KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee basketball improves to 4-0 on the season after taking down Rice 91-66 on Monday night inside Food City Center.
Felix Okpara ends with a career-high 20 points while also grabbing eight rebounds. Three other Vols finished in double digit scoring, Nate Ament (19), Ja’Kobi Gillespie (17) and Ethan Burg (11).
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Ament finishes with his first double-double of the season after barely missing the mark in the first three games of the season.
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Tennessee did not give the lead up once the entire game. The Vols dominated in the paint with 52 of their points coming in the lane and finishing with 47 rebounds.
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