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    Tennessee Volunteers @ Illinois Fighting Illini

    TENN
    1
    Tennessee VolunteersTennesseeTENN
    10-0, 2-0 Away
    66
    10-0, 2-0 Away
    Final
    12T
    Tennessee
    TENN
    313566
    Illinois
    ILL
    303464
    ILL
    Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinoisILL
    7-3, 6-1 Home
    64
    7-3, 6-1 Home
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    • Team Stats

    Game Leaders

    TENNILL
    Jordan Gainey
    23
    J. Gainey#11
    6/14 FG, 8/9 FT
    23
    Points
    Kasparas Jakucionis
    22
    K. Jakucionis#32
    5/15 FG, 10/14 FT
    22
    Igor Milicic Jr.
    14
    I. Milicic Jr.#7
    9 DREB, 5 OREB
    14
    Rebounds
    Tomislav Ivisic
    12
    T. Ivisic#13
    8 DREB, 4 OREB
    12
    Jordan Gainey
    2
    J. Gainey#11
    0 TO, 34 MIN
    2
    Assists
    Kasparas Jakucionis
    2
    K. Jakucionis#32
    7 TO, 37 MIN
    2
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    TENN
    ILL

    32% (20-62)

    Field Goal %

    29% (15-51)

    25% (6-24)

    Three Point %

    17% (4-23)

    71% (20-28)

    Free Throw %

    83% (30-36)

    6

    Turnovers

    11

    42

    Rebounds

    37

    4

    Largest Lead

    8

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Champaign, IL

    State Farm Center
    FOX

    Referee:Earl Walton

    Referee:Tim Comer

    Referee:Paul Szelc

    State Farm Center

    Gainey scores at the buzzer, No. 1 Tennessee's season-opening win streak hits 10 in win over Illini

    — Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois...
    Dec 14, 2024, 09:11 pm - AP

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    100%
    --TENN
    0%
    --ILL

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Florida16-2-27-8
    Arkansas13-5328-9
    Alabama13-5325-10
    Vanderbilt11-7527-9
    Tennessee11-7525-12
    Texas A&M11-7522-12
    Georgia10-8622-11
    Kentucky10-8622-14
    Missouri10-8620-13
    Texas9-9721-15
    Auburn7-11922-16
    Oklahoma7-11921-16
    Mississippi State5-131113-19
    Ole Miss4-141215-20
    South Carolina4-141213-19
    LSU3-151315-17
    Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Michigan19-1-37-3
    Nebraska15-5428-7
    Michigan State15-5427-8
    Illinois15-5428-9
    Wisconsin14-6524-11
    Purdue13-7630-9
    UCLA13-7624-12
    Ohio State12-8721-13
    Iowa10-10924-13
    Indiana9-111018-14
    Minnesota8-121115-18
    USC7-131218-14
    Washington7-131216-17
    Rutgers6-141314-20
    Northwestern5-151415-19
    Oregon5-151412-20
    Maryland4-161512-21
    Penn State3-171612-20
    Full Standings

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