Tennessee’s final game in Italy took them to Rome to face professional squad A.S. Stella Azzurra. The Vols picked up two wins over the Lithuanian U21 National Team over the weekend, and looked to stay perfect overseas today.
It was Dalton Knecht getting the Volunteers off and running on Monday night. The Northern Colorado transfer drilled two three-pointers to open Tennessee’s scoring, doing exactly what Rick Barnes brought him here to do.
Jonas Aidoo’s defense was a big problem early on for A.S. Stella Azzura, which allowed the Volunteers to get out to a 12-0 run to open the game.