Overview
- Tipoff is 3 p.m. EST at Food City Center with streaming on SEC Network+.
- Tennessee is 8-3 after an 83-62 win over No. 11 Louisville as Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points with 20 after halftime.
- Gardner-Webb enters 2-12 and is still seeking its first Division I victory of the season.
- Former Vol D.J. Jefferson will play for Gardner-Webb against Tennessee after appearing in one game for the Vols in 2023-24.
- Tennessee ranks 25th in field goals allowed per game and 34th in opponent 3-point percentage, while Gardner-Webb ranks near the bottom nationally in scoring and points allowed.