Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Bulldogs

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
TENN	28	46	12	86
UGA	34	40	11	85

Game Recap

Gillespie scores 21, Tennessee beats Georgia 86-85 in OT for coach Rick Barnes' 850th career win. Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 21 points, J.P. Estrella scored five of his 17 points in overtime, and Tennessee beat Georgia 86-85 on Wednesday night for coach Rick Barnes' 850th career victory.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	38	7-18	2-5	3-5	6	3	0	0	2	0	19
34Felix Okpara	35	2-2	0-0	2-4	11	1	0	0	0	4	6
13J.P. Estrella	31	8-12	0-1	1-3	9	1	0	0	1	4	17
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	41	7-19	4-11	3-4	3	6	0	0	2	4	21
3Bishop Boswell	42	3-8	2-3	5-6	10	3	1	0	1	2	13
6DeWayne Brown II	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	4
23Jaylen Carey	11	0-4	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	2	1	1
1Amari Evans	12	2-5	1-3	0-1	2	0	2	1	1	3	5
77Amaree Abram	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	31-7143.7%	9-2339.1%	15-2560.0%	47	17	3	1	9	18	86

GEORGIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Kanon Catchings	32	8-14	4-8	2-5	7	0	1	0	0	2	22
2Somtochukwu Cyril	32	1-2	0-0	4-7	3	0	2	3	1	4	6
0Blue Cain	35	4-10	1-6	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	3	9
5Jeremiah Wilkinson	24	3-10	0-6	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	6
3Jordan Ross	28	2-4	0-0	6-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	10
25Justin Abson	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
1Kareem Stagg	8	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
21Jake Wilkins	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
11Dylan James	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Marcus Millender	28	8-10	1-2	2-2	2	4	0	0	1	3	19
7Justin Bailey	12	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	8
TOTAL	-	31-6150.8%	9-2832.1%	14-2070.0%	25	11	5	7	5	20	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTENNUGA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Georgia.
+2 (19:36) J.P. Estrella makes 11-foot hook shot (Nate Ament assists).
20
(19:27) Kanon Catchings misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:25) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
40
+3 (18:59) Kanon Catchings makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Ross assists).
43
(18:40) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:35) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:35) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
63
(18:16) Jordan Ross misses layup.
(18:13) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(17:50) Nate Ament misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:46) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(17:43) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(17:32) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (17:32) Jordan Ross makes free throw 1 of 2.
64
+1 (17:32) Jordan Ross makes free throw 2 of 2.
65
+2 (17:19) Bishop Boswell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
85
(17:08) Blue Cain misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:04) Jeremiah Wilkinson Offensive Rebound.
(16:56) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:53) Blue Cain Offensive Rebound.
(16:52) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:47) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) J.P. Estrella bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Somtochukwu Cyril Steal.
(16:31) Somtochukwu Cyril bad pass turnover.
(16:31) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(16:24) Foul on Somtochukwu Cyril.
(16:13) Nate Ament misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:10) Dylan James Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:56) Blue Cain makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists).
88
+2 (15:38) DeWayne Brown II makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
108
(15:07) team shot clock turnover .
(14:43) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(14:43) Justin Abson Block.
(14:40) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(14:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Georgia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:12) Justin Bailey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Blue Cain assists).
1011
(13:58) DeWayne Brown II misses dunk.
(13:58) Justin Abson Block.
(13:54) Dylan James Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Blue Cain misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:32) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Amari Evans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:20) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Carey assists).
1311
+2 (13:04) Justin Bailey makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
1313
(12:52) Amari Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:49) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(12:44) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(12:42) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(12:40) Jaylen Carey misses 8-foot hook shot.
(12:40) Justin Abson Block.
(12:35) Justin Bailey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:31) Blue Cain makes driving layup.
1315
(12:19) Foul on Justin Abson.
+1 (12:19) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 2.
1415
(12:19) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:18) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
(11:48) Kanon Catchings misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:44) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Nate Ament bad pass turnover.
(11:31) Jordan Ross Steal.
(11:26) Justin Bailey misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(11:04) Jaylen Carey bad pass turnover.
(11:04) Kanon Catchings Steal.
(11:04) Foul on Amari Evans.
+2 (10:48) Kanon Catchings makes driving layup.
1417
+3 (10:28) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
1717
+3 (10:04) Kanon Catchings makes 25-foot three pointer.
1720
(9:41) J.P. Estrella misses 7-foot hook shot.
(9:40) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(9:38) Nate Ament misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:35) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) J.P. Estrella misses 4-foot hook shot.
(9:27) Somtochukwu Cyril Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:21) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes driving layup.
1722
+2 (9:00) Nate Ament makes 2-foot dunk (Bishop Boswell assists).
1922
(8:35) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:32) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(8:05) Nate Ament misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:02) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(7:57) Foul on Somtochukwu Cyril.
+1 (7:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2.
2022
+1 (7:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2.
2122
+3 (7:30) Kanon Catchings makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2125
(7:04) Bishop Boswell misses 20-foot jumper.
(7:01) Kanon Catchings Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) Jeremiah Wilkinson makes driving layup.
2127
(6:43) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:39) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:20) Felix Okpara makes 1-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2327
+3 (6:03) Kanon Catchings makes 28-foot three point jumper (Justin Abson assists).
2330
(5:45) Nate Ament misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:43) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:43) J.P. Estrella makes layup.
2530
(5:43) Foul on Jeremiah Wilkinson.
(5:43) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:41) Blue Cain Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Kareem Stagg misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:16) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(5:10) Blue Cain Steal.
+2 (5:07) Kareem Stagg makes 2-foot dunk (Blue Cain assists).
2532
(4:26) J.P. Estrella misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Foul on Blue Cain.
(4:23) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(4:00) Kareem Stagg Defensive Rebound.
(3:56) Blue Cain bad pass turnover.
(3:56) Amari Evans Steal.
(3:43) Bishop Boswell misses layup.
(3:43) Justin Abson Block.
(3:39) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(3:30) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:27) Bishop Boswell Offensive Rebound.
(3:09) Amari Evans misses 14-foot jumper.
(3:08) Foul on Justin Bailey.
+1 (3:08) Felix Okpara makes free throw 1 of 2.
2632
(3:08) Felix Okpara misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:06) Kareem Stagg Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
(2:50) Jeremiah Wilkinson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot.
(2:45) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Nate Ament misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:17) Kareem Stagg Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Kareem Stagg misses 22-foot jumper.
(1:54) Somtochukwu Cyril Offensive Rebound.
(1:50) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(1:50) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:50) Georgia Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:50) Somtochukwu Cyril misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:48) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(1:17) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:14) DeWayne Brown II makes 2-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2832
(0:47) Jeremiah Wilkinson bad pass turnover.
(0:24) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(0:24) Jaylen Carey turnover.
+2 (0:00) Marcus Millender makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2834

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

TENN

UGA

86Points85

31-71(43.7%)Field Goal(%)31-61(50.8%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

15-25(60.0%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

52(26)Rebounds(Offensive)27(7)

17Assists11

3Steals5

1Blocks7

12Turnovers6

18(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

6Largest Lead7

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Stegeman Coliseum · Athens, GA

attendance: 9,854 (93.6%)

tv: SEC Network

spread: TENN -1.5

over/under: 157.5