NCAAB

Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tennessee Volunteers
10-0, 2-0 Away
Final
66 - 64
Illinois Fighting Illini
7-3, 6-1 Home

Gainey scores at the buzzer, No. 1 Tennessee's season-opening win streak hits 10 in win over Illini

After Illinois tied the game at 64 on the second of two free throws by Kasparas Jakucionis with 5.7 seconds left, Gainey took control. The Vols' senior guard inbounded the ball to Igor Milicic, got it back and raced three-quarters the length of the court and scored over Jakucionis as time ran out.

Chaz Lanier scored 17 points for Tennessee before fouling out with 3:42 left. Milicic had 14 rebounds and a key steal and dunk with 1:32 remaining that put the Vols up 64-62.

Tennessee has won its first 10 games in a season for the first time in 25 years.

Jakucionis scored 22 points for Illinois (7-3). Tre White had 11 points and Kylan Boswell and Will Riley added 10 apiece.

Tennessee led 31-30 at halftime and finished 20 of 28 from the line. Illinois hit 30 of 36 free throw tries.

Takeaways Tennessee: The Vols should retain their No. 1 spot in the AP poll with the win.

Illinois: The Illini failed to win the rebounding battle for the first time this season, trailing 42-37.

Key moment Tennessee hadn’t trailed by more than three points this season before falling behind 8-0 in the first half. The Vols rallied and moved ahead at 18-17.

Key stat Tennessee is 9-1 in games in which they are ranked No. 1 in coach Rick Barnes’ 10 seasons and is 10-2 all-time. Illinois fell to 3-23 all-time vs. No. 1-ranked teams.

Up next Tennessee hosts Western Carolina on Tuesday. Illinois takes on Missouri on Dec. 22 in St. Louis.

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Matchup Prediction

Illinois: 43.3%
Tennessee: 56.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 64
2nd 0:00 Jordan Gainey made Layup. 66 - 64
2nd 0:05 Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw. 64 - 64
2nd 0:05 Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. 64 - 63

Statistics

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20-62 FG 15-51
32.3 Field Goal % 29.4
6-24 3PT 4-23
25.0 Three Point % 17.4
20-28 FT 30-36
71.4 Free Throw % 83.3
42 Rebounds 37
17 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 25
6 Assists 6
7 Steals 2
4 Blocks 1
6 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 0
6 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 6
4 Fast Break Points 5
22 Points in Paint 22
24 Fouls 21
4 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

State Farm Center

Location: Champaign, IL
Attendance: 15,544 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Florida 0-0 - 12-0
Oklahoma 0-0 - 12-0
Tennessee 0-0 - 12-0
Auburn 0-0 - 11-1
Georgia 0-0 - 11-1
Ole Miss 0-0 - 11-1
Mississippi State 0-0 - 11-1
Vanderbilt 0-0 - 11-1
Alabama 0-0 - 10-2
Arkansas 0-0 - 10-2
Kentucky 0-0 - 10-2
LSU 0-0 - 10-2
Missouri 0-0 - 10-2
Texas 0-0 - 10-2
Texas A&M 0-0 - 10-2
South Carolina 0-0 - 9-3

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 2-0 - 10-2
UCLA 2-0 - 10-2
Michigan 2-0 - 9-3
Oregon 1-1 1 11-1
Maryland 1-1 1 10-2
Penn State 1-1 1 10-2
Nebraska 1-1 1 9-2
Iowa 1-1 1 9-3
Northwestern 1-1 1 9-3
Indiana 1-1 1 9-3
Illinois 1-1 1 8-3
USC 1-1 1 9-4
Ohio State 1-1 1 8-4
Purdue 1-1 1 8-4
Rutgers 1-1 1 7-5
Wisconsin 0-2 2 10-3
Washington 0-2 2 8-4
Minnesota 0-2 2 7-5
Full Standings