KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 17 factors to guide 5 gamers in double figures as No. 20 Tennessee beat Tennessee State 89-60 on Thursday evening.
Nate Ament and Amaree Abram every scored 15, DeWayne Brown II had 13 and Felix Okpara scored 11 for the Volunteers (5-0).
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Aaron Nkrumah scored 19 to guide the Tigers (2-3). Travis Harper II had 17 and Antoine Lorick added 12.
Gillespie had 10 factors and 4 assists to guide the Vols to a 43-21 halftime lead. Nkrumah, the reigning Ohio Valley Convention participant of the week (23.5 factors, 7 rebounds) had 10 for the Tigers.
Tennessee State outrebounded the Vols within the first half 19-18, however Tennessee held a 38-30 rebounding benefit within the sport.
The Vols obtained some excellent news on 6-foot-11 redshirt sophomore J.P. Estrella. By the primary three video games, Estrella was averaging 17.8 factors and eight.7 rebounds. Late within the first half in Monday’s win over Rice, Estrella suffered a left knee harm in a scrum of our bodies. There was no structural harm to the knee. The bone bruise will maintain him out 2-3 weeks.
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Tennessee sophomore beginning guard Bishop Boswell missed his third straight sport with a left leg harm sustained in follow a pair weeks in the past.
Up subsequent
Tennessee State: The Tigers play at UNC Asheville subsequent Tuesday evening
Tennessee: The Vols will tackle Rutgers subsequent Monday within the first spherical of the Gamers Period Males’s Championship in Las Vegas.
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