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Final · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · Food City Center, Knoxville, TN · attendance 18,145 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Tennessee beat Tennessee State 83-78

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Fri, Nov 13, 2026

Tennessee beat Tennessee State 83-78 at Food City Center.

Terrence Hill Jr. led Tennessee with 19 points and 4 3-pointers. Ty-Laur Johnson had 22 points and 7 assists for Tennessee State. Juke Harris led all players with 10 rebounds for Tennessee.

Tennessee State covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 19.2 points.

In the NBA, former Tennessee player Grant Williams had 11 points for the Hornets the night before; former Tennessee player Nate Ament had 9 points for the Bucks on Friday.

Scoring · Tennessee: Terrence Hill Jr. 19, Jalen Haralson 15, Tyler Lundblade 14, Dai Dai Ames 11, Juke Harris 8, Braedan Lue 6, Miles Rubin 5, Troy Henderson 5. Tennessee State: Ty-Laur Johnson 22, Jayden Jones 13, Christian Alston 9, Arterio Morris 9, Ajayi Simmons 7, Aaron Bradshaw 5, Kavien Jones 4, Deondrea Lindsey 3, Daniel Vieira-Tuck 3, Presley Patterson 3.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

TNST 62, TENN 86model score

-24.2model spread (home)

147.4model total

19.2points off the final margin

UnderdogTNST +27.53.3 Won Under 157.510.1 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-26.0	150.0			our snapshots
Latest	-17.5	150.5	-55000.0	7155.5	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-27.5	157.5	-20000	3500	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +5 (home) ATS TNST covered Total 161 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
TNST	3	161	1	+1 h
TENN	non-OVC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	TNST	TENN
FG	25-78	23-53
FG%	32	43
3PT	8-30	10-28
3P%	27	36
FT	20-24	27-40
FT%	83	68
Rebounds	45	43
Offensive rebounds	24	14
Defensive rebounds	21	29
Assists	13	19
Steals	9	7
Blocks	4	4
Turnovers	12	17
Points off turnovers	24	13
Fast break points	23	10
Points in paint	30	24
Fouls	26	24
Largest lead	6	15
Possessions (est.)	77.4	75.0
Points per 100 possessions	100.8	110.7

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Tennessee State Tigers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Christian Alston G	30	9	2-10	0-3	5-7	2	4	2	0	2	0	4
Deondrea Lindsey F	29	3	1-7	1-4	0-0	2	6	0	2	0	0	3
Ty-Laur Johnson G	29	22	6-15	1-5	9-9	3	5	7	4	1	0	4
Arterio Morris G	24	9	4-16	1-6	0-0	0	1	1	4	3	2	1
Aaron Bradshaw F	20	5	1-9	1-6	2-2	6	7	1	0	0	0	5
Jayden Jones	26	13	5-11	1-1	2-2	5	9	0	1	1	0	4
Ajayi Simmons	16	7	2-2	2-2	1-2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0
Kavien Jones	13	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
Daniel Vieira-Tuck	6	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0
Presley Patterson	5	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Maddux Bodenhamer	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Joshua Rivera	DNP
Garrett Shelton	DNP
Damon Howard Jr.	DNP
Isaiah Stewart	DNP

Tennessee Volunteers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Terrence Hill Jr. G	29	19	5-11	4-8	5-7	0	5	5	4	1	0	2
Tyler Lundblade G	28	14	2-9	1-7	9-9	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
Juke Harris G	25	8	2-9	1-5	3-7	3	10	2	3	1	0	1
Miles Rubin C	18	5	2-2	0-0	1-4	3	6	1	0	0	1	4
DeWayne Brown II F	8	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Braedan Lue	31	6	3-3	0-0	0-1	2	7	4	1	2	1	2
Jalen Haralson	22	15	4-8	0-0	7-10	1	3	4	2	0	0	5
Dai Dai Ames	21	11	4-8	3-6	0-0	0	2	1	4	1	0	2
Troy Henderson	12	5	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Christian Fermin	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Scott	DNP
Chris Washington Jr.	DNP
Jalen Washington	DNP
Marquis Clark	DNP
Campbell Duncan	DNP
Gavin Paull	DNP
Manny Green	DNP