Coming off of a near improbable upset over the North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday, Tennessee Basketball nearly suffered its own improbable upset loss Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Vols held on against Tennessee Tech to win 74-68.
With the win, Tennessee got back to a winning record at 5-4, but it was not pretty, as they beat a team that fell to 4-8.
The Vols dominated the first half and built a 20-point lead in the second half but had to withstand a furious comeback by the Golden Eagles late.
Still, they held on to get the victory, and Rick Barnes’s team is barely above water.