Lanier and No. 7 Tennessee host UT Martin

Published Nov. 26, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

UT Martin Skyhawks (2-4) at Tennessee Volunteers (6-0)

Knoxville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Tennessee hosts UT Martin after Chaz Lanier scored 25 points in Tennessee's 77-62 victory over the Baylor Bears.

The Volunteers are 3-0 on their home court. Tennessee is 6-0 against opponents with a winning record.

The Skyhawks are 1-3 on the road. UT Martin is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Tennessee's average of 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.3 more made shots on average than the 8.5 per game UT Martin allows. UT Martin has shot at a 40.0% clip from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points higher than the 35.3% shooting opponents of Tennessee have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lanier is shooting 48.8% and averaging 17.7 points for the Volunteers.

Josue Grullon is averaging 18.2 points for the Skyhawks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.