, while Jaylen Carey and J.P. Estrella added 12 and 10 points to build a 52–19 halftime cushion.
- Former Vol D.J. Jefferson scored 13 for Gardner-Webb, which dropped to 2-13 and remained winless on the road.
- The Vols improved to 9-3 with their 87th straight week in the polls intact and will host South Carolina State on Dec. 30 before opening SEC play at Arkansas on Jan. 3.