Rick Barnes secured his 100th win as head coach of Tennessee basketball, and the Vols won their second straight game with Uros Plavsic in the rotation. UT returned home to Knoxville and beat the Ole Miss Rebels 73-48.
Up 10-9, Rocky Top used an 11-0 run to take control of the game early in the first half. After that, they just consistently built on their lead the rest of the way, going into halftime ahead 42-23 before continuing their dominance in the second half.
With the win, UT improved to 12-6 overall and 4-2 in the SEC ahead of their matchup with the No.