KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee men’s basketball throttled Austin Peay from start to finish on Wednesday night inside Thompson-Bling Arena.
The eighth-ranked Vols started hitting from three-point range in the first half, going 6-11 from deep. Santiago Vescovi was a perfect 5-5 from the three-point range and finished with 18 points.
Tennessee has a few dunks in the second half, Olivier Nkamhoua jammed one home over a defender. Nkamhoua led UT in scoring with 20 points.
Jonas Aidoo had 10 points and nine 9 rebounds. Tobe Awaka had 6 points and 11 rebounds.
Josiah-Jordan James did not play in the win.
After the game head coach Rick Barnes wore an ugly Christmas sweater with the holidays around the corner. It was a sweater that was that of a shirtless man with tattoos and Christmas lights.
Tennessee starts SEC play next with a road game against Ole Miss on Dec. 28.
