# SEC Men's Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers Dominates Radford Highlanders 70-47 **Published:** 2026-11-10 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-men-s-basketball-tennessee-volunteers-dominates-radford-highlanders-70-47 **Teams:** [Tennessee](https://secscouts.com/tennessee/) **Players:** [Dai Dai Ames](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4845373/dai-dai-ames), [Jalen Haralson](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5312258/jalen-haralson), [Terrence Hill Jr.](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5060712/terrence-hill-jr), [Miles Rubin](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5174609/miles-rubin) --- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (11/08/2026) — The Tennessee Volunteers pulled away from a competitive first half to defeat the Radford Highlanders 70-47 on Sunday at Food City Center, with a crushing second-half run sealing the outcome in front of 18,483 fans. Terrence Hill Jr. led Tennessee with 18 points, three rebounds, and three assists, while the Volunteers shot 46% from the field compared to Radford's 26% — a gap that proved decisive once Tennessee's depth began to wear down the Highlanders. ## How It Happened The opening minutes offered little hint of the final margin. Gabriel Ferreira put Radford on the board with a free throw 22 seconds in, and the Highlanders kept pace through the game's early exchanges. Tristan Gross drained a 23-footer at the 16:12 mark to give Radford a 5-4 lead, and the game was tied three times and changed hands twice in the first 14 minutes — including a 10-10 deadlock when Jalen Haralson converted a dunk off a Troy Henderson assist at the 11:31 mark. Miles Rubin provided Tennessee some separation with a pair of short dunks, both assisted by Henderson, stretching the lead to 20-16. But Jordyn Kee answered with a 26-footer at the 6:09 mark to trim it to one, 20-19, keeping Radford very much alive. Terrence Hill Jr. steadied the Volunteers down the stretch of the half. He drained consecutive three-pointers — a 23-footer at the 4:07 mark and a 26-footer at 1:28, the latter assisted by DeWayne Brown II — to push the lead to 31-21. Haralson capped the half by converting a dunk off a Hill assist, sending Tennessee to the locker room ahead 33-24. ## Turning Point Radford refused to concede after halftime. The Highlanders trimmed the deficit to ten when Kee connected on a 25-footer at the 12:31 mark to make it 46-36, keeping the outcome in question. Then Tennessee detonated. The Volunteers ran off a 16-0 surge that stretched the score from 48-36 all the way to 62-38, draining every ounce of drama from the contest. Juke Harris buried a 24-footer during that run with Hill assisting, and Radford had no answer. The Highlanders' 17 turnovers and 26% shooting made sustained offense nearly impossible, and Tennessee continued to dominate the glass — finishing with 43 rebounds to Radford's 32. Once the run ended, the result was no longer in doubt. ## Star of the Game Terrence Hill Jr. delivered when Tennessee needed it most. Both of his first-half three-pointers arrived at moments when Radford was applying pressure — the back-to-back bombs in the game's final four minutes of the half were the decisive sequence that allowed Tennessee to build a nine-point cushion heading into the break. Hill finished with 18 points and three assists, and his ability to create both for himself and others gave Tennessee's offense a consistent focal point. Dai Dai Ames contributed 13 points and Jalen Haralson added 11 points and six rebounds, with Haralson finding the basket repeatedly in transition. Miles Rubin rounded out a balanced Tennessee effort with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds, anchoring the interior alongside Haralson. For Radford, Kee was the most dangerous offensive presence, finishing with 16 points on three made three-pointers. Warren Keel Jr. added 13 points and three rebounds and also knocked down a three-pointer late in the first half to cut the deficit to nine at intermission. ## What It Means For Tennessee, the dominant home win at Food City Center demonstrates the Volunteers' depth and defensive capacity. The 20-assist advantage on the rebounding glass and 16 team assists on the night reflect an offense that shares the ball effectively, while the defensive intensity — forcing 17 turnovers — created the extra possessions that fueled the second-half breakaway. Radford showed genuine competitive spirit through the game's first twenty minutes, keeping the Volunteers from pulling away and generating quality looks from three-point range. Kee and Keel proved capable of scoring at the high-major level, and the Highlanders' seven assists showed connectivity on offense. Converting at a higher rate will be essential to staying in similar games down the road. --- *Original article: [SEC Men's Basketball: Tennessee Volunteers Dominates Radford Highlanders 70-47](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-men-s-basketball-tennessee-volunteers-dominates-radford-highlanders-70-47) — SEC Scouts*