RTI Reaction: Breaking Down Tennessee’s Exhibition Loss to Duke on Sunday Night

Tennessee Basketball fell to Duke by a score of 83-76 in an exhibition contest on Sunday night in Knoxville. The Vols went into the halftime break with a six-point lead, but wound up getting outscored by 13 in the final 20 minutes. Fortunately for Tennessee, though, this one is all about a learning process. It […]
What Duke HC Jon Scheyer Said About Tennessee Following Exhibition Win

Tennessee basketball dropped its final preseason test of the 2025-26 season Sunday night, falling to Duke 83-76 at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville. The Blue Devils used a serious second half run and a massive performance from freshman Cameron Boozer to earn the victory. Following the game, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer […]
Everything Tennessee HC Rick Barnes Said Following Exhibition Loss Against Duke

Tennessee basketball dropped its final preseason test of the 2025-26 season on Sunday night, falling to Duke 83-76 in an exhibition game at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The Vols led for the entirety of the first half before Duke took control of the game early in the second half with a 23-9 run. […]
Three Quick Takeaways: Tennessee Basketball Falls To Duke In Exhibition

A poor start to the second half downed Tennessee basketball in its preseason exhibition matchup against Duke. The Blue Devils opened the second half on a 23-9 run and never looked back, earning an 83-76 victory. Here’s three quick takeaways on our first look at Tennessee in the exhibition matchup Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament […]
No. 18 Tennessee Basketball vs. No. 6 Duke In Exhibition: How to Watch, Prediction

Tennessee basketball returns to the court Sunday night for a preseason exhibition game against Duke in Knoxville. It’s our game look at the 2025-26 Tennessee basketball game even if it is just an exhibition game. Here’s how to watch and more details to know about the top 25 exhibition showdown. More From RTI: Who Tennessee Basketball […]
Everything Rick Barnes Said Previewing Tennessee Basketball Exhibition Against Duke

Tennessee basketball coach Rick Barnes met with the local media Friday afternoon before the Vols face Duke in an exhibition matchup at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. Barnes talked about how the exhibition game came about, what he hopes to learn about his team, Tony Vitello departing for San Fransisco and much more. Here’s […]
The Tennessee-Duke Basketball Exhibition Game is Officially Sold Out on Rocky Top

The high-profile nature of the Tennessee-Duke exhibition basketball game in Knoxville this October has just increased. According to a news release from Tennessee Athletics on Friday morning, the game in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center has officially been sold out. The sellout happened in a matter of minutes after the tickets went on sale. […]
Tennessee Basketball Announces Home Exhibition Game with Duke

Tennessee basketball will face Duke in a preseason exhibition game at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Oct. 26, the program announced Friday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET and the broadcast details are not yet official. “We have so much respect for Jon Scheyer and for the Duke basketball program,” Tennessee head coach […]
Tennessee Basketball Preparing To Play Two Premier Exhibition Games Ahead Of 2025-26 Season

Tennessee basketball will face two incredibly tough tasks before it plays its first official game next season. Tennessee will host Duke at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center on Oct. 26. The Vols are also working to finalize an exhibitoon game at Michigan earlier in October before the Duke game, Volquest’s Grant Ramey first reported and […]
ESPN Analyst, Duke Alum Criticizes Officiating In Tennessee’s Victory Over The Blue Devils

Tennessee basketball executed its game plan in its Round of 32 matchup against Duke flawlessly. The Vols played physically and took the Blue Devils down in the mud on their way to a 65-52 victory. Associate head coach Justin Gainey did a great job on the scouting report and Tennessee executed the game plan well […]