The Tennessee Volunteers likely will close out 2024 and ring in 2025 as the nation's No. 1 college basketball team.

In a physical, defensive-minded battle between Illinois (7-3) and No. 1 Tennessee (10-0) on Saturday in Champaign, the Volunteers prevailed 66-64, escaping the State Farm Center with their unblemished ...

From coast to coast, non-conference battles delivered jaw-dropping moments, from buzzer-beaters to dominant performances.

Jordan Gainey's buzzer-beater led Tennessee to a 66-64 win over Illinois in a game with 14 ties and 13 lead changes.

What Illinois coach Brad Underwood said after his team’s 66-64 loss to No. 1 Tennessee at the buzzer Saturday at State Farm ...

The Illini had upset on their minds in leading for much of the game, but the Vols got the play they needed at the buzzer ...

Samara Spencer drilled a school-record nine 3-pointers for a career-high 33 points to help No. 19 Tennessee set an NCAA ...

Jordan Gainey drove the length of the court and scooped in a right-handed layup on the left side of the hoop at the buzzer to ...

Illinois nearly upset No. 1 Tennessee, but Jordan Gainey's buzzer-beater secured a narrow win for the Volunteers.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tennessee basketball played 14 second-half minutes without Zakai Zeigler, lost Chaz Lanier late due to foul trouble, and played with lineups unimaginable entering Saturday. It won ...

They shot terribly. The home team was provided 36 free throws (and made 30), while key Vols found foul trouble. Zakai Zeigler ...

Even in the middle of an undefeated start when top-ranked Tennessee had throttled anyone who happened to get in its way, ...