The University of Tennessee men's basketball team concluded its five-game, season-opening homestand Thursday night with an 89-60 victory over Tennessee State at Food City Center.

Senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie paced No. 20/17 Tennessee (5-0) with 17 points in a contest it led for all but 42 seconds and never trailed.

After the two teams split the opening baskets, the Volunteers went on an 11-0 run in just 1:58 to go ahead, 13-2, through three minutes. Senior guard Amaree Abram connected on three 3-pointers during that period, keying a 5-of-6 start from the field for the home team.

Tennessee conceded the next bucket, but then rattled off another 11-0 burst, this one over 6:19, to go ahead by 20 with 9:32 on the timer. That came during a stretch of 8:06 during which Tennessee State (2-3)

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