University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, November 13
Knoxville, TN
7 PM
University of Tennessee
3-0,0-0SEC
83
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78
Tennessee State
2-2,0-0OVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee St. | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| Tennessee | 42 | 41 | 83 |
November 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's basketball team tallied an 83-78 win Friday night against Tennessee State at Food City Center.
No. 11/9 Tennessee (3-0) held the Tigers to 32.1 percent shooting, while junior guard Terrence Hill Jr., paced the team with 19 points.
The Volunteers missed six of their first eight shots and Tennessee State (1-3) claimed an 11-5 lead at the 13:09 mark. However, senior guard Dai Dai Ames rattled off a personal 8-0 run in just 1:17 seconds to put Tennessee on top by two exactly 100 seconds later. Ames had 11 of the team's 13 points at that time.
Tennessee State went back up by five, but the Volunteers responded to take a lead they would not relinquish. A pair of 7-0 runs—the first was exclusively by Hill and took 47 seconds, while the second was 55 ticks—sandwiched around two free throws by the visitors, who went 5:33 without a field goal and 2:51 without a point, made it 33-25 with 4:19 left in the stanza.
The margin remained eight in the closing seconds of the half, but Tennessee State senior forward Aaron Bradshaw hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the teams into the locker room with a 42-37 tally. The Volunteers held the Tigers to 10-of-36 (27.8 percent) shooting, but they had 11 offensive rebounds and shot 12-of-12 at the stripe.
Tennessee scored the initial five points after the break to take its first double-digit lead, 47-37, just 47 seconds into the action. The Tigers twice pulled within eight, but the second time the Volunteers countered with six straight points in 78 seconds to earn a 57-43 cushion with 12:56 to play.
After shooting 14-of-60 through 32-plus minutes, Tennessee State made seven field goals in a row to claw its deficit down to seven, 73-66, with 3:38 left. The Tigers did not get any closer until just 32 seconds remained on the clock, but the Volunteers held strong for the victory.
In addition to his team-leading point total, Hill topped the Volunteers with five assists, as well as shot 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Sophomore guard Jalen Haralson notched 15 points, four assists and a 7-of-10 clip from the free-throw line.
Sixth-year guard Tyler Lundblade logged 14 points and shot a perfect 9-of-9 at the stripe, good for his most makes in a game as a collegian and the most makes without a miss by a Volunteer since Dec. 16, 2025. Ames finished with 11 points, while junior guard Juke Harris had eight to go along with a game-best 10 rebounds.
Senior guard Ty-Laur Johnson led all players with both 22 points, eight of which came in the last 32 seconds, and seven assists. He matched Lundblade with a 9-of-9 free-throw clip, but Tennessee limited him to a 6-of-15 mark from the floor and forced him into four turnovers. Sophomore guard Jayden Jones chipped in 13 points, while no other Tiger reached double figures.
The Volunteers shot 10-of-28 (35.7 percent) from 3-point range, their most makes from beyond the arc since Dec. 21, 2025.
At the other end, Tennessee allowed just an 8-of-30 (26.7 percent) mark from deep, as well as a 25-of-78 (32.1 percent) ledger overall.
Up next for the Volunteers is a top-15 showdown with fifth-ranked Michigan State, with action set for Tuesday at 9 p.m., live on ESPN2 from Food City Center.
To keep up with the University of Tennessee men's basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook.
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS POSTGAME NOTES
• Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes now owns 864 victories in his career, still good for second-most among all active Division I head coaches and in the No. 10 spot all-time (min. 10 years in Division I).
• In addition, the 864 victories put Barnes in a tie with Bob Huggins for ninth place on the Division I-only wins list.
• Tennessee remained perfect in its series with Tennessee State, improving its record to 8-0, all in Knoxville.
• The Volunteers' eight victories over the Tigers are by an average of 13.0 points per game, with five wins by 21-plus points and six by 16-plus.
• Friday marked the sixth time in eight series matchups Tennessee has scored at least 81 points versus the Tigers.
• The Volunteers moved to 18-0 all-time against the current OVC membership, good for its second-most victories against any conference without a loss.
• Barnes, meanwhile, improved to 5-0 against the OVC's current schools, all at Tennessee, with a 3-0 ledger against the Tigers and a 2-0 mark versus UT Martin.
• Tennessee claimed its 47th consecutive non-conference home win, extending the program record that spans seven seasons and dates to Dec. 8, 2020, in the 2020-21 season opener.
• The Volunteers are now 38-9 (.809) against in-state competition with Barnes at the helm, including 21-4 (.840) in their last 25 such games.
• This is the fourth year in a row Tennessee has won at least its first three games of the season, dating to 2023-24.
