Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Tennessee Volunteers

FINAL

Nov 24, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	30	30	60
TENN	56	29	85

Game Recap

Ja’Kobi Gillespie scores 32 points, No. 20 Tennessee beats Rutgers 85-60 at Players Era. Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 32 point and Nate Ament added 20 to help No. 20 Tennessee defeat Rutgers 85-60 Monday in the first day of play at the Players Era tournament.

Player Stats

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
27Denis Badalau	19	0-5	0-5	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	0	2
9Dylan Grant	19	4-8	1-1	1-4	2	1	0	0	0	2	10
21Emmanuel Ogbole	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	2	3	2
0Tariq Francis	25	3-6	1-2	2-2	2	2	1	0	1	2	9
1Jamichael Davis	17	2-5	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	3	5
4Bryce Dortch	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
11Chris Nwuli	13	0-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
15Gevonte Ware	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
13Harun Zrno	25	3-7	3-5	5-7	2	0	0	0	1	3	14
3Kaden Powers	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
2Lino Mark	10	1-5	0-3	3-4	2	0	2	0	1	0	5
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	23	5-9	0-2	3-3	1	1	0	1	1	1	13

TOTAL	-	19-5236.5%	6-1931.6%	16-2466.7%	24	6	6	5	13	18	60

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	28	7-14	4-6	2-3	5	3	2	0	3	2	20
34Felix Okpara	28	4-6	1-1	1-1	7	0	0	3	0	1	10
12Cade Phillips	17	1-1	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	0	1	2	3
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	29	11-20	6-10	4-5	3	4	2	1	2	1	32
77Amaree Abram	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
6DeWayne Brown II	10	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
13J.P. Estrella	10	3-4	0-0	4-4	2	0	0	0	1	2	10
23Jaylen Carey	14	2-2	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	0	1	3	4
35Ethan Burg	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
24Troy Henderson	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4Clarence Massamba	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1Amari Evans	12	0-6	0-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	0
3Bishop Boswell	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	5	3	0	1	3	2
TOTAL	-	31-6150.8%	11-2250.0%	12-1770.6%	39	18	7	4	12	22	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRUTGTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
(19:34) Jamichael Davis missed Jumper.
(19:34) Felix Okpara Block.
(19:28) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(19:08) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:05) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:56) Tariq Francis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:54) Tariq Francis made Jumper.
20
+3 (18:40) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
23
(18:19) Dylan Grant missed Jumper.
(18:16) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:10) Felix Okpara made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
26
(17:46) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
(17:46) Emmanuel Ogbole Turnover.
(17:29) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:27) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Foul on Cade Phillips.
(17:24) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(17:24) Nate Ament Steal.
(17:24) Nate Ament Turnover.
(17:09) Dylan Grant missed Layup.
(17:09) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Block.
(17:04) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Turnover.
(16:57) Tariq Francis Steal.
(16:51) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:48) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Cade Phillips Turnover.
+2 (16:12) Dylan Grant made Jumper.
46
(16:12) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(16:12) Dylan Grant missed Free Throw.
(16:12) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(16:01) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(15:47) Ethan Burg missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:43) Dylan Grant Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Tariq Francis missed Jumper.
(15:33) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
(15:16) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(15:16) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(15:15) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(15:09) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:05) Ethan Burg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:50) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
49
+3 (14:34) Dylan Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darren Buchanan Jr..
79
+3 (14:04) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.
712
(13:47) Foul on Felix Okpara.
(13:37) Darren Buchanan Jr. Turnover.
(13:37) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(13:16) Bishop Boswell missed Jumper.
(13:12) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
(13:11) Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
(13:07) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:07) Felix Okpara made Two Point Tip Shot.
714
(12:51) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
(12:51) Jamichael Davis Turnover.
(12:33) J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
(12:33) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(12:32) Foul on Jaylen Carey.
(12:16) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
