Tennessee State Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Gillespie scores 17 to lead No. 20 Tennessee over Tennessee State 89-60
Nate Ament and Amaree Abram each scored 15, DeWayne Brown II had 13 and Felix Okpara scored 11 for the Volunteers (5-0).
Aaron Nkrumah scored 19 to lead the Tigers (2-3). Travis Harper II had 17 and Antoine Lorick added 12.
Gillespie had 10 points and four assists to lead the Vols to a 43-21 halftime lead. Nkrumah, the reigning Ohio Valley Conference player of the week (23.5 points, 7 rebounds) had 10 for the Tigers.
Tennessee State outrebounded the Vols in the first half 19-18, but Tennessee held a 38-30 rebounding advantage in the game.
The Vols got some good news on 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore J.P. Estrella. Through the first three games, Estrella was averaging 17.8 points and 8.7 rebounds. Late in the first half in Monday's win over Rice, Estrella suffered a left knee injury in a scrum of bodies. There was no structural damage to the knee. The bone bruise will keep him out 2/3 weeks.
Tennessee sophomore starting guard Bishop Boswell missed his third straight game with a left leg injury sustained in practice a couple weeks ago.
Tennessee: The Vols will take on Rutgers next Monday in the first round of the Players Era Men's Championship in Las Vegas.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound. | 60 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ethan Burg missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 89 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 TENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-56 | FG | 25-57 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-27 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 19-25 | FT | 31-35 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 34 |
Game Information
Location: Knoxville, TN
Attendance: 17,313 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 7-2 | - | 15-5 |
| Tennessee State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 13-7 |
| Morehead State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 11-10 |
| Little Rock | 6-3 | 1 | 9-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 6-4 | 1.5 | 13-8 |
| Lindenwood | 6-4 | 1.5 | 12-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6-4 | 1.5 | 11-10 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-5 | 2.5 | 9-12 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-8 | 5.5 | 7-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-8 | 5.5 | 5-15 |
| Western Illinois | 0-10 | 7.5 | 4-17 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 6-1 | - | 16-4 |
| Arkansas | 6-2 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 0.5 | 15-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 5-3 | 1.5 | 18-3 |
| Auburn | 5-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Kentucky | 5-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Tennessee | 4-3 | 2 | 14-6 |
| Alabama | 4-3 | 2 | 14-6 |
| Georgia | 4-4 | 2.5 | 16-5 |
| Missouri | 4-4 | 2.5 | 14-7 |
| Ole Miss | 3-4 | 3 | 11-9 |
| Texas | 3-5 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
| Mississippi State | 3-5 | 3.5 | 11-10 |
| South Carolina | 2-6 | 4.5 | 11-10 |
| LSU | 1-7 | 5.5 | 13-8 |
| Oklahoma | 1-7 | 5.5 | 11-10 |