KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- James Daniel III scored 17 points off the bench Wednesday to continue his recent surge as No. 18 Tennessee trounced LSU 84-61 for its fourth consecutive victory.
With nine games remaining in the regular season, Tennessee (16-5, 6-3 SEC) already has matched its 2016-17 win total. Tennessee went 16-16 last year and failed to earn an NCAA Tournament or NIT bid for a third straight season.
Tennessee has won seven of its last eight games while LSU (12-9, 3-6) has lost five of its last six.
Daniel shot 5 of 7 from 3-point range and matched a season high in scoring.