Live Updates: No. 12 Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb in season opener
Tennessee Basketball season is officially back. The 12th-ranked Vols open the regular-season schedule against Gardner-Webb Monday night at Food City Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern Time and the game can be streamed via SEC Network+.
Follow along for live updates before, during and after tonight’s game on The General’s Quarters
Tennessee starts the season ranked No. 12 in both The Associated Press Top 25 and Coaches Poll. KenPom has Tennessee at No. 13 overall, ranked No. 4 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 35 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
The Vols lost 66-62 to Indiana last Sunday in the only exhibition of the preseason. They also hosted Davidson in a closed-door scrimmage two weeks ago.
No. 12 Tennessee vs. Gardner-Webb: How To Watch
Start Time: Monday, 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Streaming: SEC Network+
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
The Line: Tennessee -26.5
KenPom Prediction: Tennessee 83, Gardner-Webb 58
How To Stream SEC Network+
SEC Network+ is not a television channel, but is available via the ESPN App on your TV through connected streaming services and devices.
SEC Network+ is complementary to SEC Network offering exclusive digital events. It is accessible with your TV provider credentials and is available via the ESPN APP on smartphones, tablets, connected streaming devices or espn.com/watch.
Tennessee has five non-conference games streaming on SEC Network+ this season: Gardner-Webb, Montana (November 13), UT Martin (November 27), Western Carolina (December 17) and Norfolk State (December 31).
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A Closer Look: Gardner-Webb
Gardner-Webb went 17-16 last season, starting 5-12 through 17 games, then winning 11 of the next 14 to close the regular-season schedule. The Bulldogs lost in overtime to UNC Asheville in the second round of the Big South Tournament.
Gardner-Webb is ranked No. 276 overall in the KenPom ratings, ranked No. 222 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 304 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
“They’re gonna play really fast,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said last week. They’re well coached, extremely well coached. They got a new coach there, but they’re gonna work hard. They’re gonna really try to score quick. I think (they were) one of the top teams in the country last year.
“They can almost play with a 17-second shot clock. They get down the floor, they’re gonna shoot it quick, they know what they’re doing. They know how they wanna play. They’ll spread you out. Really good cutting team. If you turn your head, you get caught looking, they’re gonna take advantage of it.”
