Basketball Recap: Tennessee Find Success

Tennessee won the last time they faced Hampton and things went their way on Friday too. The Tennessee Vikings slipped by the Hampton Bulldogs 48-47. The 48-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Leading Tennessee to victory were Colin Brown and Reed Miller. Brown went 8 of 18 on his way to 18 points and three steals, while Miller posted eight points in addition to 13 rebounds and five blocks. Brown's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Singleton, who had eight points.

Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryce Fagan, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Tuff Robinson, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

The win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Hampton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.

Tennessee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-69 victory against Dobyns-Bennett on the 30th. As for Hampton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-49 loss against West Ridge on the 30th.