Tennessee concluded play Saturday night in the 2023 USA Basketball 3X Nationals at Reid Arena on the campus of Colorado College. The Lady Vols’ final contest of the day wound up being their best, but they came up just short vs. Gonzaga, falling 21-18. UT finished Pool C play at 0-3 and did not advance to Sunday’s quarterfinal round.
In its second contest of the competition, Tennessee jumped out to a 2-0 lead and evened the count at 4-4 early on, but Utah connected on seven long-range buckets to build a nine-point lead at 17-8 and held on for a 20-15 victory.
In its opening game of the day, Tennessee fell to Creighton, 22-12, with the Bluejays firing in eight buckets from beyond the arc in their wire-to-wire win.