(12:07) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Jumper.
(12:02) Chris Nwuli Offensive Rebound.
(12:01) Chris Nwuli Turnover.
(12:01) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (11:58) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
716
(11:30) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (11:30) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
816
+1 (11:30) Tariq Francis made Free Throw.
916
(11:05) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:00) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
(10:53) Amari Evans missed Layup.
(10:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. Block.
(10:52) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
918
(10:49) Foul on Emmanuel Ogbole.
+1 (10:49) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
919
(10:37) Foul on Amaree Abram.
+1 (10:37) Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
1019
(10:37) Harun Zrno missed Free Throw.
(10:37) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:27) Nate Ament made Layup.
1021
+3 (9:56) Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Francis.
1321
(9:38) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:34) Denis Badalau Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Tariq Francis Turnover.
+3 (9:15) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
1324
(8:47) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:46) Rutgers Offensive Rebound.
(8:46) Foul on Nate Ament.
+1 (8:46) Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
1424
+1 (8:46) Harun Zrno made Free Throw.
1524
+3 (8:33) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
1527
+2 (8:05) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
1727
+2 (7:50) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Nate Ament.
1729
(7:37) Foul on Amaree Abram.
(7:37) Harun Zrno missed Free Throw.
(7:37) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
(7:08) Felix Okpara missed Dunk.
(7:07) Cade Phillips Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:06) Felix Okpara made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Ament.
1731
(7:06) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
+1 (7:06) Felix Okpara made Free Throw.
1732
+3 (6:46) Harun Zrno made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Grant.
2032
(6:30) Foul on Dylan Grant.
(6:13) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
+1 (6:13) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
2033
(6:13) Nate Ament missed Free Throw.
(6:13) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:04) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
2036
(6:02) Foul on DeWayne Brown II.
+1 (6:02) Denis Badalau made Free Throw.
2136
+1 (6:02) Denis Badalau made Free Throw.
2236
+3 (5:42) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper.
2239
(5:23) Harun Zrno Turnover.
(5:23) Nate Ament Steal.
+2 (5:19) Nate Ament made Layup.
2241
(4:54) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (4:54) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
2341
+1 (4:54) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
2441
(4:35) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(4:35) J.P. Estrella Turnover.
(4:35) Chris Nwuli missed Free Throw.
(4:35) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:35) Chris Nwuli missed Free Throw.
(4:35) Amari Evans Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Chris Nwuli Steal.
(4:22) Foul on Gevonte Ware.
+1 (4:22) J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
2442
+1 (4:22) J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
2443
+3 (4:01) Tariq Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denis Badalau.
2743
(3:32) Foul on Tariq Francis.
+1 (3:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
2744
+1 (3:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.
2745
(3:04) Denis Badalau missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:02) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(2:47) Ethan Burg Turnover.
(2:24) Darren Buchanan Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:22) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.
2747
(1:46) Tariq Francis missed Layup.
(1:45) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Foul on Gevonte Ware.
+1 (1:43) J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
2748
+1 (1:43) J.P. Estrella made Free Throw.
2749
+2 (1:26) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Layup.
2949
(1:26) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
+1 (1:26) Darren Buchanan Jr. made Free Throw.
3049
+2 (1:03) Nate Ament made Jumper.
3051
(1:03) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
+1 (1:03) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
3052
(0:56) Denis Badalau Turnover.
(0:56) Bishop Boswell Steal.
+2 (0:51) J.P. Estrella made Dunk. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
3054
(0:20) Rutgers Turnover.
(0:02) Nate Ament missed Jumper.
(0:00) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
3056

2nd half

Team Stats

RUTG

TENN

60Points85

19-52(36.5%)Field Goal(%)31-61(50.8%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)11-22(50.0%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

28(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(15)

6Assists18

6Steals7

5Blocks4

14Turnovers13

18(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

2Largest Lead36

Game Details

Monday, November 24, 2025 · 1:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 4,628 (21.3%)

tv: TNT

spread: TENN -14.5

over/under: 141.5