Talk about a pre-Thanksgiving feast.
The No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers consumed the competition at the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship in the Bahamas, following up Thursday night’s 64-42 hammering of Virginia with Friday night’s 77-62 rout of No. 13 Baylor.
Vols fifth-year senior guard and North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier continued his scintillating start to the season by scoring 51 points in the two victories, including 25 in the first half alone against Baylor, when he made a staggering seven 3-pointers in staking Tennessee to a 47-20 lead.
“That first half was something you wish you could bottle,” Vols coach Rick Barnes said late Friday night in a news conference. “Offensively, Chaz really had it going there, and defensively, I was really proud of the effort. Our older guys set such a good tone for us.
“I thought we had great mental preparation in getting ready.”