Overview
- Reserve center J.P. Estrella delivered 23 points and 10 rebounds for a career-best double-double.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 21 points with 7 assists, and freshman Nate Ament posted 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
- North Florida went scoreless for the final 6:13 of the first half as Tennessee turned a two-point edge into a 47-30 halftime lead.
- Tennessee improved to 3-0 despite the absence of starting guard Bishop Boswell, who is day-to-day with a right foot injury.
- North Florida fell to 0-2 after an earlier 40-point loss to No. 3 Florida, with road tests at Gonzaga and Miami ahead; Tennessee hosts Rice on Monday.