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Tennessee basketball defeats Rice to remain undefeated
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No. 17 Tennessee (4-0) defeated Rice (2-3), 91-66, Monday at Food City Center.
The Vols led, 39-26, at halftime.
Felix Okpara scored a career-high 20 points and was one of four Tennessee players to score 10-plus points against the Owls, coached by former Vols' assistant coach Rob Lanier . Okpara also totaled eight rebounds and two assists.
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Nate Ament posted a double-double for Tennessee as he recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds. He also finished with three steals and one assist. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 17 points, eight assists, four rebounds, one steal and one block, while Ethan Burg added 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal.
Jaylen Carey had nine points and five rebounds for the Vols. Nick Anderson had 19 points to lead the Owls, who converted 8-of-28 three-point attempts.
Tennessee outrebounded Rice, 47-31, in the contest.
Tennessee will next play versus Tennessee State on Thursday. Tipoff is stated for 7 p.m. EST at Food City Center (SEC Network+).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Felix Okpara scores 20 points in Vols' win over Rice
