No. 1 Tennessee (9-0) remains undefeated during the 2024-25 college basketball season. The Vols defeated Miami (3-7, 0-1 ACC), 75-62, in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Chaz Lanier scored 22 points for the Vols. He converted 8-of-15 field goal attempts, 4-of-7 three-point attempts and 2-of-3 free throw attempts. Lanier played 30 minutes and also recorded three rebounds and one assist.
Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler totaled 13 points, nine assists and five rebounds in 37 minutes.
Igor Milicic Jr. recorded 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 33 minutes for the Vols.
Tennessee leads the all time series, 4-1, against the Hurricanes, dating to 1954.
