Tennessee rolled through their final preseason scrimmage on Tuesday night, breezing past Lenoir-Rhyne 90-48. The Volunteers were once again without point guard Zakai Zeigler, opting to play it safe as he continues to recover from a torn ACL. Rick Barnes left the door open for him to play in Tennessee’s scrimmages, but they ultimately decided against it.
“He cares a lot and he desperately wants to play,” Barnes said after the game. “It’s killing him because he’s a guy if we would let him play, he would tell you he’s a hundred percent, even if he were 75% and he would play his heart out.