No. 3 Tennessee (8-0) defeated Syracuse (4-3), 96-70, on Tuesday at Food City Center. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
The Vols remain undefeated during the 2024-25 season.
Chaz Lanier led Tennessee in scoring with 26 points. He also recorded four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 28 minutes.
Igor Milicic Jr. led the Vols in rebounds (10), while Zakai Zeigler led Tennessee with eight assists.
Elijah Moore was Syracuse’s leading scorer with 24 points.
Tennessee totaled 32 bench points, 44 points in the paint, 19 points off turnovers, 16 second chance points and 13 fast break points.
The Vols also debuted their dark mode uniforms against Syracuse.
21, 678 were in attendance for the SEC/ACC Challenge contest.