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FINAL
Dec 14, 2024

Game Recap

Gainey scores at the buzzer, No. 1 Tennessee's season-opening win streak hits 10 in win over Illini. Jordan Gainey scored on a driving layup as time expired and finished with a career-high 23 points as No. 1 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to 10 games, beating Illinois...

Box Score

12T
TENN313566
ILL303464
Tennessee Volunteers logoTENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Felix Okpara90-10-00-03001030
7Igor Milicic Jr.372-130-83-414111237
5Zakai Zeigler251-50-14-52210156
2Chaz Lanier265-172-65-921001517
15Jahmai Mashack323-70-10-13041046
12Cade Phillips151-20-00-05000002
3Bishop Boswell60-00-00-03000010
11Jordan Gainey346-143-68-922100323
8Darlinstone Dubar162-31-20-05001005
TOTAL20-6232.3%6-2425.0%20-2871.4%3967442466
Illinois Fighting Illini logoILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Ben Humrichous302-51-40-01100035
13Tomislav Ivisic281-50-22-212101034
32Kasparas Jakucionis375-152-710-1432107422
22Tre White343-71-24-421001311
4Kylan Boswell272-80-36-771100210
15Jake Davis60-00-00-00000020
7Will Riley201-90-48-950001010
0Carey Booth00-00-00-00000000
21Morez Johnson Jr.121-10-00-02000112
2Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn60-10-10-00000130
TOTAL15-5129.4%4-2317.4%30-3683.3%32621112164

