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Norfolk State Spartans at Tennessee Volunteers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Norfolk State Spartans
9-7, 4-6 Away
Final
52 - 67
Tennessee Volunteers
13-0, 8-0 Home

Chaz Lanier scores 24 to lead No. 1 Tennessee over Norfolk State 67-52

Norfolk State Spartans vs. Tennessee Volunteers: Game Highlights

The Volunteers (13-0), off to the second best start in program history, got 10 points from Zakai Zeigler, Cade Phillips and Jordan Gainey. Igor Milicik had 10 rebounds.

Christian Ings scored 19 for the Spartans (9-7) and Brian Moore Jr. had 18.

Lanier had 14 points at halftime to lead Tennessee to its 35-28 advantage at the break. Norfolk State, led by Moore with 11 points, connected on just 1 of 7 3-pointers, but outscored the Vols, 16-12, in the paint.

Takeaways Norfolk State: With Moore averaging more than 18 points a game, the Spartans haven’t dodged tough competition so far this season. They have been competitive with Stanford and Baylor, leading up to the loss to Tennessee.

Tennessee: The Vols started the season with 11 scholarship players. Big man J.P. Estrella was lost for the season with a foot injury and guard Cameron Carr recently walked away from the program. Those absences have caused coach Rick Barnes to take a serious look at his roster and adjust rotations a bit.

Key moment Leading by 14 points late in the second half, Tennessee had six straight defensive stops. Jordan Gainey found a lane to the basket for a dunk that gave the Vols a 60-44 advantage.

Key stat Norfolk State went scoreless for nearly 7 minutes in the second half and the Vols' lead went from 11 to 19 points

Up next Norfolk State will open Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play at home against Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday while Tennessee begins its Southeastern Conference campaign at home against Arkansas on the same day.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 67
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 52 - 67
2nd 0:24 Brian Moore Jr. made Jumper. 52 - 67
2nd 0:46 Jordan Gainey made Free Throw. 50 - 67
2nd 0:46 Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound. 50 - 66

Statistics

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22-59 FG 23-54
37 Field Goal % 43
2-13 3PT 8-31
15 Three Point % 26
6-8 FT 13-16
75 Free Throw % 81
33 Rebounds 31
13 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 21
6 Assists 14
2 Steals 7
4 Blocks 8
13 Turnovers 6
2 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 16
12 Fast Break Points 8
28 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 11
0 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Food City Center

Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 19,616 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Howard 0-0 - 9-5
Norfolk State 0-0 - 6-9
Delaware State 0-0 - 5-9
North Carolina Central 0-0 - 4-10
Maryland Eastern Shore 0-0 - 4-13
Morgan State 0-0 - 2-11
Coppin State 0-0 - 2-14
South Carolina State 0-0 - 1-13

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 12-0
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
LSU 0-0 - 11-1
Missouri 0-0 - 10-3
Alabama 0-0 - 9-3
Arkansas 0-0 - 9-3
Oklahoma 0-0 - 9-3
Tennessee 0-0 - 9-3
Texas A&M 0-0 - 9-3
Kentucky 0-0 - 9-4
Texas 0-0 - 9-4
Auburn 0-0 - 8-4
Florida 0-0 - 8-4
South Carolina 0-0 - 8-4
Ole Miss 0-0 - 7-5
Mississippi State 0-0 - 7-5
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