Fast Break: No. 1 Tennessee cruises to a 46-point win over Western Carolina
No. 1 Tennessee moved to 11-0 on the season after the Vols were unchallenged in a 82-36 win over Western Carolina Tuesday night.
Tennessee was led in scoring by Chaz Lanier, who had 19 points and added seven rebounds and four assists. Zakai Zeigler finished just one assist shy of just the second triple-double in program history, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Coming off a career night at Illinois, Jordan Gainey stayed warm adding 17 points off the bench and Hofstra transfer Darlinstone Dubar continues to find his way in the rotation. Dubar has a season high 13 points.
Tennessee’s defense continues to play well. They held the Catamounts scoreless for the final 7:57 of the first half and limited them to just 15 first half points.
For more on the Vols 11th win of the season in 11 tries, Grant Ramey and Rob Lewis have the Exterior Home Solutions Fast Break.
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Up Next: No. 1 Tennessee vs. MTSU, Monday, 7 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Tennessee is back home Monday to host Middle Tennessee State in a 7 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network.
The Vols are down to just two non-conference games left, with MTSU on Monday and Norfolk State on December 31 in a 3 p.m. ET start on SEC Network+.
Tennessee’s four-game homestand continues with the start of SEC play against Arkansas on January 4 at Food City Center. The Vols then go to Florida and Texas for back-to-back conference road games, facing the Longhorns for the first time as an SEC team on Saturday, January 11.
