Overview
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie led the Volunteers with 21 points, Nate Ament added 19, J.P. Estrella scored 17 with five in overtime, and Bishop Boswell posted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double.
- Tennessee controlled the glass 52-27 with a 26-7 edge in offensive rebounds, converting extra possessions into the margin it needed.
- Georgia’s Marcus Millender tied the game with 3.6 seconds left in regulation and cut it to one with 0.6 seconds remaining in overtime, but Tennessee inbounded to close it out.
- The Volunteers improved to 14-6 overall and 4-3 in the SEC, while the Bulldogs fell to 16-5 and 4-4; Tennessee hosts Auburn on Saturday in Knoxville.
- SEC availability reports listed Tennessee’s Cade Phillips out for the season with a shoulder issue, Troy Henderson out, Jaylen Carey probable, and Georgia’s Jordan Ross probable.