KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's basketball team defeated North Florida, 99-66, Wednesday night at Food City Center.

Redshirt sophomore forward J.P. Estrella paced all scorers with a career-high 23 points and game-best 10 rebounds for No. 20/18 Tennessee (3-0) in the victory.

After conceding seven of the opening 10 points, the Volunteers went on a 9-0 run in just 96 seconds to go ahead, 12-7, with 15:13 on the first-half timer. However, North Florida (0-2) bounced back and regained a 19-18 advantage just 5:09 later.

Tennessee soon took back full control, ending the frame on a 15-0 run, with the first 11 points coming in just 1:56 of action. It held the Ospreys scoreless for the final 6:13 of the session, forcing six consecutive misses. The strong close to the half ga

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