According to Tennessee Athletics, The University of Tennessee men’s basketball team stormed back from a 15-point deficit, including a 14-point margin with under 17 minutes to go, to thrice tie the score down the stretch Wednesday night at Mississippi State, but could not claim the victory.
Fifth-ranked Tennessee (11-4, 1-1 SEC) got 26-plus points from both fifth-year guard Dalton Knecht and junior guard Zakai Zeigler in the 77-72 setback at Humphrey Coliseum in the team’s conference road opener. Freshman guard Josh Hubbard scored a team-leading 25 points for Mississippi State.
Up next for Tennessee is a trip to Athens, where it plays Georgia, live on ESPN2 at noon from Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday January 11th. Coverage can be heard on 102.5 WOW Country.