Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Dec 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WEBB	19	33	52
TENN	52	42	94

Game Recap

Gillespie, Abrams lead No. 20 Tennessee past overmatched Gardner-Webb, 94-52. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 15 points and nine assists, Amaree Abrams scored 15 points and No. 20 Tennessee beat Gardner-Webb 94-52 on Sunday.

Player Stats

GARDNER-WEBB	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Jacob Hogarth	22	2-7	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	1	2	3	6
10Curtis Williams III	30	5-15	2-10	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	3	14
1Spence Sims	27	2-6	1-4	1-2	1	0	0	0	2	0	6
23Colin Hawkins	27	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	4	4	0	1	1	6
25Ace Talbert	11	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7Riek Riek	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
11NaVuan Peterson	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	3
21Ahmadou Ndiaye	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Jamias Ferere	8	2-5	0-2	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
12Cameron Gales	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Jacob Hudson	21	0-3	0-1	0-2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0
9Paul Lindberg	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bo Barber	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0
2Isaiah Hicks	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4DJ Jefferson	20	5-9	3-6	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	1	13
TOTAL	-	20-5834.5%	7-3023.3%	5-955.6%	22	8	6	1	13	12	52

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	19	3-8	2-7	0-0	5	3	1	1	1	1	8
6DeWayne Brown II	22	3-4	0-0	0-0	14	2	0	0	1	0	6
34Felix Okpara	20	3-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	6
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	24	6-12	3-8	0-0	3	9	1	0	3	2	15
3Bishop Boswell	19	2-2	1-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	7
13J.P. Estrella	18	4-6	0-0	2-4	7	2	0	1	0	0	10
23Jaylen Carey	18	5-8	0-1	2-3	6	0	0	0	1	1	12
24Troy Henderson	15	3-5	3-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	0	9
21Campbell Duncan	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Gavin Paull	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Clarence Massamba	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1Amari Evans	12	3-6	0-3	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	0	6
77Amaree Abram	13	6-7	1-2	2-2	3	0	3	0	1	0	15
7Grant Hurst	2	0-2	0-2	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	38-7153.5%	10-3132.3%	8-1266.7%	49	21	10	2	9	7	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWEBBTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Gardner-Webb.
(19:52) Foul on Curtis Williams III.
(19:37) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses driving layup.
(19:36) Gardner-Webb Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:21) Curtis Williams III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Colin Hawkins assists).
30
(19:11) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:07) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(18:54) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Colin Hawkins Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Spence Sims misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:20) Jacob Hogarth Offensive Rebound.
(18:15) Spence Sims bad pass turnover.
(18:15) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(18:05) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Curtis Williams III Defensive Rebound.
(17:55) Ace Talbert misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Jacob Hogarth Offensive Rebound.
(17:47) Jacob Hogarth misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(17:38) Jacob Hogarth Block.
(17:37) Jacob Hogarth Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Colin Hawkins misses 14-foot jumper.
(17:05) Spence Sims Offensive Rebound.
(16:56) Foul on Nate Ament.
+1 (16:56) Jacob Hogarth makes free throw 1 of 2.
40
+1 (16:56) Jacob Hogarth makes free throw 2 of 2.
50
+3 (16:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nate Ament assists).
53
(16:18) Jacob Hudson bad pass turnover.
(16:18) Nate Ament Steal.
(16:09) J.P. Estrella misses layup.
(16:06) Jamias Ferere Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Jamias Ferere misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:54) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Foul on Ahmadou Ndiaye.
(15:39) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:39) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:39) J.P. Estrella misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:37) Jacob Hudson Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Jacob Hogarth misses layup.
(15:09) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Jaylen Carey makes layup (J.P. Estrella assists).
55
(14:26) Curtis Williams III bad pass turnover.
(14:26) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(14:21) Foul on Curtis Williams III.
+1 (14:21) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 1 of 2.
56
+1 (14:21) J.P. Estrella makes free throw 2 of 2.
57
+2 (14:03) Jamias Ferere makes driving layup.
77
+2 (13:56) Amaree Abram makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
79
(13:43) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(13:43) Jacob Hudson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:43) Gardner-Webb Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:43) Jacob Hudson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:43) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(13:37) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(13:32) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:32) J.P. Estrella makes 0-foot tip in layup.