• The two sides combined for 26 fouls in the first half, as the Volunteers committed 14 and the Tigers committed 12.
• Tennessee last made double-digit 3-pointers on Dec. 21, 2025, when it went 10-of-31 versus Gardner-Webb.
• The Tigers finished with 24 offensive rebounds, the first Tennessee opponent to reach 20-plus since Texas A&M has 23 on Jan. 28, 2020.
• The last opposing player, prior to Johnson, to shoot at least 9-of-9 from the stripe was Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr., who went 11-of-11 on Dec. 9, 2023.
• Hill converted a game-tying 4-point play with 8:20 on the first-half timer, marking the first 4-point play for the Volunteers sine Nate Ament did so against Northern Kentucky just over a year ago, on Nov. 8, 2025.
• Prior to Lundblade shooting 9-of-9 on free throws, the last Tennessee player to post nine-plus makes without a miss was Ja'Kobi Gillespie in a 10-of-10 showing on Dec. 16, 2025, against Louisville.
• Lundblade is the eighth Volunteer—13th occurrence—in the 12-year Barnes era (2015-27) to make at least nine free throws in a game without a miss, joining Ja'Kobi Gillespie (twice), Dalton Knecht, Admiral Schofield, Jaden Springer, Lamonte' Turner (thrice), Grant Williams (thrice) and Zakai Zeigler.
• Hill connected on four-plus 3-pointers in a single contest for the seventh time, all but one of which have come while shooting at least 50.0 percent from deep.
• Harris' game-leading 10 boards marked the sixth time in his career he has reached double digits in the rebounding column.
• Lundblade's nine made free throws eclipsed his prior career best of eight, recorded on both Jan. 31, 2026, against Murray State and on Dec. 16, 2025, at Evansville, both while at Belmont.
• The nine free-throw attempts for Lundblade matched his career high, set in the Jan. 31, 2026, game versus Murray State.
• Lundblade has connected on seven-plus free throws without a miss just once previously, when he went 8-of-8 at Evansville on Dec. 16, 2025.
• Junior forward Braedan Lue stuffed the stat sheet with seven rebounds, six points, a career-high-tying four assists, two steals and one block.
• The four assists for Lue marked the career best he recorded three times at Kennesaw State, most recently on March 13, 2026, versus Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Ala.
• Sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II fouled out for the first time in his career and played just 8:25 in the victory.
No. 11/9 Tennessee (3-0) held the Tigers to 32.1 percent shooting, while junior guard Terrence Hill Jr., paced the team with 19 points.
The Volunteers missed six of their first eight shots and Tennessee State (1-3) claimed an 11-5 lead at the 13:09 mark. However, senior guard Dai Dai Ames rattled off a personal 8-0 run in just 1:17 seconds to put Tennessee on top by two exactly 100 seconds later. Ames had 11 of the team's 13 points at that time.
Tennessee State went back up by five, but the Volunteers responded to take a lead they would not relinquish. A pair of 7-0 runs—the first was exclusively by Hill and took 47 seconds, while the second was 55 ticks—sandwiched around two free throws by the visitors, who went 5:33 without a field goal and 2:51 without a point, made it 33-25 with 4:19 left in the stanza.
The margin remained eight in the closing seconds of the half, but Tennessee State senior forward Aaron Bradshaw hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the teams into the locker room with a 42-37 tally. The Volunteers held the Tigers to 10-of-36 (27.8 percent) shooting, but they had 11 offensive rebounds and shot 12-of-12 at the stripe.
Tennessee scored the initial five points after the break to take its first double-digit lead, 47-37, just 47 seconds into the action. The Tigers twice pulled within eight, but the second time the Volunteers countered with six straight points in 78 seconds to earn a 57-43 cushion with 12:56 to play.
After shooting 14-of-60 through 32-plus minutes, Tennessee State made seven field goals in a row to claw its deficit down to seven, 73-66, with 3:38 left. The Tigers did not get any closer until just 32 seconds remained on the clock, but the Volunteers held strong for the victory.
In addition to his team-leading point total, Hill topped the Volunteers with five assists, as well as shot 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Sophomore guard Jalen Haralson notched 15 points, four assists and a 7-of-10 clip from the free-throw line.
Sixth-year guard Tyler Lundblade logged 14 points and shot a perfect 9-of-9 at the stripe, good for his most makes in a game as a collegian and the most makes without a miss by a Volunteer since Dec. 16, 2025. Ames finished with 11 points, while junior guard Juke Harris had eight to go along with a game-best 10 rebounds.
