Fast Break: No. 3 Tennessee cruises to a 26-point win over Syracuse
Despite a slow start beyond the arc, Tennessee’s offense was on full display Tuesday night as the Vols beat Syracuse 96-70 in the SEC-ACC Challenge.
Tennessee led by 10 at the half and in the second half put on a clinic showing 61% from the floor and 57% beyond the three point line.
Transfer Chaz Lanier continues to get on Lanier runs. Lanier led the Vols with 26 points. Lanier made back-to-back 3-pointers at the 8:02 and 7:34 mark, as he made four 3-pointers in the second half.
Tennessee is now 8-0 and is wasn’t just a Lanier show. Four other Vols scored in double digits. Zakai Zeigler had 14 points and 8 assits. Igor Milicic had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Cade Phillips chipped in 12 and Jordan Gainey scored 12 in the second half.
Grant Ramey and Rob Lewis have more in the Exterior Home Solutions Fast Break.
Up Next: No. 3 Tennessee vs. Miami, Jimmy V Classic
After back-to-back home games, Tennessee goes on the road for two games away from home over the next 11 days.
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The Vols face Miami in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, a 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPN, then go to Illinois on Saturday, December 14, a 5:30 p.m. ET start on FOX.
Tennessee is playing in the Jimmy V Classic for the second time in four years. The Vols lost 57-52 in overtime against Texas Tech in New York in December 2021. The Vols have played Miami just four times in program history and haven’t faced the Hurricanes since 1996.
The Illinois game is the second in a two-year home-and-home that started with an 86-79 Tennessee win in front of a capacity crowd in Knoxville last December.
Tennessee will host Western Carolina (December 17), Middle Tennessee State (December 23) and Norfolk State (December 31) at Food City Center before SEC play starts at home against Arkansas on January 4.
