No. 22 Tennessee and No. 3 Kansas will square off in a Top 25 clash in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament finals tonight in The Bahamas.
Despite being in different conferences, the Volunteers and Jayhawks have been familiar foes over the last couple of seasons. Tennessee and Kansas have squared off three times since 2018, with the Jayhawks taking the first two victories.
Tennessee will look for its second straight win over Kansas on Friday night.
The Volunteers made it to the finals by handling Butler on Wednesday night leading to a thrilling overtime win over Southern California on Thanksgiving. Tennessee has not had Josiah-Jordan James for the last two games as he continues to deal with a knee injury. The Vols have seen freshman Julian Phillips start to breakout, though, as he found his career high in points (25) and rebounds (8) on Thanksgiving.
The Jayhawks, on the other hand, defeated NC State by six points on Wednesday night before defeating Wisconsin on a buzzer-beating shot in overtime on Thursday.
While both teams certainly had some big time Thanksgiving games on Thursday, each is hoping that the leftovers are even more tasty on Friday.
How to Watch – No. 22 Tennessee (4-1) @ No. 3 Kansas (6-0) – Battle 4 Atlantis Finals
- Date: Friday, Nov. 25, 2022
- Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
- TV: ESPN
- Online Streaming: Watch ESPN/The ESPN App
- Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App
Additional Read from RTI: Tennessee Outlasts USC In Overtime, Advances To Battle 4 Atlantis Championship
Team Statistics (via ESPN)
Odds and Statistics
Odds up to date as of 11/25 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
- Fanduel Sportsbook
- Spread: Tennessee -1.5 (-110)/Kansas +1.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Tennessee -126/Kansas +105
- Total: Over 132.5 (-105)/Under 132.5 (-115)
- DraftKings
- Spread: Tennessee -1.5 (-110)/Kansas +1.5 (-110)
- Moneyline: Tennessee -120/Kansas +100
- Total: Over/Under 132.0 (-110)
- ESPN’s Basketball Power Index currently gives Tennessee a 64.8 percent chance to win the game.
Previous Matchups
Tennessee and Kansas have squared off six times in program history, with the Jayhawks having the 4-2 series lead.
- 1/3/2009 – Kansas def. Tennessee 92-85
- 1/10/2010 – Tennessee def. Kansas 76-68
- 11/28/2014 – Kansas def. Tennessee 82-67
- 11/23/2018 – Kansas def. Tennessee 87-81
- 1/25/2020 – Kansas def. Tennessee 74-68
- 1/30/2021 – Tennessee def. Kansas 80-61
Probable Starters (via UT Sports)
Stat Leaders
Tennessee:
- Points: Julian Phillips – 12 PPG, 38.5 FG%, 80.6 FT%
- Rebounds: Josiah-Jordan James – 6.0 RPG, 4.7 DRPG, 1.3 ORPG
- Assists: Santiago Vescovi – 3.8 APG, 2.2 TOPG, 31.4 MPG
Kansas:
- Points: Jalen Wilson – 24.3 PPG, 44.8 FG%, 73.8 FT%
- Rebounds: Jalen Wilson – 10.3 RPG, 8.8 DRPG, 1.5 ORPG
- Assists: Dejuan Harris Jr. – 6.3 APG, 1.8 TOPG, 33.2 MPG
Last Five Games
Tennessee
- 11/24/22 – W – Southern Cal 66 vs Tennessee 73 (OT)
- 11/23/22 – W –Butler 45 vs Tennessee 71
- 11/16/22 – W –Florida Gulf Coast 50 @ Tennessee 81
- 11/13/22 – L – Colorado 78 vs Tennessee 66
- 11/7/22 – W – Tennessee Tech 43 @ Tennessee 75
Kansas
- 11/24/22 – W – Wisconsin 68 vs Kansas 69 (OT)
- 11/23/22 – W – NC State 74 vs Kansas 80
- 11/18/22 – W – Southern Utah 76 @ Kansas 82
- 11/15/22 – W – Duke 64 vs Kansas 69
- 11/10/22 – W – North Dakota State 59 @ Kansas 82
