After suffering its first loss of the season against No. 2 Purdue on Tuesday night, the Vols return to the court on Wednesday afternoon against No. 1 Kansas in the Maui Invitational third place game.
The Vols fell 71-67 against Purdue in a rock fight which included 78 free throw attempts. Kansas fell to No. 4 Marquette 73-59 in the final game of Tuesday night.
Here’s everything to know about the top 10 matchup which will see both teams on a quick turnaround.
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How to Watch – No. 7 Tennessee (4-1) vs. No. 1 Kansas (4-1)
- Start Time: 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
- Location: SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center
- TV: ESPN. PxP: Dan Shulman. CC: Jay Bilas. Sideline: Angel Gray
- Online Streaming: Watch ESPN
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
Betting Lines
Spread: Kansas -1.5 Tennessee
Totals: Over/under 140.5
Spread: Tennessee -1 Kansas
Total: Over/under 143
Probable Starters
Tennessee (UT’s Tuesday Starters)
Kansas (KU’s Tuesday Starters)
Team Statistics (via Sports Reference)
Tennessee:
Kansas:
Stat Leaders
Tennessee:
Points: Dalton Knecht — 18.4 PPG, 50.8 FG%, 43.5 3PT%
Rebounds: Jonas Aidoo — 6.8 RPG, 5.4 DRPG, 1.4 ORPG
- 73-59 loss against Marquette (Maui Invitational)
- 83-56 win over Chaminade (Maui Invitational)
- 89-84 win over Kentucky (Chicago)
- 99-61 win versus Manhattan
- 99-56 win versus North Carolina Central
