Fast Break: Top-ranked Tennessee beats Miami 75-62 at Madison Square Garden
New York — Tennessee continued their hot start to the season with a 75-62 win over Miami in the Jimmy V Classic to move the top ranked team in the country to 9-0 on the season.
Tennessee was led by Chaz Lanier who scored 22 points. Igor Milicic 16 points and nine points, while Zakai Zeigler got the homecoming he had been looking for with 13 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds. Zeigler now has 72 assists on the season. It was his four game with 9 assists this season.
Jordan Gainey and Cade Phillips both gave the Vols some bench offense with 8 and 9 respectively. Defensive stalwart Jahmai Mashack had seven.
The Vols did allow things to get interesting in the second half. Tennessee led by 18 but allowed Miami to close it 8 in the second half on a 9-0 run. But Lanier put the game on ice by scoring 7 of the Vols final 9 points over the final 4 minutes. Tennessee is now 4-0 this season against ACC schools.
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Up Next: No. 1 Tennessee at Illinois
Tennessee takes its No. 1 ranking on the road at Illinois on Saturday in a 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time start on FOX. It’s the second game in a two-year home-and-home that started with a home win for the Vols last December at Food City Center.
Tennessee then returns home for the final three non-conference games of the season, hosting Western Carolina on December 17, Middle Tennessee on December 23 and Norfolk State on December 31.
The Vols start SEC play against Arkansas at Food City Center on January 4.
