No. 7 Tennessee went 1-2 in the 2023 Allstate Maui Invitational over the span of a three-day stretch in Honolulu this week.
The Vols started the week strong with a 17-point win over Syracuse on Monday afternoon but fell to No. 2 Purdue and the reigning National Player of the Year Zach Edey during the semifinal game on Tuesday night. Tennessee closed out the tournament with a loss to No. 1 Kansas in the third-place game on Wednesday afternoon.
Tennessee has areas that need improvement, certainly, but facing the AP No. 1 and No. 2 teams on back-to-back days is a challenge that head coach Rick Barnes and his team welcome. The Vols will be able to study the tape against potential Final Four teams and build on that as they continue their non-conference slate into SEC season.
Forward Dalton Knecht continued his strong scoring stretch as the leading scorer in Tennessee’s games against Syracuse (17) and Purdue (16) and the second-leading scorer against Kansas (13). Knecht’s performance over the three-day stretch earned him Maui Invitational All-Tournament honors on Thursday.
For more analysis on Tennessee’s showing in the Maui Invitational Tournament, check out the link below.
More from RTI: Tennessee Basketball Takeaways From Maui Invitational
With two of the three games being in the middle of a workweek day, not everyone in the Tennessee fanbase had a chance to watch the Vols’ bookend games against Syracuse and Kansas from this past week.
Whether that’s what boat you’re in or you just want to relive some of the week’s best plays, check out several of the highlights from this week in Honolulu below:
Tennessee vs Kansas
Jonas Aidoo Two-Handed Putback Slam
Jonas on clean-up duty
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📲 https://t.co/7BS8Bgb6tb pic.twitter.com/0e5xq8VcRG— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Dalton Knecht In-Bound Slam
blob lobs
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📲 https://t.co/7BS8Bgb6tb pic.twitter.com/Pij8WUzcOX— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Santiago Vescovi Ankle-Breaking Crossover
Santiago Vescovi with the smooth crossover 😤@Vol_Hoops pic.twitter.com/mlQzYRQgnL
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) November 22, 2023
Tennessee vs Purdue
Dalton Knecht Deep Three-Pointer
let it rip
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📲 https://t.co/042bkuIjdg pic.twitter.com/h03Uq6s7tQ— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Dalton Knecht Drive to the Basket, Finish Over Zach Edey
it's so pretty
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📲 https://t.co/042bkuIjdg pic.twitter.com/0qnSUJGtKX— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Zakai Zeigler Drive After the Hesitation
Z stop + go
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📲 https://t.co/042bkuIjdg pic.twitter.com/RpUKVyCOTh— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Jordan Gainey With a Clutch Late-Game Triple
Bang.
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📲 https://t.co/042bkuIjdg pic.twitter.com/nDYKeFOi7S— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Courtside Highlights
back again tomorrow pic.twitter.com/PoY2DvCghl
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 22, 2023
Tennessee vs Syracuse
Full Game Highlights
highlights from yesterday as you await tipoff tonight pic.twitter.com/jfp02VXSaL
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 21, 2023
Postgame Locker Room Speech
gritty win.
back again tomorrow pic.twitter.com/lHJdRcZvXi
— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 20, 2023
Jordan Gainey Left-Handed SLAM Dunk
Jordan Gainey threw it DOWN 🔨 @MauiInv @Vol_Hoops pic.twitter.com/YX15pjsZTQ
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) November 20, 2023
Zakai Zeigler: Steal, Scoop, Score
pesky lil Z
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📲 https://t.co/cJ57sakJ3V pic.twitter.com/ejP7hxbfTA— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 20, 2023
Zakai Zeigler With the Alley, Jonas Aidoo With the Oop
Jonas Aidoo down there somewhere
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📲 https://t.co/cJ57sakJ3V pic.twitter.com/2z2VX9Uezn— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 20, 2023
Santiago Vescovi Drive to the Hoop
straight to the cup
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📲 https://t.co/cJ57sakJ3V pic.twitter.com/hTODNaSuN1— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 20, 2023
Jonas Aidoo Slam Dunk
WATCH OUT
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📲 https://t.co/cJ57sakJ3V pic.twitter.com/3xzgZl7zSw— Tennessee Basketball (@Vol_Hoops) November 20, 2023
