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No. 20 Tennessee takes on Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (5-0)
Las Vegas; Monday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Tennessee squares off against Rutgers in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Volunteers have a 5-0 record in non-conference play. Tennessee is third in college basketball with 22.4 assists per game. Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads the Volunteers averaging 6.0.
The Scarlet Knights are 4-1 in non-conference play. Rutgers ranks ninth in the Big Ten with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Dylan Grant averaging 2.6.
Tennessee makes 50.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.3 percentage points higher than Rutgers has allowed to its opponents (37.9%). Rutgers averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Tennessee allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Ament is shooting 43.5% and averaging 18.8 points for the Volunteers. Gillespie is averaging 16.6 points.
Grant is averaging 16.6 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights. Tariq Francis is averaging 14.8 points.
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