Tennessee Men Defeat Auburn on Saturday

February 27, 2022

The Vols remain undefeated at Thompson-Boling Arena by taking care of No. 3 Auburn 67-62.

Tennessee outrebounded the Tigers 54-31. The Vols cleaned up the offensive glass with 21 offensive boards leading to 19 second-chance points.

Tennessee had four scorers in double-digits. Santiago Vescovi led the way with 14 points and five rebounds. Kennedy Chandler and Zakai Zeigler both tallied 13 points. Josiah-Jordan James chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Vols improved to 21-7 on the season and 12-4 in SEC play. The win clinched a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament.

Tennessee travels to Georgia for their final road contest of the regular season. Tennessee faces the Bulldogs Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.