Third Ranked Tennessee Set to Host Syracuse in ACC/SEC Challenge

(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Off to its fourth 7-0 start since the turn of the century, including the second time in five years, the third-ranked Tennessee men’s basketball takes the floor Tuesday night, facing Syracuse at Food City Center in the annual SEC/ACC Challenge. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Fans can catch Tuesday’s game between the Volunteers and Orange on ESPN. Dave Pasch (play-by-play) and Sean Farnham (analyst) will have the call.

Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate to hear Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp describing the action.

In its most recent outing, Tennessee capped a perfect November with a 78-35 victory Wednesday against UT Martin. The Volunteers never trailed and led for over 38 minutes, including by 20-plus for the final 11:35 and by 30-plus for last 5:56, in the intrastate matchup. Fifth-year guard Chaz Lanier tallied a game-high 18 points for the victors.

THE MATCHUP
• After starting 1-3 in its series with Syracuse, Tennessee is 3-0 this cenutry, with each win at a different location.
• Tennessee defeated Syracuse, 73- 56, in the 2023 Maui Invitational opener in Honolulu behind a combined 32 points from from Dalton Knecht (17) and Josiah- Jordan James (15).
• This is the second time the two sides are meeting in back-to- back years. The Orange swept a home-and-home on 12/9/92 and 11/28/93.