KNOXVILLE – The Presbyterian men’s basketball team scored the first basket of the game against Tennessee with 18:26 left in the first half Friday night.
The Blue Hose didn’t score again for 11 minutes.
Thanks to a 28-0 run, the Volunteers breezed to an 88-53 win in their season opener at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“I thought it was a good team win,” Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said. “Everyone went in and had their mind set on what we wanted to do defensively. I think we’ve got a good group of guys who want to be a good team.”
Junior Admiral Schofield scored 22 points for the Vols on 8-of-12 shooting.