Kansas Jayhawks vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Nov 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KU	34	47	81
TENN	41	35	76

Game Recap

Kansas deals No. 17 Tennessee its 1st loss, 81-76 in 3rd-place game at Players Era Championship. Melvin Council Jr. and Elmarko Jackson each scored 17 points and Kansas defeated previously unbeaten No. 17 Tennessee 81-76 in the third-place game of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	37	5-15	0-0	3-4	7	2	1	3	1	1	13
15Bryson Tiller	33	1-4	0-2	4-4	8	2	0	1	3	4	6
14Melvin Council Jr.	38	6-17	0-1	5-7	6	4	0	2	0	2	17
3Tre White	20	3-4	2-3	6-6	6	1	0	0	2	5	14
11Jamari McDowell	28	2-3	2-3	1-2	1	0	2	1	0	2	7
34Paul Mbiya	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
7Kohl Rosario	14	2-6	1-5	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
13Elmarko Jackson	27	4-7	2-3	7-7	4	1	0	1	3	2	17


TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	7-1741.2%	26-3086.7%	32	12	3	8	9	16	81

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	36	5-15	2-5	8-8	9	1	1	0	2	3	20
34Felix Okpara	29	2-5	0-0	3-4	3	0	1	3	0	2	7
12Cade Phillips	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	4
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	36	5-19	1-10	0-0	2	4	2	0	1	4	11
3Bishop Boswell	27	2-3	1-2	2-2	1	4	3	0	2	4	7
13J.P. Estrella	9	4-4	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	10
23Jaylen Carey	26	4-8	0-1	3-6	10	4	1	0	0	1	11
35Ethan Burg	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
24Troy Henderson	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77Amaree Abram	9	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	26-6341.3%	7-2528.0%	17-2277.3%	30	13	9	4	6	21	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKUTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kansas.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee.
+2 (19:43) Flory Bidunga made Layup. Assisted by Bryson Tiller.
20
(19:35) Nate Ament Turnover.
(19:17) Flory Bidunga missed Jumper.
(19:12) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Cade Phillips missed Jumper.
(18:46) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Flory Bidunga missed Layup.
(18:40) Felix Okpara Block.
(18:36) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:31) Nate Ament made Layup.
22
(18:05) Melvin Council Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:03) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:41) Nate Ament made Layup.
24
(17:23) Bryson Tiller missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:21) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(17:21) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
+1 (17:21) Tre White made Free Throw.
34
+1 (17:21) Tre White made Free Throw.
44
(17:04) Nate Ament missed Layup.
(17:04) Bryson Tiller Block.
(17:04) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(17:01) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:59) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Flory Bidunga missed Layup.
(16:47) Cade Phillips Block.
(16:43) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(16:42) Flory Bidunga missed Layup.
(16:40) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Nate Ament Turnover.
+2 (16:24) Bryson Tiller made Dunk. Assisted by Tre White.
64
+2 (15:57) J.P. Estrella made Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
66
(15:39) Flory Bidunga missed Jumper.
(15:35) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:11) Amaree Abram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
69
(14:49) Flory Bidunga missed Jumper.
(14:47) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Jumper.
(14:38) Flory Bidunga Block.
(14:37) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(14:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:31) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:09) Tre White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kohl Rosario.
99
+3 (13:59) J.P. Estrella made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
912
(13:26) Flory Bidunga missed Jumper.
(13:24) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(13:24) Foul on Amaree Abram.
+1 (13:24) Tre White made Free Throw.
1012
+1 (13:24) Tre White made Free Throw.
1112
+3 (13:03) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
1115
(12:52) Foul on Nate Ament.
(12:39) Kohl Rosario missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:35) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:33) Kohl Rosario made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melvin Council Jr..
1415
(12:18) Foul on Tre White.
(12:18) Jaylen Carey missed Free Throw.
(12:18) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:18) Jaylen Carey made Free Throw.
1416
(11:59) Kohl Rosario missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:55) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:29) Cade Phillips made Jumper.
1418
(11:05) Melvin Council Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:03) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:43) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (10:26) Tre White made Free Throw.
1518
+1 (10:26) Tre White made Free Throw.
1618
+2 (10:15) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Jumper.
1620
+3 (10:01) Jamari McDowell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elmarko Jackson.
1920
(9:31) Felix Okpara missed Jumper.
(9:28) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Elmarko Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:19) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:04) Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
1922
(8:42) Melvin Council Jr. missed Layup.
(8:38) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:23) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
1925
+3 (7:58) Tre White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kohl Rosario.
2225
(7:58) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(7:58) Bishop Boswell Turnover.
(7:58) Jamari McDowell missed Free Throw.
(7:58) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:58) Jamari McDowell made Free Throw.
2325
(7:42) Bryson Tiller Turnover.
(7:42) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
(7:12) Nate Ament missed Jumper.
(7:11) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:11) Tennessee Turnover.
(6:58) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
(6:58) Felix Okpara Steal.
(6:55) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:52) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:27) Tre White made Dunk. Assisted by Flory Bidunga.
2525
(6:11) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:08) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:59) Flory Bidunga missed Layup.
(5:56) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.
(5:50) Jaylen Carey Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:50) Jaylen Carey made Layup.
2527
(5:39) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(5:25) Melvin Council Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:21) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) Troy Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:01) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) Melvin Council Jr. made Layup.
2727
(4:56) Foul on Troy Henderson.
+1 (4:56) Melvin Council Jr. made Free Throw.
2827
+2 (4:41) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
2829
+2 (4:19) Melvin Council Jr. made Layup.
3029
(4:12) Foul on Tre White.
+1 (4:12) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
3030
+1 (4:12) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
3031
(3:47) Flory Bidunga Turnover.
(3:47) Nate Ament Steal.
+2 (3:43) Nate Ament made Layup.
3033
(3:22) Melvin Council Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:20) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
(3:02) Jaylen Carey missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:59) Jamari McDowell Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Flory Bidunga missed Jumper.
(2:28) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Felix Okpara missed Dunk.
(2:15) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Elmarko Jackson missed Layup.
(2:11) Melvin Council Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:11) Melvin Council Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(2:11) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Jamari McDowell.
(2:01) Jaylen Carey missed Free Throw.
(2:01) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:01) Jaylen Carey made Free Throw.
3034
+2 (1:43) Flory Bidunga made Jumper. Assisted by Melvin Council Jr..
3234
+3 (1:36) Ethan Burg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
3237
(1:09) Kohl Rosario missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:06) Ethan Burg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:56) Felix Okpara made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Carey.
3239
(0:46) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
(0:46) Jaylen Carey Steal.
+2 (0:44) Jaylen Carey made Layup.
3241
(0:16) Foul on Felix Okpara.
+1 (0:16) Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
3341
+1 (0:16) Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
3441
(0:06) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
(0:04) Foul on Bryson Tiller.
(0:02) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Tennessee Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TENN

81Points76

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)26-63(41.3%)

7-17(41.2%)3-Point(%)7-25(28.0%)

26-30(86.7%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

37(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(12)

12Assists13

3Steals9

8Blocks4

9Turnovers7

16(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

7Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 3,947 (18.2%)

tv: TNT

spread: TENN -7.5

over/under: 140.5