Virginia will look to hand Tennessee its first loss of the season when the teams meet on Thursday night in men’s basketball action.
On Thursday night, Virginia will begin play in the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas with a game against No. 11 Tennessee. The Cavaliers bring an undefeated record of 3-0 into this weekend’s tournament with the most recent win being a 70-60 win over Villanova on Friday. Against the Wildcats, Isaac McKneely led the Cavaliers with a 23-point performance to help his team to a shooting percentage of 51% from the field and an impressive 56% from beyond the arc. Joining him in double figures were Andrew Rohde and Jacob Cofie who scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. Elijah Saunders and Cofie each pulled down six rebounds to lead the Cavaliers on the boards. The team is currently averaging 65.7 points per game led by McKneely who is averaging 17 points per game.
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Game Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024
Game Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
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The Volunteers are also undefeated this season with a perfect 4-0 record. The team started off the season with an exhibition game against No. 17 Indiana and fell in a close 66-62 defeat, but bounced back to beat Gardner-Webb handily in an 80-64 in the official season opener. Since then, the Vols have been dominant with the most recent game being a massive 103-68 win against Austin Peay on Sunday.
Behind senior forward Igor Miličić Jr.’s game-high 23 points, Tennessee shot an impressive 63.8 percent which ties for its fifth-highest shooting percentage in the last 20 seasons. Miličić Jr. also led the team on the boards with nine rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double in the win. With the win over the Governors, the team is now averaging 88 points per game which gives the Vols an average scoring margin of 27 points which will come in handy as they start playing some more talented teams.
The winner of Thursday’s game will go on to play either Baylor or St. John’s in the championship game to be played on Friday night.
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