Julian Phillips has arrived.
Tennessee’s five-star freshman dropped 25 points on 7-13 shooting (1-1 from 3, 10-12 from the free-throw line) and had eight rebounds (second-most on the team) as the key cog in the Vols’ 73-66, overtime win against USC.
The first five-ish minutes of the game belonged to Phillips and de-facto point guard Tyreke Key, as Phillips hit his first 3 of the year and got to the line to for two free throws (he made both — he’s proving to be an excellent free-throw shooter). The duo combined for all of Tennessee’s first eight points.