Rice Owls at Tennessee Volunteers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 20 Tennessee beats Rice 91-66, but Estrella injured
The 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore went down in a scrum of bodies in the first half and appeared to hurt his left knee.
Estrella entered averaging 17.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game this season. He missed most of last season with a foot injury.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie finished with 17 points and eight assists for the Volunteers (4-0). Ethan Berg scored 11.
Nick Anderson led the Owls (2-3) with 19 points. Cam Carroll scored 14 and Jalen Smith had 10.
Gillespie had 10 points at halftime to lead the Vols to a 39-26 advantage.
When the Owls arrived Monday at Thompson-Boling Arena, coach Rob Lanier didn't need anyone to show him around. Lanier was an assistant under Volunteers coach Rick Barnes for eight years — four at Texas (2011-15) and four at Tennessee (2015-19). Lanier is one of 16 former Barnes assistants to become head coaches.
The win over Rice was No. 840 of Barnes' career, which covers 39 years.
Tennessee starting guard Bishop Boswell missed his second consecutive game with a left leg injury sustained in practice. His status is day-to-day.
Tennessee: Will host Tennessee State on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Amari Evans Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Bodey Howell missed Three Point Jumper. | 66 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:12 | DeWayne Brown II made Dunk. Assisted by Troy Henderson. | 66 - 91 |
Statistics
 RICE |
 TENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 34-65 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 18-25 | FT | 17-22 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 23 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 17,283 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| LSU | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
| Georgia | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Ole Miss | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Florida | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Auburn | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Texas | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Texas A&M | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Alabama | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Oklahoma | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| South Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Mississippi State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |