Tennessee Basketball Defeats North Florida

Tennessee played in what many called the Chaz Lanier classic, as the Tennessee Vols played against North Florida, who is the team that former Tennessee guard Lanier transferred from. This is a game that the Vols were expected to win by a lot, and that was the case, as they walked away with what would be a blowout victory. The Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a win that finalized as a score of 99-66 in favor of the big orange.

Tennessee finished strong in the paint, which is something that was a point of emphasis, as they really seen a lot of success out of the big men, especially J.P. Estrella, who had a career high night. The Tennessee Volunteers still had some rough spots, but they also played this game without one of their star guards, as they were without Bishop Boswell, who is out with an injury, and remains to be day-to-day.

The Vols were forced to use more of their guards in this one, as they saw some good out of their guards, but they will need some improvements as well. They saw some movement with Amari Evans, who got some reasonable minutes in the game, which is something that has been a talking point, but of course you star guard is and will almost always be Ja'Kobi Gillespie. The Vols will be back in action again sooner than later, as they will be back in action for another non-conference matchup next week.