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.

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After beating Georgia at home to get square at 1-1 in SEC play the Florida Gators will now welcome to Gainesville one of the top teams in the league in the Tennessee Volunteers. Before the season the Vols were picked to finish third in the SEC and while they haven’t exactly played up to expectation with an 11-4 record (1-1 in the SEC) they are still one of the teams that could compete for the top of the league and the meeting with Florida is a chance for both teams establish just where they sit in the pecking order.

Rick Barnes recently passed Bob Knight on the all-time games coached list, and had nothing but cool stores to share about the late coach.

Big performances from Ja'Kobi Gillespie and multiple Vols freshmen, including DeWayne Brown II, led Tennessee basketball to SEC win over Texas

A battle of unbeatens takes center stage tonight at Jim Smiddy Arena as the Bradley Central Bears (13-0) host the Hebron Christian Lions (13-0) in a high-profile interstate girls basketball showdown.

Both teams enter Saturday's conference clash with identical 10-3 records and riding recent wins, with the game airing on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. ET.

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Tennessee basketball opened SEC play with a loss on the road against Arkansas in a top-20 matchup. Amari Evans led the Vols with 16 points.

Texas basketball coach Sean Miller sent a blunt message to his players after the Longhorns' SEC road loss at Tennessee, threatening lineup changes.