East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-1) at Tennessee Volunteers (0-1)
Knoxville, Tennessee; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Tennessee plays East Tennessee State after Talaysia Cooper scored 23 points in Tennessee’s 80-77 loss to the NC State Wolfpack.
Tennessee finished 24-10 overall with a 13-4 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Volunteers averaged 86.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 70.1 last season.
East Tennessee State finished 5-9 on the road and 17-13 overall a season ago. The Buccaneers averaged 59.9 points per game last season, 9.5 on free throws and 20.1 from deep.
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