What head coach Rick Barnes and senior guard Jordan Gainey said after No. 1 Tennessee’s 66-64 win over Illinois Saturday afternoon at State Farm Center, with Gainey scoring as time expired to keep the Vols undefeated with a thriller on the road: Tennessee overcoming foul trouble and a tough environment to win that kind of game on the road at Illinois “First of all,

Tennessee ran that play Saturday at Illinois (7-3), executing it masterfully as Jordan Gainey got the winning layup at the buzzer, propelling the No. 1 Vols (10-0) to the 66-64 win. How Rick Barnes learned the play that Tennessee ran to win at Illinois ...

Even in the middle of an undefeated start when top-ranked Tennessee had throttled anyone who happened to get in its way, Zakai Zeigler had stayed on the floor for all but 30 plays against top-100 teams this season.