711
(13:27) Spence Sims bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:07) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Amari Evans assists).
713
(13:07) Foul on Jacob Hogarth.
+1 (13:07) Jaylen Carey makes free throw 1 of 1.
714
(12:47) Jamias Ferere misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) J.P. Estrella Block.
(12:47) Gardner-Webb Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) DJ Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:35) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Jaylen Carey misses layup.
(12:23) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:09) J.P. Estrella makes layup (Bishop Boswell assists).
716
(11:58) Bo Barber bad pass turnover.
(11:58) Amari Evans Steal.
+2 (11:54) Amari Evans makes driving layup.
718
(11:28) Curtis Williams III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Clarence Massamba Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Amari Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:02) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
(10:52) Felix Okpara misses layup.
(10:48) Amari Evans Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:48) Amari Evans makes 0-foot tip in layup.
720
(10:22) Ace Talbert misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:18) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Bishop Boswell makes driving layup.
722
(9:50) Curtis Williams III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:47) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:41) Amari Evans makes driving layup.
724
+3 (9:17) DJ Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Hawkins assists).
1024
(8:56) DeWayne Brown II bad pass turnover.
(8:56) Colin Hawkins Steal.
(8:50) Ace Talbert bad pass turnover.
(8:50) Amari Evans Steal.
(8:21) Felix Okpara bad pass turnover.
(8:02) Jacob Hogarth misses layup.
(7:59) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes driving layup.
1026
(7:36) Curtis Williams III misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(7:31) Curtis Williams III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:31) Curtis Williams III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1226
(7:25) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Troy Henderson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:15) Jaylen Carey makes layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1228
(6:38) Curtis Williams III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:35) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(6:31) Troy Henderson misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(6:27) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(6:27) Foul on Colin Hawkins.
+2 (6:20) J.P. Estrella makes layup.
1230
(6:12) Jacob Hudson bad pass turnover.
(6:12) Troy Henderson Steal.
+2 (6:05) J.P. Estrella makes 5-foot dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1232
(5:49) Jacob Hogarth bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:40) Nate Ament makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1235
(5:12) Spence Sims misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:09) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(5:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie bad pass turnover.
+3 (4:38) Curtis Williams III makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1535
+3 (4:28) Troy Henderson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1538
+2 (4:07) Spence Sims makes driving layup.
1738
+3 (3:56) Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1741
(3:24) Jacob Hogarth misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Troy Henderson Defensive Rebound.
(3:18) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:15) Jacob Hudson Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Bo Barber misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:06) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:02) Troy Henderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists).
1744
(2:42) Spence Sims misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:40) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:35) Nate Ament makes layup (Troy Henderson assists).
1746
(2:18) Jacob Hudson misses layup.
(2:18) Nate Ament Block.
(2:13) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(1:53) Nate Ament misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:49) Jacob Hogarth Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Curtis Williams III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:39) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:20) Amaree Abram makes layup.
1748
+2 (1:07) Colin Hawkins makes driving layup.
1948
+2 (0:46) Felix Okpara makes layup (DeWayne Brown II assists).
1950
(0:16) Ahmadou Ndiaye misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:13) DeWayne Brown II Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Amari Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) DeWayne Brown II makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1952

2nd half

Team Stats

WEBB

TENN

52Points94

20-58(34.5%)Field Goal(%)38-71(53.5%)

7-30(23.3%)3-Point(%)10-31(32.3%)

5-9(55.6%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

25(6)Rebounds(Offensive)50(15)

8Assists21

6Steals10

1Blocks2

13Turnovers9

12(0)Fouls(Technical)7(0)

5Largest Lead46

Game Details

Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 19,059 (87.9%)

tv: SECN+

spread: TENN -42.5

over/under: 152.5