No. 11 Tennessee Basketball vs. Montana: That’s how you see

Tennessee Basketball returns to the Food City Center for the first of two games this week when the Vols host Montana on Wednesday night a 7 Eastern Time will begin streaming on SEC Network+. Tennessee ends the week with a Sunday afternoon game against Austin Peay.

Tennessee moved up to No. 9 in the KenPom.com assessments. The Vols are No. 3 in adjusted defensive efficiency and no. 26 in adjusted offensive efficiency.

Stay tuned for all the live updates before, during and after tonight’s match at The General’s Quarters

Montana is ranked No. 194 overall by KenPom. The Grizzlies are No. 166 in offensive efficiency and No. 245 in defensive efficiency. They started the season with a 92-61 win over Hawaii Hilo on Nov. 4, lost 79-48 at Oregon on Friday and beat Northwest Indian College 94-44 on Sunday.

“I think they are very solid in their approach,” the Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday, “what they’re trying to do, how they’re going to play. You can expect again, I have a lot of respect for Montana basketball because I’ve been around long enough to know the history of that program.”

No. 11 Tennessee vs. Montana: That’s how you see

Start time: Wednesday at 19 Eastern Time

TV: SEC Network+

Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates throughout the state of Tennessee.

KenPom Prediction: Tennessee 82, Montana 60

The line: Tennessee -22.5

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Tennessee has three more non-conference games streaming on SEC Network+ this season: UT Martin (Nov. 27), Western Carolina (Dec. 17) and Norfolk State (Dec. 31).

Last timeout: Tennessee 77, Louisville 55

Tennessee went on the road Saturday and led wire-to-wire, building its lead to as many as 26 points, in a 77-55 victory at Louisville. The Vols started the game on a 10-0 run and led by 22 in the first half.

Chaz Lanier and Zakai Zeigler scored 19 points apiece in Saturday’s win at Louisville, helping the Vols lead by as many as 26 points in the wire-to-wire win in front of 16,976 fans at the KFC Yum! Center.

Felix Okpara finished with 10 points and six rebounds, and Jordan Gainey had nine points, four rebounds and four assists.

Tennessee’s defense stifled Louisville, holding the Cardinal to 26.7% shooting from the field and 25.6% from the 3-point line. The Vols outscored Louisville 40-10 in the paint and outrebounded UL 40-26.