It was the Dalton Knecht show again tonight, with the 6-6 scoring machine dropping in 39 points, hitting the 30-plus mark for the sixth time this season, as the Vols held off the Tigers 92-84.
Jonas Aidoo scored six of UT’s first eight points — six of which came on his patented, left hook in the paint. Auburn turned the ball over twice during a 6-0 run that put the Vols ahead 8-4. Two FTs put it at 8-6 as the first subs came in around the 16-minute mark.
Josiah-Jordan James hit a mid-range jumper from the far side of the floor, and Tennessee took a 10-6 lead into the under-16 timeout.