Tennessee basketball is back, and you couldn’t ask for much more to (unofficially) open the season. The Volunteers went on the road this afternoon and beat Michigan State, who will begin the season ranked as a top five team.
The ninth-ranked Volunteers took down the Spartans, holding off a late charge for the win. Jordan Gainey hit a free throw with one second left on the clock to seal the 89-88 win.
No Zakai Zeigler or Santiago Vescovi
The most impressive part? Tennessee was missing two key players. Neither Zeigler or Vescovi played today for the Volunteers, leaving the door open for big performances from Dalton Knecht and Jordan Gainey.