Live Updates: No. 11 Tennessee Basketball vs. Montana
Pregame
• On the injury front, Zakai Zeigler is available and will start for Tennessee. He left Saturday’s game with a knee injury but practiced fully on Monday and Tuesday. Olivier Nkamhoua will miss his second straight game with a left foot injury. Julian Phillips remains out with a hip injury. • Montana is 2-0. The Grizzlies beat Mississippi Valley State and Montana Western in exhibitions then opened the regular season with a 102-85 win over Warner Pacific, an NAIA school, and an 88-71 win over South Dakota. • Tennessee is 2-0 this season and ranked No. 11 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the coaches poll. The Vols beat Tennessee Tech 88-53 in the opener then rolled to an 86-44 win over ETSU on Monday.Notes
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes set a record with his 459th win at Tennessee in the win over ETSU, passing Ray Mears for most wins in program history. He’s 459-161 with the Vols and 787-386 overall.
Barnes has a 13-game winning streak in the month of November. He hasn’t lost a November game since falling to No. 1 Gonzaga in the Battle 4 Atlantis to open the 2018-19 season.
Santiago Vescovi needs 11 points to reach 1,000 for his career at Tennessee. Vescovi, who transferred to Tennessee from Furman after the 2020-21 season, had 718 points in two seasons with the Paladins. He has 282 points at Tennessee.
Tyreke Key has made 30 three-pointers during his career at Indiana State and Tennessee. The senior guard needs one more to make 31 and break into the top 10 of Tennessee’s career three-pointers made list.
Tennessee is 7-2 all-time against teams currently in the Big Sky Conference. The Vols are 1-0 against Montana, with a 108-86 win in Knoxville during the 2015-16 season.
