Overview
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie posted 15 points and nine assists, and Amaree Abrams added 15 as Tennessee moved to 9-3.
- Tennessee ripped off 17 straight points to take control and carried a 52-19 lead into halftime.
- DeWayne Brown II collected 14 rebounds, with Jaylen Carey scoring 12 and J.P. Estrella adding 10.
- The Vols won the boards 50-25, shot 54% from the field, and held Gardner-Webb to 7-for-30 from three.
- Former Tennessee guard D.J. Jefferson scored 13 for Gardner-Webb, while Vols guard Ethan Burg was out with an illness; Tennessee hosts South Carolina State on Dec. 30 before opening SEC play at Arkansas on Jan. 3.