Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 21 points, J.P. Estrella scored five of his 17 points in overtime, and Tennessee beat Georgia 86-85 on Wednesday night for coach Rick Barnes’ 850th career victory.

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Georgia's Smurf Millender took (and made) a 2-point attempt rather than a 3 at the end of the Bulldogs' 86-85 overtime loss to Tennessee on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Vols won an exciting game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens on Wednesday night. Tennessee out-rebounded Georgia 52-27, but the Vols needed overtime to earn an 86-85 win. The Vols' annual basketball matchup against Georgia is particularly meaningful for Tennessee athletic director

Tennessee basketball forward Jaylen Carey will be available for the Vols as they take on Georgia at Stegeman Coliseum on Jan. 28.

Tennessee, which boasts the No. 1-ranked defense in the Southeastern Conference, will try to slow down the league's top offensive team when it visits Georgia on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.

Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class. Four-star wide receiver Jaden Upshaw named Tennessee in his top six schools, along with USC, Miami, Texas A&M, Alabama and Auburn, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3.