Vescovi leads No. 13 Tennessee against McNeese after 20-point game

McNeese Cowboys (2-5) at Tennessee Volunteers (5-1)

Knoxville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tennessee -34.5; over/under is 131.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Tennessee plays the McNeese Cowboys after Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points in Tennessee's 64-50 win against the Kansas Jayhawks.

The Volunteers have gone 2-0 in home games. Tennessee has a 5-1 record against opponents over .500.

The Cowboys are 0-3 on the road. McNeese ranks sixth in the Southland with 22.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Christian Shumate averaging 7.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josiah-Jordan James averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, scoring 13.7 points while shooting 52.6% from beyond the arc. Vescovi is shooting 34.4% and averaging 11.3 points for Tennessee.

Shumate is scoring 12.9 points per game and averaging 10.6 rebounds for the Cowboys. Trae English is averaging 12.7 points for McNeese.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.