Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials: # John Cahill, # Joe Lindsay, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 14495
Tennessee 78, Presbyterian 62: Jarnell Stokes' 18 points led five Volunteers in double figures as the Volunteers ran away from the visiting Blue Hose.
Stokes went 6-of-9 from the floor and had seven rebounds. Trae Golden added 16 points, eight assists and no turnovers and Jordan McRae and Skylar McBee each had 12 points for Tennessee (6-3).
Khalid Mutakabbir led the Blue Hose (2-9) with 18 points. Jordan Downing, who went 4-of-5 from 3-point range, and Ryan McTavish each had 14 points.
The Volunteers used a 23-3 run to open an early lead and then outscored the Blue Hose 8-0 in the final three minutes for a 43-13 halftime lead.
The Blue Hose hit 7 of 10 3-pointers in the second half, including a pair from Downing to get within 69-51 with 6:28 left, but never threatened.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Presbyterian's 13 first-half points was the fewest allowed by Tennessee since Feb. 4, 1998. ... Tennessee outrebounded the Blue Hose, one of the nation's worst rebounding teams, 40-19, 11-2 offensively. ... The Tennessee bench, which accounted for 14 points, outscored the opposing bench for the eighth straight game.
| Presbyterian | Tennessee | |
| Khalid Mutakabbir 18 | Scoring | Jarnell Stokes 18 |
| Eric Washington 10 | Assists | Trae Golden 8 |
| Jordan Downing 4 | Rebounds | Jordan McRae 8 |
| Khalid Mutakabbir 4 | Free Throws Made | Jarnell Stokes 6 |
| Khalid Mutakabbir 2 | Steals | Trae Golden 2 |
| Ryan McTavish 2 | Blocks | Yemi Makanjuola 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Presbyterian | 62 | 44.4 | 8-23 | 6-7 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 78 | 46.7 | 9-22 | 13-16 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 6 |