Live Updates: No. 13 Tennessee basketball vs. Alcorn State
Tennessee basketball is back home Sunday evening to host Alcorn State in a 6 p.m. Eastern Time start at Thompson-Boling Arena. The game is not televised but can be watched live as an online stream through SEC Network+ or ESPN+.
The 13th-ranked Vols (6-1) have won five straight games since losing to Colorado on November 13 in Nashville. On Wednesday it was a 76-40 win over McNeese State in Knoxville, the first game back home after winning three games in three days to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in The Bahamas.
Follow along for live updates from tonight’s game on The General’s Quarters
Alcorn State (3-5) rallied from 30 points down to tie its game at Grand Canyon on Tuesday, before falling 80-72. The Braves earlier this season won at Wichita State and Stephen F. Austin. Ole Miss beat Alcorn 73-58 on November 7, while other losses have come against UTEP, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and at Arizona State.
Vols vs. Alcorn State: How to watch, stream, listen
Tipoff Time: 6 p.m. ET, Sunday
Location: Thompson-Boling Arena
Streaming: SEC Network+ (Play-by-play Andy Brock; Analyst — Steve Hamer). ESPN App or WatchESPN.com
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Bert Bertelkamp, analyst) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee. The game can be heard on Satellite Radio on SiriusXM Channel 111 or Channel 962 on the SiriusXM App.
SEC Network+ is not a TV channel, but is a complementary online addition providing content and programming online. Fans can access content on SEC Network+ through the ESPN app or ESPN.com/watch. Viewers must have a cable or satellite subscription and log-in info to gain access to the SEC Network+ stream.
Fans can also watch on ESPN+, the streaming platform from ESPN that requires a paid subscription. ESPN+ is separate from cable or satellite subscriptions. More info can be found here.
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No. 13 Tennessee will be without senior guard Santiago Vescovi for Sunday’s game against Alcorn State. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. Eastern Time start and can be streamed on SEC Network+ or ESPN+.
Injury Notes: Santiago Vescovi (shoulder) is out, Josiah-Jordan James (knee) expected to play
Santiago Vescovi is out after missing practice on Friday due to a shoulder sprain in his left, shooting shoulder. Senior wing Josiah-Jordan James is expected to play, barring any setbacks in pregame.
Vescovi had 16 points in 33 minutes against McNeese State Wednesday in Tennessee’s 76-40 win at Thompson-Boling Arena. He left late in the game holding his shoulder.
James, who has missed the last four games due to knee soreness, leads the Vols in scoring at 13.7 points per game and in rebounding, at 6.0. Vescovi is second in scoring at 12.0 points per game. Vescovi leads Tennessee in assists (3.4), steals (2.5) and minutes (32.3) through seven games and is third in rebounding (5.0).
