Tennessee basketball beat Houston 76-73 to seal its spot as one of the top four teams in the Players Era Festival

The Tennessee Volunteers are set for their second game in their festival. They won their first game of the Players Era festival on Monday, when they defeated a

No. 16 Tennessee (7-0) defeated No. 2 Houston (6-1), 76-73, Tuesday in the Players Era Men's Championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the victory, the Vols avenged last season's loss to Houston in the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and took a, 4-3, lead in the all-time series against the Cougars.

Houston roared out to a 10-point lead, 32-22, with five minutes left in the half. That’s when Abram reeled Tennessee back in. He crashed the boards for an offensive rebound on a Gillespie three, and Carey ended up with two points on the second chance.

The Tennessee Volunteers have started to become one of the better teams in the nation when it comes to many different sports. One of the sports that they have s

J.P. Estrella is expected to be available for Tennessee basketball against Rutgers in the Players Era Festival. He was injured on Nov. 17 vs Rice.

Tennessee (5-0) will play Rutgers (4-1) Monday in the Players Era Men's Championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tipoff between the Vols and Scarlet Knights is slated at 1 p.m. EST. TNT will televise the nonconference matchup.

Two Tennessee basketball starters are dinged up with minor injuries but are likely to play in Wednesday's game against North Florida.

Bruce Pearl aired out some dirty laundry from Candace Parker‘s past at Tennessee during Monday’s TNT broadcast of the Vols’ game against Rutgers. Pearl was the men’s basketball coach in Knoxville from 2005-11,

Scott Daughtry is on the Tennessee basketball staff as the director of strategy. He created an analytical model which helps the Vols build the roster.