KNOXVILLE – The top-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball team improved to 18-1 this season with Saturday’s 83-66 win over West Virginia in a Big 12/SEC Challenge game at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The Volunteers, who are 6-0 in Southeastern Conference play this year, return to league competition with Tuesday’s 6:30 p.m. game at South Carolina.
West Virginia, which is just 1-6 in the Big 12, dropped to 9-11 overall.
Here are three takeaways from Saturday’s win, Tennessee’s 14th consecutive:
Slow start for Vols