Tennessee's Heartbreaking Loss to Vanderbilt

0:00On March 7th, Tennessee wrapped up their 2025-26 regular season with a heartbreaking loss to Vanderbilt, falling 86-2, 82 on senior day in Knoxville. The Vols finish at 21-10 overall and 11-7 in SEC play, Amari Evans stepped up big with 24 points and 6 rebounds on 9-12 shooting, while Jacoby Gillespie added 17 points and 4 assists. The game started rough for Tennessee as they fell behind 11-0 early and trailed the entire way. The first half was their lowest scoring of the season, ending down 32-22 amid turnovers and cold shooting. Vanderbilt stretched the lead to 17 after half time, but Tennessee mounted a comeback, cutting it to 5 late when Evans drained a 3-0. Fired up the crowd and shifted momentum. Down the stretch, the Vols got within 4 at 82-78 and forced a turnover, but Gillespie's 3 with under 30 seconds left, rimmed out.

1:01Vanderbilt held on after grabbing the rebound. This defeat knocks Tennessee out of the 4 seed in the SEC tournament, so seeding will be clearer by days end as they gear up for next week.