The Tennessee Volunteers (8-4) entered its matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) as a good defensive team looking to take advantage of a struggling Wisconsin offense.
But as it turned out, it would be the Vols who would struggle on offense in the first game without their star player in Lamonte Turner. The Vols shot 35% as a whole and committed 17 turnovers that helped contributed to the lopsided loss.
D’Mitrik Trice led the Badgers with 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting, which included a 4-of-8 line from 3. John Fulkerson and Jalen Johnson both led the Vols with nine points each, while Olivier Nkhamoua led the team with 10 rebounds.