Dalton Knecht scored 12 straight in the second half and finished with 32 points, rallying fifth-ranked Tennessee past in-state rival Vanderbilt 75-62 on Saturday night. Tennessee trailed by as much as nine in the first half and 35-30 at halftime. Vanderbilt, winless in the Southeastern Conference, led 43-39 early in the second half.
The Tennessee Volunteers finally did something they hadn’t done recently: win convincingly inside Memorial Gymnasium.
The Vols used a huge second half surge to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The Vanderbilt Commodores (5-14, 0-6) lost to the No. 6 Tennessee (15-4, 5-1) on Saturday evening. Despite earning a five-point cushion at halftime, the Commodores were unable to pull off an upset over Tennessee for the second consecutive year. Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht a projected first round pick in the 2024 NBA draft scored.
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