Vols open basketball season with win over Wofford

In its first official action of the 2026-27 campaign, the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team dominated second-half action in a 90-59 victory Tuesday night over Wofford.

Sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II led the way for No. 8/9 Tennessee (1-0) at Food City Center with a co-game-high 17 points and game-best 17 rebounds, both of which set career bests in his first collegiate double-double.

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Aided by 3-pointers from sixth-year guard Tyler Lundblade on consecutive possessions, the Volunteers claimed a 12-6 lead on 5-of-7 shooting after just 4:05. However, Wofford (0-1) soon scored six straight points in 30 seconds to level the score at 12 just 1:46 later.

A 3-point play by junior guard Terrence Hill Jr., preceded a 4:02 scoreless drought for Tennessee amidst a 1-of-9 field-goal stretch, after which the Terriers again tallied a half-dozen points in a row to go up, 18-15, with 8:25 on the timer. Another 3-pointer by Lundblade and a 3-point play from Brown put the home team back in front, 21-18, just 70 ticks later.

Tennessee stretched the margin to six, but Wofford countered with an 8-2 surge to level the score at 27 with 2:51 remaining in the session. The home team, buoyed by a 14-7 cushion in bench points and an 11-2 tally in fast-break points, went on to take a 34-31 edge into the locker room.

Senior center Miles Rubin opened the second-half scoring with a dunk, after which Wofford redshirt junior guard Cam Lowe hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to two, but the Volunteers then took over. They went on an 18-2 run over 4:24, capped with 10 straight points in just 2:02, to go ahead by 18 points, 54-36, with 14:44 left.

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Tennessee used its third second-half run of at least 8-0 to stretch the margin all the way to two-dozen, 62-38, with 10:50 to go. It held the Terriers without a made field goal for 6:36, forcing 11 consecutive misses.

The Volunteers pushed their advantage to 29, 70-41, with 7:22 on the clock. They took their first 30-point lead with…

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Publish date : 2026-11-04 15:58:00

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