The No. 22 Vols (11-4, 1-1 SEC) bludgeoned Texas (9-6, 0-2) on the interior, racking up 44 points in the paint in the win at Food City Center. Adding to the dominant interior performance was senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, who finished with a career-high 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting and 5-of-8 from three-point range.

Tennessee basketball beat Gardner-Webb with a stifling defense to tie a school record with a 43rd straight non-conference home win.

It was a game of utter domination for Lady Vols basketball, which is exactly what it should have been. It was also a much-needed confidence-booster for No. 18 Tennessee, which was coming off two rough performances on the road. The Lady Vols (7-2) ran away ...

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Tennessee basketball dropped its SEC opener 86-75 to Arkansas. The Vols' missed free throws and underperforming post players were two main factors.

No. 14 Illinois (6-2) gets one more crack at a top non-conference opponent before the opening of the Big Ten season, and it comes against No. 13 Tennessee (7-2) on Saturday in Nashville (7 p.m. CT, ESPN) in a rematch of last season's barnburner in Champaign.

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Tennessee basketball coaches are using balloons in practice to reduce the team's high number of turnovers. This method was inspired by associate head coach Justin Gainey's time at Marquette. The strategy has shown early success, with turnover numbers ...

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