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Tennessee vs. UT Martin: Game information, lineups, notes
Tennessee vs. UT Martin: Game information, lineups, notes
Tennessee will return to its home floor for the first time in nearly two weeks for a Wednesday matinee.
The No. 7 Vols (6-0), fresh off of an impressive showing in The Bahamas where they beat Virginia and Baylor in back-to-back days to win the Baha Mar Championship, host UT Martin (2-4) at Food City Center in their last tune-up before the ACC/SEC Challenge vs. Syracuse next week.
TALK ABOUT IT IN THE ROCKY TOP FORUM
Tennessee has dominated through the month of November. The Vols rank second in defensive efficiency, holding opponents to 89.4 points per 100 possessions according to KenPom and are 10th nationally in scoring defense, holding teams to just 58.0 points per game.
On the offensive end, Tennessee’s scoring production has seen little drop off after the departure of Dalton Knecht for the NBA. Transfer Chaz Lanier has made an immediate impact, leading the team in scoring with 17.7 points per game through six games.
Lanier sparked the Vols’ second half rout of Virginia and then scored 25 points in the first half against Baylor the next day, helping the Vols’ out to a commanding lead that they held the rest of the way.
The Skyhawks, who have lost four-straight games since starting the season 2-0, are tied for 171st in points allowed, giving up more than 70 per game and are averaging 73.7 points on the offensive end.
Here is a closer look at the match up.
GAME INFORMATION
Who: UT Martin (2-4) at No. 7 Tennessee (6-0)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 27 | 4 p.m. ET
Where: Food City Center | Knoxville
TV: SEC Network+ (Myan Patel, play-by-play; Steve Hamer, analyst)
Radio: Vol Network (Bob Kesling, play-by-play; Bert Bertelkamp, analyst)
Series: Sixth meeting all-time (Tennessee leads, 5-0)
KenPom Projection: Tennessee 86, UT Martin 52
PROJECTED LINEUPS
NUMBERS EDGE
POINTS PER GAME
Tennessee 82.2
UT Martin 73.7
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Tennessee 53.%
UT Martin 40.0%
THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE
Tennessee 41.1%
UT Martin 28.7%
ASSISTS
Tennessee 17.2
UT Martin 14.5
REBOUNDS
UT Martin 42.7
Tennessee 36.8
BLOCKS
Tennessee 5.5
UT Martin 3.0
PREGAME NOTES
— Tennessee is down two contributors. Sophomore forward J.P. Estrella will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing foot surgery while sophomore guard Cam Carr is sidelined through at least the next four weeks with an injury. The Vols will lean heavily on transfer forward Felix Okpara and sophomore Cade Phillips in Estrella’s absence.
— Tennessee guard Darlinstone Dubar made his debut at the Baha Mar Championship and impacted the Vols’ rotation. The Hofstra transfer combined for 7 points and 23 minutes in two games, an early indicator of the impact he could have in the rotation going forward.
— UT Martin finished 21-11 and won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title last season. The Skyhawks are off to a 2-4 start in head coach Jeremy Shulman‘s first season with wins over Illinois State and Kentucky Christian and four-straight losses to North Alabama, Longwood, Texas A&M Corpus-Christi and Le Moyne.
— UT Martin guard Josue Grullon leads the Skyhawks in scoring through six games. He is averaging 18.2 points per game after transferring from Daytona State College. Grullon has scored 18 or more points in four of six games.
GREENBRIER, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Middle Tennessee man is facing a 64-count indictment involving child sex crime charges, according to the Greenbrier Police Department.
GPD reports that James Mackenzie Gay was indicted by a Robertson County grand jury following an investigation by the department’s Criminal Investigations Division.
Investigators arrested Gay on Wednesday and he’s now being held at the Robertson County Jail.
Gay has been indicted on the following charges, according to GPD:
- 20 counts of aggravated sexual battery involving a child under 13
- 36 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, possession
- 5 counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, production
- 1 count of solicitation of a minor for rape of a child
- 1 count of sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means
- 1 count of criminal attempted sexual exploitation of a minor by electronic means
GPD expressed its gratitude to the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the Robertson County Child Advocacy Center for their assistance in this case.
No other information has been released at this time.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — On the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Tennessee Republicans unveiled a new monument at the State Capitol honoring unborn children.
The Roe v. Wade decision allowed states to set their own abortion laws and triggered Tennessee’s Human Life Protection Act, which bans nearly all elective abortions in the state. The law has saved about 10,000 lives each year since taking effect, according to Tennessee Right to Life.
The Tennessee Monument to Unborn Children is located on the southeast side of the Capitol grounds. Lawmakers say it recognizes unborn children whose lives ended through abortion and serves as a place for reflection and remembrance.
The monument was approved by the General Assembly in 2018 and was paid for entirely through private donations.
Republican leaders said the monument reflects Tennessee’s commitment to protecting unborn children and honoring the value of human life.
See Dolly Parton celebrate Tennessean Travel Stop grand opening
The country music legend opened the first location of her Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee.
CORNERSVILLE, Tenn. — Out on the street, the traffic started jumpin’ as travelers made their way to Dolly Parton’s Tennessean Travel Stop on opening day.
“Dolly is on her way,” Tennessean Travel Stop owner Gregory Sachs told the media gathered at the new truck destination in Cornersville, saying Parton would cut the ribbon at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24.
The anticipation had been building all morning at the new roadside destination along Interstate 65. The 80-year-old country legend arrived wearing a blue-and-pink fringe ensemble, complete with her signature stiletto heels.
The “9 to 5” singer used the moment to make a playful quip about travel stop competitor Buc-ee’s.
“I’m sure some of you want to know why I wanted a truck stop,” Parton said. “Well, I couldn’t leave it to beavers.”
Parton ended the brief ceremony with a ribbon cutting, marked by an explosion of multicolored confetti featuring her signature butterfly.
The message drew cheers from guests who had spent the afternoon exploring the property, sampling food from DLY BBQ and trying a “Cup of Ambition” coffee, waiting to see whether Parton would make an appearance. Earlier promotional materials for the grand opening had stated that the country music icon would not attend the public festivities.
The appearance marks one of only a handful of public events for Parton in 2026.
In March, the East Tennessee star returned to Dollywood to launch the theme park’s 41st season after stepping back from several appearances while recovering from health issues and grieving the death of her husband, Carl Dean. During that appearance, Parton told fans she had been rebuilding herself “spiritually, emotionally and physically.”
Parton, who has been open about dealing with kidney stones, said in May that she is working with doctors after “my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past three years.”
What is Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop?
Located at Exit 22 off Interstate 65 in Cornersville, Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop officially opened to the public on June 24. The flagship location is a partnership between Parton, her longtime manager Danny Nozell and Gregory H. Sachs, owner of the Tennessean Travel Stop brand.
Inspired by Parton’s decades spent traveling the country by tour bus and her East Tennessee roots, the destination combines fuel services, food, shopping, live music and Tennessee-themed hospitality.
Bryan West is a music reporter at The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow him on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
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