The Official #17 Tennessee vs. Rutgers Game Thread, 1:00 PM ET, TNT

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 5-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 4-1 (0-0 B1G)

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GAME 6 | TENNESSEE vs. RUTGERS - Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 | 1 p.m. ET | Las Vegas, Nev. | MGM Grand Garden Arena (17,000)

Line: UT -15.5
O/U: 143.5

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THE MATCHUP
• Tennessee and Rutgers went 22 seasons between their first two meetings. This matchup is 33 years since the second one.
• UT's first victory over Rutgers (3/14/69) was in New York City in the NIT. The last win (11/19/92) was on the road in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
• The Volunteers are 36-44 against the current Big Ten schools. They went 2-0 last year, with both victories away from home.
• Rick Barnes is 42-40 against the current Big Ten membership, with a 9-8 mark at Tennessee that includes wins over seven schools.
• Rutgers is the second of two teams on UT's schedule Rick Barnes has never coached against. The Vols posted a 95-56 win over the other, Northern Kentucky, on 11/8/25. Northwestern and Penn State are the only other Big Ten teams he not met as a head coach.
• Following a 15-17 (8-12) campaign, Rutgers placed No. 17 in this year's Big Ten preseason media poll.
• Sophomore forward Dylan Grant leads the Scarlet Knights with 16.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg.
 
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NEWS & NOTES
• The Volunteers are 15-13 all-time in the Pacific Time Zone (15-12 in December, 0-1 in March). Their lone Pacific Time outing in the last 15 seasons (2010-25) was an 86-79 setback versus Gonzaga in Seattle on 12/19/15.
• UT's only prior trips to Nevada— all in Las Vegas—came in Dec. 1977 (0-2) and Dec. 1982 (1-1).
• In Rick Barnes' tenure, UT is 12-10 in nine multi-team events (MTE's). That includes 5-9 record in America (3-5 in continental U.S.) and a 7-1 ledger in the Bahamas.
• Barnes is seeking a win over a 211th different school, including a 206th over current DI programs.
• With 841 wins, Rick Barnes leads active DI coaches and ranks ninth all-time (min. 10 years in DI).
• Tennessee won two of its last three MTE trips, claiming the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2022 and the Baha Mar Championship in 2025.
• Ten Volunteers are averaging over 5.0 ppg on the season, with three posting at least 14.0 ppg.
• UT leads the nation in rebounding margin (+19.2) and in offensive rebounding percentage (49.7).
• Nate Ament, Cameron Boozer and A.J. Dybantsa are the only DI freshmen with 15 points and six boards in five games this season. Meleek Thomas has four outings.
• LVFL Candace Parker, a twotime National Player of the Year and two-time national champion at Tennessee, will be the color analyst for a UT men's basketball game for the first time. The top pick in 2008, she won two WNBA MVP awards and three titles.
• Tennessee, Alabama and Houston are the only schools to make the last three Sweet 16s. Tennessee, Alabama and Duke are the only three in the last two Elite Eights.
• UT finished fifth in the AP Poll, Coaches Poll and KenPom for the second consecutive season in 2024-25, tying the program best set/tied just one year prior.
• UT's 206 wins in the last nine years (2017-26) are co-sixth in DI, alongside Auburn. Only Houston (248), Gonzaga (244), Duke (226), Kansas (215) and Purdue (212) own more. After UT, the rest of the top 10 is Saint Mary's (205), Liberty (203) and Drake (202).
 
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WINNING WAYS
• Over the last nine seasons (2017-26), Tennessee paces all SEC programs in postseason victories (23), sits co-first in total victories (206) and is a close second in overall winning percentage (.736; 206- 74). In that period, UT has three SEC titles (2018 and 2024 regular seasons, 2022 tournament).
• In that same span, the Vols are one of two SEC teams with 190-plus wins or an overall winning percentage above .700, alongside Auburn (206-72; .741).
• Over SEC play across the same period, Tennessee (98-45; .685) is first in league victories and league winning percentage. Only Kentucky (97-46; .678), Auburn (96-48; .667) and Alabama (91-53; .632) are also at 85-plus wins and/or a .600 clip.
• In just the last five seasons (2021-26), the Vols own a 114-36 (.760) overall record. That is good for the most wins and the second-best winning percentage in the SEC, ahead of Auburn (112-34; .767) in the former and closely behind it in the latter.
• In that same time, Tennessee (51-21; .708) is co-second, alongside Alabama (51-21; .708), in the SEC in both league victories and league winning percentage. It is behind only Auburn (53-19; .736).
 
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POLL PRESENCE
• Tennessee has played 246 games as a ranked team in the AP Poll in Rick Barnes' tenure, posting a 186-60 (.756) record. A total of 71.1 percent of the Volunteers' 346 games since Barnes arrived in 2015-16 have come with the team ranked in the AP Poll, all since 2017-18 (246 of 280, 87.9 percent).
• UT is 165-55 (.750) while in the AP top 20 under Barnes, 129-42 (.754) while top-15, 103-33 (.757) while top-10, 49-14 (.778) while top-five, 25-3 (.893) while top-three and 14-2 (.875) while No. 1.
• The Vols are 38-28 (.576) in AP top-25 matchups under Barnes, including 30-21 (.588) with both teams in the top 20, 20-15 (.571) with both in the top 15 and 11-10 (.524) with both in the top 10.
 
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No JP or Bishop and Cade may not be 100% because of Flu.

Felix, Carey, Brown gonna need to step it up today as well as tomorrow. But we really need to see good guard play this week as I expect Barnes rolls with 3 on the court and Ament at the 4 some to help offset no JP and Cade recovering.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
No JP or Bishop and Cade may not be 100% because of Flu.

Felix, Carey, Brown gonna need to step it up today as well as tomorrow. But we really need to see good guard play this week as I expect Barnes rolls with 3 on the court and Ament at the 4 some to help offset no JP and Cade recovering.
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Where are you seeing this?
 
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Good to hear about Estrella. Sounds like they aren't worried about him getting contact with the knee, but are concerned with discomfort and swelling.
 
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I can't remember an athletic program who gets more kids sick with the flu than UT. Does UT have an exchange program with Wuhan University or something?
 
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Unimane said:
I can't remember an athletic program who gets more kids sick with the flu than UT. Does UT have an exchange program with Wuhan University or something?
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No but thankfully we have a policy that prohibits our players from receiving flu vaccinations
 
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