Senior guard Ty-Laur Johnson led all players with both 22 points, eight of which came in the last 32 seconds, and seven assists. He matched Lundblade with a 9-of-9 free-throw clip, but Tennessee limited him to a 6-of-15 mark from the floor and forced him into four turnovers. Sophomore guard Jayden Jones chipped in 13 points, while no other Tiger reached double figures.
The Volunteers shot 10-of-28 (35.7 percent) from 3-point range, their most makes from beyond the arc since Dec. 21, 2025.
At the other end, Tennessee allowed just an 8-of-30 (26.7 percent) mark from deep, as well as a 25-of-78 (32.1 percent) ledger overall.
Up next for the Volunteers is a top-15 showdown with fifth-ranked Michigan State, with action set for Tuesday at 9 p.m., live on ESPN2 from Food City Center.
To keep up with the University of Tennessee men's basketball team on social media, follow @Vol_Hoops on Instagram and X/Twitter, as well as /tennesseebasketball on Facebook.
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS POSTGAME NOTES
• Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes now owns 864 victories in his career, still good for second-most among all active Division I head coaches and in the No. 10 spot all-time (min. 10 years in Division I).
• In addition, the 864 victories put Barnes in a tie with Bob Huggins for ninth place on the Division I-only wins list.
• Tennessee remained perfect in its series with Tennessee State, improving its record to 8-0, all in Knoxville.
• The Volunteers' eight victories over the Tigers are by an average of 13.0 points per game, with five wins by 21-plus points and six by 16-plus.
• Friday marked the sixth time in eight series matchups Tennessee has scored at least 81 points versus the Tigers.
• The Volunteers moved to 18-0 all-time against the current OVC membership, good for its second-most victories against any conference without a loss.
• Barnes, meanwhile, improved to 5-0 against the OVC's current schools, all at Tennessee, with a 3-0 ledger against the Tigers and a 2-0 mark versus UT Martin.
• Tennessee claimed its 47th consecutive non-conference home win, extending the program record that spans seven seasons and dates to Dec. 8, 2020, in the 2020-21 season opener.
• The Volunteers are now 38-9 (.809) against in-state competition with Barnes at the helm, including 21-4 (.840) in their last 25 such games.
• This is the fourth year in a row Tennessee has won at least its first three games of the season, dating to 2023-24.
• The two sides combined for 26 fouls in the first half, as the Volunteers committed 14 and the Tigers committed 12.
• Tennessee last made double-digit 3-pointers on Dec. 21, 2025, when it went 10-of-31 versus Gardner-Webb.
• The Tigers finished with 24 offensive rebounds, the first Tennessee opponent to reach 20-plus since Texas A&M has 23 on Jan. 28, 2020.
• The last opposing player, prior to Johnson, to shoot at least 9-of-9 from the stripe was Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr., who went 11-of-11 on Dec. 9, 2023.
• Hill converted a game-tying 4-point play with 8:20 on the first-half timer, marking the first 4-point play for the Volunteers sine Nate Ament did so against Northern Kentucky just over a year ago, on Nov. 8, 2025.
• Prior to Lundblade shooting 9-of-9 on free throws, the last Tennessee player to post nine-plus makes without a miss was Ja'Kobi Gillespie in a 10-of-10 showing on Dec. 16, 2025, against Louisville.
• Lundblade is the eighth Volunteer—13th occurrence—in the 12-year Barnes era (2015-27) to make at least nine free throws in a game without a miss, joining Ja'Kobi Gillespie (twice), Dalton Knecht, Admiral Schofield, Jaden Springer, Lamonte' Turner (thrice), Grant Williams (thrice) and Zakai Zeigler.
• Hill connected on four-plus 3-pointers in a single contest for the seventh time, all but one of which have come while shooting at least 50.0 percent from deep.
• Harris' game-leading 10 boards marked the sixth time in his career he has reached double digits in the rebounding column.
• Lundblade's nine made free throws eclipsed his prior career best of eight, recorded on both Jan. 31, 2026, against Murray State and on Dec. 16, 2025, at Evansville, both while at Belmont.
• The nine free-throw attempts for Lundblade matched his career high, set in the Jan. 31, 2026, game versus Murray State.
• Lundblade has connected on seven-plus free throws without a miss just once previously, when he went 8-of-8 at Evansville on Dec. 16, 2025.
• Junior forward Braedan Lue stuffed the stat sheet with seven rebounds, six points, a career-high-tying four assists, two steals and one block.
• The four assists for Lue marked the career best he recorded three times at Kennesaw State, most recently on March 13, 2026, versus Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Ala.
• Sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II fouled out for the first time in his career and played just 8:25 in the victory.
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TSU
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FG%
.321
.434
3FG%
.267
.357
FT%
.833
.675
RB
45
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TO
12
17
STL
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