Play-by-Play

1st halftennill
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:43) Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:41) Kylan Boswell Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (19:32) Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:29) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (19:02) Jahmai Mashack missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (18:57) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +3 (18:42) Ben Humrichous made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
    03
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (18:07) Tennessee Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:57) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:57) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:57) Foul on Felix Okpara.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:46) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (17:39) Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:39) Tomislav Ivisic made Two Point Tip Shot.
    05
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:30) Foul on Igor Milicic Jr..
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (17:30) Igor Milicic Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (17:14) Tre White made Jumper.
    07
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:58) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:57) Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:48) Felix Okpara missed Dunk.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:44) Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:34) Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:31) Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:30) Foul on Felix Okpara.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (16:30) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    08
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:30) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:26) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (16:21) Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper.
    38
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (16:06) Ben Humrichous missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (16:01) Zakai Zeigler Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:50) Cade Phillips missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:46) Jordan Gainey Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:45) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:41) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (15:30) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:30) Jordan Gainey Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:23) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:20) Chaz Lanier Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:06) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (15:02) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:57) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
  • (14:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (14:57) Igor Milicic Jr. made Free Throw.
    48
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (14:57) Igor Milicic Jr. made Free Throw.
    58
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (14:32) Morez Johnson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
    510
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (14:19) Zakai Zeigler Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (14:19) Kasparas Jakucionis Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:56) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:56) Zakai Zeigler Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:56) Chaz Lanier missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:56) Zakai Zeigler Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:56) Zakai Zeigler missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:56) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (13:36) Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (13:34) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (13:22) Chaz Lanier made Jumper.
    710
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:52) Will Riley missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:50) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:45) Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:33) Igor Milicic Jr. Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:33) Kylan Boswell Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:26) Kylan Boswell missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Will Riley Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (12:22) Will Riley missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:21) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:15) Jahmai Mashack missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (12:14) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:58) Foul on Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (11:58) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
    810
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (11:58) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
    910
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:44) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (11:44) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    911
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (11:44) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    912
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:23) Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:19) Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (11:02) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (11:02) Jahmai Mashack Steal.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:56) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:52) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:40) Foul on Jordan Gainey.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:40) Tre White made Free Throw.
    913
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (10:40) Tre White made Free Throw.
    914
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:27) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:27) Chaz Lanier made Free Throw.
    1014
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (10:27) Chaz Lanier made Free Throw.
    1114
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (10:12) Kylan Boswell missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:12) Jahmai Mashack Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (10:07) Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +3 (9:50) Chaz Lanier made Three Point Jumper.
    1414
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (9:35) Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
    1416
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:18) Foul on Kylan Boswell.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:18) Chaz Lanier missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:18) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:18) Chaz Lanier missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:18) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (9:18) Chaz Lanier made Free Throw.
    1516
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:04) Foul on Chaz Lanier.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (9:04) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    1517
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (9:04) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (9:02) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:43) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:43) Chaz Lanier missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:43) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (8:43) Chaz Lanier made Free Throw.
    1617
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:23) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:21) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:14) Zakai Zeigler missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:08) Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:08) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:07) Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (8:05) Jordan Gainey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (8:03) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:44) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:41) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:30) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:26) Darlinstone Dubar Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:18) Zakai Zeigler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:16) Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:14) Will Riley Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (7:14) Jahmai Mashack Steal.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (7:01) Foul on Tomislav Ivisic.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:01) Jordan Gainey made Free Throw.
    1717
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (7:01) Jordan Gainey made Free Throw.
    1817
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:53) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:53) Morez Johnson Jr. Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (6:39) Zakai Zeigler made Layup.
    2017
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (6:21) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (6:03) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:58) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:54) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:54) Igor Milicic Jr. Block.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:45) Jahmai Mashack Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:34) Jordan Gainey missed Layup.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (5:30) Will Riley Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +2 (5:29) Will Riley made Layup.
    2019
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:08) Zakai Zeigler missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:07) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (5:07) Tennessee Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:53) Foul on Zakai Zeigler.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:53) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2020
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:53) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2021
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:42) Chaz Lanier missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:39) Darlinstone Dubar Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:37) Chaz Lanier missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:34) Jahmai Mashack Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:34) Foul on Ben Humrichous.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:34) Jahmai Mashack missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:33) Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:27) Foul on Jahmai Mashack.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:22) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2022
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:22) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2023
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (4:22) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2024
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (4:07) Foul on Tre White.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:07) Chaz Lanier missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (4:07) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (4:07) Chaz Lanier made Free Throw.
    2124
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:53) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:51) Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:50) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:49) Igor Milicic Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:49) Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.
  • (3:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:49) Igor Milicic Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:49) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (3:49) Igor Milicic Jr. made Free Throw.
    2224
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:35) Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (3:19) Chaz Lanier made Jumper.
    2424
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (3:02) Foul on Chaz Lanier.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:02) Will Riley missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (3:02) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (3:02) Will Riley made Free Throw.
    2425
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:48) Jordan Gainey missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:44) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +2 (2:31) Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Zakai Zeigler.
    2625
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (2:04) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:04) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    2626
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (2:04) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    2627
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (1:47) Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (1:47) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
    2727
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (1:47) Zakai Zeigler made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:29) Foul on Zakai Zeigler.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (1:29) Tre White made Free Throw.
    2828
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (1:29) Tre White made Free Throw.
    2829
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (1:13) Chaz Lanier Turnover.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:56) Will Riley missed Layup.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:53) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:44) Foul on Tre White.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (0:44) Jordan Gainey made Free Throw.
    2929
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (0:44) Jordan Gainey made Free Throw.
    3029
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:40) Foul on Jordan Gainey.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:40) Kasparas Jakucionis missed Free Throw.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:40) Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    +1 (0:40) Kasparas Jakucionis made Free Throw.
    3030
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:20) Foul on Jake Davis.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:20) Jordan Gainey missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:20) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    +1 (0:20) Jordan Gainey made Free Throw.
    3130
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:20) Tennessee Timeout
  • Illinois Fighting Illini logo
    (0:03) Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee Volunteers logo
    (0:00) Darlinstone Dubar Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

66Points64
20-62(32.3%)Field Goal(%)15-51(29.4%)
6-24(25%)3-Point(%)4-23(17.4%)
20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)30-36(83.3%)
42(17)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)
6Assists6
7Steals2
4Blocks1
6Turnovers11
24(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)
4Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, December 14, 2024 · 5:30 PM
State Farm Center · Champaign, IL
attendance: 15,544 (100.0%)
tv: FOX
spread: TENN -1.5
over/under: 148.5