Louisville Cardinals vs. Tennessee Volunteers

FINAL

Dec 16, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
LOU	27	35	62
TENN	34	49	83

Game Recap

Gillespie scores 23 to lead No. 20 Tennessee over No. 11 Louisville 83-62. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 23 points and five assists to lead No. 20 Tennessee to an 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Player Stats

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Sananda Fru	28	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	1	4	3	4
14Adrian Wooley	34	6-13	2-8	5-6	4	1	0	0	1	3	19
3Ryan Conwell	33	7-19	4-13	4-7	5	1	2	0	3	4	22
10Isaac McKneely	35	2-10	1-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5
1J'Vonne Hadley	27	4-8	0-3	1-2	4	0	1	0	2	2	9
53Vangelis Zougris	8	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
9Khani Rooths	13	0-2	0-2	1-2	0	0	1	0	1	2	1
7Kasean Pryor	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
15Aly Khalifa	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
11Kobe Rodgers	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	1	0

TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	7-3420.6%	11-1861.1%	22	8	5	1	13	20	62

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	26	5-11	2-4	1-2	7	3	0	0	2	2	13
6DeWayne Brown II	16	0-0	0-0	0-1	5	1	0	1	1	1	0
34Felix Okpara	31	4-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	3	3	1	2	8
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	34	5-12	3-7	10-10	3	5	0	0	3	2	23
3Bishop Boswell	23	2-5	0-1	1-3	4	3	2	0	0	3	5
13J.P. Estrella	9	3-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
23Jaylen Carey	24	4-6	0-0	4-10	10	3	2	0	0	1	12
35Ethan Burg	12	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	5
24Troy Henderson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1Amari Evans	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7
77Amaree Abram	13	1-3	0-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	29-5354.7%	7-1838.9%	18-2864.3%	32	19	8	5	10	20	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLOUTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Louisville.
(19:41) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses layup.
(19:38) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Isaac McKneely misses layup.
(19:28) DeWayne Brown II Block.
(19:23) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper.
03
+2 (18:48) Adrian Wooley makes driving layup.
23
(18:28) Bishop Boswell misses driving layup.
(18:25) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Isaac McKneely misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) J'Vonne Hadley Offensive Rebound.
(18:17) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
+2 (17:57) Nate Ament makes layup (DeWayne Brown II assists).
25
+3 (17:39) Adrian Wooley makes 25-foot three point jumper.
55
(17:16) Foul on Nate Ament.
(17:16) Nate Ament turnover.
+2 (17:00) Sananda Fru makes 5-foot dunk (Adrian Wooley assists).
75
(16:33) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
(16:33) Bishop Boswell misses free throw 1 of 3.
(16:33) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:33) Bishop Boswell misses free throw 2 of 3.
(16:33) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:33) Bishop Boswell makes free throw 3 of 3.
76
(16:29) J'Vonne Hadley bad pass turnover.
(16:29) Bishop Boswell Steal.
+2 (16:20) Nate Ament makes 10-foot jumper.
78
(16:01) Isaac McKneely misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:57) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:52) Felix Okpara makes 4-foot dunk (Ethan Burg assists).
710
(15:18) Khani Rooths misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(15:18) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:18) team turnover.
(15:03) Foul on Aly Khalifa.
(15:03) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:03) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:03) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
711
(14:35) Aly Khalifa bad pass turnover.
(14:35) Ethan Burg Steal.
(14:24) Nate Ament misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:06) Ryan Conwell makes driving layup.
911
(13:51) Nate Ament misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:50) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:33) J.P. Estrella makes 4-foot hook shot (Nate Ament assists).
913
(13:26) Adrian Wooley misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:14) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
915
(13:06) Ryan Conwell misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:03) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:58) Bishop Boswell makes driving layup.
917
(12:49) Adrian Wooley traveling turnover.
+2 (12:39) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Jaylen Carey assists).
919
(12:28) Foul on Amari Evans.
+2 (12:10) Adrian Wooley makes driving layup.
1119
(11:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(11:41) J.P. Estrella misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:37) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Ryan Conwell misses layup.
(11:29) J.P. Estrella Block.
(11:29) Louisville Offensive Rebound.
(11:23) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(11:15) Sananda Fru bad pass turnover.
(11:15) Bishop Boswell Steal.
+2 (11:11) Amari Evans makes driving layup (Felix Okpara assists).
1121
(10:54) Foul on Amari Evans.
+3 (10:47) Ryan Conwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists).
1421
(10:17) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(10:13) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Ryan Conwell misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(10:07) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Amaree Abram misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:58) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Kasean Pryor misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:51) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Amaree Abram misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:40) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(9:39) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(9:22) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(9:18) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:18) Jaylen Carey makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1423
(9:12) Sananda Fru traveling turnover.
(8:47) Nate Ament misses 6-foot jumper.
(8:44) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Foul on Nate Ament.
+1 (8:31) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 1 of 2.
1523
+1 (8:31) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 2 of 2.
1623
+2 (8:11) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1625
+3 (7:37) Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Vangelis Zougris assists).
1925
+2 (7:02) Jaylen Carey makes 4-foot dunk (Amaree Abram assists).
1927
(6:38) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(6:29) Adrian Wooley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:28) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:28) Foul on Troy Henderson.
(6:23) Ryan Conwell misses layup.
(6:18) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Ethan Burg misses layup.
(5:48) Isaac McKneely Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (5:30) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 1 of 2.
2027
+1 (5:30) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2127
+2 (5:09) J.P. Estrella makes 6-foot hook shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
2129
(5:06) Technical Foul on Tennessee.
(5:06) Ryan Conwell misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:06) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (4:45) Sananda Fru makes layup.
2329
(4:19) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Foul on Troy Henderson.
(4:09) Adrian Wooley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:09) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:09) Adrian Wooley makes free throw 2 of 2.
2429
(4:02) Ethan Burg misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:58) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(3:51) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(3:51) Jaylen Carey Steal.
(3:48) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
(3:48) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:48) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:48) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 2 of 2.
2430
(3:26) J'Vonne Hadley misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:23) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(3:04) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
(2:49) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(2:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover.
(2:29) J'Vonne Hadley misses 3-foot hook shot.
(2:25) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Amaree Abram makes 4-foot jumper.
2432
(2:14) Kobe Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(2:14) Felix Okpara Steal.
(1:49) Foul on Sananda Fru.
(1:49) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:49) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:49) Jaylen Carey misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:48) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:29) Ryan Conwell makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2732
(1:13) Foul on Amari Evans.
(1:13) Amari Evans turnover.
(0:42) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (0:25) Ethan Burg makes driving layup.
2734
(0:06) Adrian Wooley misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:06) Felix Okpara Block.
(0:02) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LOU

TENN

62Points83

22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)29-53(54.7%)

7-34(20.6%)3-Point(%)7-18(38.9%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)18-28(64.3%)

30(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(10)

8Assists19

5Steals8

1Blocks5

16Turnovers11

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

2Largest Lead25

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 21,678 (100%)

tv: ESPN

spread: TENN -4.5

over/under: 156.5